I can't take it anymore. How many of these songs are we going to get before groups finally branch off into more exciting and creative ventures that actually have a melody? Back in the day Japan used to be the outlet for creativity. A musical market for groups to experiment with their sound and try … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: The Boyz – She’s The Boss
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)
(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)
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 (70-61)
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
Due to the relentless release schedule that us K-pop and J-pop fans have to endure, it’s not easy to consume all the content at once. That’s why I thought it would be fun at the end of each month, to look back at my top 5 K-pop singles and B-sides along with my top 3 J-popsingles. Although … Continue reading K-POP Monthly Roundup: February 2021
When it comes down to K-pop and music in general, the best songs usually aren't the ones getting promoted. And because of this, their quality is most of the time never unearthed or just completely overlooked by the majority of listeners. I want to change that and that's why I'm going to be counting down … Continue reading The 100 Best K-pop B-Sides / Album Tracks of 2020 (100 – 76)
It's finally time for me to reveal the top K-pop artists of 2020! Unlike other lists or award shows that determine the top artists of the year on a chart basis, here at Kbopped, we (and by we, I mean myself) like to present our rankings on a more "merit" basis. This means that the … Continue reading The Top 10 K-Pop Artists of 2020
It’s time to countdown my top 100 songs of 2020! 10 songs, everyday, for the next 10 days. The rules for the countdown are as follows: To be eligible for this list, the song must have been released between the 1st of January 2020 and 15th December 2020.Song must be paired with a full music … Continue reading The Top 100 K-Pop Songs of 2020 (20 – 11)
While they are by far one of the strongest performance oriented groups working right now, I've had my qualms with The Boyz. They've got some really strong singles under their belt but February's Reveal was one of the years more generic and uninspired comebacks. It was a track that perfectly showcased the importance of arrangement, … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: The Stealer – The Boyz
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