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Every ZEROBASEONE Single Ranked: From Worst to Best

I’ve listed my “top tens” for many artists, but it’s time to rummage through entire discographies and rank every single from worst to best. This feature will primarily tackle groups who have disbanded or gone on indefinite hiatus. It’s a way for me to re-evaluate my initial thoughts on their singles run. Don’t be surprised if the order has changed from past countdowns. These things are always in flux!

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15. Running To Future (2026)

A non-event of a pre-disbandment anthem. (full review)


14. Roses (2026)

A more rousing iteration of a pre-disbandment anthem. (full review)


13. LOVEPOCALYPSE (2026)

A “meets expectations” disbandment anthem. (full review)


12. Yura Yura (2024)

Leans into their cutesy side for a convincing bid at the Japanese market. (full review)


11. Slam Dunk (2025)

Yeah, it’s a bunch of shouting with basketball noises, but I guess it’s kind of fun. (full review)


10. Iconik (2025)

It’s heart is in the right place, but the funk beat doesn’t hit hard enough and the whole thing feels a bit sterile. (full review)


9. Feel The POP (2024)

This one actually grew on me (probably after seeing it peformed at KCON over and over again), even if the melody is a bit gimmicky and one-note. (full review)


8. Melting Point (2023)

This follow-up track didn’t get nearly enough attention. The chorus is pretty strong and compensates for its subdued, loungey sound. (full review)


7. Crush (2023)

This was not the right choice for their first comeback at all, but it’s also a bit underrated. I’ve really come around to its skittering percussion and clumsy drop-style chorus. (full review)


6. Doctor! Doctor! (2025)

The group’s strongest promoted ballad because it adds a great groove and shines focus on their strong and diverse vocal tones. (full review)


5. Now Or Never (2025)

It’s a shame they never got to expand their Japanese discography further because this rock-tinged single pointed toward a promising direction. (full review)


4. Sweat (2024)

I’ll always be drawn toward summer singles and this special pre-release eclipsed many of their actual title tracks. (full review)


3. In Bloom (2023)

It was a surprisingly lowkey start to their discography, but one that improved with time and set the overall tone for their sound. (full review)


2. Blue (2025)

They really hit their stride in this era, capitalizing on their fresh image for anthemic pop hooks that felt both trendy and timeless. (full review)


1. Good So Bad (2024)

For me this is ZEROBASEONE’s crowning achievement — at least where title tracks are concerned. Enlisting K-pop legend Kenzie to co-write the track turned out to be a masterstroke. Good So Bad is celebratory and uplifting and boasts the best melodies of the group’s career. If only they could have made a dozen of these! (full review)

17 thoughts on “Every ZEROBASEONE Single Ranked: From Worst to Best

  1. omg I was actually thinking of requesting this but you got ahead of me. thank you for doing this!

    I pretty much agree on everything, especially GOOD SO BAD being 1st. it’s a perfect pop song that makes me feel emotional.

    honorable mentions a.k.a. other sorta kinda singles: Reaching for you (amazing underrated song in their discography, an easy top 5 for me if it were included), Only One Story (anime excellence), D-DAY

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  2. Recovering their whole discography made me figure out I’ve never ever appreciated a single title track (which had probably happened only with The Boyz before). And the more project groups come out from survival shows, the more I regret Wanna One.

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  3. also if I’m not mistaken this is the first group you did a singles ranking where all songs had a review to them, so that’s nice

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  4. My ranking for Korean title tracks:

    Good So Bad

    Blue

    Iconik

    In Bloom

    // Big Wall //

    Crush

    // Very Big Wall //

    Feel the Pop

    So many good b-sides but my favorite is Back to Zerobase…so much hope and anticipation at that time. ZB1 didn’t always deliver but I do wish they’d had more time to develop.

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    • It’s a shame when any track is subpar with a group like this because the time really counts. I was in love with their debut and was so excited, but I hated Crush and Feel the Pop and it caused my excitement to dwindle. I was completely back on board with Good So Bad which I agree is their best comeback, but by then it was already all coming to a close… it’s just sad.

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      • crush and feel the pop were so disappointing. i too lost excitement for them, but at least the bsides were good. feel the pop grew on me after their kcon la 2025 perf but only bc i was surprised so many ppl LIKED the song.

        sigh. good so bad is just so GOOD and it’s so bad and sad that their last 2 releases (including albums) were kinda so-so.. wish they ended on a higher note than this.

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  5. Blue is my absolute favourite from them. The way they had a really good 2024 with Good so bad and Feel the Pop, I thought they would take off from there, sadly it didnt happen.

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  6. have you ever considered doing one of these for red velvet or snsd? Theyre both very much on long term hiatus and id be curious to hear your thoughts!

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  7. It has been confirmed that ZEROBASEONE will continue as 5. The 4 YH members are going back to YH. My guess is that they’ll form a group with Seungeon and Yunseo (formerly of EVNNE). While I am a bit sad, at least they’re not completely disbanding and I’m looking forward tp the future.

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