[delayed post] Midweek New Music Roundup :: October 22nd - 29th

[hitokage]

I didn't mean to basically skip all of October, Life was just determined to be one thing after another and before I knew it we were down to only four kitties and Halloween had snuck up on me completely. Now here we are days later and honestly, I was highly tempted to just drop the whole thing, but I'd finished the review by the time of &TEAM last night and didn't want all that work to go to waste, so...

And it was quite a bit of work, starting well north of 100 before scaling it back down to the 93 entries below. I probably could've been even more ruthless, but that would've meant skipping a bunch of indies artist's releases and indies already struggle extra hard to get any notice, so...

On the other side, the length of the list means there's a wide array of musical options this week, including the debut of new girl group NHW:i, pre-releases from VVUP and JUSTB, the Korean debut of &TEAM, and more comebacks and OSTs than you can shake a stick at. May you have better luck than I did with some of them - I had to DNF both LE SSERAFIM and Xdinary Heroes, two groups I generally quite like, due to migraine triggers.

Banner artist slots this week went to Gyubin and Yuta (NCT), with additional notable favorites being SAE, JinSoul (ARTMS), ATEEZ, and &TEAM, but I've got green hearts to mark out all my favorites.

Releases for the week of October 22nd - 29th:
Jang Minho - Lonely Love *
Sondia - Star (Ms Incognito OST)
JANNABI - Just Kids *
Suite - 12 Hours (audio only)
toyou. - Sunshower (audio only) * ❌
Dept - Aftertaste (feat. Claire Young, jedra) +
VVUP - House Party (pre-release) * ⚠️
Kwon Jinah - Last Love *
Jung Joonil - Fade Away *
JDEN, Blen - Drive me tonight
poco a poco - One More *
U-KNOW (TVXQ!) - Set in Stone 🔤 *
Jung Seojoo - Missing you (First lady OST) * 🚩 ⚠️
Ju Seong - Summer Night
An Hyeonji - Switch Up (audio only)
MuzGrain - Becoming the Sea *
MuzGrain - Unfolding, Blooming + *
hiir - Where love's passed (feat. Jungwon) (audio only)
Kkun - Cause (audio only)
Jung Jaewook - So I will… *
DKB - Irony 🔤 * ⚠️
Jeon Yujin - Childlike Slumber *
IHWAK - A FOOL OF TEARS +
YYOI - Pathfinder * ⚠️ ❌
BAE173 - Turned Up * 💚
JinSoul (ARTMS) - Ring Chaos * 💚
OX:N - Swirky (Japanese release) * 🚩
TXT - Where Do You Go? 🔤 * 💚
ATEEZ - From (2018) 🔤 * 💚
JUSTB - Going South (pre-release) * 💚
WILRO - Love holic (audio only)
Bearfoot n the garden - To.XX (audio only)
SAE - AMANECER * 💚
NWHI - Like a Flame (debut) *
Balladream - Dream
LE SSERAFIM - Spaghetti (feat. J-Hope (BTS)) 🔤 * ⚠️ ❌
Xdinary Heroes - ICU 🔤 * ⚠️ ❌
EJAE - In Another World *
Lee Hae Ri - Any Day, With You (Would You Marry Me OST) *
Choi Sangyeop (LUCY)- HALLEY (Spirit Fingers OST) *
Yumewanaii, XiiDolor - WE GO (audio only) *
LUNA Song - Intruder (audio only)
YOOMI, Pixi girl - MEOW *
RecordTheVoiceMessage - Person That Shares Happiness +
JAESSBEE - Hoot Du Du (Would You Marry Me OST) *
Gabby Onme - THINK ABOUT US *
JuwON - puzzle
YUTA (NCT) - EMBER (Japanese release) 🔤 * 💚
Kang Yuchan (A.C.E) - The Call Of The Wild 🔤 * ⚠️💚
J-Cera - The Season Of You *
Lydia - My heart's coloring
doiiob - Dizzy Bloom (audio only)
Hanna - Party Gang (audio only)
DAL - Good-bye Dangsan-ri (audio only) 💚
JOOCHAN (Golden Child) - Rise & Shine 🔤 * 💚
ASH ISLAND - A Chance Encounter * + 💚
HAN (Stray Kids) - Updraft (Typhoon Family OST) * 💚
KyoungSeo - Just Love Me *
Kim Jungsoo - Sangnyeongsan (audio only)
Jung Hyerin - Melty Love 🔤 * 💚
Ye Hoon - With You (audio only)
Yeonjeong - Slow Goodbye *
Jung Hyerin - Again, I Fall in Love With You 🔤 *
Zenho - YAY OR NAY (feat.DenimSagger) *
Analog Summer - Dancing (audio only)
ROSESIA - Lose my cool (feat. Grabber)
&TEAM - Back to Life (Korean debut) 🔤 * 💚
NEXZ - Beat-Boxer 🔤 *
BIG Naughty - Just 1 Year (feat.10CM)
TEMPEST - In the Dark 🔤 *
Han Kyung-il - Please Don't Leave (Little toad, little toad OST) * ⚠️
Lee Hyun - With You
Roy Kim - No Words Can Say 🔤
YYOi - Seoul Flight *
Jang Minho - I'll Give You the Love I Have Left *
Kim Yongjun - Breath
Veny - Like This (audio only)
yoonjae - A Common Miracle (audio only)
Kwon Euibin - Where Goodbye Stops *
Kim Minwool - If I had caught you (Our Music Drama OST) *
WAV - skyline (audio only)
MIYEON (i-dle) - Reno (feat. Colde) 🔤 * ⚠️
BESWEET - View * 🚩
Kim Nayoung - Last Promise *
MONNI - Last Dance *
Gyubin - Cappuccino * 💚
Psyburger - PSYGO *
li:vi - Wind (audio only)
toyou. - Peaches (audio only)
TRENDZ - Crime (audio only)
Kwon Mina - Somethin's True *
TwoFour - The Last Scene * +
SANHA - WASHED AWAY (audio only)


key:
* content warning
+ includes “disappearing” hard subs
🔤 includes CC in English
⚠️ elevated content warning
🚩 other warning
❌ did not complete
💚 picks of the week
see item below for specifics

note: I'm running so far behind this week that I just left everything in the original chronological order. This really only affects a few artists: toyou., YYOi, and Jung Hyerim.

Jang Minho - Lonely Love https://youtu.be/6lq_G6l4xRs
genre: trot
cw: background flashing lights
note: I'm amused that the week I choose to make a comeback starts with a trot MV. Perfectly ridiculous, as befits the genre.


Sondia - Star (Ms Incognito OST) https://youtu.be/UQb2HnAyseo
genre: adult contemporary
note: video is entirely clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers.


JANNABI - Just Kids https://youtu.be/htUxuU2SRbQ
genre: R&B
cw: lens flares
note: oh awkward teen romance, how you never change 😅


Suite - 12 Hours (audio only) https://youtu.be/fC7iCH3pk1E
genre: soft rock


toyou. - Sunshower (audio only) ❌ https://youtu.be/n6Dr2cOm1Dg
genre: R&B (instrumental)
cw: audio strobing
note: the strobing effect was QUITE pronounced, turning the volume way down on my headphones sort of helped, but I ended up having to quit halfway through because it was threatening to make me dizzy


Dept - Aftertaste (feat. Claire Young, jedra) https://youtu.be/sSvBx7VkFPk
genre: adult contemporary
note: when the whole point of a lyric video is to have legible lyrics and then you can't even do that... The song's pretty but also pretty mainstream drab


VVUP - House Party (pre-release) https://youtu.be/-qt6hKPebQ4
genre: EDM
cw: aggressive flashing, supernatural elements (spirit fire, magic)
note: The way I had to go back and check that these girls weren't secretly 12 (they aren't).... But gee, I wonder where they got the idea for a dokkaebi house party.... /snark


Kwon Jinah - Last Love https://youtu.be/0OxFGnhuDQI
genre: R&B
cw: lens flares
note: do you need the potential hanky warning or are you normal? 😅


Jung Joonil - Fade Away https://youtu.be/7eiZkokpOrw
genre: R&B
cw: flashing, video "artifacts" (various), unsteady cam
note: every time I think maybe I should stop pulling live clips into the list, we get another handful of MVs that are live clips.


JDEN, Blen - Drive me tonight https://youtu.be/Idy1SCGhlSA
genre: R&B
note: a very bright video, though not so overexposed that it felt like it needed a cw, especially as that would be the only one and it's really more of an aethereal performance piece over a narrative video


poco a poco - One More https://youtu.be/WhzgM805Y2c
genre: soft rock
cw: lens flare/brightness
note: similar problem to the last video, except this time there are windows, so slightly different effect. But hey, co-ed band whee!


U-KNOW (TVXQ!) - Set in Stone 🔤 https://youtu.be/Pjnk_lKQuqU
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing graphics, background flashing lights, lens flares, unsteady cam
note: CC in 8 tracks, including English. This is the longest minute and a half video you'll see today. I'm undecided how I feel about the song being so very short.


Jung Seojoo - Missing you (First lady OST) 🚩 ⚠️ https://youtu.be/467zJgreyRs
genre: adult contemporary
cw: aggressive (camera) flashing, disability inspo-porn
note: video is entirely clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers. Putting a flag and elevated warning for the disability push. In context, it might be fine, but out of context like this it really rubs me wrong.


Ju Seong - Summer Night https://youtu.be/8vy9_RjF0N0
genre: adult contemporary
note: the fact that this was filmed with a dirty lens was A Choice all right.


An Hyeonji - Switch Up (audio only) https://youtu.be/JO5gl5yTLWQ
genre: R&B
note: a bit jazz, but not quite enough to tip it over into that box, imho.


MuzGrain - Becoming the Sea 🔤 https://youtu.be/OcUegR8vRy0
genre: soft rock
cw: animated sparkle
note: CC in English. Video includes the Korean lyrics hard-encoded (with the text color changing to stay distinct from the water, even!), if one wanted to compare the two

MuzGrain - Unfolding, Blooming 🔤 https://youtu.be/QadHDU3tFW0
genre: soft rock
cw: faint animated flashes
note: CC in English. Again with the Korean lyrics hard-encoded, though less distinct this time. I almost missed the flashes, they're pretty subtle, but sticking the warning on anyway.


hiir - Where love's passed (feat. Jungwon) (audio only) https://youtu.be/RQ7t30X-VI4
genre: R&B
note: sadly, I was bored well before the end of this track


Kkun - Cause (audio only) https://youtu.be/SXni9WvjLoQ
genre: R&B
note: sticking with the R&B tag, but it's edging up on mellow rock.


Jung Jaewook - So I will... https://youtu.be/Zj4hrEej_Ho
genre: adult contemporary
cw: lens flares
note: yet another instance of a live clip wearing MV clothing.😅 Korean lyrics in unobtrusive corner placement


DKB - Irony 🔤 ⚠️ https://youtu.be/0pGUaXGM8wI
genre: pop-rock
cw: aggressive flashing
note: oh yikes, that flashing title card HURT and maybe if that had been the end of it, it would have been fine, but alas. The flashing completely took me out of the lyrics, so, uh, that was ... something that I'm not going to be able to watch again, sigh.


Jeon Yujin - Childlike Slumber https://youtu.be/07QvRNaHGXQ
genre: adult contemporary
cw: lens flares
note: potential hanky warning? I'm undecided


IHWAK - A FOOL OF TEARS https://youtu.be/JNlXPhPDiK0
genre: R&B
note: potential hanky warning? This has a certain old school vibe I wasn't expecting


YYOI - Pathfinder⚠️ ❌ https://youtu.be/Y6qZSOgx-Sw
genre: hard rock
cw: aggressive flashing
note: unfortunately, I had to nope out on this one pretty fast for that flashing, so proceed at your own risk


BAE173 - Turned Up 💚 https://youtu.be/pIoiPFaswac
genre: dance pop
cw: water glare
note: oh it's That Gas Mart.🤣And some very big fish tanks.


JinSoul (ARTMS) - Ring Chaos 💚 https://youtu.be/tN83oPp5MjI
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing, lens flares
note: several points where "ring" sounds like other words entirely


OX:N - Swirky (Japanese release) 🚩https://youtu.be/pWWYlsH1pgQ
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing
note: video is a loop of a ~15s clip that smells of possibly being gen slop because we live in the worst timeline. And then the hard subs fade in and out. Color me Not Amused 👿I know it says "visualizer," but these boys really deserve better.


TXT - Where Do You Go? (Japanese release) 🔤 💚 https://youtu.be/4-U5xMpVeBw
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing (transitions), flashing/strobing stage lights, timelapse
note: CC in 6 tracks, including English. Completely wholesome and I love it.


ATEEZ - From (2018) 🔤 💚 https://youtu.be/9v4XPYNx_us
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing stage lights, video "artifacts," animated flashes
note: CC in 11 tracks, including English. Finally a release of this pre-debut single. Seven plus years of trials and tribulations and so much hard work boiled down to under three minutes, including highlights from their biggest moments. And the Say My Name dance practice because our pirates are loud and proud about their art. 🤣


JUSTB - Going South (pre-release) 💚 https://youtu.be/K1iSnWpTWm4
genre: EDM
cw: flashing
note: lighthearted good time, even with that bit in the middle with all the obscuring smoke and costumes


WILRO - Love holic (audio only) https://youtu.be/bQYqBTwwDFk
genre: hiphop
note: siding with the uploader that this is hiphop, but it's a lyrical edge case.


Bearfoot in the garden - To.XX (audio only) https://youtu.be/gKMXfOA3pYs
genre: alt rock
note: any time a release from this band comes out, I get a silly grin on my face.


SAE - AMANECER 💚 https://youtu.be/i6-ydt5gtHM
genre: fusion
cw: lens flares
note: starting with knocking on an acoustic guitar body and oh wait, this is ... is this flamenco-style? So yes, filing under fusion (even though it's flamenco, a form of Spanish folk) and doing all the heart eyes while my brain creates a dance routine.


NWH:I - Like a Flame (debut) https://youtu.be/lBcU52442ec
genre: dance pop
cw: flashing/strobing lights
note: Their maknae is an 08-liner and I'm going to wither away and die now. Brand new group starting with a digital single. The song is quite mainstream and safe, a conservative choice for a mostly not-Korean Kpop group.


Balladream - Dream https://youtu.be/zIKItNuP7io
genre: adult contemporary
note: lyric video where the only motion is the lyrics at the bottom. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something slightly uncanny with the voice. Just a little unsettling. YMMV, of course


LE SSERAFIM - Spaghetti (feat. J-Hope (BTS)) 🔤 ⚠️ ❌ https://youtu.be/TvVtYaqCni8
genre: dance pop
cw: aggressive flashing, surrealism
note: CC in 5 tracks, including English. Censoring the CC but not the actual song was A Choice all right. Elevated warning for that very aggressive flashing that took me out, so warnings may be incomplete. Which is unfortunate, but I'm in enough pain already, (no) thanks. 😓


Xdinary Heroes - ICU 🔤 ⚠️❌ https://youtu.be/L4rOBdjcwLc
genre: hard rock
cw: aggressive flashing. medical/hospital, surrealism
note: CC in 11 tracks, including English. Elevated warning for the aggressive flashing that once again forced me to quit around halfway through to protect myself.


EJAE - In Another World https://youtu.be/fSzpkgeotB8
genre: soft rock
cw: unsteady cam, lens flares
note: woof, heavy piece.


Lee Hae Ri - Any Day, With You (Would You Marry Me OST) https://youtu.be/584XvvfQcDk
genre: folk rock
cw: lens flares, blood/injury (child), wedding day
note: video is entirely clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers.


Choi Sangyeop (LUCY) - HALLEY (Spirit Fingers OST) https://youtu.be/D5nKdrJckTw
genre: pop-rock
cw: background flashing
note: video is entirely clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers. Welp, that was a chaotic collection of clips all right. 🤣


Yumewanaii, XiiDolor - WE GO (audio only) https://youtu.be/99uxHnlXPMg
genre: hiphop
cw: "adult" language
note: I don't usually put warnings on these sorts of tracks, but there was enough swearing that, well... yeah


LUNA Song - Intruder (audio only) https://youtu.be/Aao0y5vtID4
genre: symphonic metal (instrumental)
note: as is typical of this subgenre, this is a longer track (about 7 minutes), so be prepared?


YOOMI, Pixi girl - MEOW https://youtu.be/lGRpcIXjNJI
genre: hiphop
cw: NSFW
note: oh this is ... this is wildly inappropriate for most audiences. Very clearly aimed at horny straight boys only.


RecordTheVoiceMessage - Person That Shares Happiness https://youtu.be/ekThl3L_hdc
genre: folk rock
note: shame the hard subs aren't kept separate from the underlying video.


JAESSBEE - Hoot Du Du (Would You Marry Me OST) https://youtu.be/eCe0lyegtto
genre: dance pop
cw: lens flares
note: video is entirely clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers.


Gabby Onme - THINK ABOUT US 💚 https://youtu.be/nh0uxTmfYPY
genre: R&B
cw: flashing
note: the flashing isn't even that aggressive, but there's enough of it to be potentially an issue - I almost noped out several times thanks to being enmigrained already. And yet still picking it for a favorite because of the song


JuwON - puzzle https://youtu.be/zzTWpAXGn5Q
genre: pop-rock
note: I'm having such flashbacks to the early internet, this video is such a stock photo amalgamated mess with a side of oh that's ChatGPT, yuck and yikes. If this was made by machine, then that's ... just sad.


YUTA (NCT) - EMBER (Japanese release) 🔤 💚 https://youtu.be/swjKSuDhc6c
genre: hard rock
cw: flashing/strobing lights, surrealism, face masks
note: CC in 8 tracks, including English. Okay, Yuta, we get it, you're a visual kei fan and determined to win Number One Hyde Fanboy. 🤣 I suppose it's past time we looped back around again.


Kang Yuchan (A.C.E) - The Call Of The Wild 🔤 ⚠️ 💚 https://youtu.be/zBrTjeBbEhA
genre: dance pop
cw: aggressive flashing
note: CC in English and Korean. Yeah, the flashing is largely low contrast, but between high contrast ones towards the end and the speed of all them, an elevated warning it is. That said, sir, I did not need to be attacked like this (but you're going to have to do more than just dance shirtless to secure bias), but a good sophomore release, well done.


J-Cera - The Season Of You https://youtu.be/5jZ8u0BRJ7s
genre: adult contemporary
cw: flashing
note: the disconnect I feel between the video and the song is ... a lot. Coming on Halloween week probably makes it worse. 🫠


Lydia - My heart's coloring https://youtu.be/DVQf6myCTNs
genre: jazz
note: fluffy animation is fluffy - fluffy puppy, fluffy pilots, fluffy plane made of fluffy clouds....


doiiob - Dizzy Bloom (audio only) https://youtu.be/OW2J__m5JYE
genre: jazz
note: yeah, I'm arguing with the uploader again. XD But the "jazz" label feels like the better fit


Hanna - Party Gang (audio only) https://youtu.be/yQwlo6oiPTs
genre: dance pop
note: fairly generic dance beat, but there's nothing wrong with that


DAL - Good-bye Dangsan-ri (audio only) 💚 https://youtu.be/zWeeN5QjHkI
genre: jazz
note: sure, it's a ballad, but in the smokey jazz lounge style


JOOCHAN (Golden Child) - Rise & Shine 🔤 💚 https://youtu.be/e1qQ7TFUEgI
genre: pop-rock
cw: unsteady cam, lens flares, water glare (muted)
note: CC in English. Sir, I'm not sure that's a valid way of recording the ocean, but you do you? What if I don't want to rise OR shine?? 🤣


ASH ISLAND - A Chance Encounter 💚 https://youtu.be/AMyoRYhBjW4
genre: rock
cw: background flashing stage lights
note: live performance clip with largely useless hard subs. Every time the camera pans to the rest of the assembled singers, I end up giggling. Cookie if you can figure out why.


HAN (Stray Kids) - Updraft (Typhoon Family OST) 💚https://youtu.be/WjRLFFo-8lA
genre: rock
cw: lens flares
note: video is half studio recording and half clips from the drama, so may contain spoilers and definitely contains a very cute quokka.


KyoungSeo - Just Love Me https://youtu.be/WTU4VDzCc4E
genre: folk rock (ballad)
cw: lens flares
note: well that was ... heartbreaking.


Kim Jungsoo - Sangnyeongsan (audio only) https://youtu.be/64PyaqZ4pr8
genre: Korean folk
note: a rather long piece (~12.5 min) featuring traditional Korean instruments. A distinct break in the flow. 😉


Jung Hyerin - Melty Love 🔤 💚 https://youtu.be/G-4Oj7ztVyo
genre: trot
cw: flashing
note: CC in English, Japanese, and Korean. I'm old enough that this isn't at all what I was expecting when that title popped on the list. On the other hand, I am very much not complaining.🤣


Ye Hoon - With You (audio only) https://youtu.be/K77h2cX33Cs
genre: rock
note: apparently my brain switched off for the whole track, so, uhh... it's good for that, I guess?


Yeonjeong - Slow Goodbye https://youtu.be/VX4rRc1wKtU
genre: soft rock
cw: background flashing
note: Are they girl friends or girlfriends? You decide. (It's probably meant to be the former, but it could be taken either way)


Jung Hyerin - Again, I Fall in Love With You 🔤 https://youtu.be/YD073itL55U
genre: trot (ballad)
cw: lens flares
note: CC in English, Japanese, and Korean. The flowers are almost definitely Significant, but I'm not fluent in flowers, so... 😅 Between the ocean and the forest, this made me terribly homesick 😭


Zenho - YAY OR NAY (feat.DenimSagger) 💚 https://youtu.be/j1ELkL8mIWU
genre: R&B
cw: unsteady (self-)cam, background flashing
note: sometimes an mv just needs to be a lo-fi travelog that has essentially nothing to do with the song


Analog Summer - Dancing (audio only) https://youtu.be/kDVx6XjoLpw
genre: rock
note: feels very vintage 80s discotheque


ROSESIA - Lose my cool (feat. Grabber) https://youtu.be/yH62e-kF3ww
genre: R&B
note: from the dance-y, jazz-y end of the pool. Much silliness in his performance-y MV.


&TEAM - Back to Life (Korean debut) 🔤 💚 https://youtu.be/KqE0P1qMtQg
genre: dance pop
cw: arson, supernatural elements (magic, shifters), lens flares, flashing, surrealism
note: CC in 6 tracks, including English. Excellent "debut" from an established international team (of wolves)


NEXZ - Beat-Boxer 🔤 https://youtu.be/d4tHKtG9xFo
genre: dance pop
cw: lens flares, supernatural elements (spirit fire)
note: CC in 8 tracks, including English. I have only snarky comments to put here, so I won't.😜🙄


BIG Naughty - Just 1 Year (feat. 10CM) https://youtu.be/luEIWbKzXgE
genre: R&B
note: CC in English and Korean. I know it's very much not the intent, but the framing of the video kiiiiinda makes it feel like Big Naughty and 10cm are the ones who broke up.


TEMPEST - In the Dark 🔤 https://youtu.be/Hk2u4zlJ4HE
genre: dance pop
cw: horror vibes, flashing
note: CC in 7 tracks, including English. No one dies, it's not that kind of horror. One might even say it has a happy ending, actually.


Han Kyung-il - Please Don't Leave (Little toad, little toad OST) ⚠️https://youtu.be/PG0zTHGupgo
genre: adult contemporary
cw: drinking, blood, violence, human remains
note: video is entirely clips from the movie, so may contain spoilers. Elevated warning for horror movie reasons. I didn't notice a restriction on the video, but not appropriate for younger/sensitive viewers.


Lee Hyun - With You https://youtu.be/n1J8DgsS8ns
genre: adult contemporary
note: comes with hard subs of questionable utility.


Roy Kim - No Words Can Say 🔤 https://youtu.be/mR-kkHE0-tU
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
note: CC in English and Korean. Aww, a sweet pupper cameo! And again with a feeling of homesickness (blaming the forest).


YYOi - Seoul Flight https://youtu.be/n84IwOweAlw
genre: rock
cw: lens flares
note: a bit breathless, almost a shoegaze feel? A much more constrained performance video


Jang Minho - I'll Give You the Love I Have Left https://youtu.be/pMHfsDY4JLU
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: lens flares
note: potential hanky warning? Maybe not surprising with a title like that. But that is really not a safe way to be cycling. For a minute there, I thought I was going to have to add a [redacted for spoilers] tag, but then [redacted for spoilers]


Kim Yongjun - Breath https://youtu.be/s4QX1yR4qHY
genre: soft rock (ballad)
note: kind of sleepy...or maybe I just need a break


Veny - Like This (audio only) https://youtu.be/-29wJYS3Bd4
genre: R&B
note: another mellow track, good for a winding down playlist


yoonjae - A Common Miracle (audio only) https://youtu.be/LpJaR3W2FcY
genre: alt rock
note: almost surf rock but not quite


Kwon Euibin - Where Goodbye Stops https://youtu.be/I5zqFsJ8yIY
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: flickering static/screen noise, background flashing
note: potential hanky warning?


Kim Minwool - If I had caught you (Our Music Drama OST) https://youtu.be/S8pxMmyHR2A
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: lens flares, background flashing
note: video is entirely clips from the program, so may contain spoilers.


WAV - skyline (audio only) https://youtu.be/hRvijK7CSSs
genre: R&B


MIYEON (i-dle) - Reno (feat. Colde) 🔤 ⚠️ https://youtu.be/nXWEZT0fVYY
genre: R&B
cw: gun violence, full masks, blood/injury, surreal violence, murder (various methods)
note: CC in English and Korean. Very surreal, not sure how to feel. Elevated warning for the multiple murder plots


BESWEET - View 🚩 https://youtu.be/JvZzaoP29qM
genre: alt rock
cw: lens flares, surrealism
note: there's a couple places where it feels like genAI was stitched in, but I can't say that for sure, so flagging rather than axing completely. Worst timeline ever.


Kim Nayoung - Last Promise https://youtu.be/qiAIjK0rgJ4
genre: adult contemporary (ballad)
cw: camera flashes, on-screen grieving
note: potential hanky warning. The flowers might be Significant, but I can't remember what the field flowers are, never mind what they might mean.


MONNI - Last Dance https://youtu.be/vE6WjLvumBE
genre: rock
cw: lens flares
note: it's marked as a music video, but it's a performance


Gyubin - Cappuccino 💚 https://youtu.be/xMvss2qZz6I
genre: pop-rock
cw: lens flares
note: godammit, Gyubinnie, you didn't need to get any cuter! 🤣


Psyburger - PSYGO https://youtu.be/8Y5bGXRINvc
genre: dance
cw: gambling, (fake) gun violence, flashing
note: well that ... was an experience all right 🤣 Very Psy


li:vi - Wind (audio only) https://youtu.be/IPbmA54eP6o
genre: folk rock
note: gently hopeful? or something...


toyou. - Peaches (audio only) https://youtu.be/MJz8f3q368o
genre: jazz (instrumental)
note: had to turn down my volume on this one again, the balance is off, though it's probably not as noticeable over speakers.


TRENDZ - Crime (audio only) https://youtu.be/TaGRR9zlvME
genre: dance pop
note: I might "regret" letting this thru this week if they release an MV later, but on the chance that they might not....


Kwon Mina - Somethin's True https://youtu.be/YLSux2rfmY4
genre: R&B
cw: lens flares, camera motion
note: even fish deserve better than an plain bowl three sizes too small for one, never mind the two it appears are in there.


TwoFour - The Last Scene https://youtu.be/eh0IPgbdODo
genre: alt rock
cw: lens flares, drinking (social), video "artifacts"
note: terrible hard subs included for free!🙄


SANHA - WASHED AWAY (audio only) https://youtu.be/w3OGvJRauhc
genre: hiphop
note: look at me disagreeing with the uploader again 🤣


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