[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: April 30 - May 7

[hitokage]

GIMP monched on my previous banner template AND I was having a bear of a time with getting things to work with the previous layout anyway, so a new rainbow-fied banner! How long will it last? Who knows! I am capricious and fickle as spring weather sometimes! And other times I can't be bothered to change templates for months and years on end. 😜

Also, speaking of the weather, if it doesn't stop trying to kill me, I may have to take the week (less than three days now, sigh) off to reset. Maybe. I don't know. Things are still kinda all over the place and the rain is not helping. But neither is not being able to even try to do these reviews until Saturday, so yeah. Something something watch this space for more updates.

SO! After starting out the process with over 120 videos in the playlist, I was eventually able to drop that down to ~65, between doubles and then a batch rights transfers (which I had suspected was the situation even as I was adding the "new" 1theK batch to the playlist, but I had to be sure all of those videos were a batch transfer). What remains is a little bit of this and a lotta bit of that - dance pop and hiphop of course, but also R&B and assorted styles of rock and even some trot and surprise jazz. If soft rock and adult contemporary are your thing, JANNABI dropped a whole brick of videos in those genres. If you're looking for a dance fix, RIIZE coughed up two pre-releases, plus we've got comebacks from TRENDZ, HyunA, and more. Looking for hiphop? Tablo and RM are out to pluck your heartstrings while Young Posse show thanks for their audiences. Not sure what you're in the mood for? Feel free to run a genre search or comment with what you usually listen to and I'll try to offer some suggestions!

Banner slots this week go to RIIZE and HyunA, with additional nods from me going to TRENDZ, EPEX & joan, TXT, and NCT's Chenle. And yes, I've added a new symbol this week: 🔤 for tracks with English CC channels. (Yes, I know, that's not the CC symbol - did you know the usual CC infoglyph is not actually part of the common emoji set? Now you do! Ah yes, the subtle abelism in the systems...)


Releases for the week of April 30th - May 7th:
YOKA - Daydream + * 🚩
ILHOON - MICHAELANGELO 🔤 *
Eunho, Steve (YOUNITE) - Twilight Rush 🔤 *
Park Woojin - Cool & Hot (feat. Ha Sungwoon) 🔤 *
Park Kiyoung, MRCH - Loveholic *
HyunA - Mrs. Nail *
ANODE - Keep It Raw (feat. Moon Sua (Billlie)) *
Ghim Reezn - Blanket +
Echoes of Summer - 어렸던 우리를 넘어서 *
SEFO, POY, LOKI - 폭주기관차 (feat. Boombeat)
H7KD - At the seaside (audio only)
2001 - Like you *
Vando - ON&OFF (feat. Claire Hau) *
Han Heejae - Your Season *
WIZNIGHT - The world you give (audio only)
TRENDZ - Chameleon 🔤 *
Jang Haneum - SHINE *
Young Posse - Blue Dot *
Kim Hyerim - Each our own today
Kim Feelsun - Wish (Weekend in Taipei OST) *
RIIZE - Bad Bad Back (pre-release) 🔤 *
Kang Seonggu, Ten - start&end (audio only)
HooniYongi - The Way of a Man ⚠️ *
TXT - Love Language 🔤 *
Tablo x RM - Stop the Rain 🔤 *
Jung Seunghwan - What else (Crushology OST) *
Eunsang, Woono, Sion (YOUNITE) - Miracle Day
BLSG - Mail to Heaven *
JANNABI - I watched the sunset from the rooftop *
JANNABI - MUSIC
JANNABI - I WILL DIE FOR YOU♥x3 *
JANNABI - All the Boys and Girls, pt 1: Birdman *
JANNABI - FLASH ⚠️*
JANNABI - All the Boys and Girls, pt. 2: The Rainbow *
MODN - Leave or Die
MOONLIGHT - Blah Some (feat. Nahyun) +
Kwon Euibin - BLUE *
Feel Heon - No Limits
Dragon Pony - You pour down on me (Crushology OST)
DK (Seventeen) - It's You (Resident Playbook OST) *
nochexintoma - slowluv
RONY - Destiny (audio only)
0sang - SNOWALK (feat. Dayeong) (audio only)
ROCKHOON - Your World Is Coming + *
Mido and Falasol - Someday It's Time to Shine (Resident Playbook OST) *
Around - Flower
wishing4hue, Kaito - RED FLAG (audio only)
JANNABI - Dream is Beautiful *
CHENLE (NCT) - Lucid (Chinese release) + *
FTIsland - Theory of Happiness *
Lydia - While I love you (audio only)
ORIKA - Helix (audio only)
Dovlvl - Algorithm *
EPEX & joan - so nice 🔤 *
Yook Sungjae (BTOB) - Lie (Band ver) 🔤 *
XION (ONEUS) - Camellia *
RIIZE - Ember to Solar (pre-release)
Kim Jungyeon - When we are together
CHENLE (NCT) - Cosmic Joke (feat. BiBi Zhou) (Chinese release) *
Gae Ddong - That's my use (Practice Love OST) *
paulkyte - Unfortunately 🔤 *
Mool - indivisible *
SUNGHWI - Peter pan + *
Baek Yukyung - Dear Dream (audio only)


key:
* content warning - see item below for specific warnings
+ comes with "disappearing" hardcoded subs
🔤 posted with English CC
🚩 other flag - see item below for specifics
⚠️ elevated warning - see item below for details


note: despite the ordering of the list above, for ease of finding all tracks by the same artist, songs by JANNABI, RIIZE, and Chenle have been reordered under the first appearance of that artist

YOKA - Daydream 🚩 https://youtu.be/4Dv2oNSZWVY
genre: jazz
cw: animated lens flares, possibly genAI art
note: the lyrics aren't highlighted enough for that shade of yellow on top of a busy background that may or may not have been drawn by a real person, I hate it here. It could be a real person's art! It might not be! I can't tell definitively and I hate that!


ILHOON - MICHAELANGELO 🔤 https://youtu.be/4OioJvTLuxs
genre: hiphop
cw: shirtless Ilhoon, flashing, lens flares, (giant) spider
note: The way he's pronouncing Michelangelo is distracting me into giggle fits inappropriate for such a serious message song. 😅


Eunho, Steve (YOUNITE) - Twilight Rush 🔤 https://youtu.be/auoD6b2KLT0
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, unsteady cam
note: ... I could go for pizza about now (the hazard of viewing while hungry)


Park Woojin - Cool & Hot (feat. Ha Sungwoon) 🔤 https://youtu.be/yZVaz1LbC28
genre: hiphop
cw: flashing, lens flares
note: the English CC on this is actually an auto-translate (not something that exists on every video, so still noteworthy), so the translation and/or timing maaay be a bit hinky (as compared to an official Eng CC channel)


Park Kiyoung, MRCH - Loveholic https://youtu.be/aJv0bpjk06M
genre: pop-rock
cw: lens flares, flashing/strobing lights, glitch visual effects


HyunA - Mrs. Nail https://youtu.be/Zau7kY03-YU
genre: dance pop
cw: aggressive flashing, blood/injury
note: I'm not sure which nails were bothering me more, her claws or the ones in that meaty heart 😜 I'm kidding...well, about the heart anyway. Long nails make me squirm in lesbian, okay? 😅


ANODE - Keep It Raw (feat. Moon Sua (Billlie)) https://youtu.be/ZbAHm6OPMWc
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, shirtless males (boxers), camera motion/blur
note: continuing the trend, Moon Sua is Dame Not Appearing In This MV


Ghim Reezn - Blanket https://youtu.be/I_ExzfejLtA
genre: R&B
note: terrible hard subs are rather terrible, made worse by the fact that this is labelled as a lyric video. At least the animation is adorable?


Echoes of Summer - 어렸던 우리를 넘어서 https://youtu.be/5DEHpHxpsfQ
genre: rock
cw: flashing
note: amused by the way the vocalist swaps between an actual mic and a mop


SEFO, POY, LOKI - 폭주기관차 (feat. Boombeat) https://youtu.be/4H6W3b4REFg
genre: EDM
note: sure, this is almost definitely meant for little kids, but screw it, it's fucking adorable. Also, trains!


H7KD - At the seaside (audio only) https://youtu.be/81Q-_I9lPmo
genre: EDM


2001 - Like you https://youtu.be/Kc7Uj8Azn9g
genre: soft rock
cw: video "artifacts"
note: most of the fake artifacts are pretty mild, but for the sake of consistency in labelling these things....


Vando - ON&OFF (feat. Claire Hau) https://youtu.be/e841bNAb3DU
genre: hiphop
cw: unsteady cam, lens flares
note: for a "featuring" artist, Claire didn't have much of a role in this, sigh


Han Heejae - Your Season https://youtu.be/dIzZG_JOd1k
genre: R&B
cw: lens flares, background flashing


WIZNIGHT - The world you give (audio only) https://youtu.be/iYNhY6ahG5c
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)


TRENDZ - Chameleon 🔤 https://youtu.be/1kh5PYaw_gQ
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing effects (various)
note: every time they hit the chorus and have to rhyme "chameleon," I end up giggling like an idiot, so they've got that win going for them 😜


Jang Haneum - SHINE https://youtu.be/1GKBBjft0X0
genre: dance pop
cw: lens flares, flashing
note: congrats on the bisexual chair sitting, sir. 😜


Young Posse - Blue Dot https://youtu.be/AaAklQcmCqI
genre: hiphop
cw: flashing effects, lens flares, concert stage lights


Kim Hyerim - Each our own today https://youtu.be/E6jVdeBk0Ik
genre: folk rock


Kim Feelsun - Wish (Weekend in Taipei OST) https://youtu.be/IlmBRiQdOc0
genre: adult contemporary
cw: blood/injury
note: video is roughly half clips from the movie, so may contain spoilers


RIIZE - Bag Bad Back (pre-release) 🔤 https://youtu.be/vmL-XgxwQZU
genre: dance pop
cw: dripping wet boys (fully clothed), lens flares, surrealism
note: excuse me sirs, but who gave you permission to be all growed up like this?!?!?

RIIZE - Ember to Solar (pre-release) https://youtu.be/YtaJn17nHgU
genre: dance pop
cw: animated flashing, flashing lights, supernatural elements (implied powers)
note: video is half animation


Kang Seonggu, Ten - start&end (audio only) https://youtu.be/1mPZJ340BhY
genre: soft rock
note: trying to track down more details lead me to a soccer player and some professors and nothing helpful at all, so....


HooniYongi - The Way of a Man ⚠️ https://youtu.be/un4HQmB2FNc
genre: trot
cw: very aggressive flashing
note: at several points I thought the flashing was going to take me out, so if you're feeling at all photosensitive, give this one a pass.


TXT - Love Language 🔤 https://youtu.be/8aRTMQvbODs
genre: dance pop
cw: dripping wet TXT (fully clothed), lens flares
note: the way this is both sexy and adorable... but then of course it is - it's TXT, after all~ 😜


Tablo x RM - Stop the Rain 🔤 https://youtu.be/ZXAcTToLy_Y
genre: hiphop
cw: animated flashing, references to abuse, references to SI/mental illness
note: a reminder that you never know what someone else is going through, so if you have the choice, choose to be kind, always


Jung Seunghwan - What else (Crushology OST) https://youtu.be/8VhLZJF722c
genre: adult contemporary
cw: lens flares, blood/injury
note: video is clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers.


Eunsang, Woono, Sion (YOUNITE) - Miracle Day https://youtu.be/rTP5ZY81Hug
genre: R&B
note: another instance of being labelled a visualizer when it's a performance, and such a beautiful performance, too... call it a potential hanky warning even


BLSG - Mail to Heaven https://youtu.be/pAwb1NYIC0I
genre: rock
cw: flashing, hospitalization, references to death
note: so much running, I'm getting tired just watching 😅


JANNABI - I watched the sunset from the rooftop https://youtu.be/DuAtAKtAuCM
genre: R&B
cw: stop motion jitter
note: it may or may not be accurate to call this stop motion, but that's the effect the video gives, so we're sticking with that.

JANNABI - MUSIC https://youtu.be/IDaIdThOjfo
genre: adult contemporary
note: that managed to be quiet surreal without actually using any surrealism in the visuals

JANNABI - I WILL DIE FOR YOU♥x3 https://youtu.be/Lmiv6pbN2i8
genre: rock
cw: animated flashing, animated/video game violence
note: entire video is pixel art animation

JANNABI - All the Boys and Girls, pt 1: Birdman https://youtu.be/UdJOItrJg_o
genre: adult contemporary
cw: lens flares

JANNABI - FLASH ⚠️ https://youtu.be/dNsOHAGnmXY
genre: adult contemporary
cw: flashing/strobing lights
note: The strobing is both bad in speed and intensity, I could easily buy those strobes being bad enough to trigger a seizure, so use caution. Or just skip it entirely.

JANNABI - All the Boys and Girls, pt. 2: The Rainbow https://youtu.be/uQjPaF3En5g
genre: prog rock
cw: full masked "superhero" (?), lens flares, unsteady cam
note: ... I don't even know....

JANNABI - Dream is Beautiful https://youtu.be/xmhXuu_wHCE
genre: soft rock
cw: lens flares, surrealism (mild)


MODN - Leave or Die https://youtu.be/FooESaEooCk
genre: pop rock
note: questioning the messaging in the chorus, but sometimes it do feel like that?


MOONLIGHT - Blah Some (feat. Nahyun) https://youtu.be/ZpFjZPzE8Wg
genre: R&B
note: yeah, the upload title is a typo. There isn't really much motion to the video - just the blossom petals. And still the hard subs are terrible.


Kwon Euibin - BLUE https://youtu.be/deq7B1-Kgs0
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: video "artifacts" (dark), lens flares


Feel Heon - No Limits https://youtu.be/AImz6MBiUsU
genre: adult contemporary
note: not a fan of the fade to white, but whatevs


Dragon Pony - You pour down on me (Crushology OST)https://youtu.be/WUEzw5Z6W34
genre: rock
note: video is entirely clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers


DK (Seventeen) - It's You (Resident Playbook OST) https://youtu.be/hywgLy1_iXQ
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: medical/hospital, background flashing
note: video is roughly half clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers. Spoiler-free commentary is: who told DK he could be so pretty????


nochexintoma - slowluv https://youtu.be/2xKqpUbx3l0
genre: hiphop (lyrical)
cw: lens flares


RONY - Destiny (audio only) https://youtu.be/YcRI0aA4KoE
genre: prog rock


0sang - SNOWALK (feat. Dayeong) (audio only) https://youtu.be/Mss6CZqJAT8
genre: R&B


ROCKHOON - Your World Is Coming https://youtu.be/XCE-HxFA9Is
genre: prog rock
cw: lens flares
note: I know it's practically industry standard to have hard subs in white text with at most a thin black drop shadow, but I still hate it to death


Mido and Falasol - Someday It's Time to Shine (Resident Playbook OST) https://youtu.be/WDZGQHDkjdM
genre: rock
cw: medical/hospital, lens flares
note: video is roughly half clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers.


Around - Flower https://youtu.be/5zv3p-Y6FYk
genre: soft rock
note: only motion is the EQ under the art


wishing4hue, Kaito - RED FLAG (audio only) https://youtu.be/hrQbIbwyCWk
genre: hiphop


CHENLE (NCT) - Lucid (Chinese release) https://youtu.be/aGkJCRax498
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: lens flares, supernatural elements (sky stairs, time loop), blood/injury
note: hate the hard subs, but so proud of Chenle

CHENLE (NCT) - Cosmic Joke (feat. BiBi Zhou) (Chinese release) https://youtu.be/IFTMEzPeNS8
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: (at times aggressive) flashing graphics
note: potential hanky warning!


FTIsland - Theory of Happiness https://youtu.be/PT-sPypFsIw
genre: rock
cw: flashing concert stage lights (various)


Lydia - While I love you (audio only) https://youtu.be/adqjBdt_xoc
genre: soft rock


ORIKA - Helix (audio only) https://youtu.be/K_21QNvP85k
genre: EDM


Dovlvl - Algorithm https://youtu.be/lN4uVeakN2I?si=p7ohyxPtx4z7jNHe
genre: dance rock
cw: glitch effects
note: despite this definitely not being a debut release, I couldn't really find much about this artist. There's an insta and some scattered music stubs, which really wasn't enough to tell me even if this is a group or a single person, so here we are.


EPEX & joan - so nice 🔤 https://youtu.be/dZ3pHHoR2qw
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing graphic effects (various), lens flares
note: loving the middle bit where the EPEX boys try to overcome the bad white boy dancing with a genuinely relatively simple choreo (it doesn't entirely succeed, but props to the white boy who tried)


Yook Sungjae (BTOB) - Lie (Band ver) 🔤 https://youtu.be/4YHDorf7Wss
genre: rock
cw: flashing lights
note: don't read the comments like I did, oh lort (these children today is all I've got to say about that)


XION (ONEUS) - Camellia https://youtu.be/7NiCfP_8y9o
genre: jazz
cw: lens flares
note: yeah, I'm a total sucker for a slow jazz number, just sway the night away


Kim Jungyeon - When we are together https://youtu.be/vOeFNBWlCJU
genre: soft rock


Gae Ddong - That's my use (Practice Love OST) https://youtu.be/9_3cETsPhg8
genre: adult contemporary
cw: drinking/drunkenness (social)
note: video is entirely clips from the program. Marked as a special, so this might be the end of OSTs from this program?


paulkyte - Unfortunately 🔤 https://youtu.be/diVWBZQ5doQ
genre: jazz
cw: mental illness/SI, flashing effects
note: look, when you're wishing you'd get hit by a car, that's at best a bad joke (don't make these kinds of jokes) and more likely to be SI and do get help (in whatever way works best for you).


Mool - indivisible https://youtu.be/bQZ4mgWO_PM
genre: adult contemporary
cw: unsteady cam, lens flares


SUNGHWI - Peter pan https://youtu.be/vzpobRxSEWY
genre: rock
cw: lens flares, water glare (Han river)
note: oh lort, it's the tiny useless hard subs, ugh, what's the point??


Baek Yukyung - Dear Dream (audio only) https://youtu.be/lZpNL5ptg0o
genre: folk rock


And you made it to the end! What were your favorites of the week? Any surprises? Let's chat!


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