Genre categories go out the window this year and I considered blending the Kpop and World Countdown lists. + Japan cosplays the West via Korea via the West+ Pan Asia shows up in English + CiaraXG - ...everythingXG might be my NewJeans for 2023. Bringing more quality than expected and doing very little wrong. We are really not sure who the audience is though."Left...
+ Kpop crossovers and english language releases make headway in the mainstream+ More 90's vibes+ Remixes, always+ Feeling ho-hum about a lot equals contrarian track picks+ Countdown (Kpop and World) with the least boys and most self affirming lady businessThe CountdownJung Kook - "3D" ft Justin TimberlakeI honestly don't know if this is Kpop anymore but it makes me feel nostalgic, especially once...
Post Malone (ft. Doja Cat) - "I Like You" (A Happier Song)Pink Sweat$, P1Harmony - "Gotta Get Back"Eric Nam - "Lost On Me"Wizkid - "Bad To Me"SZA - SOS Album"Kill Bill", "Blind", "Gone Girl", "Special", "Shirt"SZA channels the messy intricacies of soul crushing female subjectivity through wounded aggression, delusional pop fantasies and chillingly urban production. CTRL was warmer, orbiting a more traditional R&B performativity,...
I prioritized travel and uw photography at the beginning of this year, and never got around to posting my yearly kpop list! Here it is now without revision, but with some hindsight commentary. Le Sserafim - "Antifragile"Reggaeton gets the kpop treatment with a sea sawing hook (after another hook), stuttering into a bad bitch anthem. The choreo is fire."AnTi T T T. Fragile. Fragile"Also...
