[instiz] Melon K-POP Ranking with 20 best songs through history

Dynamite should not be on here

love dive is the song of the millennium

no 4th gen? growl number 2? no twice? this list seems so bad

Yeah, this list is rigged, payed, whatever it is, sajaeji. BB should've more songs.

Y‍ou're a bit late with this o‍ne. I posted the full list of 100 songs, with analysis, over four years ago.

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Melon's Top 100 K-pop Masterpieces – The Complete List with Observations and Further Analyses

Recently, Melon, in collaboration with Seoul Shinmun (a leading South Korean newspaper), released its list of the "Top 100 K-pop Masterpieces", as selected by a committee of 35 expert judges (comprised of 20 music critics, 8 music broadcasters, and 7 industry professionals).

The criteria employed in the ranking were the following:
• Symbolism (Domestic and International Influence, K-pop Growth Process, Musical Differentiation and Attempts)
• Chart Performance (Popularity, Domestic/Overseas…

wsoet

Aug 26th 2021

where is Sheesh?

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where is Sheesh?

keep looking

Growl, the South Korean national anthem. Long live Growl.

Wait. Is Dynamite the best Kpop has to offer? really?

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Y‍ou're a bit late with this o‍ne. I posted the full list of 100 songs, with analysis, over four years ago.

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Melon's Top 100 K-pop Masterpieces – The Complete List with Observations and Further Analyses

Recently, Melon, in collaboration with Seoul Shinmun (a leading South Korean newspaper), released its list of the "Top 100 K-pop Masterpieces", as selected by a committee of 35 expert judges (comprised of 20 music critics, 8 music broadcasters, and 7 industry professionals).

The criteria employed in the ranking were the following:
• Symbolism (Domestic and International Influence, K-pop Growth Process, Musical Differentiation and Attempts)
• Chart Performance (Popularity, Domestic/Overseas…

wsoet

Aug 26th 2021

4 years ago, that’ll explain no NewJeans.

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no 4th gen? growl number 2? no twice? this list seems so bad

Idle, Izone, itzy both have songs.

Twice has 2 songs in the top 100.

There are songs that shouldn't be on the list

This is a South Korean list. It's from South Korean perspective. Go dump your salt elsewhere. And New Jeans isn't old enough to qualify. It's for those who stand the passage of time.

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This is a South Korean list. It's from South Korean perspective. Go dump your salt elsewhere. And New Jeans isn't old enough to qualify. It's for those who stand the passage of time.

Lol you're just saying this because your fave is high on the list. There's no way BB is that low... It's definitely made by someone who really likes SM...

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Lol you're just saying this because your fave is high on the list. There's no way BB is that low... It's definitely made by someone who really likes SM...

Maybe it's because SM is the pioneer for K pop.

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Lol you're just saying this because your fave is high on the list. There's no way BB is that low... It's definitely made by someone who really likes SM...

This is the selection criteria and process

There are 35 industry experts voted on this and apparently no one from SM. Also none of them are from an entertainment company aside from Kakao (Melon's owner).

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Ooh growl 💎

I mean if you weren’t here when growl was ruling Korea don’t say anything

If I was trying to rank a top 5, while aiming to be objective and choosing songs for cultural impact first and foremost, it would probably be:

1. Seo Taiji - Nan Arayo

2. H.O.T - Candy

3. 2NE1 - Fire

4. Exo - Growl

5. NewJeans - Hybe Boy

I think there you have 5 "cultural resets" that shaped K-pop in Korea.

Seo Taiji for being counter culture and sparking modern youth culture in Korea. HOT for being the first proper kpop group (idols), 2NE1 for bringing in Girl Crush which reached its pinnacle recently with Blackpink and KPDH (and Girl Crush is for many, the main look and feel they associate with kpop). Exo for being the first modern kpop song (I think there's a bigger gap stylistically between 2nd and 3rd gen kpop than there is 3rd and 4th), and for sweeping the nation in a craze. And then NewJeans for ushering in the new modern era which we're in today.