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).
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XIKERS: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Rockstar, Do Or Die, Bittersweet, Up All Night
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
Do Or Die -> We Don’t Stop (2023-2024)
Slump Phases
Red Sun -> Witch (2024)
Rating Average: 7.41
Overall Trendline:
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
The dip between Rockstar and Do or Die oml 😭 the Rockstar to Koong slump might be THE biggest slump in kpop in terms of ratings difference (a 5.75 difference, while the Undercover to Savage and VVV to Stylish slump was a 4.75 difference)
But yeah, their singles run can be evenly divided into three segments: The Fantastic, The OKay (pun intended) and The Ass. And every year, you see their songs fit into all three categories. Now that OKay is in The OKay segment (ba dum tss), let’s hope their next single is in The Fantastic (while praying for the best for the next next single)
Anyways, my average is the same, although I’d rate some songs higher and some lower. Koong and Red Sun are a 5.75- for me. And Bittersweet is their best so far and I’m considering putting it in the 9s.
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Oh and also, they released the performance video of their b-side Iconic back in November, so will you include it in their ratings? Since you also counted Koong and Red Sun who both were released as performance videos too
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