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The Release of Donda 2: Bizarre but Effective?

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Kanye West, now legally known as Ye West, has had no shortage of controversy as of late. In the midst of his headline-making antics, he has released his latest album, “Donda 2”. Only four short months following his last album, named “Donda” after his recently ... More »

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Keshi Announces his First Full Album Debut

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After months of anticipation, Vietnamese-American singer keshi revealed that he will be dropping his first-ever album, Gabriel. Gabriel will be released on March 25 2022. Gabriel is expected to have a total of 12 songs. Before the full release of his album, ke... More »

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Cantonese Opera – Recognizing the Traditional Art

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Cantonese Opera film – White Snake White Snake has been passed down orally since at least the Tang dynasty (618-907). It tells a story about a white snake who transformed into a young woman and fell in love with a man she met on the banks of Hangzhou’s West La... More »

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K-pop Group Blackpink Under Fire for Mishandling Panda Cub

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Blackpink is a female K-pop group consisting of four members, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa.  Blackpink was filmed cuddling the first baby panda born in South Korea, Fu Bao, for a video clip teaser on November 5 for an upcoming episode of the band’s online rea... More »

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Music But Make it Zoom

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On Wednesday, October 21, our IB1 Music students overcame COVID-19 restriction struggles to have their first music recital. The recital happened after school in Room M3 of the theater. Since this year’s IB1 Music class has a small size of five people, the reci... More »

Korean Chill and Study: A Playlist Recommendation

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DEAN – “130 Mood: TRBL” Recommended songs: “Pour Up”, “I love it” 130 Mood: TRBL is the extended play of Dean’s debut, released on March 24, 2016, featuring various artists like Dok2, Jeff Bernat, ZICO, and more. This album purposely has its tracks put in reve... More »

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A New Style of Musical Concert

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Famous American rapper Travis Scott held a viral concert in Fortnite, a popular online multiplayer game. On Thursday, April 23, 2020, more than 12 million players worldwide logged onto Fortnite to participate in the online concert. This concert set a record fo... More »

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Album Recommendations from the Last Decade

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1. Frank Ocean: “Blonde” (2016) Recommended tracks: “Pink + White”, “Nights”, “White Ferrari” Blond Frank Ocean’s sophomore album, released on August 20, 2016. It cemented his spot as one of the top music artists of this generation. The album was heavily antic... More »

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Are Drugs Ruining Hip-Hop?

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In the current generation of hip-hop, many artists glorify the usage of drugs in their lyrics, causing many rising stars to die tragically. Drugs and hip-hop have had a long relationship; rappers from the 1990s such as Biggie, Tupac, and Jay Z tell stories of ... More »

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BTS Map Of The Soul 7: Breakdown

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BTS released their new album “Map Of The Soul: 7” on February 21 following up to their previous album “Map Of The Soul: Persona.” The tracks of the album include genres of pop, R&B, and hip hop with influences of rock, trap, and Electronic Dance Music (EDM). T... More »

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Rest in Peace Juice WRLD

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Juice WRLD, born as Jarad Higgins, was an American rapper who started his career as a SoundCloud rapper in 2017 when he was still a teenager in high school. Higgins signed with Interscope Records in 2018 and became the most streamed, liked, and reposted artist... More »

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BTS Extended Break and Past Struggles

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Bangtan Sonyundan, also referred to as BTS or Bangtan boys, has become one of the worlds biggest K-pop acts, but with this comes a great amount of stress and pressure from their fans and company. Always being put in the spotlight can become overwhelming over t... More »