Rather than contain my “Risers and Fallers” feature to a single post in June, I’m going to share a bite-sized version at the end of each month. This will let me account for more songs and make a nice lead-in to the monthly round-up post.
I anticipate most of these ratings adjustments will be negligible: a 0.5 shift here, a 0.25 shift there. But, it’s a fun way to keep track of how my feelings on songs have changed over time – as well as which tracks currently have momentum on my playlist.
And remember, just because a song is marked as a “faller” doesn’t mean I hate it! Falling from a “9” to an “8.75” is no shame. 9+ rated songs occupy a totally different playlist in my music library, so I’m pretty particular about what qualifies. It’s a high bar.
This month’s feature covers the period from March 19th to April 22nd.
RISERS
AMPERS&ONE – Broken Heart *Biggest Riser*
Rating: 6.75 → 7.5
BOYNEXTDOOR – Earth, Wind & Fire
Rating: 8 → 8.25
DRIPPIN – Beautiful Maze
Rating: 7.75 → 8.25
EPEX – Youth2Youth
Rating: 8.5 → 8.75
Hello Gloom – Mamacita
Rating: 8.5 → 8.75
The New Six (TNX) – Fuego
Rating: 7.5 → 8
RIIZE – Impossible
Rating: 9 → 9.25
FALLERS
Purple Kiss – BBB
Rating: 7.25 → 7
TXT – Deja Vu
Rating: 8.25 → 8 (though the Anemoia remix is an 8.5) *Biggest Faller*
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
Yippee! Fuego rose for you! The beat is too good there (though wish the hooks were stronger 😅) And another yippee! EPEX became a riser too! I really hope they continue this sound 🫶
I’m quite surprised that Broken Heart’s rose a LOT for you. I was expecting a 0.25 jump or smth seeing them mentioned in your hashtags. But the song’s alright, the distorted “Broken Heart” post-chorus is pretty cool though. In low/mid-7s for me.
Well, personally, I don’t have a riser or faller, since I don’t have too strong opinions on music unless it’s from a group I follow/stan/whatever. But maybe Youth2Youth? 8.5 to 8.75 for me as well.
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I thought that girls night would have risen for you but I guess not🤪
Fallers
Sheesh – 5/10 – > Unlistenable/10🙂
Deja Vu – 8.5/10 – > 7.5/10😢
Risers😍
Magnetic – 8.5/10 – > 8.75/10
Impossible – 9/10 – > 9.5/10😍
Blush – 8/10 – 8.5/10💓
Youth2Youth – 8/10 – 8.75/10😋
Earth, Wind & Fire – 5/10 – > 8.5/10🔥🌎🍃
Girls Night – 8.5/10 – > 9/10👭😍🌃
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Oh, and btw, I’m curious now (sorry, I tend to be a bit too curious for my own good 😅). When a song rises/falls for you, which part of your criteria for the ratings system is most likely to be affected? Like, do the hooks or production happen to grow on you? Or does the song seem to age better (longevity) or you just happen to like it with time passing by (bias)? And also, will you ever include the updated ratings for a song like, the whole thing including mentioning the hooks, production, longevity and bias (or example, a song rising from a straight 8– 8, 8, 8, 8– to 8.5– say, 8, 9, 9, 8). Idk if this makes sense but yeah, or maybe mention which parts grew/aged bad for you (like hooks or/and bias for example) 😅
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Omg i have the same question!! 😍
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Ooh, that’s a hard one to answer because it varies depending on the song. I’d say it’s rarely “bias,” as that’s kind of locked in from the beginning. It’s usually something about the melody or production that catches my ear over time. For example, the AMPERS&ONE song rose because I found myself enjoying the beat more and more each time I heard it (but I still hate the chorus). The TXT song fell because the production became more disappointing the more I heard it. The melodies in the DRIPPIN song caused it to jump as it got stuck in my head over time. I guess it could all be classified under “longevity” because these aspects take some time to reveal themselves, but it really does depend on the song.
Not planning to update individual aspects of the scores at this point, but never say never I guess!
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the original Deja Vu grew on me, but the Anemoia remix really is that girl
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I did not expect for Deja Vu to drop for you tbh lol
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Gotta say, Broken heart to me is..unbearable pretty much. But recently I found last year’s Sweet & Sour, also Ampers&One song, and I’ve been playing that one non-stop. It’s quite criminal to me how hidden that song seemed when I first found it.
Earth, Wind & Fire now I like better because of their live performances, that high pitched sped up part becomes way less annoying when the boys sing it live and in a normal pitch.
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I loved Sweet & Sour from their debut album. Broken Heart was not my thing but from the nee album I loved Crazy Stupid Fun
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Risers:
TxT – Deja Vu (original)
Bae173 – Fifty Fifty
Riize – Impossible
BND – Earth Wind & Fire
Lucas – Renegade
Fallers:
TNX – Fuego
Ampers&One – Broken Heart
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Broken Heart is so unintentionally unserious that I love it 😀😃
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Same!!😍 I love songs that help me summon demons in my civics classroom with my bestie 😍
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I listen to Unicode’s Let me Love quite a lot these days – even it’s not dramatic or so, this song has longevity! I love how coherent it is compared to the recent songs…it is also such a mood lifter too.
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I sort of agree with Deja Vu falling. I like it, but it just doesn’t stick in my mind very well, which is unusual for a TXT title track for me regardless of how much I like it. It probably doesn’t help that there’s so many songs with that title so Ateez’s or Dreamcatcher’s Deja Vu comes to mind half the time I try to think of the song.
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Does it ever happen to you that even though you hate a song, it’s always on your tongue still, Sheesh has been that song for me. I do not like it at all, but for some reason I keep singing it. On the other hand, Earth, Wind and Fire has been a real riser for me, watching the live performances has really contributed to it.
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ngl, sheesh rised for me lmaoo (but NOT THE CHORUS)
no chorus – 8.5 to 9
with chorus – 5 to 4.25 ):
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Haha but the chorus is kind of an important part of a song!
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