Girls On top (aka. GOT the beat) released its first single at the beginning 2022 when SM took us to Kwangya in their SMTOWN LIVE 2022 : SMCU EXPRESS@KWANGYA. A year has passed since the debut of this super group, and they are finally back with their first mini-album. Consisting of four different idol generations including BoA, SNSD’s Taeyeon and ...

Christmas is here! We have to keep with tradition and celebrate this merry time with the best K-Pop bops. This time we have a few new singles and we are sharing oldies but goodies that are a must listen during the end-of-year festivities. 1- Red Velvet X aespa – ‘Beautiful Christmas’  We are all going to Kwangya this year with ...

Park Soo Young (aka. Red Velvet’s Joy) besides being a very talented singer and killer visual, has also surprised us with her charismatic personality and acting. For this week’s Actor Spotlight we want to share her rising acting career. Let’s start from the beginning.  Joy’s acting debut was in 2017, when she got the lead role for the drama ‘The ...

The girls from Red Velvet are finally back with their new EP ‘The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday’. We are super stoked for this comeback, so let’s dive right in! The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday We start off with the title track ‘Birthday’ which samples the classical song ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ by George Gershwin. It’s a cute track, but ...

Seulgi from Red Velvet released her first solo mini-album ’28 Reasons’. We are super stoked for this release! The teasers looked absolutely insane. Let’s dive right in. 28 Reasons We start off with the title track ‘28 Reasons’. This is a dance pop track that has a nice, ominous whistle sound in the backing track. I was a bit confused ...

Red Velvet’s YERI and soloist Sam Kim joined hands for the SM Station single ‘Nap Fairy’. SM Station really gives us the best combinations. ‘Nap Fairy’ is a soft country-inspired track. I am in love with their harmonies and their vocals together are absolutely stunning. According to the album introductions: “The lyrics express the excitement of preparing for a love ...

Have you ever wondered who is the producer behind the tag line “Incoming”? In today’s Offstage we are talking about the songs produced and written for the K-pop world by the one and only Dem Jointz.  Dwayne Allen Abernathy Jr. (aka. Dem Jointz) is an American record producer, singer and songwriter. One of his first works dates back to 2005 ...

We’re back with our list of the Best Korean Releases of March ‘22. We’re super stoked for this one because there were so many amazing comebacks. Honestly multi-stans are living their best lives.  TEMPEST – BAD NEWS CHERRY BULLET – LOVE IN SPACE KIM WOO SEOK – SWITCH YOURA – BEST REGARDS WEEEKLY – VEN PARA TAN – DU DU ...

Red Velvet is back to wow us with ‘The ReVe Festival – Feel My Rhythm’. Let’s dive right in because, after the teaser my expectations skyrocketed. The ReVe Festival – Feel My Rhythm We start off with the title track ‘Feel My Rhythm‘. This track is next level! The song mixes Bach’s ‘Air on G String’ with pop and a ...

We’re back with a new music video recommendation and this time I wanted to share the iconic ‘Peek-A-Boo’ by Red Velvet.  This music video is superior and caused shockwaves throughout the industry. The rainbow dress, iconic, the pizza boys were never the same. Yeri with the crossbow had us shook. The red outfits you can see on the thumbnail looked so ...