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 INFINITE’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
INFINITE: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Nothing’s Over, Be Mine, Paradise, The Chaser, Man In Love, Destiny, Last Romeo, Back
Lowest Rated Songs
24 Hours, Can’t Get Over You, Flower
Imperial Phases
Come Back Again -> Back (2010 – 2014)
Slump Phases
None
Rating Average: 9.20
Overall Trendline:
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I was waiting for an Infinite rating lmao, but damn, did these guys have an excellent run in 2010-2014. Wish they add some of that flavour in their future comebacks but it’s unlikely atp, holding onto that hope though.
Anyways, do you ever plan to do a SHINee one? Though you have not rated some of their title tracks before, so do you plan to do an A to Z first before a career analysis? A SHINee one would be interesting imo, they also had an excellent run from 2010-2015 (I’d argue even till 2016 with Tell Me What To Do)
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I’ll do SHINee eventually, though as you said that involves rating some songs I haven’t yet so they’re not at the top of the list right now.
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Might the rating for Destiny be a bit outdated? I seem to remember it ranking quite well on your Top 100 countdown 🤔
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Yes, if anything a couple ratings here might be a bit low.
Thanks for the reminder. I forgot that I do consider appearing in my top 100 list an automatic “10,” so I’m going to update that now 🙂
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Yay!! An Infinite post! My dreams came true so soon! 9.20 is an insane average; I doubt anyone will top that. All the tens lined up on the graph together look so beautiful. 😂 It’s crazy that Woollim is basically bankrupt now; their A&R team was unbeatable back in the day. I wish I could have witnessed it. 😭 What an era.
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Day 4 of asking for Golden Child or ONF analysis…
Yeah, no surprise that the average rating of Infinite is above a 9
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