Rosé + On The Ground /kpop

It’s here now. The intentional building of a seamless bridge into Western pop has completed construction. From being “in your area”, to the billions of youtube views, to Coachella, to world topping singles. These were feats unheard of before Blackpink, and now as the vaunted members begin their solo endeavors. Pre-planned and choreographed careers are […]

Red Velvet + Psycho /kpop

As a freshman entry into the soquitcherbitchen kpop catalog, I’m more worried this song will be passed up as a senseless pop trend and not as the artistic accomplishment it deserves. The song–a combination of classical orchestral staccato beats with playful traveling electronic undertones, crunchy fast moving baselines, and dramatic swelling choruses paired with the […]