Abuela's BONUS Song of the Day (Apr 19)
ZHOUMI (SuperJunior) - Mañana (Our Drama) (feat. Eunhyuk (SuperJunior)) youtu.be/KHRZsUAkZPQ
cw: flashing, lens flares, shirtless Zhoumi
CC in 7 tracks, incl ENG
Since Zhoumi is my fav Kpop (shh, he totes counts) birthday twin, have a bonus song.
Abuela's Song of the Day (Apr 19)
ATEEZ - Birthday youtu.be/H5AtTIXTbGg
cw: surrealism, flashing, fireworks
CC in 5 tracks, incl ENG
Cowboy!Seonghwa is dangerous for everyone.
Yeah, this was A Choice to highlight for my birthday, but it's MY birthday & they're emotional support boy band, so....
Abuela's Song of the Day (Apr 11)
1VERSE - WABIF (Wide Awake before I Fall) (Street Perfromance ver) youtu.be/1BJiVc8qsHQ
We miss Hyuk, but they make it work.
I'm both proud of them for doing a world tour already and a bit worried about it, but what else is new?
Out of Context QotD (260410):
“… why are you still shirtless?”
“You ruined the only clothes I had.”
Abuela's Song of the Day (Apr 7)
SANTOS BRAVOS x &TEAM - Kawasaki (&TEAM REMIX) youtu.be/JT0I2J-i8XM
cw: flashing
CC in ENG
And now for something completely different: the remix planned & planted in the original MV. It's a lyric video, so on-screen lyrics in both Spanish and Japanese.
In a distressed rainbow-hued frame (top and bottom bar only, blue to red left to right gradient), a still from Moonbyul's Hertz music video. A young Korean woman (Moonbyul of MAMAMOO) in bulk black streetwear leans over the camera, right hand stretched towards the lens. Header text reads Midweek New Music Roundup. Bottom text reads March 25th - April 1st.
[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: March 25th - April 1st abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/73769.html
This week's listing features new music from SF9, Moonbyul (MAMAMOO), Irene (Red Velvet), plus many more!
#Music #NewMusic #Kpop #Krock #KRnB #KHipHop
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 30)
CLOSE YOUR EYES - X youtu.be/D5ljl9pNAmc
cw: aggressive flashing, surrealism
CC in 6 tracks, incl ENG
A couple months later, a baby group brings the same title but a very different energy. The clipping is giving me gaming flashbacks. 😅🤣
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 29)
ONEUS - X youtu.be/7tEgWyYB8YE
cw: flashing, blood/injury, camera motion
Yes, this is how far behind in everything I am. Still weird to see them as only four (Seoho's doing his military service)
Two screenshots in a distressed rainbow-hued frame (top and bottom bar only, red to blue left to right gradient) with a black to light grey slash from upper left to bottom right, the phrase Midweek New Music Roundup atop the divider. Above the bar, a young blonde Korean woman (YUNA of ITZY) in a pale cream fur coat standing in front of a freezer of ice creams. Below the slash, the seven members of BTS stand on the forequarter of a sailing ship, dressed in dark, vaguely naval-uniform style. Center bottom text reads March 18th - 25th.
[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: March 18-25 abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/73197.html
This week's listing features new music from BTS, YUNA (ITZY), P1Harmony, DK (SEVENTEEN), plus many more!
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 24)
CRAVITY - Lemonade Fever youtu.be/SksA5JlCtI8
cw: flashing, surrealism
CC in 5 tracks, incl ENG
Yeah, it's out of season most places right now, but our weather is broken enough that I'd love some lemonade. Just not, uh, not this lemonade.
![휘성(Wheesung) - With me [윤도현의 러브레터] | KBS 20030913 방송](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4ejl42bfv3efkzwcfpdlux3g/bafkreihn7ojfgeapl5vjkmmptjgng5itahuzv4bymdbrtgpucctzci2vke)
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 20)
Wheesung - With me (KBS 030913) youtu.be/Riai3DGWitw
cw: flashing stage lights
Flashing back to 2003 thanks to It's Live featuring Bang Yedam doing a cover as a tribute to the late Wheesung, aka Realslow.
Two screenshots in a distressed rainbow-hued frame (top and bottom bar only, blue to red left to right gradient) with a black to light grey slash from bottom left to upper right, the phrase Midweek New Music Roundup atop the divider. Above the bar, four young Korean men (the members of AB6IX) are seen in reflection in a large circular mirror, dressed casually in soft sweaters. Below the slash, a young Korean man with pastle pink hair (Hoshi of SEVENTEEN) stands in an industrial space, holding a paper-wrapped bouquet of mixed mums while others clap, various deco shapes flying through the air around him. Center bottom text reads March 11th - 18th.
Midweek New Music Roundup :: March 11th - 18th abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/72362.html
This week's listing features new music from AB6IX, P1Harmony, Hoshi (SEVENTEEN), plus many more!
#Kpop #Krock #KHipHop #KRnB #OSTs
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 17)
NTX - ICE LUV youtu.be/ghXT7bDjoBY
cw: lens flares, background flashing, video "artifacts"
I prefer a perfectly fitted suit, if only because this level of loose makes me think of a kid playing dress-up, which is...maybe not the best vibe for this one, oops.
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 16)
&TEAM - LUNATIC youtu.be/GA50bjt4JIk
cw: supernatural elements (werewolves), camera flashes
CC in 6 tracks, incl ENG
Cocky little wolfies. The wolf-ness is a bit more subdued, visually, in this one compared to some of their other MVs, but it's all good~
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 15)
ONE OR EIGHT - DSTM (Studio Choom ver) youtu.be/OwR7AGIdLgk
cw: aggressive background flashing
Yeah, I'm the level of old that fell in love with this from the first lick.
ONE OR EIGHT are a Japanese group, but as you can see, they also cross-promote to Korea.
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 14)
NCT WISH - Dreamcatcher youtu.be/UulR1x4tvZE
cw: camera motion, flashing
CC in 10 tracks, incl ENG
So sweet & taking me back to my Japanese roots. But oh, it sounds a little like someone's vocal range is dropping... Abuela's not ready for the babies to be grown! 🤣
In a distressed frame (top and bottom bars only, red to blue left to right gradient), three screenshots. Leftmost, a young Korean man with silver hair (Mingi of ATEEZ) wears wire rim glasses and a moss-grey tweed jacket and holds a silver mic up close to his mouth while singing. In the center, a young Korean woman with long black hair pinned back and wearing an off-the-shoulder black sweater, several pearl necklaces adorning her neck and chest (Solar of MAMAMOO), stands in right-facing profile while singing into a stand mic she holds with both hands, her eyes closed. Rightmost, a young Korean man with short black hair and a plain white shirt (soloist WOODZ) stands in left-facing profile, eyes nearly closed as he considers something unseen. Title text reads Midweek New Music Roundup. Bottom text reads March 4th - 11th.
[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: March 4th - 11th abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/71000.html
This week's listing features new music from WOODZ, Solar (MAMAMOO), ATEEZ, ONEW (SHINee), plus many more!
![NEWBEAT(뉴비트) [LOUDER THAN EVER] 'Look So Good' Official MV](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4ejl42bfv3efkzwcfpdlux3g/bafkreieho4js7kbw2df4tyoj34s7h4hrvxeozwztfvsia5eu3kmb657lka)
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 9)
NEWBEAT - Look So Good youtu.be/KHG3M3UqHBc
cw: lens flares
Always such a shame when these new groups struggle to afford proper clothes😅
Oh right, the song. Well, the song is pretty typical fluff dance pop but really, you're gonna be distracted by the dancing, so
The Week Ahead (Mar 8) ko-fi.com/post/The-Wee...
my #writing plans, such as they are, for the week ahead~
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 8)
TXT (Yeonjun x Soobin) - The Killa (I Belong to You) [GayoDaejeon 240726] youtu.be/EONqOPVs7IQ
cw: flashing stage lights, the hip monster's hip rolls
Live vocals for the win, but watch out for those hip thrusts. Deadly. Just deadly.
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 7)
Hongjoong (ATEEZ) - NO1 youtu.be/QXaDflrLjc8
cw: aggressive flashing, false color
CC in 10 tracks, incl ENG
There's a lot of aggressive flashing, as is pretty typical of EDM. But let's stop pretending no one knows what he meant by girls feeling holy - he knows
In a distressed frame (top and bottom bars only, red to blue left to right gradient), three screenshots. Leftmost, a young Korean woman (soloist Lee Youngji) in a hockey referree's outfit in the middle of an active game. In the center, three young Korean men (boy group Big Ocean), armed, left to right, with a bow, a sword, and a large flag/banner, are charging towards the screen while a large wave breaks behind them. Rightmost, a Korean woman (soloist YOUNHA) stands at a mic and electric keyboard, playing and singing, in an abandoned-ish industrial space. Title text reads Midweek New Music Roundup. Bottom text reads February 25th - March 4th.
[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: February 25th - March 4th
abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/70032.html
This week's listing features new music from Lee Youngji, Big Ocean, YOUNHA, Bang Yedam, NMIXX, Eric Nam, plus many more!
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 3)
xikers - SUPERPOWER (Peak) youtu.be/26TTuFQXEW4
cw: aggressive flashing, supernatural elements
CC in 11 tracks, incl ENG
The dokkaebi are at it again, making trouble & having fun. Which means it's entirely up in the air how much of this is actually happening.
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 1)
Wonho - If You Wanna youtu.be/qk6AbjgR-FA
cw: aggressive flashing, f-bomb
CC in 6 tracks, incl ENG
Tell me again how pure Kpop is compared to American pop? 🤣🤣 No, of course he's talking about motorcycles and dancing and nothing naughty at *all*.
Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 1)
LAY - Step youtu.be/obq5WiEMbUw
cw: diamond dust glitter, supernatural elements (magic), shirtless Lay
The MJ influences are especially strong in this one and it makes my shriveled old heart happy. Our international king of dance.
Abuela's Song of the Day (Feb 23)
BOYNEXTDOOR - Hollywood Action youtu.be/yAtew9dZX_E
cw: surrealism, guns, aliens, flashing
CC in 9 tracks, incl ENG
I don't have the words, this is just ... insane. But in a way that my aged cheesy SF-loving heart appreciates. T
![[THE BOYZ(더보이즈) X DAZED] Survive The Night | LA BEHIND](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4ejl42bfv3efkzwcfpdlux3g/bafkreibeimqxm3bstce35ikz4poww3jvexs3bkrdjjxcafe3uwc6tmfeie)
Abuela's Song of the Day (Feb 21)
The Boyz - Survive the Night youtu.be/C-Hss7j93_0
cw: aggressive flashing, unsteady cam
When I first put this song into my queue, I was only finding the offiical audio & a slew of concert fancams. This time, this floated up from the depths, so...surprise 🥳
Abuela's Song of the Day (Feb 20)
SuperJunior - Devil (performance ver) youtu.be/LzujUrSZihc
Flashing back 11 years with this performance piece, in which Heechul is only participating cuz these are some pretty low key moves, so safe for him to engage in.
In a distressed rainbow-hued frame (top and bottom bar only, blue to red left to right gradient), a still from ATEEZ's NASA performance video. Seven men in bulky white suits with heads bowed dance on a soundstage dressed in floor-to-ceiling panels painted like gray stone, not unlike the moon, with three tiers of darker grey stairs rising behind the dancers. Header text reads Midweek New Music Roundup. Bottom text reads February 11th - 18th.
Midweek New Music Roundup :: February 11th - 18th abuelaskpop.dreamwidth.org/67764.html
This week's listing features new music from WOODZ, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, plus many more!
Abuela's Song of the Day (Feb 12)
Gemini - MIA (feat. CAMO, WOODZ) youtu.be/H5hJAlWrPU8
cw: lens flares, background flashing (CRT)
CC in ENG
Normally I have a 5yr age requirement for Throwbacks, but shh.
Look, WOODZ's service felt like 5 years all by itself somehow & the rules are made up anyway