As my time at Kotaku—and as the curator of this column—comes to an end, it only seems appropriate to end with a…
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I fell off my barstool for the second time that night. My vision went blurry, my legs buckled, and the floor spun.…
As we slide our way into October, and the true beginnings of fall begin to coalesce, it feels only right to listen…
If you asked me to pick two Korean artists who could produce a duet together, I’d be listing off names for nigh on a…
Akdong Musician is back, and not a moment too soon. K-Pop just hasn’t been the same without this dynamic duo.
Five years after their disbandment, I’ve yet to find a Korean hip-hop artist that pulls me in so deeply as Leessang…
A lot of K-Pop stars’ vocals are described as “soulful,” often a product of a public relations team short on English…
Dreamcatcher is back again, and once more, they’ve taken a page from the Japanese Anime Opening School Of Music. Not…
Five years after Orange Caramel’s last release, the quirkiest and weirdest idol group of them all still reigns…
Nothing says “summer is over” more than the prospect of heading back into your dull, dreary workplace for the week.…
With all the hullabaloo surrounding Red Velvet’s Umpah Umpah, let’s not forget that band member Irene recently…
A lot—a lot—of indie bands have passed through this column. I’ve never become quite so quickly enamored with any of…
As I freshened up my familiarity with MAMAMOO’s discography while writing the column for Yes I Am several days ago,…
We’ve barreled through a few straight days’ worth of mainstream K-Pop idol music, which means it’s time to take…
With Umpah Umpah, Red Velvet has completely redeemed themselves, in my eyes, for the underwhelming and monotonous Zim…
Oh, will you look at that: I spend the majority of a column bemoaning the loss of Sistar’s summer songs, and bam,…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned to count on with MAMAMOO, it’s that they will always keep things interesting in…
This year’s neverending summer seems, well, neverending. Maybe that’s why Weki Meki is releasing the season’s best…
Pink Fantasy’s latest song, Fantasy, gives me some serious Dreamcatcher-esque, anime-opening vibes. Which is to say:…
Yukika first popped up on my radar as the artist behind the lovely, city pop-esque throwback Neon. Cherries Jubiles…