r/kpop • u/alleybetwixt BTS | XIA | JX | SWJA • Apr 04 '20
[Discussion] What are your favorite releases so far? - 1st Quarter 2020
Welcome to the third curated favorite releases post. We delayed a few days to get clear of all the April Fools' silliness, so let's get to it!
These discussions happen on a quarterly basis every year to give the community a chance to gush over their favorite recent releases. You are free to discuss your favorite songs, albums, music videos, and performances from the previous three months. You can list, link, discuss, and generally celebrate the releases you've loved the most however you wish, just don't be mean about anyone else's taste!
So, r/kpop, what have you loved so far?
For reference!
The South Korean music 1st Quarter section on Wikipedia - LINK
r/kpop's own releases wikis:
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u/Kleha Apr 12 '20 edited Apr 13 '20
Favorite...
Albums:
• Neo Zone (AOTY?) - NCT127
• CYAN - Kang Daniel
• LAYERS - Ong Seong Wu
Title Tracks:
• Answer - ATEEZ
• 2YA2YAO! - SUPER JUNIOR
• Without You - Golden Child
• RED MOON - KARD
• Kick It - NCT127
• 2U - Kang Daniel
• GRAVITY - Ong Seong Wu
• A Song Written Easily - ONEUS
B-Sides:
• Starlight - B of You
• Black Swan - BTS
• MOONDANCE - AB6IX
• ROSE, SCENT, KISS - AB6IX
• Ah Yeah - iKON
• Holding On - iKON
• Wings - THE BOYZ
• Go Baby - KARD
• Zoom Up - PENTAGON
• Jealous - Kang Daniel
• Cafe - Ong Seong Wu
• WE BELONG - Ong Seong Wu
• Starry Night - SUHO
• Beautiful- Gaho
Singles:
• Don't Cry - N.Flying
• Digital Lover - Crush
• 100 Ways - Jackson Wang
• Still In Your Time - 1415
• Nun Nu Nan Na - Cignature
Japanese Releases:
• Fallin' Flower - Seventeen
• Revival - CIX
Collabs:
• Love You More - Steve Aoki, LAY, will.i.am
• Idea of You - Eric Nam & ARTY
• Like a Fool - Sam Kim & Nlve
Best Discoveries:
• AB6IX
• 1415
• EDEN (his older, solo works)
• Cignature
• MCND
Note: If I can keep up with these quarterly reviews, my end of the year post is going to be a lot easier to write!
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u/Epick_Western_Spy Apr 11 '20
Favourite Albums (in order of release):
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ATEEZ - Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer
Favourite B-Side: Horizon -
IZ*ONE - BLOOM*IZ
Favourite B-Side: Open Your Eyes -
Dreamcatcher - Dystopia: The Tree of Language
Favourite B-Sides: Tension, Black or White
Favourite Songs (in order of release):
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ATEEZ - Answer
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GFriend - Crossroads
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LOONA - So What
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IZ*ONE - Fiesta
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Dreamcatcher - Scream
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ITZY - Wannabe
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Gravity - Ong Seongwu
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u/Bren42 Apr 08 '20
My Favorites of Quarter 1 2020
Top Albums:
1. NCT 127 - NCT #127 Neo Zone
Favorite Tracks: Day Dream, Elevator (127F), Boom
2. Super Junior - Timeless
Favorite Tracks: Shadow, I Think I, Ticky Tocky
3. BTS - Map of the Soul: 7
Favorite Tracks: ON, Louder than bombs, 00:00 (Zero O'Clock)
4. DPR LIVE - Is Anybody Out There?
Favorite Tracks: Oh Girl, Geronimmo!, Kiss Me
This whole album deserves a full listen from start to finish since it is great cohesive experience as a whole. The track "To Whoever" in particular is a great listen since it plays like slam poetry and feels like a very personal peek into his life (and it's in English too, so English-speakers can understand it comfortably). I highly recommend that you check it out if you haven't heard it yet.
Top Tracks Overall:
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NCT 127 - Day Dream
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ZICO - Any Song
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NCT 127 - Elevator (127F)
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Dynamic Duo, CHEN - You
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Super Junior - Shadow
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BTS - ON
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SF9 - Good Guy
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Gaho - A song for you
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We Are The Night - Where are you
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Younha - Winter Flower (Feat. RM)
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Apr 06 '20
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younha - winter flower
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cherry bullet - hands up
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kard - red moon & enemy
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imlay - asteroid
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dreamcatcher's entire new album
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itzy - wannabe
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oneus - a song written easily
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u/winwinfinite Apr 06 '20
answer - ateez for sure! and for albums, definitely monsta x - all about luv. every song SLAPS
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u/951030s Apr 06 '20
Answer - ATEEZ Wannabe - ITZY A Song Written Easily - Oneus ON - BTS (and the whole album rly=D)
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u/aegyolks Apr 06 '20
Ong Seongwu - Guess Who, Bye Bye / NCT 127 - Love Me Now, Day Dream, Boom, Elevator / Dreamcatcher - Daybreak, In the Frozen, Jazz Bar, Black or White / IZONE - Daydream, Ayayaya
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u/Indigo_Mindset420 Apr 06 '20
I'm upvoting every single post that talks about Rocket Punch's mini Red Punch.
It's such a great mini filled with bsides that play to their strenghts and variety of sounds.
GirlFriend, Lilac, So Solo being my absolute favorites.
January
February
GFriend - Dreamcatcher
cignature - Nun Nu Nan Na
LOONA - Day & Night
IZ*ONE - Open Your Eyes, Fiesta, Eyes
ELRIS - This Is Me
March
Sejeong - Plant, Skyline, Swin Away
There are a lot of songs I liked but these are the songs I LOVED! <3
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u/WilliamRichardNorris Apr 06 '20
All of these are these here are amazing but since I've seen no mention of it yet, Gugudan Sejeong's Plant was such an amazing Mini-album, and a stand out one too. All the stuff for First-Quarter has been amazing this year. Sad that Blackpink wasn't in it though! Oh yes and Hwang Yerin released "I Love Summer" wish more people would check out more of her music.
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u/WilliamRichardNorris Apr 06 '20
Also I recently found Emotional, a Mini-album released by Norwegian Wood, Who R U? in first quarter. If you like K-rnb and cute calm voices this one is real good.
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u/Koltstres Apr 06 '20
AYAYAYA by IZ*ONE is my favorite song from this year. It’s a bop and a half and I’ve loved it since the first time I listened to it.
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u/Kpoplover_101 Apr 05 '20
My favorite songs are Wannabe by Itzy, Winner's Hold, BTS' On, Filter by Jimin, and Friends by V and Jimin.
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u/biffmila Apr 05 '20
IZ*ONE - Fiesta, GFriend - Crossroads, NCT 127 - Kick It, KARD - Red Moon & ITZY - WANNABE are my 5 favorite singles of the year
As far as b-sides, there's a lot I like but I'll narrow it down to IZ*ONE - Open Your Eyes, The Boyz - Salty, Dreamcatcher - Jazz Bar, GFriend - Labyrinth & NCT 127 - Sit Down!
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Apr 05 '20
Albums/minis (limited to the ones I found most consistent throughout):
MONSTA X - ALL ABOUT LUV
AB6IX - 5NALLY
BTS - MAP OF THE SOUL : 7
Dreamcatcher - Dystopia : The Three of Language
B.O.Y. - Phase One : You
Songs (title tracks, b-sides, singles, OSTs):
Solar × Kassy - A Song From The Past
IZ*ONE - Open Your Eyes
Gaho - 시작
BTS - Outro : Ego
Weki Meki - Dazzle Dazzle
Demian - Casette
LEE DAE HWI (AB6IX) - ROSE, SCENT, KISS
JEON WOONG (AB6IX) - MOONDANCE
Moon Byul - Eclipse
NCT 127 - Kick It
LIM JIMIN - WHO, YOU?
BTS - ON
Dreamcatcher - Scream
PENTAGON - Asteroid
MONSTA X - YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART
B.O.Y. - My Angel
LOONA - So What
THE BOYZ - REVEAL
ATEEZ - HORIZON
SUHO - O2
IZ - The Day
SIYEON (Dreamcatcher) - Paradise
Sunmi - Gotta Go
BTS - Black Swan
Last but not least: TAEYEON - Dear Me + Drawing Our Moments
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u/celladonn Apr 05 '20
Ateez - Answer
Dreamcatcher - Scream
NCT 127 - Kick It
Itzy - Wannabe
MCND - Ice Age
AB6IX Daehwi - Rose, Scent, Kiss
Everglow - Dun Dun
Kard - Red Moon
3YE - Queen
Craxy - Aria
Favourite album released this year is definitely Dreamcatcher's! NCT and Itzy also released great albums.
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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '20
Kick It- NCT 127: Tis a banger!! The hook is super catchy and I like the silky verses. There's also this one crunchy sound in the dance break that's super addicting for me.
Hold- Winner: A fun bop! I love acting out the little brrrs in the prechorus when I'm listening to it.
Cassette- Demian: Stumbled upon this song on Spotify. It's so sleek and dreamy. Vibey. His voice!
So What- Loona: I found it to be a little cheesy at first but it's also really catchy and has grown on me.
Overall, 1st quarter 2020 has been pretty dry though