Hot Air Balloon: Second Week of May, 2023 (1 Viewer)

[velvet]

Welcome to this week's edition of Hot Air Balloon!

Aespa and Oneus gave solid comebacks with Spicy and Erase Me respectively.
There were also some great Japanese releases!

Top Releases of The Week





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* = Japanese Release






* = Pre Release


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* = Pre Debut


No B-side Recs for this week

Throwback of the Week



Hope you enjoyed the recap!!! Yeol~Gi~Gu!

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[velvet]

I can't believe I can add that much to the polls oml

 

[ChiaraStar169]

never knew Xdinary Heroes could do something so sad... so yeah, not my very favorite from them only bc they've done a lot happier/more upbeat songs. lol idk if that makes sense or not, but I'll be happy to clarify!

But I did love The7's and Aimers' music videos, as well as Aespa and IVE! And... why do I only see six Pentagon members in the thumbnail?

 

[velvet]

never knew Xdinary Heroes could do something so sad... so yeah, not my very favorite from them only bc they've done a lot happier/more upbeat songs. lol idk if that makes sense or not, but I'll be happy to clarify!

But I did love The7's and Aimers' music videos, as well as Aespa and IVE! And... why do I only see six Pentagon members in the thumbnail?

Oh I'm the opposite Good enough is the only song I really like from the group rn lol

The7's song is really goodl I was actually surprised! And yeah it's weird to see a group go from 10 to 6

 

[Myth]

But I did love The7's and Aimers' music videos, as well as Aespa and IVE! And... why do I only see six Pentagon members in the thumbnail?

yanan is in China. Hongseok is on hiatus for mental health. I’m presuming Hui was filming boys planet when the mv was filmed.

 

[athenaaa]

Thank you for doing these threads, it really helps with catching up. I’ve only heard Spicy and Allergy so far

 

[velvet]

Thank you for doing these threads, it really helps with catching up. I’ve only heard Spicy and Allergy so far

I'm happy people are enjoying them!!! There's a lot here so it looks kinda cluttered (I was debating wether or not to include the japanese releases) but if it opens up people to new music then I'm content

 

[the101]

@velvet ty for doing these threads! They help me catch up on groups I don't follow.

I love aespa's Spicy and the Xdrinary Heroes song. They actually have some strong vocalists in XD, so nice to see it showcased here.

Wave feels a little basic but it is catchy. I caught some snatches of that Adya Per on the music shows - it almost catches me but the chorus isn't great to me. (is it the post-chorus? It starts off well then goes sideways for rme)

Oooo I like that Pentagon track!

The GIDLE song feels like an old avril lavigne or taylor swift song. pass.

Lee Mujin has such an interesting voice but his music just ain't for me.

I don't know who Sungmin is but it feels like trot lite. Not mad at it but wouldn't listen to it again.

Younha has a lovely voice, but another pass for me.

also nopes: Oneus, Feverse, Ab6ix, Quokka and Sudal (sounds like a disney channel song), Aimers, Baby Monster.

 

[velvet]

@velvet ty for doing these threads! They help me catch up on groups I don't follow.

I love aespa's Spicy and the Xdrinary Heroes song. They actually have some strong vocalists in XD, so nice to see it showcased here.

Wave feels a little basic but it is catchy. I caught some snatches of that Adya Per on the music shows - it almost catches me but the chorus isn't great to me. (is it the post-chorus? It starts off well then goes sideways for rme)

Oooo I like that Pentagon track!

The GIDLE song feels like an old avril lavigne or taylor swift song. pass.

Lee Mujin has such an interesting voice but his music just ain't for me.

I don't know who Sungmin is but it feels like trot lite. Not mad at it but wouldn't listen to it again.

Younha has a lovely voice, but another pass for me.

also nopes: Oneus, Feverse, Ab6ix, Quokka and Sudal (sounds like a disney channel song), Aimers, Baby Monster.

Thank you, I'm glad people are enjoying the threads! <<3

Sammmmmeeeeee loving spicy and good enough a lot!!!

Same thoughts about Per, Wave sounds like a runway song and not really a pop song but it's IVE and I really like their music so I'm biased into liking it.

Sungmin's a member of suju I think.

 

[Yelena_Belova]

I didn’t know that either IVE or Baby Monster released a song. Let me check them out. Also, thank you for making these threads. They’re essential for keeping up in the K-Pop song release world.