There have been many kpop girl group debuts in the 10 years I’ve been listening to the genre, and then the question came up to me, what’s the greatest debut song of them all. We’re hear to answer that question once and for all… in the opinion of this one writer.
At least watch the beginning of this one. I beg you!
1st Division-Find the luckiest member race. The staff votes on a winner in each round which has a luck element. The staff that last until the end get a prize along with the winner. Concentration, physicality, quick wits, luck…and elan for balloon popping are all tested this week!
The men head out on a race to prove their filial natures in a battle between the good sons and the bad sons over the prospect of dinner. Now well fed, the men do a special princess relay in honor of family day and the area they are visiting (which translates to princess). Finally they face the hardest verse of their lives. Good luck, gentlemen! Family isn’t always easy, but it’s worth it.
It’s been a while since we talked about biases, so today we’re going over all of my biases for active girl groups. This is part 1 of a 2 part series where we’ll be exploring my biases for disbanded groups as well, so stay tuned in!
We all know the members have their rivalries. They bicker and banter. This week, they battle it out to resolve their differences once and for all. Guests Yuri and Hyoyeon of SNSD and the Judo twins, Cho Junho and Junhyn, join the cast with their own battles. The elder of each rivalry joins team A in a battle of pride! (...I mean, kinda. This is Running Man, after all)
This was the last trip with the beloved Bang Geulyi PD and Ravi, so the trip was meant as a well-wishing for both the members and the PD. Luck games and extra snacks abound. All the while a dreaded chain letter is making the rounds among the members…the member with the letter at the end faces a night sleeping outdoors without a tent and no breakfast! A touching twist had everyone, me included, shedding tears. Best wishes to Ravi and Bang PD as they move on to new horizons!
Everglow has not had a comeback in almost 2 years, so let’s take this downtime to rank the songs they have put out. Luckily they have a lot of great title tracks, so let’s dive right in.
Welcome to the world of Runningmon, where each team battles it out in the quest to catch all 10 Runningmon and fill their Runningdex! Park Gyeonghye, Byeon Wooseok, and Joo Woojae join the members as Runningmon to make the even 10. Who’s the best train…er…I mean…Runningmon catcher of them all?
For this week’s bonus article we’re doing the top non-Korean Kpop songs of the year, and there have been some pretty fantastic ones, so let’s check ‘em out
We’ve reached our halfway point for the year, so it’s time for our mid-year song rankings. This has been a pretty exciting first half, with a lot of standout songs, and a couple surprise songs that more people need to be listening to.
Living on a budget is only natural, but usually you know what you have…the Running Man members this week have to live on a hidden budget. They will be punished for overspending and will be in the running for the penalty if they hoard too much. Welcome to a dangerous balancing game!
Returning to out title track ranking series, we have Oh My Girl, who just had their last comeback as 7 members, as Jiho has left the group. That said, wow, they have a ton of songs, and they’re all really good! Oh boy, this is gonna be tough…
The members go on a ‘warm and filling’ trip. Each game is meant to make the members happy and warm after their hard winter training trip last time. There are even sightseeing courses offered to the members. So nice! Except the staff and the members may or may not have the same idea of warmth…
