The performances I chose are some of the most creative, most confident, and best-executed performances -- they're strong from top to bottom and side to side. These are the performances that bring out some of the best talent in K-Pop, and that really do a good job of showing it off.
There are albums that come with fireworks and explosions left and right, but at the same time have all the foundations laid out firmly. It's those kinds of albums that made the list this year, but first I had to find them, because believe me when I say that there weren't a lot.
The acts on this list fall into one of those two categories -- acts who I think did a phenomenal job this year and deserve to get even bigger, and acts who I think have the potential to do well next year. These are the rookies who proved themselves, whether it be in one area or all, and managed to stand out.
Infinite started out with material a cut above the rest of their fellow rookies and now that as permanent fixtures in K-Pop, they carry on with material that's a cut above everyone else. "The Chaser" is everything this list aims to put forward, and everything that I, as a critic, want from a song.
This is what happens when you give a good song to a good singer and do a good job delivering it. This is what happens when people in the industry pull themselves together and do a good job because they genuinely want to. This, my friends, is called magic.
Excited? Excited? lol. It's been a long year for me and it marked the start of my kpop addiction. Is the best album of 2009 Korean or not Korean?
Last year I didn't really re-write anything for my list of best albums - this year I've given it a lot of thought and while I'm waiting to complete my best songs list with December, why not run down the 9 best albums of 2009?
*jumps around* THE LAST POST FOR THE BEST OF 2009. Except for the wrap-up and final rankings, at least. I cannot believe it. Hahah.
YES! We've made it to the end of the year. FINALLY! 8 songs this month - let's get started.
I have to say it first - MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!! Hope you have a great day with the people you love. (LOL.) I'll be asleep when this is published - the aftermath of Christmas eve with the entire family - cousins included.
IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!! Hope you guys have a lot planned for tonight and tomorrow - I do! LOL.
You don't know how excited I am about this post. An all-Korean top 2 in September but beware, this is just a teaser for the next months!
YES! We've finally made it to September, my birth month. But aside from that, this post will be monumental because it'll mark the first time I have A BRITNEY SONG on the countdown. Yes, BRITNEY.
July. Just find out for yourselves what the crap I was listening to, OK? LOL. Let's get to business.
June was the month of kpop for me - the top 2 songs are from Korean artists. Just guess who. LOL.
June marked my slow but obvious shift to kpop but from #s 12 - 7 there's only ONE Korean artist. Can you guess who?
May marked the beginning of my kpop addiction and dammit, I'm excited just thinking about it.
April was a month of change for me and I guess my musical tastes kinda mirrored that. Let's start, shall we?
If February had an all-girl top, March was the month of the guys! Find out who came out victorious this month.
And we start another month - March was filled with milestones for me personally so how did the music I was listen to reflect that? LOL. Enough talking - let's get down to business.
And hello:
Took less than 5 hours but whatever - I had to put as much allowance as possible.
These two are the songs that were on albums released in 2008 but were later released as singles in 2009. Doesn't matter which month they were released, all that matters to me is that they were added to my library in 2008.
It's December and aside from Christmas being just around the corner, it's also year-end countdown time! *clap clap clap*
