NME's staff pick the 25 (5) best K-Pop songs of 2023

[mayjailer]

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[bakemonos]

Super Shy is *that* song

[sister]

the surprise bop of the year for me was heejin's video game

[sheisagentleman]

my kpop favs, off the top of my head:

songs:
- eve psyche & the bluebeard's wife by le sserafim
- ive's kitsch!
- queencard by g-idle!
- candy by dream (it was my top track this year lmao!)
- ay-yo by ilichil
- yacht and space by ilichil
- baggy jeans and pado by nct u :)

albums/ep:
- get up by nj
- temptation by txt (devil by the window + sugar rush ride + tinnitus)
- dojaejung's perfume
- istj by dream

[sweetestbliss1]

DJJ's mini was pretty solid and definitely a really good debut album. My favorite release this year for sure.

[tigermilk]

It's too bad about FIFTY FIFTY.

Ummmmm my favorite k pop songs this year were:

- Super by Seventeen
- Monster by Seventeen
- Django by ATEEZ

And then a bunch of old, old, old stuff made it on my Wrapped because I never let go.

[fauxkaren]

Monster is so underappreciated!!!

I need them to perform it on tour soon.

[tigermilk]

It's so good, the refrain and chorus are amazing.

[tigermilk]

I'm just going to say THE song of the year was Poppin Love by WayV, even though it's not technically k pop, but they're all part of a k pop band, etc.

[anthknee]

I’m considering going to see TWICE in Las Vegas next year. I Can’t Stop Me is still on rotation.

[asnindie]

Ugh I tried to get tickets to London but they were so damn expensive

[bsfan]

Do it if you can. They put on a great show. I'm not even a Once and I've seen them Twice. (can't see them anymore though otherwise this joke goes away)

[anthknee]

ahaha I really want to! It seems fun and Vegas isn't super difficult for me to get to.