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[KPOP RELEASES] May 23 – 29, 2020

by Shaira Aquino
written by Shaira Aquino

Jam-packed with solos from KIM JAEHWAN, GONG MINZY, EXO’s BAEKHYUN, KIM WOOSEOK, ROY KIM and MAMAMOO’s MOONBYUL, this week’s K-Pop releases are surely going to satisfy your ears! Check them out below!

May 23 – [Vol.56] Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook: The 33rd Voice ‘Yusuke X Kim Jae-hwan’ – “Break Away” (Original by Big Mama)

Kim Jae-hwan is a Korean singer who belongs to Swing Entertainment. In 2017, he participated as a trainee in “Produce 101 Season 2,” which aired on Mnet, and made his debut as the main vocalist of the 11-member boy band Wanna One, ranking fourth in the final. Now, he is back with his participation on Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook as the 33rd Voice together with Yusuke on “Break Away” an original by Big Mama.

May 24 – Gong Minzy  2ND SINGLE “LOVELY”

After three years, Gong Minzy released her new digital single “LOVELY”! The digital single is an upbeat acoustic pop genre that allows you to feel the vocals and emotions of Gong Minzy, which are different from before. She wanted to communicate with fans for the first time in a long time, and she participated in writing the lyrics not only by herself but also by sending messages to fans.

May 25 – 백현 (BAEKHYUN) The 2nd Mini Album – Delight

EXO Baekhyun, released his second mini album ‘Delight’! A well-made R&B album containing Baekhyun’s trendy music sensibility with a total of seven songs including the title track ‘Candy’! The title track “Candy” is a futuristic R&B song with an impressive wave of trendy melodies. The lyrics, which are witty by comparing Baekhyun’s colorful charm to various flavors of candy, adding fun to the song.

Kim Woo-seok (김우석) 1ST DESIRE [GREED]

Kim Woo-seok will take his first step as a solo artist through his first solo album [1ST DESIRE [GREED]]. His first solo album consists of a total of seven tracks including the title track “Red Moon,” as well as “Do U Like” and “Beautiful,” clearly showing Kim Woo-seok’s musical color and enhancing the perfection of the album.

May 26 – MONSTA X (몬스타엑스) – FANTASIA X

MONSTA X is back with their new mini album “FANTASIA X”! The title track “FANTASIA” is a song that stands out with the energetic and powerful signature of MONSTA X, conveying the spirit and energy of breaking everything in the way. The ethnic melody and dynamic synth sound combine with a tight rhythm to create an intense atmosphere.

May 27 – ROY KIM  (로이킴) – 살아가는 거야 (Linger On)

By the time the effort to move forward as much as the weight of life is overpowering, for us, who, if no one appreciates it, will surely be bright at the end and one more span of growth. Make way! Super Star K Season 4 winner, singer-song writer, Roy Kim, just released his newest single  살아가는 거야 (Linger On)!

May 28 – TIKI TAKA with MOMOLAND

Last year, MOMOLAND, which easily surpassed 100 million views in the music video with its global hit song “Banana Chacha,” will present its new song “Tikitaka.” The follow-up to Banana Chacha, Tikitaka, is a dance genre reminiscent of the 80s disco style, with a pleasant retro sensibility. Tikitaka, which approaches happy memories to adults and fresh pleasures to children, is impressive because it is easy to remember and sing along with songs such as “Tikitaka” and “Mamapapa” that are harmonized with light hook melodies.

May 29 –MAMAMOO’s Moon-byul(문별)  – 門OON : REPACKAGE

The repackaged album of “Dark Side of the Moon” has been released to commemorate Moon-byul’s 1st Ontact Live [門OON], the first online concert of MAMAMOO members specially prepared by Moonbyul to make eye contact with fans and to comfort the sadness of not being able to enjoy the concert.

The title song, “Absence,” is an impressive song with honest lyrics that resent the time of mind that flows differently. On top of the melody of the emotional piano and acoustic guitar, the synth sound captures the feelings of danger. In particular, the performance video teaser, which was first released, drew enthusiastic responses from fans by expressing complex inner emotional performances with delicate choreography.

See you again next week for another list of the hottest K-Pop releases!

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[K-Highlight] May 4 – May 9, 2020 – Philippine KPOP Convention

by Fern Estrebello
written by Fern Estrebello

Collaborations and comebacks dominated last week’s happenings! Featurings from BTS’ Suga and EXO’s Baekhyun with IU and BOL4 respectively dominated charts while comeback announcements were also made like for BLACKPINK. ATEEZ were also chosen to be ambassadors for a Korean organization. Check the details for last week’s higlight!

May 4

Zion.T and Chungha reveals that they are set for a collab. In Mnet’s comedy show “Song Farm,” Zion.T went to find her next partner. He was able to get Chungha to work with him and they are set to release on May 18 at noon KST.

May 5

Cho Seung Youn, aka WOODZ, had made an announcement last Tuesday regarding his fanclub name. Seung Youn’s agency announced that the official fanclub name would be MOODZ. Three things to take note in the fanclub name is first, the beginning letter “M” is the reverse of “W” in WOODZ; second, MOODZ represents the romantic “mood” of WOODZ; and lastly, MOODZ means for those who wants to share in that mood and be his ‘muse.’

May 6

IU just released her newest track, “eight”, that is being produced and featured by BTS’ Suga. An hour after the release, it debuted at No.1 on Korean Music Charts such as Melon, Genie, Bugs and Soribada. It also swept iTunes charts around the world. To date, the song has already achieved a perfect all-kill on the charts. Eight is said to be one of IU’s age series songs together with “23,” and “Pallete.”

May 7

Another great collaboration happened as BOL4 dropped the heart-warming track “Leo” that features EXO’s Baekhyun. The song is a pre-release track for her upcoming album. As per Soompi, the track was written by BOL4’s Ahn Ji Young with Vanilla Man resulting an unusual vibe with a touch of jazz sound and string ensemble.

May 8

ATEEZ has been appointed to be the ambassadors for KOCIS (Korean Culture amd Information Service) by the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Park Yang Woo. The group is now expected to promote the Korean culture overseas. ATEEZ just started their role as they made a campaign video “Overcome Together” where they share insights to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Meanwhile, Momoland gave out a heartwarming donation according to their agency. The group donated 1,180 kilograms of rice to the underprivileged via Korean Red Cross. “We donated in hopes of giving some help to many people. We hope that this will give strengths to those in difficult environments,” the group stated. Previously, Momoland also donated a hundred million worth of anti-bacterial mask cases.

May 9

Looks like the long wait is over, as BLACKPINK has been teasing their Blinks and everyone for a comeback. The group just shared an update through Jennie’s Instagram Live. The members were gathered in the studio and said to be preparing for their upcoming comeback. Jennie even said that the group has been in the studio almost everyday working on it. Earlier last week, YG Entertainment also confirmed that the group finished recording their new album and set to return next month.

These are just some of the big happenings last week. See you next week for another K-POP Highlight!

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[KPOP RELEASES] May 2 – 8, 2020

by Shaira Aquino
written by Shaira Aquino

Some of the biggest collaborations happened in Kpop happened last week – GOT7 Youngjae and Choi Jung Yoon, IU and BTS SUGA, and BOL4 Ahn Ji-young and EXO Baekhyun! Plus, comebacks from Taeyeon and ASTRO.  Discover them below!

May 2 – Lim Jaehyun & Moon Seongwook “Night(밤)”

In a busy life, someone tries for a dream, or sometimes gets energy from it. Moon Sungwook and Lim Jaehyun just released the song “Night(밤)”, a song that is a dream of everyone; a dream “like the starlight in the cloudy sky” and “like the warmth of the hidden dawn”.

May 3 – GOT7 Youngjae x Choi Jung Yoon “Fall in Love(빠져드나봐)”

GOT7’s Youngjae, in collaboration with Choi Jung-yoon, just launched a strong “support shooting” for his co-member GOT7 Park Jin-young, who is performing enthusiastically on tvN’s new Saturday drama “When My Love Blooms”. “Fall in Love(빠져드나봐)”  is a medium tempo song with a bright atmosphere that expresses the feelings that the two main characters are gradually falling in love with each other after their first encounter, adding acoustic guitar and mellow EP sound.

May 4 – Taeyeon, new single ‘Happy’

Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation presents a special gift to her fans! The new song “Happy” is an R&B pop genre song that reinterprets old school doo-wop and R&B with modern sound, and the lyrics that contain warm, cozy excitement and happiness felt in the time spent with loved ones are impressive.

ASTRO 7th Mini Album [GATEWAY]

ASTRO just returned with their seventh mini album “GATEWAY”! The released title track, “Knock ( 널 찾아가)” is a “Chain Pop”-based song that starts with a refreshing piano and guitar riff and combines rhythmical drums to revive its intensity. The new album also contains Astro’s will to show another world by becoming a guide for wandering youths.

May 5 – WAYCHED 2nd EP Album “2MONTHS”

Back again in just exactly after a month releasing his single “Why Do U Say”, WAYCHED released his second EP album “2MONTHS” with the title track “Balance” and it’s a total bop! Looking from the song lyrics, it is a song telling an ex-lover to stop and that it’s already too much.

May 6 – ‘아이유(IU)’ Digital Single [Eight (Prod.&Feat. SUGA of BTS)]

IU and Suga of BTS attracted the ears with a balanced blend of unique personalities as they have released the newest digital single “Eight”, a band-based pop rock with a blend of analog sensibility and trendy sound. Unlike those previous delicate and emotional IU vocals, “Eight” adds a sense of refreshment with more direct singing and addictive melodies, allowing listeners to fall more into the song itself.

May 7 – BOL4(볼빨간사춘기) _ Leo(나비와 고양이) (feat. BAEKHYUN(백현))

BOL4 Ahn Ji-young and EXO Baekhyun, two artists of unrivaled tone met to create the warmest and most emotional duet song this spring. It digested the unique affectionate and lovely sensibility of the lyrics of “Leo(나비와 고양이)” in a refreshing and soft tone. It is a new style duet song that BOL4 tries for the first time, with the jazz piano and string ensemble of the chorus creating a mysterious atmosphere, with the highlight of the song being played by the Martian instruments.

May 8 – NCT 127 ‘영웅 (英雄; Kick It)’ Remix Single [iScreaM Project Part 1]

SM Entertainment’s EDM label ScreaM Records will carry out the iScreaM project, which will select one of the title songs released by SM every month and present it in a remix version, and is expected to draw attention by releasing NCT 127’s “Hero (Kick It)” remix song for the first time.

Tell us in the comments below which of those releases you weren’t actually expecting but got you on the hook! See you next week!

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