Kang Daniel is back with his new mini-album ‘ACT’. This is his first release with ARA Inc. We’re super curious to see what he came back with, so let’s dive right in! ACT We open up with the track ‘Losing Myself‘. This is a rock EDM blend with really cool guitars and a very solid build-up. The chorus goes hard ...
Kang Daniel is back with his new mini-album ‘REALIEZ’. A couple of weeks ago he released his single ‘Wasteland’ as a pre-release, which we wrote about here. REALIEZ The opening single is ‘Wasteland‘. After that we get the new title track ‘SOS’. This is such a rad track. It’s a grungy rock track that layers cool drums, with arpeggio synthesizers ...
Kang Daniel is back with the pre-release of the single ‘Wasteland’ ahead of his upcoming album. This is the beginning of his new narrative and we’re super excited. ‘Wasteland’ is a synth pop track with a lot of dark ambience. The lyrics, fully in English speak of a betrayal and the slow realization of said betrayal. This is a really ...
Kang Daniel is back with the repackage ‘The Story: RETOLD’. This comes about six months after his album ‘The Story’ originally came out. For this review we will only be writing about the new singles, if you’d like to go back to the original review, you can click here. This album contains the new tracks ‘Selfish’, ‘Nirvana’, ‘Ghost’, ‘Ride 4 ...
We’re back with a new Label Deep Dive, this time we’re taking a look at Konnect Entertainment. Beginning Konnect Entertainment is a Korean record label that was founded in 2019 by none other than Kang Daniel who swept the industry off its feet during his participation in the boy group Wanna One. After a very successful couple of years, he ...
Kang Daniel and IVE’s Yujin teamed up with GATORADE to release the promotional single ‘Move Like This‘ featuring Kim Yuna. If you want a single that will have you motivated while trying to finish your workout this is the song for you. ‘Move Like This‘ is like that shot of energy we need sometimes to keep “working out”. This single ...
Kang Daniel is back with his new full-length album ‘The Story’. Let’s dive right in! The Story We start off with the opening track ‘The Story’. The synth pop track has cool instrumentation and a very interesting layering. I really enjoyed this track! Tip, get your good headphones out. It’s worth it. The lyric ‘my life is like a show’ ...
We all love the massive video productions and visuals Korean artists show in their music videos, and for today’s Offstage we want to share the incredible work of a production team behind the creation of many of our favourite music videos. This week is all about Rigend Film. 2 individuals 1 vision Rigend Film was co-founded by Yoon Seung Rim ...
Since we’re nearing the end of the year, it’s time to look back at all of the releases of 2021. You guessed it, we’re back with our very own The K M.E.A.L. Awards. It was tough choosing the winner of each category, but we made it and we love to share it with you. Without further ado, here are the ...
We’re back with a new Ode To The Artist, this time about the duo Davichi. These icons have been releasing stunning, emotive ballads since 2008. So let’s take a closer look. Debut Davichi is a duo consisting of Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-Kyung. The name of the duo stands for the Korean phrase ‘shining over everything’. They debuted in January ...