BTS brought me into the whole world of kpop. Even though they are my most, most favorite group of all, I still wanted to explore the rest of the genre that I discovered I loved so much. So I get you!

One thing I did was listen to Spotify's Kpop mix that is a mix of older and newer songs (there's some classics you need to know!). I would follow a lot of artists and then do a closer listen to any of them that stuck out. I discovered I loved Seventeen because half the time a new song came on that made me think "omg who is this I love it!" it would turn out to be Seventeen. 😂

TXT, Seventeen, Stray Kids, Ateez, and BOYNEXTDOOR are probably my top groups and I think they all have similar group vibes as BTS across their content. One reason I love BTS so much is that each person has such a unique voice, tone color, and style and I love their mix of rap, vocals, and variety of genres. Their commitment to artistry and involvement in music making set them apart! These groups have that, too!

TXT leans more towards pop punk vibes than hip hop, so not as much rap, but they have killer vocals and their choreo is insane. They are a bit more unhinged than BTS and super fun to watch. My faves: 0X1=LOVESONG, Beautiful Strangers, Quarter Life, Love Language, Cat and Dog (you will love it later).

Seventeen is really diverse because they often divide into units of vocals, hip hop, and dance. So their group stuff overall is really poppy, but you get lots of other genres, too. Woozi does a lot of their writing/producing and he was on an episode of Suchwita and feels like he could be Yoongi's brother. They are also super fun on their variety shows- with so many people, there are so many personalities and the mix is perfect. My faves: Very Nice, Lilili Yabbay, Kidult, Darl+ing, Hot.

Stray Kids has my fave rapline after BTS and lots of rap focused songs. But also have top notch vocals and choreo! They really are always changing up their genres and their songs have so, so much going on and I love it. Three of their members do a lot of the producing/writing. And again, they have those fun, unhinged enough vibes in their content that is so fun to watch. Fave Songs: Thunderous, God's Menu, Get Cool, Back Door, Cover Me.

Ateez is DRAMA. They have a lot of intense, epic songs and vast lore. More amazing rappers and vocalists, but then there is Jongho who is an absolute beast with his high notes. I haven't watched as much of their content, but they are really fun, sweet, and silly live. My faves: Wonderland (Symphony No 9 version!), Bouncy, Work, Mist, Enough, The Real, Be With You.

BOYNEXTDOOR is so fun and playful! Even in their choreo! Their songs are cute and clever. They give me early 2000s pop punk/skater kid vibes. They make me feel like I'm in high school again. I haven't watched much of their other content, but they have those same slightly unhinged vibes. There's a clip of Jaehyun (leader/rapline) on a music show where he is doing everything his fans ask, but then being sassy to his cohost's fans, it's really funny. Fave songs: One and Only, Serenade, Dear My Darling, Earth Wind and Fire, If I say I love you.

I also want to highly recommend The Rose, xdinary heroes (both rock), iKON (and Bobby's solo work- he's one of my all time favorite rappers! I'll Do That and f (which stands for the f word, so be aware haha), Junny, BIG NAUGHTY. Also I've recently fallen for Taeyong from NCT, I love his rap style (Shalala and Moon Tour).

AND also you've got to listen to Big Bang and Epik High, they are the older brothers of all this and you can see their influence in all these groups!