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I wrote about Basic by Brown Eyed Girls—a great album by one of the most underappreciated K-pop groups of all time—for Ryo's newsletter!
a Japanese music newsletter, no more—this new Monthly Listening covers K-pop!
album picks by our friends @melismaticdiva @nanagazer @TamarWrites @CrowleyHead @michaelhongo @irisxie @KaylaBeardslee @meljohnso & guest Bonus Beats curated by @mellowyel!
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me: I’m not going to spend that much time on the stats post for the K-pop list this year
also me:
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If you like data, check out my new all-time stats spreadsheet! For anyone who’s ever voted on the list in any year, you can look at the first tab for a breakdown of which artists your points have gone to (for artists included in the all-time points chart).
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Our voters’ individual ballots for the Pop Excellence K-pop list are posted now, if you’d like to see what each of us voted for! Plus answers to some bonus questions and stats about each contributor’s ballot. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
Time to find out our winner! The top 13 for this year’s Pop Excellence K-pop singles list is out now, featuring many excellent blurbs from our writers. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
Part two of the Pop Excellence K-pop list is out now, with our writers' individual picks! This year, I had each of us choose a song from our ballots to add to the list, so that we could highlight some personal favorites that didn't receive any other votes. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
Contributions this year from @juanagiaimo @michaelhongo @nanagazer @sneeek @mellowyel, Tamar, Mo, and Rachel.
The Pop Excellence K-pop singles list is back for another year! We’ve put together a good set of songs (despite what sometimes felt like active sabotage from the K-pop industry to prevent it) and are starting today with some honorable mentions for 2025. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
Writing today from @juanagiaimo @nanagazer @sneeek and me; also voting from @michaelhongo @mellowyel, Tamar, Mo, and Rachel (most of them will be writing starting tomorrow as well).
Good morning! I am being a hater. I wrote about my least favorite K-pop singles of 2025: there were enough disappointing comebacks last year that I think a lot of big K-pop groups need an active course-correction. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
obsessed with this it's the most relatable thing I have ever heard a kpop idol say
🍑 when we do music shows and there is the winner announcement. everyone stands in the front, and because i’m short if i stand in the second row you can’t see me, so i always stand in the 2nd or 3rd row so that i can’t be seen
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I wrote about Taemin’s debut album (which holds up surprisingly well a decade later) for Ryo’s newsletter!
This Side of Japan is no more—we're a K-pop newsletter now, covering older K-pop in this Flipped issue:
🐉 Young Posse's hip-hop homage
🐉 @KaylaBeardslee on Taemin's 'Ace'
🐉 song picks by @mellowyel @CrowleyHead & Tamar Herman
🐉 G-DRAGON's "TOO BAD"
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The last post of the 2024 Pop Excellence K-pop list is up now! If you had any questions about the data or voting trends this year, they’re probably answered in here.
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As promised, here's a bunch of thoughts from me on the K-pop list top 10, as well as some trivia from the individual ballots! Check out today's post with ballots and b-sides if you haven't yet.
Individual ballots and bonus questions for the Pop Excellence K-pop list are out now!
Featuring voters' commentary, favorite b-sides and rookie groups, predictions, and some notes about what made each person's ballot unique. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
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Individual ballots and bonus questions for the Pop Excellence K-pop list are out now!
Featuring voters' commentary, favorite b-sides and rookie groups, predictions, and some notes about what made each person's ballot unique. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
You can check out our playlist of b-side recommendations here—
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/0C…
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/playlist/…
YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
Check out our panel's writing on the top 10 K-pop songs of 2024, if you haven't yet!
It’s Day 3 of the Pop Excellence K-pop list—and it’s finally top 10 time! Come read about our voters’ absolute favorite K-pop singles of 2024.
What can I say: we nailed it this year (including the winner), and there is so much great writing to be proud of.popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
It’s Day 3 of the Pop Excellence K-pop list—and it’s finally top 10 time! Come read about our voters’ absolute favorite K-pop singles of 2024.
What can I say: we nailed it this year (including the winner), and there is so much great writing to be proud of.popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
Playlist links for the full top 20 plus honorable mentions are below—
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/78…
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/playlist/…
YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
Don't forget to check out the first half of the top 20 in this year's Pop Excellence K-pop list! Now's your chance to catch up on reading the blurbs before the top 10 drops tomorrow.
Some thoughts on today's results below.
Songs 11-20 in the Favorite K-pop Singles of 2024 list are out now! Come for the excellent song choices, and stay for the wonderful blurbs from our writers. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
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Songs 11-20 in the Favorite K-pop Singles of 2024 list are out now! Come for the excellent song choices, and stay for the wonderful blurbs from our writers. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
Writing from @michaelhongo @loonacademia @Anna_K_Lockwood @sneeek @thatchicksaywat @irisxie @juanagiaimo @mellowyel and Tamar; voting from @nanagazer (his blurbs are all tomorrow!) and @absterwebby
Part one of this year’s Pop Excellence K-pop list is out now, if you haven’t seen it yet! Below are some bonus thoughts from me about the honorable mentions.
The Pop Excellence Favorite K-pop Singles list is back for another year! Our 2024 list features 12 voters, a final top 20, and (IMO) the best set of results we've ever had. Today, we're kicking things off with the introduction and five honorable mentions. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
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The Pop Excellence Favorite K-pop Singles list is back for another year! Our 2024 list features 12 voters, a final top 20, and (IMO) the best set of results we've ever had. Today, we're kicking things off with the introduction and five honorable mentions. popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
Writing today from @irisxie, @loonacademia, @Anna_K_Lockwood, @thatchicksaywat, and me.
Also voting from @juanagiaimo, @michaelhongo, @nanagazer, @sneeek, @mellowyel, @absterwebby, and Tamar. Most of them will have blurbs appear starting tomorrow!
The 2024 edition of the Pop Excellence Favorite K-pop Singles list is coming this week! The first post with the introduction and honorable mentions will go up tomorrow midday. For now, here are some predictions the voters made when they submitted their ballots back in December:
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If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can catch up on last year's K-pop list here: popexcellence.wordpress.com/…
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