Much like final 12 months, 2025 to this point has been a singles recreation relatively than a sequence of wonderful albums. I’ve even fewer on my listing than I did this time final 12 months, and solely one among them is a full album — although that classification is getting murkier as time goes on. There are a lot of acquainted faces on this listing alongside just a few surprises and new arrivals.
What are your ideas, readers? Depart your individual picks within the feedback!
BOYNEXTDOOR – No Style
I don’t know that that is as musically assorted as its title suggests, nevertheless it’s one other sturdy assortment of songs full of BOYNEXTDOOR’s distinctive character. No different group might have launched this with identical aptitude.
Finest album tracks: Step By Step, 123-78
H1-KEY – Lovestruck
I’m a sucker for summer-themed albums, and H1-KEY have delivered this 12 months’s most convincing soundtrack to the season to this point with a refreshing rock twist.
Finest album tracks: Good For U, Let Me Be Your Sea
ITZY – Women Will Be Women
In my view that is ITZY’s strongest album in a very long time, making the most of their fierce angle with thumping, catwalk-ready beats.
Finest album tracks: Kiss & Inform, Stroll
NouerA – New Is Now / N: Quantity Of Instances
I’m combining each of NouerA’s mini albums as a result of every is unbelievable and collectively they forge an actual deal with for lovers of second and third era Okay-pop. Their sound is referential however thrilling and most significantly appears like Okay-pop with a capital “Okay.”
Finest album tracks: Deliver The Crunk, Jet Stream, Myself, Warning!
RIIZE – Odyssey
RIIZE dominated this class final 12 months and proceed to take action in 2025. This album is a whistlestop tour of boy group sounds from a long time of historical past. There’s just a little one thing for everybody and it’s all very sturdy.
Finest album tracks: Ember To Photo voltaic, One other Life
TWS – Attempt With Us
In an already glorious discography, this mini album has slowly crept as much as grow to be (perhaps?) my favourite TWS challenge but. Past the standout singles, energetic highlights like Random Play and Go Again have grow to be stealth highlights. Positively my most performed Okay-pop album of the 12 months.
Finest album tracks: Go Again, Random Play
ZEROBASEONE – Blue Paradise
ZEROBASEONE have shortly grow to be probably the most constant teams in Okay-pop and that is one other no-skip album. From the unit tracks to the superb funk pop of Satan Sport, it’s all killer.
Finest album tracks: Satan Sport, Step Again
