rolling kpop 2024

this isn't all that great but I like it, a throwback to a time when idols could sell a mediocre song on sheer charisma and personality alone. zico still knows his way around a good hook.

also nice to see/hear Jennie clearly having fun outside of YG/Blackpink - probably the most enthusiastic performance I've seen from her in ages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfqBQ2XhBCg

For those who miss the big girl groups

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bufoKYZXpKg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phuiiNCxRMg

"supernova" is pretty good but lol at the "trans europe express" interpolation that gets dropped in there for just a moment?

that's probably the best aespa single

They've had a good streak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3K0TOvTOno

another good newjeans single

Finally got around to watching the BBC documentary on the Burning Sun scandal that came out a couple of weeks back - I won’t post the link here because it’s harrowing and a very difficult watch, but you can easily search for it on youtube.

It gives a good and clear account of how the story unfolded, who was involved, what they were each responsible for. Disgusting that none of the key offenders got anywhere close to a deserving sentence, and most are already out of jail and attempting comebacks.

I hadn’t known that the late Goo Hara, from KARA, had played a pivotal role in uncovering a key figure in the scandal. Bittersweet but glad that it’s now part of her legacy (along with the Goo Hara Act )