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 TAEYANG’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
TAEYANG: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
Where U At -> I Need A Girl (2009-2010)
Ringa Linga -> 1AM (2013-2014)
Slump Phases
None
Rating Average: 8.29
Overall Trendline:
Wedding Dress was arguably the song that truly broke containment and spread k-pop to the masses in the circles I ran in when it dropped. It’s been funny to see it performed at weddings given what the song and MV are about.
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I was saying to sonny boy the other day that “Every Breath You Take” is not a love song, its about a guy stalking his ex.
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“Eyes Nose Lips” is the solo hit that every boy bander wish they had. Best of all, Taeyang kept it simple – just the vocal and a mic.
The video, a slow walk with a billboard set on fire. No complicated dance, just sing the song in front of a camera. OK the fire part, that probably took some planning.
If you are new to kpop, go watch this duet. The girl = who is the girl?!!! Also, this is what live live singing sounds like, in harmony too.
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it’s actually kind of nice to see an artist have a ballad as their highest rated song.
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