Another #KpopMonday , another theme, #4MinutesPlus , hence yet another occasion to thank @Erzbet for pulling this together,

Thanks also to @girlbandgeek for devising the thingumajig that compiles the #KpopMonday playlists.

I decided that my selection would have to be a song that I have never posted here before, which meant that lots of longer songs I like a lot were not eligible.

I'm sure I haven't posted this one before:
Oh My Girl -- Secret Garden
https://youtu.be/Lznx5A7fNto?si=vJVP-rmKVzSUFyX9

I love the lush instrumental sound here. I miss "dreamy" OMG!

#Kpop #OhMyGirl #OMG #SecretGarden #GirlGroups

BINI -- Blush -- Coachella 2026
https://youtu.be/qoFd0oT6llE?si=u3DuE5DvJEPo_ohM

I've seen some of the publicity boosting BINI, but I'd like to know more about their popularity in the Philippines and the place of P-pop in Filipino culture.

Is Kpop as popular now in the Philippines as it has been in the past? Or is Kpop now beginning to be eclipsed in popularity by Filipino idol pop?

Is P-pop on the verge of a global breakthrough?

#PopMusic #Ppop #BINI #Blush #Philippines #FilipinoCulture #GirlGroups

Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that I have particularly liked. This week I have chosen RESCENE – Runaway -- Just Dance -- Genie .

One of the things I love about Kpop is its sheer abundance. Not only do lots of groups release lots of music with a frequency that makes the western pop industry look miserly, but most releases will have, on account of music show performances, dance practice videos , and so on, a multiplicity of versions.

So after my last week's posting of the RESCENE -- Runaway MV as #KpopOfTheWeek and midweek postings of music show stages, I come now to this wonderful video in which the simplicity of set and styling allow the group to engage us to the full through their dancing.

The original MV was one that I enjoyed because of its dream like blend of school story and fantasy. Yet I also like this performance video for the reason that I so often enjoy videos of this type; they allow me to pull away from the specifics of narrative and concept and be enchanted instead by the sight and sound of performance.

The outfits facilitate this enchantment, and I am relieved that this video shows the girls not to be under the heel of the #BigClumpyBoot lobby!

RESCENE -- Runaway -- Just Dance --Genie
https://youtu.be/l2SeGMZYCjE?si=qLRs-gOlSF9ierPw

#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #RESCENE #Runaway #JustDance #Genie #PerformanceVideo #GirlGroups #KpopStyling #BigClumpyBoot #PV
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Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that I have particularly liked. This week I have chosen RESCENE – Runaway.

Although this past week I have been enjoying Kpop from a number of groups, the song that stands out to me is the RESCENE comeback.

From the opening guitar and synthesizer, through the contrasting first and second choruses, to that emancipated dance break in the forest just before they head out to see the sun rise -- everything about this MV is magical!

RESCENE -- Runaway
https://youtu.be/rsZwrTNklos?si=TzU4DOJAjQfcPHSc

#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #RESCENE #Runaway #GirlGroups
@kpop @[email protected]

Pinky Up ? 👎 !

#PopMusic #KATSEYE #GlobalPop #GirlGroups

RESCENE -- Runaway
https://youtu.be/rsZwrTNklos?si=aJc7OwW2RfljNK6s

Great song with a fabulous dream like MV.

I love this so very much.

#Kpop #RESCENE #Runaway #GirlGroups

#KpopMonday #5thGenerationKpop

@euphoricaster posted an ARTMS track, so here is another post-LOONA release, Loossemble -- TTYL.

This was Loossemble's best title track. Sadly, it was also their last; they never did talk to us later.

LOOSSEMBLE -- TTYL
https://youtu.be/AdFtOCtmq-Q?si=RGfyZRZ0ek9wDTKh

#Kpop #Loossemble #TTYL #LOONA #GirlGroups

Thanks to @Erzbet for bringing us up to #5thGenerationKpop for #KpopMonday
Your organizing efforts are much appreciated.

One 5th generation group I must promote is RESCENE. Here they are in a performance of one of my favourite B sides that shows off their vocals well. They look adorable too!

RESCENE – Pinball -- dingo live
https://youtu.be/cxgqZqo14EA?si=yn8x02I40DaSRuC4

#Kpop #RESCENE #Pinball #GirlGroups

NiziU -- Too Bad
https://youtu.be/b_GqrwmptWo?si=2XpCHzcrymysRrc4

Although Nick James of thebiaslist.com, whose pop music taste is not a million miles away from mine, was decidedly lukewarm about this track in his weekly Jpop round up, I must say I love it - it's a great piece of dance pop. It's catchy, with a beat that you just have to move to, and in the final chorus there is ad libbing and a kick in of percussion to make the whole track satisfying.

The MV works well too. It's crammed with detail, so worth replaying with pauses, but doesn't seem cluttered; the co-ordination of colour and outfits helps keep it together. The choreography, executed with the help of back up dancers, is as good as that of a Kpop group.

In fact, this MV exists in that sweet spot where Korean and Japanese idol pop meet. I love it, I love it, I love it!

#Jpop #NiziU #TooBad #KJPop #JKPop #GirlGroups

@miasmicfungus

Enjoying NiziU -- Too Bad sent me to this survey of Jpop girl group popularity

I don't know if you have already seen this, but I thought I would send you the link anyway.

https://www.facebook.com/jpopprojectradio/posts/oricon-have-produced-a-survey-of-peoples-attitudes-to-10-girl-groups-who-have-so/1430754075728329/

#Jpop #GirlGroups