Week 5: THE BIG BIG COMEBACK!

Guess who's back? We're all aware that it's been almost a year since our last panel, and we're really really sorry for the prolonged delay, but it's been impossible to get us all together, no matter how much we wanted to. With Nikki going off to college and starting her new job with Soompi (and now doing single reviews!), Mel REALLY busy with work (and Halloween!), and McRoth taking the throne as allkpop's resident (and only!) reviewer, things just weren't pointing to another panel. BUT ALAS, we're finally able to clear out our schedules for a MASSIVE kpop panel comeback. And believe us when we say MASSIVE.

We're not just talking about a gazillion songs thrown into one post, although our comeback does have that. Yes, our comeback is a riot. :D Of course we have our staples, Nikki, Mel and McRoth, but we've also brought back past guests rcLoy and Elvin. Poster Girl is MIA at the moment, but we'll have her back someday! (hopefully) And Jio and Paul are busy with life in general, but we'll have them back too! AAAAAAND, the last panelist is a very, VERY special guest, because without him this panel would never have existed in the first place. The idea for the kpop panel came from Mike of Pop Trash Addicts and his LEGENDARY Pop Panel, which Nikki guested on one week. And this week, Mike joins us! FINALLY!

This week's panel features permanent panelists:
Nikki @ Pop Reviews Now
Mel @ Melismatic
McRoth @ McRoth's Residence

  Past guest panelists:
rcLoy @ unrcloyable
Elvin Mensah @ J. Mensah's Billboard Files

And the father of all pop panels:
Mike @ Pop Trash Addicts

Watch This Space...

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Hold That Thought

Due to the fact that Nikki's in China and Mel is busy kidnapping JYJ when they stop by New York (*breathe*,  Cassies -- she's only joking...somewhat), Week 5 will be coming a little late. Standby and watch this space.

Week 4

*jumps out from makeshift stage*
Week 4 is here, and while Mel is busy recovering from halloween (I've already sent her some DBSK videos, don't worry), we're busy getting down to business. And by business we mean this week's panel. We're back to the "regular" 6 songs this week, with new releases from MBLAQ, 4Minute, Rainbow, Co-Ed School, 2AM and SNSD. Let's not beat around the bush - shall we?

This week's panel features permanent panelists:
Nikki @ Pop Reviews Now
Mel @ Melismatic
McRoth @ McRoth's Residence


And special guest:
J Mensah @ J. Mensah's Billboard Files

Week 3: The Comeback

Well, we hope you've all rested up. True, our hiatus was a bit longer than any of us expected, but we're back now, and rip-roaring and ready to go. We suppose that if we were a KPop group ourselves, we would label this as our grand 'comeback', right? You've been waiting and waiting, and knew we couldn't just come back with the same ol' she-bang for Week 3. So instead, we've got a double dose of crazy (and then some) with eleven (yes, count 'em) songs to talk about. From industry veterans (JYJ, Youhna) to fresh blood (Miss A, Co-Ed School), from the sophomore idols ready for seconds or thirds (Beast, U-Kiss, SHINee, 2PM, 2NE1) to those getting ready to strike out on their own for the first time (Ga-In of Brown Eyed Girls). We even got a whole bunch of idols singing all together-like (Group of 20). Basically, we pulled out all the stops. So make sure you're currently at some place comfortable. This is a long post. Who wins? And who gets your vote? Let us know with the poll on your left, then scroll down (and down and down) to see what we thought (with considerable snark inbetween, but that goes without saying).

This week's panel features permanent panelists:
Nikki @ Pop Reviews Now
Mel @ Melismatic
McRoth @ McRoth's Residence


And special guests:
Jio @ The Reflective Inklings
rcLoy @ unrcloyable

As always, thanks to our buddies for helping out and making this super special and always fun! Now, read on, comrades!

Back From the "Dead"

Rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated...or something to that dramatic effect.

Keep an eye out. A super-sized post is coming shortly.

BoA Wins Our Vote & Yours

BoA's "Hurricane Venus" won our Viewer Poll by a landslide of 56%! A brand new poll featuring this upcoming week's panel is now up and available -- and needs your input!

Week 3 is coming soon, featuring a few more friends of ours as well as familiar faces, but will be coming a little bit later than expected due to Nikki being swamped with work and Mel being swamped with moving. Stay tuned, KPop fans -- we're just getting started! :)