Kpopalypse roundup – new k-pop releases 31/8/2026

It’s time for Kpopalypse roundup! Let’s take a look at some new releases! In the latest random viral blast from the past, forgotten second-gen k-pop group BESTie’s Bravesound-penned “Love Options” is starting to go massively viral across Asia for fuck knows what reason. Veteran readers will remember that I put this song on my favourites list in 2013 so it’s probably me who’s responsible – Kpopalypse paved the way! Girls’ Generation-HRS – Skibidi Girls’ Generation’s new subunit stamp out their turf as followers of trends rather than leaders of trends, with the needless change-up in this song quickly wrecking any momentum at the half-way mark. A shame because Hyoyeon has been the queen of fast dance bangers for many years before it became recently trendy (and has climbed into Kpopalypse favourites lists as a result of her commitment to fast tempo precisely when nobody else could be bothered), so now’s the time she should be PAVING THE WAY, not following the path. Jennie – Fallen Angel A potentially great song that falls a little flat only because of the wrong musical treatments. The production is actually excellent with some genuinely unique sounds but it just doesn’t suit the materi...