March has been about as predictable as the rest of 2022. None will threaten my year-end top ten (at least, I hope not!), but I listened to each quite frequently this month. We’ll see if that holds up as the year goes on.įor now, I consider my top three choices to be solid. In fact, I think 2022’s girl group releases have been more consistently solid than the boys so far. Fortunately, Brave Girls and Oh My Girl released two of the strongest albums we’ve heard in awhile. And despite only releasing one song, the yet-to-debut YOUNITE have definitely captured my attention.Įstablished artists mostly underwhelmed - at least where title tracks were concerned. Tempest’s song grew on me a lot and TAN’s track was much stronger than anticipated. This month delivered a few notable debuts and plenty of comebacks from established artists. It all feels very cut-and-paste at the moment. I’m just eager to hear the very best version of these current trends. I tend to reference past K-pop eras quite frequently, but I don’t want the industry to go back and recreate its history. Because of this, we end up with a muddled mess of sound-alike tracks. It feels like everyone in the industry is chasing each other’s tails. It’s just that nothing really sticks out. It’s not like K-pop has been awful over the past few weeks. But, I’m eager for a song or two to break through and reinvigorate my excitement. This is me getting inside my head, which isn’t particularly helpful. That’s six-tenths of my top ten right there! The first three months of 2022 remind me much more of 2020… except we had ATEEZ’s Answer and Dreamcatcher’s Scream back then. By this time in 2021, we’d heard Beautiful Beautiful, Burn It, Take Me Home, Killa, Prism, Moon Rider, Breathe, Reach Out Your Hands, Born To Be Wild, What Type Of X, and I Really Want You… with libidO and Atlantis just around the corner. It doesn’t help that last year opened so strongly. In fact, I haven’t yet heard a 2022 song that competes with my year-end top ten of 2021. You’d think this would result in a competitive top three. After a slow February, March moved in with a slew of new releases from big names. Unfortunately, we’re not quite there yet. ![]() I’m eager to write a super effusive, super excited monthly round-up. I take my own ratings into account, but there’s a bit of wiggle room as certain songs tend to grow or fade. At the end of each month, I look back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists.
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