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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XDINARY HEROES: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
Little Things -> LOVE and FEAR (2024)
ICU -> Voyager (2025-2026)
Slump Phases
Happy Death Day -> Dear H. (2021-2023)
Rating Average: 7.68
Overall Trendline:
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
Justice for Hair Cut and Pluto! But yeah, they greatly improved over the years, Voyager and Break the Brake might be their best works yet. I just worry about the direction they’ll go now that Gunil is kicked out ;/
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They really were coming into their own musically over the last two years, weren’t they? I’m curious to see where they go from here. I can’t say I know the full details of the Gunil situation so I won’t comment on that but I just hope the group can continue in the vein they have been for the last few releases because they’re really carving out their own identity at long last I feel. I would like to see more of this big, ambitious sound with Voyager and Beautiful Life again which they are really able to make their own.
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oh my goodness I’ve been waiting for this one for so long. In my opinion they’re one of the few groups nowadays that are only improving with time and I can’t wait to see what they come up with in the future! I just hope that with Gunil no longer there that they’ll continue to make the good-quality music that I depend on them for.
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