Top 5 Kpop MVs: A Little Bit of Newtro, A Little Bit of PSY

PSY has been dominating the Kpop world this week with his 9th album, PSY 9th, and the subsequent MVs! Fun fact: the “Celeb” MV with Suzy was made THREE YEARS AGO, right before the pandemic ground the performance world to a halt. iKON and Monsta X have had some excellent newtro entries into kpopland as well – this week has been an absolute delight to the ears. Check it out!

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Top 5 Kpop MVs: A Sad Kind of Happy

Do I need to say anything besides IU AND SUGA HAD A COLLABORATION!!! Maybe I do — I also loved other songs that have debuted lately, and they’ve covered an interesting range of emotions — happy, sad, and a sad kind of happy. Bet you can’t guess which one I’m most excited about, though. Read on to see what other music has grabbed my attention, and whatever you do, DON’T miss out on the bonus track!

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Top 5: BTS Explores “Black Swan”

“A dancer dies twice — once when they stop dancing, and this first death is the more painful.”

Martha Graham

One of the things I love most about BTS is their vulnerability. It seems that once they started finding their style and expressing their own thoughts, there have been deep themes about connection and loss and the imminent end on the horizon, the feeling that the wave they’re riding won’t last forever. 

Their new song, “Black Swan”, explores this theme in depth, beginning with that soul-wrenching quote from Martha Graham. Come see what all the hype is about — I promise it’s worth it!

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