The Top 100 GREATEST Songs In KOREAN POP MUSIC HISTORY!

[@yumixiaos]

everyone loves gee except for taeyeon

[@seafoodjapchae]

Except for GG

[@mohash21]

Disagree. I remember it as one of the most iconic times in K-Pop but I always hated that song. It was so bad musically speaking. I think GG has ten times better songs which showcases their vocals and has better production and concept. Gee is just a staple of bubblegum K-Pop. A sub genre which I think also has much better songs.

[@L.-I.]

​@@mohash21 Yes, I also didn't like GEE and was annoyed it was playing everywhere. Orange Caramel has so many good bubblegum songs.

[@Ha-young_is_Just_Too_Fine]

Too childish sounding for me

[@mavisrahwa]

ditto above mirotic and gangnam style is crazy 😭

[@pommeeeee]

i like how they included a bunch of groups here but i hate articles which are like “these are the BEST songs ever” etc bc art and music is subjective 😭

[@dafunkk12]

If Gee wasn’t a Top 5, I was gonna have to throw hands with someone. I’m personally upset Kara and Infinite were so low, as Sweetune were THE k-pop 2nd gen producers, in my mind. I would’ve campaigned for Catallena to land higher in the list, because despite being a meme, it’s a truly good and iconic song. I’m also personally happy to see Lee Jung Hyun so high, as her music was the first Korean music that really wormed its way into my ear, thanks to Dance Dance Revolution.

[@dafunkk12]

And no Sunmi solo??

[@a_maze_in_kwangya]

When Into the new world and Growl ended so low AND Genie didn't even make the list, you know this list is bullshit. Glad my queens SNSD got the spotlight but some songs are fishy...

[@mohamedfarah9406]

i def agree on u tbh i love gee gee and SNSD but there wasnt something big about the song its generic but still very good and on the other hand the chaser was a masterpiece and no im not bias or subjective. musicians around the world praise it infinite was music only for pro. billboard composer loved them so much and i understand why

[@davidducuftb3912]

Into the new world better

[@Sarah-wf3xv]

i totally agree with number 1 snsd made a huge impact on kpop. iconic girl group

[@n9tlie]

honestly i was so surprised to see someone of these placements like some of those kpop songs are good but definitely aren't the best like wannabe tomboy ect and i feel like a lot of these rankings of the actual good songs always are based off of popularity and overlook the second gen of kpop which was literally gold for kpop its so refreshing seeing the appreciation towards the older generations of kpop

[@msbyXV]

I think Ikon Love Scenario deserves a higher rank with how popular it was at that time

[@ashton_playz9341]

HOW is psycho not on this list. Even bad boy, like wtf???

[@hangingtree9637]

If this article intrigue you, there are also another article by Billboard which they curated the best 25 Kpop Albums of the 2010s. The article are collectively made by Billboard's writer but I think it will give you more insight about kpop. And please read the article thoroughly

[@브틸]

There should have been more Big Bang songs..!! All the songs and albums that Big Bang released are bop. From 'Lies' to all the songs released so far, they're all bop.

[@britneyfan9239]

Yes!

[@ums96]

Right mpre bigbang songs!

[@keesia729]

Nah I'd be more surprised if Move wasn't on the list at all bc Move was like a cultural reset it was a hit among idols too but it was also a song no one could dare touch as well bc of how good the song is and how hard the choreography is.

[@keesia729]

Seeing AKMU is iconic like they make the best music imo

[@seafoodjapchae]

Taemin Move single handedly became every idol's warmup dance practice like-

[@aliyahcortez2688]

I'm surpised that exo growl wasnt in the top 2 or 3 cuz that song is known as the national anthem in korea. Also I was surprise that they didn't add call me baby by exo

[@unfoundedidentity]

Ikr? Growl is a national anthem of theirs along with gee if im not mistaken...

[@migi4198]

@@unfoundedidentity it's into the new world that's national anthem status... not gee (itnw deserved higher than gee imo)

[@luffyd.aceroger8254]

Bruh every year they have a national anthem. Into the new world by SNSD Be Mine By infinite Love SCenario by IKon Growl by EXo it’s really just a hit song that stays for a while

[@eau_dans_la_vallee]

I have to say i agree with this list wholeheartedly. A lot of these songs were chosen because of the strong impact they still have on popular music to this day.

[@a_maze_in_kwangya]

My queens SNSD never disappoint! Into the New World IS my favorite kpop song of all times!

[@deksanbin]

Ditto is the most songs to get pak in Korean chart history

[@prmsphie4443]

Gee had huge impact in Kpop scene. It was like Baby One More time of Kpop and the first ever Kpop group mv to reach 100m views.

[@MamaHuntress_]

The acoustic version of Har haru lives rent free in my mind

[@Doyoungismyfave]

over I need you?….yes. Yes it is over I need you. The Chaser is one of the greatest kpop songs of all time. It is consistently on every single list for a reason.

[@gia968]

i think he meant it should be further down, he’s mentioned before that he loves the chaser!!

[@nd25forlife41]

Dna, fake love, On(bts), Replay(shinee), Lovesick(shinee), Blue flame(Astro), fancy(twice), celebrity(IU), magic (super junior) are all songs off the top of my head that should've made the list.

[@idontknowpersonname1502]

I agree

[@nd25forlife41]

@@kirax.studios On what metric is it perfectly valid ? I admit i haven’t heard every song on this list so it might be the best 100. but Shinee had the best debut songs ever that’s a top 100 song.

[@qum3325]

@@nd25forlife41 EXO had the best debut songs

[@nd25forlife41]

@@qum3325 I think replay tops those in my opinion

[@lee.tissue]

4:07 the fact that me and you said "yeass" in the same tone at the same time😂😭😭😭😭

[@miafeight]

Aju nice and bang bang bang are way too iconic to be placed in the 60s. I need u in the 50s!? Gangnam style at 23 when the whole world is dancing to it!?

[@MaryJane_ME]

You don’t even know how popular some of these songs were when they came out😭

[@humansarehilarious9239]

INTO THE NEW WORLD not being no.1 is CRIMINAL

[@jacksoncrumm3432]

NEW JEANS BE ONE EVENTUALLY!!!!

[@itspribanerjee]

Oh, I came across Short Hair after watching Seventeen's Immortal Song performance and really liked it! Seeing that ep I know Cho Youngpil would make it! And I also really love Haru Haru. The year I stumbled across it, that year it was my favorite! Also for Seventeen, I was sure Aju Nice would make it. I feel almost everyone knows it and associates Seventeen with Aju Nice!

[@GenHornhead]

Love your reaction to God's Menu 😆 Like New Jeans too, but Ditto at 19? Only one Twice song and the go with TT? The tune never really landed with me. Need to check out some of these older hits. I've only been into KPOP a bit over a year.

[@skylaracosta3543]

Gee was one of the first kpop songs to become big in the USA

[@maliii266]

In my opinion most of these newer groups and their songs should not be in this list lmao. Among all these actually legendary songs from the 20th Century and early 2000s that were big hits in South Korea itself and had big impact on Koreans suddenly appear some TikTok hits 💀 The sentiment is completely different, for a lot of these older songs and artists there are memories and nostalgia attached to them, then you have songs where everyone is just like “I’ve heard this on TikTok”. Cultural impact is important.

[@pinkprincessjaemin]

Having no produce groups on there is crazy, so many produce final lineup songs still successful and chart after all these years

[@starsign0805]

I do feel like Girls' Generations I Got A Boy should have been here. It basically kickstarted the experimental wave of K-pop. We wouldn't have had NCT, Aespa, or NMIXX if I Got A Boy had flopped.

[@yiren_zz]

Its crazy how its always the sons that Taeyeon doesn't likes that becomes a hit

[@chxnxll4852]

honestly i understand that a good portion of this list is from decades ago bc this say korean pop songs, not kpop songs. when i hear korean pop, i personally think korean music in general dating back to whenever koreans started making music. whereas kpop is more so the industry of kpop and being a kpop idol, (training, performing on music shows, etc). so a lot of popular kpop songs won’t be on this list because it doesn’t amount to the impact a lot of older korean songs had. and i feel like we can’t really speak on it bc most of us weren’t alive during the 60s or whatever, and probably not in korea, so the older songs probably had much more impact than a lot of kpop songs. but i do think there should be some more kpop on this list! but i understand how most of this list doesn’t have a lot of our favorite songs on them. at least that’s my opinion.

[@seafoodjapchae]

NCT sticker and Ay-yo is like cultural reset,EXO Monster,Kokobop,Tempo,Loveshot and Obsession slayed so hard.The Boyz Mavarick and Reveal is also top tier like-

[@mrfryd4008]

SNSD is legendary

[@netajones2098]

Im a Atiny, Luvity, Crown, MY, NCTzen, Shawol, P1ece, Monbebe, MOA, Engene, Stay, Army, and roadY, so im like half way happy with this list 😅 not saying that all the groups i love should be on there, some are still new. I was ecstatic to see my beautiful ladies Aespa on there, and MonstaX too. I personally would have put BTS's BS&T on there, definitely one of my favorites. Ill have to sit and think of who i think should have made it and for what songs, though.

[@Ha-young_is_Just_Too_Fine]

Not a multistan, especially with Army too, most Army's hate Multistans, not 100% on why tho, maybe bcos they pick and choose which Army is not about

[@netajones2098]

@@Ha-young_is_Just_Too_Fine oh I know alot of Army hates multi-stans; I had one tell me "your opinion does NOT matter because you like more than one K-pop group (BTS) so that means you know nothing about K-pop".....I'm sorry waaaahhht? 😂 And the video they were commenting on was for EXO, and they only came there to bash them. Smdh🤦‍♀️ I just don't get it, it's just music, it's supposed to bring us joy, not divide us. And there's nothing wrong with liking more than one K-pop group, it's called variety, I'd get bored just listening to one group forever, I don't care how much I love them. And I may Stan around 10 or so groups, but I only have like 3 that I know pretty much everything about and that I go all out in my support of them during comebacks with buying albums etc, cause I sure as heck can't afford it for all of them.

[@xiuminthroughthesky9405]

the chaser by infinite is easily above I need u lmao

[@phdingd]

No cause you're absolutely right BANG BANG BANG should've made it in the list even from a nonbiased perspective, like even the sk government was blasting that song towards nk through their speakers

[@reydiyustianur6124]

I think this is due to the difference in generations and the development of social media

[@bklyngirl913]

I would really suggest checking out Black Happiness by Yoon Mirae. She talks about her struggles being biracial and multicultural. Talking to her younger self and finally loving herself. Very powerful song.

[@freemil9323]

it’s definitely a list..!

[@mrfryd4008]

you have to do a snsd marathon

[@l0velyfl0wer]

The amount of times throughout this list i was like “where tf is gee”

[@jisuanoniongoodbye]

3:12 isn't this the producer at blacklabel Teddy Park??

[@maliii266]

Yes, he was a member of 1TYM. Also he’s not just a producer at The Black Label, he’s a co-founder.

[@nfisking]

Now we gonna need Seb to check out blasian mother Yoonmirae 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Danielle42381]

He listened to Buckubucku once and I don't think he liked it. But he really needs to get into Tasha and Tiger...

[@nfisking]

Danielle42381 ooh truee

[@pixerlate]

honestly gangnam style shouldve been higher ts was famous all around the world and helped kpop so much (besides bts

[@jieunsoloist]

IU deep dive pls❤❤❤ remember to listen good day and you&i

[@Mochiskz143]

I WAS SO HAPPY THE SECOND I SAW GOOD DAY AT 3.. literally my FAVORITE song by IU.

[@Lajwjwoajqjqowjahoaka]

I think more EXO songs should've been here! They have no misses

[@eileencritchley4630]

YouJeen of Cherry Filter the Rock Band she's on RM Indigo album amazing voice she has.

[@syrambeautifulyellow5092]

GG gee and SJ sorry sorry are what got me into Kpop

[@yesuijinbatsaikhan4934]

I am happy to see T-ara, who here knows T-ara?❤

[@arti_0325]

i remember being a 5 yr old in preschool and the whole class begging the teachers to play gangnam style

[@user-lz1lu4fs9q]

밴드음악과 싱어송라이터 같은 아티스트를 아이돌음악과 비교해서 더 위대한 케이팝이라는 순위를 정하는데 동의하는 한국인은 없다고 생각해..하지만 ditto와 gee가 좋은 점수를 받는거에 동의함.

[@whooosedooo]

As a Korean, kinda weird list but kinda get it why they chose those songs. But if i was the guy who made this list, I probably added SG wannabe, Buzz, Kim Gun Mo, MC mong and Zico

[@jwo122]

this list is random af from a Korean's perspective.

[@nuhamindawit5223]

2 gen eating it like 🎉

[@mohamedfarah9406]

lol what do u mean about the chaser over i need u it was even mention as the best kpop song of the decade by billboard even music composer and pro musicians praised the song

[@tumokmin]

There may be different opinions about the importance, but there is no disagreement that all songs made an impression on Koreans.

[@ferntorres2335]

Tbh instead of cherry bomb it should’ve been super human, the song is so addicting bc of its futuristic sound

[@NewJeans_Haerin]

NewJeans will change the whole K-pop landscape!

[@thepermanas4560]

You right! BANG BANG BANG by BIGBANG should be on TOP 5

[@fataltrouble]

no drunk dazed or fever ??

[@TheDevilsReject2785]

The lack of Dreamcatcher in any fashion, in particular "Deja Vu" or even "Scream" makes this list completely invalid to me.

[@kennethawesome]

Oh yeah. DC should be there. No J. Y. Park too

[@hangingtree9637]

Hope you can actually read the articles tho and probably actually listening to them

[@iishilpisinhaii]

Twice's Fancy wasn't there which was iconic IMO over TT, and needed to be Top 20, and SKZ God's Menu needed to be higher as well, like maybe Top 50. Had an issue with BTS' I Need You placement, needed it to be Top 20. Also I am ARMY, Shawol, Once, MooMoo, Stay, Neverland, MY, Forever, Midzy, and have no qualms about No.1 and No.3; those positions were deserving!

[@이나윤-p5i]

I'm South Korean, but this kind of kpop top 100 has low credibility. I think the person who made this video just reflected their taste. Not only that, but there are too many wrong analysis videos about kpop among KZbin videos.

[@JCPSily]

Sorry for who created this "Top 100" but FOR ME this is not in order lol

[@badbanshe]

YEEEES GIRLS GENERATION

[@keesia729]

Since the list seems to have listed songs of all eras im not surprised to see songs even I believe should be on the list so 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@keesia729]

Top 10 songs slayed

[@EKS511]

Have you read Rolling Stones top 100 BTS songs of all time? I would be interested to hear your take on that.

[@rabielamrabet1533]

If any blackpink song should've been here it had to be whistle, but definitely not in the top 50. D4 isn't even that good. Also if you're going to put ditto and antifragile here then why not love dive by Ive ? The chaser and four walls should've definitely been on the top 10.. also the boys by girls generation not being on this list is a crime.

[@pizzafreddaacolazione]

Nami song Bingeul Bingeul is actually really fun and a good song overall

[@mrdokesonline398]

Every old kpop fans knows busker busker cherry blossom ending ❤😊 Feel so old haha

[@EKS511]

I agree with most of the list but how is cherry blossom ending by busker busker that low on the list? 96? Really?

[@KpopKoala1]

Hi Matt, So my recommendation is if you can add Sungchan (former NCT member) to next years list, because he meets all requirements and has a standout rap which is pretty fast in Misfit!

[@kimminkyu13]

lol New Jeans' Ditto at number 19??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@miguellyboy]

How tf does Exo only hv Growl on here!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@nd25forlife41]

i agree exo deserves more credit

[@unfoundedidentity]

​@nd25forlife41 true.

[@hyuckscd]

cried bc ateez wasnt there

[@zeromega4541]

Any list without Taeyang's Wedding Dress is invalid.

[@jessklaroliner8758]

LOONA, LESSERAFIM, RED VELVET, NEWJEANS, TXT AND BTS should be at the very top in my opinion.

[@aw-jp8ej]

I knew kpop for the first time because of Gee All my boyfriends in our school knew that song and snsd After that I knew sorry sorry and falling love with Suju

[@angeleris]

GEE GEE GEE GEE BABY BABY BABY

[@sayuriakirayuu7944]

you better leave minho's hair (shinee) alone 😅😅

[@imtired5868]

I see my disagreement with these types of lists continue. 😓

[@YOUNGINTERSECTION]

H.O.T. is my favorite boygroup of all time.

[@reneeroesler9944]

Glad to see Pentagon on here with Shine. I would say most of 4th gen shouldn't be on here. It's way too new for them yet. Like Ditto above some of these is a joke and some of the most iconic were quite low on the list or not on here at all.

[@msbyXV]

this list is so weird lmao

[@cecildolorfino5632]

Should've been: Bangbangbang top 10, Psy #1, Love Scenario top 20 - at least.... BTS only 2 entries? Exo only 1? Where's Red Velvet and Mamamoo?

[@TiaIela]

imo bts deserves more songs on there. the fact that Spring Day has been on the Korean charts for more than 6 years already and doesn't rank first says enough..

[@lorenacia7579]

HOW DID EXO'S MONSTER NOT GET INTO THIS? IN 2017 KPOPPERS ONLY KNEW HOW TO SING AND DANCE TO THIS SONG! I'm not even exo-l but omg, i'm outraged

[@markleesbruisedknee]

na there wasnt no seo taji im gonna half ta speak with rolling stone

[@runumarabha4414]

Top9

[@chimchim8078]

Of all Jay parks hits I’m more surprised it wasn’t mommae I mean even he’s asking when people are going to get sick of that song and I’m not even a fan but even I know that one song and is the reason I even know him to me that was the most famous track he came up with plus it was one of the most popular songs that even non K-pop fans paid attention to it was international club music that song was super iconic even if you don’t really know jay park

[@loyaltychxe_]

It feels Allegal for me to be early I’m always late😭

[@halatinykaya726]

I'm sorry. but this song list is a mess.

[@arantxaarcos9617]

mirotic should be higher😫

[@ZoriNikolova]

Bts music is too good for this list😂

[@missyiscute09]

Nice I like this

[@SoupSpoonz]

dOra maar !!! OnlyOneOf !!!

[@kimminkyu13]

Gangnam Style should be number 1.😊

[@eguiroz]

PSY-GANGNAM STYLE isn't no.1 so i think this ranking is bullshit