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 H1-KEY’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
H1-KEY: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Seoul (Such A Beautiful City), Summer Was You
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
Run -> Seoul (Such A Beautiful City) (2022-2023)
Slump Phases
None
Rating Average: 8.08
Overall Trendline:
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Truly an underrated, consistent gg. I’d give Rose Blossom an 8.75 though, it’s such a grower and its success also aids a bit in it. So, my personal average should be a 8.13 or so.
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I love H1-KEY. Summer was You is a 10/10 for me and Seoul is probably 9.75. They just make my drive to work that much more enjoyable, like pretty much their entire discography.
A gg that deserve so much more, and like mentioned, truly underrated and overlooked by so many.
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summer was you is a 10 honestly.
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my queens!!! ugh i love them so much, truly an underrated group especially with how refreshing their sound and vocal tones are ❤ their overall rating is probably somewhere in the mid-8s for me, their “bad” songs are still solid! truly my ults along with nmixx haha
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