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beast's fiction and fact
Album Review, The Pop Blog Crush

Celebrating 10 Years of BEAST’s Fiction and Fact Album

On this day of 2011, Beast (now Highlight), the now-defunct K-pop boy group, released their first full-length album, “Fiction and Fact.” Topping the album was the hit song, “Fiction,” which made the group a household name in K-pop. Beast’s Fiction and Fact was an explosion upon its release. Many k-pop and even non-k-pop fans flocked over it. Thus, it became the 5th selling album in … Continue reading Celebrating 10 Years of BEAST’s Fiction and Fact Album

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Album Review, On Our Radar

LAY ‘Producer’ Album Review: A Great East and West Fusion

As a global superstar, LAY has greatly improved on his craft as an artist and performer, and takes it a notch higher by producing his new album. Here’s my LAY ‘Producer’ album review. Global superstar LAY has been busy promoting in China, and 2020 has been a very productive year for him. He released his two-part album “Lit” and performed new songs “CZR2 I’m a … Continue reading LAY ‘Producer’ Album Review: A Great East and West Fusion

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unique pangalan album review
Album Review

Unique Lets us in the Deeper Layers of his Psyche through his Sophomore Album, ‘Pangalan’

Listening to Unique Salonga’s sophomore effort Pangalan has transported me into the deep-seated psychedelic stream of his consciousness–sounds of isolation, clutter, disturbance, struggles. Mysterious as he is, he gives us a chance to see through him in Pangalan. That is if we puzzle out his every stance. The 8-track sophomore album won’t be an easy feat for his usual bubblegum pop-loving fans unless they’ve been … Continue reading Unique Lets us in the Deeper Layers of his Psyche through his Sophomore Album, ‘Pangalan’

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Smashing Pumpkins shiny oh so bright album review
Album Review

‘Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.’ Album Review: Nostalgia Potency at Purest

Hello, my fellow (The) Smashing Pumpkins fans! I’m sorry for this late album review. To be honest, I was flaky about writing it. I have another album review coming up, and I decided not to write that one unless I finish this. So here it goes. Reminiscent of their early-mid years, the album won’t disappoint fans with this fated Billy Corgan, James Iha, and Jimmy … Continue reading ‘Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.’ Album Review: Nostalgia Potency at Purest

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Unique grandma album review
Album Review

Unique ‘Grandma’ Album Review: A Quintessence of an Old Soul

The lost boy, the musical genius, the hypothalamus, the too-old-for-his-age millennial/baby Z, the Paquito look-alike–these are only some words that people associate the former IV of Spades frontman with. Many fans still wish that he would be the Prodigal Son of IVOS. Now, he’s all over the internet, with countless memes made to ridicule or flatter him. Even before IV of Spades’ full album comes … Continue reading Unique ‘Grandma’ Album Review: A Quintessence of an Old Soul

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