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Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that has particularly impressed me. This week I have chosen RESCENE -- Inside Out & With -- KGMA 2026.

While agonizing over whether "Inside Out" or "With" should be my choice for this week, I came across this KGMA stage which ended my dilemma. In addition to the 2for1 deal, this stage shows the girls in outfits that I like; I've added this video to my beloved list of girl groups performing in black outfits.

The visual aspect of Kpop matters to me, so disappointment with what I saw on the "With" MV explains why that MV is not my choice this weekend. I really like the song though, especially the way it builds to that final chorus. The sound and "running" motif complement their "Runaway" from earlier this way.

I've already posted about "Inside Out". Alongside "With", it's my favourite track on the new "Pulse" album. As I watch this and previous performances of the song, I'm reminded of fromis_9 songs like "Rewind". I like groups that can appeal to my sentiments, cater to my taste for the sweet, but also present a more sophisticated side.

RESCENE did deservedly well at this KGMA show. I'm happy that this has been such a successful year for these talented young women.

RESCENE -- Inside Out & With -- KGMA 2026
https://youtu.be/HCBM1KCmFpk?si=ClwcTzdvqhi3U5-n

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#Kpop #RESCENE #InsideOut #With #KGMA2026 #KpopStyling

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Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that has particularly impressed me. This week I have chosen Eunha, SinB, and Umji -- Ulsan College Festival -- 261030.

Oh joy! They're back! Although they are not using the name VIVIZ here, they not only perform some favourite VIVIZ songs but also look more beautiful than ever. In fact, Eunha looks so gorgeous that she manages to overcome my distaste for the #BigClumpyBoot !

The fancam takes in the whole stage. If you want to jump to a particular song, here are the times; I have omitted those for the ments:

0:03 -- Shhh!
7:41 -- La La Love Me
10:52 -- Hypnotize
14:19 -- Bop Bop!
21:50 -- Maniac

Eunha, SinB, and Umji -- Ulsan College Festival -- 261030
https://youtu.be/KqiGrtoMCSY?si=wLAJ5EVZAlw3NQuQ

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#Kpop #Eunha #SinB #Umji #VIVIZ #Shhh #LaLaLoveMe #Hypnotize #BopBop #Maniac #UlsanCollegeFestival #KpopStyling

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Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that has particularly impressed me. This week I have chosen NMIXX -- Birthday Wish.

This is the kind of mixxpop that I like! I thought the switches worked well, with the one to just vocal and piano being particularly effective, as it takes up the melody from that huge and wonderful chorus. I also liked hearing the musical passage from the intro reappear in the bridge.

The MV was a visual delight too, matching the celebratory mood of the song. I saw some nice outfits too -- look at Bae's dress and hat at 1:25!

NMIXX -- Birthday Wish
https://youtu.be/roHWN9fL2SM?si=VGzb2N5JX1KHelUW

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#Kpop #NMIXX #BirthdayWish #KpopStyling

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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 A20 SOUL -- Superstar.

Of the two A20 releases this week, "Superstar" is the one that I've liked better. The overall sound appealed to me , with the vocals being especially pleasing me, as opposed to just interesting me, which was the effect of the Luciferish sound of A20 LITE -- NEON.

A20 SOUL -- SUPERSTAR
https://youtu.be/IAURqrShEUQ?si=cWv7fJFB668GnmOa

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#Kpop #A20SOUL #Superstar

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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 tripleS -- Andless.

Just over half an hour ago, @crookedcuc12 notified me of the existence of this YouTube with the message "24 QUEENS WHAT A PERFORMANCE".

Playing it, I knew immediately that this was my #KpopOfTheWeek.

What a performance indeed! Something about the presence of all 24 members sets me alight!

tripleS -- Andless -- fancam
https://youtu.be/kkKPKFQXH8w?si=5hEfBxyYbiuih_VJ

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#Kpop #tripleS #Andless #Fancam

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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 -- Blue Blood -- 2026 Art of BLUE BLOOD in Seoul.

Last week I chose ARTMS --Pixel Memory, but I am making no apology for choosing ARTMS yet again this week. "Blue Blood " is a good sister song for "Pixel Memory"; I like its blend of longing with beeping electro energy.

This live version works really well. My only criticism of the song would be that it's too short.

ARTMS -- Blue Blood -- 2026 Art of BLUE BLOOD in Seoul
https://youtu.be/cqZFHfPfIJI?si=NAX4M4y-NP3MRGUa

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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 -- Pixel Memory -- Hanbok version.

The combination of the music's hyperenergetic electrocuteness with Choerry, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, and Heejin looking beautiful in hanbok delights me. If only HaSeul could have taken part...

ARTMS -- Pixel Memory -- Hanbok version
https://youtu.be/ACEzZlKu5pI?si=eLCjF0vv1RWaCcPi

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#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #ARTMS #PixelMemory #Hanbok #PerformanceVideo #PV #KpopStyling

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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 Le Sserafim -- Made My Night -- Studio Choom.

Of all the versions of "Made My Night" that have appeared recently, I like this Studio Choom the best. The absence of Overwatch clutter, tech dress, and set decoration makes this simple piece of dance pop a pleasure for me to watch.The song is too short, a little repetitive and "basic", but still fun for what it is. I like the kicks in the choreography and all the girls look genuinely cheerful as they perform. I was especially struck by how pretty Sakura looks with her pink bob and unbuttoned satin blouse. I shouldn't be charmed by Chaewon's "miwwor", but I am!

Le Sserafim -- Made My Night --Studio Choom
https://youtu.be/BZDZBUyaJbA?si=GQ4jtQLjrJIV-g1v

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#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #LeSserafim #MadeMyNight #StudioChoom #PerformanceVideo #PV #KpopStyling

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@pixelcats

Thank you for setting up #KpopMonday with this #EarlyOrLate theme.

MONSTA X -- DRAMARAMA
https://youtu.be/r1afdZk0qcI?si=DQaQaUrQ4HfXPnbu

The guitar riff grips me along with the dramamarama vocals as I watch this time travel MV.

Speaking of travel, I'm going to be away for a week without my laptop, so I won't be listening to Kpop, doing #KpopOfTheWeek or #KpopMonday, boosting toots and all that.

Now which MV does that bring to mind that also happens to fit this week's theme? Hmmm.....

#Kpop #MonstaX #Dramarama #TimeTravel

@alsvha

A lot of 4th and 5th generation groups that I like have already been mentioned.

Here are three more for you to try:

Kep1er
"Shooting Star" was my 2024 Song Of The Year, "Galileo" is lots of fun, and "Back To The City" is one of my favourite Kpop B sides. Lots of other good stuff too, as well as some of more dubious quality.
https://kprofiles.com/kep1er-discography/

RESCENE
They have recently exploded in popularity in South Korea. Try "YoYo", 'Love Attack", and the excedllent B side "Pinball". I have loved just about everything these girls have done from the moment they first appeared on the scene.
https://kprofiles.com/rescene-discography/

VIVIZ
All three members belonged to that wonderful group GFriend, but VIVIZ established its own identity. They have been mired in a contract dispute recently, but there are signs they will resurface soon. Amongst my favourite tracks are "La La Love me", "Untie", and "Love Love Love".
https://kprofiles.com/VIVIZ-discography/

If you go through my #KpopOfTheWeek posts, you'll see these and many other currently active groups that I like, some of whom might appeal to you.

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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 -- 15--LOVE -- On The Spot Performance Video .

Feeling Juun's energy as her forceful dancing opened the performance , I was immediately hooked. Carmen's and Stella's vocals, Ye-on's prechorus with the strings, the brass and the rock guitars as we move to the final chorus -cum-outro -- it's great and thoroughly addictive.

So why wasn't I hooked when I first heard the album track? I can't give a full answer, but the power of performance and prettiness to shape my response to the music is undeniable. As well as being impressed as always by Juun's dancing, I was struck by how well the On The Spot videography served this performance. I was also pleased to see the coordination of colour and pattern in the outfits . Everybody looked pretty of course, but I was particularly taken with Carmen. Kudos to her and to Yuha for dancing in heels; I wish we saw that more often.

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#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #Hearts2Hearts #15--LOVE #PerformanceVideo #PV #KpopStyling

HEARTS2HEARTS -- 15--LOVE -- On The Spot-- PV
https://youtu.be/n-QR5ishboM?si=gEmYk2I3dPiFzBht

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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 Odd Youth -- can't go back -- Performance Video.

Before I listened to the song, I read that producers Sweetune had "updated their sound", so I felt anxious about what I was going to hear. My worries were groundless, as what I hear is a melodically strong and delightfully memorable pop song.

I chose this performance video because I like seeing the choreography. In addition, the combination of the members' various white and blue outfits in the blue setting delighted me.

Odd Youth -- can't go back -- PV
https://youtu.be/lPoz0E6koi8?si=jVZlxillyCt34yWB

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#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #OddYouth #CantGoBack #PerformanceVideo #PV #KpopStyling #Sweetune

@crookedcuc12

Funny that you should mention this stage, as I watched it a while after I had made the #KpopOfTheWeek post and , like you, was struck by the styling and especially the hair.

I thought about amending my post, but the decided not to, because I don't want to get into the habit of continually rewriting #KpopOfTheWeek.

You're right to note those deep voices. Do you particularly enjoy hearing those few idols who have rather deeper voices?

So yes, a good stage. They are all pretty, of course, but isn't Kya absolutely beautiful here?

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 KiiiKiii -- Pop Off Pop Off.

This might not be music for the ages, but it is mostly fun for its just under two and a half minutes of duration; I love the build up to the chorus, but what comes just after the chorus not so much...

Although I often post stages or performance videos for #KpopOfTheWeek, I've chosen the MV this week for a pair of reasons. In the first place, I loved all the Apple oojamacallits in the first half of the video, and then delighted in all those Sicilian locations in the following section. Then, watching a live stage, I found myself thinking that the song really needs the visual support; it comes across to me as somewhat insubstantial otherwise.

KiiiKiii -- Pop Off Pop Off
https://youtu.be/UsbRoaH6y-Q?si=goFAXrDYGqzAHYqO

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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 Ji Won -- Call Me Up.

Ji Won, formerly of Cherry Bullet, with a charmingly catchy pop song. An effective opening with the chorus and a nice build in the prechorus win me over. The stylist has used red and navy blue to good effect in Ji Won's outfit.

I note that the song was composed by Anna Lindgren, the Finland Swede who also worked on TWICE -- The Feels, Kep1er -- Giddy, and many other Kpop hits. Why are these Nordic countries such fertile grounds for pop music?

I've chosen to feature this stage because I don't like the MV one bit. It's not because it's AI; -- I still haven't sorted out what I think about that technology -- but on account of it being just an animation. What was stopping the agency producing something with Ji Won herself? I also have to say that I do not love the chibi influenced style of the MV.

Ji Won -- Call Me Up-- M Countdown 260806
https://youtu.be/VyOn5-JMWHs?si=o0iNJ5XJZwc3geuM

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#Kpop #JiWon #CallMeUp #AnnaTimgren #KpopOfTheWeek

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 KARD -- Back To Life -- Simply K-Pop.

I found myself getting teary as I listened to this farewell -- or should it be hasta siempre? - song from KARD. I haven't enjoyed their recent releases that much, so I was gratified to hear them going back to a tropical house sound reminiscent of their earlier material.

I chose this stage because I like seeing the choreo, and the outfits are the best of all the stages and videos that I have seen.

It's a shame that they never broke through in a big way in South Korea. I hope they have derived a sense of achievement as well as monetary compensation from their success with Latin American fans.

Although I didn't understand every line of the song, I was moved by the themes of support and loyalty voiced in the song. Some might dismiss this aspect of the song as World Cup anthem corniness, but in an age where cruelty and faithlessness abound, I would rather accept this lyrical offer at face value than bind myself in the armour of cynicism and so make myself insensible to hope and human connection.

KARD -- Back To Life -- Simply K-Pop
https://youtu.be/grpTwfpBSh0?si=EjV1nID-XP0FOAtY

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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 aespa -- KISS N TELL.

I've enjoyed this more than most other aespa title tracks. The girls actually singing, the colourful MV, the "dee da da dee" combined with "I wanna kiss n tell", ad libs and outro - it's all quite lovely.

It's also another example of the wonders wrought by Korean-Japanese synergy.

I do love the MV, but I am also very keen to see the choreo in a performance video.

aespa -- KISS N TELL
https://youtu.be/inxzQt78lOk?si=NIqeiQYomvxCrt57

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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 BBGIRLS – Body Wave -- Performance Video.

Just about everything worked for me on this old style summer song from BBGIRLS; the only part I'm not sure was a good idea is the repetitive passage in the postchorus. But if that's the price for the delightful "No hesitation...Close connection" prechorus, I'll pay up.

The MV features lots of what I think are cameos from Korean entertainers, none of whom I recognize; I'm afraid most of the humour was lost on me. As is so often the case, I prefer the performance video. Although the choreography is nothing special, the members look great not in spite of but on account of their age; they're in their early to mid thirties, which is old only in Kpop terms. I hope to see more and more "older" idols continue performing, although I can understand that the idol lifestyle might well be less appealing at age thirty than at twenty.

BBGIRLS -- Body Wave -- Performance Video
https://youtu.be/6J3M_WCX-bI?si=KQrHM_620tBIIFPW

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#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #BBGIRLS #BodyWave #PerformanceVideo

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 – Pretty Girl -- Idol Booth.

I've been following RESCENE from the very beginning, so I am delighted to see their popularity rocketing in South Korea. Their cover of Kara's "Pretty Girl" is such fun. The song's jaunty catchiness has always appealed to me, and RESCENE's voices sound good in this version.

I'm enjoying the MV and stages, but this Idol Booth video must be my favourite so far; the overall styling charmed me, bias LIv's hair being up and bias wrecker May's hair being bobbed delighted me, and the girls' cute marching put a ribbon on it!

RESCENE -- Pretty Girl -- IDOL Booth
https://youtu.be/QhZ70uPT8P8?si=Y7xhAV-xFuSmCLaE

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#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #RESCENE #PrettyGirl

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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https://youtu.be/9_q-kb9MPH0?si=3hdSUBdKHce9qhmC

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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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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#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #GirlGroups #STAYC #2LOVE #Seeun #KpopStyling

https://youtu.be/4yx1rnezydE?si=tSF3mxEK4KMgDZM6

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 – Metronome.

What a wonderful comeback! The music clicked with me immediately, with the contrast between the two parts of the chorus being particularly striking and pleasing. I also liked that unexpected dance break. I'm going to have to learn names, as the members have nicely distinct voices. So far the only member I can name is Koko.

I often prefer performance versions to MVs, but here the MV is a winner. The musical contrast has a satisfying analogue in the visuals; look not just at the settings, but also the hairstyles, the outfits, and the make up. Everybody in their diverse ways looks gorgeous throughout.

Of course, the most immediately impressive part of the choreo is that for the first part of the chorus, but I must admit to being so taken with the girls dancing face to face then moving into a V formation in the second part of the first chorus (1:05 -- 1:11). The forest set dance conveys intimacy, grace, then power.

I've played the MV umpteen times and also enjoyed the music show stages, the performance version, the Studio Choom, and the B sides. My pleasure has also had the added spice of the unexpected, because although I had liked "Racecar' and "Timebomb", "Mamma Mia", their most recent title track, grated with me. How delightful to have low expectations so decidedly surpassed!

Unfortunately, it seems from what I read online that the clicking and purchasing public are less enthusiastic about this comeback. Let's hope sales pick up!

#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #izna #Metronome

https://youtu.be/NQRGAh7ukh8?si=kRXs182e1fmGVFSM

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

Even though I have delighted in the possibilities that large groups like LOONA or WJSN have been able to develop on account of the number of their members, the 24 strong tripleS is too big even for me. As for the Objekts, Seasons, Gravity , Cosmo and the various subunits ...no, it's all too much for me.

Casual listener though I am, I have enjoyed a number of their releases and I like this one very much. The anime influenced sound works well and this video shows off the choreography better than do the music show stages. I love the signature "la la la" and don't care if the concluding high note owes as much to vocal processing as it does to vocal prowess.

With regard to outfits, this suit dance provides variations on a restrained theme, a co-ordination without dull uniformity that I find appealing.

#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #tripleS #BabyFlower #SuitDance #KpopStyling
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tripleS -- Baby Flower -- Suit Dance
https://youtu.be/FWOh8wKclYQ?si=NxuYYKpwoHaG3tFs

Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that have particularly liked. This week I have chosen Heart Of Woman – Told U So.

Heart Of Woman took the bold step of debuting with a full length album, “Heart Byte Legacy”. After enjoying “Lost In Proof”, a title track with a pleasing older Kpop sound, I started listening to the album. “Told U So” immediately caught my attention. “Please let there be a performance video” I prayed, and this morning my prayer was answered. Will we be granted live performances in the coming weeks?

If you take pleasure in European Kpop connections, go to 1:11 and hear Liuyin, who was brought up by her Chinese family in Rome, sing in Italian.

Heart Of Woman – Told U So
https://youtu.be/5q_VlOUKUUI?si=a9N3hzVJt2hdbX_g
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#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #HeartOfWoman #ToldUSo #PerformanceVideo #Liuyin #Italy

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 ITZY – Motto.

Melodic, full of bright energy, great chorus, proper bridge, and a couple of nice ad libs as the song nears its close...what’s not to like about this comeback?

Perhaps the MV, which I thought looked a bit of a mess; let’s not get into a discussion of the rights and wrongs of the here heavily used AI. I’m looking forward to the performance video.

ITZY – Motto
https://youtu.be/1jKnI_ib8c8?si=glIGGwg9oDRQ1R4U
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#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #ITZY #Motto

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...explore this playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgnwnvAX9-Fc8_vWLQyGQigsDpJKxlY7s

and this explanatory video
https://youtu.be/oDDm0pw0TzY?si=JaFwLZJP16pk2j42

Of course, opinions will differ about the boundaries of the classification, but that's always the case for genres, styles, and perhaps all attempts classification of the human and natural world -- which brings us back to my hesitation in putting an IS:SUE song in #KpopOfTheWeek

#Kpop #ChristianHorseGirlMusic

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Although I've been tempted to list this as #KpopOfTheWeek, I will resist that temptation because it's still Jpop, even though heavily influenced by Kpop and featured at KCON Japan.

The use of strings and melody here appeals to my inner Christian Horse Girl.* I also enjoyed much of the "Quartet" album too. I like the direction the group have taken, as I did not much care for some their earlier stuff.

Both IS:SUE and ME:I, another Jpop group I quite like, emerged from PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS. It's not surprising they appeal to this Kpop fan.

If you're not familiar with "Christian Horse Girl Music"....

IS:SUE -- Quartet -- KCON JAPAN 2026
https://youtu.be/nSAeMOwSZpQ?si=qlhZN_QE8e5rp_CW

#Jpop #ISSUE #Quartet #Kpop #ChristianHorseGirl

Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that have particularly liked. This week I have chosen SEEYA -- Stay.

This old Kpop group is new to me. I enjoyed their singing, was charmed by dancer /choreographer Aiki (is she famous?) combining the elegant and the humorous, and was refreshed by a song unburdened by the unmelodic.

SEEYA -- Stay
https://youtu.be/RMNcT5AqLGA?si=Ii5mnGsT6GF298zp

#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #SEEYA #Stay #Aiki #Choreography
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Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that have particularly liked. This week I have chosen Billlie – ZAP.

When I first heard ZAP, I did not really care for it because it has an aespa/Everglow girlcrush sound that does not usually appeal to me that much.

However, after playing the MV a number of times, I’ve found that ZAP has grown on me. Perhaps this change on my part illustrates what psychologists call the repeated exposure effect.

But why was I replaying the MV before the onset of that repeated exposure effect?

The visuals! Although long hair offers all sorts of styling and hairography opportunities and often looks beautiful, I am almost always thrilled to see idols with shorter hair. So I was delighted that the MV features both the auburn Siyoon and the dark haired Moon Sua with short hair.

In addition, the overall look of the MV appealed to me. The black and the red, the outfits, and the overall simplicity of the MV -- perhaps the beneficial consequence of a tight budget enforcing visual discipline – all provided me with visual pleasure.

Nothing Billie has done has ever impressed me as much as RING X RING , and ZAP has no chance of displacing that striking debut in my affections. In fact, it’s not even in the running for my Song Of The Year. Nevertheless, I’m happy I can answer “Yes!” to Haruna’s closing “Can you feel it?”

Billlie – ZAP
https://youtu.be/iqCx5RfI6Tw?si=ScpiwLHtqHnu5zTC

#Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #Billlie #ZAP #Hair
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