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jiora · 4 months

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Top 40 Best Kpop Songs of 2023

40. KARDI, Party

39. Kingdom, Dystopia

38. MustB, Memory

37. VI'ENX, On My Way

36. Alice, Show Down

35. EPEX, Sunshower

34. xikers, Tricky House

33. Roa, Truth or Dare

32. Green, Trouble

31. E'LAST, Creature

30. &TEAM, Firework

29. Hyo, Picture

28. BIG Naughty, ICN>YVR

27. NCT 127, 1,2,7 (Time Stops)

26. NCT DOJAEJUNG, Perfume

25. Infinate, New Emotions

24. from20, Beat It

23. Jay, Paradise

22. ABLUE. MAD

21. Bobby, Cherry Blossom

20. Weeekly, Vroom Vroom

19. TEMPEST, Freak Show

18. Seventeen, Super

17. Nicole, Mysterious

16. LUN8, Wild Heart

15. Baek A Yeon, Lime (I'm So)

14. IVE, Baddie

13. LE SSERAFIM, Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard's wife

12. DUSTIN (ft jxtrax), New Love

11. D.O., I Do

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10. ChiVee, Mirage

9. Kuhan, I Can Do this All Day

8. Youngtak, On Your Side

7. JINI (ft Anime), C'mon

6. U-Kwon (ft Woosoo), Wanna Do

5. Weeekly, Good Day

4. AB6IX, Loser

3. YongYong (ft ZENE THE ZILLA), Cheetos

2. Lee Gikwang, Predator

1. TVXQ!, Down

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neodreamgirl · 4 months

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I don't know if the sentiment is the same here on tumblr, but every time I go on Twitter and look up "Freefall" by TXT, I see many negative tweets. Folks say things like "Chasing That Feeling" was the wrong direction for the guys to go and I'm just like ??? how ??? It's such a great masterpiece. Literally. Not only that, but some moas say that the album is trash. HUH? My mouth was on the floor when I listened to it the first time. On some real shit, I personally feel like TXT released some of the best music in 2023. Both projects were packed with hits after hits. WTF are you all talking about??

#tomorrow x together #soobin #yeonjun #beomgyu #taehyun #hueningkai #kpop #best albums of 2023

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sanstropfremir · 1 month

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ok nana unsubtly kicked me in the ass about this and i realized they were mostly done anyways so here we go! only four months late!

best stylings 2023 - first half

runners' up

rising - triples

there are two good stages with funky athletic wear, but it wasn't enough to bump it up to the overall category. mcountdown 230216, the show 230221

abyss - woodz

didn't promote it which is a shame, but the variety in the costuming for the different versions of himself is well done and it's a beautifully shot bottle mv.

moody - superkind

you got a fake member you gotta make it spooky!!! he's not real that's inherently spooky!!! anyways this is what i wanted them to do right off the bat some i'm glad they finally got my psychic memo.

golden hour - mark

absolutely fucking crazy. fantastic imagery. i think i talked about it earlier in the year but it's such a stupid and hilarious idea to make a whole diss track mv about a several year old meme and then actually make it strange and weird art. obsessed with it still.

sos - kang daniel

i'm also including the wasteland music sequence here because holy shit when this dropped i lost my mind. i'm always surprised by what kang daniel does bc i can never predict it, which over the last few years i'm coming to enjoy. and i absolutely did not expect him to produce basically an entire wild west mad max movie with equal the production value???? literally how did he do this. how. and then everyone paid it dirt??? it's an amazing mv and one of my faves of the year, the only reason it's not bumped up categories is bc although the styling was actually one of the only times tactical gear has been thematically relevant to a cb, its been so overused that it has no punch anymore, which makes me sad bc the tactical gear was good! and a good choice! and i feel bad saying it has no punch bc it should have!

small talk - kim sungkyu

we love when sungkyu acknowledges that he's annoying and a loser. all these outfits were so losercore. i loved this deviation from form for him; he's normally king wailer supreme, but he does smooth upbeat rock very well and it's a nice contrast with the capital y yearning that's in the bsides. it's only here bc he didn't promote much and i'm mad at him for putting dancing in the mv and then not dancing in any of the stages. mcountdown 230629, music core 230708, inkigayo 230709

ay-yo - nct 127

this is just here for taeyong's urchin outfit. well i'm a bit of liar it is actually a really fun early 00s inspired mv, but we all know the urchin outfit stole the show.

stamp on it - got the beat

i will hear NO slander against got the beat in this house, this was a great mv i love hot women planning a heist.

tricky house - xikers

FANTASTIC debut. does a really great job of establishing a character for them as a group and it's got such unique flavour. kq has made great use of their ateez money and also the lessons that they learned with ateez. i'm excited to see where xikers goes in the future, and since i'm writing this section from the future i can say that i do like where they've gone with full confidence. the only reason it didn't make the top list is bc the styling is kinda average for this era of kpop.

best overall

rose blossom - h1 key

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i was aware of h1key before this but they hadn't really grabbed me, but damn this cb was so good. the mv is a nice mix of story and dance sections. plus a surreal section in the middle! and by virtue of being like the first cb of the year, they got the jump on this alt girl look that would be the dominating look for ggs this year. and i do think first did it best in this case, all the looks are smart with good group synergy and and a lot of creativity; when you do this type of alt-y punky style it's important that there's a diy element to it, which a lot of groups fail to grasp bc stylists are obsessed with luxury branding. h1key manages to avoid that mostly by being flops, but i'd like to believe its also bc their creative team cared about capturing the true spirit of the style.

stages: music bank 230106, mcountdown 230202, music bank 230203, mcountdown 230119, inkigayo 230108

tic tac - 8turn

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honestly i was kinda ready to not like these guys since mnh shat the bed with chungha, but then i remembered that the mnh creative team is very good at their jobs, so here we are. this is one of the few debuts/cbs this year where every single stage was a hit and it was very hard to narrow down to just a few for here; lots of good emphasis on shape and colour and accent pieces with repeated motifs, which was a big part of the fashion in the 00s that they are remixing here. very strong debut especially for so early in the year and i'm looking forward to more.

stages: show champion 230208, mcountdown 230202, music bank 230203, show champion 230222, music core 230211, mcountdown 230223, music core 230225, inkigayo 230226

bonus: this absolutely hysterical 4minute cover (they even got the name bucket hats! not in the stage, but they had them in photos)

sweet juice - purple kiss

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i'm not normally a fan of wes anderson or wes anderson inspired aesthetics because i find them too twee and perfect, but this wasn't too direct in it's inspirations and definitely had the spooky purki flavour. i really liked the uniformity of the costuming, both literally using uniform motifs and using the same fabrics; i really do miss the days when kpop costumes were design to actually be costumes with the group image in mind.

stages: mcountdown 230216, inkigayo 230219, music core 230225, music bank 230224, inkigayo 230226, music core 230304, inkigayo 230305

sour & sweet - bambam

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bambam again proving that he's one of the few idols that knows his shit in terms of interesting styling. also if anyone knows where he filmed the mv/performance vid please tell me i need to know bc its so beautiful.

stages: mcountdown 230330, music bank 230331, inkigayo 230402, music bank 230407, music core 230408, inkigayo 230409,

bsides: music bank 230331, inkigayo 230409,

macarena - blitzers

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i'm so so so glad blitzers got a bit more attention this year bc they deserve it and macarena was so good. perfect culmination of their goofy ass talents and the unusual creativity of their performance + creative directors. i'm even linking the mv teaser here bc its so goofy and offbeat and different. honestly i'd recommend watching as many of the stages as you can find bc they do different intros every time and it's very funny, but unfortunately tumblr has a link limit so i can't link them all.

stages: show champion 230426, music bank 230428, music core 230429, inkigayo 230430, inkigayo 230514, music core 230527

bouncy - ateez

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yea yea yea nobody is surprised so sue me. this was a crazy followup to halazia and proved that ateez can deftly switch between serious dramatic performance and comedic but no less dramatic. i'm very happy to see how much work has been going into the main ateez mvs in the last year because it has very clear and striking direction that fits both their performance style and their creative ambition, as well as their growth as a group. also yea i'm not immune to neon cowboy shit.

stages: inkigayo 230618, music bank 230616, the show 230620, mcountdown 230622, music bank 230623, mcountdown 230629, music core 230701, inkigayo 230702

kick it 4 now - tnx

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tnx had an absolutely banging 2023 and although kick it 4 now is has superior and more comprehensive production, love or die is also a very good cb, and both of them together have shown that they have a really good grasp on the genre of teen listlessness, from two different directions. kick it 4 now has been i think the most successful cb to actually capture the feel of first gen, and the creative team did a lot of extra work in order to pull that off. from all the graphic design to the goofy lil 90s style music show promos, to the styling, they had a clear goal and achieved it. i think it will be quite difficult for any other group to pull it off this thoroughly.

stages: music bank 230609 (the giant lyrics!!!), music core 230610, show champion 230614 (more giant lyrics!!), music core 230617, mcountdown 230622

shooting star + left right - xg

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we all already know that left right was my most listened song this year, but the fact that the mv was b movie sci fi star trek themed? it's like simon made everything about this specifically for me thank you. xg blew everyone out of the water this year on every front; music, styling, choreography, you name it. i said i wanted groups to commit to their bits and i got it. they were completely unafraid to actually commit to the y2k nostalgia AND to harajuku styling; a lot of groups have weakly pawed at it but always back away due to the fact that harajuku and y2k are not actually 'pretty' fashion trends, which leaves their attempts half assed with no real understanding of why and how those trends happened. xg came saw and conquered the current trend in a way that only a japanese gg can do. my only annoyance is that they tone down the stylings when they promote on music shows, and i know why they do it, so it's not an annoyance at them, it's an annoyance at everyone else.

stages: shooting star - mcountdown 230202, con-tour 230217, the show 230221, inkigayo 230212, inkigayo 230205, con-tour 230224

left right - the show 230228, show champion 230222

circle - onew

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absolute masterpiece. album of the year in every way. it's a profoundly beautiful unpacking of grief and the sadness that comes with acknowledging that things change, and the way that in that change life and humanity and story is eternal. a circle. the theatre imagery combined with the 60s style children's tv show use their similar but contrasting forms to illustrate the same point: something can be eternal and fleeting at the same time, and that heightens its value rather than diminishing it. the promo campaign was so thought out as well, i love the integration of the theatre imagery into the highlight medley and i highly recommend you watch it if you haven't. one of the best cbs from a solo artist in years.

stages: mcountdown 230309, music core 230311, music bank 230317, inkigayo 230319

ignore the fact this was almost five months late even though i started writing in like. november. i'm busy ok. it's planting season and i have to send so much post. the choreos post is the next most finished so that will probably be out before the styling second half one.

#is there even anyone left who wants to read these lmao. i mean other than nana since she was creeping my 2022 styling posts #kinda miss the pandemic days when we were all stuck on the internet but also no i do not #i'm trimming down on how much i do for these posts also since i dont have time to sift through all my saved links #just know there's a lot of one offs etc that are sitting in a mega playlist on my youtube.#im just focussing on the ones that made the biggest impact with me bc there's just so much its actually kinda crazy #text #kpop styling #what else did i even tag these as i dont even remember its been so long #kpop analysis #end of year posts #best of 2023

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k-pop-lovers · 4 months

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#taemin #shinee #stray kids #ateez #best #kpop #song #2023 #polls

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jimin-updates · 5 months

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Paste Magazine names Like Crazy the 8th best k-pop song of the year!

Jimin joins fellow BTS members RM (at 14, for Smoke Sprite) and Yoongi (at 1, for Snooze) on the list.

Please make sure to interact with the original article!

#jimin #park jimin #paste magazine #20 best kpop songs of 2023

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jojoroxye · 5 months

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My top 10 favorite K songs of 2023

#1 Sweet Juice – Purple Kiss

#2 Standing Next to You – JungKook

#3 Melt Away – Taeyeon

#4 Fallen Angels – Dopein

#5 Identity – SHINee

#6 Don’t Go Insane – DPR IAN

#7 BAD BAD (ft. Tabber, Jay Park) – CODE KUNST

#8 Nobody Knows – Kiss Of Life

#9 Welcome To MY World – aespa

#10 ICKY – KARD

#kpop #best songs of 2023 #Purple Kiss #JungKook #Taeyeon #Dopein #SHINee #DPR IAN #CODE KUNST #Kiss Of Life #aespa #KARD

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mylovelyhyunjin · 8 months

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230913 @/hynjinnnn live on Instagram

Hyunjin showing his new hairstyle (undercut) and then being super cute 🥟😚

🥟 : I really didn't think we were going to win anything at the vmas today. we went there not really expecting anything so we were really surprised. we heard that it was an award that stays had to vote for so we were really really touched. thank you so much

🥟 : at the awards show, it was fascinating to see artists I never thought we'd see. it was such an honor and so much fun. I was nervous and we received an award too. it's something i'll never forget

•hyunjin says that he's thankful that stays like his hair 🤍

•hyunjin says that since his hair is long, the undercut isn't even obvious until it's fully styled

•hyunjin says that he was so nervous today he wasn't able to do anything. after the live, he'll shower and finally get a burger to eat!!

•hyunjin says that when they heard they were going to the vmas, they didn't anticipate getting an award and just thought of it as a good opportunity to be there ☹️

🥟 : it's crazy, right? to receive an award at a huge awards show...thank you for creating another good memory for us, stay.

[translate by ©hyunehans]

* I love his new hairstyle 😘

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#vmas 2023 #best k-pop #stray kids #straykids #hyunjin #hwang hyunjin #hwanghyunjin #hyune #lovestay #lovestay boy #versace #versace prince #kpop #skz #fashion #pretty boy swag #hyunStagram update #HyunStagram

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aricastmblr · 5 months

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Billboards clasifica a "Like Crazy" como la mejor canción de K-Pop masculina de 2023 y la mejor canción de K-Pop solista.

#park jimin #jiminshiii #jimin #지민 #like crazy #박지민 #jiminie #jimin ah #LIKE CRAZY BEST MALE KPOP SONG #like crazy by jimin #“Like Crazy” la mejor canción de K-Pop masculina de 2023 y la mejor canción de K-Pop solista por billboard

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radiovoyager · 5 months

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THE BEST SONGS OF 2023

NewJeans(뉴진스) - ETA

Lil Yachty - IVE OFFICIALLY LOST ViSiON!!!!

Jung Kook - 'Seven'

Slowthai - Feel Good

Billyrrom - "Solotrip"

BANSHEE - BIRTH OF VENUS

Shame - Six-Pack

Viratempo - TE QUIERO

Water From Your Eyes - Barley

Lolabúm ft. @MeninoGutto - Shorty 2

Anchietx - Zero a Cem

Tutto inutile - Fulminacci

Mandy, Indiana - Pinking Shears

Fred again.. & Obongjayar - adore u

Peso Pluma - Zapata

Nia Archives - Conveniency

파란노을 (Parannoul) - 우리는 밤이 되면 빛난다 (We Shine at Night)

Youv Dee - Feeling

YOASOBI「アイドル」(Idol)

Miso Extra - 50/50

Screaming Females - Brass Bell

PinkPantheress, Ice Spice - Boy’s a liar Pt. 2

NewJeans(뉴진스) - Super Shy

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sanstropfremir · 1 month

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best choreos of 2023!

not gonna lie, this year was a rough one for choreos. like with the actual music itself, this year was profoundly complacent and very few choreographies were truly inspired and willing to do something original. i was actually afraid for a bit that i was not even gonna be able to fill out a top ten list, much less having any runners' up. so here's a list of runners' up:

new dayz - trendz

spotlight - yunho

wormhole - n.ssign

neverland - nine.i

baggy jeans - nct u

koong - xikers

vuja de - yunho

bouncy - ateez

journey - woodz

and my favourites:

circle - onew

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i have a bit of a love hate relationship with the circle choreo bc on one hand i LOVE it, the imagery and idea is beautiful i think it's one of the few choreos this year that actually embodies what the song and the cb were trying to say. but on the other hand, as a contemporary dance enjoyer it is.........let down by the fact that kpop is a predominantly hiphop based genre and the backup dancers are not up to snuff for this type of choreo. kaspar did a pretty good job choreographing it but hiphop and contemp/modern are notoriously hard styles to slide between for dancers, and i really think they should have actually got a modern choreographer and a modern troupe. it would have significantly upped the quality and given the stages that extra gut punch.

grl gvng - xg

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honestly you really could sub in any xg choreo from this year here bc they were all stellar, but the commitment of grl gvng clinched it for me. the costuming, the makeup, the style of movement all tell such a clear story that i would have included it on my list regardless of what the album was, but the transition from hesonoo to xgene to grl gvng is fucking UNREAL. it's so refreshing to see a gg actually commit to a concept that isn't pretty bubbly straightness and to not compromise on it regardless of how much people bitch, right down to the choreo. there's something immensely satisfying about seeing a choreo about how these girls are alien cyborgs and have it actually LOOK like they are alien cyborgs, the intentional clunkiness and 'offputting' movements and all. i've been begging for an actual real concept like this for years and finally. finally it has been delivered.

chrome arts - onlyoneof

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its not a choreo list by me if there isn't an ooo one, and once again they came right out of the gate at the beginning of the year with something batshit insane. the knee walk move is crazy. i love it 10/10.

killer - key

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unlike a lot of the other entries on this list, i don't think killer has as concise of a concept other than "the 80s", but the great thing about it is that you absolutely can successfully pull off a more abstract concept if you do it well. this is such a strong choreo with good images and composition, plus a lot of 80s references in the moves themselves, and sometimes that's all you need if you put the right care into it. this is actually one of the few choreos that i've seen that correctly capture the feel of an mj choreo from the 80s, which seems to be a real challenge for a lot of idols. i will say that i think it would have made more sense to me if this had been a repack to bad love, bc it has the same vein of nostalgia vibes and a very similar feel in the shapes of the choreo, but really they're all part of his retro series so it's not a substantive complaint.

the rizzness - taemin

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don't speak to me don't look at me i'm literally never recovering from this in my entire life. i cannot fucking believe he made me say with full conviction that ""the rizzness"" is one of the best taemin bsides but also of fucking course he did. this is black rose but eviler (complimentary). it's so interesting to see how versatile taemin's style is and where his true strengths lie. obviously his title track choreos are perfectly tailored to his body and his abilities and they are all unreal choreos on their own. but there's something about the way that he carries himself when he does more hiphop based choreo that has such a natural power to it. it's so clear that this is the style that he started learning dance in and especially now that he's become much more settled in his body since he got back from the military, it's so obvious how much love he has for this song and this way of movement that i don't think any of his title tracks will stack up in the same to it in my eyes.

don't call me - dkz nine to six

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insane. insane insane insane. i love everything about this. it's weird its creative it had very clear imagery that supports the song, it says fuck capitalism, what more could you possibly want. honestly one of the best choreos of the last couple years. i'm also gonna include nod here too bc it was the bside they promoted and it has crazy choreo also, and highly recommend ppl listen to digital love, the other bside. very strong release from dkz this year despite all the shit they went through.

here's hoping 2024 is better!

#kpop dance #end of year posts #best of 2023 #i will be thinking about the baggy jeans dance practice on the stadium stage for the rest of my goddamn LIFE thats a LEGACY!!!#i feel kind of conflicted putting both journey and circle on here bc they are very similar in a lot of ways #i actually think journey is a better choreo in terms of meshing with the dancers strengths #but i admire the ideas of the circle choreo more #text #spoiler alert: 2024 has not been better thus far😔

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jaejoontrashpanda · 1 year

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When I say that that live performance of "Ugh" was life changing you know I'm not joking.

FUCKING ICONIC. They absolutely devoured, no crumbs left