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K-pop blogger at THE BIAS LIST, Author of SKYSHIP ACADEMY Trilogy (Flux Books),

 Washington State
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Joined July 2009
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Those who only visit my blog may think I'm super cranky about 2026 music, but there've been a handful of songs I'm already obsessed with. I've started a Spotify list of these "9+" songs and will try to update it as often as I can throughout the year. open.spotify.com/playlist/3q…

THE BIAS LIST's 9+ Rated Songs (2026)

A playlist of all the 2026 bangers I'd rate "9" or higher on my blog.

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Today’s daily 9+ rated song: youtube.com/watch?v=MBNQgq56…

BIGBANG - 맨정신(SOBER) M/V

Available on iTunes @ http://smarturl.it/BIGBANGMADE_DAvailable o...

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Today’s daily 9+ rated song: youtube.com/watch?v=YIenH3hb…

Ocean Of Love

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesOcean Of Love · Pet...

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Today’s daily 9+ rated song: youtube.com/watch?v=kgAVD4-8…

科学怪人（Frankenstein）

Provided to YouTube by 坤音娱乐科学怪人（Frankenstein） · HIGH5Eff(5)ct...

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Song Review: NCT Dream - The Sun #NCTDREAM #TheSun thebiaslist.com/2026/10/19/s…

Song Review: NCT Dream – The Sun

As if this day wasn’t already stuffed with enough new K-pop releases, NCT Dream have surprise released a teaser for their upcoming album due out next month. The Sun acts as their first new mu…

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Album tracks sound better than the title... 🫤
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Sequence 02: Attraction - Highlight Medley  🔗 youtu.be/YyILta6O9-w #AND2BLE #앤더블 #AND2BLE_Attraction #AND2BLE_FrenchKissing
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I'm hoping they chose to put all the effort into TWS's songs this time around because none of these "concept" teasers are much more than the members walking around in different outfits to stock music 😅
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GWSN: A Career In Song Ratings #GWSN #공원소녀 #ACareerinSongRatings thebiaslist.com/2026/10/19/g…

GWSN: A Career In Song Ratings

There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-gra…

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Song Review: V01D - My Youth #V01D #VOID #V01D_My_Youth #My_Youth #YOUTHQUAKE thebiaslist.com/2026/10/19/s…

Song Review: V01D – My Youth

Rookie band V01D debuted earlier this year but, for whatever reason, I never got around to writing about their music. My Youth was meant to come out a week ago but got pushed back. They compete wit…

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Song Review: Max Changmin (TVXQ) - All Of My Life #MAXCHANGMIN #최강창민 #AllOfMyLife #MAXCHANGMIN_AllOfMyLife #TVXQ! #동방신기 #東方神起 thebiaslist.com/2026/10/19/s…

Song Review: Max Changmin (TVXQ) – All Of My Life

The guys from TVXQ grace us with their musical presence every now and then, releasing singles and albums tailored toward their comfortable place in K-pop legacy rather than attempting to break thro…

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Song Review: EVNNE - Look At Ma #EVNNE #이븐 #onournoise #LOOK_AT_MA thebiaslist.com/2026/10/19/s…

Song Review: EVNNE – Look At Ma

To me, EVNNE has always felt like a group with an identity crisis. They’ve tried on many boy group styles over the past few years. Some have been more successful than others, but few have poi…

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Song Review: Seventeen JxJ (Jeonghan x Joshua) - 12 o'clock #JxJ #정한X조슈아 #DREAMSCAPE #12oclock thebiaslist.com/2026/10/19/s…

Song Review: Seventeen JxJ (Jeonghan x Joshua) – 12 o’clock

It’s the year of Seventeen sub-units, as the group has been unable to make a full comeback while members serve their mandatory military enlistment. So far, we’ve had DxS (DK & Seung…

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Song Review: NMIXX - Birthday Wish #NMIXX #엔믹스 #Strange_Muse #긴소원 #BirthdayWish #긴소원_BirthdayWish thebiaslist.com/2026/10/19/s…

Song Review: NMIXX – Birthday Wish

Around this time last year, NMIXX scored the biggest hit of their career. The mammoth Blue Valentine and its accompanying album seemed to point toward a period of chart dominance for the group. Thi…

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Song Review: IVE - Looks Can Kill #IVE #아이브 #LooksCanKill #룩스캔킬 thebiaslist.com/2026/10/19/s…

Song Review: IVE – Looks Can Kill

IVE has developed a pattern of pre-releases prior to their title tracks, and these songs are often more successful on the charts than the actual comeback. That was the case with both Bang Bang and …

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Indeed!
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Kpop needs to get Finnish again
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Really love this new C-pop group's music so far. Big, sung choruses, tons of energy and just a bit cheesy in the best way. Reminds me of early-2010s K-pop, actually. Every song's a banger. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

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"acoustic pop" doesn't exactly fill me with excitement, but I guess we'll see... 🤷‍♂️
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RIIZE’s new single ‘Insomnia’ is a vocal-centric acoustic pop song. naver.me/GHLFI6lE
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JYP (J.Y. PARK): A Career In Song Ratings #JYP #JYPark #ParkJinyoung #박진영 #ACareerinSongRatings thebiaslist.com/2026/10/18/j…

JYP (J.Y. PARK): A Career In Song Ratings

There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-gra…

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Song Review: A2O May - Bad Habits Tonite #A2O #A2OMAY #BADHABITSTONITE thebiaslist.com/2026/10/18/s…

Song Review: A2O May – Bad Habits Tonite

The emergence of Lee Soo-man’s A2O groups has been the most exciting thing to happen to K-pop in awhile. Both A2O Lite and A2O Soul released killer tracks this week, each of which only grew o…

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THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from October 11 - 17 #A2OLite #A2OSoul #DAILYDIRECTION #Davichi #EpikHigh #FlareU #Hearts2Hearts #LeeHanGyul #MEOVV #MODYSSEY #NamWoohyun #NCTWish #ParkWoojin #PLAVE #SungHanbin #TeenTop #tripleS thebiaslist.com/2026/10/18/t…

THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from October 11 – 17

At the end of each month, I compile my top three K-pop title tracks and list a ton of honorable mentions. But each Sunday, I’ll offer a compendium of the week’s new releases featured on the blog. A…

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#XdinaryHeroes #Yuju
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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (October 18, 2026) #AyumuImazu #BEFIRST #BEYOOOOONDS #Chanmina #Chotokkyu #ClanQueen #DRAWME #FLOW #GALEDGE #Genic #HeySayJUMP #Kaya #KeitaRichardKusama #KyaryPamyuPamyu #LittleGleeMonster #MADKID #ManWithAMission thebiaslist.com/2026/10/18/n…

New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (October 18, 2026)

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on…

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#MATSURI #NEWSTAR #ONEOREIGHT #PhantomSiita #Shazna #TravisJapan #WhiteScorpion #YOASOBI #YuseiYagi
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