Discover which K-pop artists made the list of the 100 best songs released in 2024, according to Rolling Stones magazine
This Tuesday, 3rd, Rolling Stones magazine in the United States released its long-awaited list of the 100 best songs released in 2024, chosen by the outlet’s team. Featuring big names on the world music scene, K-pop was also present with four artists: RoséNewJeans, Lisa and ENHYPEN.
ENHYPEN is the only boy group to appear on the list, ranking 97th with their single “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”, released in July. In the publication, the journalist Kristine Kwak stated that the song “has a more upbeat feel, opening with a dreamy intro and driven by summery flecks of funk guitar”, as well as praising the group members’ vocals: “Jungwon, Heeseung, Jake, Jay, Sunghoon, Sunoo and Ni-ki have distinctive vocals, leading to a chorus you won’t be able to forget until next spring.”
In position 70 is the Lisawith “New Woman”, his collaboration with singer Rosalía. The journalist Rob Sheffield states that the feat of the “global queens” who had the help of great artists, such as Max Martin, Tove Lo and Ilya, “beats in a late-nineties teen pop mode, with no-longer-Swedish beats that could have come straight from the MTV Total Request Live studios.”
“How Sweet”, by NewJeans, appears in 35th place. The K-pop song reached a place in the relevant reviews of the year for the second time, after appearing at 38th place in last year’s Billboard rankings. To Kristine Kwakthe group has brought new sounds and genres to K-pop since they debuted, in addition to also praising the members’ vocals “As Vozes de Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein shine (..), transforming lyrics about getting out of a bad situation into something that feels liberated and fun.”
Finally, the magazine’s highest ranked k-pop song was “APT.”, by Rosé in collaboration with Bruno Marsbeing ranked in 21st position. Christian Hoard praises the singer’s creativity after she reported that the single came about after a joke between her and her team, and also says “this captivating anthem, in which the singer’s labelmate ROSÉ, Bruno Marsreleases a soulful longing, while a candy-coated punk-pop beat keeps things moving at a breakneck pace.”
Source: Recreio
