[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: June 4th - 11th

[hitokage]

It's ... been a time, all right. I think at this point I'm being powered exclusively by caffeine, ATEEZ, and spite. Which is ... not as effective as one might like, really, but you know, we make do with what we've got. So despite the day this is being posted, the listing cuts off at ~1am EDT/2pm KST Wednesday ... so only Wooyoung from ATEEZ in this roundup. 😉

So we've got another wide variety of releases again this week, from dance pop to soft rock, hiphop to jazz, R&B to trot. Feeling the need to dance? Check out new girl group USPEER or UAU or ENHYPEN. In the mood for rock? New band Re:Hearts debuted this week, or maybe Siwoel or QWER are more your jam. Needing the freshest hiphop? Check out the latest from LOCO or WISS. Wanting something to tug at your heart? Try Ha Hyunsang or use crtl+F to search for potential hanky warnings. In the mood for something else? There's a funk ballad pre-release from Jackson Wang, punk fusion from HANSE x LAVEEN, trot from FC TROTQUEENS, lofi jazz from toyou., and even new techno from AZITO. Not entirely sure what you're seeking? I've made the best notes I could, so grab a drink and/or snack and take your time.

Banner artist slots this week went to LE SSERAFIM and Stray Kids, both with Japanese releases this week, meep. Additional picks from me go to NCT's Doyoung, Day6's Young K, EXO's Baekhyun, LUNCH with Verbal Jint, and gallant with ATEEZ's Wooyoung.


Releases for the week of June 4th - 11th:
HOONS - Still Shining +
USPEER - ZOOM (debut) *
Mandy - DEAR MY BLUE
UAU - Sacrifice *
TRAVELLER, GARD€N - Sparkling Hangang *
Neulways - Tell Me It's Okay (feat. Songddai)
6002 - full circle * + 🚩
RUBATOV - Moonlit Summer Night (feat. Jaeha Jeong)
ENHYPEN - Bad Desire (With or Without You) 🔤 *
2NB - Always With Me
Voicemail - Same old day
Itska - Extreme Bleach *
siso - Dear Joy *
LUNCH - Tokyo Love (feat. Verbal Jint)
LEEWOO - Will You Take My Hand? (audio only)
SOIN - 0cm 🔤 *
UAU - Good Luck *
ILLIT - little monster (pre-release) 🔤 *
ISHA, E.SO - Meow!
CITI - Yeonnam Street +
Jackson Wang (GOT7) - Hate to Love (pre-release) *
siso - Flaw *
Lee Kyura - Goodbye my love
HANSE x LAVEEN - SMOKY 🔤 * ⚠️
Sian Grayson - X (audio only)
Tori - Butterfly Kiss (audio only)
Seo actor - Wish
Lubless - Zero-sum Game * ⚠️
FC TROTQUEENS - Let's Try *
STEDI - 그리움의 밤 +
Jubin - Vintage (audio only)
UNIS - See you in my dream (audio only)
10cm - Hush of Sunset (Our Unwritten Seoul (2025) OST) *
Re:Hearts - Reborn (debut) (audio only)
WIZNIGHT - Rainy day (audio only)
AZITO - THE SEASONS OF HOKO (audio only)
HuxKid. - In This Love (audio only)
BADCUPID - WIZARD
Ha Hyunsang - Flowerpot *
Sion - On Your Side (Our Unwritten Seoul (2025) OST) *
Park Boyoung - the moment i see you *
Baekhyun (EXO) - Chocolate 🔤 *
LE SSERAFIM - Different (Japanese release) * ⚠️
Young K (DAY 6) - Love will find a way (Good Boy OST) *
runghwa - Visermue (audio only)
Jeon Youl - Today and tomorrow (audio only)
Kimdoda - Mnemonic (audio only)
izna - BEEP *
ITZY - Girls Will Be Girls 🔤 * ⚠️
WISS - NO GPS (feat. DUT2, Shane, Park Hyunjin) *
DOYOUNG (NCT) - Memory *
KISS OF LIFE - Lips Hips Kiss *
QWER - Dear *
Sons of Madam - OMG! *
Siwoel - Cactus *
Leilah - Butterfly dream +
toyou. - in Paris (audio only)
Sugar Rain - Cute puppy (audio only) 🚩
nemori - 君のプレイリストに、私はいない (Japanese release) (audio only)
SNIFF - Make it Count +
gallant - underpressure! (feat. Wooyoung (ATEEZ)) (audio only)
Milena - Miss U (ToGetHer OST) + *
Loco - Match High (feat. TAICHU, Young Coco) *
COOING - PSYCHO 🔤 *
Lily (NMIXX) & Jiwoo (NMIXX) & Kyujin (NMIXX) - Ridin'
Sober - Scent (audio only)
X:IN - SABAHA *
Stray Kids - Hollow (Japanese release)
DEW - 마음이 허무해요 + *
RAGA - DARLING (feat. COE) (audio only)
toyou. - No Rush (audio only)
Dept - Love is Green (feat. Sonny Zero) +
LET ME KNOW - Sentimental Night Dive (audio only)
Kim Sanggon - I Wish It Were You (audio only)
Dept - Sunny Days (feat. Kelsey Kuan) +
AEILO - Luv U *


The Mea Culpa Section:
Just the two and I even know exactly how I missed each of them, so progress? Or something… 😉


StayC - Lover, Killer (Japanese release) *
Dept - Green (Acoustic) *

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


note: listing starts with the entries from the Mea Culpa section
note 2: despite the order above, releases by the same artist have been pulled back together under the first entry of that artist for ease of finding

StayC - Lover, Killer (Japanese release) https://youtu.be/YcLXuUpZ-bs
genre: dance pop
cw: background flashing
note: I feel a little bad for having missed this, but it's a recurring issue with Japanese releases, so I'm not entirely surprised it happened.


Dept - Green (Acoustic) https://youtu.be/LtAlDyEqkt8
genre: adult contemporary
cw: clip jerk
note: the video is at ~12s repeating clip for some stupid reason and it's very visible when you get to the end of the clip. 🙄 At least the lyrics (in both English and Korean) stay distinct throughout?





HOONS - Still Shining https://youtu.be/8Sl7Bxm0cek
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: see kids, this is why just putting a single pixel full black drop shadow on lyrics isn't going to cut it in every instance. 🙄


USPEER - ZOOM (debut) https://youtu.be/JV1gi6PWOdY
genre: dance pop
cw: camera motion, surrealism (mild), lens flares
note: new girl group with a captain instead of a leader, oh my


Mandy - DEAR MY BLUE https://youtu.be/jj1-1PbVYzM
genre: R&B (ballad)
note: obviously, I can do what I like on my own roundup, so yeah, while it's generally true I push major artists' live clips to the overflow (that I don't have the time to then curate at this point, sigh), I've purposefully been keeping live clips from indies and lesser knows in here to help them get more exposure. Which is the point behind the ANNYEONG ARTISTS project, of which this is a part.


UAU - Sacrifice https://youtu.be/WWrT39E_zLE
genre: R&B
cw: drinking (social)
note: I just came here for a good time and I'm feeling very attacked!🤣

UAU - Good Luck https://youtu.be/KH-3HLUBCQo
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing arcade lights, arcade guns
note: I kept missing the title on the cabinet so I don't know WHICH zombie game, but one of the recurring game cabinets is a zombie game on a death screen. And while I know they're just generic plush key rings, but I can't help seeing Wooyonyang, PuppyM, and Leebit. I know, I know, I need help. 😅


TRAVELLER, GARD€N - Sparkling Hangang https://youtu.be/-EK1DDmv9jM
genre: pop-rock
cw: scratchy visual effects, flashing graphics, lens flares, camera flashes
note: so. many. bubbles!


Neulways - Tell Me It's Okay (feat. Songddai) https://youtu.be/3Bs7Agezae0
genre: soft rock


6002 - full circle 🚩 https://youtu.be/NWGMqKALF1U
genre: folk rock
cw: animated surrealism, implied animal death
note: video has been formatted/optimized for mobile screens. Unfortunately, there's a Very High probability that at least some of the animation is genslop, so that's... unfortunate.


RUBATOV - Moonlit Summer Night (feat. Jaeha Jeong) https://youtu.be/blPJMUuHKuU
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: potential hanky warning!


ENHYPEN - Bad Desire (With or Without You) 🔤 https://youtu.be/a2Zqdo9RbNs
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, supernatural elements (magic, dragons), camera motion, blood/injury
note: CC in 7 tracks, including English. Even when they're not being vampires, ENHYPEN can't not be bitey, I see. 🤣 Interesting dragon design, not one you typically see a lot...anywhere, outside of illuminated manuscripts, really.


2NB - Always With Me https://youtu.be/OPpo1A3iHbk
genre: pop-rock
note: again with positive disabled rep? Awesome, yes, good. There's also an animated version - https://youtu.be/prPH1YNyqdQ - with warnings for animated flashing, injury, and disappearing hard subs. The animation's janky in places, but in a way that feels more like a person did it at least?


Voicemail - Same old day https://youtu.be/N7HrPWorLFA
genre: rock
note: not quite pop rock, but not quite folk rock or soft rock either


Itska - Extreme Bleach https://youtu.be/S63-3_pB9oA
genre: EDM
cw: flashing effects (mild)
note: is it trance? is it something else? EDM feels like the safest tag


siso - Dear Joy https://youtu.be/WsRZoulgU2U
genre: rock
cw: flashing effects, visual "artifacts," lens flares, flashing carnival lights
note: I'm biased, but I really don't think this can be seen as NOT a queer love story

siso - Flaw https://youtu.be/_5C1I_pjeZg
genre: rock
cw: lens flares, flashing, water glare
note: still biased, still think this is a queer love story plot.


LUNCH - Tokyo Love (feat. Verbal Jint) https://youtu.be/hY9YDvvjaKo
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing effects, visual "artifacts," arson
note: again with That Restaurant 😅 Aww, I was hoping for a break in the recent trend of featuring artists not being included, but alas, Verbal Jint is also a Sir Not Appearing in This MV.


LEEWOO - Will You Take My Hand? (audio only) https://youtu.be/qP4gRib5gRM
genre: soft rock


SOIN - 0cm 🔤 https://youtu.be/z-GjaQyGcyU
genre: R&B
cw: animated flashing, anatomically-correct hearts
note: CC is in Korean with auto-translate option, so there's that. Whole video is animation with line jitter.


ILLIT - little monster (pre-release) 🔤 https://youtu.be/xRU1XXHIpIc
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing lights, supernatural elements (furry monsters, magic), surrealism
note: CC in 6 tracks, including English.


ISHA, E.SO - Meow! https://youtu.be/QR08LVi9Fr4
genre: dance pop
cw: drinking/drunkenness (social)
note: there's a dearth of actual felines in this video, I am disappoint


CITI - Yeonnam Street https://youtu.be/b_CJTS4EyJA
genre: dance pop


Jackson Wang (GOT7) - Hate to Love (pre-release) 🔤 https://youtu.be/Fd71HoHirUI
genre: funk ballad
cw: f-bombs (censored)
note: CC in English. The post effect on his eyes, like damn. I totally didn't fall down a research hole trying to decide if this was funky enough to be any type of funk, nope, nope, not me.


Lee Kyura - Goodbye my love https://youtu.be/hM82KloAhL8
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: potential hanky warning!


HANSE x LAVEEN - SMOKY (pre-release) 🔤 ⚠️ https://youtu.be/w4nfe4d_xoM
genre: punk fusion
cw: aggressive background lashing
note: CC in 4 tracks, including English. IDK why I thought Hanse had already enlisted, but I'm happy I was wrong?


Sian Grayson - X (audio only) https://youtu.be/3EmqViLF3ZE
genre: R&B


Tori - Butterfly Kiss (audio only) https://youtu.be/9ndyFs1vIuM
genre: pop rock
note: As best I can tell, this is a re-record/release of an older OST


Seo actor - Wish https://youtu.be/OgSnbGAn6WU
genre: R&B
note: hard subs in both English and Korean, but with questionable legibility


Lubless - Zero-sum Game ⚠️ https://youtu.be/XXM2veJpTH0
genre: rock
cw: aggressive flashing, camera motion, drinking (social), arson, video game violence, blood/injury
note: exposing how I came to Kpop, this video reminds me of a couple visual kei acts I used to follow 😅


FC TROTQUEENS - Let's Try https://youtu.be/YVl8K3e27WA
genre: trot/EDM
cw: flashing stage lights, lens flares, flashing graphics
note: it's trot, but it's also heavily EDM, so yeah


STEDI - 그리움의 밤 https://youtu.be/b_TKV4FVoes
genre: R&B
note: the animated twinkling feels too soft to really need a cw flag. Shame about the lyrics not being more distinct from the art, but it is what it is.


Jubin - Vintage (audio only) https://youtu.be/f24roTEWRow
genre: R&B


UNIS - See you in my dream (audio only) https://youtu.be/MOudTwsEXzU
genre: dance pop


10cm - Hush of Sunset (Our Unwritten Seoul (2025) OST) https://youtu.be/ziSfcCJ_65A
genre: R&B
cw: lens flares
note: video is clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers. And definitely contains a litter of sweet baby puppers


Re:Hearts - Reborn (debut) (audio only) https://youtu.be/CNd-r_hw2yM
genre: rock
note: a little surprised there isn't a video for this, I may have to look harder when I've got some time. On the other hand, bands operate on different rules, so maybe they felt they couldn't afford it?


WIZNIGHT - Rainy day (audio only) https://youtu.be/0ZpwBeP9GRM
genre: R&B
note: potential hanky warning? I'm terrible with these things, but IDK, it feels like it could need that....


AZITO - THE SEASONS OF HOKO (audio only) https://youtu.be/7_oxDkzos_U
genre: techno
note: is it trance? is it something else? my days of being deep into techno spaces are long behind me, so I can't confidently say


HuxKid. - In This Love (audio only) https://youtu.be/BdUrpsbk9IA
genre: R&B


BADCUPID - WIZARD https://youtu.be/K_26ZPOpM3Q
genre: rock
note: the lyrics don't completely disappear into the image behind them only because they dialed down the contrast, but still not great separation


Ha Hyunsang - Flowerpot https://youtu.be/HJ3rCn9ee6c
genre: soft rock
cw: camera flashes, water glare (reflected), motion blur, potential hanky warning
note: I'm not crying, you're crying! Who's cutting onions around here?!?!


Sion - On Your Side (Our Unwritten Seoul (2025) OST) https://youtu.be/rJ8JXc6A9OU
genre: folk rock
cw: lens flares
note: video is clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers


Park Boyoung - the moment i see you https://youtu.be/zJCfJVVkjek
genre: folk rock
cw: lens flares (muted)
note: aww, what a cute pupper!


Baekhyun (EXO) - Chocolate 🔤 https://youtu.be/2FOlnuEfNrU
genre: R&B
cw: flashing, surrealism, pyrotechnics, supernatural elements (eye glow)
note: CC in English. There's almost too much going on in this video 😅Not sure what exact supernatural thing the glowing eyes is meant to convey - there's several options, really, so...


LE SSERAFIM - Different (Japanese release) 🔤⚠️ https://youtu.be/HFZUAXhdnHk
genre: dance pop
cw: lens flare, flashing, spiders (tarantulas), blood/injury, night vision, camera motion
note: CC in 5 tracks, including English


Young K (DAY 6) - Love will find a way (Good Boy OST) https://youtu.be/1dxDjcKg21o
genre: folk rock
cw: lens flares, police, blood/injury
note: considering Good Boy is a police procedural drama, warning for police might feel a bit silly, but for those who aren't watching it but might still be interested in the song...


runghwa - Visermue (audio only) https://youtu.be/5S6TARBoQ2c
genre: rock (instrumental)
note: oh look, it's me disagreeing on genre again... but while there's synth used in this, it's definitely used in a rock style, so nyah


Jeon Youl - Today and tomorrow (audio only) https://youtu.be/rDnqWOxwCbE
genre: soft rock (ballad)


Kimdoda - Mnemonic (audio only) https://youtu.be/sNjwMii4cMY
genre: trance
note: ok no I'm pretty sure this falls under "trance" so I'm tagging it as such. Also worth noting this clocks in at 10:06 in length, so if you're looking for a long break....


izna - BEEP 🔤 https://youtu.be/wLKpQpC3-Sw
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing (various), surrealism, lens flares, ambulance, chalk outlines
note: CC in 10 tracks, including English.


ITZY - Girls Will Be 🔤 ⚠️ Girls https://youtu.be/1KhOhW_O8-k
genre: dance pop
cw: blood/injury, gore, post-apocalyptic violence, supernatural elements (demonic corvids)
note: stunt driving done by trained professionals, do not attempt at home. No actual birds were harmed in the making of this MV. Gets the elevated tag for the gore.


WISS - NO GPS (feat. DUT2, Shane, Park Hyunjin) https://youtu.be/-tPxiZHmjKU
genre: hiphop
cw: flashing, camera motion


DOYOUNG (NCT) - Memory 🔤 https://youtu.be/bpJS9ZnTkRw
genre: alt rock
cw: supernatural elements (The Dream), flashing, camera motion, glitch effects
note: CC in 9 tracks, including English. Considering this is a commercial collab, it's maybe inappropriate to tag this with The Dream, but... 🤷 And aww, what a cute pupper, such a fluffy cloud boy!


KISS OF LIFE - Lips Hips Kiss https://youtu.be/XPJWg13QYho
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing


QWER - Dear https://youtu.be/gvlT8VahXY4?si=qCRaXpzUpMEGiyhV
genre: rock
cw: lens flares, dripping wet ladies (fully clothed), flashing stage lights
note: I mean, if I'm going to warn for soaking wet men, I need to do it for the women as well to be fair.


Sons of Madam - OMG! https://youtu.be/Du3BzD3yOGk
genre: rock
cw: full face masks, supernatural elements
note: every time these guys come out with a video, I end up spending the whole time confused. But hey, as long as they're having fun, I guess?


Siwoel - Cactus https://youtu.be/EhKFq43zI8Y
genre: alt rock
cw: lens flares


Leilah - Butterfly dream https://youtu.be/U-KO1OjMuXk
genre: R&B
note: the only continuous motion in this video is the EQ up towards the top. The lyrics want to melt into the background image, sigh.


toyou. - in Paris (audio only) https://youtu.be/k-qpy4xSJVc
genre: jazz (instrumental)
note: you may need to turn down volume to compensate for the "lofi" crackle

toyou. - No Rush (audio only) https://youtu.be/BUKeCnLKWio
genre: jazz (instrumental)
note: again, you might need to turn down your volume to balance the crackle


Sugar Rain - Cute puppy (audio only) 🚩 https://youtu.be/kuNs8KWacjk
genre: pop-rock (instrumental)
note: I am ... almost positive that cover art is genslop, sigh, strike one.


nemori - 君のプレイリストに、私はいない (Japanese release) (audio only)
genre: rock


SNIFF - Make it Count https://youtu.be/zFNJcVDs7gU
genre: hiphop
note: hardsubs do include translation into English where applicable, but woof. The video itself is a relatively short clip of video that rolls forwards, then backwards, then forwards again on repeat until the end of the song


gallant - underpressure! (feat. Wooyoung (ATEEZ)) (audio only) https://youtu.be/3w3JVBcYcXY
genre: R&B
note: Is it Kpop? Well, not exactly yes but not exactly no, either. I would've loved a full MV, but we take what we gets. So proud of and happy for Wooyoung getting a chance to collab with one of his inspirations.


Milena - Miss U (ToGetHer OST) 🔤 https://youtu.be/qXt2DzcvooU
genre: R&B
cw: water glare
note: CC in English and Korean. Video is clips from the program, so may contain spoilers. The hard subs do the usual disappearing act when plain white text is put over light video.


Loco - Matcha High (feat. TAICHU, Young Coco) https://youtu.be/1Bq4sBl80zw
genre: hiphop
cw: surrealism, f-bombs (censored)
note: if you have auto-translate on, YT will try to provide English subs, but it's a mess, especially since this is a multilingual track


COOING - PSYCHO 🔤 https://youtu.be/6cg5ww4gRFA
genre: pop
cw: violence, "psycho" behavior
note: CC in English and Korean. The video is a ride all right. 😝


Lily (NMIXX) & Jiwoo (NMIXX) & Kyujin (NMIXX) - Ridin' https://youtu.be/YR7EOzMZt1w
genre: dance pop
note: lyric video rather than MV, with color highlight to denote lines


Sober - Scent (audio only) https://youtu.be/y-Pb3xKRCKQ
genre: R&B
note: a bit of chill that's potentially a bit of genre whiplash if you're going straight down the list. 😉


X:IN - SABAHA https://youtu.be/EaaZYLVm1Ik?si=ggaBkr7J1WZjUnQA
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, lens flares
note: okay, that ending is a little creepy....


Stray Kids - Hollow (Japanese release) 🔤 https://youtu.be/F4qFzuCA9Po
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, supernatural elements (magic), Felix effect, lens flares
note: CC in 3 tracks, including English. Why is it always Felix being so angelic?


DEW - 마음이 허무해요 https://youtu.be/1AlRCpk9Rso
genre: soft rock
cw: lens flares, water glare
note: comes with hard subs in both Korean and English with nothing to keep them separate from the video


RAGA - DARLING (feat. COE) (audio only) https://youtu.be/BRu3r53HZa8
genre: hiphop


Dept - Love is Green (feat. Sonny Zero) https://youtu.be/VqtGpXFAjsA
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: has hard subs in both English and Korean, but they tend to melt into the video. There's some bokeh-like motion in the video, but muted enough to not really warrant a warning

Dept - Sunny Days (feat. Kelsey Kuan) https://youtu.be/qvHZ_AKPGyY
genre: pop-rock
note: all the same notes as the previous 😜


LET ME KNOW - Sentimental Night Dive (Japanese release) (audio only) https://youtu.be/PslTerWvZQQ
genre: rock


Kim Sanggon - I Wish It Were You (audio only) https://youtu.be/qZpenYozvcE
genre: R&B (ballad)


AEILO - Luv U https://youtu.be/xcvfh4JAyfw
genre: dance pop
cw: animated flashing
note: oh look, when you make the text overwhelmingly large, it's suddenly so much easier to read, regardless of the background video, even with just a fig leaf of drop shadow to try to separate it. 😜

And that's the end! What were your favorites of the week? Any surprises? Let's chat about it!




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