Merry Christmas, dear members of The K M.E.A.L. community! In keeping with our cherished annual tradition, we present to you a carefully curated selection of the most delightful Christmas bops that have been warming our hearts with festive cheer. Get ready to immerse yourself in the magic of the season as you enjoy these handpicked merry tunes, specially chosen to ...

As the festive season approaches, our Hot Singles lineup brings you a mix of joyful Christmas tunes and the usual bops to keep your playlist fresh. Let’s dive into the latest releases: NMIXX returned with the pre-release single ‘Soñar (Breaker)’ ahead of their upcoming second EP set to drop in January. The track exudes energy with a vibrant sound that ...

The boys from LUCY are back to stun us with their talent with their latest EP ‘Fever’. As always, I’m super excited to hear new music by them, so let’s dive right in! Fever We start off with the track ‘Hot!’. This is such a fresh and unique track. The tempo and beat are Drum and Base based while they’re ...

The boys from LUCY are back with their latest mini-album ‘INSERT COIN’. We’re always excited to listen to new music from the band so let’s dive right in! INSERT COIN We start off with ‘Unbelievable’. This track is adorable! I love the energy and the lighthearted flow. The bass is really popping off in the instrumental and as always the ...

For this week’s Label Deep Dive, we wanted to talk about the home of one of the most legendary girl groups Brown Eyed Girls. Many know this company for the impressive list of actors they have signed under them, however, this time we want to talk about its music division and it sub-labels. Let’s dive into Mystic Story. Formerly know ...

We’re back with a new Offstage, this time shining the light on vocal coach Kim Young Min.  The popular vocal coach has worked with NU’EST, Seventeen, Jo Yuri from IZ*ONE, Fromis_9, Yu Jin from Le Sserafim and Choi Sang Yeop from the band LUCY. He actually started as an idol trainee, but ended up not debuting. When trying to find ...

The band LUCY is back with their new full-length album ‘Childhood’. It is a whopping 15 songs long, so let’s dive in right away! Childhood We start with the single ‘Knowhow‘. From the get-go, the sound is amazing. The combination of the claps and the piano is great and creates a fun ambience. The rest of the instrumentation slides in ...

We’re back with a new Offstage and this time we’re taking a closer look at August Frogs. Even if you have never heard of the name, you’ll have seen some of their products.  August Frogs is a visual lab that creates music videos and photoshoot campaigns. The director is Kim Sehee (aka Korlio) and the firm has been around since ...

The Holiday season of December is over, which means it’s time for our list of the best Korean releases of the month. Let’s take a closer look at who came back this month and which singles they came out with.  EVERGLOW – Pirate Wendy ft. The Black Skirts – Airport Goodbyes IVE – Eleven T1419 – Red light, green light ...

The pop rock band LUCY is back with their second mini-album ‘BLUE’. Let’s dive right in! BLUE We start off with the title track ‘Rolling Rolling’. I am in love with this song. It’s so beautiful, so uplifting and really touching. Definitely turn on those captions, for the full experience. The guitar riffs are amazing, the vocals were outstanding and ...