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 GUGUDAN’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
GUGUDAN: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
Wonderland -> Not That Type (2016-2018)
Slump Phases
None
Rating Average: 8.45
Overall Trendline:
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Oh Not That Type, my girl crush anthem, like if you wanna do the “I’m a baddie who punches teddy bears” kind of song, then do it like this
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Some really nice vocals in this group. It was especially sad to lose Nayoung to acting when they disbanded.
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I’m so glad to see all these songs be rated as high as they are now especially seeing how low they were rated originally
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They were one of my faves while getting into K-pop, they deserved more
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Glad to the see the new ratings, I would read your reviews on them and think “what’s going on? Why is he so hard on them?”
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Haha I have the exact same reaction when I read them!
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are they any other groups who’ve had a similar trajectory on the blog? Or even the opposite?
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So their whole career counts as an imperial phase… although really they were never all that good and I’m saying this as someone who was pissed the fuck off at the way the company fumbled them to death. They just did not get the promotion or the songs they needed.
That being said, “Wonderland” certainly looks better with time. My favorite song of theirs will always be “A Girl Like Me” though. So sassy.
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