The Prime Three Okay-Pop Songs of December 2024

On the finish of every month, I look again at my three favourite title tracks by Okay-pop artists. I take my very own rankings under consideration, however there’s a little bit of wiggle room as sure songs are inclined to develop or fade.

December 2024 Total Ideas

Oh gosh, what a month for South Korea. December began with martial legislation and ended with a lethal airplane crash. It’s simply been an terrible string of occasions for this nation, making for a really fraught transition into the brand new yr. I hope 2025 brings stability and security.

Musically, December is rarely very noteworthy. There merely aren’t many new releases this month, and people who do emerge are minimally promoted as many music exhibits go on hiatus. I’ve just a few first rate songs in my high three however I don’t think about any will problem the higher half of subsequent yr’s Prime 50 countdown.

As an alternative, December is all concerning the year-end music festivals and award exhibits. If I counted remixes, TWS’s glorious orchestral model of “hey! hey!“ would simply be my high tune of the month. I’m completely obsessive about it and have performed it greater than any new Okay-pop launch this month. As Korea maintains its nationwide mourning interval, MBC’s year-end pageant has been postponed and can air someday in January. After almost a decade of watching this occasion on New Yr’s eve, it’s going to be bizarre not having Okay-pop usher in my new yr. I’ll positively be writing my normal recap when it does air.

On the weblog, December is sort of busy as a result of it’s the month I unveil all of my many Okay-pop countdowns. Throughout some years, the highest honors are unfold out amongst all kinds of artists, however this was a yr the place a pair acts actually dominated for me. I hope you loved studying via the countdowns these previous few weeks. The masterpost might be faraway from the highest of the weblog tomorrow and shifted to the sidebar for simple entry.

In distinction to Okay-pop, J-pop has a historical past of unveiling very robust materials in December. All three releases highlighted on this publish made my “Prime 50 J-pop” countdown. Yukiakari has lastly urged me to dive deeper into &TEAM’s discography and selection. I actually just like the tune.

The transition into a brand new yr is all the time thrilling once I take into consideration all the brand new music that awaits us. There have been so many nice songs in 2024 which have now develop into a part of my life and historical past. I can’t assist however marvel what music is lurking across the nook ready to develop into a part of that wealthy tapestry.

Month Cumulative Score: 8.0

(compiled by averaging the scores of each Okay-pop evaluate from this month)