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 U-KISS’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
U-KISS: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
0330 -> Tick Tack (2011)
Forbidden Love -> DoraDora (2012)
Alone -> Break Up (2013-2014)
Kissing To Feel -> PaNIC! (2016)
Slump Phases
Quit Playing -> Stay Gold (2014-2015)
Rating Average: 8.13
Overall Trendline:
May I know why many U-Kiss listeners hates (even the member themselves) on Not Young? I think it’s cute tho. Not really a bad song. Cringe for some , maybe. But not the worst song out there.
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man man ha ni and neverland are 10 in my book
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Thanks, I’ve been hoping for U-KISS for a while! Of their songs that I’ve listened to so far, Tick Tack is definitely the best in my opinion. With its massive, surging dance beat, aggressive rapping, and genuinely impressive vocals, it’s at least in my top 25 K-pop songs of all time (yes I know it’s Japanese, I count songs as K-pop by industry rather than language). Neverland is also incredible!
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neverland is absolutely amazing! i was also wondering if you’d be writing a review of EMP’s debut EP? it’s a sub-unit of ZEROBASEONE’s Seok Matthew and Park Gunwook.
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