Songs can span many genres throughout the realm of Ok-pop, from pop to rap, hip-hop, dance and extra. With a lot variety in its sound, Ok-pop additionally brings many alternatives for songs to evoke sure vibes.
For instance, we’ve seen some Ok-pop songs sound like they have been formulated for a Disney Channel Authentic Film that might’ve aired between reruns of Lizzie McGuire and Hannah Montana. These Ok-pop songs about happiness, reflection, crushes and rising up seize our collective nostalgia for our youth.
Beneath, try our picks for essentially the most nostalgic coming-of-age Ok-pop songs — and see if you happen to can really feel the butterflies in your abdomen of days previous.
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“Hiya Future,” NCT Dream
It’s the music that impressed this record: “Hiya Future” is without doubt one of the finest examples of that hard-to-capture, nostalgic wistfulness. The music is all about constructing your future with lovely reminiscences, as a result of it’s solely up from right here. With encouragement like that from NCT Dream, possibly we will lastly imagine in ourselves. “Are you able to imagine it’s solely the start…?”
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“To the sky,” CLC
A traditional motivational message paired with enjoyable choreography and cute women? We’re throughout it! CLC encourages listeners to tighten their shoelaces and run as quick as they will on “To the sky,” a particular single launched across the time of the 2018 Winter Olympics. With energetic instrumentation and lyrics that anybody can relate to, the one simply may have served as a theme music for the Video games.
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“Solely ONE,” The Boyz
“Solely you may make me breathe / Solely you may make me really feel this fashion,” The Boyz sing on “Solely ONE.” With heartwarming lyrics a couple of first and solely love, the dreamy observe tugs at listeners’ heartstrings. The Boyz’ members’ charming vocals solely add to its earnestness.
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“Like This,” Pentagon
“Like This” is an emo-adjacent banger that matches proper in with the group’s genre-bending discography. The songwriting and composing abilities of PENTAGON chief Hui and maknae Wooseok take heart stage on this angsty observe.
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“Umpah Umpah,” Purple Velvet
The one group with two entries on this record, Purple Velvet are the queens of the nostalgic vibe. They consistently reinvent themselves and their sound whereas sustaining their music’s signature, comforting ambiance. On that word, “Umpah Umpah” is all about doing what you need, at your personal tempo, even when it’s scary.
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“Eight,” IU ft. Suga of BTS
Considered one of IU’s many songs about getting older and reminiscing in regards to the previous, the upbeat “Eight” that includes Suga of BTS peels again the layers on the sensation of grief we expertise rising up. Whereas we might need to look again and “meet on the reminiscence that was as soon as lovely,” IU reminds us that we will at all times make new pleased reminiscences.
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“Come to Me,” Treasure
“COME TO ME” is a traditional cheese-fest about younger love and doing every part you may to guard that feeling. The bubbly synth instrumentation fused with TREASURE’s candy vocals make for a calming bop that may make you assume again to your first crush.
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“You Higher Know,” Purple Velvet
As referenced earlier, Purple Velvet have a means about them that’s comforting and welcoming. “You Higher Know” encompasses that heat by not solely its lyrics — “Will you hearken to this music that may cozily embrace you? / …You higher know, there’s a world that’s ready for you” — but additionally its lush, ambient manufacturing.
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“Euphoria,” BTS
Carried out by Jungkook, “Euphoria” was first launched by way of a 9-minute video that includes BTS’ lore. “You’re the daylight that rose once more in my life / A reincarnation of my childhood desires” is only one lyric that encapsulates the nostalgic vitality on his magnificently heartwarming music.
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“Heroine,” Sunmi
The cinematic instrumentation of Sunmi’s “Heroine” lends itself to emotions of trying again. Though the music’s lyrics are about overcoming a nasty relationship, “Heroine” has been reworked right into a self-confidence anthem by performances by each Sunmi and different Ok-pop stars. Members of The Boyz and Oneus even carried out a canopy of the observe on Korean actuality TV program Highway to Kingdom, transmuting the music’s authentic message right into a narrative about their journeys and difficulties as idols.
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“However You,” iKon
One of many latest releases on this record, “BUT YOU” invokes these “driving at 2 AM together with your finest associates” feels we’re at all times eager for. Screaming “I want you child!” on the prime of your lungs together with your BFFs conjures an emotion that may by no means be matched, despite the fact that iKON captures it so completely.
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“Oh!,” Women’ Era
That includes chiptune-pop manufacturing that sounds straight out of a Sport Boy, the bubbly 8-bit synths and candy vocals of Women’ Era’s ode to a crush, “Oh!,” will possible stay lodged between your ears for years to return.
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“Kidult,” Seventeen
Seventeen aren’t any strangers to placing their listeners of their feels. “Kidult” is all in regards to the grownup struggles that usually fling us again into feeling like little youngsters once more — and the way it’s okay to really feel that means. Listening to Seventeen’s heavenly vocals will both carry you to tears or put a smile in your face.
