All in K-pop
Kpop groups size is interesting, non-kpop fans often times see groups like Twice, Izone, or NCT and say “how do you keep track of so many people?” Is that a problem, is a smaller group just more optimal, or are the big groups actually just better despite the intimidation factor they bring to new listeners?
Kpop can be a tricky genre when trying to get people you know to give it a real chance, coming from screamo, this is a feeling I know all too well. That said, in my near two decades of trying to expose people to non-mainstream music genres, I picked up a few tips and tricks along the way.
ISAC is back in the flesh after two years, and it’s still as fun as ever. I’m excited to break everything down and review all the events, as this is one of my favorite shows every year and it hasn’t happened since our site went into full swing.
We’re back with our second consecutive monthly song rankings, and this month was packed with songs we love, so see how our rankings stack up against yours.
My favorite kpop band is back with a whole new album. And when I say album, we’re talking an impressive 15 songs in an industry that often struggles to hit 10. So, let’s take a listen and see how these 15 songs hold up!
This July was absolutely filled with kpop releases, some great, some a little bit less so. We took the 11 most notable releases to us from the month and ranked them. Would you have had the same most notable songs, do you have a different ranking for this set? Check it out and let us know.
Here on ManelyKpop we want to highlight the smaller artists who are putting out content that is far better than the attention that they generate. This week we’re looking into Love On Lie by Heeo, a song that has been out for a month and has remained a favorite in my personal playlist.
There are so many Loona title tracks including solos and subunits, so, of course, it’s time to get ranking. Let’s get it!
We’re back to talk about biases, but this time we’re kicking it a little more old school with disbanded groups. A lot of international kpop fans got into the genre in the last few years, so a lot of these groups may not be as familiar to you. So come on in and take a look, you might find a new favorite.
After months of work, we are finally presenting the top kpop girl groups of all time. This is a personal ranking, so we’re ignoring things like sales and industry impact here. So let’s take a deep dive in and see who ends up on the top.
It’s been a while since we talked about biases, so today we’re going over all of my biases for active girl groups. This is part 1 of a 2 part series where we’ll be exploring my biases for disbanded groups as well, so stay tuned in!
Everglow has not had a comeback in almost 2 years, so let’s take this downtime to rank the songs they have put out. Luckily they have a lot of great title tracks, so let’s dive right in.
For this week’s bonus article we’re doing the top non-Korean Kpop songs of the year, and there have been some pretty fantastic ones, so let’s check ‘em out
We’ve reached our halfway point for the year, so it’s time for our mid-year song rankings. This has been a pretty exciting first half, with a lot of standout songs, and a couple surprise songs that more people need to be listening to.
Returning to out title track ranking series, we have Oh My Girl, who just had their last comeback as 7 members, as Jiho has left the group. That said, wow, they have a ton of songs, and they’re all really good! Oh boy, this is gonna be tough…
Today we walk down memory lane and look at all the groups that have at one point been my #1 bias group. This spawned from an article I’m working on of my all time greatest girl groups of all time, so take this as a teaser for what’s to come, and predict how you think these groups will end up ranking.
