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MONDAY MUSIC MUSINGS I

Kickstarted the month of May with the comeback of my all-time favourite group - BIG BANG . God knows how long I've waited for the group's comeback, especially when I wasn't fully satisfied with Fantastic Baby. I mean, it was supposed  to be a triple title song promotion with Blue and Bad Boy but Fantastic Baby shot through the roof and the other two title songs got lost along the way. Anyway, two years later and VIPs are beaming with pride and joy at Big Bang's (yet another) evolution. And I say evolution  because it amazes me how they transform their musicality and manage to produce new unique sounds time and time again. Of the two songs released, Loser and Bae Bae, I much prefer the former. I loved all the interpretations of the MV I have read so far but my favourite (and I agree with this) interpretation is that the MV might  reflect the reality that the members face as celebrities - always having to juggle between the need to maintain a reputation...

SATURATION

Good day, y'all! Today, I wanna share a couple of Korean boy groups I personally feel are underrated. ت I don't mean they should be sweeping online charts and winning number #1 on music programmes. I mean they deserve more recognition for their constant effort. Disclaimer: My focus will be on the group as a whole  and not why the group should be more popular because of certain members. I'm also the kind of person who'll explore other songs if  the comeback song sounds good so you'll find the other songs I list are comeback  songs. Should you want to find out more, I'm sure YouTube will serve as a good platform. ت ---------- #1. ZE:A The group debuted on 2010 with their single Mazeltov  and while the song never made it onto my list ( Friday, Saturday, Sunday~  anyone?), they've made quite a huge progress since then. The song that really caught my attention and put ZE:A within my radar is Here I Am . I remember this song was released almost...