It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed anything music-related on DryedMangoez.com. But I’ve often tweeted musical opinions and preferences on Twitter over the years instead.
I’ve decided to do a regular, weekly feature of my favorite artists, songs and perhaps some of what I’m listening to currently. Sometimes reviews, sometimes appreciation. But fair warning, I’m not much of a musical person. I’m not going to intricately critique songs or vocals. I’m not going to know technical terms. Heck, I barely know how to distinguish different genres of music. (lol)
Basically, I’ll be expressing my personal preferences and basic opinions. It’s all coming from a basic listener of music who is a fan of artists.
Another warning though, it’ll likely be K-pop related most of the time. But even if you’re not particularly into Korean pop music, maybe I’ll be able to recommend something you will end up liking one of these weeks!
June 29, 2020: Meet Korean singer-songwriter Demian
July 6, 2020: Top 20 Favorite Songs of 2020 (So Far)
July 13, 2020: Top 20 Favorite B-side Tracks of 2020 (So Far)
July 13, 2020 Extra: F.CUZ and Dalmatian
July 20, 2020: How I Got Swept Up By the Korean Wave
July 27, 2020: Ultimate Bias – Lim Hyunsik
August 3, 2020: Underrated – MR.MR
August 10, 2020: “Zero: Fever Part.1,” ATEEZ
August 17, 2020: “Magenta,” Kang Daniel
August 24, 2020: ITZY, DONGKIZ, ONEUS, MCND + Wonho
August 31, 2020: Romantic Tracks from Demian, Seven O’Clock, OnlyOneOf, Hyunjun Hur
September 7, 2020: From “No.Mercy” to “Open Mind” – Wonho’s Strong Solo Debut – #Bias
September 14, 2020: Jamie, ENOi, DAY6 (Even of Day), HA:TFELT
September 21, 2020: Excellent Comebacks from the Underrated, but Immensely Talented VAV and KNK
September 28, 2020: UNVS, CHECKMATE, BDC, ONEWE + MOOBIN&SANHA
October 5, 2020 – 2Z (투지), Dami Im, A.C.E and The Boyz
October 12, 2020 – Narachan (M.O.N.T), Bobby, NU’EST, WEi
October 19, 2020 – Arashi, VERIVERY, M.O.N.T, PENTAGON
October 26, 2020 (Special) – Celebrating MYNAME’s 9th Anniversary
November 1, 2020 (Part 1) – Powerful Debuts from ORBIT, BXW, P1Harmony, DRIPPIN
November 1, 2020 (Part 2) – Latest Releases from Demian, MVP, DKB, D-CRUNCH
November 9, 2020 – Repeat Worthy Comebacks from Park Jihoon, Tomorrow X Together, CIX, B1A4
November 16, 2020 – Great comebacks and powerful rookies: Ha Sung Woon, E’LAST, JO1, BXK
November 16, 2020 Extra – Happy to Have Been Along for the “Journey” with Henry Lau – #Bias
November 30, 2020 – GOT7’s “Breath of Love : Last Piece” May Be Their Strongest Release Yet
December 7, 2020 – BoA, ONEUS, VANNER, Henry Lau
December 7, 2020 Extra – 1iL, KIMMUSEUM, Yuri Park & DMITRYSFACE and BM, Lee Jun Hyuk, Lee Sang Min
December 14, 2020 – ONEWE, ACE (VAV), JO1, BAE173
December 14, 2020 Extra – Jamie, JERO, Lacuna, GHOST9
December 21, 2020- Christmas Treats from Brooklyn, Jun.K, Starship Planet and JYP Nation!
December 28, 2020- TOP 60 OF 2020 – My Favorite Songs of the Year!
January 4, 2021 – TOP 60 OF 2020 – Nine More Songs!
January 11, 2021 – Jeong Sewoon, MCND, Seongri, Hong Eunki
January 18, 2021 – Confident and Diverse, VICTON Releases Strong First Full Album
January 18, 2021 Extra – Lex (BIGFLO), Yubin, E’LAST, TREASURE
January 25, 2021 (Part 1) – AB6IX, BXW, ONEUS, CRAVITY
January 25, 2021 (Part 2) – Hoppipolla, Chungha, Jang Hanbyul, T1419
February 1, 2021 – Excellent Tracks from Bobby, Golden Child, KISU and Casper
February 8, 2021 – CIX, Kim Myungsoo (L), Dreamcatcher and U-KISS’ Soohyun & Hoon
February 15, 2021 – Kim Wooseok, Gaho, NOA, J.UNA
February 22, 2021 – KINGDOM, Chungha, Kang Daniel, LUCY
Monday, March 8, 2021 – Five Great Tracks from Four Great Artists: Demian, Chan, ATEEZ, VERIVERY
Monday, March 29, 2021 – Vibe with These Four Tracks from ATO6, Earth Kim, I’ll and Wynn
Monday, March 29, 2021 Extra – Produce 101 Japan Season 2, JO1, Kang Seung Yoon, CHECKMATE
Monday, April 5, 2021 Extra – Four More Great Tracks This Week from Hoshi, Park Bom, NTX and T1419
Monday, April 12, 2021 – Two Amazing Tracks from Two Underrated Groups: D-CRUNCH and OnlyOneOf
Monday, April 12, 2021 Extra – SIGNAL, BAE173, Jaejun featuring Aiden, Henry Lau
Monday, April 19, 2021 – Four Incredible Tracks from Kang Daniel, NU’EST and ORβIT
Monday, April 26, 2021 Extra – Four Emotional Rock Tracks from MOVNING, IZ, Kim Jae Hwan, DAY6
Monday, May 3, 2021 (Part 1) – B1A4, BXW, AB6IX, ENHYPEN
Monday, May 3, 2021 (Part 2) – Marcy, THE8, W.A.O and ONF
Monday, May 10, 2021 (Part 1) – Soothing Sounds for the Season from VAV, CLASSMATE, Aivan and Shaun
Monday, May 10, 2021 (Part 2) – Ella Jay Basco, DVWN, JERO, ITZY
Monday, May 17, 2021 – ONEUS, BLITZERS, JAY B, CNBLUE
Monday, May 24, 2021 (Part 1) – TO1, 2Z, Kalen Anzai, ONEWE
Monday, May 24, 2021 (Part 2) – BTS, OnlyOneOf, ENHYPEN, Wonho featuring Kiiara
Monday, May 31, 2021 (Part 2) – TXT, BXW, 9rush
Monday, June 7, 2021 (Part 2) – N.Flying, B.I, MONSTA X and MAMAMOO
Monday, June 14, 2021 (Part 1) – Debuts from BM, Woo Jin Young, EPEX, LIGHTSUM
Monday, June 14, 2021 (Part 2) – Comebacks from WEi, Hoya, 24K and TWICE
Monday, June 21, 2021 Feature – ONEWE Shows How Hard Work Pays Off
Monday, June 21, 2021 Extra – ONEWE, LUCY, SEVENTEEN, UP10TION
Monday, June 28, 2021 Extra – Break free with tracks from A.C.E, Woosung, Jeongmin and Sam Kim
Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Top 40 of 2021 – My Favorite Songs of the Year (So Far!)
Monday, July 5, 2021 (Part 2) – Great comebacks from DONGKIZ, BDC, Han Seung Woo, eSNa
Thursday, July 8, 2021 (Special) – Kim Woojin Soars as He Embarks on the Next Chapter
Monday, July 12, 2021 (Part 1) – Moon Jong Up, TRITOPS, Kyuhyun, DAY6 (Even of Day)
Monday, July 12, 2021 (Part 2) – Minzy, SF9, OWV, BXK
Monday, July 19, 2021 (Part 1) – Immaculate Vibes with Sam Kim, John Park, ADOY, Lee Hyun
Monday, July 19, 2021 (Part 2) – ATEEZ, Kevin Woo, HA:TFELT, SG Wannabe
Monday, July 26, 2021 – Excellent tracks from CORBYN, 2Z, Seongri, Sam Kim
Monday, July 26, 2021 (Extra) – NIve, Lim Sang Hyun, OnlyOneOf
Monday, August 2, 2021 – Golden Child, JO1, PL, ASTRO
Monday, August 2, 2021 Extra – from20’s Mesmerizing Tracks in His Solo Debut Year
Monday, August 9, 2021 – Excellent Tracks from Excellent Artists: Kim Woojin, 2Z, ONEUS
Monday, August 9, 2021 – Summer Fun with Sunmi, ONF, The Boyz, Ha Sung Woon
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Feature – #UltimateBias – Kang Insoo
Monday, August 16, 2021 Extra – CIX, N.CUS, JO1, Siyoon
Monday, August 23, 2021 – HALF (KNK’s Kim Jihun), CRAVITY, NOA, LUCY
Monday, August 23, 2021 (Part 2) – Park Won, DUEL, MOVNING, Thunder feat. Yoon Seo Bin
Monday, August 30, 2021 – VERIVERY, T1419, Stray Kids, MIRAE
Monday, September 6, 2021 – Positive Vibes with A.C.E, ONEUS, W.A.O
Monday, September 6, 2021 (Part 2)- Young K, Lee Eun Sang, Melotic and Kim Daegeon, Jvde Milez
Monday, September 13, 2021 (Part 2) – MCND, OMEGA X, DIOS, Purple Kiss
Monday, September 20, 2021 – ATEEZ, Wonho, Kim Woojin, NOA
Monday, September 27, 2021 (Part 1) – NIK, Do Han Se, Jeongmin, Woosung
Monday, September 27, 2021 (Part 2) – U-KISS, OWV, MEGAMAX, ITZY
Monday, October 4, 2021 (Part 1) – E’LAST, ATEEZ, AB6IX, Ciipher
Monday, October 4, 2021 (Part 2) – BJOO, Na Ungjae, Kim Feel, Key
Monday, October 11, 2021 – Growth and Maturity from Golden Child, BLITZERS, N.Flying, CRAVITY
Monday, October 11, 2021 (Part 2) – Youngjae, NOA, Paul Kim, WOODZ
Monday, October 18, 2021 – Powerful Tracks from ENHYPEN, NIK, WOODZ, The Wild Idol
Monday, October 25, 2021 – Enjoy Some Great J-pop with INI, BXW and GENIC
Monday, November 1, 2021 (Part 1) – Park Jihoon, HALF feat. YunGGI, Oh Heejun and from20
Monday, November 1, 2021 (Part 2) – JUST B, EPEX, DKB, VAV
Monday, November 8, 2021 (Part 1) – 2AM, TO1, The Boyz, Wild Idol
Monday, November 8, 2021 (Part 2) – Dami Im, Beverly Caimen, IMFACT’s Taeho, VIXX’s Leo
Monday, November 15, 2021 (Part 1) – Celebrate with ONEUS, VICTON, B1A4, MARS
Monday, November 15, 2021 (Part 2) – Bernard Park, NIve, Tay Tawan, Shin Yong Jae
Monday, November 22, 2021 (Part 1) – Amazing tracks from Brooklyn, from20, DRIPPIN, BXW
Monday, November 29, 2021 – Diverse Tracks of Hope from 2Z, GHOST9 and JO1
Monday, November 29, 2021 (Extra) – SF9, J.UNA, KISU, E’LAST
Monday, December 6, 2021 – ATEEZ, ONF, Chungha, T1419
Monday, December 6, 2021 – Xdinary Heroes, Siyoon, Kim Daegeon, Min
Monday, December 13, 2021 – FTISLAND, NIK, LUCY, ATEEZ
Monday, December 20, 2021 Special – VOISPER: Appreciating One of the Very Best Vocal Groups
Christmas Special – Four Christmas Treats from ONEWE & ONEUS, BF, OnlyOneOf, Kim Woojin
Monday, December 27, 2021 – Top 70 of 2021 – My Favorite Songs of the Year!
Monday, January 3, 2022 – Ten More Favorite Songs from 2021!
Monday, January 3, 2022 Extra – The Rose, Kim Jae Hwan, BF, Sungmin
Monday, January 10, 2022 – ONEWE, BZ-Boys, IZ, UP10TION
Monday, January 10, 2022 Extra – Hyunjun Hur, BLITZERS, P1Harmony, SF9
Monday, January 17, 2022 – OnlyOneOf, VXON, MIRAE, TRENDZ
Monday, January 17, 2022 Extra – OMEGA X, Kim Yohan, Hong Eunki, ENHYPEN
Monday, January 24, 2022 (Part 1) – Emotional Tracks and Good Vibes from 2Z, A.C.E, MOOK, AB6IX
Monday, January 24, 2022 (Part 2) – VICTON, LUMINOUS, DRIPPIN, ASTRO’s Jinjin & Rocky
Monday, January 31, 2022 Special – Taking a Kinda Sorta Deep Dive into P-Pop
Monday, January 31, 2022 – Def., HALF featuring Chaerang, PENTAGON, BXW
Monday, February 7, 2022 (Part 1) – 2Z, Tophyun, KISU, OnlyOneOf
Monday, February 7, 2022 (Part 2) – Jamie, BM, ATEEZ, Golden Child
Monday, February 14, 2022 – Tay Tawan, Moonbin & Sanha, Ha Sung Woon, Wonpil
Monday, February 21, 2022 – Han Seung Yun, Wonho, JWiiver, TREASURE
Monday, February 28, 2022 – ALAMAT, OWV, BTOB, NMIXX
Monday, March 7, 2022 – Black Level, TEMPEST, VANNER, TRENDZ
Monday, March 14, 2022 – Moon Kim, TAN, Kim Woo Seok, CALISTA
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Special – Thank you NU’EST for 10 Amazing Years!
Monday, March 21, 2022 (Part 1) – WEi, Kim Junsu, Stray Kids, INI
Monday, March 21, 2022 (Part 2) – MOVNING, Kang Seung Yoon, Moonbin & Sanha, Kihyun
Monday, March, 28, 2022 (Part 1) – VERIVERY, CRAVITY, HIGHLIGHT, D-CRUNCH
Monday, March 28, 2022 (Part 2) – T1419, eSNa, Zack Tabudlo, The Juans
Monday, April 4, 2022 (Part 1) – KINGDOM, NINE.i, INI, CIX
Monday, April 4, 2022 (Part 2) – BAE173, YOUNITE, Daybreak, Lucy and VXON
Monday, April 11, 2022 (Part 1) – W24, 2Z, GHOST9
Monday, April 11, 2022 (Part 2) – NOA, JO1, Beverly
Monday, April 18, 2022 (Part 1) – JUST B, EPEX, DKZ, KINGDOM
Monday, April 18, 2022 (Part 2) – Daybreak, LUCY, SEVENTEEN, Jessi, Onew
Monday, April 25, 2022 – YOUNITE, Min, Ryeowook, Kim Sung Kyu
Monday, April 25, 2022 (Part 2) – BXW, BUGVEL, INI
Monday, May 2, 2022 (Part 1) – ALAMAT, E’LAST, DKB, VERIVERY
Monday, May 2, 2022 (Part 2) – Yoon Jisung, Ha Sung Woon, Road-B, Boyz’s Touch
Monday, May 9, 2022 (Part 1) – from20, iKON, JO1, WOODZ
Monday, May 9, 2022 (Part 2) – Ryeowook, Yoon Seobin, MeloMance, Lee Minhyuk
Monday, May 16, 2022 (Part 1) – Ciipher, T1419, ONEWE, TXT
Monday, May 16, 2022 (Part 2) – Jeong Sewoon, Hwang Chi Yeul, Woosung, Kang Daniel
Monday, May 23, 2022 (Part 1) – Demian, LUMINOUS, ONEWE, BXW
Monday, May 23, 2022 (Part 2) – ONEUS, AB6IX, ASTRO, TNX
Monday, May 30, 2022 – BoA, GOT7, Kang Daniel, Seventeen
Monday, May 30, 2022 Extra – 2Z,, BLANK2Y, DRIPPIN, P1Harmony
Monday, June 6, 2022 – VICTON, CRAVITY, kyuu, Kim Jae Hwan
Monday, June 13, 2022 – TRENDZ, Son Dong Woon, ATEEZ, BTS
Monday, June 20, 2022 (Part 1) – MCND, DRIPPIN, BDC, bugAboo
Monday, June 20, 2022 (Part 2) – Wonho, Kang Daniel, Seo In Guk, Van Ness Wu