The Best K-pop Songs of 2018: Critics' Picks

Between the beginning of 2018 and its nearby, the K-pop world has eminently varied: noticeable acts have disbanded or lost individuals, BTS has impacted the world forever different circumstances on Billboard graphs and in the American music showcase, new sonic patterns have ascended to unmistakable quality and new specialists discovered their place in the spotlight while others have blurred away.

In any case, while K-fly in 2017 has been characterized by transform, one thing that is constantly steady about the Korean music industry is that it generally offers new and energizing melodies. As in earlier years, Billboard's group investigated at the best melodies of 2017. Reflecting both individual tastes and outline accomplishments, this is our interpretation of the best Korean music of the year - highlighting tunes from probably the most famous acts, as Wanna One, IU and BTS, and additionally a few astonishments from less-settled craftsmen.

EXO, "Ko Bop" (The War)

This electro-reggae track was the ideal mix of propulsive and windy sound when it turned out in July. Based around an influencing melody that draws on the youngsters' rhyme "Down Baby," "Ko Bop" veers along these lines and that, laying ponderous raps and EDM breakdowns next to smooth verses flooding with encompassing blending guided by staccatoed percussion and squaling synths. Dynamic in its innovative styling, EXO's first single of the year added another shading to the kid band's sound while as yet keeping up their devotion to move concentrated popular music, and that is a decent search for this K-pop powerhouse. -