Song of the Week #48

IU - Heart


"Heart" by songstress IU is a self-composed song that was released and served as an OST for her drama "The Producers", and also managed to take the number one spot on the singles chart in South Korea. The more IU has grown and started composing her own songs you can tell that she has a preference for these type of minimalistic, stripped-down tracks with focus on vocals and harmonies, and she excels in them. I personally love this song as I think it's sweet and beautiful but also very touching, as she truly reaches out to the hearts of the listeners.

Glorious Photoshoots - August Round-Up

Goregous After School member and actress Uee stuns with her Grazia photoshoot. I had so much trouble picking which shots to include because they were all flawless.

Beauty Trumps All In T-Ara's MV For "So Crazy"

Sometimes I feel genuinely sad when I think about what kind of position T-ara would have had by now had they not got into that scandal three years ago. Ever since their debut in 2009 this group has been spitting out hit after hit, and by early 2012 their song "Lovey Dovey" would grow to become their best-selling single to date, reaching over 3.5 million downloads. I can't even imagine how famous they would have been if that stupid scandal didn't happen.

Anyhow, the group are still going (thank God) but with much less success, at least in their home country. Despite what people may say about them I've liked this group and no matter what I'm always looking forward to another T-ara release.

Song of the Week #47

Primary & Oh Hyuk - Gondry (ft. Lim Kim)



This song you guys. This song. I've only recently started getting into the relatively new indie-rock band Hyukoh, whom are making it big in South Korea right now, after seeing them on the popular show "Infinity Challenge" where they're part of their music festival (if you haven't seen it I strongly recommend it), and I love their music. They're amazing and you should go check them our right now. Their frontman and vocalist Oh Hyuk, whose voice is phenomenal and perfect, has collaborated with producer Primary for a few songs as well this year, and "Gondry" was the one that stood out the most to me. I literally cannot get enough of it.

Beast's New Mini Is The Good Kind Of "Ordinary"

Beast to me equals quality music. No matter what I can always count on this six-piece to deliver songs that are well made and well performed. Every album since "Fiction" in 2011 I've loved, despite them all having quite different styles. Their most previous mini, "Time", showcased yet another side of the group, a more relaxed and simplistic style of music, and now they've come back with "Ordinary", which is an album that continues that same musical pattern.