Abuela's Song of the Day (Mar 5): Rain - Magnetic (feat. Jackson Wang)

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Rain - Magnetic (feat. Jackson Wang)
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Not quite a flashback, but close. Rain was one of my early Kpop loves from back in the day, it's always fun to see him coming back with something new.

(I know, I know, I'm running late tonight. Blame the cats. Midweek Roundup post will get posted ... after I feed them and scoop their shit, so give me at least an hour)

Midweek New Music Roundup :: February 26th - March 5th

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The rules say it's still Wednesday until I go to bed, right? 😆 Hey work with me, it's been A Week again, yeah? And the cats are apparently extra determined this week to make sure everything takes 3-5 times as long as necessary. 😜 Why do I let them? Because kitties.

ANYway ... we've once again got a little bit of just about everything in the listing this week. Dance pop? Obviously, including the return of 2PM's Wooyoung and the debut of MAKESTAR's new boy group, NouerA. R&B? Always, with new drops from Wheein of MAMAMOO, Baekhyun (EXO) with Umi, and Onestar with Shin Yongjae. Looking for rock? Billlie brings the dance rock, Mongrim brings the folk rock, and The Redemptions bring the punk. Wanting the freshest hiphop? Check out Sticky Boyz, LISA (BLACKPINK), or Awich's collab with Jay Park, KR$NA, Masiwei and VannDa. Or browse the full listing in whichever way feels best to you, but with over 50 tracks this week, you may need a snack first.

Banner artist slot this week goes to Awich with VannDa and a very good elephant, because elephant (if I could have gotten a clean grab with all of them together, I would have, but in lieu of that, well, elephant). Additional picks go to Lim Youngmin, NouerA, 3Way, IGWI, Hwang Chiyeul, Wheein of MAMAMOO, Seungmin of Stray Kids, and EXO's Baekhyun with Umi. Which is maybe too many picks, but I'm horrible like that (seriously - it's barely into March and my Best of 2025 playlist is already over 60 songs).

( Releases for the week of February 26th - March 5th )

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