Abuela's Song of the Day (Oct 9)
Villain - A Piece of Work https://youtu.be/z2qVC0XLlG0
cw: lens flares, implied drinking, potential hanky warning
Throwback to 2018 with this tear-jerker of a ballad because who doesn't enjoy some emotional damage with their Kpop adventures?
Abuela's Song of the Day (Oct 7)
Jongho (ATEEZ) - Just like the first time (The Nice Guy OST) https://youtu.be/AIGiSlkrkac
cw: lens flares, potential hanky warning
Video is entirely clips from the drama (finally), so may contain spoilers. The amount of emotion Jongho pours into his voice is really quite dangerous.
Abuela's BONUS Song of the Day (Oct 6)
JUN.K (2pm) - R&B ME (feat. Changbin (Stray Kids)) https://youtu.be/ufRQo9dP5H0
cw: lens flares, surrealism, shirtless Jun.K
CC in 7 tracks, incl ENG
As long as we're talkin bout unexpected collabs (tho this feels a bit less strange)...
Binnie took a more chill angle for his rap in this, to match the vibe of the song, such that I almost missed him the first time, I'm so used to his more aggressive style. 😅
#SundayAlbumQuilt time again and these are the albums that kept me sane this week.
Junny maintains his dominance on my playlists (I am so obsessed with that album) .. but Chen is coming for him. :blobcatgiggle:
There is, of course, a title track with an accompanying music video 🥰
Mirror (MV) by Yerin Baek, youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IydHPao0OIg
Nice surprise. Yerin Baek's third full-length album, Flash and Core, was released today 💞
album.link:
https://album.link/rw0tt28bkdzh9
Ok, last one...probably #KpopMonday #CarsAndTrucks
Minho (SHINee) - Heartbreak https://youtu.be/xRLou1OngWQ
cw: flashing, glitch effect, arson/pyrotechnics
CC in 10 tracks, incl ENG
Designed/filmed during the SMCU lore era, now we're left writing it off as a Matrix reference. While thanking Key for talking Minho into giving solo music a second chance. But again, that poor car.
[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: September 17th - 24th https://abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/56289.html
This week's listing features new music from LUN8, MINGI (ATEEZ), SUHO (EXO), Junhee (A.C.E), Huh Gak, plus many, many more!
#Music #NewMusic #Kpop #Krock #KHipHop #KRnB #Kpopera #KJazz #OSTs
[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: September 10th - 17th https://abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/54372.html
This week's listing features new music from Bambam (GOT7), ATEEZ, BIG Naughty, Doh Kyungsoo (EXO), plus many, many more!
Pretty!
문수진 (Moon Sujin) - Blowing My Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMDEgOC_zh0&t=1s
And how about a throw back to Suran and Dean, who think being stuck in the office sucks. Can't we just go on summer vacay now? (Relatable!).
SURAN (수란)c- 1+1=0 (Ft DEAN)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA6G74gk6R8
The title of this track is a pun - in Korean the number 1 is 일 (ill) which can also mean 'work'. So Work and more work = zero joy. Is it time to go home yet?
Sidenote: I love the design of this MV, great use of colour.
Abuela's Song of the Day (Sep 13)
Seungmin (Stray Kids) - Goodbye https://youtu.be/v6wWUlXdEDU
cw: animated flashing, potential hanky warning
Despite those last couple of lines, this really feels like the lament of an absentee father towards a now-adult child. Except Seungmin is Baby, so...make of it what you will.
[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: September 3-10 https://abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/53103.html
This week's listing features new music from ALL(H)OURS, X:IN, Stray Kids, JUN.K, DAY6, 0WAVE plus many, many more!
And here she is with YLN Foreign, blowing the hip-hop-R&B boys minds on 'High School Rapper 4'. (She was with Jay Park's label back then).
Lee Jeong Woon (YLN Foreign) - Call Me (ft. sogumm) | High School Rapper 4 | MNET 210416
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsymKXZEPkY
My #MusicWomenWednesday pick for this week is Kwon So-hee aka sogumm, the always enigmatic girl-member of Balming Tiger.
I just discovered some of her solo work and old collabs, and she has writer-producer skills for days.
Here's Complex from 'Precious' released in 2021. The whole album is such a satisfying listen, with a little of the avantgarde, freeform vibe that makes me love Balming Tiger too.
sogumm - Complex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFID6Tl56HU
Abuela's BONUS Song of the Day (Sep 7)
Yunho (ATEEZ) - On My Way To You (For Eagle Brothers OST) https://youtu.be/-UmI5EDi49E
cw: lens flares
CC in 6 tracks, incl ENG
Official MV, which is a split between a recording studio, a performance space, and a few clips from the drama, so beware both spoilers and Ultimate Ideal Boyfriend Yunho.
[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: Aug 27 - Sep 3 https://abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/51834.html
This week's listing features new music from The Rose, JUN.K, Min Jiwoon, Stray Kids, Jeong Sewoon, plus many, many more!
#Music #NewMusic #Kpop #KRock #KHipHop #KRnB #Trot #OSTs #KJazz
Abuela's BONUS Song of the Day (Aug 30)
Baekhyun (EXO) - Lemonade https://youtu.be/l_01KXjxVr4
cw: flashing
CC in ENG
There is such a thing as too much lemon, though my wife would argue that assertion. That baby face that could so easily be a rookie what do you mean he's over 30? 😜🤣
[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: August 20th - 27th https://abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/51035.html
This week's listing features new music from Stray Kids, NMIXX, Yunho (ATEEZ), Min Jiwoon, Tiger JK, Jaehyun (NCT), plus many, many more!
