The feels that I have about this release are many, but most of them are fairly incoherent and illogical…so for the sake of preserving my reputation as an intelligent human being capable of speaking in full sentences, I’ll keep this short.1

And to wrap up 2012, here’s a rundown of the top 20 albums and EPs that left an impression on me this year. Gonna keep this one short.

Contestants from SBS K-pop Star Audition cover SNSD’s “The Boys,” Glee-style: Ahhh, so much potential, so much potential. I never planned on paying much attention to K-pop Star Audition because it felt like it was just going to be a Korean version of The X Factor, and Korea’s never done a good job of adopting [...]

I had an unusually difficult time trying to figure out how to structure this list, and these difficulties mostly stemmed from the realization that I generally have a hard time picking favorites when it comes to K-pop. To be more specific, I don’t completely love everything and I don’t completely hate anything. But I guess [...]

Oh, screw it. Just take my money, SM. Take all of it.