Ranking my favourite 50 kpop groups and soloists

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☆ ITZY - LOCO [Ver. C] ☆
Okay so. This was a whole journey ngl.

I originally tried to do this manually but I had such a hard time balancing between attachments to artists and how good their discographies were. So I decided to use an automatic sorter LMAO. There was over 200 rounds of comparison and I ended up choosing between 53 artists so rip the 3 artists that didn’t make the list. At the end of the list I’ll say which 3 they were but not the order I ranked them. Because mystery (and coz it would just be 53 ranking if I did that).
I’m not going to lie, this list is still a mess between attachment and discography but I think it’s the most accurate I will be able to get it. I was going to format it nicely but my laptop won’t turn on so I’m doing this on my phone which hates formatting. I’ll post a link to the sorter in a post below this one.
I will be listing the first 40 artists generically and then explaining my top 10. Also just remember there we so many arists that could’ve been on this list that weren’t so just coz an artist is lower doesn’t mean I hate them. All the artists I like at least one song of.

Top 50 ranking concept was inspired by NoodlesMiyeon on YouTube

Note: soloists who are still a part of groups and sub-units were not included. Disbanded groups were included
Place Artist Reason I like/why they're not higher Current fave song
50thDreamNoteTheir more recent songs are amazing. I hope they keep it upNight
49thGFRIENDI didn't love many of their songs but the ones I did were *chefs kiss*Better Me
48thKARDDon't know many of their songs but they have some bOPSRed Moon
47thBerry GoodTheir music is so cute and they're great vocalistsMellow Mellow
46th3YEThey have some bops but sadly only a fewYESSIR
45thfromis_9Their music is very hit and miss but the songs that hit, HITEscape Room
44thRocket PunchThey have some great bsides and even better titlesChiquita
43rdSaturdayTheir titles are so good I stgWiFi
42ndLOONAI'm slowly going off their music but they're still iconicHi High
41staespaVery hit or miss but Girls put them in my good booksDreams Come True
40thLunarSolarWasted potentialOh Ya Ya Ya
39thCLCEx-Ult. I think I overplayed their music but they're still iconicNo
38th(G)I-DLETheir titles vary so much yet they're all practically amazing. Also have good bsidesVillain Dies
37thSTAYCHit or miss but have a very unique style of musicStereotype
36thBilllieGingaMingaYo is a contender for song of the year. Also the bsides on their debut album? IncredibleGingaMingaYo
35thOh My GirlHave such amazing songs and the quality has been going up recentlyQuest
34thEXIDLiterally one of the most iconic groups in historyHot Pink
33rdPIXYI often fall out of love with their songs, but like they're still good?!Villain
32ndgugudanThey deserved better their title tracks are amazingA Girl Like Me
31stKep1erIdc if I didn't love their most recent bsides Up! saved summerUp!
30thIZ*ONEYou cannot deny their magic. They are magicalSecret Story of the Swan
29thApinkTheir most recent title tracks never miss, but their bsides aren't really my favouriteDilemma
28thEVERGLOWSimilar to PIXY, I often go off their songs over time, but they're still goodPirate
27thStray KidsI know it's bad but the stigma surrounding them is the only thing stopping me from liking themThunderous
26thHot IssueWASTED POTENTIALICONS
25thRed VelvetVery very hit or miss but I cannot deny they have some incredible songsIn My Dreams
24thCherry BulletSo so cute, sometimes a little too cute, but I love my little bubsBroken
23rdTXTTheir music is getting better overtime I love their newer directionLonely Boy
22ndKwon EunbiShe's off to such a good startEsper
21stSunmiShe is ICONIC she knows what she's doingLALALAY
20thWeeeklySuch a good discography also ven para aca ven para acaVen Para
19thMAMAMOOEx-Ult they will always hold such an important place in my heart. Sadly overplayed them though (also their more recent music doesn't hit the same)Where Are We Now
18thTRI.BEThey need to comeback soon I'm getting worried. But like, bopsWould You Run
17thDreamcatcherSimilar to PIXY and EVERGLOW, their music ages. The only difference? I always go back to it in the endMaison
16thCLASS:yOff to a brilliant startTell Me One More Time
15thATEEZI think... they may have... the best overall discography on this list??Fireworks
14thLE SSERAFIMNot a single one of their debut songs missedBlue Flame
13thWeki MekiTheir discography is slept on so much LISTEN TO WEKI MEKI I BEGCrush
12thNMIXXControversial I know but like shoog shoog shoogO.O
11thSonamooVery attached to them. They have some great songs though I swearRound and Round (빙그르르)
10thDAVICHILiterally two of kpop's best vocalists argue with the wallDear.
9thYUJUSuch a beautiful debut, such an amazing vocalist, I lubPlay
8thJo YuriOnly 1 miss, also made one of kpop's best bsides ever Rolla Skates
7thBrave GirlsIdk their earlier music but their most recent stuff is SO GOODChi Mat Ba Ram
6thPurple KissThey are the queens of 4th gen bsides idec like they haven't made a single bad bsideJoah (atm)
5thAOAEven with their tragic ending their music stands the test of time, like they released bop after bopShort Hair
4thIVEScarily good rookies, it's like they know the exact music I need. Yes I know they have 4 songs and I only like 3 but this is my list Love Dive
3rdTWICEGrew on me recently. Idk most of their earlier songs but like omg their newest songs??Perfect World (JP) / Last Waltz (KR)
2ndWJSNTheir older bsides kinda miss but something clicked in them in 2019 and they decided to have one of kpop's best discographies argue with the wallLast Sequence
1stITZYMy ults (ofc, that's why they're first) I love the members, I love almost all their songs, the quality of what they produce is amazing, they have the best choreographies as far as I'm concernedShoot!


So that was my top 50 wooo. That’ll probably change so much within like a month but as things currently stand THATS THE LIST. The 3 artists that didn’t make it are BVNDIT, Chungha and Secret Number, who are all good but just not good enough to top the list. Feel free to make your own list with your own favourites. It doesn’t have to be this long it could be 5 it could be 10 if you’re crazy it could be 100.

Please remember this is a SUBJECTIVE OPINION. There’s no right or wrong answers so I don’t want any “your taste is bad” because I will bonk you
 
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1WJSN
I only started listening to them after Queendom 2. Like their pantomime performance blew me away I love it so much and their discography is just so beautiful.
2TWICE
I admit when I first started getting into kpop they weren't my favorite because i used to think the cute concept was really cringy and meaningless. But then I listened to Likey and ever since then I loved TWICE.
3Dreamcatcher
I literally love the dark royalty concept and they pulled it off so well Deja Vu was REALLY good and ever since then I haven't stopped listening to them
4ITZY
They never really caught my eye until wannabe. Everything about that era as just so perfect. The concept, dance, outfits and song. Everything. Wannabe and Dalla Dalla perfectly represent ITZY's identity and I love it.
5IU
Her voice is so nice and calming to listen to. I'm usually not a fan of ballads but her ballads are the ones that I really like.
6Red Velvet
Their lore is SO good. Whoever created their lore deserves a raise. Cause everytime a Red Velvet MV comes me and my friends are just discussing theories about it lol
7AleXa
She’s really funny and she has a sci-fi concept which is really refreshing to see.
8IVE
I know they have like 4 songs but like those 4 songs are just... beautiful. Now all we have to do is wait for a mini album or even better a full album.
9IZ*ONE
I know they disbanded but they were still one of my fav 4th gen groups. I know the other girls moved on to be soloists and into other groups but their disbandment date was a really sad day for me and my 1st ever group I experienced a disbandment with.
10LOONA
I'm still trying to understand their lore bit their concept is really good. Though I don't think any kpop will ever be able to top the way WJSN handled the space concept I do think LOONA would be 3rd right after WJSN. Despite coming from a small company like BBC they have grown to be one of the top girl groups of the 4th gen and they are EXTREMELY talented.
11Everglow
12Chungha
13Taeyeon
14BugAboo
15Somi
16Sunmi
17CLC
18Purple Kiss
19Cherry Bullet
20MAMAMOO
21TXT
22billlie
23Stray Kids
24BLACKPINK
25Momoland
26STAYC
27(G)-IDLE
28Sulli
29SNSD
30woo!ah
31BTS
32Weeekly
33HyunA
34aespa
35LunarSolar
36Kwon Eunbi
37Jo Yuri
38BIBI
39Stella Jang
40Yena

I'll add more later bc i forgot some soloists/groups
 

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Here is mine!
50th​
Big Bang​
Lots of bops, just don’t stan​
49th​
Le Sserafim​
Just waiting for more​
48th​
Taeyang​
Some epic ballads​
47th​
SHINEee​
So many bops but I don’t stan​
46th​
Yena​
Debut so album was immaculate​
45th​
Lucy​
Cause Flowering is that good​
44th​
Sunmi​
I love her voice​
43rd​
KARD​
Here cause of Bomb Bomb and Gunshot​
42nd​
Loona​
Only a few memorable songs for me.​
41st​
Infinite​
Another exemplary discography, I just don’t stan​
40th​
IVE​
Will be higher when I get more than Love Dive​
39th​
Chungha​
She’s hit or miss for me​
38th​
iKON​
Such a good discography but not so into their sound​
37th​
TXT​
I like the occasional TXT song​
36th​
Day6​
I love their music, but much of it sounds the same​
35th​
Dreamcatcher​
I have to be in a particular mood​
34th​
Xdinary Heroes​
Cause Happy Death Day+their covers are that good​
33rd​
Nu’est​
Face will forever be one of the best debuts​
32nd​
Secret Number​
Top tier title tracks​
31st​
aespa​
Not a fan of the concept but the music’s pretty good​
30th​
Blackpink​
When I wanna feel like a bad *****​
29th​
A.C.E​
Their music+their covers=perfection​
28th​
Gaho​
His voice makes me tear up just a tad​
27th​
VIXX​
That discography tho​
26th​
BTS​
For all their pre-Love Yourself content​
25th​
Class:y​
So talented! They’re gonna be amazing.​
24th​
Wanna One​
Beautiful, Energetic, Spring Breeze, IPU!​
23rd​
(G)i-dle​
I need to stan them harder​
22nd​
ASTRO​
My first ever group​
21st​
2PM​
Sexy kings that make me laugh​
20th​
WJSN​
Their music is like a treasure chest​
19th​
The Rose​
Best sad ***** k-band content​
18th​
TWICE​
So many bops​
17th​
Enhypen​
Would be higher but their music is kinda falling off​
16th​
Pentagon​
A group of bias wreckers with great music.​
15th​
Lightsum​
The need to be appreciated more​
14th​
EXO​
Vocal kings!!!​
13th​
fromis_9​
I love their loyalty to their concept.​
12th​
Gfriend​
Cute girls, beautiful music​
11th​
ONEUS​
Supremely underrated music​
10th​
Oh My Girl​
My favorite concept​
9th​
Monsta X​
Lost in the Dream​
8th​
Everglow​
I have their entire discography.​
7th​
Seventeen​
The first group I seriously ulted.​
6th​
ITZY​
Love their interactions and discography. #SneakersSupremacy​
5th​
IU​
My Sea is still on loop.​
4th​
IZ*ONE​
Still a sad ***** about their disbandment.​
3rd​
Taeyeon​
She does not have a bad song. My go to ballad queen.​
2nd​
Stray Kids​
So talented and make actual good noise music.​
1st​
Red Velvet​
Incredibly talented and funny concept queens who never disappoint.​

Artists that didn't make the list:
Kep1er, ANS, Apink, Ateez, Berry good, Big Bang, Billlie, Block B, The Boyz, GWSN, Nature, BtoB, Cherry bullet, CIX, FT island, SF9, Golden Child, Treasure, Elris, EXID, G-Dragon, Girls Day, SNSD, Hyuna, Somi, Laboum, Ladies Code, Lovelyz, Pixy, Stayc, T-ara, Victon, Weki Meki, weeekly, woo!ah!, cignature​
 

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first of all, you all have taste. second of all, i love NoodlesMiyeon! i watch literally all of her videos lol. now, for my own ranking

50ateezik only a few songs, so they'll likely go soon
49yerinpleasantly surpised by her debut, all but 1 song was great
48billliegood songs, can't recall most of them
47apinksimilar to ateez, love everything i've heard tho
46jeon somiher newest album was bad
45sunmieverything before gasina is meh
44irristhey just debuted, so they'll likely go up in the future
43mamamoohit or miss bsides
42acei only know 4 songs, but they're fkn amazing
41staycflawless but somehow still mediocre discography
40iunot a huge ballad fan, but her voice is beautiful
39woo!ah!wonderful, just wonderful
38exidwi arae, wi wi arae
37hot issuei miss them :c
36chunghanot a single song i'd skip
35clcdeserved better, most songs are bops tho
34iz*onewish i'd stanned them before they disbanded
33taeyeon literally no bad songs, i was surprised she wasn't higher, even tho i made this list lmao
32minimani3 songs and none are skips
31le sserafimdidn't love any songs, but liked them all. keeping an eye on them
30oh my girlagain, no bad songs
29nmixxi'm an o.o defend and proud of it
28kardi kinda feel bad that i've stanned them for 6 yrs and they're still this low
27yujuabsolute amazing debut, omg
26majorslove the girls, hate the company
25xdinary heroesv excited for their cb, hdd is amazing
24bugaboohoping for 7 whole yrs w these wonderful nugus
23class:yi don't like that they're so young, but wow their music is good
22skyleseriously worried for them, they haven't had a song since their 2021 christmas song
21fainit"but they only have 1 song" yeah, one AMAZING song
20loonaidk what to say, but yeah. stan loona lol
19aespai wish they'd change concepts tbh, but their music is good
18weki mekii forget how much i love them til i hear their music and fall in love all over again
17ivei can seriously see myself ulting them in the future
169musesdeserved sooo much better, i miss them
15pixyfairies + horror = love
14alexaohh, i love her
13hinapiai miss them :ccc
12song soo wooi need her to release new music asap, her 1 song is incredible
11pristinthey had so much potential, fvck pledis
10itzyformer ults, now semi-ults. predebut stan
9red velveti'm gay, obviously i love red velvet
8everglowcuz i'm a pirate, yeah yeah, a pirate
7purple kisspurple on the top, potential ults in the future
6(g)i-dlebeen a nevie since day 1
5rolling quartzi listened almost exclusively to rock before kpop, so this is right up my alley
4dreamcatchersee rolling quartz, same point
3twicei love their music sm, it brings me great joy
2blackpinkbeen a blink since i discovered kpop
1stray kidsi love them, plain and simple. ult of ults

grps that didn't make it (in order/ranked): jo yuri, cl, lunarsolar, yezi, bvndit, gfriend, kep1er, viviz
this was v hard, ngl, and i also listen to new music all the time, so (except for the places 1-17) this is subject to change at literally any moment
 

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Now my laptop is working again I decided to format my list in a nicer way as everyone else is doing! It's the same order but now you can see my reasons and my favourite songs by them
 

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RankGroupFavorite Song(s)
1Seventeen_World, Fallin Flower, Aju Nice
2Red VelvetFeel My Rhythm, In My Dreams
3TwiceRewind, Celebrate
4ItzyRacer, Free Fall, Kidding Me
5I-DleMy Bag, Tomboy
6StayCBeautiful Monster, Love Fool
7WayVKick Back, King of Hearts
8TXTOpening Sequence
9IVELove Dive
10Lee HiOnly
10LOONANot Friends, Butterfly
12IUJam Jam
13Purple KissPonzona
14NCT 127Favorite, 나쁜 짓
15LUCYFlowering, I Got U
16NCT URain Day
17IZ*ONESSOTS, Fiesta
18NMIXXO.O
19SNSDInto The New World
20LESSERAFIMThe Great Mermaid, Fearless
21PIXYVillain, Swan Song
22ENHYPENGiven-Taken
23BilllieRing x Ring
24TaeyeonWhat Do I Call You
25DreamcatcherBOCA
25Class;yShut Down, Classy
27Fromis_9DM
28BaekhyunBambi
29Choi YenaSmiley
30BLACKPINKHow You Like That
31NCT DreamBoom
32XGMascara
33Weki MekiOopsy
33OneusLUNA
35WeeeklyHoliday Party
36The BoyzBloom Bloom
37EVERGLOWFirst
37Kwon EunbiGlitch
37aespaGirls, Next Level
40Jo YuriLove Shh
41ChunghaSparkling, Gotta Go
41Kim SamuelCandy
43GFriendMe Gustas Tu
44Kep1erUp
45EXOThe Eve
46Xdinary HeroesHappy D**** Day
47VIVIZBop Bop!
48Stray KidsCharmer, Venom
49ATEEZDeja Vu
50CLCDevil
 
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Top 50 Korean Groups & Soloists + my faves from them
  1. Red Velvet : Love Is The Way, Psycho, Be Natural, Ladies Night
  2. STAYC : Love Fool, ASAP, Same Same, Butterfly
  3. IU : dlwlrma, unlucky & Not Spring, Love or Cherry Blossoms
  4. Girls' Generation : Lion Heart, Wait a Minute, Kissing You, Romantic St.
  5. Hong Jin Young : Goodbye, Coming Spring
  6. I-DLE : Lion, Hwaa, Give Me Your, Tomboy
  7. EXID : L.I.E, Like the Seasons, I Love You
  8. AKMU : I Love You, Be With You, Will Love Forever, Give Love
  9. JOY : Je T'aime, If Only, Be There For You
  10. MAMAMOO : Decalcomanie, Mr. Ambiguous, Double Trouble Couple, I Miss You
  11. BOL4 : Tell Me You Love Me, Galaxy, #First Love
  12. BTS : Stay Gold, Spring Day, Like
  13. aespa : Yeppi Yeppi, Dreams Come True, Forever, ICONIC
  14. PENTAGON : Daisy, DO or NOT, You Like
  15. IZ*ONE : Pink Blusher, La Vie en Rose, Violeta
  16. NAYEON : LOVE COUNTDOWN, SUNSET, ALL OR NOTHING
  17. EVERGLOW : LA DI DA, DUN DUN, Don't Speak
  18. TXT : 20cm, 9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)
  19. TAEYEON : Playlist, Happy, Galaxy
  20. 415 : Summer Nostalgia, No Wish No More
  21. HEIZE : Today's Mood, Never Loved This Way Before
  22. YENA : Before Anyone Else, Lxxk 2 U, Smiley
  23. LE SSERAFIM : Sour Grapes, Blue Flame
  24. GFRIEND : MAGO, Sunrise
  25. ROSÉ : Gone, On The Ground
  26. IVE : Love Dive, Royal
  27. BLACKPINK : Don't Know What to Do, You Never Know
  28. TWICE : Knock Knock, Jaljayo Good Night
  29. Lee Hi : Only, For You
  30. fromis_9 : COLORING, WE GO
  31. MeloMance : Gift & Love, Maybe
  32. ITZY : Trust Me, ICY, LOCO
  33. KARA : Honey, What's This?
  34. KEP1ER : Rewind, Up!
  35. SEVENTEEN : Pretty U, Ready to love
  36. SUNMI : TAIL, GASHINA
  37. S.E.S : I'm Your Girl, I Love You
  38. LOONA : Heart Attack (Chuu), Hi High
  39. Cherry Bullet : Ting-a-ring-a-ring, Love So Sweet
  40. NewJeans : Hurt, Hype Boy
  41. OH MY GIRL : Case No.L5VE, Dolphin
  42. APINK (and APINK CHOBOM) : LUV, Copycat
  43. Dreamcatcher : Jazz Bar, BEcause
  44. 2NE1 : Go Away, You and I (Park Bom)
  45. NCT Dream : Life Is Still Going On
  46. BIGBANG : LOSER
  47. Girl's Day : Darling
  48. BILLLIE : GingaMingaYo
  49. Secret Number : Who Dis?, Love, Maybe
  50. WEEEKLY : After School
I tried choosing ONLY A FEW 😩
 
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