Skillfully walking the tightrope that an upbeat pop song requires is "Shut Up U," the new single from the seven-member South Korean girl group WA$$UP.
This is probably not the Lovelyz debut that Woolim Entertainment executives had in mind.
Every song on Kirin's album "Love And Happiness," released on Thursday, has a foot planted firmly in the late 1980s to the early 1990s, paying homage to the artists that started the musical revolution that brought rap to the suburbs.
"Her," the new five-song EP from the South Korean rap group Pinodyne is an introspective album, often bordering on hip-hop balladry, with one notable exception.
South Korean rapper Jerry.K's new track "Higher," featuring Sleeq, Rico and Don Malik, hits you like a punch to the guts.
It is unlikely that any of the members of the group EXO, or their record label SM Entertainment, would argue that 2014 has been a tough year, so far.
With shades of acoustic rock, 1980s Cuban dance music and early hip-hop, "Like A Cat," the title track of the new AOA album scheduled for release on Thursday is another winner.
Pop Star Masumi released "Girls Make The World Go Round" last month and she's hoping the energetic dance single can join Cindy Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" as another girl power anthem for the ages.
There is something intoxicating about "I Don't Know," the debut single from the five-member South Korean girl group D.Holic.
What is exciting about "Half an Hour," the new single from K-pop duo Almeng, is their willingness to stray from the rulebook, combining dance sounds and styles at an almost schizophrenic pace.
Preliminary autopsy results for the late pop star Shin Hae Chul, who died last week at the age of 46, reportedly following a surgical procedure at Seoul Sky Hospital, were released on Monday.
Yang Hyun Suk, creator of the TV reality "Mix & Match," had some encouraging words this week for those contestants that do not make the final cut.
Skillful, creative music production gives "Evanesce" an emotional impact that makes it the standout track on Super Junior's new album "Mamacita".