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 TAEMIN’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!

TAEMIN: A Career In Song Ratings

The Breakdown

Highest Rated Songs

Danger, Criminal

Lowest Rated Songs

Day & Night

Imperial Phases

Danger -> Sayonara Hitori (2014 – 2017)

Slump Phases

None

Rating Average: 8.33

Overall Trendline:

4 thoughts on “TAEMIN: A Career In Song Ratings”

Damn, I thought Press Your Number fell for you given it was there in your 2016 risers&fallers, maybe it again rose to a 9.5 but it’s still great even if I prefer Guess Who over it lmao

And ooh, Move’s a 9 now! I don’t love it that much for it to be a 9 but it’s still great and a 8.75 for me.

Danger, Criminal and Idea (it’s somewhere in 8s for me, 15 year old me was OBSESSED with it lmfao) are my top 3 tts with a special mention for Sayonara Hitori

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WINGEDHAPPY says:

April 25, 2026 at 11:20 am

yeah, i thought that too, but the old risers/fallers didnt include the specific ratings, and that was almost 10 years ago, so it is prob outdated.

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Want is a personal top 10 of all time for me so I’d give it like an 11 if I could…. No song has matched that particular mood from any artist ever imo.
Then of course there’s Criminal, Move, Advice, Press Your Number, Danger which are all various shades of 9 to 10……
Then everything else is in the 8 to 8.75 range. Nothing below that…..except maybe Veil and Horizon. I even like Idea and Sexy In The Air a lot now though I really did not initially…….both because of the choreo I think though lol

Seriously one of my favorite artists ever…..one of my voices and my favorite idol dancer. Like whenever I’m feeling a bit out of K-pop, him, Key and SHINee as a whole have pulled me back soooo many times atp.

Here’s to hoping Coachella boosts his popularity even more internationally…….

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