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Ailee — “U&I”
K-pop superstar Ailee‘s “U&I” is a smash, period. As Popdust’s always-reliable K-pop guru Jacques Peterson notes, the track’s blaring horns and retro production evoke Beyonce and Amerie — there’s shades of both “Crazy In Love” and “Gotta Work” in this — but the track’s layered dynamism is all K-pop. Ailee, a relative newcomer to the charts, even made enough of a splash to dethrone reigning girl group 2NE1. That’s a real coup.
