Kpop: SF9 (에스에프나인)

The boys of kpop boy band SF9 debuted in 2016 but the song "O Sole Mio" from their latest album "Knights of the Sun" is the first really good video from them, it's hit material for sure. It has a kind of scifi theme going for it to, which works fine too.

• SF9 - O Sole Mio (오솔레미오)
• SF9 - Roar (부르릉)
• SF9 - Easy Love (쉽다)
• SF9 - Fanfare

Kpop: Momoland (모모랜드)

Momoland is one of the debuts last autumn that I was a bit hard on, as their video and song is actually of good quality. The name of the song I think is onomatopoeic for "crash!, boom!, bang!" which is what they sing about - a love that comes suddenly. The video is really what attracted me and the song works fine too.

• Momoland - JJan! Koong! Kwang!(짠쿵쾅)

Kpop: K.A.R.D.

 The second image is from "Oh NaNa", the rest of the choregraphy images are from "Don't Recall".

K.A.R.D. is something so unusual in kpop as a mixed group, ie consisting of both men and women. Add to that they are *very* competent dancers and you have a really unique concept. One cannot appreciate a new video from them fully without having seen the dance version first. But that would be for nothing if they couldn't sing but their music videos really rocks too!

• K.A.R.D. - Rumor
• K.A.R.D. - Don't Recall (Choreography version)
• K.A.R.D. - Don't Recall (Drama version)
• K.A.R.D. - Oh NaNa
• K.A.R.D. - Oh NaNa

Kpop: Top Secret (일급비밀)

As with several other pre-debut kpop projects before them, for their debut 7Stone changed name to TopSecret, probably as a part of optimizing the media attention if their earlier process haven't gained traction. I do think it may help here, as their first video "She" is quite nice. They have really gone for the "innocent" look that is the most common initial first phase of kpop groups, with pastelle colors and a light sound. And there is lots of fan-service, even some implied boys-on-boys love (that lipstick kiss!), so as one commenter said "Nooo i can't stan anymore groups! lol". Indeed. ;-)

• Top Secret - She

Kpop: Thunder (천둥) / Park Sang Hyun (박상현)

After having left MBLAQ, and acted some, Thunder debuts with one of the best kpop video concepts of the year. It sees him gotten taught the hard way by lovely Goo Hara (from Kara) how to get to first base with a girl. Each time he fails, he gets shot(!).

• Thunder ft Goo Hara - Sign