Jin, "The Astronaut" Before he enlisted for South Korea’s mandatory military duty earlier this week, Jin recorded “The Astronaut” for his ARMY. Co-written with Coldplay, the song is a lush pop creation that showcases the BTS member’s vocal range and emotive qualities. Jin has explored...
Co-written by DAY6’s YoungK, “Paradise” is a surprising return back to that K-pop style production that Eric had been familiar with when he first debuted in Korea in 2013. However, this one is much more interesting and trippy as the instrumentation introduces several types of plucky syn...
After recording some of the earliest K-pop songs to feature Latin-style beats, Baek Z Young became the “Queen of the Original Soundtrack,” or OST, the pivotal music that backdrops Korean dramas. One of her most popular songs, “That Woman” — from the 2010 hit K-dramaSecret Garden—...
14. GOT7“끝”Hidden within GOT7’s album Spinning Top: Between Security & Insecurity is the Jinyoung-penned “끝,” meaning “the end” — a fluttering, pop B-side that deals with the bittersweetness of endings. Their most recent album's funk-laden lead single “You Calling My Name...
It takes all of SM Entertainment and producer Yoo Young-jin’s signature stylistic elements (the bass slide! the unexpected beat drop! the vocal growls!) and brings them to the nex-tuh lev-ul (the enunciation is key). Seriously: It’s one of the longest-charting girl group songs in ...
but was buoyed by its lead singles that perfectly blended EDM, pop, and hip-hop. On one of those hits, “Love Love Love,” Epik High take the listener through all the stages of love, from blissful infatuation to a painful breakup. Capturing the chemistry of MCs Tablo and Mithra Jin, ...
but was buoyed by its lead singles that perfectly blended EDM, pop, and hip-hop. On one of those hits, “Love Love Love,” Epik High take the listener through all the stages of love, from blissful infatuation to a painful breakup. Capturing the chemistry of MCs Tablo and Mithra Jin, ...
but was buoyed by its lead singles that perfectly blended EDM, pop, and hip-hop. On one of those hits, “Love Love Love,” Epik High take the listener through all the stages of love, from blissful infatuation to a painful breakup. Capturing the chemistry of MCs Tablo and Mithra ...