December 2022 was rather quiet in the Hip-Hop and R&B side of Korean music, however, we managed to find some musical gems that you should listen to. Let’s dive in. The duo DNEIRF was a new find this month, they released the single ‘Bickering WAR’ featuring OLNL. This song isn’t just super fun, but also has an absolute vibe, and ...
Happy New Year! this is our last list of Hip-Hop and R&B releases from 2023. This pass week was quite chill and full of indie releases. There are a couple of cool finds, let’s start. Saturday Sejin released the single album ‘#STILL’. Find it here. Kiik and ShinGiWon teamed up for the EP ‘Morning Coffee’. Check it here. Hollow Young ...
The boys from ATEEZ are back with the mini-album ‘SPIN OFF: FROM THE WITNESS’. This album contains five tracks, three of which are remixes. The title track is ‘HALAZIA’. This is a side story to their main storyline. For the music video they really pulled out all the stops. It’s kind of insane. The track itself is super dope. I ...
2022 was a big year for DKZ, they did not just only rebranded but also reached new levels of popularity and included new members in it line-up. To celebrate the amazing year they’ve had they released the single ‘2022 (Forever)‘, and for this one they went soft with a pop single with plenty of beautiful singing, harmonies and a lot ...
In this week’s Offstage we want to share the creative work of Dolphiners Films. This creative agency has over ten years in the industry and their work is unbelievable. Created in 2007 as a film production group, Dolphiners Film started off in the advertisement industry and a small creative groups, from its beginnings the minds behind the productions wanted autonomy ...
For today’s k-music time capsule we’re featuring another powerful ballad from a drama OST; ‘If I leave’ by legendary soprano Jo Sumi. Jo Sumi Jo Sumi is actually an opera singer, and a world-renowned one at that. The woman is literally an opera legend. She was the world’s first artist to perform the unedited original version of Strauss’ ‘Aria of ...
2022 is nearing its end, we saw plenty of trends and unexpected turns in K-Beauty. As we predicted in our 2022 Trends, the multipurpose stick took over this year, and it is now a must have item. Minimalistic and clean skincare products also became even more popular this year, and saw the surge of brands like Abib, and its active ...
For this week’s MV Rec we want to share Chill Como’s single ‘When the night falls’, and for this one we will be all about nostalgia. Starting off with the soft rock sound and a R&B touch ‘When the night falls’ is a beautiful listen. For the music video we tag along with a girl remembering memories of her past ...
CHOIYUDAM recently released his new album ‘NEO’. The Hip-Hop artist based the album on the story of ‘The Matrix’. We got in touch to ask him a couple more questions. On Inspiration “I got into Hip-Hop after watching ‘Show Me The Money 3’ in 2014. Out of curiosity, I listened to Oltty’s ‘Oil Ready’. As Koreans will know, the lyrics of ...
We’re back with a new K-drama Review and this time we’re writing about ‘Through The Darkness’. This SBS drama aired from January till March and was based on the non-fiction book by profiler Kwon Il-Yong and writer Go Na-Moo. The drama is currently available on Netflix. The script of ‘Through The Darkness’ was adapted by Seol Yi-Na and directed by ...