Playlist Roulette – The Fangirl Lane

Playlist Roulette ~ Myself [Monsta X]

Posted on May 8, 2023May 13, 2023 by Michele

Oh my, can it be? The Playlist Roulette is making a return? Really? It has been so long and there has been so much music released (along with new group debuts) during the long hiatus from this blog series that I had to spend a good deal of time adding more music to the Strictly Korean playlist (from where READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ Crush On You [IZ]

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Michele

It’s been a minute, right? The Playlist Roulette series went on a little bit of a hiatus (well, more like I went on a little bit of a hiatus) and that hiatus included a break from listening to my Strictly Korean playlist. But I opened it up today, dusted off the shuffle button, and am pleasantly surprised by READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ Fairy of Shampoo [Tomorrow x Together]

Posted on May 3, 2021May 24, 2021 by Michele

Is there anyone else out there who enjoys interesting backstories to songs or do I ride alone with my quirks? I have to believe there are a few out there and if so, you might enjoy the backstory to this week’s Playlist Roulette pull, Tomorrow X Together’s Fairy of Shampoo from the group’s second EP, The Dream READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ Think About Chu [Noir]

Posted on April 19, 2021April 22, 2021 by Michele

With so many comebacks these past few months it has been impossible for me to get up to speed with them all so I guess I will stay out of the mainstream a little while longer. Seems the Playlist Roulette gods feel the same way as they decided upon a light and breezy pop track from READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ Empty-Handed [H&D]

Posted on April 6, 2021July 17, 2021 by Michele

For someone who has never watched a single episode of any of the The Unit, Under Nineteen, or Produce 101 K-pop group survival programs, I certainly have a wealth of the shows’ alumni populating the Strictly Korean playlist. Late night Apple Music excavations are becoming a ritual fueled by findings such as this week’s Playlist Roulette pull, H&D’s Empty-Handed ~ yep, it’s a B-side READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ Raise Me Up [Lee Hongki]

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Michele

I think at one time or another we have all felt that if we had that one single person in our lives who was always there, and who always had our backs unconditionally without judgment, that we could do or be anything we wanted. And because of that support and belief, we could make it READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ 내 눈에는 니가 (You In My Eyes) [Snuper]

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Michele

I have to be honest, I am rather enjoying the buried deep in the Strictly Korean playlist pulls these days. Older releases from groups that have not debuted yesterday seems to be somewhat of a perfect fit for an awkward K-pop fan like myself. I may be awkward, but I like to think I have pretty READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ Bandi & Luni’s [Ravi, Cold Bay, Xydo]

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Michele

If you like Korean R&B as much as I do then it stands to reason you should (and maybe you already do) have Ravi and his gang over at Groovl1n on your radar. I know I am preaching to the Vixx choir, but for a newb like me who stumbled upon Ravi’s Groovl1n label by READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ Paranoia [Hong Eunki]

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Michele

This week, the Strictly Korean playlist shuffled out the rather dramatic, dark and haunting B-side, Paranoia, from solo artist Hong Eunki’s first mini album, Undefinable:Love, and I am here for every glorious note of it. Like a mysterious doorway with a dangerous threshold calling to be crossed, Paranoia unwittingly lures with its theatrical undertones, nostalgic sound READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ Without You [Golden Child]

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Michele

There are some days when I really consider hanging up my fangirl hat and becoming a food blogger or something completely removed from anything K-pop. But then when Sunday night rolls around I begin to feel an excited anticipation of what the Strictly Korean playlist will shuffle out and challenge me with in the READ MORE