Tag Archives: K-Pop
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REVIEW: P1Harmony finds its groove on full-length debut, ‘Killin’ It’
P1Harmony, “Killin‘ It.” Nearly four years and six mini albums in, K-poppers P1Harmony finally deliver their first full-length album. Killin’ It is full of poppy earworms that stand on their own but fit nicely together and never overstay their welcome. Killin’ It P1Harmony FNC Entertainment, Feb. 5 7/10 Get…
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The 10 best K-pop songs of 2023
The best K-pop songs of 2023 are (clockwise from top left): Jungkook, Le Sserafim, NewJeans, RIIZE, Jimin, EXO, Red Velvet, Taemin, Monsta X and Enhypen. In 2023, we saw the domination of girl groups, as well as the return of groups that paved the way for the current generation.…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Travis Japan has a lot to say on long-awaited debut, ‘Road To A’
Travis Japan, “Road To A.” It’s taken J-pop group Travis Japan more than a decade and several member changes to release its first collective bodies of work. But now that it has, with debut LP Road To A, it’s clear this septet has a lot to say. Road To A…
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K-poppers IVE announce North America tour, Oakland Arena date
IVE, courtesy. K-Pop group IVE announced its first large-scale tour, SHOW WHAT I HAVE, which will include its first U.S. dates in March. The 24-date tour includes a show at Oakland Arena on March 16—the second date of the North America leg. It will kick off in January and…
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REVIEW: Blackpink brings its Born Pink tour to the Bay Area
Blackpink performs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Aug. 22, 2023. Courtesy YG Entertainment. SAN FRANCISCO — Drawing a near-capacity crowd to Oracle Park on Tuesday, vocal quartet Blackpink showed just why it’s one of the few standard-bearers of K-pop. Often copied but never replicated, Blackpink has picked…
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Outside Lands: aespa electrifies in Outside Lands’ K-pop debut
Aespa performs during Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Aug. 11, 2023. STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a first time for everything, even 15 years into a hugely successful music festival. South Korea’s aespa provided just that first at Friday’s opening night at…
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REVIEW: (G)I-dle shows a flair for the dramatic at Bill Graham Civic
(G)i-dle performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Aug. 4, 2023. Gavin Legaspi/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — K-pop quintet (G)I-dle opened its second North American tour at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Friday, blasting a sold-out room with pop bangers but also showing the ladies’ dramatic chops…
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REVIEW: TWICE turns up the hits on the first of two nights at Oakland Arena
TWICE performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif. on June 12, 2023. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. OAKLAND — K-pop nonet TWICE made a splash when it made its Bay Area debut at Oakland Arena last year. How would the girl group top that? By returning with even more bangers, coming close…
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REVIEW: K-pop quartet Mamamoo makes Bay Area debut at Oakland Arena
MAMAMOO performs at UBS Arena in in Elmont, New York on May 16, 2023. Photo: Dennis DeSilva. Photography access was not granted at the Oakland show. OAKLAND —The Bay Area debut of K-pop quartet Mamamoo at Oakland Arena offered up plenty of bombast and confetti, but the Korean group…
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REVIEW: CIX brings K-pop soul to Paramount Oakland tour closer
CIX performs at Paramount Theatre in Oakland on March 26, 2023. Gavin Legaspi/STAFF. OAKLAND — Soul-music-loving K-pop group CIX concluded their second U.S. tour at the Paramount Theatre with a breezy, groove-centric 100-minute set. The quintet, whose name stands for “Complete in X,” is a rising act on the…
