Tell me your absolute favorite 2nd gen GG songs

I am trying to listen to more 2nd gen music because Ive not heard much. Honestly im kind of losing hope since I havent managed to find any I reallyyyy like, but some are okay. So please tell me what you think are the absolute best of the best (subjectively) 2nd gen GG songs, list as many or as little as you like.

Quote from Hopkinz

Anything by Sweetune, Brave Brothers, or Shinsadong Tiger

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Quote from monalisalove

For now just this

Quote from catzi

ANYTHING by stellar but i really love this one

Quote from PinKookiE

Basic songs that i really like

Thank you for all your replies, I am slowly going through all the songs you have posted, Isastar may take a while to get through yours lol.

I am noting them and ranking in tiers S-F. S tier I think speaks for itself. A tier means it is likely I will be listening to it again. B tier is adding to playlist because it has potential. C means it's okay but I'll probably not listen to it again (but who knows!). D and below would mean I couldn't get through it lol.

Please do not be offended, I am not music critic and I am a simply ranking them by my enjoyment.

S Tier

• 2NE1 - Lonely - their slow songs are so good???

A Tier

• Kara - Pandora
• 2NE1 - Crush
• 4Minute - Hate - surprising song, thought it was gonna be a slow song
• 4Minute - Crazy - banger, why do I never see this group mentioned
• Wonder Girls - Why So Lonely
• Stellar - Crying
• KARA - STEP
• 4Minute - Volume Up - I love this group?

B Tier

• Sistar - Alone
• BEAST - Fiction
• 2NE1 - Missing you
• T-ARA - Number Nine - borderline A tier
• T-ARA - Sexy Love
• Miss A - Love Song
• After School - First Love - Song is decent and I like the MV because reasons
• 2NE1 - I Love You
• 9Muses - Wild
• Secret - Poison - crazy MV, got idols going on heists on murdering people

C Tier

• Rainbow - A - did not like the song much but liked the MV because reasons
• Dressing Room - Dressing room
• F(x) - Butterfly - not bad but no great
• 9muses - Single Figaro
• SNSD - Genie - is okay
• Girls Day - Something - okay song, good MV. Why was 2nd gen so HOT????

D Tier

F Tier

My biggest takeaway so far: Gen 2 was so SEXY!!! What happened?!?!?!

Quote from monalisalove

I knew you would like 4minute!! And yes, you liked the songs I recommended!! Eheeeeee

And yes, 2ne1 and BB ballads are extraordinary. Tbh BP ballads are the weakest if compared to BB, 2ne1, Winner and iKon ones... Kkkk

I never properly thanked you, but thanks for the great suggestions! I realllyyyyyy like 4minute and Isastar suggested some other great songs from them as well. The group they remind me most of is Everglow who I also love. I agree 2NE1 ballads do hit a bit more than BP, though Happiest Girl is probably my favorite ballad of all time. I know very little bg music, perhaps I will do a bg deep dive one day. If you have any more suggestions please post if you have a chance, I'll get to them eventually lol.

Quote from patrik-k

I don't really have one absolute favorite, but one favorite song each from my favorite groups:

There were some good ones in here, thanks.

Quote from Isastar

I have so many, I might need to make two separate posts

You have truly overwhelmed me with SM music, but now I have songs for days so I do appreciate your suggestions!! I got through a decent amount but I need a break lol. But it's been fun diving into SNSD, I need to check out more from Fx though. SNSD has quite a wide range of music but i seemed to enjoy their slower, melodic songs or those that are more upbeat with edm vibe, which tends to be my favorite types of songs. Their Japanese songs seem to hit nicely, though it's unfortunate some of their music is not on spotify.

Quote from JesseAlex

All of my favorites were from Girls' Generation because they were the only group I listened to back then, believe it or not.

Thank you there were some in here I really enjoyed, especially Party, but I did not get through them all yet.

This is what I wrote down while listening, genuinely no songs that I would say are bad yet.

S Tier

• 2NE1 - Lonely - their slow songs are so good???

A Tier

• Kara - Pandora
• 2NE1 - Crush
• 4Minute - Hate - surprising song, thought it was gonna be a slow song
• 4Minute - Crazy - banger, why do I never see this group mentioned
• Wonder Girls - Why So Lonely
• Stellar - Crying
• KARA - STEP
• 4Minute - Volume Up - I love this group?
• SNSD - Villain - beat goes hard. I listened to this again and this is actually lowkey such a good song. Borderline S Tier
• SNSD - Time Machine - I generally always enjoy slow songs and the vocals of SNSD are no joke. Bonus points for Japanese as well.
• SNSD - Mistakes - Another great slow/ballad type song
• SNSD - Way To Go - This one surprised me, I really like it. The song and MV are so cute, its like a behind the scenes for Gee it seems?
• 2NE1 - Go Away - This song is actually already in my playlist, good song. The MV is really good, never seen something like it in kpop.
• SNSD - Forever 1 - Appears to be 1 of their most recent releases, and possibly one of my favorite so far
• Miss A - Lips - I love any EDM song for the most part so this was an easy one. The main chorus itself is a bit meh but everything around it is beautiful.
• Miss A - Over U - Oh wow this is good
• 4Minute - Canvas - the pre-chorus ahhh soo good. Omg I love it, chorus is decent and everything around it is great. The raps??? Borderline S Tier
• 2ne1 - I am the best - one of the few 2nd gen songs I already knew, just actually iconic
• APink - Im so sick - Borderline A Tier for this one. Vocals serving, visuals serving. Oh my the bridge. Ok nevermind it’s A tier
• SNSD - Another 2nd gen song I already knew and iconic.
• SNSD - Into the New World - mmm a nice melodic jam. The dance break was…a choice, but still like it.
• SNSD - Party - fun upbeat song. MV gives me Twice DTNA vibes and i love that song

B Tier

• Sistar - Alone
• BEAST - Fiction
• 2NE1 - Missing you
• T-ARA - Number Nine - borderline A tier
• T-ARA - Sexy Love
• Miss A - Love Song
• After School - First Love - Song is decent and I like the MV because reasons
• 2NE1 - I Love You
• 9Muses - Wild
• Secret - Poison - crazy MV, got idols going on heists on murdering people
• SNSD - Run Devil Run - idk there’s something catchy about it
• SNSD - Talk Talk - Borderline A, I love these type of r&b vibes
• SNSD - Let it rain - I’m sure I would like a lot of their japanese tracks
• SNSD - Complete - I thought this was gonna be a C but the harmonizing in the chorus saved it
• F(x) - Red Light - Conflicted on this one but I will add it to my playlist for further review. I mostly like it but there were parts I didn’t enjoy.
• Sistar - How Dare You - pretty good I like the synth sounds. Sistar is just a cool group
• Crayon Pope - Dancing Queen 2.0 - I’m conflicted on this one, I do like it but not sure I’ll ever listen to it again. In the playlist it goes for further review.
• Fx - Electric Shock - Fx music feels a lot like aespas music to me so far, at least for their title tracks.
• 4Minute - Cold Rain - Some nice vocals, I just am weak slow vocal heavy songs, especially with piano. Where was this group being hidden all my life?
• 4Minute - What’s your name - Probably my least favorite I’ve heard from them so far (only 4 songs), but still good enough. I like the pre-chorus
• Miss A - Hush - Another borderline A tier song. Chorus was catchy and I like the guitar in it. It has a nice melody
• Miss A - Touch - There’s nothing particular spectacular about this song but I enjoyed it enough, maybe it will grow on me. The sound feels different but also familiar.
• Miss A - Madness - This group has some great songs. I love their vocals on this. Borderline A-tier
• 4Minute - Funny - Decent, sound is a bit different from their prior songs I’ve heard so far. I’d guess this was an earlier song for them. Still a similar sound but more cutesy than their others.
• SNSD - I got a boy - The MV was fun, the song is decent, it could grow on me.
• SNSD - You Think - Enjoyed the MV and their vocals, not sure if I like the song much yet
• SNSD - StarStarStar - just a decent song, kind of basic. But the vocals are nice, may listen to it again
• Fx - Pretty Girl - Okay this one is pretty good, definitely the best from them that I’ve heard so far

C Tier

• Rainbow - A - did not like the song much but liked the MV because reasons
• Dressing Room - Dressing room
• F(x) - Butterfly - not bad but not good
• 9muses - Single Figaro
• SNSD - Genie - is okay
• Girls Day - Something - okay song, good MV. Why was 2nd gen so HOT????
• SNSD - Kissing You - Not an awful song or anything just felt a bit generic to me
• T-Ara - Im in pain - Decent
• SNSD - SNSD
• SNSD - Lion Heart - meh
• Fx - Milk

D Tier

It's really fun to see these older groups and how they have clearly inspired todays groups so much. But at the same time something about the 2nd gen just seems to hit different. Even though some of these songs aren't even that old, many just feel very different from the kpop of today. It's been a refreshing experience.