Spotify, the world's largest audio source streamer, released the TOP 10 best K-POP songs of 2021 on December 21.
From the ranking point of view, ITZY and aespa compete for the first place, and 6 of the top 10 songs are songs of the 4th generation of Love Beans, which is superior to the predecessors.
In the 3rd generation of Aidou, TWICE ranked the highest, on the contrary, the Bulletproof Youth League ranked 6th below expectations.
Spotify voted the Top 10 Best Kpop Songs of 2021
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1st Place Aespa - NEXT LEVEL
Spotify's pick for the best K-POP song of 2021 was AESPA's digital single "Next Level," released on May 17, 2021.
Considering the popularity of this year's song, although Aespa is a newcomer, it is not surprising that she was chosen as the 1st.
The SM producers produced an explosive and toxic cover with their magical hands, and the song remained at the top of the chart for 6 months after its release.
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第2名 ITZY - 《Mafia In the morning》
ITZY's "Mafia In the morning" is more popular overseas than in South Korea.
In addition to this, this song is highlighted by fast-paced rhythms, and the powerful choreography is the highlight.
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3rd Weeekly - "After School"
Unlike aespa and ITZY, which belong to large projects, the songs of small and medium-sized idol Weeely were selected as the third place.
The title track "After School" from Weekly's third mini-album We Play was hugely popular on social networks, with M/V hits exceeding 100 million.
The song was also included in the best K-POP songs of 2021 selected by NME and TIME, proving that Spotify is not the third place in the white selection.
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第4名 TWICE -《Alcohol-Free》
With the TOP3 ceded to the younger generations, TWICE held on to the self-esteem of three generations of Aidou and climbed to the 4th place.
On June 9, 2021, the title song "Alcohol-Free" of Mini 10 was ranked 41st on the Billboard Global 200 chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.
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5th NCT DREAM - "Hot Sauce"
2021 was an explosive year for NCT DREAM, and Hot Source was the highlight of the group.
From album sales to sound sources, NCT DREAM set new SM internal records and debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard World Digital Sales Chart.
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6th Bulletproof Youth Regiment - "Butter"
The second English single "Butter", released on May 21, 2021, was listed on Spotify 11,042,000 times on the first day of release.
Although it set a record for spotify's history, it is a pity that the ranking is still in 6th place.
It can be seen from this that the only song in the top ten that is a newcomer boy group is from ENVYPEN.
Like Rosé and Weeekly, STAYC's ASAP, which is critically acclaimed on social networks, is also on the TOP10 list.
Spotify is said to have chosen the playlist through its own vote, but because of that, it can't be ignored.