[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: September 17th - 24th

[hitokage]

The last ... few months, really, have been quite hard on me as a kitty rescuer and foster mother, it's been the major factor driving why these roundups are delayed more often than they're on time anymore. There have been some additional issues, to be sure, but the net result is that I'm going to have to go back onto semi-hiatus for a couple weeks, maybe as long as all of October, I don't know yet. I have Songs of the Day picked out for the next few weeks, so health-willing, those should keep posting, but other, longer posts are on hold -- Roundups routinely take 8+ hours and even Music Mondays where I know the song well in advance still tend to take 2-3 hours, which is more time than the cats are currently interested in letting me have, so ... we'll see.

That said ... this week is another 90 videos from across the Kpop spectrum. Feeling the need to dance it out? tripleS have dropped another subunit with a Japanese release, GENBLUE are crossing over into the Korean market, and TWS have dropped a pre-release. Looking for the freshest hiphop? Check out XG, Song Mingi (ATEEZ), or SOYER. Rock more your speed? SUHO (EXO) brings us another alt-rock hit, Guckkasten offer up hard rock, and folk rock and soft rock proc all up and down the list. Hankering for a good cry? Search for "potential hanky warning" and have at. We've even got fresh trot from Kang Sori, Kpopera from Austin Kim, and jazz from soopie, plus OSTs by Keonhee (ONEUS), Lee Changsub (BTOB) and SOMIN. Not sure what you need? That's okay, browse the list however you like.

Banner artist slots this week went to LUN8, Mingi (ATEEZ), and Suho (EXO). I know, I'm a predictable simp. Keep an eye out for the 💚 to find my other favorites on the week!

Releases for the week of September 17th - 24th:
AxMxP - Shocking Drama *
Benzamin - NO WORDS + *
MONNI - Stay (2025) (audio only)
LUN8 - Lost 🔤 * 💚
Woo Yerin - Ashes of a Burning Heart *
Ahn Sunjae - 괜찮지 않아서 *
YOUNGBIN - Freak Show (debut) 🔤 *
WENDY (Red Velvet) - Fly (Short ver) (Believe OST) *
tripleS ∞! - Password (Japanese release) 🔤 *
ORβIT - TOO LOUD (Japanese release) * 💚
Austin Kim - Allow me (debut) * 💚
Songminsoo - in Your Eyes * 💚
Paranteum - Cicada man (audio only)
Piemoon - Login U * ⚠️ ❌
Heo Ji Young - To. Leo (audio only)
Yoo Minhee - Know That It's Me (audio only)
D'Melo - Remembering You (audio only)
Kim Hoyeon - A season of us (Summer Blue Hour OST) *
Guckkasten - ROLLER * ⚠️ 🚩
Yoon Sukwon - Your Day without Me (feat. Hwang Sehyeon) + *
Woody - In Me *
TREASURE - EVERYTHING *
soopie - pistachio (audio only)
iiya - New! *
Lady Owl - Sparkling Lies (audio only)
toyou. - Rain Loop (audio only)
Kang Sori - yogeo yogeo (audio only)
Groundless unfounded - Time line (audio only)
XG - GALA 🔤 * 🚩
Juho - LoveSketch *
Jung Dahyun - 行路 (Japanese ver) 🔤
Benzamin - Lonely * ❌
Song Mingi (ATEEZ) - ROAR 🔤 * ⚠️ 💚
Lee Changsub (BTOB) - Alone (To the Moon OST) *
Taemin (SHINee) - Veil 🔤 *
It'S - Fluffy Seed *
Chloe Char - Better (audio only)
LEEHAN - From That Day On (feat. Seo Wooyeon) (audio only)
Neodobam - Just a moment * +
Keonhee (ONEUS) - Not Turning Back (Confidence Queen KR OST) *
Mimi - Sweetdreams, My Dear
Ashatree - Sending signals to the star called you + *
TIOT - Every 10 Minutes *
CORTIS - JoyRide *
ORIKA - 2000 stars (audio only)
Ruvin - Another Eternity 🚩
An Solhee - Our love story (Our Music Drama OST)
Acoustic Provi - Have A Good Day (audio only)
Reborn - So Nyeon Manga (audio only)
Takaya Kawasaki - Every day, Every Moment +
J_ust - Tell me *
Solji - I meet you who are infinitely beautiful + *
The Poem - Forest Awakening *
OGon - The Dystopia Song *
Park Jihyun - To you (feat. Park Seungsu) (audio only)
The Poem - Shimmering Snowflakes
u - Fuck you (audio only) *
Yeonnim - Forget-Me-Not *
Kim Hyunseob - And Then (audio only)
The Poem - Whisper of the Fox Rain
Park Layoung - Those days *
Park Layoung - gnarirA *
Junhee (A.C.E) - Too Bad (15:00) 🔤 * 💚
TWS - Head Shoulders Knees Toes 🔤 *
KickFlip - My First Love Song 🔤 *
GENBLUE - BADASS 🔤 *
Lee Junyoung - Bounce * 💚
Hangsung - oh! Baby *
임지수 - 수평선 (My Youth OST) *
SUHO (EXO) - Who Are You 🔤 * 💚
Jang Wooyoung (2pm) - She is 🔤 * ⚠️
Hyun.O - Perfume *
OuiOui - go easy go *
CIKA, TAEHEON - BRAND NEW (audio only) *
Lim Seokyun, Park Seoyoung - Hi there (audio only)
Gwyn Dorado - On My Way (audio only)
Arts Forêt - The Library of Stars (audio only)
Shin Seunghun - Gravity of You *
Huh Gak - September 24th 💚
SOMIN - I'm Toxic (No Mercy OST) *
1M2C - Puzzle
Lee Junyoung - Why are you doing this to me *
The KingDom - 화월가
SOYER - BLINK *
kenessi - Cosmic spark (feat. floryyy) (audio only)
Kim Hoso - STILL THE SAME (audio only)
ROSESIA - Damage zone
toyou. - Hug me (audio only)
HyunOn - Rewind (audio only)



The Mea Culpa Section:
PRIMROSE - Love Your Flower *


key:
* content warning
+ includes “disappearing” hard subs
🔤 includes CC in English
⚠️ elevated content warning
🔞 age-restricted by YouTube
🚩 other warning
❌ did not complete
🌟 special note
💚 picks of the week
see item below for specifics

note: The listing starts with the missed release
note 2: I had to do the middle half of this review on speakers instead of headphones. As a result, other than The Poem releases which were already mostly together, I didn't reshuffle anything.

PRIMROSE - Love Your Flower https://youtu.be/1XLx79W8FzA
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, lens flares, fireworks/pyrotechnics
note: CC is only in Korean, but auto-translate kicked on, complete with borked up timing, so not the most useful.






AxMxP - Shocking Drama https://youtu.be/0bEXAg0YD2U
genre: alt rock
cw: interpersonal violence, camera motion, flashing
note: I debated on the camera motion warning a bit, but I think the inconsistency kinda makes it worse? But probably only an issue if you're already sensitive to a lot of camera bounce.


Benzamin - NO WORDS https://youtu.be/arhtFP2putQ
genre: hiphop/rock fusion
cw: water glare, unsteady cam
note: tell me, pray, what the use is of a lyric video where the lyrics vanish into the video? 🤨 On the other hand, there's (briefly) a couple Very Good Puppers?


MONNI - Stay (2025) (audio only) https://youtu.be/4uSQ04asldI
genre: soft rock
note: this is the year of the re-record, apparently. 😅


LUN8 - Lost 🔤 💚 https://youtu.be/APjtMcVKIc0
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, lens flares
note: CC in 7 tracks, including English. Oh this one is going to be stuck in my head for days. That beat, those strings, the dance moves ... this just ticks all my happiness boxes.


Woo Yerin - Ashes of a Burning Heart https://youtu.be/EmZp-6zILec
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: lens flares
note: Feeling the urge to dance despite the seriousness of the song? It's that 3/4 time that would make this an excellent candidate for an ice skating routine.


Ahn Sunjae - 괜찮지 않아서 https://youtu.be/LAAZSTDlCzk
genre: R&B
cw: lens flares, drinking (social)
note: I may be reading too much into it, but this feels like a depiction of mental illness (specifically, major depression). Alternately, it could just be sad boi being sad about being dumped.


YOUNGBIN - Freak Show (debut) 🔤 https://youtu.be/ZxYHrLWbnkQ
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, surrealism, fake guns, explosions/pyrotechnics
note: CC in 6 tracks, including English. The video certainly lives up to its title. 🤣


WENDY (Red Velvet) - Fly (Short ver) (Believe OST) https://youtu.be/mILCFNjj_lE
genre: soft rock
cw: flashing
note: despite the label of "lyric video," there are no lyrics on the video and instead we get clips from the movie, so beware of possible spoilers.


tripleS ∞! - Password (Japanese release) 🔤 https://youtu.be/m25wQkLg1jc
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, lens flares, dripping wet girls (fully clothed)
note: CC in 5 tracks, including English. Feels entirely nonsense, but that's how it goes with fluffy dances.


ORβIT - TOO LOUD (Japanese release) https://youtu.be/pTGsz5Mc-yQ
genre: dance pop
cw: aggressive flashing, dripping wet men (fully clothed)
note: CC is only in Japanese, but then auto-translate kicked on. Keeping the "aggressive" tag on the flashing because of the frequency more than the brightness (which is muted enough to, in my judgment, slide it in under the elevated warning threshold).


Austin Kim - Allow me (debut)🌟 💚 https://youtu.be/5xQwk9Zz5Nc
genre: Kpopera
cw: background flashing
note: excuse me, sir, but that range! Almost feels like I should be tagging this for Felix Effect, even though there is no Felix (obviously), just for that voice. Labelling this as a debut release, since this appears as his first and only solo release (though if you know how the Kpop machine works these days, you know I could be wrong in this tag).
So about the genre - it's a "fake" genre, a portmanteau of "Kpop" and "opera" crafted originally for groups like La Poem and Forestella who blend pop and opera styles. If I were being strict about this, I'd probably have to file it under R&B, but where's the fun in that?


Songminsoo - in Your Eyes 💚 https://youtu.be/5tBMEuDziuw
genre: soft rock
cw: flashing, unsteady cam
note: aww, capybara! And before that is probably herps, but we don't see what's in the terraria enough to be sure. Another video that makes me feel homesick for places I've never been. My teenaged self really made the dumbest scaredy cat choices.


Paranteum - Cicada man (audio only) https://youtu.be/Ny5LDBnxbmA
genre: EDM/trance
note: oh look, another instance of me disagreeing with the channel's intern 🤣


Piemoon - Login U ⚠️ ❌ https://youtu.be/PjTwb4lyJKM
genre: EDM
cw: aggressive/aggravated flashing, visual glitching
note: holy batman that's some decora overload. Elevating the warning level for the aggravated flashing and glitching that got so bad I had to nope out around the halfway mark.


Heo Ji Young - To. Leo (audio only) https://youtu.be/ZiVTpAJ97_M
genre: R&B
note: feels like filler, but that's just me


Yoo Minhee - Know That It's Me (audio only) https://youtu.be/qAdGAWi4JvA
genre: Korean folk
note: folk as in traditional, albeit modernized to pair daegeum and piano. This is a rather long track (ten minutes!), so be warned? I'd say it might make for a nice break or cleanse, but it might be a bit discordant and/or long for that


D'Melo - Remembering You (audio only) https://youtu.be/oPDFmfooGsE
genre: R&B (ballad)
note: potential hanky warning


Kim Hoyeon - A season of us (Summer Blue Hour OST) https://youtu.be/ICcJO132aAg
genre: R&B
cw: camera flashing, lens flares, unsteady cam
note: video is entirely clips from the movie, so may contain spoilers.


Guckkasten - ROLLER ⚠️ 🚩 https://youtu.be/HW-Yn1ZX8O4
genre: hard rock
cw: aggressive flashing, camera motion
note: elevated warning for brightly aggressive flashing. Definitely includes some computer-aided art, but we live in the worst timeline, so I can't clear the suspicion that some of it might be slop. It wouldn't have to be! That could be a practical effect even (the wave crashing on the instruments), but the flower is more sus, sigh


Yoon Sukwon - Your Day without Me (feat. Hwang Sehyeon) https://youtu.be/WRCdBPYoBCY
genre: R&B
cw: unsteady cam, background flashing
note: oh look, another lyric video that doesn't actually do the work to make sure the lyrics stay legible. I hate it here.


Woody - In Me https://youtu.be/lie56vtPF-s
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing
note: I can almost picture a choreo for this, but Woody's a balladeer, not a dancer, so imagining is the best we can get.


TREASURE - EVERYTHING 🔤 https://youtu.be/KcW1_wI6rsc
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, lens flares, surrealism
note: CC in Korean and English. Feel very summer love, which feels weird to say this late in the year


soopie - pistachio (audio only) https://youtu.be/aHxHb8x-c4Q
genre: jazz
note: I know it says "R&B" on the upload, but it feels more appropriate to call it jazz. Why a song about pistachio? You tell me. 🤣


iiya - New! https://youtu.be/Kfd_CSOQKog
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, sheet ghost
note: well, that was ... something


Lady Owl - Sparkling Lies (audio only) https://youtu.be/KTMPrlls8WE
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: failed to soothe cat to sleep, which is a meaningless metric, really, but it's where I'm at


toyou. - Rain Loop (audio only) https://youtu.be/RBwyK0sINX8
genre: jazz (instrumental)
note: since I'm on speaker instead of headphones, I didn't notice any particular lofi crackle, but then I generally don't when I'm reviewing tracks this way. I also didn't notice any rain sounds, so that's...something. Or maybe nothing.


Kang Sori - yogeo yogeo (audio only) https://youtu.be/GjjbOv_erHo
genre: trot
note: silly little yoghurt song


Groundless unfounded - Time line (audio only) https://youtu.be/pMVHWzcLkic
genre: spoken word jazz
note: yeah, I know, it's labelled as rock and it has rock elements, yes, but I felt like "spoken word jazz" fit better


XG - GALA 🔤 🚩 https://youtu.be/8cEdndsuzSE
genre: hiphop
cw: aggressive flashing, alien makeup, surrealism
note: CC in 6 tracks, including English ... except the French is still in French. Slightly less decora than their last release? And then there's the lyric about being on the cover that makes me sigh a lot. Are any of these girls even old enough to legit know Dennis Rodman? And then there's all the space scenes that I can't clear of suspicion of being at least partly genslopped because this is the worst timeline


Juho - LoveSketch https://youtu.be/1YX6jiKm8Ag
genre: pop-rock
cw: flashing, lens flares
note: no spoilers, but aww, the power of friendship wins again in the end


Jung Dahyun - 行路 (Japanese ver) 🔤
genre: rock
cw: background flashing
note: CC in Korean, English, and Chinese. Simple performance clip


Benzamin - Lonely ❌ https://youtu.be/L6t32rgqSN0
genre: alt rock
cw: rapid cuts
note: I don't think there's anything, like, offensive in this, but the rapid cuts were giving me flash fatigue and I had to give up pretty quickly.


Song Mingi (ATEEZ) - ROAR 🔤 ⚠️ 💚 https://youtu.be/mdIT5Z4cLlY
genre: hiphop
cw: aggressive flashing, shirtless Mingi, drinking (social), camera motion
note: CC in 10 tracks, including English. It feels weird to start an ATEEZ video without the KQ logo spin, but here we are. Anyway, this is a full on diss track, well done sir. We see that bite sign and raise you all the barking.
IIRC, he initially drafted this around the time he was getting all kinds of haters accusing him of "stealing" from Vata ... sadly, there's been so many copying incidents since then (including another one just this week) that it continues to be relevant and applicable.


Lee Changsub (BTOB) - Alone (To the Moon OST) https://youtu.be/U2MtWJ-w0aw
genre: folk rock
cw: flashing (transitions)
note: video is a series of stills from the drama, so while chances of spoilers are significantly reduced, it's not zero. The separation of the lyrics from the stills could've been better, but it's serviceable.


Taemin (SHINee) - Veil 🔤 https://youtu.be/jZ5IoxGW48o
genre: dance pop
cw: dripping wet Taemin (fully clothed), fire/pyrotechnics, aggressive flashing
note: CC in English. Kids, don't play with plastic bags over your head, especially without proper supervision. 😜 I joke in part cuz I'm going to need a few more listens before I can decide if this is fungus pop or just not for me.


It'S - Fluffy Seed https://youtu.be/28QncK_nRog
genre: pop-rock
cw: lens flares
note: really more of a performance video than a narrative video and that's okay. But oh the questions about her choosing her stage name continue to plague me!


Chloe Char - Better (audio only) https://youtu.be/F1uJcLnCbzQ
genre: dance pop
note: the beat's good, but the lyrics? I'd have to listen with headphones to be sure I was parsing them correctly, but, uh, well, whatever


LEEHAN - From That Day On (feat. Seo Wooyeon) (audio only) https://youtu.be/UMp8RIAlNy8
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: potential hanky warning? Or else I'm just feeling extra soft right


Neodobam - Just a moment https://youtu.be/cNfY0bcDUow
genre: folk rock
cw: flashing, lens flares, unsteady cam, water glare
note: this was a success on the relax-the-kitty scale


Keonhee (ONEUS) - Not Turning Back (Confidence Queen KR OST) https://youtu.be/ajIvyWO1h3A
genre: pop-rock
cw: background flashing, implied drugging, violence, police
note: video is entirely clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers. And does contain con artists


Mimi - Sweetdreams, My Dear https://youtu.be/WAhrhj5MSU0
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: that had to be a cold shoot, considering they really don't run warm water through practical effects like that


Ashatree - Sending signals to the star called you https://youtu.be/jlj7jTHEV2A
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: lens flares
note: potential hanky warning?


TIOT - Every 10 Minutes https://youtu.be/kamvwvOqkLQ
genre: pop-rock
cw: lens flares
note: is this an actual pivot to a band sound or just something they're doing for this comeback? The video's shot in a way that I can't confirm they're actually playing those instruments, soooo. 😜


CORTIS - JoyRide 🔤 https://youtu.be/8QZeXvOjgGE
genre: pop-rock
cw: lens flares, meteors, reversed video
note: CC in 8 tracks, including English. The parts that run in reverse are spooky, but not in a bad way?


ORIKA - 2000 stars (audio only) https://youtu.be/BPNyDhODIwA
genre: EDM
note: maybe a bit more trance than dance, but ymmv?


Ruvin - Another Eternity 🚩 https://youtu.be/IwFOnwvPFKE
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: light flares
note: there was a time when I could just... enjoy a piece of art without constantly wondering if it was made by an actual person or not and dammit, I miss that. The artist is claiming ownership of the artwork, but that doesn't tell me anything anymore, either. I would love to say it's just a slightly silly bit of fantasy artwork, but I can't tell for sure. Are the trees wonky cuz they were painted that way or because slop? Do the land contours make sense or not? What about shadows? Mist can cover a lot of sins...maybe too many, so a cautionary flag it is. Which, to a certain extent, rather sucks, as it's a kitty-approved soothing song


An Solhee - Our love story (Our Music Drama OST) https://youtu.be/OfD_DfEZcUE
genre: folk rock
note: video is entirely clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers.


Acoustic Provi - Have A Good Day (audio only) https://youtu.be/mEVIm0TvUdU
genre: soft rock
note: perhaps something for a gentle morning start?


Reborn - So Nyeon Manga (audio only) https://youtu.be/n47zyCetPng
genre: rock
note: peppy typical boy rock but with female vocal


Takaya Kawasaki - Every day, Every Moment https://youtu.be/Rx8-jIEyDSo
genre: R&B (ballad)
note: comes with hard subs in both Japanese and Korean, with a side of Bang Yedam swaying to the beat in the next chair over, being an adorable distraction when he's in frame. Of course the subs are almost entirely useless (invisible), but oh well


J_ust - Tell me https://youtu.be/dZSbScIaAlA
genre: pop-rock
cw: lens flares, background flashing, water glare
note: some possible folklore implications? I'd love to research it later, but I'll probably forget


Solji - I meet you who are infinitely beautiful https://youtu.be/iuJc-lHPhjs
genre: adult contemporary
cw: background flashing
note: another week, another wedding song


The Poem - Forest Awakening https://youtu.be/0Pl_uNKPyXA
genre: neoclassical instrumental
cw: lens flares
note: been awhile since we've had a run of these and happy to say this looks better than that last batch many months (years?) ago

The Poem - Shimmering Snowflakes https://youtu.be/S5-KG1oMo6s
genre: neoclassical instrumental
note: a looping stitch of just two clips of snowfall, it's a bit early in the season for something like this, but here we are

The Poem - Whisper of the Fox Rain https://youtu.be/jAPxdsSzK1s
genre: neoclassical instrumental
note: the rain sound's hard to hear over speaker, but it's still a relaxing moment


OGon - The Dystopia Song https://youtu.be/SQRXpPiJnmQ
genre: folk rock
cw: animated violence (apocalyptic)
note: video appears to (maybe) been formatted/optimized for mobile screens. I know it's called the dystopia song, but the graphics and tone are so silly, it's impossible to take it seriously.


Park Jihyun - To you (feat. Park Seungsu) (audio only) https://youtu.be/FLYLF6J6PxA
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: matched romanization to hangul


u - Fuck you (audio only) https://youtu.be/gLaN5D35O8g
genre: hiphop
cw: f-bombs all over
note: obvious CW is obvious, but here we are


Yeonnim - Forget-Me-Not https://youtu.be/mVfAHdSb7Xk
genre: pop-rock
cw: lens flares, surrealism, camera motion
note: is it surrealism, is it just mind games suggesting post-end-of-everything? I'm too tired to say


Kim Hyunseob - And Then (audio only) https://youtu.be/l8F3atQyOIY
genre: neoclassical instrumental
note: a rather short piece for string sextet? Can't read the cover art clearly enough to tell



Park Layoung - Those days https://youtu.be/WMH3Vv9CmBE
genre: neoclassical instrumental
cw: lens flares
note: very atmospheric with all that mist. Would not have expected to run into a marimba in this round up, but here we are

Park Layoung - gnarirA https://youtu.be/amkSt0UAO24
genre: percussion/modern
cw: political references
note: this is not in fact the first political piece in this listing, but it's arguably the most obvious in its references


Junhee (A.C.E) - Too Bad (15:00) 🔤 💚 https://youtu.be/Aeynh0qZgUU
genre: R&B
cw: lens flares
note: CC in English and Korean. What does the hitchhiking plot have to do with the lyrics? Bear with it and a connection does eventually surface. Kinda. Or maybe that's just my writer brain. 😅


TWS - Head Shoulders Knees Toes (pre-release) 🔤 https://youtu.be/4eAF2boGKaA
genre: dance pop
cw: lens flares, surrealism
note: CC in 8 tracks, including English. Every time I see this title, my brain goes off to the nursery rhyme, which is ... not terribly useful. It's, um, hmm. I'm going to need to watch it a couple more times to really get a hold on what I think, I think.


KickFlip - My First Love Song 🔤 https://youtu.be/eebhl4lGv_Y
genre: dance pop
cw: camera motion, lens flares
notes: CC in 11 tracks, including English. The camera motion is kinda all over the place, but at times it gets quite severe. That said, it is an awfully cute song and video both. Do kids actually still burn CDs for each other though?


GENBLUE - BADASS 🔤 https://youtu.be/_nzdeQrEg3Q
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing
note: CC in 10 tracks, including English. GENBLUE are a Taiwanese group that are crossing over and promoting in Korea now.


Lee Junyoung - Bounce 💚 https://youtu.be/NAEC1M9k-OU
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, lens flares
note: so much dance, my heart is so happy. Which I need after the week I've had (don't ask)


Hangsung - oh! baby https://youtu.be/QTsA3pFA7Eg
genre: pop-rock
cw: flashing
note: there's enough of them that it took me a couple times to realize it's a set of clips on a loop. Not sure how I feel about that, actually.


임지수 - 수평선 (My Youth OST) https://youtu.be/Y3jpu0Cs5ik
genre: adult contemporary
cw: lens flares, drinking (social)
note: video is entirely clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers. Takes a bit for the song to actually start, bear with it? Potential hanky warning.


SUHO (EXO) - Who Are You 🔤 💚 https://youtu.be/pfUSaoOqKG8
genre: alt rock
cw: lens flares, full face masks
note: CC in 8 tracks, including English. Yup, shit happens. Suho looks so good as a ging. Sometimes a breakup is for the best.


Jang Wooyoung (2pm) - She is 🔤 ⚠️ https://youtu.be/2rwSQyI42Og
genre: dance pop
cw: aggressive flashing, surrealism, dripping wet Wooyoung (fully clothed)
note: CC in 6 tracks, including English. Elevating the warning for the rapid flashing sequences.


Hyun.O - Perfume https://youtu.be/G5I30AW-JY0
genre: R&B
cw: flashing, color separation, f-bombs
note: woof, the CYMK separation segments are hard on my eyes, but of course ymmv.


OuiOui - go easy go 🔤 https://youtu.be/OzNwmW-XjVQ
genre: R&B
cw: lens flares, reversed video segments
note: CC in English. The reversed video doesn't have quite the same jarring effect it does in other videos


CIKA, TAEHEON - BRAND NEW (audio only) https://youtu.be/cLEYCjlW-jQ
genre: hiphop
cw: adult/sexual language
note: I don't always warn for sexual language, but when it's as blatant as this, well...


Lim Seokyun, Park Seoyoung - Hi there (audio only) https://youtu.be/vlAP1R-NDCw
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: something for an evening winding down playlist


Gwyn Dorado - On My Way (audio only) https://youtu.be/h_vzj8u9FaI
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: soft and entirely in English


Arts Forêt - The Library of Stars (audio only) https://youtu.be/vInsa-yfXqU
genre: folk rock
note: it's not really all that rock-ish, but it's not strictly folk, either, so...


Shin Seunghun - Gravity of You https://youtu.be/UDHw4-b4TQg
genre: folk rock
cw: lens flares, surrealism
note: considering it's labelled as a lyric video, they could have done better making sure the lyrics stand out, but at least they don't disappear entirely?


Huh Gak - September 24th 💚 https://youtu.be/X1RiSoO2Wqc
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: potential hanky warning oh lort 😭😭😭I'll let you infer what you like that this still made the favorites list.


SOMIN - I'm Toxic (No Mercy OST) https://youtu.be/mzCcq4TPCbo
genre: rock
cw: lens flares, dramatized abuse (stage play), background water glare, drinking, background flashing lights, blood/injury
note: video is entirely clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers.


1M2C - Puzzle https://youtu.be/tak5YXcFZ2s
genre: pop-rock
note: lyric video where the primary motion is the lyrics


Lee Junyoung - Why are you doing this to me https://youtu.be/mCwDqOSOSA0
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: water glare, potential hanky warning
note: the included hard subs (only in Korean) are tiny and were thus hard to read on my screen. And of course the sound of the ocean makes me both sleepy and homesick.


The KingDom - 화월가 🔤 https://youtu.be/OICSdw94cIk
genre: folk rock
cw: lens flares
note: CC in English, Korean, and Japanese. The modern hanbok paired with traditional fan forms were a nice touch, but I spent the whole time mourning the absence of snaps. The snaps would've been so good, we've been robbed. Again.


SOYER - BLINK https://youtu.be/7uikA61mcl8
genre: hiphop
note: something a bit slower/softer


kenessi - Cosmic spark (feat. floryyy) (audio only) https://youtu.be/P6mkoYpqLws
genre: R&B
note: kind of forgettable


Kim Hoso - STILL THE SAME (audio only) https://youtu.be/Sbo2IPlN3iM
genre: pop-rock (ballad)
note: reminds me of something out of the 80s, only slightly less synth-y


ROSESIA - Damage zone https://youtu.be/fNBmY75jYEY
genre: dance pop
note: I got bored with this video way too quickly, disappointed at the lack of dynamism in a video for a song with a hefty dance beat. Those nails are not for doing, they're for being pretty and helpless, but whatever.


toyou. - Hug me (audio only) https://youtu.be/lcUWlDM24m0
genre: R&B (instrumental)
note: on headphones, there's a very slight audio strobing effect that comes and goes. Very little crackle, didn't have to turn down audio for once, whee!


HyunOn - Rewind (audio only) https://youtu.be/yV3ZwT9jc1k
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: feels like a good candidate for a sleep playlist


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