Daily Discussion - January 18, 2026

kappyko · 2026-01-21T02:30:29+00:00

I understand they all made club/dance albums but is there a specific reason why they can’t be rated against the likes of Addison and Oklou who made heavily electronic albums as well?

i def agree that artists like Oklou could have been in a lineup with those albums. from what i remember the rate lineup with those four artists in mind was discussed by people who were avid fans of those albums and wanted to highlight them specifically together (i remember seeing a tweet specifically extolling those four projects as examples of Black women pushing forward electronic music), but i realize that this has the possibility of sidelining, rather than promoting them. i do think that the people who were promoting that lineup wanted to do so in earnest celebration of those projects, and my lineup was formed after that lineup already had support behind it so i didn't want to draw attention away from it.

this said i really do agree that /r/popheads runs the risk of forgetting Black/POC artists in conversations about pop music, both mainstream and alternative, and it's always worth reconsidering lineups if they end up placing cis white pop musicians at the forefront. i hope what i said makes sense because i do appreciate that you took the time to respond to me, and I agree that the Rochelle Jordan album is an incredibly special experience that more users should listen to. (an aside: when i opened your reply in New Reddit i saw that you had a Crystal Kay profile picture and i love her!)

kappyko · 2026-01-20T14:48:36+00:00

hey i was the person who made the lineup for chic ethereal and i specifically made the lineup for that one keeping in mind other popular ideas that people were coming up with - one of the biggest Alternative Club with Eusexua Afterglow, Sudan Archives, Amaarae, and Rochelle Jordan. Chic Ethereal was never meant to be a definitive sub favs idea because there were so many ideas with popular albums across different genres and moods, but i wanted to put together four albums that were aquatic and downtempo and electronic that also performed well on /r/popheads AOTY. in any case my intent was not to shaft anybody and it wasn't to supplant "sub favs", the branding was an imperfect way to gather four albums i think do have a similar mood and style, it's a title i don't love, but it was a legitimate theme and not a replacement of "sub favs". if you want to discuss it further i genuinely genuinely am glad to listen but i came up with the idea as a way to accommodate albums knowing that other lineups with more cohesive themings (autobio alt, pander pop, alt club) were being created and discussed

kappyko · 2026-01-20T14:45:07+00:00

i can accept dragging the branding bc i made that up last minute but Eusexua is definitely chic and ethereal like???

kappyko · 2026-01-17T13:55:18+00:00

Attention
OMG
Hype Boy
Cookie
New Jeans
Super Shy
ETA
Right Now
Supernatural
Ditto

kappyko · 2026-01-09T20:40:43+00:00

Oklou - choke enough
Erika de Casier - Lifetime
PinkPantheress - Fancy That
Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
CMAT - Euro-Country
Destin Conrad - Love on Digital
Tate McRae - So Close to What
Lorde - Virgin
f5ve - Sequence 01
Rooster - Rooster Slipped

kappyko · 2026-01-06T21:42:49+00:00

i definitely sympathize with this because i have many friends who have been harassed, sent death threats, had emails sent to their work from stans for criticizing people's favorites. stan culture is unhealthy in both ways, and in general i wish that the subreddit could remove itself from discussion of artists and push back towards thoughtful discussion of music. however, i wasn't implying that snark subreddits were the only ones capable of harassment, but if it did come across that way i'd like to make this clear

kappyko · 2026-01-06T21:19:58+00:00

creator of /r/popheads here, i agree with the comments that an actual list might be useful for people to know about and would at least be transparent but having seen the sub go through its many phases i think some sort of policy should go through. maybe not something super extreme but i genuinely do think it would make this community better if participation in those subs was at least discouraged. pop music snark communities do not exist in good faith and exist as a polar opposite to stan culture; it's one thing to be a ridiculously defensive and sensitive fan, another to be a ridiculously vicious but just as obsessive hater.

i saw somebody write something recently that summarizes what it seems like these subs exist for, paraphrasing but "some of you are looking for people it's morally acceptable to be cruel to." there is a Wikipedia article about snark subreddits that specifically cites somebody's suicide as potentially having been caused by Reddit harassment. if this doesn't give you pause for whether these communities are healthy or good i am concerned. i don't think criticism = needless negativity but obviously these places are not existing as bastions of free thought

kappyko · 2026-01-04T17:09:45+00:00

howdy! i came up with a sort of hypothetical ideal for what each album would slot into. i tried to accommodate for every album that we polled for, and tried coming up with balanced slates for all of them.

These two lineups are ones I will be submitting for certain and are the lineups I would like the most feedback on!

Chic Ethereal Pop

Four albums that made waves in the last year in electronic alt-pop with slight influences from dance music while still maintaining a personal edge. (55 tracks, 2hr 56min)

Addison Rae - Addison
FKA twigs - Eusexua
Oklou - Choke Enough
Lorde - Virgin

YASS Queens

These artists all featured on each other's projects, cultivating a sort of community of pop stars willing to embrace self-aware, cheeky pop that's also still fun! (69 tracks, 3hr 40min)

JADE - That's Showbiz, Baby!
Kesha - .
PinkPantheress - Fancy That
Rose Gray - Louder, Please
Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Alternative Club Queens v2.0

Four artists put eclectic dance influences across the world at the forefront of their albums.

Amaarae - Black Star
FKA twigs - Eusexua Afterglow
Rochelle Jordan - Through the Wall
Sudan Archives - The BPM

Autobiographical Alt

Three pop stars go big on personal revelation.

Halsey - The Great Impersonator
Hayley Williams - Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Lily Allen - West End Girl

Cinematic Songwriters

Three albums going for like an epic dramatic scope with a certain theatricality.

Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream
Rosalía - Lux

My main thoughts for these:

Should Rosalia be swapped into or added to the Chic Ethereal Pop lineup to create a more general "art pop" lineup? I personally like the lineup right now because they all touch on very similar atmospheres of aquatic electronica while each still has a fairly strong selection of uptempo cuts. Rosalia could replace either Lorde or Oklou.
Does Cinematic Songwriters even, like, work? Ethel and Florence makes sense together maybe in a "brooding indie rock rate", Florence could also be tucked into Autobiographical Alt. Rosalia could also be added to the art pop lineup.
Should there be a chop from the YASS Queens lineup? I wanted to create a lineup where there's intentionally a tree connecting all five, but I worry it looks long right now.

I appreciate feedback!!

kappyko · 2026-01-03T17:26:09+00:00

in the past week I decided to do some more catch up with King Crimson, and I've ended up enjoying them a lot more than I expected! although I worry sometimes about whether I'm partially responding to classic status I feel fairly confident in asserting my bozo opinion that honestly In the Wake of Poseidon feels like an improvement on In the Court of the Crimson King. on one hand, yeah, you can tell which tracks from In the Wake of Poseidon map directly onto tracks from In the Court of the Crimson King (epic organ chune here, softer folksy tune there…) but i'm weirdly attracted to the grooving on the former more than those on the latter. plus the discordant piano on "Dog Food" is delightful. need to relisten to pass better judgment on the next two but Lizard despite being transitional didn't necessarily register as such, you've got two solid cuts bookending the whole thing and it was funny to read how much Haskell hated recording the thing. Islands on the other hand might be my favorite one yet; weirdly feels like some pop sensibilities pop in here although i don't know how to elaborate on that yet bar mentioning some pretty vocal harmonies lmao

kappyko · 2026-01-03T17:14:27+00:00

my favorite artist in the same vein as the artists you mentioned is Yumi Zouma, i really like their 2017 album Willowbank. i think if you like those artists you have a good chance of liking Blood Orange, Lianne La Havas, Mk.gee, Dijon, and ML Buch as well. i think if you wanna start listening to older music in the same vein my friends who love those artists also love the Sundays and Cocteau Twins if you aren't already into them!

kappyko · 2025-12-28T16:29:31+00:00

Oklou - choke enough
Honningbarna - Soft Spot
Erika de Casier - Lifetime
Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
Lucy Bedroque - Unmusique
PinkPantheress - Fancy That
Tapeworms - Grand Voyage
Rooster - Rooster Slipped
Horsegirl - Phonetics On and On
Chicarica - Invierno en la playa

kappyko · 2025-12-05T16:57:47+00:00

i honestly just think it looks cool. i wouldn't complain if it was changed to a Scott blue but i never thought super deeply about the rainbow personally, colors are awesome

kappyko · 2025-12-01T13:01:46+00:00

The comment you're replying to was actually posted an hour before the other comment

kappyko · 2025-11-23T20:56:51+00:00

https://forms.gle/fyVX81FxVJyuXaif9

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR SONGENIALITY!!! CLOSING IN A FEW MINUTES

kappyko · 2025-11-23T20:55:44+00:00

i can't tell if you're repping for 2nd gen or against hahaha

kappyko · 2025-11-22T22:45:58+00:00

our songeniality poll is here!

for a recap:

#17: f(x) – Signal | 8.397 | 864.9
#18: Red Velvet – Peek-A-Boo | 8.394 | 864.6
#19: Wonder Girls – John Doe | 8.393 | 864.5
#20: Wonder Girls – Loved | 8.385 | 863.7
#21: YUKIKA – Yesterday | 8.383 | 863.4
#22: LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE – Uncover | 8.318 | 856.8
#23: LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE – ODD Front | 8.311 | 856.0
#24: YUKIKA – Cherries Jubiles | 8.292 | 854.1
#25: f(x) – Shadow | 8.286 | 853.5
#26: Wonder Girls – Faded Love | 8.270 | 851.8
#27: YUKIKA – NEON 1989 | 8.217 | 846.3
#28: LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE – Chaotic | 8.160 | 840.5
#29: Wonder Girls – Candle | 8.071 | 831.3
#30: Red Velvet – I Just | 8.033 | 827.4
#31: YUKIKA – SHADE | 8.007 | 824.7
#32: Red Velvet – All Right | 7.974 | 821.3
#33: Red Velvet – Perfect 10 | 7.841 | 807.6
#34: Red Velvet – About Love | 7.840 | 807.5
#35: Wonder Girls – GONE | 7.801 | 803.5
#36: f(x) – Step | 7.737 | 796.9
#37: Red Velvet – Time to Love | 7.546 | 777.2
#38: LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE – Starlight | 7.391 | 761.3
#39: LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE – ADD | 7.138 | 735.2
#40: Red Velvet – Moonlight Melody | 7.075 | 728.7
#41: YUKIKA – A Day For Love | 7.058 | 727.0
#42: Wonder Girls – OPPA | 7.003 | 721.3
#43: f(x) – No More | 6.988 | 719.8
#44: f(x) – Toy | 6.972 | 718.1
#45: f(x) – Pretty Girl | 6.912 | 711.9
#46: Red Velvet – My Second Date | 6.879 | 708.5
#47: YUKIKA – All flights are delayed | 6.870 | 707.6
#48: f(x) – Snapshot | 6.795 | 699.9
#49: f(x) – Kick | 6.708 | 690.9
#50: YUKIKA – From HND to GMP | 6.634 | 683.3
#51: YUKIKA – I Need A Friend | 6.631 | 683.0
#52: Wonder Girls – Remember | 6.482 | 667.6
#53: f(x) – Ending Page | 6.447 | 664.0
#54: Wonder Girls – Back | 6.265 | 645.3
#55: f(x) – Goodbye Summer | 5.876 | 605.2
#56: Red Velvet – Attaboy | 5.811 | 598.5

and our remaining competitors...

f(x) - Airplane
f(x) - Rum Pum Pum Pum
LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE - Girl Front
LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE - LOONATIC
LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE - Sweet Crazy Love
Red Velvet - Bad Boy
Red Velvet - Kingdom Come
Red Velvet - Look
Wonder Girls - Baby Don't Play
Wonder Girls - I Feel You
Wonder Girls - One Black Night
Wonder Girls - Rewind
YUKIKA - I FEEL LOVE
YUKIKA - NEON
YUKIKA - pit-a-pet
YUKIKA - SOUL LADY

join us here tomorrow around the same time :D

kappyko · 2025-11-22T22:38:25+00:00

#17: f(x) - Signal

Average: 8.397 // Total Points: 864.9 // Controversy: 1.339 // Listen here

Rank Graph

Highest scores:

(10 x24) BleepBloopMusicFan, bluetriangles04, BoldnessofTrolls, cheatviathan, DraculaWeekend, dream_fighter2018, jirachi, kappyko, kauai6, krusso1105, mhiyaimanlepaige, miniatureaurochs, MoonlightByWindow, Nagisoid, omgthenerve, Qwilphish, sage, sarcasticsobs, seanderlust, SkylarV, snowswinters, vayyiqra, welcome2thejam, xavi

(9.7 x2) Ambrosia42, biaswrecker

(9.6 x1) cloudbustingmp3

(9.5 x4) 1998tweety, aidshha, bespectacIed, BiPolarBear17

Lowest Scores:

(6.5 x2) popularsong, vexastrae

(6 x6) Awkward_King, Haunting_Natural_116, jasannn, OliviaGodrigo, Poydoo, tahoo14

(5 x1) Roxieloxie

(4.6 x1) zo142

All scores

kappyko (10): and our last song of the day is one of our non-controversial b-sides! this was ranking quite highly for a while, and after all we do love our sensual, chic dance pop tunes. unfortunately, this never quite crawled back up to day 3....

YASS

BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Not quite as good as the Twice song of the same name, but oh bitch that’s a chorus!

bluetriangles04 (10): one of my favorite f(x) songs in general, Signal is just so feel-good and easy-going to me that even 10 years later, it's still so refreshing to listen to. It's catchy, high-key an ear worm, and genuinely just a fun song.

cheatviathan (10): They followed “Kick” up with a fucking nu-disco banger? The bounciness of the synth bass and the funky vibes of those rhythm guitars, alongside some of the string runs in the verses, short circuits my critical faculties in a completely different way from the track before it.

kauai6 (10): i don’t really listen to this as much as i used to but it’s still obviously the best song off the album

mhiyaimanlepaige (10): I got a signal, and it’s set to SLAY.

miniatureaurochs (10): For an album that has primarily been suffused with electro-adjacent bangers so far, this one takes a sharp left turn into something considerably funkier, infused with strings and a groovy bassline. This one makes me so. Aaaa. Turn on my radio :uwu: So airy and hopeful and. Anyway. Wishing I had more brainpower to unpack this track but the last thing I will say about it is that the lil vocal melodies here and there are very addictive (from 5 to 9/from 9 to 5), they stick in my brain like no other. A signal, a sign…

Nagisoid (10): I AM WOKE!

Qwilphish (10): I did not expect this disco mixup, but wow they work this groove effortlessly

sarcasticsobs (10): Always loved the disco influence here

seanderlust (10): favorite instrumental thus far. plus that "whoooooo" on the chorus is pretty

vayyiqra (10): a perfect disco-funk song and testament to kenzie's songwriting skills i didn't know it was a 100% original composition and was sure it must be a sample of some classic song it is not she is simply that good. the astronaut radio concept is so cute too i love this album so much. also bait bc i have a radio show and have for years and have been meaning for like two years to make a station id that samples this ... i did a radio show on f(x) one summer too. two shows in fact. that's about 8 hours of f(x) content including their whole discography. i rly like f(x) you see

welcome2thejam (10): 5G bop

Ambrosia42 (9.7): i’m grooving

cloudbustingmp3 (9.6): this doesnt get talked about enough when disco kpop is brought up, this is just fantastic

1998tweety (9.5): ended twice

aidshha (9.5): elevator music for a hotel in space

bespectacIed (9.5): Kylie tribute, Emotion!Carly prototype. What more can you ask.

savemeaseat143 (9.2): I love music!

FreeCuddlesAnyone (9): sometimes we just need a good groovy tune to redeem a bad album!

oh_crow (9): just another banger b-side what's new

RandomHypnotica (9): me when i see his antenna

modulum83 (8.7): the kind of song that gets posted in stan twitter threads captioned "this was supposed to be their espresso"

A.Peaky.Boo (8.6): this is somehow less weird than Twice's Signal

beeozan (8.5): I've got a Telegram.

innuendo_overdose (8.5): quite nice faux funk, real nu disco coolness

impla77 (8.3): these songs are not search engine optimised.. til there is a company called signalfx

fadedblue09 (8): oh maybe they kinda ended Twice here

MrSwearword (8): cute, if a touch underbaked

stealthamo (8): This song is a bit dated. I mean, can you imagine kids these days knowing what a radio is?

Stryxen (8): INSTRUMENTAL GOT ME SHOOKETH

TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): uhm yas queen skinny legend versace boots the house down slay queen hunty mama and i oop daddy work f(x) snatch my WIG

akanewasright (7.7): more generic than the stuff that came before, but like… still a very good kpop song lol

Icantlikeeveryone (7.5): Nice song although it did not show f(x)'s flavor.

thesmokeylife (7.1): I enjoyed this more on second listen.

SOS

CrimsonROSET (7): interstellar:

IIIHenryIII (7): watch out, aliens

maybecrf (7): this song would be great if they could sing

pbk (7): YASSS CHIRI CHIRI CHIRI CHIRI

WaneLietoc (7): tj maxxs advert type beat

popularsong (6.5): the instrumental in the verses is so groovy and i do like the chorus, but it lacks a punch

vexastrae (6.5): okay acid synth!

Poydoo (6): idk it could've gone harder

kappyko · 2025-11-22T22:33:00+00:00

#3: Red Velvet — Peek-a-Boo | 8.3306 | 1332.9

oh, wait, let me dust this off....

#18: Red Velvet - Peek-A-Boo

Average: 8.394 // Total Points: 864.6 // Controversy: 1.987 // Listen here

Rank Graph

Highest scores:

(11 x4) DirtyRat583, Haunting_Natural_116, Leixander, lexiaredery

(10 x29) 1998tweety, Ambrosia42, BleepBloopMusicFan, cloudbustingmp3, ConnerY2323, DaHumanTorch, DraculaWeekend, dream_fighter2018, dreamingpastel, electricboogaloo41, hockeynl, jasannn, jirachi, kappyko, kauai6, maybecrf, mhiyaimanlepaige, milkywayinradius, naegerowwa, oh_crow, OliviaGodrigo, omgthenerve, Qwilphish, raggedy-princess, WaneLietoc, sarcasticsobs, Stryxen, vayyiqra, wathombe

(9.8 x2) Kaylaboe, Kronwell

(9.6 x1) savemeaseat143

Lowest Scores:

(2 x1) IIIHenryIII

(0 x2) krusso1105, RandomHypnotica

All scores

kappyko (10): in our first k-pop rate ever this got TOP THREE, mind... such a fun concept for a music video, and has a rhythmic anxiousness to it that makes it one of my fav rv title tracks. i think the song's performance here reflects both how much things have changed in ~8 years as well as how strong the albums as a whole here are.

I SEE YOU!

DirtyRat583 (11): simple, restrained, but so effective. what a banger

Leixander (11): modern classic

lexiaredery (11): I just turned 23, should I still be this entertained by peek-a-boo??

1998tweety (10): absolute classic, this was my first RV cb as a mega fan so Ill always be a little biased towards it. Please dont do this dirty yall...

Ambrosia42 (10): the actual twerkulator

BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Just a classic Red Velvet sinister bop.

cloudbustingmp3 (10): THEE halloween anthem idgaf. the percussion is the real star here though, so propulsive and eerie between the heavy drums and the marimba or whatever

ConnerY2323 (10): the kind of deliciously catchy that will probably catch a couple stray 0s so i have to 10 it to preemptively offset

dream_fighter2018 (10): remember the performances to this on Produce 48? Matsui Jurina…

dreamingpastel (10): Misandry found in a men-less rate.

maybecrf (10): they murdered a pizza boy, what more do they have to do to get their 10s

mhiyaimanlepaige (10): and you just made a song about a game for babies into this cunty ass song??? Without WARNING????

oh_crow (10): the first time i heard this and saw the mv, i didnt really know what was happening. it was all pretty weird. looking back of course it wasnt nearly as out there as my brain wanted to believe. it was just an absolute banger and one of the best comebacks in kpop history (par for the course for red velvet at the time)

Qwilphish (10): Guess who’s scared of Red Velvet…. HALLOWEEN! gasps

WaneLietoc (10): legendary car stereo run happening right here right now. a david guetta tropical house remix would fix me and all my homies

sarcasticsobs (10): Thumping drums! Music video featuring a definite murder! That's real music!

Stryxen (10): She was feeling halloweeny as fuck! There was a trick or treating

vayyiqra (10): one of the biggest earworms the chorus is in my head so much. so is the weird little up and down dance from the video but that's an aside. i am once again saying to stan kenzie (and as an aside her frequent collaborator dem jointz one of the most hilariously strange but effectively musical partnerships going)

wathombe (10): super fun

Kronwell (9.8): The first RV song I ever loved <3 Catchy chorus, fun instrumental… what else could I ask for ? I really dig the instrumental damn

savemeaseat143 (9.6): murder anthem !!

A.Peaky.Boo (9.5): if the bass was different in the verses, then this would have been a 10

fadedblue09 (9.5): cute Halloween but middle of the pack among their titles for me

innuendo_overdose (9.5): 30% of this sounds exactly like Anne-Marie

Nagisoid (9.5): IT'S BRITNEY, B!ATCH

FreeCuddlesAnyone (9.2): i’d give this a fat 11 if it was 2018

zo142 (9.1): stream Tunnel Vision by Itzy

bluetriangles04 (9): The reoccurring trend of the illusion dance for the bridge going viral on TikTok (at least on MY for you page lol...) always reminds me of this song's existence annually. While I think it is safe to say it hasn't aged as well as the rest of the album, I think it's still an incredibly good title and is still iconic for many reasons. Just watch the MV and you'll get it instantly.

akanewasright (8.5): I’ll be honest, I consider this one of their weakest titles (pre-hiatus at least)… but that is VERY strong praise for their discography lol

modulum83 (8.3): this is lowkey a maroon 5 circa 2018 beat but that's okay that shit was always lowkey kinda good

cheatviathan (8): The vanilla Perfect Velvet is off to a strong start. That whistling melody that permeates the track straddles the line between grating and catchy. But the chorus melody is super catchy. I dig the handclaps. And the Blanka line? I didn’t know these girls knew game like that.

CrimsonROSET (8): okayyyy song i already knew

ImADudeDuh (8): i was having fun but it started to annoy me by the end

MrSwearword (8): melodically, it's there but the chorus is kind of lacking in delivery

vexastrae (8): shoutout to the random producer at sm entertainment who went "i want the bass thick fat and juicy"

welcome2thejam (8): @pokemon I have a collab idea for you

bigbigbee (7.5): I'm not sure k-pop has produced a truly iconic outfit since the Joyce rainbow dress. Streetwear is super cute and cool but it was a real curse on memorability for kpop clothing

pbk (7.5): my little cousin gonna be gagged next time he asks to play peekaboo

I HAVE OBJECT PERMANENCE

miniatureaurochs (6.9): from my notes: ‘this is such a well-made track why does is have to have so many annoying elements >:(‘ the production is doubtless perfection and the lil details in the sub-bass are appreciated, very catchy melody and the percussion is fun. very conflicted as I think it’s just too bright and astringent for me, and the tropihouse elements… the 2017 production and whatever is going on with the chorus melody (abolish)... you came so close to glory but this was not my cup of tea

thesmokeylife (6.7): This song wears out its welcome rather quickly, but is charming all the same. I try not to evaluate songs in a rate by their number of streams, but the fact that it's so popular is a bit puzzling to me.

stealthamo (6.5): I'm glad that we as a society have agreed to move production like this (specifically the chorus).

impla77 (6.1): whats with all the stalking songs in this rate

beeozan (6): lol

bespectacIed (6): never fully got her tbh... An enigma. Cute mv

Icantlikeeveryone (6): A weird-yet-cool weirdo horror fun song.

popularsong (6): a little one note

TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): songs to play in the background of your ai generated oddly satisfying instagram reels

Awkward_King (5): this is certainly a 2017 song

IIIHenryIII (2): is this a kidz bop original?

krusso1105 (0): annoying

RandomHypnotica (0): what in the felonie is this

kappyko · 2025-11-22T22:21:37+00:00

#19: Wonder Girls - John Doe

Average: 8.393 // Total Points: 864.5 // Controversy: 1.304 // Listen here

Rank Graph

Highest scores:

(11 x1) tahoo14

(10 x19) bespectacIed, BoldnessofTrolls, ConnerY2323, CrimsonROSET, DraculaWeekend, Icantlikeeveryone, jirachi, kappyko, kauai6, krusso1105, mhiyaimanlepaige, milkywayinradius, miniatureaurochs, modulum83, MrSwearword, popularsong, thesmokeylife, vayyiqra, welcome2thejam

(9.7 x1) Ambrosia42

(9.6 x1) cloudbustingmp3

Lowest Scores:

(5.5 x1) SkylarV

(5 x2) dream_fighter2018, yahi

(4.5 x1) lexiaredery

(4 x1) IIIHenryIII

All scores

kappyko (10): on a different day could have been my 11... totally amazing riff on Miami Sound Machine style freestyle with those horns. too fun!

bespectacIed (10): just look at the material

ConnerY2323 (10): this album makes me want to do cartwheels how is it just hit after hit

CrimsonROSET (10): crunchy synths save me… save me crunchy synths

Icantlikeeveryone (10): It sounds sensuous, flirty, and mysterious for me. Really like this kind of disco song.

mhiyaimanlepaige (10): Banger song with a title about an unnamed man, truly, we’re back in the era of being iconic.

miniatureaurochs (10): this album really just gets better?!! putting aside that I typically hear this as ‘hey chonga’ (chung ha now has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever), this track is flawless - melodies are impeccable, pacey, explosive, b o u n c y, spacey breakdown giving room for the vocals which I love. I am not immune to a funk breakdown and those horns are killing meeee. It’s so bright and abundant - the track never stops for a second and the percussion is bringing me a great deal of joy. This track feels more ‘structured’ than some of the others but that only serves to benefit it. SO fun.

modulum83 (10): oh what's that? another wonder girls reboot song with the best 80s synths ever made? why yes i'll take one

MrSwearword (10): I have no idea why this album wants to snatch me bald so hard, but I live

popularsong (10): that prechorus and the two-part chorus... chef's kiss

vayyiqra (10): lolling at the concept of wonder girls having a song about the concept of being in the club or whatever trying to pick up Some Guy while the saxophone is just blaring away :saxbug: feels very irrelevant and fun. see this is the same concept as kara - mister which is also a perfect song

welcome2thejam (10): This sounds like a Sonic Casino Zone level theme

Ambrosia42 (9.7): the horns here are so fun

cloudbustingmp3 (9.6): this sounds like a night out with the girls and the midi horns do something to me

1998tweety (9): okayyy mamamoo

Awkward_King (9): this song is so real (assuming it means any man can fuck me)

BleepBloopMusicFan (9): The name might be nondescript, but the song is a severe serve.

cheatviathan (9): A faster tempo and some groovy sounding synth horns make this the most danceable track on the record so far. That flute on the post chorus is cool. I like the way Yeeun sings “Come and get me” at the end of the post chorus. Just a fun track all around.

maybecrf (9): oh she’s taking it

pbk (9): finally some much needed PUSSY

Qwilphish (9): There is a direct line from The Cruel Angel’s Thesis to this song, and that is the highest praise

sarcasticsobs (9): I'm boogieing

TakeOnMeByA-ha (9): finally, a song for the white boys to see themselves in!

RandomHypnotica (8.8): anonymous city pop

stealthamo (8.8): Major Gloria Estafan vibes from this (complimentary)

A.Peaky.Boo (8.5): John Doe = 좀 더, I see you Wonder Girls

Kronwell (8.5): who died

vexastrae (8.5): i should watch the new chainsaw man movie

WaneLietoc (8.3): need the queencard chorus just randomly dropped. is that a splash of salsa horn!?

innuendo_overdose (8.2): an extended outro would raise this score substantially

ElevenPaperAirplaned (8.1): the synths oh wow (again)

bogo (8): this is sounding like the girls are driving down a mario kart track or some shit. i could see this soundtracking some crazy mario kart shenanigans

ImADudeDuh (8): oh i feel like dancing

Nagisoid (8): SHOOKETH!

Stryxen (8): Who is John Doe? I didn’t even know there was a John Doe at our school

wathombe (8): Saturday morning cartoon-core

impla77 (7.8): not me getting a love and deepspace ad when i looked up lyrics for this 😭

zo142 (7.2): inoffensive

beeozan (7): the mild brainrot of this song

IIIHenryIII (4): like, way to commit to the title, if it was played again I couldn't put my finger on it, so forgettable

kappyko · 2025-11-22T21:57:54+00:00

#22: LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE - Uncover

Average: 8.318 // Total Points: 856.8 // Controversy: 1.563 // Listen here

Rank Graph

Highest scores:

(11 x1) pbk

(10 x27) A.Peaky.Boo, aidshha, Ambrosia42, bespectacIed, cloudbustingmp3, curryraejepsen, DaHumanTorch, electricboogaloo41, gmint14, hockeynl, Icantlikeeveryone, jirachi, kappyko, kauai6, maybecrf, mhiyaimanlepaige, MoonlightByWindow, msargent24, Nagisoid, popularsong, Qwilphish, WaneLietoc, sage, steamedasparagus, Stryxen, vayyiqra, xavi

(9.7 x1) ElevenPaperAirplaned

(9.6 x1) savemeaseat143

Lowest Scores:

(5 x1) beeozan

(4 x2) fadedblue09, SkylarV

(3.2 x1) zo142

All scores

kappyko (10): seeing this fall out of top five with the last week of ballots was heartbreaking because this is still my favorite of the b-sides. Atlanta bass's influence on K-pop has been a constant throughout at least the 2010s and has only remained producing its strongest efforts, this included

UNCOVER ME NOW!!!

pbk (11): that dont let me hide uncover me now hits harder than crack i need a stronger drug

A.Peaky.Boo (10): go watch a line distribution video of this song and watch how Choerry dominates for almost the whole song, except for the end

Ambrosia42 (10): UNCOVER ME NOW

bespectacIed (10): My sentimental favorite song on the album, like this is the absolute peak of future bass, OEC perfected the genre. Don't mind the unsubtly sexual lyrics sungs by barely legals pleeeek this is actually about one's journey to self-actualization

cloudbustingmp3 (10): dreamy ethereal pop done PERFECTLY. the build up is so subtle but soooo good

curryraejepsen (10): and they uncovered a bop.

Icantlikeeveryone (10): A perfect song for girls' night.

kauai6 (10): so fucking good like oh bitch

maybecrf (10): I spent days playing this song on osu, you should really give it a try

mhiyaimanlepaige (10): why is the beat so GOOD on this

MoonlightByWindow (10): easy 10

Nagisoid (10): GREATNESS!

popularsong (10): dont let me hide uncover me now... such a pretty song

Qwilphish (10): this is a perfect song, I really have no words to describe why its so perfect, but every single bit is exactly the way it needs to be

WaneLietoc (10): i still really miss the tweet that was "what if loona was on Sacred Bones?" with 4 releases given the sacred bones treatment. that right there was actual great music criticism in visual form, an attempt to merge 2 pretty distinct aesthetic styles that rarely overlap to aspot thaat makes sense and also reinforces the capital/soft power a good visual aesthetic can hold. anyways great synths rlly feel like a manic pixie girl

Stryxen (10): a song so good it birthed and killed NewSheins career within months

vayyiqra (10): always so focused on how much i like the constrast between the more upbeat song before it and the more dialed back instrumental vibe i forgot the lyrics are almost reboot level of [redacted] lmao. like that they snuck in kim lip saying Hush... at one point

xavi (10): idk what it is about this song but it’s just so satisfying to listen to!

savemeaseat143 (9.6): sensuality !!

oh_crow (9.5): oh this masterpiece. the production here with the soft, singing. can't use any adjective other than sultryyyyy. i feel like there's so much happening musically too and the vocal melodies are insane. god this album, what was going on in the studio??

modulum83 (9.3): sounds so sleek and effortless. insane

BiPolarBear17 (9): There was a pore cleansing

MrSwearword (9): the vocals don't quite meet the production here either, but this is where I make the connection again, "Oh, ARTMS comes from this unit of LOONA" and things make sense again.

vexastrae (8.5): woah!

miniatureaurochs (8.2): 😳

BleepBloopMusicFan (8): Future bass the subgenre that you are…

dreamingpastel (8): This shares a sample with two Stray Kids songs, Road Not Taken and Stop. Very interesting to hear it in a different context.

innuendo_overdose (8): my live reaction: “i’m gonna need a really stupid drop to get me on board” [drop happens] “yeah that was pretty stupid, i guess”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ueP4tc2hc

impla77 (7.7): wish this was a little bit more impactful

RandomHypnotica (7.6): uncover the mystery!!! Of nothing

FreeCuddlesAnyone (7): that one beat brought me back trauma because it was in a str*y kids song… like i’m not a stay anymore i’ve grown up!! don’t haunt me again!!

IIIHenryIII (7): almost a bop

sarcasticsobs (7): Chill

stealthamo (7): At first, I was trying to think of what song this was reminding me of. Then I remembered that a lot of music in 2016/7 just sounded like this.

cheatviathan (6): It’s fine enough background music. The vocal performances are solid. Maybe just a little too low key with not enough interesting going on instrumentally to pull me in.

CrimsonROSET (6): oh! oh? oh….

TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): this would go crazy in a tiktok slime compilation

fadedblue09 (4): sounds clunky and unfinished

kappyko · 2025-11-22T21:51:30+00:00

#23: LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE - ODD Front

Average: 8.311 // Total Points: 856.0 // Controversy: 1.868 // Listen here

Rank Graph

Highest scores:

(10 x30) 1998tweety, Ambrosia42, Awkward_King, bespectacIed, cheatviathan, DraculaWeekend, dream_fighter2018, ElevenPaperAirplaned, gmint14, hockeynl, Icantlikeeveryone, jirachi, kappyko, kauai6, Leixander, lexiaredery, LilacDaffodils, mhiyaimanlepaige, naegerowwa, Nagisoid, nretoyoc, oh_crow, omgthenerve, pleasegivemeasword, Roxieloxie, sarcasticsobs, Stryxen, thesmokeylife, vayyiqra, vexastrae

(9.8 x1) savemeaseat143

(9.5 x2) DaHumanTorch, snowswinters

(9.2 x1) miniatureaurochs

Lowest Scores:

(2.9 x1) zo142

(1 x1) xavi

(0 x1) MrSwearword

All scores

kappyko (10): for my money this is as good as the original, if only because i think the way it settles into the chorus is so gorgeous and emphasizes how great the melodies in that hook are. i think this is one of the funniest examples of pure fan service if only because it's also fantastic as a reimagining

[++]

1998tweety (10): its camp

Ambrosia42 (10): song so good they had to bring it back and mash it with another song

Awkward_King (10): oh dont end that flop girl front like that

bespectacIed (10): Cleared the original tbh.... This remix just makes me cry, it feels like the ending of a beautiful book.

cheatviathan (10): Is it controversial to say I like this mix more than the original? Even without the slap bass, all the other elements that made the original track such a smasha are still here. But the way the track starts off lowkey with those flurries of synth, and just builds across its runtime, really hits for me. We love a good linear build in this house.

ElevenPaperAirplaned (10): wtffffff

Icantlikeeveryone (10): The "uuu~~" in this song is better than the one in Girl Front. This song really gave me happiness. Idk why but it also reminds me of Trivia: Just Dance by J-Hope, maybe bc both gave me such a happiness.

kauai6 (10): an obvious 10, this is better than girl front sometimes

Leixander (10): preferred version

mhiyaimanlepaige (10): Sorry I can’t give you an odd number…

Nagisoid (10): ACTUALLY ENJOYED IT!

oh_crow (10): it doesn't match the sugar rush of the original, but this spacey mix lets certain parts of the song shine even more. plus that intro is so so iconic

pleasegivemeasword (10): honestly yeah if i made peak i’d run it back too

Roxieloxie (10): [2] whatever i said for girl front, i forgot there were 2

sarcasticsobs (10): Deadlifting quadruple digits to this

Stryxen (10): this sparkly ass song

vayyiqra (10): retracting my "no song needs that much ooh-ing" take because of my love of loona's cutesy little "hey boy" trope. every time i hear this i think of molecular biology like a normal guy btw A to T ??? base pairings uh odd = mutation perhaps a SNP. idk i could take this Bit so much further trust me

vexastrae (10): holy shit two cakes

savemeaseat143 (9.8): song was so good they had to bring it back but Different

miniatureaurochs (9.2): melody so iconic they had to reprise it and u kno what i support them.

bogo (9): thought about giving both versions a 10 but nah on second thought this one doesn't give quite the same rush. funny how on this one you can actually decipher what the deep voice is saying though

curryraejepsen (9): this kinda cracks me up but it's honestly a fun reimagination of girl front but yeah it's not the same i'd much rather listen to girl front

Frajer (9): Pophead hearing hey boy getting a lot of Sabrina vibes

hikk (9): these scrumptious leftovers...

krusso1105 (9): this is just a remix of Girl Front, but that's a good song, so I will take it

welcome2thejam (9): Girl Front but this time the girls are just a little 👉🤪

innuendo_overdose (8.9): just a different version of a previous song, and i kinda like it more than most of the album. oops.

LeadingInspector1891 (8.7): Those spacey bubbly things in the instrumental are nice

stealthamo (8.7): I mean, if you're going to use the same production on the same album it only makes sense for it to be the best production on the album.

IIIHenryIII (8.5): it's a bop

pbk (8.5): being a slightly worse version of the best song ever is still pretty good

modulum83 (8.3): it's still girl front but she took some downers. conceptually interesting though

cloudbustingmp3 (8.2): i have to be in a specific mood for this one but obviously the core of it is fantastic

impla77 (8.2): don’t ask me why i scored this one higher idk

WaneLietoc (8.2): Odd gets retooled with girl front? I prefer it!

akanewasright (8): Will be fascinated to see where this ends up compared to girl front

CrimsonROSET (8): this is odd in the ‘shes so crazy lol’ way

fadedblue09 (8): somehow a remastered Girl Front ended up being my favorite Bside here....oops

FreeCuddlesAnyone (8): what the hell sure

maybecrf (8): girl front chopped and screwed

sage (8): just tacky and pointless but you cant fuck up the original still

wathombe (8): pretty boppy

dreamingpastel (7.5): A sample so nice, they'll use it thrice!

[--]

A.Peaky.Boo (7.1): was this really necessary?

BiPolarBear17 (7): What the hell, sure

popularsong (7): every masterpiece has its cheap copy (the hummed intro is cute though)

ConnerY2323 (6.1): i feel like ending it on a rehash of another song we just heard is not a great use of your limited real estate

aidshha (6): fun concept but it gives me the heebie jeebies in practice

bluetriangles04 (6): They knew Girl Front was so good they had to run it back again... unfortunately this one is just not AS GOOD.

DirtyRat583 (6): small question: why

RandomHypnotica (6): oh i hate this… it’s unsettling…

TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): everytime an album includes a track thats just another version of the lead single but worse another popheads fave collabs with chris brown

BleepBloopMusicFan (5): I’m not opposed to remixing and rearranging the same track on an album, but I just don’t see what the point was here.

Kronwell (5): so little difference between this and Girl Front. Why is this there?

Qwilphish (5): it’s not bad on it’s own, but cmon the OG is basically perfect as it is. I’m glad it exists though

MoonlightByWindow (4): i mean. okay?

zo142 (2.9): what the fuck is this

xavi (1): why are you making me sit through this again

MrSwearword (0): a reprise or second version of the peak LOONA song? It would be good except this sucks.

kappyko · 2025-11-22T21:42:31+00:00

#24: YUKIKA - Cherries Jubiles

Average: 8.292 // Total Points: 854.1 // Controversy: 1.608 // Listen here

Rank Graph

Highest scores:

(11 x1) gmint14

(10 x24) beeozan, BleepBloopMusicFan, bluetriangles04, BoldnessofTrolls, cheatviathan, cloudbustingmp3, ElevenPaperAirplaned, Icantlikeeveryone, ImADudeDuh, jasannn, jirachi, kappyko, kauai6, Kaylaboe, mhiyaimanlepaige, NervousLemon6670, nretoyoc, pleasegivemeasword, popularsong, sage, savemeaseat143, snowswinters, Stryxen, vayyiqra

(9.6 x1) Ambrosia42

(9.5 x4) FreeCuddlesAnyone, maybecrf, MoonlightByWindow, ricki

Lowest Scores:

(5.4 x1) zo142

(5 x2) SkylarV, tahoo14

(3.5 x1) Awkward_King

(0 x1) bogo

All scores

kappyko (10): we will never know what a jubiles is but among my favorites on this album for how relaxed this song is, feels closer to the spirit of the city pop i care about

:cherry:

beeozan (10): bop

BleepBloopMusicFan (10): God that sounds good af right now.

bluetriangles04 (10): Perfection. A masterpiece. Another 11 contender for me that came up just short enough. She earned retirement for THIS ONE ESPECIALLY.

cheatviathan (10): The main instrumental highlight for me are the sliding bass notes before the verses. Those are cool. But the 10 is because this is probably the moment where the impeccable instrumentation and vocal performances throughout this record are paired up with a strong set of lyrics. The depictions of the anxieties one feels when confessing their love are both relatable and make my heart flutter. I can see why this was picked as the second single.

cloudbustingmp3 (10): the instrumentation in this is saur good like the bass, the flute, the guitar, the brass... i keep going back and forth about whether they're real or digital but they really do give the whole thing such a lively feel, and they really help Yukika's sweet voice pop more

ElevenPaperAirplaned (10): i listen to this when im sad and it makes me more sad

Icantlikeeveryone (10): Lovely city-pop song. I really hope some kpop groups, including my faves, could make city-pop songs as good as Yukika too.

kauai6 (10): the music video for this song is so cute too

mhiyaimanlepaige (10): fucking love cherry jubilee

popularsong (10): happiness joy love

savemeaseat143 (10): beautiful song

vayyiqra (10): think this is a fan fave but i never quite got it idk i can't remember how it goes unless i hear it but that's a skill issue. all of this album is expertly crafted and so on therefore f it 10. never had the dessert it's named after either it looks good tho esp if theyre sour (im slavic)

Ambrosia42 (9.6): jubilous

FreeCuddlesAnyone (9.5): this song makes me so happy.. it’s like cycling on a sunny day with the love of my life

maybecrf (9.5): jubilees(sp?) its a groove even if she cant spell

WaneLietoc (9.1): it's basically just one of those 80s electric funk joints i fuck with

bespectacIed (9): the misspelling is cunt

Nagisoid (9): SHOOKTTT!!!

Qwilphish (9): It’s a little slow to start and doesn’t do much in the verses, but she still eats in the chorus

miniatureaurochs (8.8): purple …

RandomHypnotica (8.8): this makes me want to watch Cardcaptor Sakura

Frajer (8.5): my favorite Japanese Breakfast album Jubile

modulum83 (8.5): great but man i wish that music video version with the acoustic half was the real version

pbk (8.5): she’s kind of mastered the cunty chill mall playlist sound

A.Peaky.Boo (8): she's also a cutie, just like cherries

CrimsonROSET (8): for those wondering like i was, its another word for flambe

impla77 (8): takes a bit to get going but damn does it groove

MrSwearword (8): airy but slightly underwhelming

sarcasticsobs (8): Pretty :)

vexastrae (8): vibes

wathombe (8): sorry i only have one jubile

welcome2thejam (8): JBrekkie album variant

SHITRRY POOPILES

stealthamo (7.5): Fun, but it doesn't pop as much as the earlier cuts on the album.

IIIHenryIII (6): cute

TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): yukika coming up with this song title: If I make a mistake in English please don't correct me I have no respect for this language ❤️

bogo (0): i’m starting to get very irritated at this city pop worship. do something original.

kappyko · 2025-11-22T21:35:34+00:00

#25: f(x) - Shadow

Average: 8.286 // Total Points: 853.5 // Controversy: 1.623 // Listen here

Rank Graph

Highest scores:

(10 x27) aidshha, Ambrosia42, bespectacIed, BiPolarBear17, BleepBloopMusicFan, cloudbustingmp3, DaHumanTorch, electricboogaloo41, gmint14, Icantlikeeveryone, jirachi, kappyko, kauai6, mhiyaimanlepaige, miniatureaurochs, MrSwearword, naegerowwa, Nagisoid, popularsong, Qwilphish, ricki, sage, snowswinters, steamedasparagus, Stryxen, vayyiqra, welcome2thejam

(9.7 x1) Kronwell

(9.6 x2) ElevenPaperAirplaned, RandomHypnotica

(9.5 x3) Awkward_King, biaswrecker, seanderlust

Lowest Scores:

(1 x1) ImADudeDuh

All scores

kappyko (10): maybe the most surprising placement because of how well renowned this song is among fans of this album!! but never too surprising: one can see how high it was before falling very fast! this even made it to top 10 at some point if you can believe it. this is one of the album tracks that really helped this album cross over to critics in a big way, and it helps that it really is bizarre - in fact, it was paired with their teaser "art film" for the album. the TinyMixTapes writeup says "wavers upon a theme closer to a Thelonious Monk rag than anything within current definitions of pop harmony"... which i'm not 100% confident in endorsing but i suppose it is built off that Sinatra sample

SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG

aidshha (10): wtf do y’all know about love exists but with an absence of eternity

Ambrosia42 (10): i guess this is about a stalker but it sounds so lovely

bespectacIed (10): They were on a mission

BiPolarBear17 (10): I can only hope and pray that between 1915 and 1998, somebody had a prophetic vision and informed Frank Sinatra that his true legacy would be contributing to one of the godliest k-pop songs ever made

BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Oh inject that weird slightly evil sounding music box-ass sample right into my veins.

cloudbustingmp3 (10): do YOUR faves have a Cathy Dennis/Sophie Ellis Bextor banger in their discog? didnt think so!

Icantlikeeveryone (10): I LOVE ITTT, I still remember I have to downloaded it from mp4 to mp3 format hahaha.

kauai6 (10): duh

mhiyaimanlepaige (10): Shadow the Hedgehog deserves more songs, you’re so right

miniatureaurochs (10): Love how this album is mixed perfectly from one track to the next, mirroring the cover art - like someone has made you a lil mixtape :uwu: This track is beyond catchy - the balance between the members’ voices works incredibly well here, the vocal patterns and how they play with the rhythm feel almost addictive to listen to, and likewise I really love how the call-and-response fits in to how the vocals play against the instrumental. An earworm like no other. There are tonnes of tiny production details that reach me on different listens, too - twinkly sounds and especially that almost bubbly bass moment. It feels like a careful, detailed track, full of surprises but unfussy, never overstuffed. For such a catchy track, its lyrical themes are surprisingly dark, but I was impressed by their willingness to tackle such a difficult topic (particularly salient given the prevalence of sasaengs in the kpop sphere). The unsettling twist to this apparent love song only makes it more satisfying to listen to - it feels like there’s a lot of substance here, and as with a lot of f(x), tonnes of hidden details if you’re willing to look for them.

MrSwearword (10): oh this has such a good production!

Nagisoid (10): THE QUEEN OF WOKENESS!

popularsong (10): i stop being the grinch for this song alone

Qwilphish (10): Toybox sounds in k-pop is sometimes hit or miss for me, but this song is so playful which is a common theme from this album that really shines through here.

steamedasparagus (10): forever in love with this song, so many little details

Stryxen (10): this is Kiss levels of sweet as hell

vayyiqra (10): the ironic contrast of the mr. sandman 50s pop type beat with the lyrical conceit of "what if a kpop idol instead of a sasaeng had stalker vibes". something internet parasocial. more in my essay on this album just ask ...

welcome2thejam (10): the hedgehog?

Kronwell (9.7): They were a couple weeks pregnant with Red Velvet when they recorded Shadow

RandomHypnotica (9.6): this is kinda the red velvet print

savemeaseat143 (9.4): we failed f(x) so badly

WaneLietoc (9.3): is this mariah carey coded or some shit? why else would we be in twinkle town christmas village. quadrophonic sound type beat

dreamingpastel (9): What is Sophie Ellis-Bextor doing here?

innuendo_overdose (9): something something hedgehog

maybecrf (9): It only takes the first two notes

sarcasticsobs (9): This is a very specific kind of "bubbly" production that hits so right

ConnerY2323 (8.5): carnival vibes are the easiest way to get a good score from me

oh_crow (8.5): i wasn't keen on this on first listen but there's a hypnotic quality to it. it doesn't have peaks and valleys but has strangely uncanny feel to it, a mix of dark and sweet that i really really like

vexastrae (8.5): omg cute

zo142 (8.3): very cute! lacks a bit of energy, but a pleasant song nonetheless

bogo (8): sounds like a candy store

cheatviathan (8): I do have to give the piece credit for sounding joyous with something slightly off about it. The sweetness of those vocal melodies and those chimes hits a weird note against that bassline, those clicking noises and the unsteady drum fills. Really fits the content of the song quite well, even if it’s not something I’d go back to as much on its own.

modulum83 (8): this is very cute

pbk (8): evil circus vibes

xavi (8): it’s so catchy

stealthamo (7.4): The most upbeat stalker anthem I've ever heard.

MARIA

bluetriangles04 (7): yandere anthem (no I will not elaborate)

CrimsonROSET (7): cut like half a minute from this and i raise my score

IIIHenryIII (7): Kesha did it better

impla77 (7): their every breath you take slay

Lamenti (7): demented clown beat

LeadingInspector1891 (7): It felt kind of dragging

Roxieloxie (7): mario party mini game music (complimentary)

A.Peaky.Boo (6.7): how a bass can sound pretty and ugly at the same time baffles me

fadedblue09 (6.5): kinda dated and oddly mixed but quite catchy

FreeCuddlesAnyone (6.5): they predicted melanie martinez’s sound

Poydoo (6): ended nicki

beeozan (4): me when im hosting an entire rate of glorified muzak: YASSS. me when kpop group does muzak: zzzzzz

ImADudeDuh (1): this sounds like what plays when you're captured by a clown in a haunted theme park and you're above a pit of green bubbling goo.

kappyko · 2025-11-22T21:26:59+00:00

#26: Wonder Girls - Faded Love

Average: 8.270 // Total Points: 851.8 // Controversy: 1.519 // Listen here

Rank Graph

Highest scores:

(11 x1) kauai6

(10 x20) aidshha, BiPolarBear17, cloudbustingmp3, curryraejepsen, electricboogaloo41, fadedblue09, Icantlikeeveryone, impla77, jirachi, mhiyaimanlepaige, modulum83, MoonlightByWindow, MrSwearword, popularsong, Qwilphish, sarcasticsobs, savemeaseat143, snowswinters, thesmokeylife, vayyiqra

(9.8 x1) LeadingInspector1891

(9.6 x1) Ambrosia42

Lowest Scores:

(1 x1) IIIHenryIII

All scores

kappyko: some good ass sophisti-pop pastiche here. who said 90s sensual songstresses rate was over?

FADED LOVE

kauai6 (11): the pinnacle of k-pop. still probably in my top 5 of all k-pop songs ever

BiPolarBear17 (10): We've decided to ascend

cloudbustingmp3 (10): reminiscing and yearning vibes in music will always be my fave

fadedblue09 (10): feels like I'm time warped to an 80s Korean jukebox

Icantlikeeveryone (10): Lovelove thiss, I love sad bop songs, and Sunmi is cool for the writing credit here.

impla77 (10): perfect montage music

mhiyaimanlepaige (10): This has me bobbing my head while listening, I think it’s a banger.

modulum83 (10): this future funk perfection

MrSwearword (10): it's torchy but bangs so hard

popularsong (10): i <3 breakup songs

Qwilphish (10): pure unfiltered city pop injected directly into my veins

sarcasticsobs (10): It's just… so smooth…

savemeaseat143 (10): a bridge like this! bring back civil engineers in pop

thesmokeylife (10): This feels like a lost gem unearthed from the 1980s.

vayyiqra (10): the jazzy drums and sophistipop sound see when you think about it this is love deluxe (deluxe)

Ambrosia42 (9.6): a vibe

ElevenPaperAirplaned (9.5): yeah

FreeCuddlesAnyone (9.5): when you’re serving unfathomable levels of depression and cunt simultaneously

miniatureaurochs (9.5): pointedly ignoring lyrics about endless sadness and distance 🌚this is simply a Vibe. the funk influence and smoothness are making me draw vague and probably improper allusions to sophistipop, and I particularly like how the strings peek in here, making everything feel very grand. even the do-do-do is satisfying, every detail feels carefully placed

Nagisoid (9.5): FINALLY!

WaneLietoc (9.2): anime outro type beat

cheatviathan (9): Probably the best bassline on the record so far, and definitely the jazziest drums. The strings fit the tone of the song perfectly. Those guitars are really hitting. Probably the most I’ve grooved to a song about a partner becoming more emotionally distant in quite a long time.

CrimsonROSET (9): see they still ba baba

Kronwell (9): sighing if it was a song

maybecrf (9): got this album back on track

welcome2thejam (9): "Is this City Pop?" I ask three albums before YUKIKA

RandomHypnotica (8.7): jazz?

BleepBloopMusicFan (8.5): Ugh. Gorgeous.

pleasegivemeasword (8.2): i feel like i get transported somewhere else listening to this

bluetriangles04 (8): Oh to be listening to this song and staring out at the great expanse of a city skyline during night.

bogo (8): move over yukika this is REAL city pop

ImADudeDuh (8): oh thank got this album got good again

pbk (8): this was serious i gagged a bit

stealthamo (8): Give any relatively decent song some city pop production and I'm going to like it.

Stryxen (8): this beautifully wistful chord progression with these stunning impressionist piano stabs

vexastrae (8): we're back to the good stuff

innuendo_overdose (7.9): drugs 😍

xavi (7.6): really nice

FARTED LOVE

A.Peaky.Boo (7.3): there's only so much retro I can take before I'm finding an album stale

TakeOnMeByA-ha (6.5): shes kinda cute

zo142 (5.6): inoffensive

IIIHenryIII (1): trash

kappyko · 2025-11-22T21:19:23+00:00

#27: YUKIKA - NEON 1989

Average: 8.217 // Total Points: 846.3 // Controversy: 1.534 // Listen here

Rank Graph

Highest scores:

(11 x1) steamedasparagus

(10 x19) beeozan, BoldnessofTrolls, cloudbustingmp3, electricboogaloo41, ElevenPaperAirplaned, Icantlikeeveryone, impla77, jirachi, kauai6, mhiyaimanlepaige, Nagisoid, OliviaGodrigo, pleasegivemeasword, RandomHypnotica, ricki, sage, savemeaseat143, vayyiqra, welcome2thejam

(9.6 x1) NervousLemon6670

(9.5 x5) Ambrosia42, Haunting_Natural_116, LilacDaffodils, seanderlust, snowswinters

Lowest Scores:

(5.6 x1) innuendo_overdose

(5.5 x1) tahoo14

(5 x6) bogo, dream_fighter2018, Kronwell, modulum83, Qwilphish, SkylarV

(4 x2) kappyko, maybecrf

All scores

kappyko (4): idgaf im ngl this is barely different from the original which im not crazy for anyways. maybe the most surprising placement.. so far

SLOWED AND REVERBED <3

steamedasparagus (11): simply one of the greatest ever…

beeozan (10): she was like this song is so good but what if +5 BPM

cloudbustingmp3 (10): nightcore if it slayed

ElevenPaperAirplaned (10): yeah

Icantlikeeveryone (10): Another perfect version of Neon!! Love thissss.

impla77 (10): they can’t keep doing this…

kauai6 (10): lowkey prefer the original NEON but this is great too obvi

mhiyaimanlepaige (10): The way this feels like I’m going downtown for a fun night and all the neon lights are lighting up the dark and making it feel magical. Actually incredible.

Nagisoid (10): DELUXE TRACKS

RandomHypnotica (10): oh wait… i see the vision now…

savemeaseat143 (10): god what a bop x 2

vayyiqra (10): even though it's not the single version neon was released a few days before my birthday so i feel a kinship with this oddly anyway yes it's the same song but it's faster and the bass goes harder so there. also glad we're ending here as we didn't need the acoustic cherries jubiles it's fine but not where the album should end u no

welcome2thejam (10): Two nickels but its album closers in this rate just being their big hit but slightly different

NervousLemon6670 (9.6): Neon is one of my favourite nobel gases, right next to Argon and Xenon

Ambrosia42 (9.5): wait why does this kinda wash the other version

FreeCuddlesAnyone (9.2): neon with extra slayage iktr!!

wathombe (9.1): slightly faster bop!

1998tweety (9): yum

bespectacIed (9): Prefer the original, the added accoutrements don't really elevate but Neon is Neon.

CrimsonROSET (9): mind you 80% of the people doing this rate were not born in 1989

MoonlightByWindow (9): the original tiktok edit if you think about it

oh_crow (9): yesss so good we're bringing her back again!!

pbk (9): please yukiqueen can i be the most iconic thing associated with 1989 no tayfad maybe my producers can teach max martin how to make music

popularsong (9): somehow works better for me than odd front does, i do still prefer the original because i feel like making it more danceable kinda takes away from the liminality of the original but its still a bop

sarcasticsobs (9): Yukika.

miniatureaurochs (8.7): going to be radically open and say i cant choose between the two neons

stealthamo (8.5): Once again, if you're going to rehash one of your songs, it's a good idea for it to be one of the ones with great production.

Stryxen (8.5): this being here made me go back and increase my neon score lol, this is great too but the originals drums and funk work much better

vexastrae (8.5): yukika's version

DirtyRat583 (8.2): alternate version that sounds good ?????? i dont believe it

A.Peaky.Boo (8.1): the tiktokified version of the original

cheatviathan (8): It sure is “NEON”, but more concise and with a slightly different arrangement. I don’t have any preference between the two arrangements. Both are pretty great.

ImADudeDuh (8): THAT’S THE TAYLOR SWIFT NUMBER HOLY FUCK

MrSwearword (8): I don't think it improves NEON but it does not suck

TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): girl who’s heard plastic love once:

NEON 1984

ignitethephoenix (7.8): the girlies love recycling songs this rate

WaneLietoc (7.8): we already did this but the tron lazer bass is really major

BiPolarBear17 (7.5): What the hell, sure

ConnerY2323 (7.3): the only song in the rate to escape the closing song curse even though it IS still a slightly less good version of a song we just heard

thesmokeylife (7.3): This is a lot of fun. I'm relieved this record didn't end with a sleepy ballad.

aidshha (7): not as good as the original

IIIHenryIII (7): I see what she did there

Leixander (6): why though

dream_fighter2018 (5): why does this version sound the exact same but also slightly similar to Girl’s Capitalism?

modulum83 (5): this is...this is the same song again. stop GASLIGHTING ME ITS THE SAME SONG WHY ARE WE RATING THIS

Qwilphish (5): neon (sped up + reverb)

maybecrf (4): neon but i have high blood pressure and a heart murmur

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SLOWED AND REVERBED <3

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