Just A Little Fangirl Love

Release date: 2025 April 09 Album tracklist: BANG OUT , Still typing.. (subtitle: blank) Album runtime: 6 minutes  I covered WHIB's song Rush of Joy when it was released last year, and apparently hadn't realized the Underage Maknae Problem was as widespread a problem as it is. Not that WHIB falls under that, because the maknae was seventeen or eighteen at debut. I'd also like to point out how much I love the title of the other song on this single, because it's pretty hilarious and I will definitely be listening to the song at some point because how am I supposed to resist that? Rush of Joy was more TWS, and BANG OUT is a lot more xikers, and in fact, this one specifically reminds me of Rockstar  with the instrumentals. They went for the grungy, street music vibe to start off the song, and while there are sections that definitely make the song smooth out, the guitar getting absolutely shredded in spots does a lot to keep it from being too flat, especially after how int...

 This week saw some first time wins from groups! Congratulations to QWER on their first win! And congrats to Vanner on their first win as well!  Show Champion: QWER "My Name is Malgeum" (note: I'm not sure they performed on Show Champion  or MCountdown  but have a pair of other videos of them performing this song instead) MCountdown: QWER "My Name is Malgeum" (note: see note above) Music Bank: Vanner "Automatic" (note: Music Bank did not air, so I'm supplying their 20241004 performance) Show! Music Core: QWER "My name is Malguem" (note: once more, I can't find that they performed on the music show, so have another performance) Inkigayo: N/A ASC Performance: WHIB The Show: N/A

Release date: 2024 September 30 Album tracklist:  Rush of Joy , Play Album runtime: 6 minutes  The best part of doing this is getting to know a little bit groups that I previously knew only by name. WHIB could have, for all I know, debuted twenty years ago or at the beginning of 2024. I have no idea. I'm pretty sure they're a boy group, but I'm not positive, so this should be interesting. That runtime was also rounded up to the six minutes. Ah, boy group that seems to have debuted last year. Nice. I'm noticing a trend with a lot of the recent debuts, and this may be what sets fifth generation apart from fourth because I was very much struggling to differentiate the two, and other recent releases, that there seems to be a heavy disco influence and the guitar becoming more prevalent. I'm also hearing a lot of happy songs, but the ones who are debuting now, likely became trainees during the pandemic, or were trainees through the pandemic which is different in many ways...