Ahead of October’s expected onslaught of returning Kpop girl groups, Brown Eyed Girls (and KARA) jumped ahead of the pack with their own comeback. BEG have always adopted a much more mature image and sound than their counterparts and Sixth Sense typifies this approach; gritty, hard-hitting urban beats instead of cheesy Eurobeat-inspired dance-pop - I swear Hot Shot and the title track are two of the…well, hottest things you’ll hear from Kpop this year.

The album’s not perfect - there’s a definite sag in quality in the middle of the album with La Bohème and 불편한 진실 lacking creative spark in both the songwriting and the actual performance. Lovemotion’s catchy hooks does help momentum to pick up though, and Vendetta nicely rounds things off.

Overall solid album. Now, it’s time to sit tight and wait to see what T-ara, Wonder Girls, SNSD and IU bring to the table in reply. October’s gonna be good!