Terrifically Okay with literally one saving grace. Rizz has so many parts that could be good but it's immediately ruined by the chorus (which is kinda good when you stockholm syndrome yourself after watching the stages, but objectively it's still pretty bad). Kiss and say goodbye / Drip Drip are filler songs at best, and Biii:-P is a cute concept with cute lyrics that just misses the mark but is still okay.

Dirty Baby is a fairly boring song but the chorus is actually pretty great. ... read more

The best K-pop album released this year and in contention for this decade, hands down. Stands alongside some of the best of this year as well, just an incredible album. It's frontloaded with 10 after 10 and while the latter tracks aren't as incredible, most of them still stand on their own.

Blue Valentine is an incredibly produced title and I can't even go into how perfect it is to me. Hearing the chorus for the first time after the teasers and the hype is an experience I wish I ... read more

I listened to this offhandedly because I found out it released from the Pop Base post. I had 0 idea what I was getting into.

This album is like if she took the electronic parts of EUSEXUA and focused on those, creating something really sonically appealing. Easily the better of the two. The highlight here is for sure Sushi, 5 minute of what feels like a whole experience in just one song. Going from the glitchy vocal "I want to take you out" hook (?) to the vogue beat change genuinely ... read more