The Prime Three Okay-Pop Songs of November 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 scores under consideration, however there’s a little bit of wiggle room as sure songs are inclined to develop or fade.

November 2024 General Ideas

Effectively… how are all of us doing?

Given the information of the previous few days I really feel like we’re residing by way of the Okay-pop purge. My coronary heart goes out to followers of the affected teams. Hopefully they will all discover success below new businesses if they want. It’s actually not the information you need to hear on the finish of a yr.

Talking of “the tip of a yr,” November is the final month I depend towards eligibility for my year-end Okay-pop countdowns. It’s often a reasonably busy time however this November felt fairly slight as compared. I’ve been a weekly Music Financial institution watcher for the previous decade and I usually choose the state of the business based mostly on what number of random trot/ballad singers they function on any given episode. An overabundance of those performers often means there aren’t sufficient idol comebacks to fill a present. Suffice it to say, I’ve sat by way of many a ballad and trot banger this month.

In my thoughts, high quality of releases has been on a gentle decline since this June’s incredible slate. November was the worst but, although the month was capped by two songs I genuinely love so it didn’t really feel as dire because it really was. The issue is, I didn’t discover a lot to like past these two releases. I couldn’t justify transferring any of my honorable mentions right into a prime three slot (they’d simply be filling area), so for the primary time in BIAS LIST historical past, I don’t have a quantity three selection. I don’t imply to make this a pattern, however there simply wasn’t something to fill that third spot. I’m already dishonest a bit by together with a tune that wasn’t promoted with a music video.

So, let’s deal with the optimistic! I like my prime two songs greater than something launched previously couple of months. For the primary time in awhile, I’ve that excited feeling round a Okay-pop launch. Please please please let this momentum proceed into the brand new yr. It feels just like the business forfeited the second half of 2024 and that’s been fairly miserable to look at.

As an alternative of struggling by way of uninteresting new releases, I’ve ensconced myself in Okay-pop historical past. I hope you’re all having fun with the brand new “Again to Okay-pop’s First Technology” function. It should in all probability change into extra sporadic as we transfer into countdown territory subsequent month, however I admire the prospect so as to add vital historic context to the weblog. I’ve at all times been fascinated about how completely different eras and influences match collectively.

J-pop additionally had a less-than-stellar month, although there have been a couple of highlights. I’ve been replaying Ryugujo’s new album as I knew I might, and I haven’t even had an opportunity to put in writing about my favourite J-pop single of the month because it solely got here out a pair days in the past (it’ll be within the round-up tomorrow).

On one other word, this November has change into the highest-viewed month in Bias Listing historical past! Because of everybody who got here to commiserate about new releases, flash again to Okay-pop’s first gen, hearken to me bitch about businesses, take a GFriend deep dive or let your voice be heard within the feedback. And on the subject of “letting your voice be heard,” don’t overlook to take part within the first ever Bias Listing Reader Survey to go away suggestions in regards to the weblog and the Okay-pop business general. Oh, and in case you occur to be over at Bluesky, I made an account for the weblog this month.

On to the year-end countdowns subsequent month!

Month Cumulative Ranking: 7.8

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