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THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from October 5 – 11

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At the end of each month, I compile my top three K-pop title tracks and list a ton of honorable mentions. In 2025, I thought I’d try something new and add a weekly feature to supplement my monthly round-up. Each Sunday, I’ll offer a compendium of the week’s new releases featured on the blog. And even more than that, I’ll attempt to rank them from my least-to-most-liked. I invite you to share your own rankings as well. The comments section of these posts is also a great spot to discuss anything that has happened in K-pop during the week.

Make sure to click on the title of any release to read the full review and see its initial rating. Consider this your one stop Bias List shop each and every Sunday!

2025 Index: Jan 5 – Jan 11 // Jan 12 – Jan 18 // Jan 19 – Jan 25 // Jan 26 – Feb 1 // Feb 2 – Feb 8 // Feb 9 – Feb 15 // Feb 16 – Feb 22 // Feb 23 – Mar 1 // Mar 2 – Mar 8 // Mar 9 – Mar 15 // Mar 16 – Mar 22 // Mar 23 – Mar 29 // Mar 30 – Apr 5 // Apr 6 – Apr 12 // Apr 13 – Apr 19 // Apr 20 – Apr 26 // Apr 27 – May 3 // May 4 – May 10 // May 11 – May 17 // May 18 – May 24 // May 25 – May 31 // Jun 1 – Jun 7 // Jun 8 – Jun 14 // Jun 15 – Jun 21 // Jun 22 – Jun 28 // Jun 29 – Jul 5 // Jul 6 – Jul 12 // Jul 13 – Jul 19 // Jul 20 – Jul 26 // Jul 27 – Aug 2 // Aug 3 – Aug 9 // Aug 10 – Aug 16 // Aug 17 – Aug 23 // Aug 24 – Aug 30 // Aug 31 – Sep 6 // Sep 7 – Sep 13 // Sep 14 – Sep 20 // Sep 21 – Sep 27 // Sep 28 – Oct 4

Notable B-sides:

BABYMONSTER – Psycho

ONEWE – UFO

Twice – Move Like That

Notable J-pop by K-pop Artists:

ITZY – Rock & Roll

THIS WEEK: October 5 – October 11

7. Taeyong – 501

6. Jisoo & Zayn – Eyes Closed

5. ONEWE – Maze

4. QWER – Blue Whale

3. Twice – ME+YOU

2. HITGS – Happy

1. BABYMONSTER – We Go Up (song of the week!)

8 thoughts on “THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from October 5 – 11”

  1. None of the major releases clicked for me this week. I liked this rock song though, that reminds me of my favorite Gackt songs:

    Also found some girls giving QWER competition with a decent song on that Stone Music page too:

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  2. BamBam was it for me. The album is nice. Very listenable.

    Looking forward to these next few weeks. Lot’s of nee music coming up. Hoping it’s good🤞🏻

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  3. I feel like I am the only one who finds the songwriting in “WE GO UP” to be so lazy that it actively hurts the song. They aren’t even bad lyrics, just offensively lazy if that makes sense. Anyways, it’s still a good song!

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      • Well, they hooked me on High Horse this year. I still watch their performances from time to time.
        Personally, I enjoy Papillion and Ocean the most, and I also like Spinning On It, Reality Hurts and Podium from the latest release

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