By Jacob Bugarin
If you’re looking for new music, K-pop should be one genre to explore. There are many sounds, but if you’re just starting to listen to K-pop, here are three songs you may enjoy.
“Sour Grapes” by Le Sserfiam
This group, called Le SSerafim, are one of the most popular K-pop groups right now. They just released an album called Crazy on August 30, 2024. Why didn’t I choose a song from their newest album, though? I think “Sour Grapes” is one of their best songs due to the relaxing beat and very catchy chorus. “Sour Grapes” is a very calm song to listen to compared to their others that are usually upbeat and have very hard choreography to follow.
“ETA” by New Jeans
New Jeans have taken the world by storm since their first debut. This group is one of the youngest groups out in the K-pop industry with their oldest member Kim Minji, who is the furthest right of the picture, being only twenty. Their youngest member Hyein, furthest left, is only sixteen years old. In the album, Get Up, has a very popular and catchy song “ETA,” which is a banger to listen to. With the beat having such an catchy tone and mixed Korean and English lyrics, it is such a great song to listen to.
“Rewind” by Wonder Girls
If you’re wondering, this isn’t a new or popular K-pop group that I heard recently of, but this was the most popular group back in the late 2000s. If you have never heard of their songs, one recommendation is “Tell Me,” which is one of the iconic songs in the K-pop industry that dancers grew up with before they started working in the industry. One of Rewind-Wonder Girls’ songs that they released back in 2015, “Rewind,” has lyrics that’ll just make you want to vibe to it all the time. It’s a really vibey song that I believe you might like, even though it is an older song.
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