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).
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ITZY: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
M.A.F.I.A. (In The Morning), Ringo
Imperial Phases
Dalla Dalla -> Wannabe (2019 – 2020)
Slump Phases
M.A.F.I.A. (In The Morning) -> Mr. Vampire (2021 – 2024)
Rating Average: 7.68
Overall Trendline:
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Way lower than I expected but thats probably cause I actually like some of the lower rated songs. I seriously wonder where IVE is going to stand at some point, because their trajectory is looking very promising.
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agree with all the highest rated songs, I’d bump up both ICY and LOCO to a 9 though
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ICY absolutely!! def my favorite itzy song and one of their best
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Their best was definitely the debut era, wannabe is really up there for me. but they do have found a new momentum in the recent times, hope they can carry it forward.
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I thought ICY rose to a 9 for you, and I remember you replying to one of my comments a few months ago that WANNABE fell to an 8.75/8.5.
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That’s probably correct, but I never officially changed those ratings in a post so this is what I’m going with for now. Luckily, the difference is so minor that it doesn’t affect the overall rating.
I am thinking of doing a couple updated ratings posts sometime for older songs that have either grown or fallen by a substantial amount.
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you could include earlier songs that have risen to a 9 or beyond in your monthly risers and fallers
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That’s actually a very efficient idea! Maybe I need to make an extra space on those posts for older songs.
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that would be great!
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I think I generally like Itzy’s discography more than you do, but yeah the Dalla Dalla -> Wannabe run remains unmatched! I became a fan right before Wannabe dropped and I remember that comeback so vividly as happening right when the pandemic restrictions really kicked in and I was streaming that song 24/7 HAHA
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