Nine's Top 50 K-Pop Songs (January - June): 50-41

So because I'm self-absorbed I made a list of my top 50 k-pop songs assuming that you people will enjoy something like that. So here's the first part of this list.

50. Bing Bing - AOA

This was the lesser of the two AOA title tracks this year. It's not an amazing song, per se, but there's something fun about it. I think half of it is how amazing ChoA's voice sounds in the chorus, and listening to this song makes me feel really sad that we won't get that anymore. Also, this is the return of Jimin's #iconic "HEY!", which makes this song an instant classic.

49. Nayana - Produce 101

If it wasn't already stupidly obvious, I love Produce 101. Therefore, I have listened to this song a stupid amount of times. It's a much better song than other similar ones out there, and is much better than last year's "Pick Me".

48. Honey Bee - Luna, Hani, and Solar

This is very much in line with the kind of music that's not k-pop that I listen to. I'm a sucker for brassy vocals, and two of them deliver on that (I'm sorry Hani, your voice has never quite done it for me). As well, Luna's vocals are a standout feature on this track. Those and a catchy chorus make this song a winner. 

47. Signal - Twice

Despite all of my moaning and groaning on my review of the song, this wasn't the worst song so far this year. Yes, it's still grating and weird and it doesn't feel like a full song to me, but it's better than others. It's really only placed so high on the list (which has 66 songs on it) because I listened to it a few times and it got stuck in my head. I guess it's successful for being an ear worm, I guess?

46. Wannabe - Hyoyeon

Despite what people will say, this is a much stronger track than "Mystery". This song isn't perfect, but it has one of the most impressive and catchy choruses so far this year. It's a shame the rest of the song isn't as good as the chorus, otherwise this song would have been much higher on the list. Also San E isn't necessary. He's so rarely necessary. 

45. Ninano - Minzy

CL wishes she has a song like this. This is just pure pop fun with an interesting, inoffensive dance segment for the chorus. Minzy's vocals shine wonderfully here. It's really nice to hear her by herself, honestly. I never felt that she stood out in 2NE1; I actually can't tell her voice apart from Bom's in some songs. 

44. Goodbye - 2NE1

However, I'm a huge sucker for ballads, which is why 2NE1's last song ranks higher than Minzy's solo debut. "Goodbye" is appropriately melancholy, and the guitar is lovely. Yeah, it's nothing special as goodbye songs go, but it does its job and makes me feel sad about losing a group I never really liked much. 

43. Oh Little Girl - Slate (Produce 101)

The second of many Produce 101 songs on this top 50 (all of them made the top 50 RIP me). This is probably the least interesting of the concept evaluation songs, but it's still a nice listen. Sewoon and Jinyoung's voices are particularly pleasant on this track. 

42. BibbidiBobbidiBoo - Berry Good

This song was actually a disappointment in comparison to Berry Good's releases last year, but it still manages to be better than a lot of songs in 2017 so far. This is another example of a song where the chorus is much stronger than the rest of the song, but there's something catchy and wonderful about the verses as well. Maybe it's because of the country music vibes since I'm from the Canadian land of cowboys? Let's go with that. 

41. I Got Love - Taeyeon

This was a song I wasn't expecting out of Taeyeon at all, and I'm not complaining. It has a strange, addicting drop at the chorus which is fascinating to listen to. Of course, her vocals need no words. They're appropriately haunting. While this song isn't as good as her other releases this year, it's musically far more interesting. 

Songs 40-31 coming at some point tomorrow :) Please look forward to it.