Abuela's Song of the Day (Feb 20): Monsta X - Who Do U Love? (feat. French Montana)

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Monsta X - Who Do U Love? (feat. French Montana)
cw: flashing

Throwback to almost exactly five years ago, before the bullshit hit the fan (yes, I am forever salty Wonho got pushed out of the group because of malicious lies).
(The irony being Monsta X was one of those groups on the fringes of my awareness until shortly before this and then the Wonho thing happened and they quickly climbed higher into my attention but also my irritation XD)

Midweek New Music Roundup :: February 12th - 19th

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For the purposes of this blog, Thursday totally still counts as midweek ... even though odds are it's going to be Friday by the time you read this. Sigh. It's ... been a hell of a week, yeah? And they just keep getting wilder....

That said, this week there's almost 60 new videos to browse, covering everything from EDM to jazz to neoclassical to folk rock, with all the usual suspects along for the ride as well. We're a bit boy group heavy this week, with comebacks by everyone from Boyfriend (yes, that Boyfriend) to KickFlip (Your Honor, does it really count as a "comeback" when it's been less than a month oh god since their debut?), plus the debut of new group AWIN. Not to be left out, girl group comebacks include I:MOND and a new solo release from Jisoo, plus the pre-debut release from Starship's new group KiiKii. Looking for new hiphop? REDDY, JJAX, and soulmin all have new releases this week. R&B more your speed? Try As One or HOONS. And if rock is your preferred flavor, we've got new music from SoYe-On, Choo Seungyoup, and Youngcode, among many others. So grab a snack and/or your drink of preference while you decide whether you want to just run down the whole list or not.

Your special bonus mission, should you choose to accept it: find all the bonus Valentine's Day releases! To make it extra challenging, I won't even say how many there are! XD

Banner artist slot this week goes to ONF, with additional picks going to Chungha, As One, Boyfriend, ARrC, and XODIAC. Yes, I know, my biases are showing again. XD

( Releases for the week of February 12th - 19th )

key:
* content warning - see item below for specific warnings
+ comes with "disappearing" hardcoded subs

++note: listing cuts off at roughly 1am EST Wednesday - releases posted after that will be in next week's post (and anything I missed that posted before that point, assuming I catch it, will be in The Mea Culpa section, which isn't actually empty this week, but I haven't proofed those videos yet and I'm already running late enough as it is, so it's getting skipped.)++


( the links and my (light) commentary )

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