(NOTE: This reaction post is a little shorter than normal due to lack of time and personal circumstances.) Ah, CRAVITY. They’ve only been around for like a year and a half, but somehow my journey with them has been all over the place. They’re on a very small list of rookie groups I’m interested inContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Gas Pedal” by CRAVITY”
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Knee Jerk Reaction: “Wave” by CIX
I’m going a bit out of order here – I posted about Stray Kids earlier this week, but there were a couple of groups like CIX that I should have covered first chronologically. This is because I originally planned to do a summary post and react to a bunch of August comebacks all at once.Continue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Wave” by CIX”
Knee Jerk Reaction: “Thunderous” by Stray Kids
Stray Kids is a group that I’ve been slowly but surely getting more into as the years go by. I like them a lot, and I always check in on their comebacks… but I’m just not quite at the stage where I’m super invested in them. They’re undeniably talented with an impressive discography, so IContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Thunderous” by Stray Kids”
Knee Jerk Reaction: “LO$ER=LO♡ER” by TXT
My knowledge of TXT hasn’t really changed much since their last comeback in June – I’m still at the stage of just knowing their hit songs and their names. (And I apparently still can’t fully recognize them, because I recently realized I’ve been mixing up Taehyun and Beomgyu this ENTIRE time and I’m super embarrassedContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “LO$ER=LO♡ER” by TXT”
Knee Jerk Reaction: “Thrill Ride” by The Boyz
It’s kind of wild how my feelings about The Boyz have changed in such a short amount of time. They debuted during a period when I was pretty ambivalent about youthful and upbeat music – which was their original concept – so I didn’t really pay attention to them for a while. But when IContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Thrill Ride” by The Boyz”
Knee Jerk Reaction: “Popping” by ONF
I can’t believe this is the THIRD time I’m writing about ONF in six months – they’ve truly been everywhere recently. But all that hard work is clearly paying off, because 2021 is turning out to be one of their best years yet. After earning their first ever music show win and getting some greatContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Popping” by ONF”
Knee Jerk Reaction: “You Can’t Sit With Us” by Sunmi
While I don’t listen to K-pop soloists as much as groups, Sunmi is an artist I always keep my eye on. I prefer some of her releases over others, but I’m always impressed by how creative and inventive she can get. And in that respect, her new single “You Can’t Sit With Us” certainly doesn’tContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “You Can’t Sit With Us” by Sunmi”
Knee Jerk Reaction: “Holiday Party” by Weeekly
Weeekly is still a young group, but they’ve established their signature sound in just over a year – which I always think is quite impressive, because it takes many rookies a while to find their footing. All of their title tracks so far have been bright and bubbly, with easily memorable melodies and interesting arrangements.Continue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Holiday Party” by Weeekly”
Knee Jerk Reaction: “After Midnight” by ASTRO
ASTRO generally does pretty well for themselves, but I’ve always hoped that they would become more “mainstream” successful and get some more attention. (Like I mentioned in my last post about them, my Korean elementary school students – aka the ones who know about all what’s trendy in pop culture – only recognize Cha Eunwoo.)Continue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “After Midnight” by ASTRO”
Knee Jerk Reaction: “Ra Pam Pam” by Golden Child
Golden Child is definitely a group that I’d like to see get some more recognition. Their discography is so solid, and they consistently do good work. They’ve also been getting more creative as time goes by, which I find pretty impressive. When they released “Burn It” in January, I was so taken by their musicContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Ra Pam Pam” by Golden Child”
Katherine Does K-POP 