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 G-DRAGON’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
G-DRAGON: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
Butterfly, MichiGO, Too Bad, Drama
Imperial Phases
This Love -> Drama (2006-2025)
Slump Phases
None
Rating Average: 8.76
Overall Trendline:
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Imperial Phases
This Love -> Drama (2006-2025)
Just GD being GD here, his influence to K-Pop is definitely undeniable.
Crayon & Untitled 2014 would also be a 10 for me.
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I remember vividly shedding my tears to Untitled, 2014 when it was first released. I still listen to it every now and again, and it always reminds me of high school.
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The only 10 for me is “Untitled, 2014.” Everything else, the initial excitement kind of wore down. They’d be decent Bigbang tracks, but not their best. Honestly, much of it (his solo work, not the band’s) is tainted now for me; in the same way that I feel no need to ever listen to Kanye again.
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you know he’s the goat when his lowest ranking is an 8
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GD.
The GD.
Untitled 2014 is #3 on my all time ipod play count. Heartbreaker is at #11. Crooked is #31. One of a Kind is #44. Out of 4838 on my iTunes.
That kind of says it all.
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