Hi there, people of the world! Am I the only who feels this year flew by faster than B.A.P made comebacks? No? Well, I know this much because my writers and I have once again joined our forces to serve up McRoth’s Residence‘s annual Top Korean Songs of the Year post for a fourth year […]

written by: drowningn00b Since their debut, every release from Block B is a time to pause and analyze the mainstream scene at large. Dalmatian has gone the shameless dance pop route with “ER”; Hi-Lite recordings have gotten glossier with higher production values; G-Dragon incorporated street and indie sounds into the label-giant’s releases; and 1llionaire is rising to be […]

Welcome to another “Month In Kpop” here at McRoth’s Residence! Below you will find a full list of reviews that we (the McR Squad) wrote in the month of May*. I would normally include a spotlight section for our five stared reviews, but there were none of those this month, so that should speak for […]

written by: drowningn00b Oh, the repackaged album. The purpose is two-fold: continued attention in the schizophrenic world of k-pop and setting a new phase in concept strategy. After “Bonamana”, Super Junior turned into aegyo heartthrobs, and Big Bang’s Taeyang went from pathetic lonely boy in “I Need A Girl” to sweaty, stalker zombie in “I’ll […]

written by: drowningn00b Last year, several hip-hop records came out with long track lists. By long, I’m talking over 20 tracks. Hip-hop records with large amounts of tracks are not new, but the Korean records in question went beyond just one disc. The lead offender of track overload was none other than hip-hop impresario, Cho […]

written by: Drowningn00b Last year was big for Block B. Sold a butt load of records from both their releases, did a variety program with B1A4 (where ZICO had terrible dreads. Good look without them), and brought talented hip-hop to the idol platform. With their foundation firmly laid, ‘Welcome to the BLOCK” expands their hip-hop […]