Whilst unproductively and erratic posting schedules have become quite the hallmark of this blog over the past few years, 2024 dare I say reached levels of barren that even I wouldn't have imagined. With only two or three posts over the course of the past twelve months, KBopped in many ways could have been considered … Continue reading The Top 50 Best K-Pop Songs of 2024 (50-41) + honourable mentions
In my review for Riize's Impossible last month I had stated quite clearly that I had "fallen out of love" with K-pop. And while I do still hold that statement (to a certain extent) to be true, 2024 has delivered quite a few gems. In fact, it wouldn't be a far cry to call 2024 … Continue reading Best K-pop Songs of 2024 (Mid-Year)
EXO are one of the few groups who I consider to be foundational in terms of my introduction to the world of K-pop and despite my love for the them, I've rarely had the opportunity to talk about their work aside from some solo efforts. As such, in honour of Baekhyun's discharge from the military … Continue reading Top 20 Best Songs by EXO
Now, before we get into it, we gotta set some ground rules: To be eligible for this list, the song must have been released between the 1st of January 2022 and 15th December 2022. Song must be paired with a full music video and be promoted to some extent. Songs must be by a Korean … Continue reading The Top 50 K-Pop Songs of 2022 (10 – 1)
Now, before we get into it, we gotta set some ground rules: To be eligible for this list, the song must have been released between the 1st of January 2022 and 15th December 2022. Song must be paired with a full music video and be promoted to some extent. Songs must be by a Korean … Continue reading The Top 50 K-Pop Songs of 2022 (20 – 11)
Now, before we get into it, we gotta set some ground rules: To be eligible for this list, the song must have been released between the 1st of January 2022 and 15th December 2022. Song must be paired with a full music video and be promoted to some extent. Songs must be by a Korean … Continue reading The Top 50 K-Pop Songs of 2022 (30 – 21)
Now, before we get into it, we gotta set some ground rules: To be eligible for this list, the song must have been released between the 1st of January 2022 and 15th December 2022. Song must be paired with a full music video and be promoted to some extent. Songs must be by a Korean … Continue reading The Top 50 K-Pop Songs of 2022 (40 – 31)
So we’re going do it a little different this year. Instead of doing the standard K-pop countdown first, we’re going to swing over the ocean a little bit and count down my favourite J-pop songs of the year first instead. Now you might also notice that the number of tracks in the countdown has gone … Continue reading Top 30 J-pop Songs of 2022 (10 – 1)
aespa - Girls A mammoth SMP-style throwback from one of Korea's biggest and most popular groups, Girls reaches back to the SM sounds of old to create one of the years most magnetic singles. Endlessly creative and consistently thrilling, Girls stands as the groups most vocally exciting and instrumentally bombastic track yet, harnessing their many … Continue reading 2022 K-pop Roundup (July – August)
While I predominantly cover singles on here, I’ve always been an avid consumer of albums. More often than not, this results in some songs that I adore but others that I detest. As a remedy to this issue, we have Beast Sides! These songs put the Beast in B-side and are either stronger than their … Continue reading Beast Sides: BLACKPINK (Rosé) – Hard to Love
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