Music Highlights 4.5.21

Kind of glad that I didn’t switch to these posts being weekly, as I said I might do last week. A potential job came to be, and I’ve been stalling updating my portfolio to escape the reality of everything that is going on, which meant that I had to focus a good deal on that along with updating my resume to apply which meant not only barely extra time to work on posts, but also to listen to new releases. Here’s what I did manage to catch.

News ▹▹▹

A new 7-part Netflix Originals documentary was released, K-Pop Evolution. It features the history of kpop and how it’s evolved to what it is today.

What is K-Pop? How did it rise to worldwide prominence? This new 7-part series tells you everything you need to know – from its history to its hitmakers, its fandoms, and more – told from the perspective of those who were there. K-Pop Evolution is the definitive accounting of a global phenomenon. With appearances from SuperM, H.O.T., BoA, SUPER JUNIOR, KARA, Ha:tfelt (Wonder Girls), Kang Daniel, Sandara Park (2NE1), Red Velvet, EXO, NCT, (G)I-DLE, EVERGLOW, and PENTAGON.

The tvN drama, Crash Landing on You, is getting a musical adaption slated for middle of next year. It’s producer, Studio Dragon, has a number of dramas that have already had some pretty successful adaptions since it’s first one, Another Miss Oh, last year.

HYBE (form. Big Hit) has merged with Ithaca Holdings.

Releases and Finds ▹▹▹

-IU’s full album is great top to bottom.

- iri ‘はじまりの日’

-eldon ‘Monster’

-Park Bom ‘Do Re Mi Fa Sol’

-JISOKURY ‘Light Chaser’

-Dreamcatcher ‘Don’t Light My Fire’

-BULGOGIDISCO (feat. Bassagong) ‘Kimchi Soup’

-3YE ‘Stalker’

-Heju ‘Helpless’

-Harrianne ‘The Breat of Self-Esteem’

-RIO ‘Map On Your Face’

-Shiwang (feat. An Da Eun) ‘Curse’

-Groovy Groove cover ‘Yoasobi’

-Weeekly ‘After School’

Upcoming ▹▹▹

ASTRO 2nd album, All Yours (5)
Yukkika EP Time About (7)
Aimer Walpurgis (14)
TK from Ling tosite sigure EP yesworld (14)

Album Spotlight ▹▹▹
I stumbled upon 6 Day Layoff when a song from their newest EP, Memory, was recommended on YouTube. They are a really great alt rock/grunge band. They’ve been around for a couple of years, but hope to hear more.

Need more music recs? I got you.