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The High Three Okay-Pop Songs of June 2025

indie1000.com July 1, 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 rankings under consideration, however there’s a little bit of wiggle room as sure songs are likely to develop or fade.

June 2025 General Ideas

We’re now on the midpoint of 2025, which implies I’ll be publishing my mid-year countdowns this week and could have extra to say in regards to the yr general. For June particularly, the month kicked off in a really underwhelming vogue however grew a lot stronger because it went on.

Refreshingly, this was the primary month in a very long time the place lady teams launched a few of my favourite songs. I actually loved songs by fromis_9, Hearts2Hearts, H1-KEY, ILLIT, ITZY and Primrose. That’s extra lady group tracks than I’ve loved all yr, all condensed into the house of 1 month! I like how these songs every sound totally different from each other. A sure subdued vitality has plagued so many latest releases and it’s good to lastly hear extra numerous genres. We even had a brief string of summer-themed tracks through the second half of June. You know the way a lot I like a very good summer time track!

With that mentioned, June 2025 nonetheless pales compared to June 2024, which single-handedly delivered 4 of my high ten songs of 2024… together with primary! That undoubtedly wasn’t the case this yr. As an alternative, these previous few weeks resulted in lots of songs rated within the 8.5 – 8.75 vary, making my high three fairly aggressive. It’s nice to have a wholesome assortment of 8’s and so they are likely to get loads of play from me, nevertheless it’s the 9+ rated tracks that actually get me excited. We simply haven’t had lots of these this yr and most have been lacking the “+” — simply barely edging into that high tier ranking reasonably than surging as much as legendary standing. Sigh. I actually need a track to completely knock my socks off… and never simply because it jogs my memory of one thing else I’ve loved up to now.

I actually struggled choosing my high track of this month. The highest two are basically a tie. I’ve switched their locations forwards and backwards again and again and my favourite modifications a number of occasions a day. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see which in the end ranks greater on the year-end chart, as that is typically a extra correct reflection of a track’s longevity. For now, I’m simply joyful to have each in my library (together with my implausible third place selection!).

J-pop was positive this month. It’s been “positive” all yr, which has triggered me to disconnect from the business in a approach I haven’t in a very long time. Only a few songs have caught out to me in any significant approach, even from artists I typically love. I’m not fairly positive what’s happening, however I’ve hardly ever been this apathetic about J-pop’s standing earlier than. In the meantime, international pop was on fireplace… a lot in order that I needed to publish three separate round-ups to incorporate all of the highlights.

Wanting ahead, this July already appears extra stuffed than final yr’s. I suppose we will thank the absence of the Olympics, which triggered a particular slowdown of releases on the midpoint of 2024. I’m joyful to see so many full albums scheduled (Twice, TXT, Tremendous Junior, D.O, VIVIZ, NCT Dream, Chanhyuk, EPEX) and there are a number of debuts (AHOF, 1VERSE) and first comebacks (Shut Your Eyes, ifeye) I’ve obtained my eye on. Then there’s that mysterious little bit of funk guitar ATEEZ teased on the finish of their Lemon Drop music video and The Boyz’ comply with up to their greatest ever single. Between all these scheduled releases and those which have but to be introduced, there must be not less than a number of standouts, proper? Hope springs everlasting.

Month Cumulative Ranking: 7.7

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