What are 10 songs that define K-pop for you?

Limiting myself to 1 song per group/artist (otherwise it will all be SHINee)

1. SHINee Sherlock
2. F(x) Electric Shock
3. Kara Step
4. Sistar Loving you
5. BEG Abracadabra
6. Beast Fiction
7. Infinite Mine
8. SNSD Genie
9. Tara Roly Poly
10. TVXQ Mirotics

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Great list! Can't forget about "Roly Poly"!

2nd gen really defined the genre in many ways.

I LOVE "Fiction."

yes Fiction is really good

I was also thinking of Ukiss Man Manhani

Where is Psy- Gangnam style ?

Genie - SNSD

Gee - SNSD

Oh - SNSD

Sorry Sorry - SuJu

Lucifer - SHINee

Haru Haru - BIG BANG

Bubble Pop - Hyuna

Bo Peep Bo Peep - T-ara

Roly Poly - T-ara

Lupin - Kara

1. PSY - GANGNAM STYLE

2. HYUNA - 'Bubble Pop!'

3. Brown Eyed Girls - 'Abracadabra'

4. BIGBANG - 뱅뱅뱅 (BANG BANG BANG)

5. IU - Palette

6. Mamamoo - Yes I am

7. BTS - Fire

8. Exo - Love Shot

9. Itzy - Wannabe

10. Hwasa - Maria

Sorry Sorry by Suju is very 2nd gen kpop lol

fiction

ddu du ddu du

heart shaker

boy with luv

miniskirt

gangnam style

call me baby

some

replay

sorry sorry

Just went with whatever came to mind, so no particular order:

1. SNSD - Gee
2. Super Junior - Sorry, Sorry
3. Big Bang - Fantastic Baby
4. Psy - Gangnam Style
5. TVXQ - Mirotic
6. TWICE - Cheer Up
7. 2NE1 - I am the Best
8. Winner - Really, Really
9. BTS - Blood Sweat and Tears
10. EXO - Growl

Top 5 are EXO songs....

Rest are

6. NCT 127 - Sticker

7. SEVENTEEN - DON'T WANNA CRY

8. GOT7 - If I Do

9. GOT7 - Just Right

10. NCT 127 - Superhuman

some songs i think are iconic (1 per artist, older)

bts - blood sweat and tears

2 pm - adtoy

exo - mama

tvxq - mirotic

bap - warrior

nct - 7th sense

f(x) - hot summer

rain - rainism

got7 - if you do

suju - sorry sorry

shinee - ring ding dong

SNSD : I got a boy

Apink : I am so sick

4minute : Hate

Twice : I can't stop me

BTS : BWL

Gfriend : Sunrise

Red Velvet : One of these nigts

Mamamoo : One of these nights

G-Idle : Latata

aespa : Black Mamba

Oof what a question!

When I hear the term Kpop, I automatically think:

girls generation - gee (a song I don’t even like)

Shinee - Lucifer

Bigbang - Fantastic Baby

EXO - Growl

Blackpink - HYLT

Super Junior - Sorry Sorry

Red Velvet - Red Flavor

BTS - Dynamite (sorry but I tried to think of what I instantly think..)

Twice - TT

NCT 127 - Cherry Bomb

HOT Candy

PSY Gangnam Style

Wonder Girl Nobody

SNSD Gee

Suju Sorry sorry

Big Bang Lies

BTS Dynamite

BTS Spring Day

T-Ara Rolly Polly

2NE1 Im the Best

< insert shinee discography >

          SOLOIST                                GROUP

SHAUN - WAY BACK HOME / IKON - SCENARIO

BOL4 - SOME & GALAXY / Red velvelt - PSYCHO

JENNIE - SOLO / Blackpink & DDu Du DDu Du

JUNGKOOK - EUNPHORIA / BTS - BOY IN LUV (2014)

HWASA - MARIA / Mamamoo EGOSTIC