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The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2024: Staff Picks
Best K-pop albums of 2024: SEVENTEEN, RM and many more.
The initial ROMANCE : UNTOLD album was centered around excellent, experimental pop singles like “XO (Only If You Say Yes)” — co-produced by “Golden Hour” star JVKE — and the Cirkut-helmed “Brought the Heat Back.” The-daydream- expanded reissue tacks on two tracks with “Daydream” and “No Doubt,” which use brilliantly subtle minimalism to show that not every K-pop smash needs to go toward maximalism. Image Credit: Lauren Nakao Winn A project from former LOONA members HaSeul, HeeJin, Kim Lip, Choerry and JinSoul, ARTMS (the name is inspired by the Greek goddess of nature and wild animals) officially debuted this year with DALL under the recently launched label MODHAUS. The album’s sonic standout moments are plentiful: “White Soul Sneakers” delves into Afrobeats and acid funk amid entertaining tempo and musical shifts; “Midnight Flower” charms with a bubbly, ’80s-inspired pop-rock foundation; “Dimension” embodies a New Jack Swing groove; and “24” channels quintessential tripleS with strong synths, playful hooks and groovy percussions.
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