On this obscure punk track, all-female band Rule Destroyer brought enough energy to power a small nation.
With the gothic sound of a pipe organ driving "Paradise Lost" and Gain alternating between slinky crooning and a confident delivery on the hook, the single, released Thursday, has a power that is impossible to ignore.
Listening to "Drive," released on Tuesday by Seoul-based band Virgo, is like stepping onto the silver screen.
With a stabbing horn riff reminiscent of classic '90s hip-hop melting into a somber keyboard figure recalling '80s electro acts like Pet Shop Boys or Tears For Fears, Boyfriend's single "Bounce," released on Monday, packs a punch.
When the three-member K-pop girl group Purfles debuted back in October with their first single "1,2,3" they had so confidence right out of the gate, you'd think they'd been making hits for years.
MC Mong's tongue-in-cheek lyrics and style are similar to those of Psy but thanks to the crushworthy vocals of Mikey of Chancellor Of The Channels, "Love Mash" sounds just like an American top 40 hit.
On Thursday, singer Kim Dahee of the now-defunct K-pop girl group GLAM appeared alongside South Korean model Lee Ji Yeon in Seoul Central District Court to appeal a year-long prison sentence.
On their crushing 2013 single "Horongbul," power trio Galaxy Express prove that you don't need any fancy electronic gadgetry to get the job done.
On "You're Pitiful," the new single from the group's first album "Black Label," released on Tuesday, Fiestar prove that a song doesn't need to be all sunshine and rainbows to propel you to the dance floor.
Like a master chef, on "Hold Me," G-Flow combines seemingly random ingredients, a mellow Fender Rhodes chord progression, a gritty synth bass, a Dirty South drum loop, and turns them into something daringly divine.
On "Mastering," released on Thursday, the singer has once again done a full 180, Andamiro has returned with a new name (Anda) and a new sound, a sultry Wurlitzer-driven R&B that is nothing short of intoxicating.
On Friday, the parents of the 28-year-old SS501 frontman Kim Hyun Joong added their voices to an increasingly contentious legal battle between the star and his ex-girlfriend, referred to in local media reports as simply "Ms. Choi."
"Sniper" could be Shinhwa's most sonically daring offering to date.