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 BABYMONSTER’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
BABYMONSTER: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
None
Slump Phases
Dream -> Like That (2023-2024)
Supa Dupa Love -> Sugar Honey Ice Tea (2025-2026)
Rating Average: 7.35
Overall Trendline:
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Damn, Babymonster? They are barely a 2 year old group (3 if we count Dream and Batter Up) 😭 but yeah, they are given such subpar material for their potential, minus Forever, it’s just sad.
Anyways, my average would be a 7.44
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I’m curious what’s the minimum number of years a group has to be active and/or what’s the minimum number of TT’s released that would make them qualify for this feature?
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Right now I’m cutting it off at 2023 debuts but that may change soon because it’s fun to see where newer groups stack up against older ones. I don’t have any hard rules yet except I’d rather not do too many acts who are consistently releasing new music because then I have to go back and update their ranking often.
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That is way higher than I thought, but on the other hand, they have released genuinely good music that can sorta differentiate them from BP.
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Morning Nick! Are you planning on reviewing Merry Go Round by BTS now that it has a music video?
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I don’t know, since as of now the music video isn’t available to most people (including me)
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