Beyond this, K-pop’s albums deliver thousands of additional tracks that settle for a more limited audience. It’s these songs that will become a part of my “battle of the b-sides” feature.
In this feature, I’ll be putting on my A&R hat and taking a listen to five randomly-selected K-pop b-sides. I’ll write a mini review for each, including a Bias List rating, and rank them from least to most favorite. The winner will join a special Bias List B-side playlist. Think of it like my own little agency, hand-selecting songs I’d like to pitch to my nonexistent artists!
Round One: Limitless, Hwanhee, Sechs Kies, Royal Pirates, Ladies’ Code
Round Two: ONF, NCT 127, G.Soul, Cho Yong-Pil, Lovelyz
Round Three: Zion.T, GOT7, TVXQ, 14U, LOONA
Round Four: YooA, Bigstar, Jonghyun, GFriend, IMFACT
Round Five: Key, Pentagon, Red Velvet, A.C.E, Kim Hyun Joong
Round Six: Yoon Jisung, 1Punch, Zico, Brown Eyed Girls, 2NE1
Round Seven: Red Velvet Edition
Round Eight: Twice, DAY6, Super Junior-D&E, SF9, Son Dam Bi
Round Nine: AOA, AKMU, Taeyang, 4minute, BTS
Round Ten: Laboum, SHINee, B.A.P, U-KISS, BoA
Round Eleven: Girls’ Generation, Monsta X, Lovelyz, Cross Gene, Nu’est W
Round Twelve: Highlight, GWSN, U-KISS, AOA, Taeyeon
Round Thirteen: Weki Meki, Wonder Girls, Monsta X, EXO-CBX, NCT 127
Round Fourteen: Seventeen Edition
Round Fifteen: Onew, Seventeen, Deux, VIXX, BoA
Round Sixteen: Infinite F, FIX, Astro, Wonder Girls, CNBlue
Round Seventeen: Heo Young Saeng, Just B, Trouble Maker, Stray Kids, Girls’ Generation
Round Eighteen: Astro, Neon Punch, Snuper, fromis_9, April
Round Nineteen: Girls’ Generation (SNSD) Edition
Round Twenty: After School, ToppDogg, T-ara, Girls’ Generation, ITZY
Round Twenty-One: Ha Sungwoon, Nu’est, Lee Jinhyuk, GOT7, Suzy
Round Twenty-Two: Boyfriend, JYP, Bobby, Block B, Beast
Round Twenty-Three: NCT Edition
Round Twenty-Four: EPEX, Twice, IN2IT, Wheein, Infinite H
Round Twenty-Five: SF9, Wonderboyz, DAY6, Girls’ Generation, Bigbang
Round Twenty-Six: TVXQ, BTS, Dal Shabet, Dreamcatcher, U-Know
Round Twenty-Seven: Oh My Girl, Sistar, GOT7, Twice, ONEUS
Round Twenty-Eight: Xia Junsu, Mamamoo, TO1, B1A4, iKON
Round Twenty-Nine: Lovelyz Edition
Round Thirty: Turbo, Teen Top, Beast, AKMU, GFriend
Round Thirty-One: NCT 127, Woodz, Hyolyn, P1Harmony, Gugudan
Round Thirty-Two: SHINee, Miss A, Girls’ Generation, BTOB, SF9
Round Thirty-Three: Elris, Wonder Girls, Oh My Girl, B1A4, NCT 127
Round Thirty-Four: Sweetune Edition
Round Thirty-Five: Ha Sungwoon, Kim Hyung Jun, Nine Muses, Agust D, TVXQ
Round Thirty-Six: April, Twice, Super Junior, U-KISS, Younha
Round Thirty-Seven: A.C.E, 4minute, DAY6, Click-B, LOONA Odd Eye Circle
Round Thirty-Eight: Pentagon, BoA, GOT7, Baekhyun, BTOB
Round Thirty-Nine: SF9, BTOB, Yuri, Seventeen, TRCNG
Round Forty: Everglow, KARD, Han Seungwoo, SHINee, Pentagon
Round Forty-One: Taeyeon, Super Junior-KRY, GOT7, TXT, Monsta X
Round Forty-Two: Winner, Shinhwa, Aprince, 1PUNCH, Momoland
Round Forty-Three: PSY, Elris, LOUD, Dreamcatcher, Xia Junsu
Round Forty-Four: Girls’ Generation, Epik High, G.Soul, (G)I-DLE, DAY6
Round Forty-Five: Chungha, BTS, Euijin, Girls’ Generation, NCT U
Round Forty-Six: N.Flying, AOA, Red Velvet, Beast, EXO-CBX
Round Forty-Seven: Seventeen, CNBlue, (G)I-DLE, Twice, STAYC
Round Forty-Eight: BoA, Luminous, Monsta X, 4minute, Sechs Kies
Round Forty-Nine: Winner, Changmin, AB6IX, ZE:A, Romeo
Round Fifty: 2PM, P1Harmony, Kara, Sistar, Mirae
Round Fifty-One: STAYC, IZ*ONE, YooA, PSY, JJ Project
Round Fifty-Two: Kara Edition
Round Fifty-Three: Winner, Youngjae, BTS, Rocket Punch, H.O.T
Round Fifty-Four: SHINee, SF9, MBLAQ, Baekhyun, (G)I-DLE
Round Fifty-Five: SHINee, Spectrum, Kara, UP10TION, Beast
Round Fifty-Six: GFriend Edition
Round Fifty-Seven: NCT 127, Teen Top, Monsta X, Dreamcatcher, Cherry Bullet
Round Fifty-Eight: Billlie, NCT 127, IZ, JUS2, Everglow
Round Fifty-Nine: BIGBANG Edition
Winning Song Playlist
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What 2nd gen, or even 3rd gen groups or soloists are being forgotten by fans?
Discussion
Kara and T-ara, two massively popular groups during their time that people don’t seem to remember. Songs like Step or Roly Poly are only known to old stans. Also, former Sistar member Soyou who has kept on releasing music solo which has not gotten the attention I think it should, with songs like gotta go that had insane potential.
What K
Infinite is among the series of the so-called "second-generation" boy bands those that debuted in the late 2000s and early 2010s making their long-awaited reunions.
What generation is sistar?
Generation 2.
Who is 2nd generation K
2nd Generation Dubbed the 'Golden Age of K-Pop', this is the generation that gave rise to what we call 'Hallyu' or The Korean Wave. Groups like Super Junior, BIGBANG, Girls' Generation, Wonder Girls, KARA, SHINee, 2PM, and 2NE1 were born and popularized K-Pop outside of Korea.
Is EXO second or third generation?
The majority agrees that the boy group EXO, which also belongs to SM Entertainment, was one of the first groups of the 3rd generation .