The High Three Ok-Pop Songs of September 2025

October 1, 2025

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On the finish of every month, I look again at my three favourite title tracks by Ok-pop artists. I take my very own scores under consideration, however there’s a little bit of wiggle room as sure songs are likely to develop or fade.

September 2025 Total Ideas

We’ve hit the uncommon (?) double-header in Ok-pop with two back-to-back underwhelming months. August didn’t present a lot in the way in which of pleasure and — although it was full of extra releases — September barely registered both.

Proper now, there are a handful of teams/artists that I do know I can rely on and I’ve develop into very invested in them and their music. Most of those are literally newer fifth-gen acts. On this manner, I’m extra closely “into” Ok-pop proper now than ever earlier than. Nonetheless, when these acts are all on hiatus for awhile (or worse but, return with underwhelming materials), I’m like a tumbleweed rolling via the desert. As I discussed in final month’s recap, it’s feast or famine.

In previous years, I’ve loved the overarching musical developments sufficient to seek out songs I like from virtually any artist. However identical to international pop music for the time being, sweeping sonic developments aren’t actually taking place in 2025. Everybody’s simply doing their very own factor (or emulating a few the trade’s hottest acts). This naturally funnels listeners into silos of their very own style and I inevitably really feel myself getting funneled into sure fandoms.

Should. Resist. The. Funneling.

I can’t say there have been any SOTY contenders this month, which is a bummer. There have been some whole stinkers, although — most of which appeared focused on the western market.

My high three is a bit unusual. There are two songs by the identical artist, sandwiching one other music that might normally push all of the improper buttons for me. Nonetheless, I can really see this second place alternative leapfrogging to the highest earlier than too lengthy, at which level I totally anticipate readers to encompass me with pitchforks, hissing “Biaaaasssss! You’re biaaaaasssssseedddd!”. I most likely am (therefore the identify of the weblog) however I actually anticipated to hate this music and I’m as shocked as anybody that I really adore it (and will argue many factors in its favor).

Honorable mentions go to IDID, who had a fairly robust debut (although I weirdly like Step It Up higher — I assume I’m in my hip-hop period?) and BADVILLAIN (one other hip-hop monitor!). Hip-hop additionally infiltrates my high three J-pop songs. with XG and One Or Eight each snatching spots. Nonetheless, my best choice is a really Bias Listing-approved EDM banger. Really, J-pop was fairly robust this month. Tracks by ATEEZ and DXTEEN may have simply snuck into the highest three and there have been a couple of songs with out music movies that I actually cherished.

I don’t wish to put too many expectations on October as a result of that’s normally the kiss of loss of life, however after the Chuseok holidays I foresee a deluge of big-name acts and (much more importantly) comebacks from artists who’ve an awesome monitor file on this weblog. We actually want a knockout October/November to make up for these previous eight weeks.

Month Cumulative Score: 7.6

(compiled by averaging the scores of each Ok-pop overview from this month)