Remember some b-sides from K-pop groups that ended up surpassing the success of their main tracks, and also won over the public
In the K-pop industry, it is extremely common that, at the launch of each album, the group focuses on promoting just one single, known as the title track, a track that receives a special clip, and is presented on music programs. Meanwhile, the other songs that make up the album come to be known as “b-sides”, or “side B”, in free translation.
Generally, because they are not promoted in the same way as the title track, b-sides become songs that are only recognized by fans of the group or soloist, who actually listen to the album in its entirety from start to finish. However, there have been several cases in the industry where a b-side ended up surpassing the popularity of the title track, causing many people to end up forgetting which track was the real single.
With that in mind, RECREIO separated 5 situations in which the b-side became more famous than the title track for you to know. Look!
1. Dolphin — OH MY GIRL
Released in 2022, “Dolphin” is part of the album “Nonstop”, by OH MY GIRL, whose title track was the track that bears the same name as the album.
Although the single was a huge success upon release, the song ended up being dethroned on the charts by its own b-side, which became popular with the public and went viral on social media.
2. Fiction — BEAST
Currently known as Highlight, in 2011, BEAST released the album “Fiction and Fact”, an album that features as its title track one of the biggest hits of their career, “Fiction”.
However, although the track emerged victorious on numerous music programs, in the charts, the b-side “On Rainy Days” was successful, which became the ninth best-selling digital single in South Korea that year, while “Fiction ” finished in 16th place.
3. Mister — KARA
In 2009, KARA released the album “Revolution”, an album composed of 10 tracks that featured the song “Wanna” as its title track — which, nowadays, many do not remember being the main single.
This is because the song that really became successful, and helped propel the group to global stardom, was “Mister”, a track with a catchy chorus that features the famous “butt dance”, and which continues to be remembered by k-pop fans as one of the most memorable songs of the second generation.
4. Hero — MONSTA X
Did you know that MONSTA X’s “Hero” shouldn’t have even been promoted? This is because, in 2015, the Starship Entertainment boy group released the mini-album “Rush”, which featured as its title track the track that bears the same name as the album.
During promotions, the group released a special clip for the b-side “Hero”, which ended up becoming a huge success among the public, causing the band to return to music programs just to promote it — something that was not in the cards. initial plans. Today, the clip remains MONSTA X’s most viewed, with more than 136 million views.
5. Fever — ENHYPEN
Marking their second comeback in their career, in 2021, ENHYPEN released the album “BORDER: CARNIVAL”, composed of six tracks, with the title track being the song “Drunk-Dazed”, a production responsible for giving the group its first victory in programs musicals.
Even with the success of the main track, the b-side that went viral among fans was “FEVER”. On Spotify, the song has the most streams on the album “BORDER: CARNIVAL”, with more than 361 million plays, compared to 317 million for “Drunk-Dazed”.
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Source: Recreio
