The K-Pop Thread

[BUtterfield 8 38,294]

I knew it was gonna happen but I’m still sad 😭

Sejeong also unfollowed gugudan’s insta acc nnnn

[BUtterfield 8 38,294]

Nnnn

 

[Irrelevant 20,272]

2 minutes ago, BUtterfield 8 said:

Nnnn

 

NOOOO

[TWICE on hatius 4,746]

People don't make p*ssy music these days . Shinsadong tiger's new girl group better come through. 

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[PopReaper 2,121]

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[Irrelevant 20,272]

bopping while crying rn

 

[Irrelevant 20,272]

not at them still being under the contract? 

also just remembered that jelpi rejected mnet's offer for them to appear on Queendom. wonder where they would be now if they had gone 

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[Irrelevant 20,272]

well it's over, what a bittersweet end of 2020 for gg stans

EDIT:

well it's truly over

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[Irrelevant 20,272]

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[Martijn 1,042]

Feel free to join me for the release of my fifth annual kpop megamix later!

 

[PopReaper 2,121]

~ PopReaper's 2020 (K-Pop) Year-End Superlatives ~

Artist of the year:

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Best singles: 

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1. Apple - GFRIEND
2. MAGO - GFRIEND
3. So Bad - STAYC
4. Stay Tonight - Chungha
5. LA DI DA - EVERGLOW
6. I Can't Stop Me - TWICE
7. Dumhdurum - APINK
8. Criminal - Taemin
9. Blue Hour - TXT
10. Can't You See Me - TXT
Honorable mention: fromis_9 - Feel Good, HYO - Think About Me (feat. Coogie) and Red Velvet (IRENE & SEULGI) - Monster

Best MVs: 

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1. Why Not - LOONA
2. So What - LOONA
3. Apple - GFRIEND
4. Can't You See Me - TXT
5. Criminal - Taemin

Best albums: 

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1. Walpurgis Night - GFRIEND
2. [#] - LOONA
3. Soul Lady - Yukika
4. Eyes Wide Open - TWICE
5. Never Gonna Dance Again - Taemin

Best b-sides:

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1. Naughty - Red Velvet (IRENE & SEULGI)
2. Star - LOONA
3. Pit-A-Pet - Yukika
4. Day & Night - LOONA
5. Uncover - Seulgi
6. GRWM - GFRIEND
7. Elevator (127F) - NCT 127
8. Love Song - NCT 127
9. Up No More - TWICE
10. Say Something - TWICE
Honorable mentions: TXT - Fairy of Shampoo, EVERGLOW - Untouchable and Taemin - Just Me and You

Best artwork:

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Best moments: SHINee's reunion, LOONA's first win, build-up to aespa's debut, TXT x Bebe Rexha instalive
Biggest surprise: BLACKPINK finally dropping a full album, EVERGLOW releasing one of the best songs of the year, BBC finally getting their act together and doing a great job at promoting LOONA during 12:00 era
Biggest disappointment: Chungha's messy era rollout, Yubin's first solo release after leaving JYP, Sori's retirement
Still listening to from 2019: 

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1. Square - Yerin Baek
2. Obsession - EXO
3. Feel Special - TWICE
4. %% - APINK
5. Our Summer - TXT

Most looking forward to in 2021: SHINee's comeback, HaSeul's return to LOONA, a possible addition of new members to aespa, APink's annual serve

[Werk 13,165]

13 hours ago, PopReaper said:

 

[TWICE on hatius 4,746]

Artist of the year:

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Yup.

Best singles: 

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1. BETTER - BoA

2. KnoCK - CODE KUNST

3. HOME;RUN - Seventeen

4. ASSA - Cignature

5. Lotion - Owell’s Mood

6. Candy - Baekhyun

7. What Do I Call You - Taeyeon

8. 0415 - Yerin Baek

9. Apple - GFRIEND

10. COOL - Weki Meki

Other faves: So what, kick it, wannabe, butterfly, LALALALALA, Fiesta, Cry for me, Stay Tonight, Tiger Inside.

Best MVs: 

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1. Stay Tonight - Chungha

2. Why not - LOONA

3.Fiesta - IZ*ZONE

4.How You Like That - BLACKPINK

5. Naughty - IRENE & SEULGI

Other faves: KnoCK, Lyricist.

Best albums/EP: 

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 1. BETTER - BoA

2. tellusaboutyourself - Yerin Baek

3. People  - Code Kunst

4. WJSN - Neverland

5. 回:Walpurgis Night - G-FRIEND

Other faves: Eye Wide Open, Never gonna dance again, Nonstop.

Best b-sides:

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1. Cloud - BoA

2. Maybe - (G)-IDLE

3. The the - Rocket Punch

4. Three of Cup - GFRIEND

5. Where you at - WJSN

6. Say something - TWICE

7. Voice - LOONA

8. I'm in love - Yerin Baek

9. O - Code Kunst feature Lee Hi

10. My Friend - ChungHa

Other faves: Ugh - BTS, basically everything else from BETTER except last three tracks, Xii - Code Kunst, isolation - donttouchmyhair, Interview - Kang Daniel, NEON - OMG.

Best artwork:

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People - Code Kunst

KnoCK single cover

Yerin Baek eating 

Still listening to from 2019: 

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Wine - Taeyeon

Mr.Gloomy  - Yerin Baek

Feel Special, Fancy, Breakthrough - TWICE

HIP - MMM

 

Best moments:

Haseul comeback news.

Irene was saved by Chanyeol scandal.

SNSD ot8 gathering picture,

Hyo promoting non-stop on tiktok.

Biggest surprise:

G-IDLE finally stopped producing 2013 EDM music, 

LOONA first win,

BerryGood comeback.

Biggest disappointment:

aespa horrible debut song.

Most looking forward to in 2021:

ChungHa album

Most Deluded thinking for 2021:

SNSD ot5 comeback 

 

 

 

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KPop Superlatives

Best songs: Yerem Sohn, "Problem"; Minzy, "Lovely"; Hedy, "You Were Really Not Good"
Best MV: BVNDIT, "Cool"; Yeeun Ahn, "Kakotopia"
Best album: BoA, "Better"
Best artwork: Rocket Punch, "Blue Punch"
Best moment: CHI CHI's A-zi performing "Mr. Chu" with Apink on "I Can See Your Voice"
Biggest disappointment: Xum's debut
Still listening to from previous years: Rothy, "Burning"; Bol4, "Stars Over Me"; Big Bang, "Sober"; Infinite, "Last Romeo"
Most looking forward to in 2021: Discovering more acts I've never heard of thanks to the weekly "new kpop songs" montage videos on youtube
Hot take: Female soloists delivered this year - and came out from behind Taeyeon's and IU's shadows.

JPop Superlatives

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Best songs: Reol, "Kinjitou"; Chanmina, "Angel"; TXT, "Runaway"
Best MV: Perfume, "Time Warp"
Best album: Reol, "Kinjitou"; Chanmina, "Notebook U/Me"
Best artwork: Ryokuoushoku Shakai, "SINGALONG"
Best moment: None in JPop, but Nintendo announcing Nintendo Land in Universal Studios Japan was pretty lit
Biggest disappointment: Utada's singles; Taeyeon's collab with Chanmina
Still listening to from previous years: Koda Kumi, "Walk of My Life"; Perfume, "My Color"; Goo Hara "Midnight Queen"; Lecca, "Believe"
Most looking forward to in 2021: Utada's new single; seeing who will perform at the Tokyo Olympics
Hot take: If Utada's next album is going to sound like "Daremo Iwanai," she can keep it

EPop Superlatives

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Best songs: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, "Rain on Me"; Kesha, "Birthday Suit"; Taylor Swift, "Cardigan"
Best MV: Lady Gaga, "911"; Alannis Morrisette, "Reasons I Drink"
Best album: Kesha, "High Road"; Ava Max, "Heaven & Hell"
Best artwork: Dua Lipa, "Future Nostalgia"
Best moment: Bebe's Instagram Live with TXT; everyone being shook by the 911 video
Biggest disappointment: Most of Sia's new music, Vanessa Carlton's new album
Still listening to from previous years: Vanessa Carlton, "Future Pain"; Vanessa Carlton, "The One"
Most looking forward to in 2021: Literally nothing
Hot take: Kesha's album deserved far more attention than it got, and Dua Lipa's deserved less (though it was good)

 

[Dadru 2,159]

6 hours ago, Martijn said:

Feel free to join me for the release of my fifth annual kpop megamix later!

 

The thumbnail alone has me screaming, the mix is soo good! Kick It vs God’s Menu omg