Top Ten Girls’ Generation Songs

Girls’ Generation are my favourite girl group so I thought I’d write a quick list of my top ten favourite songs! This list changes all the time but right now this is my top ten!

10. Hoot

I wasn’t a fan of this song when I first heard it because I thought the chorus was annoying. I’m not sure what happened but this song really grew on me. I love everything about it from the concept to the choreography to the song itself. To be truthful I haven’t seen the music video the whole way through but I still love the song so much!

9. Paparazzi

This is another one I wasn’t particularly a fan of at first listen because like ‘Hoot’ I thought it was a bit generic. It took a few more listens but now I love it. I also love the choreography I think it’s really clever and looks so good. All the girls were serving looks in this comeback and I love everything about it.

8. Oh!

A lot of people preferred ‘Run Devil Run’ to ‘Oh’ but personally I really preferred Oh! All of Sunny’s bits are really sweet and I just loved the whole concept. I keep saying this but I love the choreography especially during the middle eight and I love the story versions of the music videos for ‘Oh’ and ‘Run Devil Run’.

7. Gee

You either love or hate this song but you can’t deny that it’s iconic. It’s the song that gained the girls attention leading to them being Korea’s number one girl group! A lot of people think it’s annoying but I love it, it’s so catchy and it’s just a fun song. It’s funny that the girls, especially Taeyeon, hate it so much. I don’t care what anyone says, I love this song!

6. Party

A lot of people complained that Girls’ Generation shouldn’t have been given this song upon its release and it should’ve gone to a rookie group. But I loved it! It was a great summer release and it came out just before I went on my first holiday with my best friends so I have some good memories associated with the song. The girls looked so good during this comeback, especially Sunny like that bright red hair actually slayed my existence. Maybe it wasn’t ‘mature’ but it was a fun summer song and it’s still one of my favourites.

5. Love & Girls

I wish Girls’ Generation had more songs like this because I feel like when they debuted the intention was to have songs that empower girls but unfortunately the songs that did well for them were cute songs like ‘Gee’ or ‘Oh’. Either way Girls’ Generation did still release some girl power songs including ‘Love & Girls’ which I love! The music video is one of my favourites and I love pretty much everything about it. It’s so colourful and fun!

4. Flower Power

I’m pretty sure I didn’t like this at first listen either and I can’t remember why. I was watching someone else’s ‘top ten Girls Generation songs’ video and this song was in it. I liked the sound of the chorus this time for some reason so I gave it another listen and ended up really liking it! I wasn’t a big fan of those silver outfits the girls wore in the music videos but the black ones looked good. This is another one where I think the choreography is amazing.

3. The Boys

The English release of this song was a mess. The lyrics don’t make sense and the meaning from the Korean and Japanese versions is lost. So whilst I love that Girls’ Generation released a song in my language I almost wish they hadn’t. However the Korean version is one of my favourites and is popular amongst most fans and with good reason! The music video is so aesthetically pleasing and everything about it is great. This song is truly amazing.

2. Into The New World

I love Girls’ Generation debut song so much! From the original version to the ballad version they performed live, I just love it! The ballad version makes me cry every time I listen to it (which is embarrassing if I listen to it on the train), it’s honestly so beautiful. Even the original normal version makes me want to cry a bit because of how far they’ve come since they’re debut days. This is my favourite girl group choreography of all time, I love watching live versions of this song. It’s one of the best debuts I’ve heard and I love it so much.

1. I Got A Boy

I can’t tell whether this holds a special place in my heart because it was the first song I ever listened to by Girls’ Generation or whether it would be my favourite either way. It’s been my favourite song ever since I became a fan and I don’t think anything they release will ever replace it. The girls all looked so amazing, especially Sunny and Hyoyeon (I loved her rainbow hair). I don’t care what anyone says or thinks, ‘I Got A Boy’ was hands down their best era fight me on this.

There you go, there’s my top ten favourite Girls’ Generation songs! Feel free to leave a comment with your top ten.

Top Ten Favourite K-Pop Girl Groups and Bias’

When listening to K-Pop I’m more of a girl group stan than a boy group stan so I thought I’d write a quick list of my ten favourite girl groups, who my bias is and my favourite song from each of them!

10. TWICE

People seem to either really love TWICE or they can’t stand them like they have no in between. I really liked their first couple of songs but I wasn’t a big fan of ‘TT’ or ‘Signal’. The one thing I don’t like is when people compare them to Girls’ Generation like can’t we just let TWICE be TWICE? I do think they’re all talented and their songs are a lot of fun so I’d love to see them live one day. The girls all seem really sweet so yeah I’d definitely recommend them even though I imagine every K-Pop fan has listened to at least one of their songs.

Favourite song: Like Ooh-Ahh
Bias: Dahyun

9. IOI

Did they really have to disband after one year? Could we not have just kept them together? I’m so glad I got to see them live at K-Con Paris but really sad I didn’t quite appreciate it enough. To be fair their set was a bit boring because although they opened with ‘Pick Me’ they then sang two slow songs and that was the end of that. I think that’s because apparently Somi was too young to go on stage though. But yeah I honestly loved IOI for the year they were around and their last song made me cry. I’m so proud of how much they achieved in just one year and I hope they continue to do well with their new groups/paths!

Favourite song: Dream Girls
Bias: Chungha

8. Red Velvet

Recently Red Velvet’s songs are a little strange in the sense that it takes me a few listens to become a fan. As I stated in a previous post, I hated ‘Russian Roulette’ when I first heard it but now it’s my favourite song. I hated ‘Rookie’ at first listen but now I love it. I thought ‘Red Flavour’ was okay but it took me a few listens to fully appreciate it. Their first few songs though were brilliant at first listen, I love ‘Dumb Dumb’ and ‘Ice Cream Cake’ so much. I’m glad Red Velvet are so popular, they really deserve it they’re so talented.

Favourite song: Russian Roulette
Bias: Seulgi

7. EXID

I’m so glad I’ve finally seen EXID live I’m just so sad Solji wasn’t there. Either way I really hope that ‘London Korean Festival’ becomes a yearly tradition or something because it was awesome. Not quite on the same level as ‘K-Con Paris’ but you know beggars can’t be choosers. I’m getting off topic here. EXID are so good and they’re a group that are constantly slept on by K-Pop fans who are like “Oh I don’t like cute songs that’s why I don’t listen to girl groups”. Here are EXID, existing, bringing out absolute bangers and people keep ignoring them. To be fair compared to some groups they are building up quite a good fan base but for good reason! They’re all so talented, I can’t recommend them enough.

Favourite song: Lie
Bias: LE

6. AOA

I couldn’t stand AOA when I first listened to them. I was listening to a ‘K-Pop Girl Groups 2015’ playlist so the song ‘Heart Attack’ came up and I hated it. So for a while I assumed all their songs sounded like that and didn’t really give them a chance. I can’t even remember what song I ended up listening to by them but I started to really like them! I think it was around the time of their ‘Good Luck’ comeback and I was like “Oh this sounds nothing like Heart Attack and I actually really like it”. Now I love AOA and I’m so sad that Choa left! I hope AOA keep releasing music and I’d love to see them live one day.

Favourite song: Mini Skirt
Bias: Jimin

5. G-Friend

Like most fans I first discovered G-Friend through the fancam of their performance of ‘Me Gustas Tu’ which they performed on a wet stage which meant they kept slipping over but they still carried on like absolute pros. I watched their dance practice video and thought they were brilliant and I was even more impressed with their ‘Rough’ dance practice. Although I loved them I couldn’t help secretly agreeing with everyone that their songs sounded very similar. They’re easier to distinguish after a few listens but at first listen they are very similar sounding. Until they released ‘Fingertip’ and slayed my existence. I love that song more than I love myself. G-Friend are amazing and probably one of the most talented girl groups at dancing. I love them all so much!

Favourite song: Fingertip
Bias: Umji

4. Oh My Girl

Oh My Girl’s ‘Liar Liar’ was amazing at first listen but I couldn’t get into many of their other songs. I thought their ‘A-ing’ comeback was a little annoying and their debut song ‘Cupid’ was also a little annoying. But I loved ‘Closer’ and the music video was such aesthetic goals. Then their comeback with ‘Colouring Book’ was also really good and I realised that actually, I kind of love Oh My Girl. Their music videos are always so pretty and aesthetically pleasing. If you’ve never listened to ‘Oh My Girl’ then I really recommend that you do, they’re so good!

Favourite song: Liar Liar
Bias: Hyojung

3. Crayon Pop

For a long time Crayon Pop were my favourite group, they were the first K-Pop group I ever listened to and they’re the reason I became a fan in the first place. I’m sick of everyone’s negativity towards them like ‘oh they’re childish’, ‘they got famous by luck’ and ‘their songs are really annoying’. Okay maybe they’re not for everyone and I get that but then just don’t listen to them? Their songs are fun, I don’t see the issue. And they had to promote their music on the streets to gain attention because no shows would let them promote so I will not stand for anyone saying they didn’t work hard to get where they are today.

I can understand people finding their older songs annoying and repetitive like yes ‘Bar Bar Bar’ is repetitive and I didn’t like it at first but it grew on me. But then their comebacks like ‘Dancing All Night’, ‘FM’ and ‘Doo Doom Chit’ were just completely slept on. Also I love reading comments like ‘oh their dances are always so easy’. They’re easy to pick up but not easy to do like have you tried dancing to ‘Bar Bar Bar’ whilst looking as flawless as them?

I’m really sad that Soyul left and that all the girls have left Chrome but hopefully they will reunite to release something new soon. I’d love it if they could continue as a four member group but I’ll continue to support their solo activities as long as the girls are happy.

Favourite song: Doo Doom Chit
Bias: Gummi

2. Mamamoo

Mamamoo were another group I couldn’t stand when I first listened to them. I didn’t understand why everyone was hyping them up so much, I just didn’t like their songs. Until I ended up watching the same funny moments collage and ended up loving the girls personally. I gave their music another chance and ended up really liking them in the end. Even now I need to give their songs a few listens before I fully love them.

I do understand why people dislike Mamamoo like they have done some problematic stuff but ultimately you can still love someone whilst accepting that they’re not perfect. Personally I think they’re very caring of their fans and that’s all I can ask for. I don’t think any of them deliberately set out to offend or upset people. I’m not going to delve too deep into that though.

Mamamoo are insanely talented when it comes to singing, if I had half their talent maybe I’d be able to achieve something with my life. If you haven’t given them a listen I would recommend it because they’re such good singers and their songs are a lot of fun!

Favourite song: Aze Gag (Dad Jokes)
Bias: Moonbyul

1. Girls’ Generation

How can you not love the nation’s number one girl group? They’ve been around for ten years now and they’re still slaying. Although I was a bit disappointed with ‘All Night’ and ‘Holiday’ I still love them – it’s not that the songs were bad because they weren’t, I liked them but I would’ve preferred them if they weren’t 10^th anniversary songs. They didn’t seem to have much meaning to what was actually quite a huge achievement. They’ve made it ten years and they got poor promotions for generic songs.

Girls’ Generation were another group I didn’t like at first listen because I wasn’t a fan of ‘I Got A Boy’. K-Pop still kind of blows my mind because I’m used to growing up listening to a group and having all their songs sound similar, you know? So it was strange getting into K-Pop and realising that just because I didn’t like this song by a certain group didn’t mean I wouldn’t like their other songs because often they change concepts and sounds with each new comeback. With Girls’ Generation ‘I Got A Boy’ is completely different to ‘Gee’ isn’t it?

So eventually ‘I Got A Boy’ grew on me so I decided to listen to more stuff and that’s when I realised what a range of concepts Girls’ Generation had spanned across. It took me a few listens but I soon got used to the changing concepts and now I love most of their songs. The only title track I’m not a fan of was ‘Genie’ because that leg dance move is so annoying. But their songs are so good, especially ‘The Boys’, ‘Flower Power’ and ‘Love & Girls’.

For a long time I wouldn’t have classed Girls’ Generation as my favourite group but after their tenth anniversary comeback I know they are. I love all the girls so much, including Jessica even though I didn’t become a fan until she’d left. I’ll fully support any solo activity they do now and in the future.

I’m sad to hear that Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun have decided not to renew their contracts with SM. I’m not surprised about Sooyoung as I don’t think SM appreciated her enough but Tiffany and Seohyun have surprised me. I hope the girls still continue as Girls’ Generation for a while longer somehow, I’d hate for them to disband now – I need to see them live first!

Favourite song: I Got A Boy
Bias: Sunny

Well there you go, I hope you learnt a little something about me. Feel free to leave your favourite girl groups in the comments and any recommendations you have!

Ten K-Pop Songs I Disliked But Now Love

I apologise for all the K-Pop posts recently but I’ve been having writers block and it helps to write about stuff I’m interested in: hence all the K-Pop posts. So occasionally groups I love will release songs that I just don’t feel on the first listen. But the more I give them a listen the more they grow on me! So here are ten K-Pop songs I disliked at first listen but now love.

10. Girls’ Generation – I Got A Boy

I had only just gotten into K-Pop when I first listened to this song. I was a big fan of Crayon Pop and I wanted to start listening to more K-Pop groups and I’d heard of Girls’ Generation so I checked out a lyric video for ‘I Got A Boy’ and I couldn’t stand it. For someone who grew up listening to purely Western music it was difficult to get into and it put me off listening to any other Girls’ Generation songs. But I kept coming back and giving it a listen and eventually I started to really like it. That song is still my favourite era of theirs to this day and I’m now a massive fan of Girls’ Generation. They actually slay my entire existence.

9. BTS – Save Me

I absolutely loved BTS’ ‘Fire’ when I first heard it and had it on repeat for ages but I was really disappointed when the music video for ‘Save Me’ was dropped. It wasn’t really my kind of thing so I didn’t listen to it much. I ended up seeing them at ‘K-Con Paris’ though so I started to listen to their songs more to prepare myself and soon I started to love ‘Save Me’. Although it’s not high on my list of favourite songs I do really like it a lot more now than I did when I first listened to it!

8. IOI – Pick Me

IOI were another group at ‘K-Con Paris’ and the only song I’d heard by them was ‘Crush’… Which they did not perform. They did open with ‘Pick Me’ which is their iconic song that I’d never heard before. Although I’d enjoyed it live, when I got home and decided to give it a listen I thought it was one of the most annoying songs ever. But I really liked IOI’s ‘Dream Girls’ so I kept going back and listening to it again and again until eventually the song grew on me and now I love it! It may be repetitive but that beat drop is iconic, let’s be real.

7. Bastarz (Block B) – Make It Rain

When this song was released my friends recommended it to me and I gave it a listen but really didn’t like it. I replied to them to say it was ‘too intense’ and that I wasn’t a fan. I didn’t particularly like ‘Zero for Conduct’ either but I heard it a lot in my friend’s car until eventually it grew on me. And because I loved that song I decided to give ‘Make it Rain’ another try and ended up really liking it the second time! I was actually really disappointed when they only did ‘Zero for Conduct’ and not ‘Make it Rain’ as well at their concert in London earlier this year.

6. AOA – Mini Skirt

It took me a really long time to become an ‘AOA’ fan because I kept listening to ‘Heart Attack’ and assuming all their songs sounded like that. I still can’t stand that song but I soon became a fan of songs like ‘Good Luck’ and ‘Like a Cat’. But when I first heard ‘Mini Skirt’ I didn’t particularly like it, I thought it was kind of annoying. What sold me was the choreography, I really love the dance practice video for this song and now it’s my favourite by AOA. It’s also probably the song that made me start to stan them; I love it so much now compared to my first listen!

5. Black Pink – Stay

I really liked Black Pink’s debut with ‘Boombayah’ and after a few listens I started to like ‘Whistle’ as well. However I wasn’t that impressed with their comeback after that. Everyone was fangirling over ‘Playing with Fire’ but I really didn’t like it and I liked ‘Stay’ even less. I’m not particularly a fan of slow songs, with some exceptions obviously, but I thought ‘Stay’ was really boring. I’m not even sure why I went back to give it another listen but it started to really grow on me and although it’s not my favourite Black Pink song I definitely prefer it to ‘Playing With Fire’ and ‘As If It’s Your Last’.

4. GOT7 – Just Right

Although it’s now my favourite GOT7 song I didn’t like it that much at first listen. This song is definitely not the first thing you should show to your friends who don’t know much about K-Pop because if you don’t get the song then the music video is really weird. I really liked GOT7 personally but I couldn’t get into any of their songs – I’d given this one a listen a few times and just couldn’t like it. Until my friend suggested we try and learn the choreography and through learning the choreography I started to really like the song which lead me to liking more of GOT7’s songs. I think GOT7 are still one of those groups where I prefer them as opposed to their songs but I love ‘Just Right’ now!

3. Red Velvet – Russian Roulette

As I wrote in my last post, I fell in love with Red Velvet’s ‘Dumb Dumb’ on first listen so when ‘Russian Roulette’ was released I was really disappointed. I had felt that until then Red Velvet had been getting better with each comeback and I thought the song was a real let down. I also wasn’t really a fan of the music video. However, I ended up watching them dance to this at two times speed on ‘Weekly Idol’ and that’s what made me eventually start liking the song and it’s now my favourite! I also really love the music video now too; I’m not sure why I didn’t like it originally. I have more faith in Red Velvet now and always give their comebacks several goes if I don’t like it at first listen and they have yet to release a song that I truly dislike.

2. EXID – Hot Pink

When EXID dropped ‘Hot Pink’ I’d only ever listened to ‘Up & Down’ which I wasn’t a massive fan of immediately but the song did grow on me. I gave ‘Hot Pink’ a listen because the song title sounded interesting… But I really didn’t like it. As with most of their songs it sounded all over the place and I just couldn’t get into it. I started to like it through listening to their other songs like ‘Ah Yeah’ and decided to give ‘Hot Pink’ another chance. I feel like that with a few EXID songs though, I hated ‘Lie’ when it was first released because it was all over the place too but now it’s my favourite song by them. EXID are one of those groups where I need to give their songs a few listens to get used to it before it suddenly becomes my shit.

1. Mamamoo – You’re The Best

Similar to EXID, Mamamoo are definitely a group where I need to give their songs a few listens before I like them. Everyone and their dog was going on about Mamamoo and how talented they were so naturally, I decided to give them a listen. I listened to ‘You’re the Best’ and couldn’t stand it; I really didn’t see what all the fuss was about. I kind of gave up trying to like Mamamoo until someone I followed on Tumblr posted a funny moments montage of them and I thought they were hilarious. I learnt all their names and decided to give their songs another try. Eventually this song grew on me and I started to love them! I tried listening to more of their songs and had the same initial response of disliking them but in the end they always grew on me. Mamamoo are insanely talented so if you haven’t given them a listen I definitely recommend it, they’ve got to be one of my favourite groups and I’d love to see them live one day.