While January had more releases than I expected, February marked a return to those more typical winter months that are slower for K-pop. While I generally liked most everything that came out, nothing really held my attention or strongly suited my tastes until about halfway through the month. I usually have lots of favorites duringContinue reading “Favorites of 2021: February”
Category Archives: Monsta X
Katherine’s K-pop Recap: February 22-28, 2021
A summary of the news, current and upcoming comebacks, charts and music show wins, and more!
Katherine’s K-Pop Recap: February 15-21, 2021
A summary of the news, current and upcoming comebacks, charts and music show wins, and more!
Katherine’s K-Pop Recap: January 4-10, 2021
As part of my plans for 2021, I decided to bring back my weekly news recaps (though I tweaked things a little bit). Keep reading for a summary of this week’s news, current and upcoming comebacks, charts and music show wins, and more!
Katherine’s Top K-Pop Releases of 2020: #11-20
The closer we get to the top of this list, the easier it is to see how much my personal preferences come into play. Many of the groups here are my long time favorites, and have appeared in similar rankings on previous lists. A lot of the songs also share similar traits, either in theContinue reading “Katherine’s Top K-Pop Releases of 2020: #11-20”
Katherine’s Top K-Pop Releases of 2020: #41-50
Even though I just did my whole 2019 list in one post, that was a bit of a rush job/last-minute decision. So, I’m going to go back to my tradition of breaking my Top 50 into five different pages. I can go into more detail, and it’s easier than making a post where you haveContinue reading “Katherine’s Top K-Pop Releases of 2020: #41-50”
Katherine’s Top K-pop Songs of 2019: A (Somewhat) Brief Summary
Hi all! I know I said I’d be posting my 2020 favorites soon, but the perfectionist in me just feels weird not putting up a 2019 list when I have one for every other year on this blog. So even though I’m really just making things harder for myself, I decided to take another quickContinue reading “Katherine’s Top K-pop Songs of 2019: A (Somewhat) Brief Summary”
MAMA 2020 Recap: Predictable Awards, but Epic Performances
Ah, MAMA. Out of all the Korean music awards shows, MNET’s is probably the most talked about and the most divisive among the K-pop fandoms. Personally, I have a love-hate relationship with it. Much to my frustration, the awards have been getting more and more predictable every year. I’m proud of all the groups andContinue reading “MAMA 2020 Recap: Predictable Awards, but Epic Performances”
My Favorite 30 K-Pop Songs From the First Half of 2020
Hello all! I’m taking a break from profile updating to try out out something new. Back when I was more active on this blog, I used to do a Top 50 list of my favorite K-pop songs at the end of each year. (NOTE: Even though I say “songs,” I actually mean “comebacks” or “debuts”Continue reading “My Favorite 30 K-Pop Songs From the First Half of 2020”
UPDATED Monsta X Profile!
Hi, all! The last time I posted an update, things were just starting to pick up at work and the students were slowly but surely returning to school. Now as we approach the end of June, my schedule has more or less returned to normal. I’m grateful that my work day no longer consists ofContinue reading “UPDATED Monsta X Profile!”
Katherine Does K-POP 