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 // Aug 16 – Aug 22 // Aug 23 – Aug 29 // Aug 30 – Sep 5 // Sep 6 – Sep 12 // Sep 13 – Sep 19 // Sep 20 – Sep 26 // Sep 27 – Oct 3 // Oct 4 – Oct 10
Notable B-sides:
Flare U – Hundred Nights // Window View
MEOVV – Indestructible
MODYSSEY – Bone Shaker // Right Now // Silly
Nam Woohyun – Better Days // Click Click Boom! // Codename 3,2,1 // Color // Everyday (2026 Version) // Sunset Road // View // 10th Page // 7 Days
NCT Wish – Hubble Time // Upgrade // We Own This Street
PLAVE – The Answer Is Yes
Sung Hanbin – Insidious // Steal The Thunder // 3AM
Teen Top – Come Over // Everglow
Xdinary Heroes – Give Up The Ghost // Slashhh! // u and me in arguments // You Right There
Notable J-pop by K-pop Artists:
None
THIS WEEK: October 11 – October 17
16. DAILY:DIRECTION – Which Way
15. Yuju – Nameless
14. Park Woojin – Stamina
13. Hearts2Hearts – Next Chapter
12. Nam Woohyun – Devil
11. Lee Han Gyul – Bunzi
10. MEOVV – Go Hard
9. NCT Wish – I Spy
8. Epik High x Davichi – Mise en scène
7. Flare U – Bloom
6. tripleS – Andless
5. Teen Top – Don’t Stop
4. PLAVE – Star Trace
3. Xdinary Heroes – Obsessed With Youth
2. MODYSSEY – Ridin’ (Can You Hear That)
Okay… this week I’m having a hard time choosing my top song (which may surprise you based on their initial ratings), so I’m shirking reponsibility and offering a triple crown tie. They all just need more time to settle into their respective places.
1. A2O Soul – Superstar (song of the week)
1. A2O Lite – Neon (song of the week)
1. Sung Hanbin – Undead (song of the week)
Woah, so is it safe to assume that both A2O songs are a 9+ now? Or did Undead fell to an 8.75 (which I highly doubt but yk). But I’m impressed by how buzzy this week has been with so many singles, ofc it has had mixed results but we also got some standouts too. Undead is my song of the week
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Right now, I’m thinking that all three are at a “9,” but I’ll have official ratings in next week’s risers/fallers.
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The most interesting week in K-pop I’ve heard in a long time, everything in your top 5 (7) are a hit for me.
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what I listened to:
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Big week! Here’s everything I added:
9. NAM WOO HYUN – DEVIL / I agree with this as the tt after listening to the whole album. 7.5
8. SUNG HAN BIN – UNDEAD / 8
7. MODYSSEY – Ridin’ / 8
6. Xdinary Heroes – Obsessed with Youth / 8.25
5. TripleS – Andless / 8.25
4. PLAVE – Star Trace / 8.75
3. A20 LITE – NEON / 9
2. NCT WISH – I SPY / 9
1. A20 SOUL – SUPERSTAR / Fastest riser of the year for me! I’m still not sure why a 15 member group has nearly identical voices. Maybe someone can explain it to me? But that’s not really a fair song criticism anyway. The song is sublime as is. 9.5
B-sides
Xdinary Heroes – Love in dystopia / Wasn’t crazy about this album. 7.5
DAILY:DIRECTION – TRAPPED / 7.75
PARK WOO JIN – C-119 / 7.5
SUNG HAN BIN – Bloody Gravity / 7.5
MODYSSEY – SILLY / 7.75
NCT WISH – Super Major / B-sides weren’t quite as strong this album. All their other ones for this past year have been outstanding. I’m definitely not complaining! Adding any b-sides is a treat. 8
NCT WISH – Hubble Time / 8
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Honestly, if Superstar was sung by SHINee, EXO, or SNSD, it maybe have been exceptional. I can’t help but remember “Tell Me What To Do”
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One of the main things that I’ve appreciated about K-pop from about 2024-26 is the fact that a focus on more intentional melodies have been brought back. 2018-23 title tracks really shat on the bed when it came to making good verses, thank goodness we’ve left that era.
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