kpop songs that are NOT city-pop-influenced, despite what others may have you believe [based on personal experience]—a censorious thread!
[i'm going to use the term "neue city pop" instead of "city-pop-influenced" throughout this thread, for ease of convenience]
even without generative ai, this mv is actually horrendous, who thought that a wipe transition with a clear black divider was going to look good in anything
[also the end credits are written in verdana, a default microsoft font]
haxen's favourite korean city-pop-influenced songs of 2023—an appreciative thread!
[if you're expecting songs with an exact replica in terms of soundscapes, you're not gonna get it here, sawry~]
[warning, very much nugu!]