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 Hearts2Hearts – Rude.

Loved everything about the chorus and Carmen and Ye-on's parts. In general I enjoy the bouncy, ultimately disco derived house sound. I wish they had gone a little lighter on the rap and I am afraid that Stella's English passage was a painful reminder that I am not in the target market.

The MV has a lot going on but does not feel cluttered to me. Lots of great outfits, but my favourites were the tennis dresses.

Overall, I liked "Rude" a lot and can see why this bright sound works for them; it works for this fan too!

Yet I must say that I hope that they will return at some point to the more mysterious atmosphere of "The Chase".

No doubt when it comes to my opinion though, SM couldn't even care less...

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Hearts2Hearts -- Rude
https://youtu.be/F7sGJVUrkjQ?si=bVlpKzcLywEF8Mss

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 Fifty Fifty – Wish You Were Here.

Unlike many men of my age, I have never treasured the original Pink Floyd song as an especially meaningful all time favourite; I quite like it, but it's never occurred to me to think of 'Wish You Were Here" as outstanding in any way.

The Fifty Fifty cover, on the other hand, has impressed me. I much prefer the instrumentation here, but above all the girls' timbres, ad libs, and harmonies make this version strike sympathetic chords within me in a way that the original has never done.

I hope Fifty Fifty continue with songs like this, "Gravity", or "When You Say My Name" -- that is, material which allows them to show off their vocal talents to their best advantage. As well as finding them pretty and charming, I like their singing so much that I feel I must support them even if come out with songs like "Skittles" that I do not care for at all.

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Official FIFTY FIFTY Cover)
https://youtu.be/vJYWz7gvKzM?si=j4YHD5oCmP-9fySS

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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 dodree – Born.

How much of a market will there be for dodree's music outside Korea? I like it, and I'm not Korean, but I don't know if I'm an outlier.

I hope they continue in this vein.

dodree –Born
https://youtu.be/jbfRbKK0d08?si=we90pj-Y_VOkVxUu

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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 XG – Hypnotize.

Although I wouldn’t put XG in my top tier of groups, I’ve definitely been warming up to them since the release of “Gala” last year. The MV for “Hypnotize” is striking, but I’ve chosen this stage because dancing seems appropriate for the disco/house/club sound. Chisa looks great, especially with her pink pixie cut!

XG -- Hypnotize
https://youtu.be/nFxCY9vrQwA?si=iSWM_AT9g0oCVxX3

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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 Dodree –Just Like A Dream

Difficult to classify generically –neotrad dreamtrot pop? – but easy to choose as Kpop of the Week. I love both the vocals and the visuals.

Dodree –Just Like A Dream
https://youtu.be/PqWApYzlfrU?si=nR9ZVwHKY0fyTh7o

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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 ARTMS -- Butterfly Effect.

This fancam from Cologne of one of my favourite ARTMS songs (starts at 46:17) makes me think that I should go see Kpop live...but then this fancam has been shot from such an advantageous spot that I wonder if my actual experience would be an anticlimax.

I derive so much pleasure from the performance and visual aspects of Kpop, which makes it interesting to compare my response to this performance of "Butterfly Effect" with my feelings towards...

https://youtu.be/ugeO4xseggc?si=BTFYZShTj9xvw701&t=2777

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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 H1--KEY -- Not Like A Movie.

Although I enjoyed the rock sound that this group have had on their last couple of title tracks, I prefer to hear them on a mid-tempo track like this, as I feel this type of song shows off their vocals to the best advantage.

This song came out towards the end of December but does not seem to have received much attention subsequently. Perhaps the agency should have ensured that the song title is immediately visible in English on the YouTube MV to facilitate exposure beyond Korea.

Yel, the one with the ponytail, is my current H1-KEY bias, but this could all change by next week!

https://youtu.be/JRtR_vm7ilA?si=zWsxebFa0fdbPEls

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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 Hearts2Hearts -- Genie.

I love H2H, "Genie" is one of my favourite Kpop songs, so how could I not feature this?

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Hearts2Hearts -- Genie -- KBS 251230
https://youtu.be/uBVjEk5HKC4?si=rhPJ64yKCQuRcJ4I

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 Lovelyz – Twinkle – KBS 2025 Global Festival.

This reunion was an unexpected treat. Although Jin was not there, and Lee Sujeong, formerly known as BabySoul, was looking haggard, the sound of theintroduction and Mijoo’s “Merry Christmas!” warmed the cockles of this aging fan’s heart.

Does anybody else in the Fediverse like Lovelyz?

Lovelyz – Twinkle -- 2025 KBS Gayo Daechukje (Song Festival) Global Festival -- 251219
https://youtu.be/NNCE2IZXGbY?si=CCcq6ri0KUhw892X

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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 NMIXX – High Horse – Live Clip.

NMIXX have a well deserved reputation for their vocal prowess, but their choreo impresses me too. I particularly like seeing Bae dance – watch this video to the end!

https://youtu.be/kbEYcW_ffjI?si=pSgTD28IGUzpo8b3

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