The top of the 12 months countdowns are lastly right here! As all the time, we’ll kick off with the large one: The Bias Record’s prime 50 songs of the 12 months! Every day this week, I’ll be counting down ten of the 12 months’s finest, till primary is revealed on Friday.
To be eligible for this prime 50 checklist, songs should have had a Korean launch as a title monitor, follow-up or promotional video between Dec. 1st, 2024 and Nov. thirtieth, 2025.
Inquisitive about previous countdowns? Try the masterpost right here!
50. LE SSERAFIM – Spaghetti (ft. J-Hope)
There’s a particular kind of “quirky” that basic Ok-pop does so nicely, and Spaghetti recaptures a lot of that madcap vitality. From its vomiting sound results to the herky jerky hook, the track actually stands out. (full assessment)
49. ATEEZ – In Your Fantasy
ATEEZ attempt their hand at a mid-00s robotic Timbaland groove. It’s a sound that felt newly refreshed in 2025 and matches their dynamic efficiency fashion surprisingly nicely. (full assessment)
48. ALLDAY PROJECT – Well-known
One of many 12 months’s largest breakouts debuted with a serpentine, virtually chorus-less monitor that originally left me chilly. Nonetheless, ubiquity has a manner of pulling out a track’s charms. (full assessment)
47. Shut Your Eyes – Snowy Summer season
I’m not often a fan of blending seasons, however Snowy Summer season has such good, uplifting vibes that it manages to work as a singalong carol for each time of 12 months. (full assessment)
46. 8TURN – Like A Good friend
The oldest monitor on my checklist, launched all the way in which again in December 2024. That is the large summer time hit that bought away, capturing a youthful zest with an addictive new jack swing beat. (full assessment)
45. IDID – Step It Up
Mixing old-school sounds with trendy hip-hop percussion, Step It Up served as a standout pre-debut and have become considered one of my largest growers of the 12 months. I like these jazzy breakdowns. (full assessment)
44. &TEAM – Lunatic
Lunatic could be a bit threadbare as an precise track, however its two or three repeated segments are so addictive that I don’t thoughts the shortage of structural variety. Generally, merely using a improbable groove for 2 and a half minutes really works. (full assessment)
43. RE:WIND – RE:SET
Although the track’s “music video” seems to be like a Canva collage, I felt the necessity to embrace this track in my singles countdown as a result of it’s one of many 12 months’s most underrated pop melodies. (full assessment)
42. (ALL)HOURS – Gimme Gimme
In a 12 months that usually felt subdued and secure, listening to one thing as balls-to-the-wall bonkers as Gimme Gimme was really a reduction. This updates the hyper-repetitive late-00s/early-10s Tremendous Junior sound for our trendy period. (full assessment)
41. IDID – Push Again
Isn’t it improbable when a groove’s so indelible that it makes you progress involuntarily? That is the way you execute posturing NCT-esque boy group hip-hop with aptitude. (full assessment)