{"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\/04\/09\/song-review-katseye-pinky-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: Katseye \u2013 Pinky Up\"   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\/04\/katseye-pinky-up.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: Katseye \u2013 Pinky Up\"><\/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\/04\/09\/song-review-katseye-pinky-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: Katseye \u2013 Pinky Up\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 April 9, 2026 at 4:18 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Katseye are not a K-pop group, but of all the global acts backed by K-pop agencies they\u2019re by far the buzziest so I continue to write about their work regardless of my own criteria for this blog. Love or hate their songs, they\u2019re guaranteed to garner a strong reaction. Alongside new single Pinky Up, Katseye \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\/04\/09\/song-review-hwasa-mamamoo-so-cute\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: Hwasa (Mamamoo) \u2013 So Cute\"   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\/04\/hwasa-so-cute.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: Hwasa (Mamamoo) \u2013 So Cute\"><\/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\/04\/09\/song-review-hwasa-mamamoo-so-cute\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: Hwasa (Mamamoo) \u2013 So Cute\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 April 9, 2026 at 1:57 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hwasa scored a mega hit last fall with Good Goodbye \u2014 a song that took a moment to top the charts but didn\u2019t relinquish its place once it got there. That success was a welcome surprise. I didn\u2019t care much about the song itself, but I\u2019ve always liked Hwasa. Time will tell if those good \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\/04\/08\/song-review-ini-all-4-u\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: INI \u2013 All 4 U\"   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\/04\/ini-all-4-u.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: INI \u2013 All 4 U\"><\/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\/04\/08\/song-review-ini-all-4-u\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: INI \u2013 All 4 U\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 April 8, 2026 at 2:40 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>I find it difficult to be a consistent fan of groups formed through the Produce\/Planet series of survival shows. No matter how much I might like the members, the music often functions as an expanded version of the series\u2019 concept missions. Groups don\u2019t develop a signature sound, meaning one month they may release the best \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\/04\/08\/song-review-t-o-p-bigbang-studio54\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: T.O.P (Bigbang) \u2013 Studio54\"   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\/04\/t.o.p-studio54.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: T.O.P (Bigbang) \u2013 Studio54\"><\/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\/04\/08\/song-review-t-o-p-bigbang-studio54\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: T.O.P (Bigbang) \u2013 Studio54\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 April 8, 2026 at 2:36 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>After many, many years, T.O.P finally released his full debut solo album last week. Listening through, it\u2019s the kind of work I admire even if I don\u2019t personally enjoy. He\u2019s always had an idiosyncratic approach to hip-hop that I believe works better in small doses as part of a larger group. However, fans of his \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\/04\/08\/song-review-hrtz-wav-nineteen\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: hrtz.wav \u2013 Nineteen\"   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\/04\/hrtz.wav-nineteen.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: hrtz.wav \u2013 Nineteen\"><\/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\/04\/08\/song-review-hrtz-wav-nineteen\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: hrtz.wav \u2013 Nineteen\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 April 8, 2026 at 2:35 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bands have become all the rage in K-pop this year and today we have the debut of yet another one. hrtz.wav come from Mnet\u2019s survival series Steal Heart Club, guaranteeing a certain level of promotion from one of the industry\u2019s leading forces. I didn\u2019t watch the series, but certainly noted the band\u2019s masked drummer hagiwa. \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\/04\/08\/song-review-keyvitup-keyvitup\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: KEYVITUP \u2013 KEYVITUP\"   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\/04\/keyvitup-keyvitup.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: KEYVITUP \u2013 KEYVITUP\"><\/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\/04\/08\/song-review-keyvitup-keyvitup\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: KEYVITUP \u2013 KEYVITUP\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 April 8, 2026 at 2:33 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>New group KEYVITUP must be so impressed by their silly name that they made it the title of their debut track as well. There\u2019s power in repetition, and getting your name out to listeners is important. Their pre-debut Best One hinted at strong vocals, but (the song) KEYVITUP mostly jettisons that charm for familiar 90s \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\/04\/08\/song-review-ampersone-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: AMPERS&amp;ONE \u2013 GOD\"   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\/04\/ampersone-god.jpeg');\" title=\"Song Review: AMPERS&amp;ONE \u2013 GOD\"><\/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\/04\/08\/song-review-ampersone-god\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: AMPERS&amp;ONE \u2013 GOD\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 April 8, 2026 at 2:30 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AMPERS&amp;ONE have an identity crisis. Each time they return with new music, it\u2019s like hearing a completely different group. This makes them a tricky prospect to follow and enjoy. Their catalog is so hit and miss and there\u2019s no overriding concept tying the music together. I\u2019ve liked them best when they go straight for the \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\/04\/08\/song-review-rescene-runaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: RESCENE \u2013 Runaway\"   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\/04\/rescene-runaway.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: RESCENE \u2013 Runaway\"><\/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\/04\/08\/song-review-rescene-runaway\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: RESCENE \u2013 Runaway\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 April 8, 2026 at 2:28 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since releasing the very good Love Attack in 2024, RESCENE have become a paragon of the trendy \u201csubdued\u201d girl group sound. I\u2019m not sure why their producers decided not to return to Attack\u2018s upbeat appeal, and for me their musical trajectory has really stalled. New single Runaway doesn\u2019t do much to change that track, though \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\/04\/07\/song-review-bts-hooligan\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: BTS \u2013 Hooligan\"   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\/04\/bts-hooligan.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: BTS \u2013 Hooligan\"><\/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\/04\/07\/song-review-bts-hooligan\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: BTS \u2013 Hooligan\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 April 7, 2026 at 3:20 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The campaign for BTS\u2019s ARIRANG album continues unabated with the release of another music video. This time, Hooligan gets its time in the spotlight. This track was promoted with dance challenges even before the debut of its video, making it feel like a co-lead track with Swim. For those looking to recapture the boisterous energy \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\/04\/07\/song-review-donghae-super-junior-good-day-ft-jay-park-1il\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Song Review: Donghae (Super Junior) \u2013 Good Day (ft. Jay Park &amp; 1iL)\"   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\/04\/donghae-good-day-ft.-jay-park-1il.jpg');\" title=\"Song Review: Donghae (Super Junior) \u2013 Good Day (ft. Jay Park &amp; 1iL)\"><\/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\/04\/07\/song-review-donghae-super-junior-good-day-ft-jay-park-1il\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSong Review: Donghae (Super Junior) \u2013 Good Day (ft. Jay Park &amp; 1iL)\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 April 7, 2026 at 2:36 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Super Junior remains one of the most active groups of their stature, routinely releasing new music as a collective and as soloists. Today, Donghae is back with a new album of his own, collaborating with Jay Park and 1iL for its title track Good Day. As its title suggests, this is an upbeat, sunny stomper \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}]}}