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Best New Music, Part Three (opens the original)
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#20: ALPHA DRIVE ONE, UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEASTWhile this rookie boy group’s first couple of songs exuded youthful charm, this mini-album does a 180, portraying them as rugged, rave-ready renegades! “BORN DIRE” is an electronic rush that handily earns its focus-track status, and the only commonality its music video has to their “OMG!” era is being the antithesis of realistic. The members are purposefully “beast-ified,” playing supernatural forces that behave like building blocks. Their group formati
A Guide to K-Pop Fandom Names (opens the original)
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I’m switching things up for this week’s bonus post, letting you see one of my always-updating spreadsheets! This one lists K-pop fandom names and their meanings! If there’s an artist you’d like me to add, make a correction to the entry for, or add context for, please give as much feedback as you want! It’s a work in progress that is far from complete! Read more
The Ultimate Guide to babyMINT! (opens the original)
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babyMINT終極指南！了解每位成員、她們在節目《NEXT GIRLZ》中的經歷、最令人難忘的音樂錄影帶等等！<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ke_D!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85af106b-97be-49e9-b768-33aaa47a0
Best New Music, Part Two (opens the original)
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Read about No. 20-11 here!#10: OurR, Answer.This rock album is about unraveling and then rebuilding, and that journey comes to life through details big (tempo and volume changes, atmospheric instrumentals…) and small (like dial tones). The cover art sums it up: A hand holds a cell phone in water, keeping an attachment to it while wanting to destroy it. Keeping this image in mind lends a specific interpretation to th
Best New Music, Part One (opens the original)
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#20: Kenshi Yonezu, “Yodaka”“Yodaka” is not about the calm after a storm; it is about nocturnal birds who are the storm. “We’re Yodaka / A storm that sweeps across a hollow sky,” Kenshi Yonezu declares. The Clash of Souls theme song is perfectly designed for a crucial moment in the show’s plot. Anticipation is sparked by a flute-led clarion call, sticky computerized stuttering, and a percussive pivot into a drumroll instead of spaced-out drumbeats. The ominous air stays charged by
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