Each week, the Korean music scene delivers excellent songs throughout varied genres and kinds, and the previous week was no exception, with a heavy-hitting number of hits with international and crossover potential, satisfyingly nostalgic duets and a few of 2024’s most promising new artists.
Lately, beloved teams like NewJeans, ONEUS, MCND and JUST B dropped new songs to fulfill their ravenous fanbases whereas additionally demonstrating spectacular progress. In the meantime, Okay-pop followers had been additionally handled to particular collaborations like EXO’s Suho enlisting Wendy of Purple Velvet for his new single “Cheese” and JinJin of ASTRO bringing indie singer MRCH for his particular music mission.
Indicative of the worldwide Okay-pop scene, there additionally boasted a large quantity of crossover potential for the business’s newest batch of releases. AleXa dropped probably the greatest vocal performances and singles of her profession with the all-too-relatable “i’m okay” that would simply hop onto Prime 40 and rock radio. B.I linked up with hitmaking producers, together with Malibu Babie, for his newest hip-hop hit “Tasty.” GSoul delivered a silky R&B single simply as his North American tour kicks off on Could 30. Plus, JUST B dropped their surprisingly punk-rock English single “Daddy’s Lady,” which may actually earn them new followers.
Because the Okay-pop business strikes at a fast tempo, it’s necessary to pause and recognize the innovation and variety it affords throughout its totally different acts. Final week, Billboard readers selected ENHYPEN’s “Deadly Love” as their high Okay-pop choose of the week however followers of aespa, ZEROBASONE, MARK, and Lovelyz’s Ryu Sujeong and Yein all confirmed love.
Take a second to discover these 9 new gems that embody the spirit of the scene and deserve a everlasting spot in your playlist. Then forged your vote in our ballot for the highest of Okay-pop for the previous week.
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AleXa, “i am okay”
Helmed by AleXa and Okay-indie veteran Annie Ko, “i’m okay” is the American Tune Contest finest crossover single but by bringing AleXa’s penchant for edgy, emo rock for a playful pop pallette. Alongside a number of the finest vocals of her profession, “i’m okay” looks like a real expression from AleXa with lyrics like “Frontal lobotomy, there’s part of lacking/ It began once I came upon the voice weren’t my associates” positive to resonate (and go viral) with her 1.5 million TikTok followers.
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B.I, “Tasty”
Crafted alongside collaborators Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, Fred once more.. and Anitta collaborators like Malibu Babie, Tobias Wincorn, Kaine and Vaughn Oliver, “Tasty” sees B.I as soon as once more flex his worldwide enchantment with this fast, two-minute hip-hop crossover hit.
Longtime B.I followers will recognize what seems to be thinly veield reference to his previous boy band iKON with traces like, “Right here’s one other hit, coming off the bat/ Take a look at that icon how we dwell proper right here/ Say my identify after they ask, ‘What’s the large thought?’” when iKON’s official lightstick merchandise was formed like a baseball bat.
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GSoul, “Window Pane (Fairly Lil Factor)”
Simply as his new tour kicks off, Korean vocal prodigy GSoul handled followers to new single “Window Pane (Fairly Lil Factor)” to indicate that the impartial star is diving headfirst into silky clean R&B waters.
GSoul’s 19-date Fairly Lil Factor North America Tour kicks off at this time, Could 30, in Los Angeles.
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JinJin, “for me” (feat. MRCH)
JinJin, chief and important rapper for boy band ASTRO, is sharing his vary of musicality and skills together with his “JIN LAB” mission sequence. The second tune for the mission spotlights the fragile vocals of indie singer MRCH that juxtapose fantastically with JinJin’s impassioned supply.
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MCND, “X10”
MCND debuted in 2020 as probably the most spectacular new artists in a aggressive 12 months that included arrivals of ENHYPEN, aespa, TREASURE, P1Harmony, STAYC, CRAVITY and extra. Greater than 4 years later, the group remains to be proving their shining promise with new single “X10” bringing their playful hip-hop sound delivered with an intense, celebrity charisma.
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NEXZ, “Trip the Vibe”
Becoming a member of the label household that features TWICE, Stray Youngsters, DAY6, ITZY and extra, the following technology of JYP Leisure kicked off with the just-debuted male group NEXZ. Regardless of being created on the Japanese singing competitors Nizi Undertaking Season 2, NEXZ is framed as a “international boy band” making their official debut with a bubbly hip-hop-inspired Okay-pop single “Trip the Vibe” with what looks like a virtually equal division of Korean and English lyrics.
Get to know Tomoya, Yu, Haru, So Geon, Hyui, Seita and Yuki above.
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NewJeans, “How Candy”
A tune that really will get sweeter the extra you pay attention, NewJeans’ newest single mixes Miami bass into their soundscape to proceed the band’s pristine monitor file of delectable pop treats and can doubtless make a large bow on the charts subsequent week.
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ONEUS, “Now”
A deal with for each longtime and new Okay-pop followers, boy group ONEUS coated the 2000 award-winning single “Now” by pioneering Korean woman group Fin.Okay.L. Carried out with a remarkably rougher edge than the unique, ONEUS follows the development of pop music’s fixation on all issues Y2K.
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Suho, “Cheese” feat. Wendy
An SM Leisure label mate duet between the EXO chief and Purple Velvet powerhouse, Suho and Wendy’s feel-good “Cheese” is the right breezy anthem for the springtime. The monitor additionally features a guitar solo to make sure there’s a satisfying sprint of rock music to symbolize Suho’s longtime favourite style.
“Cheese” previews Suho’s upcoming solo file, 1 to three, dropping on Could 31.
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Soojin, “Mona Lisa”
Regardless of an sudden exit from (G)I-DLE in 2021, Soojin returned to the Okay-pop business in 2023 along with her solo album Agassy impressively promoting greater than 100,000 copies worldwide. New single “Mona Lisa” marks the singer-dancer’s first official comeback as a solo star with a welcomed dramatic and cinematic aptitude all through the rhythmic lower.
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JUST B, “Daddy’s Lady”
In what could be a straightforward radio hit for alt or rock radio for any band, “Daddy’s Lady” positions JUST B as shocking successors to pop-punk stalwarts like Fall Out Boy or 5 Seconds of Summer season. In the event that they take this lane significantly, we may see them occupying an area that teams like PrettyMuch and Why Don’t We experimented in, however we’d additionally like to see what would occur in the event that they linked up with different stars within the scene like State Champs or The Story So Far.
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