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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LEE HYORI: A Career In Song Ratings

The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
10 Minutes, Get Ya’, Straight Up, Anystar, Toc Toc Toc, U-Go-Girl, Miss Korea
Lowest Rated Songs
As Long As i Love You, Amor Mio
Imperial Phases
10 Minutes -> Get Ya’ (2003-2006)
Straight Up -> Hey Mr. Big (2006-2008)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang -> Bad Girls (2010-2013)
Slump Phases
Amor Mio -> Black (2013-2017)
Rating Average: 7.98
Overall Trendline:

Not even a song rated 9!?
My personal rating: 10 minutes remain the superior here, although not to the top, around 9.5, and Get Ya’ & U-Go-Girl would be 9.25.
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