While we’ve wrapped up best-of lists for songs and albums of 2012, contributing writer Rickyom has jotted down some of last year’s amazing debuts, which there were plenty. Check it out and let us know which were your favorite in the comments section below! About these ads

It’s here! It took way longer than expected, but McRoth’s Residence is finally proud to present our staff picks for ‘Top Korean Songs of The Year: Mid Year Roundup‘! Unlike previous years, there won’t be a crazyass list of rules and regulations. This year, I said eff it and let’s make this a free for […]

Last night, I was in the mood to recap a music program, so I reached out to fellow blogger and pal Nikki of Pop Reviews Now and asked her to join forces with me to plow through this week’s Music Core. Below … is what transpired:

written by: McRoth Hype is an unwieldy force in that one must know how to use it in order to reap its rewards. Recently, Korean pop powerhouse SM Entertainment challenged the conventions of debuting a group by utilizing a ridiculous amount of hype as a tool to reflect the caliber of its content. For those who missed […]

== == == They are so precise, that it’s creepy. The strange thing is that both groups are incredibly good here, that the slightest imperfection is magnified times 10,000. This might prove to be a problem. I mean, where does a group that is clearly being drilled to be perfect begin to grow musically, stylistically, […]

written by: McRoth If anything’s going to alleviate the pains we’ve suffered from SM Entertainment‘s stupid ass marketing stunts, and also save poor EXO from an impending doom, it’ll have to be their music. Fortunately for all parties, these twinks are fucking serving it with this one. —– “History“, EXO’s second pre-debut release, has a fresh contemporary style […]