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 IVE’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
IVE: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
Eleven -> Wave (2021-2023)
Slump Phases
Either Way -> All Night (2023-2024)
Rating Average: 8.15
Overall Trendline:
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Oof, japanese songs and ad songs beside, almost every track is over an 8.5 for me, if not an 8. There’s this weird thing with IVE where upon release, I get very disapointed and then not even weeks later, the song becomes a masterpiece to my ears.
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After Like is probably in my all time kpop top 5. They’re so strong even now but I wish they could hit a 10 again.
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They were my ult group for most of 2023 during my gg era (until RIIZE debuted and dethroned them.) In my eyes they can do no wrong and are allergic to bad music. Like Enhypen.
Eleven – 9.25
Love Dive – 9.25
After Like – 10
Kitsch – 8.5
I Am – 10
Wave – 8.75
I Want – 8.25
Either Way – 8.5
Off the Record – 8.5
Baddie – 8.75
All Night – 8.25
Heya – 9
Accendio – 9
Crush – 8.25
Summer Festa – 8
Supernova Love – 8.5
Rebel Heart – 8.75
Attitude – 8.75
Be Alright – 8.25
XOXZ – 8.5
Bang Bang – 8.5
Blackhole – 8.75
Highest rated songs:
After Like, I Am
Lowest rated song:
Summer Festa
Rating Average: 8.74
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we rlly need another after like/I am
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Love Dive’s still the best for me.
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Despite the fact that IVE is my favorite K-pop group and it’s not even close, my average only comes out to 8.44.
Love Dive is a top 3 K-pop song for me. I Am is also a 10 and Attitude is almost up there with a 9.75.
I can only imagine your level of admiration for Infinite given their average of 9.20.
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