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Pinkfong, Baby Shark: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 17 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Smart Study Co., Ltd.; Antoni Shkraba, KoolShooters, Pavel Danilyuk, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

1 Hit WONDERful

Pinkfong, Baby Shark | 1 Hit WONDERful

In the 17th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2024), we highlight “Baby Shark” performed by the South Korean Educational Entertainment company, Pinkfong.

By the musical hype, 1 weekMay 6, 2025 ago

JENNIE, ExtraL (Ft. Doechii) [📷: Columbia]

JENNIE, ExtraL (Ft. Doechii) | Song Review

South Korean singer and rapper JENNIE enlists the talents of Grammy-winning rapper Doechii on her high-flying single, “ExtraL.”

By the musical hype, 3 monthsFebruary 25, 2025 ago

15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; David Mosquera from Pexels]

15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- | Playlist

15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- features songs by Alicia Keys, D’Angelo, Hozier, Sam Smith, Toni Braxton, and XG.

By the musical hype, 4 monthsJanuary 3, 2025 ago

13 Marvelous MOVIE Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio, Ketut Subiyanto, Pavel Danilyuk, Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels; Bruno, OpenClipart-Vectors, Stephan from Pixabay]

13 Marvelous MOVIE Songs | Playlist

13 Marvelous MOVIE Songs features music by Avenoir, BTS, Cigarettes After Sex, Jack Harlow, Megan Thee Stallion, and ØZI.

By the musical hype, 10 monthsJuly 24, 2024 ago

Bops That Pop: April 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, FreeFunArt, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]

Bops That Pop: April 2024 | Playlist

Bops That Pop: April 2024 features music courtesy of David Archuleta, Debbii Dawson, Drake, Fred again.., Shaboozey, and WILLOW.

By the musical hype, 1 yearApril 29, 2024 ago

XG & VALORANT, UNDEFEATED [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; XGALX; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]

XG & VALORANT, UNDEFEATED | Song Review

Japanese girl group XG and VALORANT bring ample confidence, the heart of a champion, and epic energy on their single, “UNDEFEATED.”

By the musical hype, 1 yearApril 18, 2024 ago

Jimin, Closer Than This [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; BIGHIT MUSIC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]

Jimin, Closer Than This | Song Review

South Korean pop singer Jimin drops an enjoyable, pleasant, bilingual solo single with “Closer Than This.”

By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 27, 2023 ago

11 Songs All About Her Majesty, The Queen, Vol. 2 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; John Ray Ebora via Pexels]

11 Songs All About Her Majesty, The Queen, Vol. 2 | Playlist

11 Songs All About Her Majesty, The Queen, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of ABBA, Ari Lennox, Mad Tsai, Orville Peck, and Queen.

By the musical hype, 2 yearsApril 24, 2023 ago

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2021 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Bryan Catota from Pexels, The Musical Hype]

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2021 | Playlist

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2021 features Badflower, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Lizzo, Red Velvet & The Weeknd.

By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 30, 2021 ago

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