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Showing posts with label ILY:1. Show all posts

Tuesday, 14 January 2025

My Top 10 K-pop Singles of 2024

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I thought I'd keep up with sharing my top 10 K-pop singles of the year, like in 2023, there were quite a few songs that I really liked and enjoyed in 2024. Trying to pick just 10 was both hard and easy as I knew some of the songs needed to be in my top 10.
Some of the songs were just pre-releases to albums so it was hard to decide whether to include them or not.

NO.10
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Mirae will always have a special place in my heart. I've loved their music since 2021 all of their albums were catchy. This song is no different, I love the melody and their vocals. It's just sad that their final song before disbandment was a Korean version of a Japanese release. I hope nothing but the best for all the members and hope the continue to follow their interests.
Running up (Korean Ver,)
Owned by DSP Media

NO.9
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I've actually liked TNX since 2023 as I love their song Love or Die, but I've only ever known of them as TNX that I didn't realise they changed their name to The New Six, which they've recently changed back to TNX, which I'm assuming was due to a member leaving the group. As soon as I heard Fuego I was hooked, I think this is why I tend to lean more to male groups as I love these types of songs.
Fuego
Owned by P Nation

NO.8
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I feel like I could be being biased with this one as White Christmas is one of my favourite Christmas songs (as well as one of my favourite Christmas films). The more I listened to this song the more I loved how V's voice worked perfectly with the melody as well as with Bing Crosby. It's definitely going to be in my Christmas countdown at the end of the year (I can use the same song twice right). Thank you the Crosby family for allowing V to do this.
White Christmas
Owned by Big Hit & Bing Crosby

NO.7
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Yeonjun seemed to get a bit of hate for this track, both for the song itself as well as the choreography, I in fact love the song. It's really catchy and sticks in your head, I liked seeing a different side of Yeonjun away from TXT's music.
GGUM
Owned by Big Hit

NO.6
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This is definitely my favourite ILY:1 track, while it's included on their album it was released digitally first and I'm obsessed with it. I always sing along with it when it comes on, this is definitely an underrated song for me.
I MY ME MINE
Owned by FC ENM

NO.5
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Kino definitely knows what he's doing, all his solo stuff has been insanely addictive. While I've loved all of PENTAGON's solo stuff, for me Kino's stands out more. I definitely feel like he'll be successful, you can tell he enjoys what he does.
Dancing On The Road
Owned by NAKED

NO.4
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I absolutely adore Forestella, there's something about them that makes me stop and listen, they are the only group that I listen to that has this style of music. This song blows me away and definitely deserves to be on my list.
Apocalypse
Owned by Beat Interactive

NO.3
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Plave always have such catchy songs and I've loved this one since it's release. I love the melody and I love how they sing it. I hope Plave continue to gain fans as their music definitely deserves it. Also my Ahgase heart with Youngjae opening up the song
Pump Up The Volume
Owned by VLAST

NO.2
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This has definitely been one of my favourite songs since it's release in 2024. This would have actually been at No.1 if it hadn't been for the song that took the win. When I first listened to this track I couldn't help laughing because they don't tend to have songs that are explicit but JustB really make it work. They always bring us something new and it really shows how versatile they are.
Daddy's Girl (Explicit Ver.)

NO.1
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I absolutely love this song I love how The Rose made an already amazing song sound even more amazing. This version is absolutely stunning and I hope they perform this version in the future. It really is a masterpiece.
Lifeline (Reborn)
Owned by Windfall & Transparent Arts
The Rose

Other songs that I love from 2024 is BXB's cover of The Black Cat Nero, Jungkook's Never Let Go, Vanner's cover of I Don't Think That I Like Her, WEi's Love2You, Hui's Nameless and Kino's Everglow, just to name a few
I look forward to what 2025 will bring.

What were your favourite singles of 2025?
Let me know in the comments below.

See you soon!


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Wednesday, 11 January 2023

Favourite K-pop Debuts of 2022

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Normally I would mention my favourite rookies in my Top Albums post, but because 2022 had so many group and solo debut that I loved, I decided it was time to make it into a separate post, so today I have 6 solo debuts and 9 rookie groups to share with you that had me in love.

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Kep1er
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I loved Kep1er's debut, I thought their title track was really catchy, and while I never watched Girls Planet 999 that created them, I'd watched Bahiyyih's cam's and I loved her voice. Their title tracks and mini albums are pretty good as well as catchy.
WA DA DA
Owned by Swing Entertainment

TEMPEST
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I loved TEMPEST's debut and I was really happy to see Hanbin debut, I thought he was adorable on I-LAND.
Their debut track Bad News was really catchy and I loved that they included their group name in the lyrics. Each of their albums and title tracks have been really good so far.
Bad News
Owned by Yuehua Entertainment

ILY:1
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I've really liked ILY:1 since their pre-debut performance of AZELEA on Simply K-pop, I'm not normally a big lover of girl groups, but these have had me hooked from since their pre-debut release. I've loved their 4 songs so far and I have my fingers crossed for their future.
AZELEA
Owned by FC ENM

BLANK2Y
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BLANK2Y were another group I was excited to see debut because Youngbin from I-LAND would debuting as a member and I loved their debut song and album, and I loved that we also got an English version of their title track, Their debut album is so good and versatile.
Thumbs Up
Owned by Keystone Entertainment

VIVIZ
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For me VIVIZ had my favourite group debut of 2022, both their mini albums are really good and catchy and seeing them live really was the cherry on top. I was heartbroken to see GFriend disband in 2021 as I'd been following them since their debut. I can't wait for more releases from them.
Bop Bop
Owned by Big Planet Entertainment

TRENDZ
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For me TRENDZ had such a good debut mini album, I was hooked from the first listen.
TNT (Truth&Trust)
Owned by Interpark Music Plus

LE SSERAFIM
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While I loved LE SSERAFIM's debut title track, it was their 2nd mini album that made me want to listen to them, their 2nd mini album is just full of bops.
Antifragile
Owned by Source Music

NINE.i
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I've loved both of NINE.i's albums, their songs are really catchy and really made an impression.
Parallel Universe
Owned by FirstOne Entertainment

&TEAM
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Even though this wasn't really a K-pop debut, I have to mention &TEAM because it saw the debut of I-LANDERS K, Nicholas, EJ and Taki.
Under the Skin
Owned by Hybe Labels Japan

Lee Chaeyeon
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While I know that Chaeyeon was a member of IZ*One, I can't say I was an avid follower of the group, I liked some of their title tracks and new some of the members, but I never really payed attention to them. But I had to check out Chaeyeon's solo debut and I'm glad I did, her mini album for me sounds nostalgic and sounds like something I listened to when I was younger, her title track was really catchy too.
Hush Rush
Owned by WM Entertainment

Kihyun
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I loved Kihyun's debut single album, I absolutely love Kihyun's voice, so I was happy and excited to see him finally having his solo debut. Each of the tracks really showcase his voice, so much so that I didn't think I could fall in love with his voice all over again.
Voyager
Owned by Starship Entertainment

Yuju
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One of the main reasons why I loved Yuju's solo debut was that it was something new, being a Gfriend fan and already loving her voice (she was one of my biases), hearing her sing something that we wouldn't necessarily hear her sing in Gfriend, for me it definitely had a darker edge and the more I listen to this album, the more I think Source Music were holding back her vocal talents.
놀이 (Play)
Owned by Konnect Entertainment

Xiumin
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I think people often get how underrated Xiumin's vocals are, so him finally getting a solo album made me happy and I think his first album is perfect to what we see of him on stage.
Brand New
Owned by SM Entertainment

Im Nayeon
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Nayeon's solo debut had to be mentioned because I love how catchy each of the tracks are on her mini album, I don't think there is a song on this album that I don't sing along to.
I definitely recommend checking out this album.
POP!
Owned by JYP Entertainment

Seulgi
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I love Seulgi's voice and for me out of the members of Red Velvet, Seulgi has the most versatile voice. Her debut solo mini album is definitely one of my favourites for 2022, each track shows off her vocals perfectly and allows us to see a different side to her talents.
28 reasons
Owned by SM Entertainment

So there we have my favourite group and solo debuts of 2022, I can't wait to see what 2023 brings for the new groups and hopefully we'll see more solo releases and debuts this year.

Who were some of your favourite group and solo debuts in 2022?
Let me know in the comments below.

See you soon!


안녕
(Annyeong)
さようなら
(Sayonara)
再见
(ZaiJian)
Bye