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The Prime Three Okay-Pop Songs of November 2024

indie1000.com November 30, 2024

On the finish of every month, I look again at my three favourite title tracks by Okay-pop artists. I take my very own scores under consideration, however there’s a little bit of wiggle room as sure songs are likely to develop or fade.

November 2024 General Ideas

Effectively… how are all of us doing?

Given the information of the previous few days I really feel like we’re dwelling by way of the Okay-pop purge. My coronary heart goes out to followers of the affected teams. Hopefully they’ll all discover success beneath new companies if they want. It’s actually not the information you need to hear on the finish of a yr.

Talking of “the tip of a yr,” November is the final month I depend towards eligibility for my year-end Okay-pop countdowns. It’s normally a reasonably busy time however this November felt fairly slight compared. I’ve been a weekly Music Financial institution watcher for the previous decade and I usually choose the state of the trade primarily based on what number of random trot/ballad singers they function on any given episode. An overabundance of those performers normally means there aren’t sufficient idol comebacks to fill a present. Suffice it to say, I’ve sat by way of many a ballad and trot banger this month.

In my thoughts, high quality of releases has been on a gentle decline since this June’s unbelievable slate. November was the worst but, although the month was capped by two songs I genuinely love so it didn’t really feel as dire because it really was. The issue is, I didn’t discover a lot to like past these two releases. I couldn’t justify shifting any of my honorable mentions right into a high three slot (they’d simply be filling house), so for the primary time in BIAS LIST historical past, I don’t have a quantity three alternative. I don’t imply to make this a development, however there simply wasn’t something to fill that third spot. I’m already dishonest a bit by together with a music that wasn’t promoted with a music video.

So, let’s concentrate on the constructive! I like my high two songs greater than something launched previously couple of months. For the primary time in awhile, I’ve that excited feeling round a Okay-pop launch. Please please please let this momentum proceed into the brand new yr. It feels just like the trade forfeited the second half of 2024 and that’s been fairly miserable to look at.

As a substitute of struggling by way of uninteresting new releases, I’ve ensconced myself in Okay-pop historical past. I hope you’re all having fun with the brand new “Again to Okay-pop’s First Era” function. It would in all probability turn out to be extra sporadic as we transfer into countdown territory subsequent month, however I admire the possibility so as to add necessary historic context to the weblog. I’ve at all times been fascinated about how completely different eras and influences match collectively.

J-pop additionally had a less-than-stellar month, although there have been just a few highlights. I’ve been replaying Ryugujo’s new album as I knew I’d, and I haven’t even had an opportunity to write down about my favourite J-pop single of the month because it solely got here out a pair days in the past (it’ll be within the round-up tomorrow).

On one other notice, this November has turn out to be the highest-viewed month in Bias Checklist historical past! Because of everybody who got here to commiserate about new releases, flash again to Okay-pop’s first gen, hearken to me bitch about companies, take a GFriend deep dive or let your voice be heard within the feedback. And on the subject of “letting your voice be heard,” don’t neglect to take part within the first ever Bias Checklist Reader Survey to depart suggestions concerning the weblog and the Okay-pop trade total. Oh, and for those who occur to be over at Bluesky, I made an account for the weblog this month.

On to the year-end countdowns subsequent month!

Month Cumulative Ranking: 7.8

(compiled by averaging the scores of each Okay-pop assessment from this month)