{"id":681,"date":"2018-12-22T19:55:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T01:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/music2121.com\/portal\/?page_id=681"},"modified":"2020-03-10T20:32:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T01:32:41","slug":"kpop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/music2121.com\/portal\/kpop\/","title":{"rendered":"Kpop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/\" class=\"rss_title\">The Bias List \/\/ K-Pop Reviews & Discussion<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> K-Pop reviews and discussion with just a hint of bias...<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/20\/super-junior-de-a-career-in-song-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"SUPER JUNIOR-D&amp;E: A Career In Song Ratings\"   style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/super-junior-de-go-high.jpg');\" title=\"SUPER JUNIOR-D&amp;E: A Career In Song Ratings\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/20\/super-junior-de-a-career-in-song-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSUPER JUNIOR-D&amp;E: A Career In Song Ratings\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"\/\/thebiaslist.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"thebiaslist.com\" >Nick<\/a> on September 20, 2026 at 1:50 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of their careers so far. Then, similar to my \u201cUnderrated K-pop\u201d \u2026 Continue reading \u2192 [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/20\/this-week-in-k-pop-ranking-the-new-releases-from-september-13-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from September 13 \u2013 19\"   style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/this-week-in-k-pop.jpg');\" title=\"THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from September 13 \u2013 19\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/20\/this-week-in-k-pop-ranking-the-new-releases-from-september-13-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTHIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from September 13 \u2013 19\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"\/\/thebiaslist.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"thebiaslist.com\" >Nick<\/a> on September 20, 2026 at 1:48 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the end of each month, I compile my top three K-pop title tracks and list a ton of honorable mentions. But each Sunday, I\u2019ll offer a compendium of the week\u2019s new releases featured on the blog. And even more than that, I\u2019ll attempt to rank them from my least-to-most-liked. I invite you to share \u2026 Continue reading \u2192 [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/20\/new-noteworthy-j-pop-of-the-week-september-20-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"New &amp; Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (September 20, 2026)\"   style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/new-and-noteworthy-j-pop.jpg');\" title=\"New &amp; Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (September 20, 2026)\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/20\/new-noteworthy-j-pop-of-the-week-september-20-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew &amp; Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (September 20, 2026)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"\/\/thebiaslist.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"thebiaslist.com\" >Nick<\/a> on September 20, 2026 at 1:43 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I\u2019m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in \u2026 Continue reading \u2192 [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/19\/rose-a-career-in-song-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ROS\u00c9: A Career In Song Ratings\"   style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/rose-blackpink-toxic-till-the-end.jpg');\" title=\"ROS\u00c9: A Career In Song Ratings\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/19\/rose-a-career-in-song-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tROS\u00c9: A Career In Song Ratings\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"\/\/thebiaslist.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"thebiaslist.com\" >Nick<\/a> on September 19, 2026 at 2:01 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of their careers so far. Then, similar to my \u201cUnderrated K-pop\u201d \u2026 Continue reading \u2192 [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/19\/global-pop-round-up-september-2026-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Global Pop Round-Up: September 2026 Edition\"   style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/global-pop-round-up.jpg');\" title=\"Global Pop Round-Up: September 2026 Edition\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/19\/global-pop-round-up-september-2026-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal Pop Round-Up: September 2026 Edition\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"\/\/thebiaslist.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"thebiaslist.com\" >Nick<\/a> on September 19, 2026 at 1:56 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bias List is a K-pop blog that also covers a fair amount of J-pop. But just like most music fans, I enjoy tracks from all around the world. So, I thought I\u2019d start a monthly round-up of some of the non-K-pop songs that have caught my ear. No ratings \u2014 just highlights! February 2022 \u2026 Continue reading \u2192 [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/18\/kim-sungkyu-a-career-in-song-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"KIM SUNGKYU: A Career In Song Ratings\"   style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sungkyu-shine.jpg');\" title=\"KIM SUNGKYU: A Career In Song Ratings\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/18\/kim-sungkyu-a-career-in-song-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKIM SUNGKYU: A Career In Song Ratings\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"\/\/thebiaslist.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"thebiaslist.com\" >Nick<\/a> on September 18, 2026 at 1:36 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of their careers so far. Then, similar to my \u201cUnderrated K-pop\u201d \u2026 Continue reading \u2192 [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/18\/song-review-close-your-eyes-open-your-eyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: Close Your Eyes \u2013 Open Your Eyes\"   style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/close-your-eyes-open-your-eyes.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: Close Your Eyes \u2013 Open Your Eyes\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/18\/song-review-close-your-eyes-open-your-eyes\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: Close Your Eyes \u2013 Open Your Eyes\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"\/\/thebiaslist.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"thebiaslist.com\" >Nick<\/a> on September 18, 2026 at 1:33 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Close Your Eyes will be returning with an album at the end of the year, but they\u2019re teasing the project today with a pre-release. I\u2019m a fan of this group, but never know what to expect from them. Each album has been markedly different from the last, which means I have strong preferences about which \u2026 Continue reading \u2192 [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/17\/song-review-hongjoong-ateez-x-bazzi-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: Hongjoong (ATEEZ) x Bazzi \u2013 ENOuGH\"   style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hongjoong-ateez-x-bazzi-enough.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: Hongjoong (ATEEZ) x Bazzi \u2013 ENOuGH\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/17\/song-review-hongjoong-ateez-x-bazzi-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: Hongjoong (ATEEZ) x Bazzi \u2013 ENOuGH\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"\/\/thebiaslist.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"thebiaslist.com\" >Nick<\/a> on September 18, 2026 at 4:27 am\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>ATEEZ scored an unlikely viral hit with this summer\u2019s Bad, which has led to more attention from the Korean public. Up until now, it\u2019s felt like the group has drawn their biggest support from international audiences, but that seems to be evening out. However, international collaborations continue to flourish and K-pop loves nothing more than \u2026 Continue reading \u2192 [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/17\/song-review-rose-blackpink-new-trick\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: Ros\u00e9 (BLACKPINK) \u2013 New Trick\"   style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rose-new-trick.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: Ros\u00e9 (BLACKPINK) \u2013 New Trick\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/17\/song-review-rose-blackpink-new-trick\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: Ros\u00e9 (BLACKPINK) \u2013 New Trick\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"\/\/thebiaslist.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"thebiaslist.com\" >Nick<\/a> on September 17, 2026 at 11:23 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thus far, Ros\u00e9 has scored the biggest global success of any BLACKPINK member, but it comes with a caveat. Her mega-hit APT. shared billing with collaborator Bruno Mars who turbo-charged its popularity with his sizable commercial appeal. In fact, it seems that \u201cpairing with a popular international artist\u201d seems to be the most successful route \u2026 Continue reading \u2192 [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\">\n                \n                <div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/17\/kwon-eunbi-a-career-in-song-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"KWON EUNBI: A Career In Song Ratings\"   style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kwon-eunbi-glitch.jpg');\" title=\"KWON EUNBI: A Career In Song Ratings\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thebiaslist.com\/2026\/09\/17\/kwon-eunbi-a-career-in-song-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKWON EUNBI: A Career In Song Ratings\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"\/\/thebiaslist.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"thebiaslist.com\" >Nick<\/a> on September 17, 2026 at 2:04 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of their careers so far. Then, similar to my \u201cUnderrated K-pop\u201d \u2026 Continue reading \u2192 [\u2026]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-681","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/music2121.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/music2121.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/music2121.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/music2121.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/music2121.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/music2121.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3587,"href":"https:\/\/music2121.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/681\/revisions\/3587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/music2121.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}