"Halang Halang," released Monday by Soul Paper, has way too funky a beat to be folk, but includes too much subdued piano and acoustic guitar to be considered a straight-ahead dance song.
When South Korean pop rock band F.T. Island returned on Aug. 16 with their 22nd single release "Puppy," they unleashed a sound that is an exciting stylistic departure for the group.
On his 2012 release "See Through," Primary drew from modern acts like Kanye West or Frank Ocean, but also added a clever mixture of early East Coast rap with a dash of Nile Rodgers-produced '70s disco.
Kassy manages an almost schizophrenic switch between vocal personas on her debut single "In My Bed," released Tuesday, demonstrating her ability as both a singer and MC.
"People's Radio," the 2010 collaboration between The Quiett, Jerry.K, B-Free and Mad Clown, finds each of the rappers young, hungry and producing a sound every bit as great as the beat they are rhyming over.
It's exciting to hear South Korean rapper Yankie channeling the same undeniable rush of those crushing classic rap beats on his single "Sold Out" featuring Zion.T, Tablo and Loco, released on May 25.
Though the 48 speakers blasting K-pop, along with anti-North Korea propaganda in the DMZ have been taken down as of Tuesday morning local time, the unique tactic appears to have had a major effect.
In an interview earlier this week, HyunA recounted how she called her former Wonder Girls bandmate Park "Yenny" Yeeun to congratulate on her the group's first full-length album in over four years.
It's inspiring to see Girls' Generation channeling their years onstage and into the studio to make the kind of deeper sound that only comes with experience on their new single "Lion Heart," released on Aug. 18
Listening to "Such A Clown," the new single released Tuesday by Trampauline, it's clear what makes the group special is their unique take on keyboard-driven dance music.
Released back in March, Giriboy's "Like As Fixed" featuring C-Jamm and Black Nut, from the album "Sexual Perceptions," is part of a growing wave of South Korean rap acts channeling California hip-hop icons.
Korean hard rockers Yellow Monsters make it clear that they're no one-trick ponies on their 2014 track "Commie."
The impressive resume of veteran pop performer Jang Hye Jin is hard to believe, considering the fresh, vivacious energy of her new single, "Summer Lady," released on Monday.