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February 2012
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Usher / Climax
If “King of Hearts”...
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capsule / Step on the floor
capsule are...
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WatchMiChi / TOKYO NIGHT
MiChi is half British after all and I think you can really hear that in her new single “TOKYO NIGHT”. Huge chorus, super 80’s, if Katy B or one of the solo Sugababes had laced this and called it LONDON NIGHT people would be going crazy over it. MiChi does a fine job though, and I love her vocal performance here. It somehow manages to encapsulate both...
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January 2012
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WatchAfter School / Rambling girls
“Rambling girls” - After School’s latest Japanese single - could very well be the anthem for Asian pop as a whole. A world that’s full of ‘rambling girls’. At least to me as an outsider. You never fully understand what’s going on, but you’re still entranced by their la la la. And so often, suspending belief is the...
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Kris Allen / Vision Of Love
We found BPM in an...
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Le Kid / Human Behaviour
The first properly HUGE pop song of 2012.
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The Best Korean Singles - 2011
Well, here we have it. The final 10 songs on my K-Pop countdown. The best Korean singles of the year. I find when doing lists it gets harder to talk about the ones near the top. Do you guys think so too? The ones you love the most are so often the hardest to put into words. I believe that’s because amazing songs are usually amazing because they reach a place beyond words. They have the...
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So we’re now on to part 4 of my 2011 K-Pop singles. The ones that were REALLY amazing, but just not amazing enough to make the the Top 10.
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20. Dal★Shabet / Shakalaka
Candy coated rugrat Pop from E-Tribe (Gee, U-Go-Girl) which feels like all the toy pieces are constantly being thrown against the wall. A variety of wacky and unexpected sounds ensue - from the jingly 808 beats...
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Moar K-Pop! Read on for 30 - 21 of my yearly K-Pop countdown.
30. MY Q / Frozen In Time
It’s as though this man’s entire life has fallen apart, and no one can hear it. All his rage, passion, desperation, pain - just bubbling under the surface. He sings so tightly it sounds like the entire human struggle is caught in his throat.
Supremely elegant.
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29. Sunny Hill / Midnight...
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Thanks for all the response to Part 1 of my K-Pop countdown, guys. Here’s part 2 of my favorite Korean tunes of 2011 - #’s 40 - 31.
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40. U-KISS / Tick Tack
If at first you don’t succeed… just come back and add more electro and a bigger chorus. U-KISS finally get it all the way right.
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39. Fat Cat / My Love Bad Boy
For the plethora of boy and girl groups Korea...
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Hey guys! This year I’ve compiled my favorite Korean songs - both singles and album tracks - as a list of 50. Just like last year we’ll be counting them down, 10 at a time, until we reach #1. Read below for my first picks, and stay tuned for parts 2 - 5 coming up soon!
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50. ZE:A / Here I Am
Just as trashy as it wants to be while also sounding quite gentlemanly at the same time....
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