Kpopalypse roundup – new k-pop releases 24/8/2026

It’s time for Kpopalypse roundup! Let’s take a look at some new releases! Wow, it’s big mega-celebrity Chris Brown standing in a place with some Korean guys! You go, Korean guys! Yay for Korea! T-ara paved the way! BIGBANG – BiiiG Big on beats, but small on melody and catchiness. This is the sort of song that would probably work great in a live context when everyone is hyped and the subwoofers can do their work so it’ll probably be a highlight of their live shows, but if you actually just sit there and properly listen to the music for more than 30 seconds it becomes increasingly hard to give a shit. Cool sounds alone can’t make a cool song. Tiffany Young – Edge of Calm Trust me Tiffany, we’re already calm enough. She definitely missed the memo that fast tempos are “in”, so props to her for bucking the trend, but that doesn’t mean that we want this funeral march tempo either. Valium is Tiffany’s best friend, is valium your best friend? KISS OF LIFE – What Hilarious to see the discourse about this song at the moment and everyone upset that it’s plagiarising aespa’s (superior) “Whiplash” when apparently both songs have exactly the same songwriter and producer. Having said that, the vo...