Youyou Xu

Stray Kids’ latest EP, Maxident, confidently maximizes the group’s sriracha-spicy edge and thunderous rock energy.

While her previous releases were diverse but inconsistent — party pop songs, EDM jams, piano ballads and so on — The Hardest Part is heavily country-inspired, melodious and moving.

Both vibrant and lovely, TWICE’s music withstands the test of time. The K-pop girl group’s latest EP Between 1&2 maintains the signature bold, youthful charisma that is the key to TWICE’s unwaning popularity.

NewJeans — the new girl group launched by ADOR, an independent label under the same company (HYBE) that created BTS — is set to change the K-pop scene.

In the end, Kiyoko’s Panorama doesn’t offer an engaging, scenic impression — her panorama only suggests a few intriguing views.

Her deepest, most consistent work to date, Hold On Baby reveals a more vulnerable and authentic side of King Princess, arriving at meaningful revelations and reconciliations with her burdening past.

Making a comeback, the K-pop girl group ITZY embraces a new image of rebellious young queens with sneakers instead of heels.

Embracing love with a more peaceful mind, Blue Water Road presents Kehlani’s most contemplative and inspirational music to date.

Bringing together two masters of abstractionist art, this fantastic exhibition is definitely unmissable for modern art maniacs.

Fantastic films rarely have even better sequels — “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” is no exception to this rule of thumb.