Release: January 17, 2012 Distributor: Loen Entertainment Rating: For a guy who has his own name in a group’s name, DJ Clazzi is overlooked rather often. He’s the leader of Clazziquai Project, even, but with people like Alex and Horan being the group’s frontpeople, the...

Release: January 13, 2012 Distributor: Loen Entertainment Rating: It’s a single! It’s an EP! No, The Grasshoppers is actually something that Loen Entertainment calls a “maxi-single”. One gathers that these things are supposed to lie somewhere between a single and an...

  Release: January 26, 2012 Distributor: Jellyfish Entertainment Rating:  Listening to a genuinely good R&B album is like sipping a perfect cup of hot chocolate, rich and sweet, full of mellow tones and relaxing. That’s how I felt anyways, when I first heard Korean-American...

Release: December 28, 2011 Distributor: Sidus HQ, Universal Music Rating:  As Jay Park prepares to release his first Korean studio album, New Breed, on February 1, I decided to take a look at the first five tracks this weekend. Jay Park had already gained recognition and a solid fanbase in...

Release: January 5, 2012 Distributor: Sony Music Rating: Remember Ivy? It’s a forever ago, but there was a time when she reigned above the female solo artists. Heir apparent to Lee Hyori, she hit a home run with 2007′s A Sweet Moment and seemed certain to have a long, fruitful...

Release: January 4, 2012 Distributor: T.O.P Media Rating:  It has been almost two weeks since T.O.P Media‘s up-and-coming boy group, Teen Top, released their second mini-album It’s. With the new year rolling in, it’s obvious to see that the members have decided to work on...

Release: December 28, 2011 Distributor: YDCT Rating: Story Seller isn’t exactly new; they’ve been around for 8 years, formerly under the name ‘Bloody Cookie’, and have experimented with a wide spectrum. From modern rock to nu-metal, to alternative to fusion punk,...

Release: January 10, 2012 Distributor: J. Tune Camp Rating:   MBLAQ made their highly-anticipated comeback on January 10, 2012, after multiple teasers from J. Tune Camp with their dynamic 4th mini-album, 100% Ver., including the track, 전쟁이야 (It’s War), the song they will be...

Release: November 29, 2011 Distributor: Loen Entertainment Rating: Take a look at IU‘s new album. More precisely, take a look at the list of composers. It reads like a who’s who of Korea’s most celebrated ballad composers and artists: names such as Jung Suk-won, Kim...

Release: November 15, 2011 Distributor: Loen Entertainment Rating: ‘Tis the season, and the music scene will have you know it like no other. I’ve already lost count of how many Kpop artists – mainstream and indie, old and young, groups and individuals – have taken...