who said South Korea couldn’t create
great pop music – welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
iconic k-pop songs for this list we’re
looking at the best songs that the k-pop
genre has to offer
taking into account popularity and
influence on the genre
number ten number one boa one of the
first major hits by the now superstar
boa the artist otherwise known as Guan
Bo I was only 16 when number one was
released with a music video and beat
that is reminiscent of early 2000s
Britney Spears number one proved to be a
huge early success for the singer as the
album the song was found on became the
fourth best-selling record in Korea in
2002
lyrically Bowa longs for lost love which
is backed up by her soulful yet bubbly
vocals nigga bobby-boo number nine ring
ding dong shiny dude apocalypse uh-oh
all it takes is a few seconds of this
boy back to get your body moving
written by producer extraordinaire you
young Jin ring ding dong focuses on the
familiar concept of good girls and bad
boys imagery of butterflies in both the
song and video SHINee will croon their
way right into your heart as the lyrics
convey a man dedicated to win a woman’s
heart
in essence ringdingdong explores the
idea of two people rocking their bodies
simply because it feels good and the
crew from SHINee were equally devilish
in their hits Lucifer number eight ringa
Linga Taeyang this modern kpop classic
destroyed the Korean album charts with a
unique blend of dubstep hip hop and
reggae performed by the tatted-up
Taeyang ringa linga opens with the
BIGBANG member asking listeners to shake
like they’re having a seizure on an
Emporium Inca wanted Yoshi more than
Johnny gang of young micro Safari
movement we becoming a critic and kpop
fan favorite the tracks music video
features some mesmerizing dancing and
stunning visuals that are almost as
amazing as the song itself a channel 2 1
2
baby one two step a dance performance
video preceded the official music video
by two days and both swiftly broke the
internet by melting kpop fans as faces
everywhere
number seven growl EXO as part of the
best-selling album in Korea in over a
decade
this boyband phenomenon went on to win a
World Music Award for world’s best song
how’s that for a title EXO was
relatively new to the kpop industry but
their track about dangerous love
effectively hypnotized listeners
everywhere
while the well choreographed music video
instantly became a fan favorite thanks
yeah mm if the Doody boys it athlete
named una bomba can do today the song
was also recorded in Mandarin as EXO is
split into two groups that’s okay who
sing in Korean and exo-m who sings in
Mandarin in the end kpop nation was
growling for some more and they
certainly got it with the 2014 release
of overdose
nigga come and god
number 6 bubble pop high Yuna meets high
Yuna she once dropped rhymes for the
South Korean group Wonder Girls and
later joined for minutes at 16 years of
age and then on an early summer day in
2011 she made the Korean communications
commission completely sweat thanks to
the provocative music video for bubble
pop lyrically the love song is rather
tame but the overall package was deemed
too hot for TV strangely enough it’s
still not as suggestive as American
music videos war fun Cottenham star
come star number five Gangnam style psy
majumdar sorrow or Ginga jogging yoga
speaking of Kim Hyuna she made a cameo
in this international hit that took over
the world you don’t need to be a kpop
connoisseur to understand the power of
this novelty track from 2012 which has
since become the most viewed video on
YouTube with over 2 billion views
whooping condom star it’s not important
that you know the correct lyrics to
Gangnam style all that matters is that
you get down with the song’s infectious
beat
the music video is one of YouTube’s most
iconic and I think we can all agree that
it’s a special experience to watch
someone enjoy it for the first time open
Gangnam style
number four sorry sorry Super Junior yet
another kpop smash written by you young
Jin this song was the lead single from
super Junior’s third album and
reintroduced the crew with a little
American funk and R&B lyrically
sorry sorry revolves around a lovesick
man who wants to get naughty naughty
naughty with his shawty shawty shawty
and a massive marketing campaign ensured
that everybody knew Super Junior was
back on the scene the black and white
music video conveyed a GQ vibe as a 13
man ensemble seemingly apologized for
Party Rocking
this song doesn’t float your boat the
group brought the funk back once again
in 2011 with the equally extravagant mr.
simple
number three I am the best to anyone
it’s quite the boast to proclaim
yourself the best at anything but it
always helps if you carry some type of
bedazzled belt to back up the top just
ask the ladies of 2ne1
these women are known for their
in-your-face style and the lyrics of I
am the best can be described as pure
girl power with a futuristic music video
and sultry looks 2ne1 proved to be much
more than a happy-go-lucky kpop or some
mood of wanna chitchat they have the
attitude of Destiny’s Child and the
style of Hunger Games characters even if
you think they’re not the best they’ll
probably find a way to convince you
otherwise because that’s how they roll
number two G Girls Generation how did
this happen that’s what the members of
Girls Generation were asking themselves
in this extraordinary bubble gum
production
while the opening has some sensual
demands spoken in English the totality
of G has more of a Britney Spears oops I
did it again filled with innocent lyrics
about young love after all the title
actually means G as in oMG for nine
weeks the eight young ladies of Girls
Generation held down the top spot on the
South Korean show music Bank and the
music video is considered a classic of
the genre
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
energy laser Laser Gautam oh yeah we
gonna party laughs number one fantastic
baby
BIGBANG Marty be water cool – GPA in
2006 a South Korean boy band was formed
that would ultimately become the first
kpop act to crack the Billboard Top 200
album charts Wow fantastic baby
you would buy a universal concept and
production by g-dragon fantastic baby
helped the genre reach a new audience
and the androgynous music video
established BIGBANG as the first kpop
boyband to reach 100 million views but
you picked up a kid gadget please you
water shop today
each individual member is a superstar in
their own right but it was fantastic
baby that opened the doors to a new
level of international stardom
so do you agree with our selections what
is your favorite iconic k-pop song
daddy
no TV
for more mind-blowing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
great pop music – welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
iconic k-pop songs for this list we’re
looking at the best songs that the k-pop
genre has to offer
taking into account popularity and
influence on the genre
number ten number one boa one of the
first major hits by the now superstar
boa the artist otherwise known as Guan
Bo I was only 16 when number one was
released with a music video and beat
that is reminiscent of early 2000s
Britney Spears number one proved to be a
huge early success for the singer as the
album the song was found on became the
fourth best-selling record in Korea in
2002
lyrically Bowa longs for lost love which
is backed up by her soulful yet bubbly
vocals nigga bobby-boo number nine ring
ding dong shiny dude apocalypse uh-oh
all it takes is a few seconds of this
boy back to get your body moving
written by producer extraordinaire you
young Jin ring ding dong focuses on the
familiar concept of good girls and bad
boys imagery of butterflies in both the
song and video SHINee will croon their
way right into your heart as the lyrics
convey a man dedicated to win a woman’s
heart
in essence ringdingdong explores the
idea of two people rocking their bodies
simply because it feels good and the
crew from SHINee were equally devilish
in their hits Lucifer number eight ringa
Linga Taeyang this modern kpop classic
destroyed the Korean album charts with a
unique blend of dubstep hip hop and
reggae performed by the tatted-up
Taeyang ringa linga opens with the
BIGBANG member asking listeners to shake
like they’re having a seizure on an
Emporium Inca wanted Yoshi more than
Johnny gang of young micro Safari
movement we becoming a critic and kpop
fan favorite the tracks music video
features some mesmerizing dancing and
stunning visuals that are almost as
amazing as the song itself a channel 2 1
2
baby one two step a dance performance
video preceded the official music video
by two days and both swiftly broke the
internet by melting kpop fans as faces
everywhere
number seven growl EXO as part of the
best-selling album in Korea in over a
decade
this boyband phenomenon went on to win a
World Music Award for world’s best song
how’s that for a title EXO was
relatively new to the kpop industry but
their track about dangerous love
effectively hypnotized listeners
everywhere
while the well choreographed music video
instantly became a fan favorite thanks
yeah mm if the Doody boys it athlete
named una bomba can do today the song
was also recorded in Mandarin as EXO is
split into two groups that’s okay who
sing in Korean and exo-m who sings in
Mandarin in the end kpop nation was
growling for some more and they
certainly got it with the 2014 release
of overdose
nigga come and god
number 6 bubble pop high Yuna meets high
Yuna she once dropped rhymes for the
South Korean group Wonder Girls and
later joined for minutes at 16 years of
age and then on an early summer day in
2011 she made the Korean communications
commission completely sweat thanks to
the provocative music video for bubble
pop lyrically the love song is rather
tame but the overall package was deemed
too hot for TV strangely enough it’s
still not as suggestive as American
music videos war fun Cottenham star
come star number five Gangnam style psy
majumdar sorrow or Ginga jogging yoga
speaking of Kim Hyuna she made a cameo
in this international hit that took over
the world you don’t need to be a kpop
connoisseur to understand the power of
this novelty track from 2012 which has
since become the most viewed video on
YouTube with over 2 billion views
whooping condom star it’s not important
that you know the correct lyrics to
Gangnam style all that matters is that
you get down with the song’s infectious
beat
the music video is one of YouTube’s most
iconic and I think we can all agree that
it’s a special experience to watch
someone enjoy it for the first time open
Gangnam style
number four sorry sorry Super Junior yet
another kpop smash written by you young
Jin this song was the lead single from
super Junior’s third album and
reintroduced the crew with a little
American funk and R&B lyrically
sorry sorry revolves around a lovesick
man who wants to get naughty naughty
naughty with his shawty shawty shawty
and a massive marketing campaign ensured
that everybody knew Super Junior was
back on the scene the black and white
music video conveyed a GQ vibe as a 13
man ensemble seemingly apologized for
Party Rocking
this song doesn’t float your boat the
group brought the funk back once again
in 2011 with the equally extravagant mr.
simple
number three I am the best to anyone
it’s quite the boast to proclaim
yourself the best at anything but it
always helps if you carry some type of
bedazzled belt to back up the top just
ask the ladies of 2ne1
these women are known for their
in-your-face style and the lyrics of I
am the best can be described as pure
girl power with a futuristic music video
and sultry looks 2ne1 proved to be much
more than a happy-go-lucky kpop or some
mood of wanna chitchat they have the
attitude of Destiny’s Child and the
style of Hunger Games characters even if
you think they’re not the best they’ll
probably find a way to convince you
otherwise because that’s how they roll
number two G Girls Generation how did
this happen that’s what the members of
Girls Generation were asking themselves
in this extraordinary bubble gum
production
while the opening has some sensual
demands spoken in English the totality
of G has more of a Britney Spears oops I
did it again filled with innocent lyrics
about young love after all the title
actually means G as in oMG for nine
weeks the eight young ladies of Girls
Generation held down the top spot on the
South Korean show music Bank and the
music video is considered a classic of
the genre
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
energy laser Laser Gautam oh yeah we
gonna party laughs number one fantastic
baby
BIGBANG Marty be water cool – GPA in
2006 a South Korean boy band was formed
that would ultimately become the first
kpop act to crack the Billboard Top 200
album charts Wow fantastic baby
you would buy a universal concept and
production by g-dragon fantastic baby
helped the genre reach a new audience
and the androgynous music video
established BIGBANG as the first kpop
boyband to reach 100 million views but
you picked up a kid gadget please you
water shop today
each individual member is a superstar in
their own right but it was fantastic
baby that opened the doors to a new
level of international stardom
so do you agree with our selections what
is your favorite iconic k-pop song
daddy
no TV
for more mind-blowing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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