Hot Air Balloon: Fourth Week of August (21st - 27th) (2 Viewers)

[velvet]

This is week of pre releases!

Personal highlights include Vanner, Hyoyeon and Hi-Key.

Top Releases





* = Pre Release






* = Japanese release


* = Debut


* = Pre Release








* = Pre Release


* = Pre Release


* = Pre Debut Release




* = Pre Release


* = Pre Release




* = Disbandment Release


B-Side Recs

* = Very good album, I reccomend you check it out








Throwback for the Week



Thanks for reading!!! It was a lot this week I know

@YouChan
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@Myth
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@the101​

 

[velvet]

Had to update to include BDC's disbandment single. Y'all will be missed ;-;

 

[athenaaa]

I think Vanner’s was probably my favourite one this week

 

[velvet]

I think Vanner’s was probably my favourite one this week

Same here. I was honestly really surprised by the quality, great album too

 

[athenaaa]

Same here. I was honestly really surprised by the quality, great album too

And their sales are pretty good compared to in the past, i think peak time helped

 

[the101]

Vanner - I liked this!
Akmu - pass
RIISE - feels like watered down NCT Dream without the vocal oomph. I hope it gets better. It's interesting that SM's current trend is to give a soft, GP friendly prerelease single. I'm not a fan of this, tbh. There hasn't been one of these I've liked yet this year.
Hyo - it's not bad, it's not great.

MustB - feels like Diet Ateez
Seventeen, TIOT, Yerin, Ikon, Hi-Key, plave, jaechan, YoungK - just meh for me.
New Dance - this is their first miss for me. It feels like a half-baked song, tbh, and utterly forgettable.
Secret Number - this was cute - I wish the chorus was stickier.

Golden Age - man, this is such a miss for me. I'm a big fan of the NCT mashup style but I just don't think this works. I intensely dislike this song although I do think it works well on the Golden Age album when played in sequence. But I'd never listen to this on its own.
January - boy, I did not like their voices at all.
The Rose - this was pretty and I quite liked it, very 00s kinda early Coldplay vibe.

Bsides:
Vanner - didn't care for this one but will check out the album later
Didn't care for any of the bsides

The throwback was fun!