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The High Three Okay-Pop Songs of December 2024

indie1000.com December 31, 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 rankings into consideration, however there’s a little bit of wiggle room as sure songs are inclined to develop or fade.

December 2024 Total Ideas

Oh gosh, what a month for South Korea. December began with martial legislation and ended with a lethal airplane crash. It’s simply been an terrible string of occasions for this nation, making for a really fraught transition into the brand new 12 months. I hope 2025 brings stability and security.

Musically, December is rarely very noteworthy. There merely aren’t many new releases this month, and those who do emerge are minimally promoted as many music reveals go on hiatus. I’ve just a few first rate songs in my prime three however I don’t think about any will problem the higher half of subsequent 12 months’s High 50 countdown.

As a substitute, December is all concerning the year-end music festivals and award reveals. If I counted remixes, TWS’s glorious orchestral model of “hey! hey!“ would simply be my prime track of the month. I’m totally obsessive about it and have performed it greater than any new Okay-pop launch this month. As Korea maintains its nationwide mourning interval, MBC’s year-end pageant has been postponed and can air someday in January. After practically a decade of watching this occasion on New Yr’s eve, it’s going to be bizarre not having Okay-pop usher in my new 12 months. I’ll positively be writing my standard recap when it does air.

On the weblog, December is sort of busy as a result of it’s the month I unveil all of my many Okay-pop countdowns. Throughout some years, the highest honors are unfold out amongst all kinds of artists, however this was a 12 months the place a pair acts actually dominated for me. I hope you loved studying by way of the countdowns these previous few weeks. The masterpost will likely be faraway from the highest of the weblog tomorrow and shifted to the sidebar for simple entry.

In distinction to Okay-pop, J-pop has a historical past of unveiling very robust materials in December. All three releases highlighted on this submit made my “High 50 J-pop” countdown. Yukiakari has lastly urged me to dive deeper into &TEAM’s discography and selection. I actually just like the track.

The transition into a brand new 12 months is at all times thrilling once I take into consideration all the brand new music that awaits us. There have been so many nice songs in 2024 which have now turn into a part of my life and historical past. I can’t assist however surprise what music is lurking across the nook ready to turn into a part of that wealthy tapestry.

Month Cumulative Score: 8.0

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