Identical to final 12 months, I needed to share my prime twenty most-viewed posts for 2025. I discover this checklist an attention-grabbing gauge of which acts are standard or buzzy in the meanwhile (at the very least amongst netizens who learn opinions).
There aren’t many surprises, right here. The checklist is dominated by a few the most well-liked teams and artists — particularly in relation to Western style. It at all times makes me a bit unhappy, although, as a result of these additionally are usually the releases I dislike so informal readers are most likely coming away from this weblog pondering I’m a grumpy man who hates every thing.
What’s most attention-grabbing to me is that there’s not a single SM artist on the checklist this 12 months. This confirms my ideas that the company has struggled in 2025 and makes me hope they reignite their prospects in 2026.
Full Prime 20
20. Music Evaluation: J-Hope (BTS) – Killin’ It Woman (ft. GloRilla)
19. Music Evaluation: ATEEZ – Lemon Drop
18. Music Evaluation: ENHYPEN – Unhealthy Want (With Or With out You)
17. Music Evaluation: Jennie (BLACKPINK) – like JENNIE
16. Music Evaluation: NMIXX – Know About Me
15. Music Evaluation: IVE – Insurgent Coronary heart
14. Music Evaluation: J-Hope (BTS) – Mona Lisa
13. The Prime Three Ok-Pop Songs of June 2025
12. Music Evaluation: BLACKPINK – Leap
11. Music Evaluation: Han & Felix (Stray Children) – Truman
I don’t really feel like this music was their signature 2025 hit, however they’ve nonetheless acquired loads of enchantment with readers.
Aaargh! My 2025 arch-nemeses made it onto the checklist.
She’s throughout this checklist — clearly standard with Western audiences.
And… right here she is once more!
It surprises me how effectively these unit observe opinions did. I form of want I had put extra effort into them, now!
Mainly, something associated to BLACKPINK is assured to do numbers.
This isn’t shocking, both. Something associated to BTS is standard.
Japanese releases normally don’t get as a lot protection on-line, which suggests extra individuals head my strategy to get their repair.
Yep, it was tremendous viral this 12 months so I’m not shocked to see this so excessive.
I’ve a sense much less individuals lined this music on-line because it was a shock pre-release, in order that meant my evaluate was extra prone to come up on search engines like google and yahoo.