The tip of the yr countdowns are lastly right here! As all the time, we’ll kick off with the massive one: The Bias Listing’s high 50 songs of the yr! Every day this week, I’ll be counting down ten of the yr’s greatest, till primary is revealed on Friday.
To be eligible for this high 50 checklist, songs will need to have had a Korean launch as a title observe, follow-up or promotional video between Dec. 1st, 2024 and Nov. thirtieth, 2025.
Inquisitive about previous countdowns? Try the masterpost right here!
Honorable Mentions
Songs 50-41
Songs 40-31
Songs 30-21
20. KickFlip – My First Love Music
KickFlip’s debut yr materials slowly transitioned from quirky hip-hop to anthemic pop/rock and My First Love Music stands as the top of that musical journey. New wave synth provides nostalgic texture as the fellows’ youthful efficiency feels ripped proper from a Okay-drama. (full assessment)
19. ZEROBASEONE – Blue
ZEROBASEONE opened their ultimate full yr with a buoyant singalong, proving they’re at their greatest when the music provides beneficiant doses of pop melody and sunny, upbeat vitality. (full assessment)
18. NTX – Over N Over
I like when a lesser-known group punches manner above their weight class and surprises with a standout observe like this. Over N Over‘s rollicking sound echoes early-2010s Okay-pop tropes, holding its tempo excessive and calling all listeners to the occasion. (full assessment)
17. NCT Dream – BTTF
BTTF‘s a humorous one as a result of its louder, extra obnoxious moments are nearly daring me to hate it. Nonetheless, the tune one way or the other hit in simply the correct place, buoyed by the type of majestic refrain SM Leisure has constructed their popularity on. (full assessment)
16. RIIZE – Bag Dangerous Again
A tune whose refrain is actually a monotone “Bag, bag, bag, bag, bag, bag, bag” should not have any enterprise close to my year-end countdown, but this slowly rose to grow to be my favourite RIIZE single of the yr. I credit score the unimaginable manufacturing, which infuses a easy hip-hop observe with an insane quantity of sonic drama — most evident throughout its madcap, near-operatic bridge. (full assessment)
15. ONF – The Stranger
ONF are frequent buddies of this countdown and so they’ve accomplished it once more with the very SHINee-esque The Stranger. I need to additionally give credit score to longtime producer Hwang Hyun, who has steered the group’s sound with such finesse. The Stranger vegetation its flag confidently as yet one more standout of their discography. (full assessment)
14. Hearts2Hearts – Type
Although a lot of Hearts2Hearts’s debut-era materials opted for modern, fashionable and subdued, my favourite observe bottled an effervescent vitality greatest delivered by a wide-eyed rookie group. Type is straightforward pop, for positive, however excels at placing a smile in your face. (full assessment)
13. BOYNEXTDOOR – If I Say, I Love You
If I Say, I Love You will all the time be generally known as BOYNEXTDOOR’s breakthrough second on the charts, and it appears there’s no trying again from right here. What’s great is that the tune doesn’t appear cynically designed to grow to be a mega-hit. It’s quirky, eminently singable and an important musical abstract of what makes the group so endearing. (full assessment)
12. CRAVITY – Lemonade Fever
CRAVITY mentioned “to hell with the upcoming winter season!” and delivered a summer time banger simply as the times had been shortening. Lemonade Fever will most likely be extra fulfilling subsequent July when the solar’s out and the temperature’s excessive, however its groovy manufacturing and buoyant refrain lifts spirits all yr spherical. (full assessment)
11. NOWZ – Everglow
NOWZ earn my “most improved” medal this yr, going from 2024 also-rans to a spot simply exterior of my high ten songs of 2025. Everglow pulls a placing 180 flip, giving them a gritty rock makeover with cathartic melodies that showcased a brand new stage of expertise and ambition. (full assessment)
