Secret - Love Is Move [MV]

The girls of Secret are back with their first official album and have released a music video for their song "Love Is Move". Like their last couple of singles, "Love Is Move" is another song that caries a retro vibe. Though this time they go with a more of a rock and roll/rhythm and blues style song. Which the girls manage to pull off quite well in my opinion. I mean it is a retro style, but they manage to keep it fresh and lively. Not to say retro is bad, but I feel they add enough of their own personal touches that makes the song work for a modern audiences. It's very upbeat and catchy and that's just the way I like it.

T-ara - Log In [MV]

T-ara have recently released a new music video for their song "Log In". T-ara, SBS, and sports apparel company JDX teamed up to make this song for a JDX's latest CF/PSA campaign. The song is a bit different from the usual songs by T-ara, but I feel they pull it off well. They toned down a lot of the electronic elements and actually let the girls voices be heard. Also the song is a little more on the cute side than their other songs. In any event, I quite like this song and the style used in it. The video is behind the scenes footage of the CF filming. It's fun and colorful and goes well with the song. Also considering the "super bias" is in this, there's no reason for me to not like it.

Girl's Day - Don't Let Your Eyes Wander [MV]

Surprisingly to me, Girl's Day released a music video for their new single "Don't Let Your Eyes Wander". I am surprised by this release as it was a song the girls were not going going to promote. Though here is a video for it. Originally I didn't quite like this song as much as the other Girl's Day songs. Especially not as much as their song "Hug Me Once".But I guess after a quite a number listens I've warmed up to it a little. Maybe I am just a little tired of Girl's Day and their never ending aegyo or maybe it's something else. I'm not really sure. Though now that I have seen a music video for this song, I think I find that it makes me like the song more

KARA - Step [MV]

So the day is finally here, KARA is back in Korea and they have released an awesome new album and a video for their song "Step". I have to admit, while groups like KARA and SNSD were off promoting themselves in Japan, they kind of fell off my radar. I think it has to do with a combination of limited access to Japanese music shows and preference to actual Japanese artist when it comes to Japan for me. So I was really anxious to see where KARA stood in my K-Pop idol group ranks due to my shift in interests. All I can say is after listening to "Step", I can still say they are the best f***ing five.

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - PONPONPON [PV]

Recently I was introduced to Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and her video for her song "PONPONPON". The song itself was produced by none other than Yasutaka Nakata of the Japanese group Capsule. Aside from Capsule, Yasutaka Nakata also has produced for Perfume and MEG. So as a fan of his work, Kyary's song definitely fall into a similar category to his work with Capsule, Perfume, and MEG. It's got a very electro/techno dance vibe to it as does most of Nakata's work does. Th vocals while not the greatest in the world, really fit well with the instrumentals and she is given a slight vocoder treatment as most acts produced by Nakata are. Though the treatment for her seems to be slightly less, since you can still kind of discern the human element in the songs vocals. I mean I'm not saying she's a bad singer or anything. If I had to say, I would say she's probably average for a J-Pop singer. Though, what I am saying is Nakata could turn any garbage into a catchy hit song. The man is like some kind of genius or something.