TOP 10 K-POP SONGS of 2024 BUT NOT NEW ONES
last year i did both top 10 title tracks and top 10 b-sides. This year. i've been busy, and have not kept up with new releases as much
So instead i am taking my 10 most listened to k-pop songs*, no matter release date! bc i have more to say about those
*actual placements on a top 100 range up to place 30 bc i listen to a lot of non-kpop too lmao
Special mention:
Unlike by VROMANCE
So, first of all, this is my MOST listened to song overall (250 listens in 24, over 400 in 23) I am disqualifying it due to Being Special. I listen to it when i am anxious or need a break from Too Much Sound. It's a perfect song, i could talk a lot about why, but that's for another time
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10 - Forbidden Midnight by iii
I don't know anything about the group but the song showed up in my Discover Weekly on spotify and i think it's very fun! I'm always a sucker for riffing on a classic song. Absolute brainworm
9 - N.W.B by DXMON
DXMON! How fun - no don't look further down - what a breath of fresh air oh i like them, this song is WEIRD i ADORE it. The vibe is immaculate, it's a little unconventional, it has a lot of Breathy Sounds, I'm into that
8 - Ditto by NewJeans
it's Ditto by NewJeans. They put some sort of Emotion into this song that is like bottled yearning for a life i never lived or even wanted but god am i feeling it
7 - Youth2Youth by EPEX
If i had gone for top new releases this would have been a contender for the no.1 spot. Year of EPEX. they have grown on me so so steadily, always produce such quality, that stays good with repetition, and in many cases, age like fine wine! Much like Ditto is has Emotion in it. Is it happy? is it sad? i'm not sure, but it captures the specific vibe it's going for so perfectly. The last chorus hits every. single. time.
6 - Spark by DXMON
Oh DXMON! how fun! I was so excited after Burn Up, and Spark did not let me down. It's Fresh it's Fun it's a little Weird. It was not at all what i expected from them at the time but now that they'd put out some more stuff it's definitely very Them (go listen to Zip Zip Zip they're having so much fun)
5 - Alpha by BOY STORY
Having had Too Busy in my playlist for years... Alpha wasn't what I expected to hear, but i decided to check the MV out, and you know. some people have more Charisma than they need and that's great. The song is FUN, the syncopation in the chorus is so so catchy, it's a great song to listen to when Walking Places
4 - Heaven by Ailee and Lee Mujin
I was sort of obsessed with this song for like a couple week during last year. It's so beautiful! Lee Mujin has one of my favorite Vocal Tones, and they compliment each other very perfectly. It sad and sweet and beautiful
3 - All the Way Here by iKON
This wasn't the song off the album i listened to most at first. But at some point it came on in the shuffle and i went "hold on what was THAT again?" and then i never stopped listening to it, i still haven't stopped. Seriously, the whole album is good, and this one is one of the worst performing ones there, but you should give it a chance, or ten It's about The VIBE, i love when iKON get vibey. The Chorus has such a satisfying rhythm to it, it just HITS
2 - NOT OKAY by ATEEZ
I put off even listening to this for like. months. and then. Well, here we are And the thing is. for the many many times i've listened to this song, i hate the intro, but whatever it makes up for it. ATEEZ put out a lot great stuff in 2024, many songs I listened to a lot, but this one The Most. The Chorus is very Satisfying in a way that has you coming back to it I guess
1 - FLIRTING by MIMIIROSE
This was probably a landslide victory. Every now and again i question if if makes sense that i listened to this song so much, then i listen to it, and then i queue it up another time or two. HOLY SHIT IT'S CATCHY. The Whistling??? The quite simple and scaled down instrumentals with the many different flavors of Voices?!?!? I'M MELTING I'M MELTING LIKE AN ICE CREAM FLIRTIIIING
I had this song stuck on my brain for WEEKS at a time
Honorable actual 2024 releases mentions: Burn it And Serious by FTISLAND (thank god they're back thank you for my life), BBB by Purple Kiss (i hope they keep doing their thing forever), Like most things by 82MAJOR (very excited to have them!)
