With 2022's incredible one two punch of Love Dive and After Like, IVE quickly established themselves as mega stars domestically whilst still delivering on the promise of some absolutely killer music. With both those singles comfortably slotting themselves within my top 3 favourite K-pop songs of last year, it set a precedent, one that pre-release … Continue reading Song Review: IVE – I AM
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)
Despite only having two single albums to their name, IVE have been 2 for 2 in terms of quality. Debut track Eleven still stands as one of last years stronger efforts and Love Dive remains amongst 2022's best and most unique singles. As such, IVE have become one of those groups I actively look forward … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: IVE – After Like
Well. It's been kind of rough hasn't it. To put it simply, 2022's been kind of a bore for the K-pop landscape. Don't get me wrong, I've like a lot of stuff but few have felt as essential or as iconic as anything released within the past few years. I've mentioned it a lot before … Continue reading Best Kpop Songs of 2022: Mid-Year edition
When IVE were announced late last year, my expectations for the group weren't the highest. Sure they had two of IZ*ONE's most popular members as part of their lineup but apart form that, nothing really hooked me. But that all changed when debut single Eleven dropped. It felt fresh, unique and instantly gave me an … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: IVE – LOVE DIVE
Welcome to Kbopped’s countdown of the Top 100 K-pop songs of 2021. To Be eligible for this list, songs must: Must released between the 1st of January to 31st of December 2021 and have either a music video or highly stylised lyric and/or performance video.English songs by Korean Artists are eligible though Japanese and/or Chinese songs are … Continue reading The Top 100 K-Pop Songs of 2021 (90-81)
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