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omonatheydidAs March draws to a close, I thought it would be fun to have a post to discuss our favorite Kpop releases throughout the first quarter of the year. Feel free to talk about your favorites including but not limited to:
- title songs or b-sides
- MV/visual concept
- live performances
- choreography
- etc.
You can rank them or just list them randomly (ranks are fun though, just see this Kpop songs ranking post).
Here are my personal favorites in order of release:
Chungha - Gotta Go
The rising Kpop queen delivers another bop.
ASTRO - All Night
The song, the choreo, the outfits, all combine to give an elegantly sensual vibe.
Taemin - Want
So hot he has to say it twice: HOT HOT. (TW for snakes)
Itzy - Dalla Dalla
Didn't expect to enjoy this so much but here I am. I love myself!
DIA - Woowa
A fun new addition to my exercise playlist.
KARD - Bomb Bomb
They're wildin' all day all night and drippin' like faucet. Also I love that thumbnail.
Source: MNH Entertainment, ASTRO, SMTOWN, jypentertainment, 1theK, KARD
- title songs or b-sides
- MV/visual concept
- live performances
- choreography
- etc.
You can rank them or just list them randomly (ranks are fun though, just see this Kpop songs ranking post).
Here are my personal favorites in order of release:
Chungha - Gotta Go
The rising Kpop queen delivers another bop.
ASTRO - All Night
The song, the choreo, the outfits, all combine to give an elegantly sensual vibe.
Taemin - Want
So hot he has to say it twice: HOT HOT. (TW for snakes)
Itzy - Dalla Dalla
Didn't expect to enjoy this so much but here I am. I love myself!
DIA - Woowa
A fun new addition to my exercise playlist.
KARD - Bomb Bomb
They're wildin' all day all night and drippin' like faucet. Also I love that thumbnail.
Source: MNH Entertainment, ASTRO, SMTOWN, jypentertainment, 1theK, KARD
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Date: 2019-03-31 06:26 pm (UTC)- Taemin - Want (by far!!!)
- Shaun - Bad Habits
- Anda - What are you waiting
- Taeyeon - Four Seasons
- Hwasa - Twit
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Date: 2019-03-31 06:31 pm (UTC)Oh and I loved Winwin's chereo to a fka twigs song
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Date: 2019-03-31 06:34 pm (UTC)Ryeowook - Drunk In The Morning
APINK - %%
SF9 - Enough
Taemin - Want
Hwasa - Twit
Monsta X - Play It Cool (there's an MV for it now it counts)
LOONA - Butterfly
PENTAGON - SHA LA LA
out of those the best MV and Choreo is Taemin's. LOONA's choreo a close second.
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Date: 2019-03-31 07:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-03-31 08:15 pm (UTC)My fave so far
Date: 2019-03-31 06:43 pm (UTC)HYOMIN - Allure
CLC - 'No'
CODE KUNST(Feat. Lee Hi) - XI
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Date: 2019-03-31 06:50 pm (UTC)chungha - gotta go
apink - eung eung
sf9 - enough
jus2 - focus mini
sunmi - noir
red velvet - sappy
wooseok & guanlin - i'm a star
txt's debut album
taemin - want
clc - no
clc - i like it
wjsn - la la love
wjsn - you got
newer releases so who knows what will happen with them:
heize - she's fine (album)
pentagon - sha la la
taeyeon - four seasons
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Date: 2019-03-31 07:01 pm (UTC)FAVORITE - LOCA
Honestly this was such a strong release and it got really, really slept on, though it is so far their best selling release. I had felt like Junghee had got into a slump during Where Are You From? promotions but she really brings it with this, and Gaeul is always a standout. I just got my copy in the post (i funded it through makestar) and it is one of the most gorgeous kpop albums (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YViYwd7x-0) that's not from a Big 3 type agency. I've enjoyed everything that Favorite have put out, I think their agency is just struggling to quite figure out what their identity is.
WJSN - LA LA LOVE
I really like this potential direction for WJSN! I felt like their magical girl theme was getting very generic with Save Me, Save You (i liked it but have you heard the instrumental? it sounds...budget) whereas this takes them in a fun, interesting direction that keeps their magical identity while also bringing in the feeling of their brighter releases, which is a nice breath of fresh air. The choreography is also lovely, I love the point dance.
CHERRY BULLET - Q&A
This surprised me honestly, while I loved the M/V and the choreography and the styling, the song itself didn't necessarily stick out to me but BY GOD did the chorus dig itself into my head. The videogame-y concept fits them a lot better than it did AOA (i'm still not sure why fnc tried that). I think it added a little something to the scene and also shows a lot of potential for an identity that stands out amongst other girl groups. I'm excited!
TAEMIN - SHADOW
This is THE b-side! Honestly feel like this could have just as easily been a lead track. It's just so big and so dramatic and so perfect. His voice is so great here. The arrangement is wonderful.
CLC - LIKE IT
This is another one that I think could have been a title track. For CLC it follows very strongly the legacy of Hobgoblin/Black Dress but I think it does it without the slightly experimental parts of No (i.e the spoken bit, the sudden dance break that breaks the flow of the song and ends it prematurely). Would they have done better with this song? I don't know, potentially not, we'll never know. It's the song from the mini that's lasting the test of time for me though. This is one of CLC's most satisfying dance practises with Black Dress though, you can literally hear their shoes on the floor in unison.
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Date: 2019-04-01 01:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-01 08:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-03-31 07:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-03-31 07:10 pm (UTC)Chunga - Gotta Go
Apink - Eung Eung
Gfriend - Truly Love/It's You (it's been a long time since I enjoyed an album of theirs start to finish, but I really like this one)
Cherry Bullet - Violet
CLC - No (changed my icon for this ICONIC)
Taemin - Want/Artistic Groove
Hwasa - Twit
Yukika - Neon
Sunmi - Noir
R.Tee/Anda - What You Waiting For
Taeyeon - Four Seasons
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Date: 2019-03-31 07:13 pm (UTC)Best OST: Ahn Ji Yeon's Lost from The Smile Has Left Your Eyes.
Best Song: Esna's Spoon (https://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/23863952.html#comments#comments). R&B at it's finest.
Best Debut: TXT's Crown.
Best Choreography: TXT's relay dance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH2rGTB9bes) performance and LOONA's Butterfly
Best Comeback: Park Bom's Spring.
Best Video: Sunmi's Noir.
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Date: 2019-03-31 07:36 pm (UTC)KARD - Bomb Bomb
Monsta X - Rodeo
Monsta X - Play It Cool
Ryeowook - Drunk in the Morning
Hwasa - Twit
Date: 2019-03-31 08:07 pm (UTC)Here's a video of Soobin cheering for his own aegyo, being a cute hyung and playing with puppies
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Date: 2019-03-31 08:49 pm (UTC)Jus2 - Focus and the whole mini and their ost Take
(if the Focus MV does get some prize for best editing everyone is blind)
Sunmi - Noir
Hwasa - Twit
Baek Yerin whole mini because QUEEN of vocal performance
SKZ - Miroh (that drop) and Maze of memories (cause the rappers killed it)
Sik-K Fl1P (Spotify led me to this and its so good)
Everglow - Bon bon chocolat
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Date: 2019-03-31 08:56 pm (UTC)I liked allright Senorita from G-Idle but their previous titles were stronger so I'm waiting for the next one. Taemin and Sunmi are just both the strongest when it comes to solo's. I'm just so impressed with their charisma and what they convey. Dreamcatcher is a true discovery, I love it. The choreo is amazing, thegirls are on point and the title song is one of the strongest from 2019 as for now. TxT didn't let us down and Crown makes me happy. The hype with Namjoon's intro is real. I'm usually not keen on anticipating albums in particular, I never pre-order anything because I need to listen to everything, no matter how much I love the band. But I have to admit, I was this close to pre-order because how much I loved that intro. I still didn't do it but yeah, it was *that* good.
Monsta X is really solid nowadays, also I have to admit I'm quite in love with Yugyeom and JB's duet. It's really great and they've been doing wonders together on stage. I love the mv too so there it is.
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Date: 2019-03-31 08:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-03-31 11:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-02 09:24 am (UTC)Their slightly rock sound is so refreshing with them!
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Date: 2019-03-31 09:22 pm (UTC)taemin - want
heize - she's fine
shaun - bad habits, terminal
sunmi - noir
epik high - in seoul, rain again tomorrow
the entirety of epik high's latest album is SO good, i listen to it all the way through at least once like everyday and i just bought the physical version of it recently too.
i'm also like embarrassingly obsessed w this season of pd101's main title track lmao
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Date: 2019-03-31 09:31 pm (UTC)Bambi- No Mercy
Apink- Push and Pull
Chungha- Gotta Go
ONF- We Must Love and Yayaya
Seventeen- Good To Me
Taemin- Shadow
Key- Cold
SF9- Fall In Love
GWSN- Bloom
Suran- Don't Hang Up
Stray Kids- Miroh
Block B Bastarz- If Not Me Who and Easy
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Date: 2019-03-31 09:41 pm (UTC)apink - eung eung
astro - all night
seventeen - home
jisook - big dipper
dalsoobin - katchup
taeyeon - four seasons
(also kinda liked senorita but i can't physically bring myself to praise gidle)
best title tracks were seventeen's good to me/hug and everglow's moon, choreo/mv-wise nothing stood out to me so far this year but the 1st quarter is usually slow. i need fromis_9 to have a comeback asap and save kpop once again!!
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Date: 2019-04-01 08:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-03-31 11:03 pm (UTC)So far (not in order, just how they’re popping up in my head):
Eung Eung %% (and the mini) - Apink
Butterfly (all the new songs really) - LOONA
Sunrise - Gfriend
Gotta Go - Chung Ha
Dalla Dalla - Itzy
TMI - Hot Place
Bon Bon Chocolat - Everglow
Yerin Baek’s album
Heize’s album
Katchup - Dalsooobin
Pinky Star - GWSN
Spring - Park Bom
Sayonara - Red Velvet
Take Flight! - Yeseo
Piri - Dreamcatcher
NO - CLC
Woowa - DIA
I’m So Hot - Momoland
La La Love - WJSN (finally it grew on me, no longer find it boring)
Ok so far I’m loving so many female releases this year! It would prob be easier to name only disappointment so far from faves - (g) idle :/
I’m sure I have more I’m missing, excited what the new quarter will bring! Holland’s song is prob gonna make it, I need to replay it more
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Date: 2019-04-01 12:53 am (UTC)DIA - Woowa (This song has been the battery in my back for the last week. It's SUCH a jam.)
Sunmi - Noir
WJSN - La La Love
Gfriend - Sunrise
EXID - Trouble (I know it's technically a Japanese song, but it's SO GOOD.)
Yukika - NEON
Itzy - Dalla
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Date: 2019-04-01 01:03 am (UTC)Twit - Hwasa
Intro: Persona - RM
gogobebe - MAMAMOO
Eternal Sunshine and the whole mini - Epik High
Dalla Dalla - ITZY
CROWN and the whole mini - TXT
WANT - TAEMIN !!!!!!
Gotta Go - Chungha
NO - CLC
Señorita - (G)I-DLE (not their best single but I found myself singing it from time to time lmao)
Focus on Me - JUS2
Will probably add more when I remember what else I missed ksdfkj
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Date: 2019-04-01 01:42 am (UTC)Taemin - Artistic Groove, Shadow
Astro - Moonwalk
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Date: 2019-04-01 03:51 am (UTC)Also: Park Bom - Shameful, LOONA - Curiosity, and Itzy - DALLA DALLA.
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Date: 2019-04-01 06:19 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2019-04-01 10:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-01 04:40 pm (UTC)Mamiya Takako is really good, sadly she only released one album :(
Anri is another favorite.
I also like to troll true city pop (https://www.reddit.com/r/truecitypop/) for new music. I feel like I discover something new every time I check it out.
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Date: 2019-04-02 10:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-02 05:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-01 04:05 am (UTC)For title tracks my faves are, in order:
ATEEZ - Hala Hala
Dreamcatcher - Piri
Sunmi - Noir
Everglow - Bon Bon Chocolat
R.Tee & Anda - What You Waiting For
Honestly a lot of times b-sides don't stick with me, but ATEEZ's "Promise" and "Desire" are fantastic.
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Date: 2019-04-01 05:16 am (UTC)Taemin - Want (and his whole mini album)
Taeyeon - Four Seasons, Blue
Chungha - Gotta Go
Apink - %%
Shaun - Bad Habits
Lee Sora (ft. Suga) - Song Request
Yuri - Follow Nature
Ha Sungwoon, Park Ji Hoon - Don't Forget
Heize - Run to You
R.Tee, Anda - What You Waiting For
ITZY - Dalla Dalla
Favorite - Loca
Sunmi - Noir
Baek Yerin's newest mini album
ATEEZ - Say My Name, Promise
BTS - Map of the soul: Persona intro
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Date: 2019-04-01 05:17 am (UTC)Fave performance: Fans feat. SNSD
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Date: 2019-04-01 08:47 am (UTC)Honorable mentions to Butterfly by Loona (the performances helped it grow on me), La La Love by WJSN and %% by APink (both good follow-up to successful 2018 promos), Piri by Dreamcatcher (a great ending for the nightmare serie! wonder what will happen next!) and finally, Sunrise by GFriend (I just love GFriend).
Favourite mini-album : again, No.1 by CLC. I know there's nothing innovative about these songs, but it feels like CLC found what works for them and I love it, I'm still replaying the bsides over and over. It's just so much fun!
Honorable mentions to The End of the Nightmare by Dreamcatcher, The Park in the Night Part 2 by GWSN and Percent by APink.
Favourite album : Time for Us, by GFriend. They're consistantly good, there are probably only two songs on this album I don't really care about.
Honorable mention to [xx] by Loona (technically a mini-album repackage but now there's enough songs to feel like an album) as well as Taemin. I still don't really listen much to anything SHINee-related but that album is solid.
Favourite bsides :
- Push & Pull by APink ;
- Violet by Cherry Bullet ;
- Show, Breakdown, Like It, I Need U by CLC (basically the whole mini album lol) ;
- Diamond, And There Was No One Left by Dreamcatcher
- It's You, You Are Not Alone by GFriend ;
- Artistic Groove by Taemin ;
- Blue by Taeyeon ;
- Where U At, Satellite, Colors by Loona ;
- You Got by WJSN.
Favourite debut : performance-wise, my favourite debut has been Itzy. They're fun to watch live and I can't wait to see more of them. But song-wise, Q&A by Cherry Bullet is still stuck in my head and I really enjoyed their bside Violet too. So it's tied between them!
I haven't checked boy groups debuts, I might do later.
I think both Baek Yerin and Heize will go up on my favourite list with time, their releases are still recent but I love the atmosphere in each release.