From billed anthems by Stray Kids and IVE to NewJeans’ inevitable earworms, there was a tasty equilibrium from the sector this year.
In the past, K-pop’s most unforgettable tunes manipulated towards excellent maximalism that hooked the globe by loading an amazing strike of power inside a three-minute-or-so plan. While this year definitely saw Korean musicians bring a reasonable share of turbo-powered pop manufacturing, there were lots of standout 2023 launches that welcomed a much more refined technique.
Chart- covering teams like Stray Kids, iKON, IVE and LE SSERAFIM enlivened the K-pop scene with tracks that blew up as quickly out of audio speakers as they did onto worldwide …