Just A Little Fangirl Love

Release date: 2026 April 08 Album tracklist: Dream, NINETEEN , Highlight, I AM SO FINE, Outta my mind, Close To Me Album runtime: 19 minutes  So this is a band, I think. I'm pretty sure. They came out of some sort of a survival show and one of them is a pretty famous Japanese influencer, so the group is pulling a PinkFantasy and keeping one of them in a mask. I have no idea who he could be and I'm not super interested in knowing, because if he wanted us to know, he wouldn't hide behind the mask and I'm going to respect that. The rest of them are all fine in age, and I'm going to guess he's at least sixteen. So let's check them out, shall we? The average runtime is excellent, but our title track is the shortest of the bunch at a less than comfortable time Okay. You know what? This is solid. It's a good example of a band, but it's a very soft example of one, which is nice to be hearing occasionally. The song follows the formula for a rock song really w...

Release date: 2026 April 09 Album tracklist: So Cute Album runtime: 3 minutes  I'm so excited for them to have their new album. I'm so excited. And they're all dropping solo singles ahead of it.  Ah, we're going for the 80s vibe for this song, and it starts very much like the instrumental for Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid . We do get a little bit of a melody in the instrumental using the synthesizer, which is nice to be hearing, but it's also so stable and constant the entire time that it feels like there are basically two energy levels for the song: the normal state at equilibrium and then a slightly less agitated level. It's really pretty though. I like this. She's got such a distinct tone and vibrato combination. I love her voice, even when she's not using it to what it could be. But we do get breathier and more supported for the range instead of the pitch. This isn't quite scratching the itch for me, but it really is quite pleasant ...

Release date: 2026 April 07 Album tracklist: Physics  ~ falling into you   ~ , Chance   ~ switch on   ~, Chance    ~ switch on   ~ (KR ver.), Silence ~ body and soul ~ , Patience   ~ seal my love   ~, Paradice   ~ I need you   ~, Outro   ~ of the world   ~ Album runtime: 20 minutes  Do I have songs that came out this week that I need to cover? Yes. Has this one been bothering me because that is a mind boggling album name and song titles for the entire thing? Also yes. They apparently had a couple of minor debuts ahead of their official one, which doesn't make sense, but whatever. It's fine. And they do not need to be on Underage Protocol because the maknae turns nineteen this year.  There's a bit of a space vibe to this instrumental, like we're going clubbing on the Citadel from Mass Effect, but specifically in Flux and not Chora's Den, if that makes sense. And I know there's going to be a small p...

Release date: 2026 April 08 Album tracklist: BEST ONE, KEYVITUP , LEGENDARY, SHOW ME SOMETHING, POLAROID Album runtime: 14 minutes  How many times can I write their group name before it ceases to have meaning? This is a joke. In all seriousness, this is Jaejoong's first boy group he's debuting (with another coming next month, so if I don't like this one, I may like the next one more since he said they're very different). This is not the group that is set to debut with the two trainees who were on Boys Planet 2 , but regardless I get to see if this is going to be on Underage Protocol or not. We have one member that was at YG Entertainment, one that was at SM Entertainment, and one that was at ADOR, but the maknae is the only one who is underage and he turns seventeen next month, so we are good to go. I don't know why Jaejoong couldn't do that with SAY MY NAME (who are their older sisters, which is a little ironic), but at least he didn't do the same thing wit...

Release date: 2026 April 08 Album tracklist: Hit Me Up, GOD , What You Talking About, My Way, All Eyes On You, Tears In Your Smile Album runtime: 16 minutes  I was actually startled when I saw that they'd released a new song, which I can only assume is because I just did a Battle of the B-Sides post for them (loved it, by the way). And then I wasn't going to do this one next, but it did start playing before I could pause the Young Posse song, so I went "Eh, sure. I can do that one next." But the four seconds that I've already heard? Oh, I'm going to like this song. I'm a bit peeved by the runtime in general because some of those songs are very short, but at least the title track isn't. It's still too short, but it clearly could be worse. The instrumental does the thing where it mimics the vocal melody, and that's like catnip to me. I love when it comes up. We've got a fantastic blend of modern and traditional with the skittering beat and a ...

Release date: 2026 April 07 Album tracklist: we don't go to bed tonight , drum don't go to bed tonight, bass don't go to bed tonight, synth don't go to bed tonight, yps acapella don't go to bed tonight Album runtime: 15 minutes  Y'all, I'm slightly baffled by this single (they're not the same length either), but I might take a look at the a cappella version for the vocals and if they match the actual track, I might listen to that one for the vocals instead of the title track, just to focus on them better. Wow, I haven't actually covered one of their songs since 2024. Whoops. They're also majorly on Underage Protocol because the maknae was thirteen at debut, which is so far from okay, and if I find a song by them I like, I can't listen to it until next year on Guy Fawkes day. Or also the day that Rapture from Bioshock was founded. It's the same day.  Ooh, I love the use of the stereo audio system here. Wow, it's shutting off my brain ...