The Week in Review: December 3, 2022
The Week in Review: December 3, 2022
My song recommendations of the week, a sneak peek at next week's content, and more!
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Thought-Provoking Quote of the Week: RM, “I think [telling] the most personal story in the most universal way is the highest stage we can reach.”
Top Ten Song Recs of the Week
I raved about Lexie Liu’s “MAGICIAN” on my latest podcast episode…
… but the single “FORTUNA” also deserves lots of praise!
Vincent Blue’s lovely voice on “Sliding,” ft. Kassy
Jeff Satur’s “Stranger,” speaking of lovely voices!
Yoshi from TREASURE’s cover of “That XX” by G-DRAGON
JUJU’s new club banger, “WATCH WHAT YOU BE”
King Gnu’s “Stardom,” a wild, fun jaunt!
Reol’s bizarre-in-the-best-way “Parade of flocking emotion”
&TEAM’s promising pre-release single, “Under the skin”
ITZY’s “Cheshire,” which gets catchier if you give it time to grow on you!
What’s New From Me
I revealed my top twenty ranking of the best K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop released in November!
I released my interviews with LENNY MAKES SOME-THING and homezone!
In the last installment in the “SEVENTEEN Talk” series for 2022, I explained why the “DREAM” single and music video are so much more than what meets the eye and perfectly summarize the themes SEVENTEEN’s music has explored all year long!
In the last installment in the “LOONAverse Talk” series for 2022, I break down everything that led up to and followed the news of Chuu’s dismissal from LOONA. Plus, in the second half, I cover a bunch of other recent headlines.
Lastly, I released another Dreamcatcher Universe “cheat sheet” for paying subscribers!
Coming Up
Some BIG new interviews: OnlyOneOf and Kim Wan-sun!
Some of my “Best of 2022”-themed writing and podcast episodes!
An episode of Enthusiasts about the history of Twitter
A new episode of “STAY Tuned” breaking down what led up to Ticketmaster’s recent fiasco
Get ready for new music from &TEAM, THE BOYZ, MINHO, and more!
Throwback of the Week: “bang” by After School
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