This year has proven to be golden so far for Korean pop. The so-called K-pop is constantly evolving, while in recent years it has begun to operate outside the borders of Korea as well!

We listen to a lot—a lot!—of Korean pop, and over the past month we’ve noticed that K-pop releases have been especially exciting. Thus, we share with you our favorite hits from the explosive return of the leader of BTS, but also from the new albums of three members of Exo.

  • DO – Blossom

DO was the first to open his new musical chapter this year with a romantic and…flowery release. Marking his brightest period yet, Blossom is an EP that makes you feel like you’re on a journey. In the first single released as a precursor to the mini-album, Kyung-soo (as his first name is) treated us to Popcorn, the ultimate up-beat song, that you know, you don’t know the lyrics, the melody keeps playing in your head , refusing to give it up. Simple Joys, staying true to the overall, flowery concept, DO sings about the simple and small things that once might not have moved him, but now he pays attention to even those. Like the little flowers on the side of the road. Somewhere here let’s make a break to play Anna’s Little Lover of Vissi and continue. At his most tender, in My Dear and About Time, the artist disarms us with his vocals, but also with an intense emotion that we detect in his voice, which takes off both the song and our desire to scream it in front of a mirror, as if we have just lost some great love. A typical Sunday, that is. Everything you need to invest your summer rolls, and for those of you who live it a little more, it is recommended for a cinematic road trip.

  • Chen–Door

For those unfamiliar with the K-pop world, Chen has one of the most haunting voices you’ll ever hear. His voice could be a separate art form. As you listen to the ballad meter albums, you feel like you’re listening to a painting, if that makes sense. The second member of the Korean group Exo, who has been releasing a solo EP lately, is known for music that takes you on a journey, chills you and moves you. It’s a one-way street. His voice embraces the piano, while at the same time he plays chase with the soft sound of the guitar. In his discography’s 4th mini-album titled Door, Jongdae steps through the door that gives him access to a new era. While treating us to some of his consistently disarming ballads, as only he knows how, with Dandelion and Starlight stealing the show, the singer surprises with Fall in Love Again, the album’s pop bop and groovy sensation. , Playlist. If you want to “dive” for the first time into the vast bottom of K-Pop, Chen is the ideal choice that will lure you into the most romantic and at the same time exciting universe!

  • Suho – 1 to 3

Mayday, Mayday! For some time now, Kim Junmyeon or as his artistic name, Suho has announced his record comeback, which landed from… another planet! With aesthetics and concepts taken from outer space, Suho gave us not just an EP, but his most colorful and daring artistic side! In 1 to 3, the sound of the electric guitar that accompanies both his most pop songs and his tender ballads is inseparable. The leader of Exo, takes you to an intergalactic world that has it all! The pop priestess of the album, the self-titled 1 to 3, the pop hit of the album, the almost dystopian Mayday which is a musical category in itself, the addictively groovy Moonlight and Wishful Thinking: where the electric guitar explodes like a meteor next to Junmyeon’s ethereal voice. Zero Gravity achieves its purpose, it defies the laws of gravity on all levels and we are left with an out-of-body experience.

Mayday, Mayday! For some time now, Kim Junmyeon or as his artistic name, Suho has announced his record comeback, which landed from… another planet! With aesthetics and concepts taken from outer space, Suho gave us not just an EP, but his most colorful and daring artistic side! In 1 to 3, the sound of the electric guitar that accompanies both his most pop songs and his tender ballads is inseparable. The leader of Exo, takes you to an intergalactic world that has it all! The pop priestess of the album, the self-titled 1 to 3, the pop hit of the album, the almost dystopian Mayday which is a musical category in itself, the addictively groovy Moonlight and Wishful Thinking: where the electric guitar explodes like a meteor next to Junmyeon’s ethereal voice. Zero Gravity achieves its purpose, it defies the laws of gravity on all levels and we are left with an out-of-body experience.

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