There may be much about the attitude and vocal inflections of "Miniskirt" that reference Britney's baddest musical moments, but AOA and their production team are staking out some new sonic ground here too.
The soundtrack of "You Who Came From The Stars" continues to dominate the K-pop charts, as "Hello/Goodbye," Hyolyn of Sistar's recent contribution to the television drama debuts at number one this week on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100.
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The foundation of the current sounds of K-Pop lie within several key artists. Creating a play list with these artists helps to solidify listener's K-Pop knowledge.
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Although typically known for rhyming over beats with a more contemporary hip-hop sound, hearing Topp Dogg on "TOP" confirms the group's raw skills as MCs.
Gary of Leessang's "Shower Later" debuts at number one this week on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100, presumably on the strength of a red hot music video that shatters the genre's international reputation for being tamer than the West.
Rainbow Blaxx, a subunit of the seven-member girl group Rainbow, slows down the tempo R. Kelly style on "One Word" and makes some bone fide bedroom music.
Brave Brothers and 4Minute have done it again.
Although the lion's share of attention for GOT7's "Girls Girls Girls" has been directed at the title track, fans are missing out on a vastly superior song by ignoring the EP opener, "Hello."
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After debuting at number 33 last week, Ailee's comeback single "Singing Got Better" is currently at number three on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100.
On January 15, Gary released his first 2 music videos as a solo artist