Melon releases list of ‘Top 100 K-Pop Masterpieces’, which I’m sure won’t cause any arguments

In what I’m certain will be without controversy, Melon recently completed their list of the ‘Top 100 K-Pop Masterpieces’, selected by a board of 35 music critics and professionals.

1,120 candidate song were narrowed down to just 100, with the criteria being a blend of popularity, creativity, influence, significance, and even performance.

Anyway, I know you just want the list so that everybody can peacefully agree.

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• 1. BoA – No.1 (2002)
• 2. EXO – 으르렁 (Growl) (2013)
• 3. PSY – 강남스타일 (2012)
• 4. BTS – Dynamite (2020)
• 5. Girls’ Generation – Gee (2009)
• 6. Girls’ Generation – 다시 만난 세계 (Into the New World) (2007)
• 7. 2NE1 – 내가 제일 잘나가 (I am the Best) (2011)
• 8. Brown Eyed Girls – Abracadabra (2009)
• 9. Wonder Girls – Tell me (2007)
• 10. TVXQ! – 주문-MIROTIC (2008)
• 11. SHINee – Sherlock.셜록 (Clue+Note) (2012)
• 12. SUPER JUNIOR – 쏘리 쏘리 (Sorry, Sorry) (2009)
• 13. BLACKPINK – 뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU) (2018)
• 14. S.E.S. – (‘Cause) I’m Your Girl (1997)
• 15. IU – 좋은 날 (2010)
• 16. Lee Hyori – 10 Minutes (2003)
• 17. H.O.T. – Candy (1996)
• 18. KARA – 미스터 (2009)
• 19. BIGBANG – 거짓말 (2007)
• 20. Red Velvet – 빨간 맛 (Red Flavor) (2017)
• 21. Seotaiji and Boys – 난 알아요 (1992)
• 22. Lee Jung Hyun – 와 (1999)
• 23. INFINITE – 내꺼하자 (2011)
• 24. BIGBANG – FANTASTIC BABY (2012)
• 25. BTS – 피 땀 눈물 (2016)
• 26. miss A – Bad Girl Good Girl (2010)
• 27.Wonder Girls – Nobody (2008)
• 28.Sunmi – 가시나 (2017)
• 29. SECHSKIES – 커플 (1998)
• 30. god – 거짓말 (2000)
• 31. TWICE – CHEER UP (2016)
• 32. BTS – 봄날 (2017)
• 33. Girls’ Generation – I Got A Boy (2013)
• 34. IU – 스물셋 (2015)
• 35. 2PM – Heartbeat (2009)
• 36. Taemin – MOVE (2017)
• 37. 2NE1 – Fire (2009)
• 38. Baby VOX – Get Up (1999)
• 39. Gain – 피어나 (2012)
• 40. f(x) – 4 Walls (2015)
• 41. Lee Hyori – U-Go-Girl (With Nassun) (2008)
• 42. EXID – 위아래 (2014)
• 43. HyunA – Bubble Pop! (2011)
• 44. CLON – 꿍따리 샤바라 (1996)
• 45. f(x) – NU 예삐오 (NU ABO) (2010)
• 46. Taeyang – 눈, 코, 입 (2014)
• 47. G-Dragon – 삐딱하게 (Crooked) (2013)
• 48. IZ*ONE – FIESTA (2020)
• 49. (G)I-DLE – LION (2019)
• 50. NCT U – 일곱 번째 감각 (The 7th Sense) (2016)
• 51. Chungha – 벌써 12시 (2019)
• 52. OH MY GIRL – 비밀정원 (2018)
• 53. SHINee – View (2015)
• 54. DEUX – 여름 안에서 (1994)
• 55. f(x) – 첫 사랑니(Rum Pum Pum Pum) (2013)
• 56. TWICE – TT (2016)
• 57. Fin. K.L – 영원한 사랑 (1999)
• 58. H.O.T. – 전사의 후예 (폭력시대) (1992)
• 59. DEUX – 나를 돌아봐 (1993)
• 60. ITZY – 달라달라 (2019)
• 61. Park Ji Yoon – 성인식 (2000)
• 62. Rain – 태양을 피하는 방법 (2003)
• 63. Orange Caramel – 까탈레나 (Catallena) (2014)
• 64. T-ARA – Roly-Poly (2011)
• 65. Wanna One – 에너제틱 (Energetic) (2017)
• 66. GFRIEND – 시간을 달려서 (Rough) (2016)
• 67. Uhm Jung Hwa – 초대 (1998)
• 68. SHINHWA – Brand New (2004)
• 69. LOONA – Butterfly (2019)
• 70. BTS – DNA (2017)
• 71. SISTAR – 나혼자 (Alone) (2012)
• 72. Rain – It’s Raining (2004)
• 73. Zico – 아무노래 (2020)
• 74. BTS – 작은 것들을 위한 시 (Boy With Luv) (Feat. Halsey) (2019)
• 75. god – 길 (2001)
• 76. AFTERSCHOOL – 뱅(Bang)! (2010)
• 77. iKON – 사랑을 했다 (LOVE SCENARIO) (2018)
• 78. WINNER – REALLY REALLY (2017)
• 79. Taeyeon – I (Feat. Verbal Jint) (2015)
• 80. SEVENTEEN – 아주 NICE (2016)
• 81. SHINHWA – T.O.P. (Twinkling Of Paradise) (1999)
• 82. IU – 밤편지 (2017)
• 83. MAMAMOO – 음오아예 (Um Oh Ah Yeh) (2015)
• 84. Lovelyz – Ah-Choo (2015)
• 85. Red Velvet – Psycho (2019)
• 86. S.E.S. – Dreams Come True (1998)
• 87. SHINee – Ring Ding Dong (2009)
• 88. Fin.K.L – 내 남자친구에게 (1998)
• 89. NCT 127 – Cherry Bomb (2017)
• 90. Busker Busker – 벚꽃 엔딩 (2012)
• 91. Seotaiji and Boys – Come Back Home (1995)
• 92. PENTAGON – 빛나리 (2018)
• 93. BoA – 아틀란티스 소녀 (Atlantis Princess (2003)
• 94. NRG – 할 수 있어 (1997)
• 95. Epik High – Fly (Feat. Amin. J) (2006)
• 96. Jinusean – 말해줘 (1997)
• 97. SHINee – 누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay) (2008)
• 98. TVXQ – Hug (2004)
• 99. Seotaiji and Boys – 교실 이데아 (1994)
• 100. Trouble Maker – Trouble Maker (2011)

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When you make a list like this, there’s absolutely zero chance that you’ll be able to please everybody or even most people (or me), but it’s a starting point for discussion at least.

So have at it.