Kpop has been instrumental in helping us get past the last twelve months with our sanity intact. Come find out what songs/MVs stuck with us throughout 2020.
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Top 5 Kpop MVs: Rich Visuals, Captivating Songs
From music videos I can’t look away from to songs I can’t stop listening to, this week’s kpop offerings have me captivated in the very best way. Come see if you’re as entranced as I am with this week’s Top 5 Kpop MVs!
Continue reading5 Years of DWASOK: Kpop Edition
We are celebrating our fifth anniversary this week! I can’t believe that we have all been kbesties and blogging together for so many years. To celebrate, we will have five days of posts reflecting over our favorites shows, couples, kpop, etc. over the last five years. We are also going to have an awesome giveaway, so join us as we start with our favorite Kpop. Hint… there is going to be a lot of BTS!
Continue readingTop 5 Kpop MVs: Hot Off the Presses!
Hey there, music fans! This week I’m bringing you the freshest OST MVs I could find — some of them were *just* released a few days ago, and I am SO EXCITED to share them with you. Come see what I found!
Continue readingTop 5 Kpop MVs: Hanging On to Summer
First off, let me start by saying WATCH THE ATEEZ BONUS TRACK!! I generally like to have a theme for these posts, but sometimes something incredible comes out and I *have* to share it. And trust me — the MV for “Thanxx” had to be shared!
As for the rest of these songs, let them take you on a haunting, nostalgic journey through the rest of summer. It’s the perfect fit for a season like this, and I think you’ll enjoy it. Check them out!
Continue readingTop 5 Kpop MVs: Sing Me a Song
Spring in Korea brings out all the ballads. Anyone who knows my tastes knows that ballads are an automatic “no” from me unless it has a certain je ne sais quoi. K-fans, for you I have dug through all the ballads cluttering up my YouTube suggestions to bring you these gems. Read on to see if I dug deep enough!
Continue readingTop 5 Kpop MVs: Variations
What I love about any kind of art is seeing how people take it and bend it in different ways. Combining traditional sounds and modern expression, trying a beloved song in different formats, pairing a behind-the-scenes video with a popular B-side — all of these variations found their way onto my YouTube feed and I had to share. Come and see if you like them as much as I do!
Continue readingTop 5 Kpop MVs: Brand New OSTs!
Can you have a drama without an OST? Of course not.
I’m so excited for the new music that’s coming out with the latest batch of dramas — come see what I found! And keep your eyes open for the one MV that *could* be from an OST, but isn’t.
Continue readingFirst Impressions and Unfiltered Thoughts – Itaewon Class
My fellow drama fans, after what seems like forever, Park Seo Joon is finally back on our small screens – YEAY!! And if you haven’t given his new web-toon based drama a try yet, just know you are missing out! Itaewon Class started out by making me nostalgic for the internationally diverse streets of Itaewon. But it was the roller coaster ride of emotions during the first two hours that has me moving this drama up to the top of my weekly-airing watchlist!
Continue readingTop 5 Kpop Tunes: Going Instrumental
There’s something to be said for a melody that can stand all by itself. It proves the skill of the songwriter who created it and shows off what they can do without voices. I also find myself listening to the versions of the songs that include the vocals very differently, and I can appreciate them as two different works of art. Come listen to these instrumentals and tell me if they help you hear these songs in a new light.
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