The top of the 12 months countdowns are lastly right here! As at all times, we’ll kick off with the massive one: The Bias Checklist’s high 50 songs of the 12 months! Every day this week, I’ll be counting down ten of the 12 months’s greatest, till primary is revealed on Friday.
To be eligible for this high 50 listing, songs will need to have had a Korean launch as a title monitor, follow-up or promotional video between Dec. 1st, 2024 and Nov. thirtieth, 2025.
Interested in previous countdowns? Try the masterpost right here!
Honorable Mentions
Songs 50-41
Songs 40-31
30. AM8IC – Buzzin’
I’ll at all times be a sucker for 80s synth and Ghostbusters-referencing pop music. Rookie group AM8IC unleashed all types of nostalgia with this funky pre-release, borrowing liberally from SHINee’s sonic toolkit. (full evaluation)
29. NEXZ – Beat-Boxer
There are a string of songs in my high 50 this 12 months that I lovingly seek advice from as “silly.” Beat-Boxer‘s foolish English-language lyrics and normal ridiculousness made it an enormous grower, however the hooks and groove are legitimately stable as effectively. (full evaluation)
28. STAYC – Bebe
Yeah, this might’ve been high ten with a killer, melodic refrain, however the off-kilter sing-talk additionally slays when the electro beat pulses with such trendy drive. I performed this far more than I anticipated to. (full evaluation)
27. BLACKPINK – Leap
It’s been awhile since a BLACKPINK monitor has discovered its means into my year-end countdown, however to be honest there aren’t many to select from to start with! Leap is a festive carnival powered by an thrilling ambiance that celebrates the group’s international dominance. (full evaluation)
26. RIIZE – Fly Up
RIIZE trying a Excessive College Musical model retro rock romp was not on my 2025 bingo card and somedays I’m nonetheless undecided how I really feel about it. Nonetheless, its upbeat power and bravura efficiency tempers the musical cheese with loads of aptitude. (full evaluation)
25. The Wind – Solely One
The Wind have positioned at the least one tune on this countdown since their 2023 debut. They didn’t ship a lot music this 12 months, however streamlined their youthful, ultra-melodic sound with this nostalgic spotlight. (full evaluation)
24. TWS – Head Shoulders Knees Toes
That is “silly” tune quantity two, for these of you maintaining depend, although that actually solely applies to its nursery rhyme refrain. The whole lot else is astoundingly addictive, discovering room for dynamic energy notes, brass-powered bombast and surprisingly sharp hip-hop breakdowns. (full evaluation)
23. H1-KEY – Summer time Was You
Each summer time wants an enormous woman group spotlight and H1-KEY had been pleased to reply the decision with this bounding rock-flavored sing-along. Its incredible multi-part refrain felt like a wanted antidote to so lots of their subdued friends. (full evaluation)
22. NMIXX – Blue Valentine
A deserved mega-hit in Korea, Blue Valentine discovered a option to fuse NMIXX’s experimental aspect with an affecting, emotional cost. This ends in a pop monitor that’s simply far sufficient from the middle to face as its personal idiosyncratic spotlight. (full evaluation)
21. ILLIT – Do The Dance
ILLIT reinvented their sound with a strings-assisted French home beat that introduced them nearer to Lovelyz territory — and thus nearer to the highest of my countdown. It’s the tune that made this group click on for me. I hope it gained’t be a pink herring of their burgeoning discography. (full evaluation)
