This week on Bias Wrecker

Micah Yoo’s Singular Voice

Hailing from the Midwest suburbs, Micah Yoo’s debut EP is an honest, heartbreaking listen. In his first major interview, he details the process of making it and why he wants to show other Asian guys that it’s okay to not feel okay.

Also on the blog: A new interview Orion Song, plus a celebration of MONSTA X’s ninth anniversary.

Left/ above: Micah Yoo

On “Nicole”, NIKI Wanted Us To Feel It All
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On “Nicole”, NIKI Wanted Us To Feel It All

For the latest Reissues Project story, I look back at “Nicole”, an album that NIKI wrote for her younger self. But it’s themes of of self-worth and heartbreak resonate far beyond teenage years.

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Micah Yoo Takes the Lead
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Micah Yoo Takes the Lead

The singer-songwriter grapples with how to love and be loved on his debut EP “Yellow”. He hopes you see yourself in his stories.

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Orion Song Is Finding His Path
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Orion Song Is Finding His Path

Orion Song describes himself as a “conscious R&B Asian American artist.” He’s just now begun to see how that means his music can be healing.

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The Punk Defiance of 2NE1
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The Punk Defiance of 2NE1

The group debuted in 2009 with scathing comments about their looks and style. Fifteen years later, the group stands as a symbol of defiance and personal autonomy.

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Jessi Wants You To Pose

“I know you like what you see,” Jessi taunts in “ZOOM”, the latest single from the brash Jersey girl by way of South Korea.. Against an addictive horn and the refrain “Lights, camera, action,” Jessi brags, “I’m feelin’ like a million bucks” then reminds us. “Must be that million bucks!”

Jessi follows the trajectory she set with “What Kind of X”, when she growled, “I’m a different type of beast.” You’ve never encountered any woman like her, she warns. But Jessi stokes her K-Pop renegade status the most when she reminds us in “ZOOM”, “I don’t give a fuck because I’m a bad bitch.”