As someone who's kind of bored with the state of music right now, I've spent most of time either going back and listening to some of my favourite songs of all time or, at least according to last.fm, Taylor Swift (I know I know). And though I never really thought to really put all my … Continue reading Every 10/10 of the Past Five Years (2017 – 2021)
Tag: SHINee
The Top 75 Best K-Pop B-sides of 2021 (10 – 1)
This is peak music that I for some reason took an extra month to actually write up. Oops. 10. ENHYPEN - Go Big Or Go Home The bop to end all bops the slapper to slap the hardest and my absolute favourite ENHYPEN song yet, Go Big Or Go Home is house music at its … Continue reading The Top 75 Best K-Pop B-sides of 2021 (10 – 1)
SONG REVIEW: ONEW (SHINee) – DICE
SHINee are one of those groups that never fail to amaze me. Not only are they unbeatable together but are equally as potent by themselves. Every single member, including the late, great, Jonghyun are bonafide superstars and incredibly ripe for solo material. Key demonstrated his prowess with last years immense Bad Love and Taemin's consistent … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: ONEW (SHINee) – DICE
The Top 75 Best K-Pop B-sides of 2021 (50 – 26)
(Every song from here onwards is better than anything I've this year and that's a fact) 75 - 51 50. Sunmi - Narcissism A track that felt like a sonic sequel to 2020's masterful pporappippam, Narcissism builds tension during its atmospheric verses to make that stunning chorus feel all the more impactful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqnmcU4kCTQ 49. TWICE … Continue reading The Top 75 Best K-Pop B-sides of 2021 (50 – 26)
The Top 75 Best K-Pop B-sides of 2021 (75 – 50)
You know what this list is. You Know what it's about. Let's just get on with it shall we? And yes the B-sides this year were absolutely amazing and the top few picks are absolutely phenomenal. Honourable Mentions Dreamcatcher - 4Memory GWSN - I Can't Breathe Victon - Unpredictable CIX - Bad Dream, Genie In … Continue reading The Top 75 Best K-Pop B-sides of 2021 (75 – 50)
Top 50 J-pop Songs of 2021 (50 – 26)
After counting down my top 100 K-pop songs of the year, it's finally time for me to visit their neighbours and look at my top 50 J-pop songs to come out in the past year. 2020 was a real stunner of a year for the J-pop industry, giving us two once in a life time … Continue reading Top 50 J-pop Songs of 2021 (50 – 26)
The Top 100 K-Pop Songs of 2021 (10-1)
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 (10-1)
The Top 100 K-Pop Songs of 2021 (50-41)
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 (50-41)
2021 Q3 Songs that subverted my expectations
So 2021 has been a year of subverted expectations. We've been duped many a time by teasers and comeback descriptions that promise greatness but resort to rather lacklustre or underwhelming production or tracks. But at the same time we've also been surprised many a time with tracks that initially didn't seem very exciting before release … Continue reading 2021 Q3 Songs that subverted my expectations
KBopped’s Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2021: Q3 Edition
With University (Computer Science will be the death of me one day) and life generally getting pretty hectic over the past few months, I've been a little negligent with the posts on this blog. And because of that, I even forgot to do a write up on my mid year roundup of my favourite b-sides … Continue reading KBopped’s Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2021: Q3 Edition