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THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from August 16 – 22

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At the end of each month, I compile my top three K-pop title tracks and list a ton of honorable mentions. But each Sunday, I’ll offer a compendium of the week’s new releases featured on the blog. And even more than that, I’ll attempt to rank them from my least-to-most-liked. I invite you to share your own rankings as well. The comments section of these posts is also a great spot to discuss anything that has happened in K-pop during the week.

Make sure to click on the title of any release to read the full review and see its initial rating. Consider this your one stop Bias List shop each and every Sunday!

2025 Archive

2026 Index: Jan 4 – Jan 10 // Jan 11 – Jan 17 // Jan 18 – Jan 24 // Jan 25 – Jan 31 // Feb 1 – Feb 7 // Feb 8 – Feb 14 // Feb 15 – Feb 21 // Feb 22 – Feb 28 // Mar 1 – Mar 7 // Mar 8 – Mar 14 // Mar 15 – Mar 21 // Mar 22 – Mar 28 // Mar 29 – Apr 4 // Apr 5 – Apr 11 // Apr 12 – Apr 18 // Apr 19 – Apr 25 // Apr 26 – May 2 // May 3 – May 9 // May 10 – May 16 // May 17 – May 23 // May 24 – May 30 // May 31 – Jun 6 // Jun 7 – Jun 13 // Jun 14 – Jun 20 // Jun 21 – Jun 27 // Jun 28 – Jul 4 // Jul 5 – Jul 11 // Jul 12 – Jul 18 // Jul 19 – Jul 25 // Jul 26 – Aug 1 // Aug 2 – Aug 8 // Aug 9 – Aug 15

Notable B-sides:

ONEWE – Beautiful Runaway // Coordinates // Imposter // Just You // Lilliput // Stand Up // Tinker Bell
Vernon – I’ll Be Back

Notable J-pop by K-pop Artists:

BOYNEXTDOOR – Boom Boom Boom
FTISLAND – Lemonade
RIIZE – Rise Over
tripleS – World Wide Woman
TXT – Setsuna Hanabi
X:IN – Girls On Fire
ZEROBASEONE – Existence

THIS WEEK: August 16 – August 22

11. Kiss Of Life – WHAT!

10. ENHYPEN – Bloody Paradise

9. OURBIRTHDAY – Squeezy

8. Mimi – Bish Bash Bosh

7. ONEWE – Scenario

6. MJ – Ghosting

5. Kim Jaejoong – Tonight

4. Bigbang – BiiiG

3. AtHeart – 3!4!

2. Jun. K – Your Lips (ft. Wendy)

1. Odd Youth – Can’t Go Back (song of the week)

11 thoughts on “THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from August 16 – 22”

  2. Really, no notable b-sides for enhypen? I thought several of them were strong, 8+

    Weak title tracks this week though… Odd Youth’s comeback was for sure the main event!

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  5. My favorite this week was Tonight by JaeJoong…what a beautiful, emotional and nostalgic song.

    Also, AtHeart’s 3!4! was very cute.

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  7. I still can’t locate Sweetune in that song. Their work with male bands is so much better, in my opinion – *especially* in the recent decade.

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