Before I move on to my J-pop and global pop countdowns over the next few days, I like to sum up the K-pop lists that have filled the past few weeks. The title of this post should technically be called “The Best Overall K-pop Comebacks & Debuts of 2025,” since not every album on this list marks the return of an artist. However, that’s a bit wordy.
This list takes six categories and gives them a weighted rank. First place gets ten points, second place gets nine, tenth place gets one and anything below that counts as one point each. Once all these numbers are added up, I’m able to rank my top picks on a points-based system. Think of this as the grand prize (daesang), given out by The Bias List each year. As they say, the numbers don’t lie!
Here are the countdowns I included as part of this aggregate:
Top 50 Songs
Top 5 Full Albums
Top 10 Mini Albums
Top 10 Music Videos
Top 10 Choreography
Top 40 B-Sides
10. NCT Dream – Go Back To The Future
Title track(s): 1 point
Album: 8 points
Music Video: 0 points
Choreography: 0 points
B-Sides: 2 points
TOTAL: 11
9 (tie). LE SSERAFIM – Spaghetti
Title track(s): 1 point
Album: 0 points
Music Video: 6 points
Choreography: 10 points
B-Sides: 0 points
TOTAL: 17
9 (tie). Close Your Eyes – ETERNALT
Title track(s): 5 points
Album: 4 points
Music Video: 0 points
Choreography: 0 points
B-Sides: 4 points
TOTAL: 17
8 (tie). NMIXX – Blue Valentine
Title track(s): 1 point
Album: 9 points
Music Video: 2 points
Choreography: 0 points
B-Sides: 7 points
TOTAL: 19
8 (tie). Close Your Eyes – Snowy Summer
Title track(s): 2 points
Album: 6 points
Music Video: 10 points
Choreography: 0 points
B-Sides: 1 point
TOTAL: 19
7. NouerA – N (Number Of Cases)
Title track(s): 1 point
Album: 9 points
Music Video: 1 point
Choreography: 0 points
B-Sides: 10 points
TOTAL: 21
6. CRAVITY – Dare To Crave
Title track(s): 5 points
Album: 7 points
Music Video: 7 points
Choreography: 0 points
B-Sides: 3 points
TOTAL: 22
5. AHOF – Who We Are
Title track(s): 10 points
Album: 0 points
Music Video: 4 points
Choreography: 8 points
B-Sides: 1 point
TOTAL: 23
4. NouerA – New Is Now
Title track(s): 6 points
Album: 7 points
Music Video: 0 points
Choreography: 4 points
B-Sides: 9 points
TOTAL: 26
3. TWS – Try With Us
Title track(s): 11 points
Album: 10 points
Music Video: 0 points
Choreography: 5 points
B-Sides: 5 points
TOTAL: 31
2. TWS – Play Hard
Title track(s): 10 points
Album: 8 points
Music Video: 5 points
Choreography: 9 points
B-Sides: 1 point
TOTAL: 33
1. RIIZE – Odyssey
Title track(s): 2 points
Album: 10 points
Music Video: 9 points
Choreography: 0 points
B-Sides: 18 points
TOTAL: 39
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
Hey there’s a year typo on the second sentence, and also Play With Us title track having 11 points (:
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*Try With Us, omg. That’s my brain fog manifesting too haha.
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Thanks for catching that typo!
Try With Us’ score is correct because two promoted songs ended up in the top ten, so it gets the following points:
Countdown!: 8 points
Lucky To Be Loved: 3 points
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Wowww RIIZE’s b-sides really locked in the top spot! Congratulations on winning the Bias List daesang, RIIZE 🙌
I guess it’s time i check out NouerA lol, they’re all over the 2025 countdowns! (Is it pronounced “New Era”? I’ve been saying “Nower A” in my head 😂)
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Yep, “New Era.” And yes… you should definitely check them out!
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More NouerA love ❤ which I know is pronounced New Era but I usually say it as Newer A. Like the letter A but better and newer.
Also NMixx, Riise, yass.
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YESSS more nmixx appreciation!!! i know i’ve probably said this before but i love how much blue valentine has done for their popularity—dash started it and then they’ve finally exploded in 2025 with this and know about me (which, dare i say is THEIR year with extreme bias of course) i’m so excited to see where they’re going and to see them at their world tour in april hehe
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