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 October 22nd to November 18th.
RISERS
The Boyz – Trigger
Rating: 7.5 → 7.75
IVE – Supernova Love (with David Guetta)
Rating: 7.75 → 8
JYP (J.Y. Park) – Easy Lover *Biggest Riser*
Rating: 7.5 → 8
FALLERS
G-Dragon – Power
Rating: 8.75 → 8.5
ITZY – Imaginary Friend
Rating: 8.75 → 8.5
Jin (BTS) – Running Wild *Biggest Faller*
Rating: 8.25 → 8
Odd Youth – That’s Me
Rating: 7.75 → 7.5
Primrose – Steal Heart
Rating: 8.5 → 8.25
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
Oh no, Imaginary Friend only keeps getting better for me on each listen😢
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Aww, sucks to see Imaginary Friend fall for you, it still is one of my favorite comebacks from October.
Anyways, my risers:
He+She=We (Ampers&One): 8.5 (8, 9, 8, 9) to 8.75 (8, 9, 9, 9)
*Biggest Riser* Zip Zip Zip (DXMON): 7.25 (8, 7, 7, 7) to 8 (8, 7, 9, 8) (I really love its offbeat charms, please don’t judge *^*)
Universe (EPEX): 8.5 (8, 9, 8, 9) to 8.75 (8, 9, 9, 9)
Fallers:
Running Wild (Jin): 8.75 (9, 8, 8, 9) to 8.5 (9, 8, 8, 9)
Tipi-Tap (Kep1er): 7 (6, 8, 7, 7) to 6.75 (6, 7, 7, 7)
GPT (STAYC): 8.5 (8, 9, 8, 9) to 8.25 (8, 8, 8, 9)
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And adding to my risers list: Power (G-Dragon): 7.75 (7, 8, 8, 8) to 8.25 (8, 8, 9, 8) :p
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Also, I’m curious. I wonder if you’ve ever planned to do a Risers and Fallers, but for the entire year (like how you used to do for the 1st half of each year at the end of June), cause you’ve often mentioned how some songs grew further for you over time or how some grew on you much later. It’ll be interesting to see which songs further rose (or fell) or somehow rose for you over time and if a song which rose fell or if a song which initially fell went back up. It can also be a fun (I guess?) way to look back at the songs that were released over the year and also the R&Fs as well.
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I always consider my “top 50” year-end countdown to fill that role. There aren’t updated scores, of course, but you’ll get a sense of which songs rose or fell throughout the year.
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jin’s running wild fell for you nooo 😭
that song has only continued to be great for me, and im considering putting it in the 9s
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Risers
Jeon Woong – Pixel
Rating: 8.5 → 8.75
Yoon Seobin – Rizz
Rating: 8.5 → 8.75
Fallers
G-Dragon – Power
Rating: 8.75 → 8.25
Meh… Repetition ends up getting boring over time
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BabyMonster – Drip
Rating: 7.5 → 7.25
The same case with ‘Power’.
The Boyz – Trigger *Biggest Faller*
Rating: 9.25 → 7.75
A better chorus would help this, I gave the track a lot of hype… Well, it happens a lot. I made a mistake here
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Risers:
TxT – Over the Moon…too short but🤷🏻♀️
Dreamies – When I’m With You…just like Impossible, it grew on me a lot
Dreamies – Flying Kiss…the chorus is everything and I ended up listening to it a lot.
Itzy – Gold…very kpop, why is people hating so much on it?
Jennie – Mantra…short and sweet
KoL – Get Loud…biggest riser
JongUp – Twist Ya…very nice
Xdinary Heroes -The Night Before the End…dismissed it at first, but it’s so good
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Glowing in the daaark a supernoova
Cross your fingers for 2025, Nick!
Starship can’t possibly fumble a third IVE comeback!
This will be their year!
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Who do I have to pray to in order to make that IVE prediction true?
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I’ll bow down to whatever eldritch deity that commands Starship Entertainment.
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Itzy’s GOLD grew a lot on me, and I was not expecting it at all given my dislike for that genre.
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