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Song Review:: CNBLUE: Still, a Flower {Pre-Release}

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Release date: 2026 January 01 Album tracklist: Still, a Flower Album runtime: 4 minutes  I'm just going to get this out of the way, then, shall I? Welcome to the first review of 2026, and it's for a good one. Second gen band? Yes, please. Give me all of the bands. And I'm in love with the runtime, so we are starting the year off well! There's a little bit of a gospel vibe to the instrumental that I really love. There's a lot of good energy to this, but because of that wonderful runtime, the song has the room to breathe and shift, go through both valleys and peaks rather than just be a fully consistent sound and energy level. Despite the relative intensity, the song reads as comforting, which is also a great way to start off the year. There's a spot shortly before the three minute mark, where the electric guitar sounds like it really gets to play. It steps out from the drums a little bit to play with the melody, but then it gently backs away for a small stretch o...

December 2025 Wrap-Up: Winter is Ahead, But So Is Spring

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 Okay, everyone! Last one of the year! Whoo! Let's finish this off strong. Since it's likely that everyone will be reading this after we've hit the new year, no matter where we are, I'm just going to say Happy New Year! May your days be merry and bright! Make sure that you drink enough water and get enough sunlight! Unless, of course, you live somewhere that doesn't have a lot of sunlight right now, in which case, make sure you get your recommended dose of vitamin D to help compensate for that since your natural synthesis is more or less offline right now. Okay, December debuts! I actually covered four soloists who debuted this month. We had Yim Siwan from ZE:A, Chuei Li Yu , Choi Sungyun from Golden Child, and Lee Sungyeol from INFINITE. I have no idea who else debuted as soloists, but I'm delighted to share these guys. Groups that debuted are MEP-C (a multinational girl group) and BEWAVE - Jiun & Yunseul (BEWAVE subunit that tells me I need to add ano...