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Jul 20, 2023 · These are the 100 best Korean pop songs of all time. Discover the best Korean pop music from BTS, Blackpink, NewJeans, and more.
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- AKMU, “Love Lee” Upon AKMU’s official debut on the K-pop scene in 2014, the folky brother-sister duo immediately impacted with their refreshing melodic harmonies via debut album Play — which marked their Billboard chart debut when it hit No. 2 on the World Albums chart.
- Jay Park & Zion.T, “Candy” Backed by sweet synth-pop production — which is warmed by a silky R&B pulse plus a lyrical reference to OutKast’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Hey Ya!”
- NewJeans, “OMG” One of the songs that marked NewJeans’ U.S. crossover, “OMG” provided a more effective throwback to the Pop&B girl groups that reigned at the turn of the century than any English-language outfits explicitly designed to do just that.
- RIIZE, “Get a Guitar” RIIZE, SM Entertainment’s boy group consisting of members Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Seunghan, Sohee and Anton, is less than six months old but made an impact on 2023 with a trio of singles.
- Rosé, "On the Ground" The long-awaited solo single from the BLACKPINK powerhouse did not disappoint, as “On the Ground” allowed Rosé’s vocals to explore all of the song’s shape-shifting production.
- (G)I-DLE, "HWAA" Despite a relatively quiet year for the girl group, (G)I-DLE made a major impact early on with January’s “HWAA.” With its title acting as a play on words in Korean and Chinese, and its sound incorporating elements of moombahton and dark dream-pop, “HWAA” created something that stood out and continued to sound fresh throughout 2021.
- Wendy, "Like Water" The solo single from the Red Velvet singer brought a rare, welcome tinge of country music to K-pop, acting as a gorgeous soundscape for Wendy to unleash one of her best vocal performances to date.
- STAYC, "ASAP" An unexpected viral breakout for the rising girl group, “ASAP” catapulted STAYC to the top 10 of the Billboard K-Pop 100 and positioned them as a leader in the next generation of K-pop acts.
- BTS. Originally known as the Bangtan Boys, BTS is a South Korean boy band with tremendous success following their 2013 debut. With four No. 1 albums and five consecutive No. 1 singles, BTS has also made history as the first Korean band to perform at the American Music Awards in 2017 and became the first Asian act to win the American Music Award for Artist of the Year.
- Blackpink. Blackpink, a four-member K-pop girl group, made history as the first K-pop girl band to perform at Coachella in 2019 and once again as the highest-charting K-pop girl group on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200.
- SEVENTEEN. With 13 members and three units, SEVENTEEN is revered as one of K-pop's leading superstars. The former Seventeen Magazine cover stars celebrate over 2 billion streams and boast over 10 million albums sold.
- ITZY. ITZY made their debut in 2019 and made history as the first and only K-pop girl group to achieve a "Rookie Grand Slam" or be awarded Rookie of the Year at all five major Korean music awards shows.
- Jimin & Ha Sung Woon, "With You" K-pop fans know that Jimin and Ha Sung Woon have been best friends for years, and 2022 saw the K-pop stars finally putting their friendship on record … a musical record, that is.
- fromis_9, "DM" Another year passes in the K-pop scene and fromis_9 proves they cannot, and will not, make a bad pop song. “DM” continues that tradition as another gem in their discography, but the group members step up their vocal game throughout the punchy chorus.
- BTS, "Run BTS" BTS‘ sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, Proof, was a journey to celebrate the group’s musical history with new songs such as the Grammy-nominated single “Yet to Come,” plus “For Youth” and “Run BTS.”
- Zico & Homies, "New Thing" As one of many tracks soundtracking Korea’s popular dance-competition series Street Man Fighter, “New Thing” wasn’t necessarily crafted as a smash single.
Dec 8, 2021 · By Kat Moon. December 8, 2021 3:37 PM EST. L ike in any other year, K-pop in 2021 can’t be defined by a single sound or message. Soloists and groups continued pushing the bounds of genre within...
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