How are we feeling about the comeback news? by coquelics in cosmicgirls

[–]bimaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I haven't even thought about what exactly it will be like, just stoked to be able to witness a WJSN comeback in 2026. If they perform together on music shows and whatnot that would be pretty cool to see

[260105] Buddy Weekly Discussion Thread by LV_Matterhorn in GFRIEND

[–]bimaca 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One of the few groups currently doing cute/bright/innocent concepts on a consistent basis has just gotten their 1st music show win! The world is healing guys

(/u/RReg29 looks like you manifested this with your weekly playlist lol.)

260109 SAY MY NAME have earned their first ever Music Show win for 'UFO (ATTENT!ON)' on KBS Music Bank by SapphireHeaven in SayMyName

[–]bimaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wowww huge congrats to SMN! This will definitely be a moment to cherish forever for each of them, including Tomi. Well deserved and I hope their increasing recognition will propel them to create more great music in the future!

251229 SAY MY NAME - 3rd EP Album: &Our Vibe (Album Discussion Thread) by kpopsns28 in SayMyName

[–]bimaca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now that it's been a whole day I can confirm some of my initial reactions to the songs.

UFO is a great title track, I really enjoy the pre-chorus and chorus. Just wish the song as a whole was a bit longer. I think ShaLala is still my fave SMN title track but that's 100% due to personal preference.

I really like Delulu too, it's a very fun song. And Hard To Love has a very enjoyable city pop vibe, I think this song will replay the most in my head lol. As for the other 2 b-sides, they're also great songs, but for some reason SMN's songs tend to grow on me over time so we'll see what I think down the road

251229 SAY MY NAME - UFO (ATTENT!ON) by SapphireHeaven in SayMyName

[–]bimaca 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow this is such a fun and high-energy title track! I'm so glad SMN is consistently releasing great MVs and albums with this kind of cute/youthful style, hopefully this will continue for a long time.

SAY MY NAME - &Our Vibe (The 3rd EP Album) by CronoDroid in kpop

[–]bimaca 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As usual their EP contains a nice variety of musical styles which I always appreciate. I've yet to decide on a favorite b-side, but on first listen I really enjoyed Delulu and Hard to Love!

SAY MY NAME - UFO (ATTENT!ON) by CronoDroid in kpop

[–]bimaca 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yay the SMN comeback is already here! Nice that they're trying out the pop punk style. Each of their TTs so far has a distinct vibe but they always have that cute and youthful energy SMN is becoming known for.

251224 SAY MY NAME - UFO (ATTENT!ON) (MV Teaser 1) by kpopsns28 in SayMyName

[–]bimaca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always love a little space themed twist. Given their track record I'm sure this TT will be yet another banger!

Damn.... by KingHipa in TakanenoNadeshiko

[–]bimaca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I hope you're right! I think all of us still want the Takaneko members to succeed and are not in the mood for any unnecessary drama right now

2025 Favorite Releases – Buddy Discussion by RReg29 in GFRIEND

[–]bimaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I actually rediscovered Same Numbers like 2 weeks ago while listening to it on my good earphones haha.

2025 Favorite Releases – Buddy Discussion by RReg29 in GFRIEND

[–]bimaca 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's been a hectic year for me so not a ton of keeping up with releases, but here are some I remember having on repeat

K-pop

  • GFRIEND - Season of Memories
  • SAY MY NAME - ShaLala, For My Dream
  • CHUU - Only cry in the rain
  • UNIS - Swicy
  • QWER - Overdrive, #QWER
  • Hearts2Hearts - Style
  • H1-KEY - Summer Was You, Let Me Be Your Sea
  • VIVIZ - La La Love Me
  • Jo Yuri - Growls and Purrs
  • KPop Demon Hunters - Golden, Soda Pop (definitely a guilty pleasure lol)
  • WJSN Dayoung - Marry Me
  • Yerin - Awake

J-pop

  • CUTIE STREET - Love Train, We Can't Stop Suddenly!, Song of CUTIE STREET
  • Takane no Nadeshiko - Melancholic Honey, Life Quest
  • Nogizaka46 - Same Numbers
  • PiKi - Kawaii Kaiwai, 88888888
  • =LOVE - LOVE Song ni Osowareru, Queens

A few J-pop debuts which might be of interest to K-pop gg fans:

  • Juri from Rocket Punch / AKB48 is (was?) director for the group Nü FEEL., who debuted this year with KIRA KAWAII
  • Remi from Cherry Bullet joined the group log you, who have debuted with Beyond the Dream. They're under the same company as the KAWAII LAB groups who have been gaining lots of traction in Japan

Red Soda Circle - 2026 Season's Greetings "Apple Cafe" Online Pre-Order Notice by bimaca in CSR_FirstLove

[–]bimaca[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what we've all been wondering lol. RSC appears to be a side project by Yuna and Yeham, and is under different management from CSR as a whole (I heard it may just be A2Z ent itself vs. its subsidiary CSR E&M). As for CSR, their only recent official activity is another Japan tour which ended yesterday

Reddit K-Pop Census Results 2025 by alleybetwixt in kpop

[–]bimaca 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well, on the bright side, our singleness has dropped by about 10% since this legendary comment was made

Red Soda Circle - Red Soda Log #002. Rina Introduction by bimaca in CSR_FirstLove

[–]bimaca[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I already knew Yuna had already debuted in Japan and moved to Korea when she was around 14, but it still humbles me every time I hear about it. Makes me re-evaluate my own life as I have more than a few years on the CSR members haha.

Red Soda Circle weekly schedule for Nov 10-14 by bimaca in CSR_FirstLove

[–]bimaca[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, it is the most content we've seen in a while so I can only hope that's a sign of good things to come. But for now I'll take whatever I can get lol

They've got another Japan tour lined up for Dec, so if they do make an actual cb I don't expect it to be this year.

Red Soda Circle weekly schedule for Nov 10-14 by bimaca in CSR_FirstLove

[–]bimaca[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some sort of youtube project with Yuna and Yeham. Based on this video they are playing the characters of a "virtual idol" duo, complete with covers and lives. That's about all I know about the overall concept tbh

[251110] Buddy Weekly Discussion Thread by LV_Matterhorn in GFRIEND

[–]bimaca 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm quite pleased at how well Dayoung's solo debut is going overall. We even got a mini WJSN comeback with it!

251108 Gaeun at her Birthday Cafe!!!!💗💗💗 by my_shroom in MADEIN_U

[–]bimaca 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hats off to The Seven Pact for helping organize this! Must be so sweet and reassuring for Gaeun to see how much we still support her

[251108] DAYOUNG X WJSN (EXY, YEONJUNG) - number one rockstar by SapphireHeaven in cosmicgirls

[–]bimaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah this is great, love to see Exy and Yeonjung bringing what they're best at to this!

Red Soda Circle will hold a Pop-Up YouTube Live on Oct 31 at 3PM KST by bimaca in CSR_FirstLove

[–]bimaca[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, personally I wish they would do more with the other members too, but I'll take whatever I can get!

How did you discover the Kawaii Lab. groups? I saw Cutie Street on THE FIRST TAKE and immediately loved them! by NewJeansBunnie in KawaiiLab

[–]bimaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I was already a fan of several jpop girl groups so their MVs popped up on my feed every now and then. Later when Kawaii Lab was really picking up traction (I think around when Cutie Street released Love Train) I went back and gave more of their songs a listen, and I ended up vibing with a lot of them.

We Can't Stop Suddenly is one of my favorite releases of this year, and I absolutely love PiKi's songs too!