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 SF9’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
SF9: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
Roar -> Now Or Never (2017-2018)
Slump Phases
Shine Together -> Savior (2020-2021)
Rating Average: 8.05
Overall Trendline:
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
bibora genuinely is one of my all time favourites of kpop and I am so glad that was able to pull them over the 8 line singlehandedly lol
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wouldn’t fanfare be the lowest ratest song since it’s a 6.75
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lol yes… my eye missed it right on that y-axis.
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Another mid-tier group that does what they do, and from time to time puts out remarkably good songs. For me, I had Tight and Puzzle on frequent rotation back when. Some good voices in there too.
Also “Summer Breeze” is on my short list which was a whistle song, so that is not usually Nick’s style, but I dug it a lot. I am surprised its 8.75 from Nick but maybe the whistle grew on him.
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