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Hey everyone just a quick reminder:
January 15, 2020 is the final day to submit your top 10/15/20 of 2019 lists!
January 15, 2020 is the final day to submit your top 10/15/20 of 2019 lists!
It's weird how popular blackpink is and yet how small their discography is.
It's only title tracks, right? I think I'll try doing it this weekend.
Yep! Or an MV since occasionally those seem to be separate.
Very nice! Digging the sound and vibe.
That energy! Wasn't a fan of the song at first, but it's being slowly growing on me. Somin looks great.
Just have to post it here yeah?
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OTR finally back to posting izone stuff on twitter and it's Chaeyeon's birthday today! Comeback is imminent.
Wow, this is the best trailer I remember from them. Bless Suga.
Amazing, more like this...
Why is K Pop so different than J Pop? I mean why one is wildly popular and the other not so much?
A large part of it is that kpop borrows a lot of Western trends in fashion, sounds and direction allowing for more mass appeal to international audiences when in comparison to jpop really catering only to Japanese audiences.
However the most important aspect I find is the accessibility between the two. When a new kpop single is soon to be released companies make a large effort advertising it through promotions and teasers which is then spread worldwide through social media whether it be through twitter, instagram or reddit. Finally when the new single is released the MV is ready to be viewed on youtube by anyone around the world as well as the song being also available on streaming services such as spotify and apple music. Along with this its also easy to get into groups with past music videos and whole discographies being available for any international fan.
While in comparison to Japan, new singles and releases isn't pushed towards international audiences at all requiring the consumer to make an effort researching and looking up news of there favorite groups. Copyright laws are also pretty strict as often times you find Japanese music videos being not available in your country on youtube as well as discographies and new releases not available at all through a number of streaming services requiring you to find another method of obtaining the music whether it be actually purchasing the music physically, digitally or finding a way to make a japanese spotify/apple music account which is honestly a huge ordeal for the average person.
Yeah, a good portion of K-Pop is influenced by 90's r&b from the west. It makes me feel a little nostalgic sometimes.
Wait, so it counts if I just post my fave like this?:
There was so many good songs last year but I'm no good at ranking, I think that was my biggest surprise bop of the year though.
Edit: And 2nd place for me.
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NCT 127 will be performing at the Houston Rodeo this year. I was hoping for BTK or Blackpink but I guess that was a longshot given how major they are rn
Apparently something to do with a 2020 dance break. Not complaining tho omg I live for it.
In addition to what others have mentioned... May just be me, but I like the way the Korean language sounds when sung much more than Japanese. And I think it's the non-English language that best lends itself to rapping.
What? Just give me an ordered list of 10, 15 or 20 title songs/MV songs
Top 10 2019:
1. IZ*ONE - Violeta
2. LOONA - Butterfly
3. ITZY - Dalla Dalla
4. Yukika - Neon
5. NCT 127 - Superhuman
6. Swervy - Art Gang Money
7. GWSN - Pinky Star
8. Weki Meki - Tiki Taka
9. N.Flying - Good Bam
10. Hinapia - Drip
1. IZ*ONE - Violeta
2. LOONA - Butterfly
3. ITZY - Dalla Dalla
4. Yukika - Neon
5. NCT 127 - Superhuman
6. Swervy - Art Gang Money
7. GWSN - Pinky Star
8. Weki Meki - Tiki Taka
9. N.Flying - Good Bam
10. Hinapia - Drip
Top 20
Kinda went overboard compiling my list and ended up doing a top 30. Also listing some honorable mentions, b-sides and fav albums for anyone curiouss to see what released this year.
2019 twas a good year :)
- NCT 127 – Superhuman
- Twice – Feel Special
- Chungha – Gotta Go
- Red Velvet – Psycho
- Heize - We don't talk together
- LOONA – Butterfly
- IZ*One – Violeta
- BTS – Boy With Luv
- Mamamoo – Hip
- Bol4 – Workaholic
- Seventeen – Hit
- Hoody - Adios
- Kard – Bomb Bomb
- Apink - %%
- Somi – Birthday
- Exo – Obsession
- EXID – Me & You
- Gfriend – Fever
- GWSN – Pinky Star
- WJSN – Boogie Up
Kinda went overboard compiling my list and ended up doing a top 30. Also listing some honorable mentions, b-sides and fav albums for anyone curiouss to see what released this year.
2019 twas a good year :)
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Oh, I've been super busy and didn't realise we were in the community spotlight!
I managed to squeeze some time to make my best of the year lists:
1.- APink – Eung Eung
2.- Dreamcatcher - Déjà vu
3.- Limesoda – Wave
4.- Oneus – Valkyrie
5.- NCT 127 – Superhuman
6.- Red Velvet- Zimzalabim
7.- Twice – Fancy
8.- ANDA R.Tee – What you waiting for
9.- Dreamnote – Hakuna matata
10.- Monsta X - Follow
11.- Bundit – Dramatic
12.- Pentagon – Sha la la
13.- Stray Kids – Miroh
14.- Hara – Midnight Queen
15.- Hol1day – Fantasy
16.- Alexa – Bomb
17.- Jackson Wang and Joji – Walking
18.- Red Velvet – Psycho
19.- G-reyish – Kkili kkili
20.- WayV – Moonwalk
Actual best song of the year
1st Everglow – Hush
Honorbale mentions
Niihwa & Maddox – Passport
Oh My Girl – Guerilla
CLC – No
Dalsooobin – Katchup
Ruann – Beep Beep
Lim Kim – Yellow
ONF – Asteroid
DIA – Woowa
Eyedi – Perfect 6[SUP]th[/SUP] sense
Itzy – It'z my summer
Stray Kids - Miroh
I managed to squeeze some time to make my best of the year lists:
1.- APink – Eung Eung
2.- Dreamcatcher - Déjà vu
3.- Limesoda – Wave
4.- Oneus – Valkyrie
5.- NCT 127 – Superhuman
6.- Red Velvet- Zimzalabim
7.- Twice – Fancy
8.- ANDA R.Tee – What you waiting for
9.- Dreamnote – Hakuna matata
10.- Monsta X - Follow
11.- Bundit – Dramatic
12.- Pentagon – Sha la la
13.- Stray Kids – Miroh
14.- Hara – Midnight Queen
15.- Hol1day – Fantasy
16.- Alexa – Bomb
17.- Jackson Wang and Joji – Walking
18.- Red Velvet – Psycho
19.- G-reyish – Kkili kkili
20.- WayV – Moonwalk
Actual best song of the year
1st Everglow – Hush
Honorbale mentions
Niihwa & Maddox – Passport
Oh My Girl – Guerilla
CLC – No
Dalsooobin – Katchup
Ruann – Beep Beep
Lim Kim – Yellow
ONF – Asteroid
DIA – Woowa
Eyedi – Perfect 6[SUP]th[/SUP] sense
Itzy – It'z my summer
Stray Kids - Miroh
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My Top 20 of 2019:
1. IZ*ONE - Violeta
2. GOT7 - You Calling My Name
3. Chung Ha - Gotta Go
4. Red Velvet - Psycho
5. LOONA - Butterfly
6. Stray Kids - MIROH
7. BOL4 - Workaholic
8. Taeyeon - Four Seasons
9. Primary - Bad High
10. Apink - %% (Eung Eung)
11. Limesoda - WAVE
12. BVNDIT - Dumb
13. GOT7 - ECLIPSE
14. Primary - woozoo
15. EPIK HIGH - LOVEDRUNK ft. CRUSH
16. Weki Meki - Tiki-Taka(99%)
17. ITZY - ICY
18. Rocket Punch - BIM BAM BUM
19. EVERGLOW - Bon Bon Chocolat
20. TWICE - Feel Special
And a few random stages from 2019 that I enjoyed:
LOONA - Full Moon
OH MY GIRL - Guerilla
IZ*ONE - AYAYAYA
1. IZ*ONE - Violeta
2. GOT7 - You Calling My Name
3. Chung Ha - Gotta Go
4. Red Velvet - Psycho
5. LOONA - Butterfly
6. Stray Kids - MIROH
7. BOL4 - Workaholic
8. Taeyeon - Four Seasons
9. Primary - Bad High
10. Apink - %% (Eung Eung)
11. Limesoda - WAVE
12. BVNDIT - Dumb
13. GOT7 - ECLIPSE
14. Primary - woozoo
15. EPIK HIGH - LOVEDRUNK ft. CRUSH
16. Weki Meki - Tiki-Taka(99%)
17. ITZY - ICY
18. Rocket Punch - BIM BAM BUM
19. EVERGLOW - Bon Bon Chocolat
20. TWICE - Feel Special
And a few random stages from 2019 that I enjoyed:
LOONA - Full Moon
OH MY GIRL - Guerilla
IZ*ONE - AYAYAYA
Happy for her. <3
Apparently she has a YT channel and she recently did a cover of Billie Eilish's Six Feet Under that is quite beautiful.
Here's my
Top Ten Korean Songs of 2019 (in order):
10. ITZY - DALLA DALLA
9. CHEEZE - We're Everywhere
8. YUKIKA - Cherries Jubiles
7. Stella Jang - YOLO
6. IZ*ONE - Violeta
5. Taeyeon - Four Seasons
4. IU - Blueming
3. Dreamcatcher - Deja Vu
2. MAMAMOO - HIP
And my No.1 Korean Song of 2019 goes to:
I tried to be as unbiased as possible but even after 9 months, LOONA 'Butterfly' just sounds amazing for me personally and the music video is just pure perfection in terms of cinematography. The title track going along with the music video shows the empowering of women around the world with different races and sizes makes it much more amazing. It doesn't make LOONA a part of LOONA, but you as a female listener and viewer makes you a part of LOONA on a grander scale. The music gets the message across with the visuals of the music video.
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My Korean Album of 2019:
MAMAMOO - reality in BLACK
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Honorable Mentions:
1. Ailee - Midnight (Note: This song is actually in my top ten list but because this is a B-side track, I'll put it here.)
2. Red Velvet - Ladies Night (Note: Like midnight, this was also in my top ten but it's a B-side.)
3. Oriental Showcus - Break The Routine
4. Taeyeon - Do You Love Me?
5. MAMAMOO - Universe
6. IU - Unlucky
7. Yubin - Silent Movie (Feat. Yoon mirae)
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That concludes my lists for this year!
Top Ten Korean Songs of 2019 (in order):
10. ITZY - DALLA DALLA
9. CHEEZE - We're Everywhere
8. YUKIKA - Cherries Jubiles
7. Stella Jang - YOLO
6. IZ*ONE - Violeta
5. Taeyeon - Four Seasons
4. IU - Blueming
3. Dreamcatcher - Deja Vu
2. MAMAMOO - HIP
And my No.1 Korean Song of 2019 goes to:
LOONA - BUTTERFLY
I tried to be as unbiased as possible but even after 9 months, LOONA 'Butterfly' just sounds amazing for me personally and the music video is just pure perfection in terms of cinematography. The title track going along with the music video shows the empowering of women around the world with different races and sizes makes it much more amazing. It doesn't make LOONA a part of LOONA, but you as a female listener and viewer makes you a part of LOONA on a grander scale. The music gets the message across with the visuals of the music video.
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My Korean Album of 2019:
MAMAMOO - reality in BLACK
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Honorable Mentions:
1. Ailee - Midnight (Note: This song is actually in my top ten list but because this is a B-side track, I'll put it here.)
2. Red Velvet - Ladies Night (Note: Like midnight, this was also in my top ten but it's a B-side.)
3. Oriental Showcus - Break The Routine
4. Taeyeon - Do You Love Me?
5. MAMAMOO - Universe
6. IU - Unlucky
7. Yubin - Silent Movie (Feat. Yoon mirae)
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That concludes my lists for this year!
Hi everyone, haven't really posted here in ages, but I always read. Gonna post my 2019 top 10 even if I feel like I haven't listened to many songs this year. Some songs in my top 10 are are probaby unknown to many of you but they are good!
1. [Mr. Temporary 미스터 기간제 OST Part 2] 오디(ODEE), QM - 난 놈 MV
2. Jimin Park "Stay Beautiful" M/V
3. [MV] BANG YONGGUK (방용국) - 히키코모리 (HIKIKOMORI)
4. VICTON 빅톤 '그리운 밤' (nostalgic night) MV
5. 청하 (CHUNG HA) - "벌써 12시 (Gotta Go)" Music Video
6. QM X ODEE - BULLER (prod. Ian Ka$h) M/V (2019)
7. THE D&E Concert VCR Spoiler (우울해 (Gloomy))
8. [MV] Apink(에이핑크) _ %%(Eung Eung(응응))
9. TAEMIN 태민 'WANT' MV
10. 레오(LEO) - 로맨티시즘 (Romanticism) Official M/V
Bonus song that doesn't have an MV:
Super Junior - Heads Up
If you like QM songs it's totally worth it to check out his discography, especially the album WAS and the mini album that he released this year with ODEE. Also, for the people that remember about me, you can see looking at the list that 2BiC haven't released a song in 2019 but I see fancam of them performing live every now and then, my finger are crossed to see some new songs from them in 2020.
Reminder of who is 2BiC to new people:
2BiC acoustic cover of EXO Growl and Girl's Day Something
투빅 2BiC - 니가 그리워 Missing you (with 케이시 Kassy) Official M/V
1. [Mr. Temporary 미스터 기간제 OST Part 2] 오디(ODEE), QM - 난 놈 MV
2. Jimin Park "Stay Beautiful" M/V
3. [MV] BANG YONGGUK (방용국) - 히키코모리 (HIKIKOMORI)
4. VICTON 빅톤 '그리운 밤' (nostalgic night) MV
5. 청하 (CHUNG HA) - "벌써 12시 (Gotta Go)" Music Video
6. QM X ODEE - BULLER (prod. Ian Ka$h) M/V (2019)
7. THE D&E Concert VCR Spoiler (우울해 (Gloomy))
8. [MV] Apink(에이핑크) _ %%(Eung Eung(응응))
9. TAEMIN 태민 'WANT' MV
10. 레오(LEO) - 로맨티시즘 (Romanticism) Official M/V
Bonus song that doesn't have an MV:
Super Junior - Heads Up
If you like QM songs it's totally worth it to check out his discography, especially the album WAS and the mini album that he released this year with ODEE. Also, for the people that remember about me, you can see looking at the list that 2BiC haven't released a song in 2019 but I see fancam of them performing live every now and then, my finger are crossed to see some new songs from them in 2020.
Reminder of who is 2BiC to new people:
2BiC acoustic cover of EXO Growl and Girl's Day Something
투빅 2BiC - 니가 그리워 Missing you (with 케이시 Kassy) Official M/V
Yes it must be ordered either in top 10, 15 or 20. I'm using a point system, same as the mid-year rankings, to determine our overall top 20 of 2019 and hope to have an accompanying video ready by the time all votes are tallied.
My top 10 2019
1. DIA - WOOWA
2. Red Velvet - Psycho
3. LOOΠΔ - Butterfly
4. (G)I-DLE - LION
5. Apink - %% (Eung Eung)
6. SUNMI - Noir 누아르
7. CLC - Devil
8. fromis_9 - FUN!
9. BLACKPINK - Kill This Love
10. Momoland - Thumbs Up
Honorable mentions
Red Velvet - Bing Bing (my actual favorite 2019 kpop song)
fromis_9 - LOVE RUMPUMPUM
1. DIA - WOOWA
2. Red Velvet - Psycho
3. LOOΠΔ - Butterfly
4. (G)I-DLE - LION
5. Apink - %% (Eung Eung)
6. SUNMI - Noir 누아르
7. CLC - Devil
8. fromis_9 - FUN!
9. BLACKPINK - Kill This Love
10. Momoland - Thumbs Up
Honorable mentions
Red Velvet - Bing Bing (my actual favorite 2019 kpop song)
fromis_9 - LOVE RUMPUMPUM
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After buying Source Music, Gfriend's label, last year, Big Hit is now potentially merging with Pledis Entertainment, the label that controls Nuest and Seventeen.
1 Eyedi - & New
2 Red Velvet - Psycho
3 Apink - Eung Eung
4 Chung Ha - Gotta Go
5 IU - Blueming
6 Hwasa - Twit
7 Yukika - Neon
8 IU - Above the Time
9 Mamamoo - gogobebe
10 Mamamoo - Hip
11 Loona - Butterfly
12 Bol4 - Workaholic
13 Epik High - Love Drunk
14 Twice - Feel Special
15 G-idle - Lion
16 Dreamcatcher - Deja Vu
17 GFriend - Fever
18 Somi - Birthday
19 BTS - Boy With Luv
20 Yukika - Cherries Jubiles
I would have included G-Idle's Put it Straight, but I'm not sure if that would count since they only have a choreo MV
2 Red Velvet - Psycho
3 Apink - Eung Eung
4 Chung Ha - Gotta Go
5 IU - Blueming
6 Hwasa - Twit
7 Yukika - Neon
8 IU - Above the Time
9 Mamamoo - gogobebe
10 Mamamoo - Hip
11 Loona - Butterfly
12 Bol4 - Workaholic
13 Epik High - Love Drunk
14 Twice - Feel Special
15 G-idle - Lion
16 Dreamcatcher - Deja Vu
17 GFriend - Fever
18 Somi - Birthday
19 BTS - Boy With Luv
20 Yukika - Cherries Jubiles
I would have included G-Idle's Put it Straight, but I'm not sure if that would count since they only have a choreo MV
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