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The High Three Okay-Pop Songs of January 2025


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 inclined to develop or fade.


January 2025 Total Ideas

It’s a brand new 12 months! But it surely… form of doesn’t really feel prefer it but? Sandwiched between Western New Yr and Lunar New Yr, this January was largely sidelined with out many new releases. I’ve watched Music Financial institution each week since 2014 and discover its weekly line-up to be barometer of the place Okay-pop is at any given time. This month, about 50% of every new episode was crammed with ballad and trot singers. There simply weren’t sufficient idol comebacks to match the operating time.

This was in stark distinction to January of final 12 months. It’s onerous to imagine, however almost a 3rd of my high ten 2024 Okay-pop songs got here from final January. Past that, there have been a whopping six (!) different January releases that made my high 50. That may definitely not be the case this 12 months. this via an optimistic lens, I suppose it means we will solely go up from right here.

The order of my high three Okay-pop songs could be stunning this month. Battling it out for the highest spot was a comparatively generic model of a track fashion I have a tendency to like and a quirkier model of a track fashion that doesn’t all the time attraction to me. In the long term, “quirky” ended up profitable, which might usually be the case since idiosyncrasies are what are inclined to preserve a track contemporary after its newness has worn off. With that mentioned, I don’t see any of my high three tracks difficult the higher echelons of my year-end countdown in December.

J-pop had a stronger January, with one new single I completely adore and some extra that I discover very strong. My high choose is my favourite monitor on this total round-up. There are a number of thrilling comebacks on the horizon so I’m hoping the business regains my consideration after a considerably middling 2024. And talking of different music markets, Finland was my massive winner this month. New songs by Neea River, Nelli Matula and Erika Vikman completely dominated my January. Straight 9’s throughout the board for these tracks. Let’s convey a few of that power to Okay-pop!

As for the weblog itself, this month noticed the debut of a brand new function: my weekly Okay-pop round-up! Sundays at the moment are your go-to spot for a weekly abstract of latest Okay-pop and J-pop singles. I used to be additionally capable of full my recaps of Okay-pop’s year-end festivals with MBC’s delayed Gayo Daejejeon

As underwhelmed as I used to be by January, I really feel like there’s rather a lot to sit up for in February and past. With none disruptions in promotions (I hope!), the discharge calendar ought to begin to fill out. We’ve already bought some thrilling issues promised for subsequent month. Comebacks for ONF, IVE, ZEROBASEONE, RESCENE, Chungha and seemingly all of BLACKPINK are on the horizon. Plus, there’s SM’s new lady group looming within the distance. I hope not less than one in every of these new releases knocks it out of the park!

Month Cumulative Score: 7.9

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


J-Pop Highlights

New & Noteworthy J-pop: Weeks One & Two

New & Noteworthy J-pop: Week Three

New & Noteworthy J-pop: Week 4


TOP J-POP SONGS OF THE MONTH

3. &TEAM – Deer Hunter (overview)

2. ZEROBASEONE – Now Or By no means (overview)

1. Genic – It’s Showtime (overview)


Honorable Mentions

BABYMONSTER – Actually Like You (overview)

BBGirls – Love 2 (overview)

Eunhyuk – Up N Down (overview)

GFriend – Season Of Reminiscences (overview)

IVE – Insurgent Coronary heart (overview)

Jennie – Love Hangover / ZEN (overviewoverview)

ZEROBASEONE – Physician! Physician! (overview)

2Z – Nice Pressure / One thing Particular (opinions)


This Month’s Risers and Fallers 

This Month’s International Pop Spherical-Up 


TOP THREE SONGS

3. Kim Wan Solar & Seulgi – Fortunate (overview)

2. CIX – Thunder (overview)

1. BOYNEXTDOOR – If I Say, I Love You (overview)


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