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💚: I liked and added to a playlist

🩵: I liked on frost listen but wouldn’t add to a playlist

❤️: Not for me

Order:

Her - Minnie

Flip it, Kick it! - Kickflip

WINTER HEPTAGON - Got7

Somewhere out there - M.O.N.T

Connection - Onew

Thunder Fever - CIX

Dear.M - Oneus

Assorted Singles:

Jeff Satur - Ride or Die

Gfriend - Seasons of memories

VVUP - 4 Life

BB Girls - LOVE 2

U_Chae - Winter

Hongjoong and Odetari - SMB

4eve - Boys love Girls

Album: Her

Artist: Minnie ((G)-Idle)

Release: January 21st

Ranking:

1. Cherry Sky 💚

2. Obsession 💚

3. Drive U Crazy💚

4. HER💚

5. Blind Eyes Red 🩵

6. Valentine’s Dream 🩵

7. It’s Okay ❤️

Comments: this was such a good mini album! I love Cherry Sky I was so happy seeing that they at least made a mv for it idk if she’s promoting it on shows but she should it’s so good! Obsession was unexpected especially with all the jokes on how male and female idols don’t intersect anymore so a male female duet for a love song was amazing. Drive U crazy and Her were also great. I did like Blind Eyes Red but while listening to it I didn’t think I would play it on its own which is why it’s lower, still good song along with Valentine’s Dream I did like them just not enough. It’s Okay was also good just too slow of a song for me

Album: Flip it, Kick it!

Artist: Kickflip

Release: January 20th

Ranking:

1. Umm Great 💚

2. Mama Said 💚

3. Knock Knock 💚

4. See You Tomorrow 💚

5. WARRIORS 💚

6. Like A Monster 💚

Runtime: 17 min

Comments: I think this was such a good debut. The only critique I’ve heard of it was how they feel too Got7 coded and not have their own sound which I get but I feel like the debut and the first comeback you can get away with not being super unique. I think it’s this a room to grow situation where they can branch into their own sound. Everything was amazing I loved listening to it, Like a monster took me 2-3 listens as it felt so different it took me out at first but I also love it now. I did buy the album and I’m so excited for their first comeback their really seeming like they might become another ult group of mine next to Stray Kids and Itzy. Umm Great was on repeat when I dropped and I also loved Knock Knock first listen. Similar to like a monster Warriors took me 2 listens as I wasn’t feeling it for some reason but I’m entirely on board now. I’m so excited for them and their further releases!

Album: Winter Heptagon

Artist: Got7

Release: January 20th

Ranking:

1. Tidal Wave💚

2. PYTHON 💚

3. SMOOTH 💚

4. Remember💚

5. Out the door 💚

6. Darling🩵

7. Our Youth 🩵

8. her 🩵

9. Yours, Truly ❤️

Runtime: 27 min

Comments: I’m not familiar with Got7’s music so I can’t say how good of a comeback this was for that perspective but as a new fan I think this was amazing. My only issue with Python is that it is way to short, 2:30 mins! That is a crime against me, against kpop, against society as a whole. I need it to be at minimum 3:30, it’s too good to not have a bridge. I loved Tidal Wave, that Kryptonite line in the pre chorus has me in a choke hold. Smooth is also very fun to listen too. Funny thing when listening to Darling I fully thought they were saying something else really funny and I can’t remember what but that’s what I think about every time this song plays. Out Youth and her were nice to listen to and Yours, Truly was a little too slow for me.

Album: Somewhere Out There

Artist: M.O.N.T

Release: January 4th

Ranking:

1. Double Triple💚

2. Speed🩵

3. When winter comes 🩵

4. OMW 🩵

Runtime: 13 min

Comments: I just felt like checking this out just cause and it was actually a really nice ep. Even though I wouldn’t listen to 2 of the songs they were still really nice for the 2 times I listened to them. I really liked Double Triple idk it gave me western vibes and I really like that. I wish more groups would lean into a western theme sometimes like with Itzy’s Wild Wild West aka one of my fav Itzy songs. Speed also a good listen and does lean more into what I would typically listen too I just didn’t see myself playing often. Winter comes and OMW we’re also good not as much my typical music but we’re also nice. I do like their use of guitars in their songs and may check out some other releases of theirs. ALSO they are going on a Europe tour if anyone in interested.

Album: Connection

Artist: Onew

Release: January 6th

Ranking:

1. Conversation 💚

2. Promos You 💚

3. Boy 🩵

4. Yay 🩵

5. Graduation 🩵

6. Winner 🩵

Runtime: 17 min

Comments: Overall not my typical music I’d listen too. I don’t typically keep myself to only one sound but my favs tend to be Stray Kids, Itzy, and similar sounds but this was still a really nice ep. I LOVE conversation it very much got stuck in my head and Promise You also was a song that could also very easily be stuck in my head. The other songs didn’t really stick with me despite Boy and Yay also being more upbeat songs however I am going through Shinee’s discography so maybe when I try this again later on I’ll have a different opinion on it. Winner and Graduation were a little too slow for me however overall I do really like his vocals which made listening to these songs in general a fun time.

Album: Thunder Fever

Artist: CIX

Release: January 23rd

Ranking:

1. Bad Moves💚

2. Lovers or Enemies💚

3. Thunder💚

4. My everlasting sun🩵

5. My shadow is her ❤️

Runtime: 15 min

Comments: honestly I feel like I sound give more CIX music a listen. THUNDER felt 80s/70s to me if that makes sense, it just feels like a more older sound to it and I love it. I think this was a wonderful choice for their TT. It really grabbed me in the first listen however I just ended up liking Bad Moves and Lovers or Enemies more. Bad Moves I liked so much I went back for another listen I just really liked the chorus. With Livers or Enemies I just liked the sound of it overall, I did really like the Inst in this with more of the bass to it (I hope that’s the right word). My everlasting song also really good. I think similar to Onew the vocals in the song made it a more fun listen for me despite not being the typical sound I would listen too. My shadow is near is also a really good song, also slower, it just wasn’t for me though if you like it I totally see why.

Album: Dear.M

Artist: Oneus

Release: January 14th

Ranking:

1. Devilish Love💚

2. IKUK💚

3. We are Young🩵

4. Robert’s drop🩵

5. W❤️

Runtime: 15 min

Comments: this is actually longer at around 50 min as they had a lot of Penta version of previous songs but I decided to only do the new releases. IKUK actually did get stuck in my head a little. A lot of groups seem to be using their phrase in TT is this suddenly popular in Korea. XG and Illit have song called IYKYK, both great btw, recently so I just found that interesting. Devilish Love is also really good I feel like for me it and IKUK can easily switch back and forth. I love finding groups with a member with a deep voice and it always reminds me of Felix and also I like hearing to deep voices. We are Young was a good song it just didn’t seem like one I would listen too if on a playlist I think I just didn’t enjoy the chorus as much. Rupert’s Drop and W were just a little too slow for me though I did enjoy listening to Rupert’s drop as I liked those Inst more. Once again loved the vocals, also made Rupert’s drop a better listen for me.

Assorted Singles

Release date next to songs

Ranking:

1. Ride or Die💚 Jan. 10

2. SMB 💚 Jan. 15

3. Season of Memories💚 Jan. 13

4. Boy Love Girls💚 Dec. 23

5. Imma Be 💚 Jan. 7

6. 4 Life🩵 Jan. 10

7. Always🩵 Jan. 13

8. LOVE 2 🩵 Jan. 15

9. Winter ❤️ Jan. 16

Comments: Once again this is my personal opinion but I loved Ride or Die it was one of my fav songs going into Feb and I’ll stand by it. SMB was pretty good it may give Ride or Die a run for its money on more listens as I do like that type of sound. I’m not familiar with Gfriend outside of Me Gustas Tu and Mago, sadly it can no longer hold the title of best disbandment song, but I’m very happy for all the fans and I hope they release more for you guys and for the members. The songs were great but Always did feel like a more proper disbandment/goodbye song than Mago. Seasons of memories was also very good! I’m so happy 4eve can swear now it’s amazing let Stray Kids say F*** next. I know they released in Dec but I wanted to add them anyway. The only thing I didn’t like in Imma be was the beginning half of the chorus “silly silly”, for me it took me out of the song which otherwise I REALLY liked it was wonderful, I hope for a lot of success for them. I really need to check out VVUP’s debut I haven’t yet but this was also a fun song maybe later I’ll listen again after listening to their debut and change my mind. Once again very happy for BB Girl fans just wasn’t for me. U_Chae’s song was just slow for me personally though the vocals were very good!

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