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Sorry the 2nd post is later this week; I didn't manage to get it finished yesterday. :) I've previously written two K-pop in Public (dance covers of Korean songs performed in public places) posts featuring all-male groups. . You can see them at the links  below:  K-pop in Public- Boys' Edition!: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/05/k-pop-in-public-boys-edition.html K-pop (and J-pop) in Public- Boys' Edition 2!:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/05/k-pop-in-public-boys-edition-2.html My last post was over two years ago (it also features one J-pop dance cover), so I thought it was time for another one. Here is K-pop in Public- Boys' Edition 3! :)   [ FRÁME CHOREOGRAPHY] MINISKIRT - AOA | MALE VERSION PERFORMANCE VIDEO  In the past year or so, I've shared covers of Miniskirt, the single by girl group AOA .  It was released back in January 2014 and was the lead single from their 5th single album of the same name. There has been a trend of nost...

This week's video is Groupie by Canadian singer  Chxrry (formerly known as Chxry22). It's from her debut studio album U, Me & My Ego, which was released digitally in May. The album follows Chxrry's EPs The Other Side and Siren, which came out in September 2022 and October 2023 respectively. Groupie was the second single from U, Me & My Ego, following Main Character (released in July 2025) and was released in December last year. Two more singles have been also been released in April- Hall of Fame and Bottles & Lights featuring American singer Mariah The Scientist . Groupie is an R'n'B/pop song and is one of my favourite tracks from U, Me & My Ego. Other songs that I like are the title track, Call Security and Boring.  This is the official music video. Please note that the songs contains explicit lyrics. :)      Stream/buy U, Me & My Ego here:  https://chxrry.lnk.to/ego  And visit the YouTube playlist to watch music videos/visualiser...

Earlier this year I started a mini series called K-pop Comebacks, featuring the comebacks of K-pop groups during 2026. So far I've written about BLACKPINK and  BTS . Today I'm focusing on boy band BIGBANG  (also written as BigBang). Originally a 5 member group, BIGBANG debuted back in 2006 and became one of the most popular K-pop groups. They were the first idol group to be formed by YG Entertainment (one of the biggest entertainment companies in South Korea) and are a 2nd generation group , among the first K-pop acts to become successful internationally. The original members were leader G-DRAGON (real name Kwon Ji-young), T.O.P. (Choi Seung-hyun), Taeyang (Dang Young-bae), Daesang (Kang Dae-sang) and Seungri (Lee Seung-hyun). They debuted in August 2006 with the single BigBang in August 2006 and their debut studio album BIGBANG Vol.1- Since 2007 followed in December that year. Their breakout single was LIES (released in August 2007). It was the first single from their first ...

Today's video is Last Day of Summer by British singer Katy B and British DJ and record producer  Jax Jones . It's been a while since Katy has released music. Her last release (apart from singles) was the EP Peace and Offerings (her 4th) in November 2021 and her last album was Honey in April 2016. She brought out one single from the Peace and Offerings- Under My Skin which was released in August 2021. Katy's most recent singles prior to this one were Avalanche and Dreamstate with Wilfy D (released in July 2025 and January this year respectively). For more on Katy, visit my Top 10 Female Singers post (she is No.10 on the list):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2015/02/top-10-female-solo-singers.html Jax (real name Timucin Lam/Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo) started making music at a young age and posted music online on MySpace (remember that?!) in the early days of his career. His breakthrough came in 2014, when he featured on fellow British DJ and record producer Duke D...

Sorry the 2nd post is later this week; I didn't manage to get it finished yesterday. :)  It's been a while since I've written a New Music Releases post. I wrote my annual New Year music posts at the beginning of the year but apart from that, the last one was in July 2025 ! So now as we're shifting into a new season, here's some new music for the coming autumn (or spring, depending on your location)!   JENNIE- Less than a Lover Korean singer and rapper  JENNIE  (member of popular K-pop girl group BLACKPINK ) is releasing more solo music. Last month she released Less than a Lover, the lead single from her debut digital EP Fallen Angel. The EP follows JENNIE's debut studio album Ruby , which came out in March last year. :) Fallen Angel was released on Friday (28th August). It consists of 3 tracks- title track FALLEN ANGEL, HEAVEN and Less Than a Lover and is  described as coming "from a very personal place with the truest self-expression"  and as a gift f...

This week's video is When Did You Stop Loving Me? by American band LANY . It's from their 6th studio album Soft/Soft 2. Note: They are now also classed as a duo since keyboardist Les Priest left in 2022, leaving two members- lead singer Paul Klein and drummer Jake Goss. Soft was released last October, following the releases of the lead single Know You Naked in August and 2nd single Last Forever in September.  In March this year, LANY brought out an expanded edition of the album called Soft 2. It features 5 new tracks, including I'm Doing Alright and when Did You Stop Loving Me?, plus a live video for the latter.  This is the music video for When Did You Stop Loving Me? It was uploaded in June and features Paul walking along the beach. Dreamy beach vibes for late summer!   Watch the live video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZBHv4XCLVo   For more on Soft 2 read this post: https://www.melodicmag.com/news/lany-continues-to-explore-resilience-on-soft-2-with-five-...