What to know about me: Favorite Group: 2NE1 Bias Group: Fiestar (formerly KARA) Favorite Song: ??? Ultimate Bias: Nicole Favorite Solo Artist: Ailee Favorite Underrated Group: D-Unit Favorite Disbanded Group: KARA (formerly Chi Chi) Favorite Male Group: Big Bang Favorite Sub-Unit: Orange Caramel Most Listened To Kpop Song: Hello Boy by N*White Favorite Debut of All Time: Ladies Code (Rest In Peace EunB and RiSe) Favorite Female Debut Of 2014: Mamamoo Favorite Female Debut Of 2015: Twice Favorite Male Debut Of 2014: The Legend Favorite Male Debut Of 2015: N.Flying SNSD Bias: Sunny 2NE1 Bias: CL Sistar Bias: Hyolyn Girl's Day Bias: Minah HelloVenus Bias: Lime (Runner-Up to the Ultimate Bias) Big Bang Bias: Daesung (Ultimate Male Bias) Super Junior Bias: Siwon EXO Bias: Xiumin BTS Bias: JungKook Shinee Bias: Jonghyun Block B Bias: Zico EXID Bias: LE 4Minute Bias: HyunA AOA Bias: Jimin Mamamoo Bias: Hwasa T-ara Bias: Boram Tahiti Bias: Ari
I wonder what happen to Top 25 Kpop Songs of June 2024. I actually thought you decided to stop making the top 25 series because of that, but I'm glad it wasn't the case
My personal ranking of the gg (and soloist) releases: 1. Justice - Dreamcatcher (It's been years since they released something I loved, so it was about time! Also Sua getting her main vocal moment when she covers for Siyeon is EVERYTHING!!!) 2. Don't - Lee Chae Yeon (Except Let's Dance, i've actually liked all of her solo releases. I never liked her in IZ*ONE or the thought of her in another group, but solo she is great. Might actually be my new fav song from her, lol) 3. I Do I Do - Kara (If it had even just 1 performance it would probably have been number 1, though I did note it down as one of my favs from this year after hearing it just once.) 4. Ain't Nobody - VVUP (Much better than their debut, and awesome live vocals on a lot of stages.) 5. Heaven - Taeyeon (I've only listened to it once, but it was alright. I feel like it would have been really good in live performances though!) 6. I'll Pay - Yu Soohyun (This is nowhere near as good as her solo debut, but it is quite fun and a vibe. i just really want a Minimani comeback!) 7. Piss Someone Off - Vita Rin (Speaking of Minimani, I don't know why she left the group, she was my bias. This song is more of a meme than a song, but it's still quite good in my opinion.) 8. Roll Up - Blackswan (The first time I've liked one of their songs with the new line-up, so I'm quite excited for the live stages!) 9. Lights On - Weeekly (As usual with Weeekly, it's fine, but not great. And idk why Monday and Soeun aren't the two most popular members by a mile, they are literally SO talented in both vocals and dance (and rap for Monday), the other Weeekly members are at best great at just one skill and most aren't even great at any skill. But I guess popularity and talent/skill are two very different things.) 10. We Were Held By The Sea - Cheeze (Haven't even heard it, lol. But it seemed fine from your preview.) 11. Cheeky Icy Thang - Stayc (WHY!!!?!?!?!?!? They are so much better than cringe english lyrics!!! The only thing that makes it not suck is the members talent, but if this song was by a less talented group it would be awful!) 12. Domino - Laysha (I do love me some sexy concept, though summer concepts are never really my favs. The biggest issue though is in the chorus when it sounds like they are singing what i think is supposed to be "Domino piece by piece", but to me it sounds like "Domino piss my piss"....) 13. Klaxon - (G)i-dle (WHY do they sing Honk in a tone deaf manner multiple times????? Though I wouldn't like it much even without that part, but it would still have been better than this!) Anyway I want to give a special Mention to Tonight by Mayliz, the song was released in December 2023, but finally got an mv this month. The mv is not great and VERY low budget, but the song is pretty great atleast!)
There are so many K-Pop Idols at this point, literally half of the video is K-Pop Stars I've never heard of before. I swear everyone in Korea is secretly a K-Pop Idol😱
Here's my review of everything in order of release date NCT Wish made another comeback this year. I like them because this unit actually tends to have melodies for their chorus, unlike the other units it seems. Stayc, this is a very polarizing song. I happen to really like it, I think the chorus is so catchy. I wish it were longer though. Cheeze impressed me with this song. It is so pretty! Be'o has always been on my radar but I never really stanned, I liked this song though. All(H)ours have that typical boy group sound but I like them a little bit better than the other boy groups and I don't know why. Lee Chaeyeon can be a hit or miss for me. This one was a hit, it's so catchy! (G)i-dle releasing the campy summer song of the year. Another polarizing track but I think it's fun. Taeyeon can sing anything and I'd love it. Her vocals really elevate any song and she can pull off any genre. Xdinary Heroes are always good. They have that hardcore rock sound with somewhat anime inspiration. NTX are another group with the typical boy group sound. I hope they aren't problematic though! Youngjae released a pleasant feel-good song. It was nice! Weeekly are always good, I pretty much can always count on them to do something I'd like. This was no exception. Dreamcatcher, speaking of someone I can always count on. Another great comeback with just an epic sound. FT Island, speaking of epic sounds lol. Hongki is so talented and this song is really cool. Reminds me of gods by NewJeans though. Apex have a typical boy group sound. It's fine. Waker have that cutesy colorful boy group sound. At least the song is over 3 minutes and has actual melodies. DKB have this moody Brave Brothers chill R&B sound. It's decent. n.SSign I really like. This comeback is kinda typical boy group, but it's a little better in terms of quality. Also this is their 4th comeback this year! Stray Kids are just not very good at writing music. Rarely they'll release something I like. I did not care for this. KARA showed everybody how it's done. There's just more personality in their vocals and the song is uplifting. Also love the key change! Would have been cool if they added one more at the end. Dignity were a little better than most rookie boy groups. The song is a normal length and they have nice voices. The instrumental isn't bad either. Kokoon kinda impressed me. This is a group of comedians, but I actually like the instrumental they used for the chorus. ArCC, this is a very typical boy group sound. Laysha have finally returned to their roots as the bad girls of summer. I missed this tbh and I'm happy and surprised they're still alive. BlackSwan were good, this song is way too short though. Enhypen really impressed me. Basically the only boy group song I liked. I usually don't care for them but this is one of their best ever. Not a great month tbh. The girls did pretty good but the guys could have done better. Kinda disappointed with Kpop (and pop) music's quality ever since tik tok took off.
My life just flashed before my eyes because of this video… I was there for all of these releases back when I used to follow everything about K-Pop and check out EVERY girl group release… 😭 What a good time, so many underrated bops that I still think should have had more recognition to this day! K-Pop is such a fast paced industry and it’s sad a lot of new K-Pop fans won’t know any or all of these groups as there’s so many new groups to keep up with…
My ranking of the (girl group) realeases in may: 1. Girls Never Die - TripleS (It is everything that every Wav could hope it would be, a great full group debut and one of my favourite releases this year!) 2. Loop - Yves ft. Lil Cherry (This almost got the first place spot, but I couldn't put my girls in second place. But this song is EXTREMELY good. Yves was never one of the Loona members that I was interested in, but this song is super nice. I especially love Lil. Cherry's part before the chorus (I have been obsessed with it), I also really like her rap in the second verse. And Yves is also great in her parts and she has done a lot of live stages so it's been great!!!) 3. Virtual Angel - ARTMS (Their latest pre-release "Air" was not the best, though i did enjoy both "Flower Rhythm" and "Candy Crush" so I was both excited and nervous. I hadn't been following their gravity event for the title track selection so I had not idea what it would be like. But this is defenitly their best song, by far!) 4. How Sweet - Newjeans (I actually quite like it, i wasn't sure at first, but after a few more listenes I started bopping along. i also somehow mixed up Lil. Cherry's prechorus part in "Loop" with the chorus of "How Sweet", which probably helped me to like it more, though i was quite confused with how I managed that. Anyway, this is the last one of the songs i really like this month.) 5. Americano on a Rainy Day - Yoon Chae Won (Class:y) (Had to include Chaewon, cause this is one of the only things we've gotten from Class:y lately. Please have a comeback soon girls!!!) 6. Accendio - IVE (I like it a lot more than Heya, though i feel like it could have had a better chorus, but it's not bad.) 7. Supernova - Aespa (It is slightly better than Armageddon, but I don't love either of them.) 8. Armageddon - Aespa (I wish Aespa would start doing a less extreme girl-crush/sci-fi concept, I love their more haunting and beautiful songs, but they never seem to do those as anythign other than b-sides.) 9. Baby Step - We;Na (It has grown on me, I do enjoy it a bit and I do love me some nugu-groups, but it's not the best.) 10. Mona Lisa - Soojin (I figured I would include some more songs that you hadn't included since there were only 9 girl group/soloist songs that you ranked, but this isn't a very good song. the instrumentals are interesting, but Soojin isn't that great of a vocalist, so her solo songs are not too great either.) 11. Easy to Please Me - Nika (I think i've listened to it once, it wasn't anything that I found particularly interesting or exciting so it gets the last place of this months ranking.) Overall it was an okay month, few releases, but there were finally some really great ones. Top 4 are my favourites that i enjoy a lot, and from 5th to 11th I find them alright, but wouldn't listen to them except for in live stages on music shows. So May was probably the best month for releases yet this year, but June is looking like it will be a lot better!
Omg I didn't know OneUs released a remake of FinKL's now??? Gonna add it to my playlist rn You're keeping me up with boy group songs every month with your videos
It's great to see TripleS got their first win just 6 days after their grand debut. But when I saw it their #2, I was like don't tell me your #1 is Hyuna's Q&A, and thank goodness it wasn't. So I I wonder if you could a top title chart for Cherry Bullet upon their disbandment
Younite started the month out with a catchy comeback. I like this song. Asc2nt really impressed me. I liked DGNA forever ago and never thought I'd see them re-debut. You can really tell the difference in vocal ability compared to most boy group members. They don't have to strain to hit the high notes. Kim Jae Hwan impressed me with this comeback. He's usually pretty good, but this is one of his best. Lee Dongyeol formerly of UP10TION made his solo debut. I really like it, I can tell there are some Taemin influences. TripleS, the debut we've all been waiting for. They are definitely one of my favorite girl groups and I'm so happy they got their first win. Especially proud of Chaeyeon. Seventeen had their units release songs this month. Lalali is not a super serious song I like, but it's kinda funny idk. Aespa...wow! I am no longer a hater. This is their best comeback probably ever and I'm glad it's getting attention because this song deserves it. Zerobaseone have that boy group version of the NewJeans sound. I'm noticing lots of boy groups doing that lately. Good music video! Nowadays are a decent group, I like this song and look forward to their future releases. WHIB are kinda in the same boat as Nowadays. Decent lesser known boy group with potential. We;na actually impressed me with this comeback. It's so cute and really puts a smile on your face. IVE released another music video for one of their songs. It's good but reminds me of some other songs. MCND are a solid group. This isn't my favorite song by them but I like it. OneUs are back! They really did this cover justice and made it even better. Fin.k.l would be proud. JD1 is a former trot singer turned popstar. That's like the opposite of what we usually see lol. He's got a great voice and I love the energy of the song. Seventeen's vocal unit was better than the other two units imo. Plus it has a key change. NewJeans, I don't know, I'm kinda getting over them. Their stuff is all starting to blend together and they've made Kpop in general all blend together. FL1X are three former 5tion members. I followed that group and actually didn't know they re-debuted. I like this song and their vocals are good. Nika, formerly of BADKIZ, released a self-composed city pop song. It's really pleasing and one of her best songs. I just love her voice. Taeho, formerly of Imfact, released a fun summer song. I really like him and think he's really passionate about music. This song is another serotonin booster. Aespa's official comeback was also really good. Their songs are experimental but nicely composed. There is some cool music theory stuff their composers apply which is much better than the stupid disjointed mess they used to do. Treasure have never been one of my favorite groups, but this song is pretty good. Has a very 2010s YG sound. Yves made her solo debut outside of BBC. I like this song and Lil Cherry is a cool rapper. I just feel like she recorded it in a lower key and they made it higher. It sounds like when people raise the pitch on videos to avoid copyright and I don't know if I like that. ARTMS had a cool song. I love the video and the long chorus. A.C.E are back as five! I was getting worried. Not as good as My Girl but a decent song. Ateez used to be one of my favorite boy groups. Everything they'd release was like my favorite boy group song of all time. It seems like post-Kingdom I haven't liked any of their songs. They range from okay (like this one) to not even making my playlist. Not a great month tbh. It was a real nailbiter for first place between the top 2 though let me tell you.
My ranking of the GG releases: 1. Midas Touch - Kiss of Life (Much better than bad news, but kinda iffy on the super sexy concept and dance since their maknae is just 18 years old) 2. IMMM - ILY:1 (Didn't think i would like it, but it's actually really good. I do miss their normal magical and innocent concept though) 3. Let Me Love - Unicode (Speaking of magical and innocent concept. I like it, and it's kinda interesting to have a full japanese kpop group) 4. Freak - Yuqi (I liked the mv a lot more than the live stages, which is very unusual for me. So it would probably have been higher up on the list if I actually liked the live stages as much as the mv) 5. Bubble Gum - Newjeans (Kinda fun, the mv is quite cute though) 6. Sing! - Bewave (I would have liked this group so much more if Yona from Universe Ticket debuted with them. I don't understand why her company decided that she wouldn't debut with their newest group) 7. Punk Hot - 1CHU (Cute and a bit of rock, quite nice) 8. Heya - IVE (The song is catchy, but not my favourite from them. The stage outfits have been really bad though, so that was a bit weird) 9. Girls' Night - Loossemble (I like it better than their last song, but don't care much for it) 10. T.B.H - QWER (Kinda fun ig, don't really remember it) 11. Blush - Wooah (Their worst song yet, but atleast they finally had a comeback after Nana and Wooyeon did well in Queendom Puzzle. Their company seems to be really bad at promoting their own groups...) 12. But I - Solar (Haven't heard it, and I'm not planning on it either) Somehow this was the worst month yet, Number 1 and maybe number 2 are the only songs I liked enough to put on my list for the year, but even that is a maybe. Hopefully May will be really good to make up for this.
For me is (2024) 1 Lupin 2 Pandora 3 Lost (Nicole Solo) 4 Damaged Lady 5 When I Move 6 Electric Boy (Japanese) 7 Jumping 8 Mama Mia! 9 Secret Love (Hara Solo) 10 Honey
My ranking of the girl group/female soloist releases: 1. Rooftop - YooA (SOOOO good, she is an amazing soloartist with such a diverse discography!) 2. Wish You Hell - Wendy (She is so talented!! This is what her solo debut should have been!!!) 3. Rec - Cooing (This might actually end up beating the top 2 songs, lol. I heard it because of this video and I am in love!) 4. Dead Love - Minseo (I love Minseo, she is soooo talented and her songs are super nice!) 5. Love is Rainbow - Soha (I really like her voice and the song is quite fun!) 6. UhUh - Rescene (Best debut of 2024 currently, I didn't love the chorus at first, but it has grown on me.) 7. Emptiness - Boa (She is Boa and she is a queen. The song is also quite nice.) 8. Dive in Love - Taeha (She was one of my favs from Berry Good, so I liked to see her again, the cat in the mv is also super cute!) 9. Bad - Kim Nam Joo (I thought I would like it more, but her live vocals do bring it up a few spots on the list.) 10. Magnetic - Illit (Kinda gives newjeans vibes, it's also cute.) 11. Birth - ARTMS (I do love me some good horror.) 12. XXL - Young Posse (This grew on me a lot, though nothing they release will probably beat the intro line from Macaroni Cheese: "Macaroni cheese is a dish of macaroni pasta with a cheese sauce, most commonly cheddar sauce." It is just legendary!) 13. Goodbye - Soyeon (She is a great vocalist, I miss laboum...) 14. BBB - Purple Kiss (It is barely better than MemeM which was their worst title track...) 15. Superwoman - Unis (The line that throws me off is the "It's my real stuff" line.... I hate it. The rest is fine though.) 16. Doo Doom Chit - Vvup (It's fine, not very memorable.) 17. Eeinie Meenie - Chungha ft. Hongjoong (I swear I don't dislike Chungha, her music just isn't my style!) 18. Smart - Le Sserafim (Swan Song is the better b-side. The way the say smarter in the main chorus annoys me (also the fact that the song is called smart, but the lyrics say smarter...)) 19. On My Lips - Ichillin' (I like ichillin' but every song since their debut has just not been my style. I want to go back to the Got'Ya days!) 20. Good Girl - Candy Shop (I actually don't remember this song at all right now... I don't think it's bad, but I do remember that there are some cringe lyrics.) Overall it was actually quite good. January and february had better songs at the top spots, but the rest of those lists were quite bad, nothing here is actually particularly bad.
My top 5 5 : purplekiss -BBB ( wasn't expecting that after sweet juice) 4: Illit- magnetic 3- Chungha - Ready for this ( the slay) 2- Day6- Welcome to the show 1- V- Fri(end)
My ranking of the gg releases: 1. Run For Roses - Nmixx (It's SOO good, and especially when it's live. This should have been the title track, but atleast it did get promoted alongside both the title track and the pre-relase. It might actually become my favourite Nmixx song, lol.) 2. Heartbreak - Minimani M (I have wanted a comeback from Minimani for so long. So i was very happy when Soohyun released a solo song last year and then even more happy when I saw that they were doing a sub-unit. This song is very different from Minimani's usual vibe, but I love it!) 3. Good Morning - Yena (This is the Yena we like, and the b-side of Good girls in the Dark is also good. She does so well with this kind of Rock/Quirky/Cheerful/Dark style. Hope she'll keep releasing songs like this.) 4. Without U - Seola (I like it surprisingly much since I'd say this type of song isn't often my style, and Seola is far from being my favourite WJSN member, but this song was great!) 5. Thinkin' About You - H1-key (I have been a fan of H1-key since they had their first comeback with Run. And even though all the songs they release are very different from each other they are all quite good.) 6. Voyage - Geenius (I never dared to think that Yeyoung would actually debut. I feared she would be stuck with BBC forever. The song isn't my favourite debut song, but it gets a lot of extra points for having Yeyoung.) 7. Door - TripleS Aria (I didn't know what to expect with a ballad from tripleS, but it's good. I especially like when they sing it live.) 8. Untouchable - Itzy (All the other songs I've heard from this album are not great. But this one is actually quite good, I like it!) 9. Ta-Da! - Limelight (Their pre-debut songs were all so good and then nothing after has been able to even come close, but this song is the best they have released after debuting.) 10. After You - Nika (I hadn't heard it before I saw this video and so i searched it up and listened to it. it is quite nice.) 11. No More (Ma Boy) - Sistar19 (It's better than Ma Boy, but not even close to Gone Not Around Any Longer. It's alright.) 12. Super Lady - (G)i-dle (It's better than Queencard, not the best, but a lot better than Queencard.) 13. Love Wins All - iu (I haven't heard it and I can't be bothered to try either, it will get enough fame from having that dude from bts as an actor.) Overall it was a pretty nice January.
My Top Songs of 2023: 1. Flirting - Mimiirose (It is SOOOO good, somehow actually better than Rose which was also amazing. I hope they will give us more songs, but since they changed company and stuff it can go either way...) 2. Stay - Saturday (My bias almost made me put it at number 1, but Flirting is just too good, so instead it is number 2. It is really good and I love the song, but a lot of it is since I never dared hope they would actually have a comeback after more than 2 years and many issues. Now I can actuallu hope they might have another comeback at some point!) 3. Girl's Capitalism - TripleS LOVElution (This is my second favourite TripleS title track after Generation and it's SOOO good! I actually thought I wouldn't like it based on the preview during the member picking gravity, and then it's this good! LOVE IT! Also we have it in the same spot which is hilarous.) 4. The Flash - Kwon Eun Bi (Eunbi is one of my favourite idols of all time, last year her best song was number 1 and this year she gets number 4. She is so talented and she gets such good songs!) 5. Love Me Like This - Nmixx (This was number 1 on my temporary list for so long and I still love it so much! Their best song!!) 6. One More Time - BB Girls (THIS redebut is too good! Now I just need them to have some comebacks soon!!!) 7. Rose Blossom - H1-KEY (This was fighting with Love Me Like This for number 1 for a long time, and it's still really good. Forever thankful that it helped them get a lot more famous.) 8. Invincible - TripleS EVOLution (KOTONE!!! She finally debuted!!! It is probably technically lower than Rising for TripleS songs, but it being Kotone's debut song pushed it up a bit.) 9. Pull Up - Viviz (Finally a good song from Viviz, i have been wanting to like them despite losing my fav gfriend members, but their songs have just not been great. But this one is great!) 10. Rising - TripleS (It's so good, I love it!) 11. Peach Blossom - Yuju ft. Sokodomo (WOAH, this song is SOOO good, her voice is hauntingly beautiful.) 12. Summer Comes - Oh My Girl (Oh My Girl are still among my all time favs and this song is really good!) 13. My Color - ILY:1 (Could probably be moved up a spot, but regardless it's super good and I love it!) 14. Sweet Juice - Purple Kiss (I wasn't fully sure if I liked it at first, the title is a bit cringe, but it's a good song.) 15. Welcome to MY World - aespa (IT IS SO GOOD! Might actually beat Dreams Come True as my favourite Aespa track.) 16. Cool With You - Newjeans (Really good!!! I actually like multiple tracks from that album, but Cool With You is the def top, Asap and ETA are my other favs from that album.) 17. Picture - Hyo (Finally a solo from her that I like! And it's SOO good too!!) 18. Giddy - Kep1er (It's a bit weaker than Up! last year, but wtill really good, why can't thay keep to this style??) 19. Eve Psyche And The Bluebeards Wife - Le Sserafim (Once again their b-side beats the title track by far, but I do like the title track too tbf.) 20. Twinkle Twinkle - ILY:1 (Wintery, cute and fun. I love Ily:1 so much! They give us something that basically noone else bothers doing nowadays and I love them for it.) 21. Bye My Neverland - Kiss Of Life (B-side heaven, gotta love all these great b-sides we got this year.) 22. Wicked Love - Yena (I don't hate the title track, outside of the cringe lyrics and title it's actually alright, but still her weakest title track. Anyway, the b-side saved the day with that album release.) 23. Touch/Touch+ TripleS +(KR)ystal Eyes ft. Park So Hyun (I do like Cherry talk, it's cute and fun, but not the best. Touch on the other hand is the best, and Touch+ was such a surprise, I actually screamed when Sohyun started her part!) 24. Lemonade - Dreamnote (Weaker than Ghost, but their vocals are strong and it's cute and fun so I have to like it. Just gotta hope for more songs soon.) 25. Show Down - Alice (Their weakest release as Alice, but still good. They are so great and I hope they'll keep giving us many good songs.) 26. Shh - Kiss Of Life (Bad News is alright, but Shh is great. Not better than the b-side, but still really good.) 27. Knock - Lee Chae Yeon (I never really liked Chaeyeon until she started as a solo artist, cause these songs fit her so well and are also really good!) 28. Cupid - Fifty Fifty (I liked it more earlier in the year, but it is a lot weaker than their debut and their best song is still Lovin' me.) 29. Set Me Free - Twice (Twice keep on giving some great and some not great songs, but this one is great.)
P1Harmony's Killin' It is my absolute favourite song in this list. I really cant stop listening to it! Didn't like Taeyong's Tap in any way? As I saw it was released 26th February, but can't find it in your list. I really think it's an entertaining song! Le Sserafim's Easy grew on me to be honest. At first I didn't like it, but meanwhile it's a song I really like to listen to.
Here's my review of everything in order of release date (so no spoilers): Ichillin' have been very active lately and they're actually going to release another song soon. This isn't my favorite song by them but I'm happy they're active and they're definitely trying more than most active groups. P1Harmony are one of my favorite boy groups and this song is great. Super catchy, they definitely deserved that first win. Epex released a nice ballad which is a nice change of pace from what they usually do. Moon Byul has such a nice singing voice, I'm glad she's getting to show that off in her solo career. Bibi's song really took off. I can see why, it's really pretty and sounds like something Heize would release. Wish it was longer. The Wind impressed me with this song, it's so positive and fun. N.SSign also impressed with a fun and positive song. The chorus is really nice. Aimers released what will probably be a career best. This is a great song with cool vibes. (G)i-dle snuck into Dreamcatcher's studio and stole this song lol. I like it a lot though. IU has been doing lots of promotions for her album. I like all songs about the same and I don't love any of them. TWS have been doing really well. There seems to be a cute concept boy group revival going on right now. Yang Donghwa really impressed me because I knew nothing about him before hearing this song. I hope he keeps it up because this song is super cool. Le sserafim this was a disappointment. Very generic, I feel like they're not really trying because they're at a point where anything they release will be a hit. Tri.be, this song has such a sad/happy/nostalgic feel to it and it hits harder after hearing about Shinsadong Tiger. He was just an incredible songwriter who helped so many groups become legends through the songs he wrote them. Moon Byul again, this song was better and more of a serious effort I think. Yugyeom's song is such a vibe, I like it. Twice did a nice job with this comeback. They look beautiful, especially Sana. Nam Kyu Ri is a 1.5 gen artist from the group SeeYa. Great vocalist and a pretty song. A.C.E are finally back. This is another really happy and positive song with a nice melody. Wooseok did nice with this solo release. It reminds me of something DAY6 would release. Pretty scenery too. Cravity did a nice comeback, I really like the chorus. Wish it was longer. M.O.N.T! I missed them so much and I like this song. Nomad made their anticipated debut. I think they have lots of potential. NCT Wish clsoed the month out with a nice song. It reminds me of Boysnextdoors. This month was kinda bad. The girl groups were awful but I liked a decent amount of the boy groups.
My comment will not relatable to this video but please help me find that one group which is duo that one man has pull a weird hairstyle which in green and kinda look like bottle
their was a time and era where that iconic brave sound vocal meant an instant classic I feel bad for dkb cause they are like the last of the dying 2nd gen sound despite have immaculate songs produced by the brave brother they just arent that popular which sucks cause I really enjoy their music
Here's my review of everything in order of release date (so no spoilers): DXMON released a pre-debut song and it's pretty cool. Musically they remind me of like a rookie Ateez and the TVXQ hairstyles are funny. I liked this better than the actual debut. Geenius debuted and it's a sweet girl group debut. Maybe a little too high pitched but it's a nice song. Waker also debuted and they seem cool. I like this song too. Nika formerly Monika used to be one of my all time biases. I haven't kept up with her as much but I love her voice and this song smooth R&B compliments her vocals nicely. Itzy released a lot of stuff this month. This was the only song I liked, but I thought it was really good. B1A4, it's been awhile since we've seen them. Decent song though I'm kinda over the retro concept. SF9, January is really their month. They always release something and it's usually one of the best songs of the year. This year is no exception! Trendz are always pretty solid and I liked this song. It might even be their best song. All(H)ours had a very strong debut. Didn't necessarily reinvent the wheel, but its a very good boy group song. Only thing I don't like it the group name. Limelight finally had a comeback that I like. I knew they had potential with their previous releases but they didn't really vibe with me like this one. BXB have been through so much, I wish them the best. This is a good song too, a little different than what most boy groups do which is refreshing. Minimani M, released a pretty fun trot song. It doesn't even sound like trot too much tbh. I like it and their vocals are good of course. TripleS Aria had a nice girl group ballad. This group is really interesting and I pretty much like all of the songs they release. Yena had a strong comeback, it's nice that she's sticking with her signature sound. I really like her outfit here too. Hui made his solo debut and I like it! It's so fun and energetic. Sistar19, I never thought they would actually make a comeback. This is a great song, although maybe a bit repetitive I still love it because they just command the camera with their confidence and who doesn't love Hyolyn's vocals? TWS had a nice debut, it reminds me of TXT's debut and I mean that as a compliment. So many strong debuts this month. Ab6ix are a good boy group and this is a good song. Always happy when they are active. IU released an amazing music video for her comeback. This is a pretty ballad which of course was going to dominate the Korean charts. She knows her audience well. Seola made her solo debut and I like it a lot! I bet the guy who wrote a lot of Kihyun's solo stuff was also involved because they remind me of each other. Come, I don't know who this guy is, but I really like this song. Very catchy chorus. CIX released their best comeback ever in my opinion. This one reminds me a bit of Killing Me by Chungha. Kim Jae Hwan, lots of Wanna One this month, he was my bias in that group and I've like a lot of his solo stuff. This song is good too and I like the video. POW have a nice vibe to their song and this song has nice replay factor to it. (G)i-dle released their best music video to date. The song could be a little better. It's way too short and the transitions are so abrupt it's kinda jarring. It's kinda frustrating comeback because this could have been a knock out of the park, but ended up just being good. Vanner ended the month with a great comeback. They're one of my favorite boy groups and I'm so glad they did well on peak time. This video is amazing too! This was a pretty strong start to the year I think. Songs are finally for the most part over 3 minutes long, choruses have actual melodies, videos look nice and aren't all at the same location, good variety. Boy groups stepped it up the most, they've been pretty underwhelming for over a year so it was nice to see lots of decent boy groups. Lots of solid debuts too.