Kpop: 9Muses - Sleepless Nights (잠은 안오고 배는 고프고)

9Muses last video "Heart Locker" was one of my summer's disappointments, but with winter returning (and before the month of corny Christmas kpop songs) there was plenty of possibilities for a comeback with the new song. Hearing that it would be more like a ballad, I felt the odds was stacking against them as I usually don't like slow tempo kpop, but as such things goes this is pretty OK. Having Brave Brothers as producers helps ofc too. But I still their more usual stuff like we saw last in "Drama" last winter...

• 9Muses - Sleepless Nights (잠은 안오고 배는 고프고)

Kpop: 9Muses - Drama

While 2013 was a golden year in my opinion for 9Muses with three great videos, 2014 meant losing some members and releasing nothing (I don't count sub-unit Nasty Nasty) the new Drama has two new girls joining the group making the "nine muses" actually counting eight lovely ladies... 9Muses is known for consistently delivering good (not fantastic) songs, and for their consistent concept (which to be honest is a kind of classic pin-up look), and the new music video is no exception even though I must say it's not up to Glue, Gun or Wild in either department. But it's not bad either, to be honest. The lyrics is about a girl being in love with her friend's boyfriend, and more drama is delivering as we get a remake of a (the) classic Marilyn Monroe scene.

• 9Muses - Drama

Kpop: Nasty Nasty (네스티네스티)

So Jin from Girl's Day, Keyung Ri from Nine Muses and Kevin from ZE:A is the new sub-unit Nasty Nasty which gives away the unsurprising sexy theme of the group. The song is a nice R&B pop number with the three of them playing out a romantic theme that is surprisingly well balanced - they don't try too much as is the risc in the first song from a new constellation. Nice start, but usually these kind of odd combinations doesn't get that many songs so don't expect to much and just enjoy this one.

• Nasty Nasty - Knock (노크)