Similar to final yr, I needed to share my prime twenty most-viewed posts for 2025. I discover this checklist an fascinating gauge of which acts are in style or buzzy for the time being (at the very least amongst netizens who learn opinions).
There aren’t many surprises, right here. The checklist is dominated by a few the most well-liked teams and artists — particularly with regards to Western style. It at all times makes me a bit unhappy, although, as a result of these additionally are usually the releases I dislike so informal readers are in all probability coming away from this weblog considering I’m a grumpy man who hates the whole lot.
What’s most fascinating to me is that there’s not a single SM artist on the checklist this yr. This confirms my ideas that the company has struggled in 2025 and makes me hope they reignite their prospects in 2026.
Full Prime 20
20. Track Overview: J-Hope (BTS) – Killin’ It Lady (ft. GloRilla)
19. Track Overview: ATEEZ – Lemon Drop
18. Track Overview: ENHYPEN – Dangerous Need (With Or With out You)
17. Track Overview: Jennie (BLACKPINK) – like JENNIE
16. Track Overview: NMIXX – Know About Me
15. Track Overview: IVE – Insurgent Coronary heart
14. Track Overview: J-Hope (BTS) – Mona Lisa
13. The Prime Three Ok-Pop Songs of June 2025
12. Track Overview: BLACKPINK – Leap
11. Track Overview: Han & Felix (Stray Children) – Truman
I don’t really feel like this track was their signature 2025 hit, however they’ve nonetheless obtained loads of attraction with readers.
Aaargh! My 2025 arch-nemeses made it onto the checklist.
She’s throughout this checklist — clearly in style with Western audiences.
And… right here she is once more!
It surprises me how properly these unit monitor opinions did. I sort of want I had put extra effort into them, now!
Principally, something associated to BLACKPINK is assured to do numbers.
This isn’t stunning, both. Something associated to BTS is in style.
Japanese releases normally don’t get as a lot protection on-line, which suggests extra individuals head my option to get their repair.
Yep, it was tremendous viral this yr so I’m not shocked to see this so excessive.
I’ve a sense much less individuals lined this track on-line because it was a shock pre-release, in order that meant my evaluate was extra prone to come up on search engines like google.
