This week's #JukeboxFridayNight theme is #Chance. This song was a minor hit in 1964, peaking at #64 on the Billboard pop chart:
The Jewels: Opportunity (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcO422Iw3xI
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Girls² -- Umbrella
https://youtu.be/O037-c3AO-I?si=kPhQqQDSsalaqtQcI like the combination of driving synth and sweet, but not baby voiced, vocals here. Although I find some Girls² releases have been weak, on the whole theirs is a style of Jpop I enjoy.
The MV looks good too, with, as one might expect, lots of umbrella work.
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https://www.europesays.com/at/440369/ No Angels – Jessica Wahls verlor finanziell den Boden #AT #Austria #Entertainment #FinanziellerAbsturz #Girlgroups #JessicaWahls #Karriere #Music #Musik #NoAngels #Österreich #Popstars #Unterhaltung
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In addition to Jan Bradley's hit recording, there was also another version of the song, produced by Curtis Mayfield:
The Fasinations: Mama Didn't Lie (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEB5vpk2R7w#CurtisMayfield #Fasinations #Fascinations #AlternateFridayMusic #Liar #soulmusic #girlgroups
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/655292/ TUIDE Members Talk Being the Newest K-pop Girl Group, Making Friendship Bracelets: Exclusive Photos #Éire #Entertainment #GirlGroups #HYBE #IE #Ireland #KPOP #KPOP #Music #TUIDE
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TUIDE Members Talk Being the Newest K-pop Girl Group, Making Friendship Bracelets: Exclusive Photos
Aside from the carefully curated concepts, one of the most interesting aspects of a fresh K-pop group is…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #girlgroups #hybe #K-Pop #Kpop #Music #Tuide
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Today I've been mostly listening to B*witched's newer stuff. This one has really grown on me.
B*witched - Together We'll Be Fine
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LOONA & Kepler subunits -- Don't Go
https://youtu.be/RkvoilXKGN4?si=AgY64tbGa0tLCA6iThis 2022 "Queendom 2" video came up from one of my playlists.
Chuu, HaSeul, Kim Lip, JinSoul from LOONA join Kep1er's Chaehyun, and Youngeun to sing an EXO B side, "Don't Go".
No special reason for my posting it other than my liking it and hoping it's a nice discovery for at least one person out there.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/GFRIEND/comments/1vteoon/260820_viviz_are_reportedly_in_the_final_stages/
I don't know if you have seen this latest VIVIZ news, but I thought I would share this with you in case you have not; apologies if you hate Reddit.
Let's keep our fingers crossed!
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The film arrives as the multinational group navigates two members' hiatuses and prepares for its next chapter with a new EP and world tour. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/08/14/music/katseye-film-harajuku-store/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #katseye #pop #kpop #girlgroups
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KATSEYE -- Animal
https://youtu.be/m7k9UMcHbr0?si=fp-tfzhjlXX8yamjThe other day I posted that I was newly open to KATSEYE on the strength of the "Animal" teaser, so now that the MV is here I feel I should post my opinion.
The good: I should say "better", as having the members actually singing marks a huge improvement as far as I am concerned over the awful "Gnarly" and "Pinky Up", but the song is not that interesting. Still, I am pleased that they have gone for the melodic.
A lot of people have noted the homage to "Bound", that super erotic 1996 neonoir from the Wachowskis. As I watched the MV, I was also reminded of the conceptually similar but musically superior WJSN The Black -- Easy.
The mystifying: I couldn't follow the plot, if there even was one, of the MV, and was both surprised and puzzled by the sudden appearance of Demi Moore. Perhaps there is some KATSEYE or more general pop culture joke or reference here which has not registered with me.
The bad: If I told you that "thighs" and "spicy" applied to a sequence of the MV, you would probably give me a knowing wink; little would you know that I was referring to the thighs to be found in the Jollibees Chickenjoy Bucket served with the signature spicy gravy, all on display in the MV starting at 1:54.
When it comes to product placement in an MV, some consideration has to be given to the matching of product and overall concept. The high end audio of Bose fits with the glamorous aspirations of "Animal", but nothing could be further from that glamour than a fast food fried chicken meal deal. Jollibees is less sharp suits, sexy lingerie, and high heels than graphic tees, baggy shorts, and flipflops.
Th ugly: Those bleached eyebrows! Daniela ( I think that's her name) looks like something from a horror film.
In general: better than their most recent releases, but not something I will be saving to my playlist.
#Pop #KATSEYE #Animal #GlobalPop #GlobalGirlGroups #GirlGroups #Jollibees #ProductPlacement
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In spite of all my past critical comments about Katseye and global girl groups in general, I might actually be up for this.
KATSEYE -- Animal -- Teaser
https://youtu.be/xOgxx-xRNY4?si=fDM8hOz7zVrKx3kQ#Pop #GlobalPop #KATSEYE #Animal #Teaser #GirlGroups #GlobalGirlGroups
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https://www.wacoca.com/videos/3313237/gravure-idols/ Sakura Then And Now.#lesserafim #sakura #宮脇咲良 #르세라핌 #사쿠라 #サクラ #kpop #shorts #thenandnow ##thenandnow ##サクラ #boygroups #girlgroups #IZONE #KPOP #kpopchallenge #LESSERAFIM #Lesserafim #MiyawakiSakura #PerfectNight #sakura #Shorts #アイズワン #みやわきさくら #ルセラフィム #宫胁咲良 #宮脇咲良 #르세라핌 #미야와키사쿠라 #사쿠라 #아이즈원
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GIRLSET -- CHAT
https://youtu.be/iQzBz-JV2zg?si=NrCqUn_D3XbHxO-BAfter sitting through this and then thinking about Katseye, I have concluded that "global girl groups" hold little appeal for me.
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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 izna -- R.I.P.
I haven't watched much Kpop this week, but I did manage to catch this nice pop rock B side from izna. Let's not get into a footwear discussion...
#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #izna #RIP #GirlGroups #BigClumpyBoot
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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 -- Lemon Tang -- Music Core 952.
I like this, but I don't love it. In fact, it's probably my least favourite H2H title track. Nevertheless, those prechorus sections with Yuha and Stella are pure gold. The summery outfits for this stage are just right.
https://youtu.be/u82RWVqkIrI?si=sud8O9Glp7wfAe88
#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #Hearts2Hearts #LemonTang #GirlGroups #H2H
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This week's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #ColdAndIce. Here's what I came up with:
Earl Gaines: From Warm to Cool to Cold (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZXvHc43mMMThe Adorables: Deep Freeze (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4kuyXNjNZcThe Angels: Snowflakes and Teardrops (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYJPKwg6rPsThe Trade Winds: New York's a Lonely Town (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ7FK9SUY00The Beach Girls: Skiing In the Snow (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xAnJC_Jmus#EarlGaines #Adorables #Angels #TradeWinds #BeachGirls #surfmusic #girlgroups
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https://www.wacoca.com/videos/3275224/gravure-idols/ Sakura pink hair then and now.#sakura #lesserafim #thenandnow #kpop #shorts #르세라핌 #사쿠라 #宮脇咲良 #ルセラフィム ##サクラ #boygroups #girlgroups #IZONE #KPOP #kpopchallenge #Lesserafim #MiyawakiSakura #sakura #アイズワン #みやわきさくら #ルセラフィム #宫胁咲良 #宮脇咲良 #르세라핌 #미야와키사쿠라 #사쿠라 #아이즈원
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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 STAYC – 2 LOVE -- Inkigayo 260621.
Everything one might expect and want from a Kpop summer track. I was going to post the 1TheK performance video, but then I saw this stage and was taken by Seeun's bob and the pale yellows of her outfit.
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It amuses me to see [email protected] boosting this post. I imagine business school types thinking this might be a post about corporate social responsibility and instead finding a video of a supercute Kpop girl group instead!
#Kpop #SocialMedia #CorporateSocialResponsibility #CSR #Business #GirlGroups
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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-rmKVzSUFyX9I love the lush instrumental sound here. I miss "dreamy" OMG!
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BINI -- Blush -- Coachella 2026
https://youtu.be/qoFd0oT6llE?si=u3DuE5DvJEPo_ohMI'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
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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 -- 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
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RESCENE -- Runaway
https://youtu.be/rsZwrTNklos?si=aJc7OwW2RfljNK6sGreat song with a fabulous dream like MV.
I love this so very much.
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#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
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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
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NiziU -- Too Bad
https://youtu.be/b_GqrwmptWo?si=2XpCHzcrymysRrc4Although 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!
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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.
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Where would be without @Erzbet organizing #KpopMonday ?
Thank you for choosing the #3rdGenerationKpop theme. This generation marks the time when I started to dive deep into Kpop.
Here are WJSN with a favourite B side. "Cantabile" is interesting to listen to, has a rap from Exy that I enjoy, and features nice vocals as well as some "cosmic" instrumentation reminiscent of "Save Me, Save You".
If that isn't enough, everybody looks so pretty.
All in all, "Cantabile" is just my style of Kpop!
WJSN -- Cantabile
https://youtu.be/k4xmSE0sPp0?si=g0kmCDWCusHb0fbK -
Thank you @Erzbet for stepping up once more and organizing #KpopMonday .
For #1stGenerationKpop , here is S.E.S with this delightful disco track:
S.E.S -- Just A Feeling
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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 IVE – Blackhole.
I've chosen this because I've had the song on my brain, I like the outfits, and I'm pleased that my liking this song provides me with an opportunity for posting a video with my bias Ahn Yujin giving it her all.
If you're not sure who Yujin is...
IVE -- Blackhole -- Music Bank 260306
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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 – 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...
#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #Hearts2Hearts
#Rude #GirlGroups @[email protected] @[email protected]Hearts2Hearts -- Rude
https://youtu.be/F7sGJVUrkjQ?si=bVlpKzcLywEF8Mss