It’s time for another Kpopalypse roundup – let’s check out some new releases!

AOA – Good Luck

This is tolerable despite the grating Beyonceishness of the backings but it could have been way better – imagine if they’d used the surf-guitar style backing track in the video intro for the actual song.

BTS – Save Me

Another potentially great song hobbled by poor backing track choices.  The weird slow yolo feel and that other double-time dance thing just don’t mix.

Tiffany – I Just Wanna Dance

Dancing to some oddball 80s electro beat thing is Tiffany’s best friend, is dancing to some oddball 80s electro beat thing your best friend?

San E ft. Gary – Like An Aeroplane

San E doesn’t sound any good when he’s not pissed off.  I hope he signs up with JYP again so he has something to be mad about.  This live version is at least slightly more acceptable that the shitty version I played on-air.

Hello Venus – Glow

True garbage of the lowest kind, even the girls themselves look bored out of their brains in every single shot.  Who can blame them.

Monsta X ft. Wheein (Mamamoo) – Ex Girl

Agencies usually don’t make music videos for this dull-as-dishwater crap and there’s a reason for that.

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VAV – Brotherhood

Sounds pretty different to everything else out there at the moment, but I suspect that this might be at least partially accidental.  Oh well, full marks for effort.

Icia – Time Bomb

A great chorus helps lift this one above the nugu pack.  I’m time bomb!  Ticka ticka boom!

I.C.E – We Are Not Compatible

Another nugu gold star song, 10/10 for the daytime soap-opera style soft focus and the token Amber.

Sol-T – Curveball

Absolutely tonally weird, changes keys in the most awkward way, I don’t even know what I think of this.  Seriously this song could get on my best OR worst list for the year at this point.

Various – Only Want U

That’s right – “Various” is actually the group title.  How the fuck is anyone supposed to successfully search for this?  This is as crazy as G.I’s debut song being called “Beatles“.

BONUS SONGS

G.Soul – Where Do We Go From Here

Your token R&B trash of the week.  Oh wait, that was Hello Venus.  Oh well whatever, have another one.

Baekhyun & K.will – The Day

Oh and here’s a crappy ballad with K.will in it, because there aren’t enough of those in k-pop.

G.Soul – Far Far Away

Let’s wander around on the beach like a drunk cunt and sing half-assed reggae, sounds like a great idea you fucking douchebag.

BgA – Dong Saya Dae

Sorry but this is far too close to the truth to actually be even slightly funny.

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That’s it for another Kpopalypse roundup!  More next week!