There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of their careers so far. Then, similar to my “Underrated K-pop” features, I can average their ratings into one mega-score and place them in a pantheon alongside other acts.
As always, this feature has some rules of its own. I’m including any “Song Review” ratings as part of this graph, including Japanese releases and collaborations with one other artist. I’m not including Buried Treasures or solo/sub-unit releases. For the ratings themselves, I’m using the most current number on this blog, so if a song was part of a “Risers and Fallers” or “Legendary Songs Inauguration” post, that’s the rating you’ll see displayed here. That means there will still be a few ratings here and there I find slightly inaccurate, but it’ll mostly reflect my up-to-date feelings.
Finally, these scores are completely subjective. Feel free to agree, disagree and argue (that’s part of the fun!), but know that this chart reflects the opinion of only one person (me).
Check out ATEEZ’s place on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
ATEEZ: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
Treasure -> Answer (2018 – 2020)
Lemon Drop -> Ash (2025)
Slump Phases
Limitless -> Ice On My Teeth (2023 – 2024)
Rating Average: 8.04
Overall Trendline:
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
They truly peaked at Answer, 2025 also was so promising, how the fuck did they downgrade from that to NASA? Sigh, we also didn’t get a solid b-side since Cyberpunk (although Silver Light and Selfish Waltz comes close). Hope their next comeback is great but sadly, KQ A&R really sucks ass
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If I’m going to be real I really don’t like wave. At all. I just don’t get the hype
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I am not onboard the Wave wave either, but Wonderland is one of my GOAT kpop songs of all time. The best pirate hip hop sea shanty ever. The subtle but there reference to Dvorak 9th symphony. Chef’s kiss. No notes.
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Answer is a full 10 for me, from the moment I heard it up to this day. the song that turned me into a stan (albeit short-lived)…
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Could you please change the group picture to one with Mingi? It just doesn’t feel right without him.
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Oh gosh I didn’t even notice! I just liked the color haha
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This is making me realize despite holding ATEEZ in pretty high regard from just a few of their B-sides, I actually have so little recollection of their singles catalogue lol.
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