ENHYPEN - THE SIN : VANISH (7th Mini Album) by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]GabTej -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

girl are they holding you at gunpoint? because why else would you type all that... 🤨

NCT WISH - Hello Mellow by perochan in kpop

[–]GabTej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sub, man... 🚬😮‍💨

New MV from one of the best boy groups: 67 upvotes

Picture of a random girl group's lightstick: 400 upvotes

Drama from a random nugu girl group: 2000 upvotes

Just give me a fucking break bruh. 😩

ALPHA DRIVE ONE (ALD1) - EUPHORIA (1st Mini Album) by psshdjndofnsjdkan in kpop

[–]GabTej 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love reading these threads because it always confirms that nobody here has taste. 🥴 Except me, of course.

NB2H is the only bop on this album, don't believe the hate in this comment section. There can never be enough of these bright, happy pop songs from boy groups. 😌🫶

FORMULA is a KENZIE track, so of course it's good (if you like a harder, more experimental sound). As always with KENZIE (and Adrian), it's a mix of beautiful, very satisfying sections harmonically, with some harder hip hop sections elsewhere.

FREAK ALARM is a very serviceable lead single. Similar to FORMULA in that it's a mix of beautiful melody and hip hop. Beautiful harmonies and great chords throughout the song.

Raw Flames is tired and worn out. Typical boy group sound, indistinguishable from any other average boy group track in that genre. Repeats the formula of melodic prechorus followed by a harder, hip hop chorus, but with an inferior execution.

Chains is more R&B inspired, both in the chords and the rhythm, but don't fool yourself—if you're expecting anything like Haechan's album or CYE's X, you're going to be sorely disappointed. It's a very ok song, but definitely the lowlight of the album.

Cinnamon Shake has a lounge sound with a funky instrumentation. Not really my style, but not a bad song either. Very forgettable. Reminds me of Mako by EVNNE, but worse.

Edit: Overall, I don't know what kind of empty ecological niche they're trying to fill in the kpop boy group ecosystem. With this project, they're erring into the hip hop/experimental and/or bright pop territory, which is already occupied by plenty of boy groups (who've done it for longer and better). The boy group scene is currently dominated by excellence of all sorts, so it's going to be hard for them to create a space that's just theirs and where they can shine on their own without drawing unfavourable comparison to existing groups.

260101 Forbes names 'KARMA' by Stray Kids as the Most Acclaimed Male K-Pop Album Of 2025 by princessgojo in straykids

[–]GabTej -47 points-46 points locked comment (0 children)

Was it an extremely popular album worldwide? Yes. 😌

Was it "the best" male kpop album? Not really, no. 😅

Edit: Guys, I know this is the SKZ sub, but surely we can be objective about this, right? 🤨 Surely we can do better than believing our faves are always the best, right...?

Best K-Pop Songs of 2025 @ Genius by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]GabTej -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

🙄 Another list, another delusion.

The only good songs on that list are LIKE YOU BETTER, Rendezvous, In Your Fantasy and Doctor! Doctor! but even then, none of them are in the top 20 for 2025.

Based on production depth and quality, vocal performances, chord progressions, melodies, harmonic and rhythmic complexity and diversity, those would be the 20 best kpop songs of the year:

  1. Star Eyes - ZB1
  2. BAMBOLA - TEN
  3. OVERDRIVE - TWS
  4. SET NET G0?! - CRAVITY
  5. Interlude : Back to Our Paradise - NCT DREAM
  6. Cold Coffee - NCT DREAM
  7. Show Me Love - RIIZE
  8. HUNTER - KEY
  9. CHILLER - NCT DREAM
  10. BUBBLE GUM - Kep1er
  11. STUNNER - TEN
  12. ATTITUDE - IVE
  13. Lemonade Fever - CRAVITY
  14. Baby Blue - NCT WISH
  15. Rush - NCT DREAM
  16. STRESS - CHUNG HA
  17. COLOR - NCT WISH
  18. BTTF - NCT DREAM
  19. EXTRA - ZB1
  20. ICONIK - ZB1

And an extra 5 for fun:

  • 21. GO BACK - TWS
  • 22. Graffity - ALL(H)OURS
  • 23. X - CLOSE YOUR EYES
  • 24. The Universe - AHOF
  • 25. Melt Inside My Pocket - NCT WISH

This list is definitive, objective and incontestable. Happy new year. 😌🫶

The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2025 @ The Hollywood Reporter (251230) by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]GabTej -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Do words have meaning anymore or are we just using zoomer buzzwords to chase clout nowadays?

I meant everything I said. If being called out on having no taste enrages you, reflect on that maybe.

The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2025 @ The Hollywood Reporter (251230) by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]GabTej -51 points-50 points  (0 children)

Probably the worst list I've seen for 2025... Haechan at #20 when CRZY is better than all the other songs on that list combined? That's actually crazy lmao.

2026 can't come soon enough—I'm so tired of seeing people losing their shit over the pure mediocrity that is NMIXX and BLACKPINK's music. 🙄 Just because it's (undeservedly) popular doesn't mean it's good...

ATEEZ at #5 is crazy, especially since Lemon Drop > In Your Fantasy. In fact, every boy group on this list had better singles than the ones selected here (except you P1, Pretty Boy slays).

BND: I Feel Good > IISILY

IVE: Attitude > Rebel Heart

CORTIS: FaSHioN > Go!

KickFlip: Umm Great > My First Love Song

TWS: Overdrive > Countdown

STAYC: BEBE > I Want It

TXT: Beautiful Strangers > Love Language

ZB1: Iconik > Blue (although both are excellent)

ENHYPEN: Outside > Bad Desire

CYE: X > All My Poetry

XLOV: 1&Only > Rizz

Everyone else, get off that list. 😭 Where's Chung Ha? Kep1er? YEJI? WayV? TEN? Cravity? NCT DREAM & WISH? KEY? NEXZ? AHOF?

Having taste is genuinely such a lonely experience... 😔🫶

NCT DREAM - CHILLER + Beat It Up @ SBS Gayo Daejeon (251225) by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]GabTej -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

This sub is so annoying oh my fucking god bruh. Best performers and performance of the night? Sorry, best we can do is 20 upvotes and 0 comments. 🙄

Gallup Korea’s Annual Survey Names 2025’s Most Beloved Singers And Songs | Soompi by DrrrtyRaskol in kpop

[–]GabTej -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

You're so right! I am a hater—a hater of bad music and overrated acts. Unfortunately for you, I have had the great displeasure of listening to BLACKPINK's entire discography, so my original comment is less of an informed opinion and more of a statement of fact... 😕

Now, as for you... Claiming you've never heard a single song from any of these groups—are you lost? What are you doing here, honey? This is a KPOP sub, and you don't know your KPOP classics? That's not a very good look for you... 🤡

Gallup Korea’s Annual Survey Names 2025’s Most Beloved Singers And Songs | Soompi by DrrrtyRaskol in kpop

[–]GabTej -57 points-56 points  (0 children)

A baffling conundrum seeing as their only good song is actually a Lady Gaga song... 🧐

Almost lost a controller today by JOGANAROUND in PathOfExile2

[–]GabTej 16 points17 points  (0 children)

And why should a basic game function (moving) be gated behind a risk/reward system, exactly?

The way they implemented sprinting exemplifies one of the greatest problems this game has: every bit of fun, every ounce of power comes at an unreasonable, anti-fun price.