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As a part of the (almost forgotten?) BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Wonder Girls, Big Bang, and Girl's Generation era fanbase, THANK YOU.

Choi minho in three entries, as shinee member and as the male lead in snsd's Gee mv😂

I would have liked to see Rain on here somewhere. He had a huge influence on kpop music and other kpop artists. His role in Ninja Assassin helped a new crop of people in the west find out about kpop.

It's so amazing that SM has the most iconic songs in every generation....from HOT, BoA, TVXQ, SUJU, SNSD, SHINEE, F(X), EXO. And most of the groups are still actively promoting till now 👍🏻👏🏼

Psy - made me know k-pop SNSD - made me dive deep into k-pop EXO - made me stay and explore more of k-pop and other groups.

For those who are pressed about many of the 3rd and 4th Gen groups not really getting love. I think you should really pay attention to what is being said and why the list was made. it is literally trying to educate people on how K-pop groups and solo artists of 1st Gen and 2nd Gen helped to create and innovate K-pop that ultimately helped bring it from a new genre created in the 90's, into the 2000's, into the early 2010's. Many of the groups and individuals made their mark in some way that kept pushing and helping this genre to grow and thrive to what it is today. So while it sucks not to see some of our fave 3rd and 4th gens on the list, this list is great for those who really are getting to know and learn about K-Pop and how these previous gen groups and solo really influenced the folks who came behind them. These are artist you faves listened to and inspired them to become idols themselves. So if you come to complain then you failed the assignment and are ignoring why these groups and solo artists and these songs that were picked contributed to the K-pop landscape.

Blood Sweat and Tears oh I miss the day it dropped. It was such an amazing time. Insane mv and song and message and all theories.

SHINee with two songs in this list speaks a lot 🥰🥰🥰

Blood, Sweat & Tears was THE song that single-handedly turned me into a kpop stan

I forgot how good fantastic baby is 😍

Well, time for Ring Ding Dong to be stuck in my head all day.

I am so glad that you did your research. Nowadays people would not even remember these classics and the magic they created but you made sure to mention all the heavyweights of the century...Seo Taiji, Psy, Shinee, Bigbang, TVXQ, Exo, SNSD, Hyuna, Exid, Wonder girls, and BTS!! Thank you for this great list!!

Most of the songs in this countdown are from SM, truly the home of iconic kpop artists

VIP where y’all at. Kings of KPOP

Though 3rd Gen (specifically BTS,GOT7,EXO) got me into K-pop during 4th generation, I got obsessed with 2nd Gens (specially SUPER JUNIOR,SHINee,BIGBANG,2PM) who are still the inspirations of manty idols & nothing can give me more joy to see my favs 2nd gens getting the recognition they deserved ........ Real Hallyu Wave stars ✨

K-pop helped me get over my depression when I worked in Jordan for two years. Exo was my favorite.

The 5 Kings of K-pop. Fantastic Baby!

For me Gangnam style is definitely number 1 of the list. I think because of that song many people start listening to K-pop

SNSD - Gee is the song which brought me to K-Pop, PSY - Gangnam Style and Big Bang - Fantastic Baby made me fall deeper into it, but EXO - Growl and Call Me Baby make me stay 'til today. So happy to find these iconic songs in this list ❤

As an American, I don't actually listen to Kpop but I remember the songs/videos from 2009/2010 and was wondering where Fantastic Baby was and then saw it as Number 1 which I agree with!

Ring ding dong IS an earworm! Once you hear it (even partly) you will NEVER get it out of your head.

Coming of Age Ceremony should have been on this list. It had a lasting impact on the industry. Numerous idols have performed/danced to it and It's controversial. It should have been included.

The one I missed the most here was Love Scenario. It was even banned in some schools 'cause the kids wouldn't stop singing it 😊

I have a feeling the hardcore fans are gonna have some thoughts on this list TT

shinee is so iconic

SM entertainment domination! ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

So happy that BIG BANG is #1

Best compilation I've seen. Thanks for giving props to these OGs. Wonder Girls (Nobody)- Introduced me to KPOP, but mostly unavailable in the US. Psy (Gangnam Style) - Reintroduced the world to KPOP. Big Bang (Fantastic Baby) - My daughter was addicted and played constantly. 4Minute (Crazy) - first song that took me down the rabbit hole. 9Muses documentary - poignant behind the scenes documentary that reveled the seedy side. 2NE1 - Come Back Home fuses so many genres into a masterpiece. Down the rabbit hole further. BTS (American Hustle Life and Dope video) - full fledged Army.

2 exo, 2 shinee, 1 taeyang and the best of the best bigbang ?? i agree.

BTS are the reason why I got into K-pop music is just amazing. I love them very much and they are my heroes that look up to my second ex-boyfriend listens to K-pop and then he got me into it. BTS helped me through my break up since then and I was able to see them in Vegas in 2021. I’m sad that they’re taking a break from group activities and focusing on military and solo projects right now but 2025 coming when they become stronger I love you BTS. Their songs are pretty good, but I have favorites that I really like and I listen to them a lot.

I feel like INFINITE's "The Chaser" should definitely be on the list. They were also the first K-Pop group to really be recognized by the Billboard charts!

As a K-Pop afficionado, I thoroughly enjoyed this list. 10:55 It's been MORE than "suggested" that Ring Ding Dong is a distraction to students. It actually was banned for many years from being played during exam time. BTW, you could make an entire video on the influence, number of firsts in K-Pop, and iconic nature of SHINee from their debut through today. And that's not even touching on a whole other entire video you could make on SHINee's Taemin and his own influence on K-Pop.

Fantastic Baby is the first Kpop song that I truely love. But it tooks me several years to dive into kpop 😅

Any VIP's here? 🔥

im glad there is a list that atleast lists first gen songs such as H.O.T. I honestly feel the 1st generation of k-pop is criminally overshadowed by todays music when mentioned one of the greatest of kpop history.

the fact that all of these are 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation group songs says a lot honestly

YUPP FANTASTIC BABY AT THE TOP DESERVED

That is why 2-2.5 generation is the golden era of kpop, glad to have discovered kpop then. Also, this list is populated by SM ent artists.

2pm is a must have, they had not only one hit or 2 hits…. They had so much number 1 hits and they always bring new styles of their songs…. And they are still the old brothers for the younger once. They still help…. And everybody knows their songs till now. That’s the reason why I miss it in this list. And thx for make this list❤

Nobody should be at least number 3 or 2 Nobody and Gangnam Style legit always played in my head when someone is mentioning iconic K-Pop song

Commenters: “but Where are 3rd, 4th, and 5th gen groups?!” This list: /laughs in 1st and 2nd hallyu wave

Not surprised that SM Entertainment artists make up the majority of this list because they really have had a big influence in this industry. I actually thought Sorry, Sorry would at least be in the top 10 though.

I love so much EPIC HIGH, Tiger JK, Big Bang 😍😍😍

This just shows how immensely talented the 2nd Gen era was.

I’m surprised Abracadabra or Troublemaker isn’t on here. But otherwise this list was a nostalgic blast from the past!

Wow! Fantastic Baby! ❤

*Please read this (from a fan of K-Pop for almost 2 decades)* For those who don't understand... It takes time for a song to be considered amongst the greatest in any genre. You need to understand what those particular songs did for the entire genre in terms of the sound, the trends, the popularity and building the base of K-Pop as we know it today. The reason why most artists of recent times are not here is because 1. Their songs haven't had the time to truly make an impact on the genre as a whole. 2. Even though the songs might be amazing musically, they didn't really do much in terms of creating and popularising new trends, which is what K-Pop basically is. The *2nd Generation* is where K-Pop truly found its identity. The artists in that era helped shape the genre in every way possible. That being said, this is a veeerryy watered down basic list that tries to appeal to everyone. Anyone who has been a deep K-Pop fan for more than a decade can probably think of many artists and songs that haven't been mentioned. And I'm talking about the ones who truly shaped the genre into what it is today. *'I KNOW' by Seo Taiji and Boys* has to be considered the greatest K-Pop song ever because that was the exact moment K-Pop was born. It was the first seed and turned out to be amongst the most legendary hits in Korean music that shaped an entire generation and shifted the course of normal folk Korean songs to Western-inspired Hip Hop and Pop elements with choreography. *Fantastic Baby* is second for me and you can't really get its greatness unless you actually know what it did for K-Pop. It was the first truly international hit in the genre that got attention from the West and major publications. It wasn't really viral internationally because of a single trend and sound (like Nobody by Wonder Girls) but simply appreciated as a standalone song and video. It hit every mark. That was the exact moment K-Pop shifted from 2nd Generation to 3rd Generation. There is a huuuggge difference in the sound of K-Pop before Fantastic Baby and after Fantastic Baby. There's a huggee difference in music videos and fashion before Fantastic Baby and after it. Not only that the choreography for the song became extremely popular and still widely known and imitated. It was the first true EDM party banger that changed the sound of K-Pop completely. And I am an avid hater of Gee ever since the day it came out I'm sorry 😂. One of the worst sounding hits ever created in K-Pop in my honest opinion. Although it was EXTREMELY POPULAR and iconic, it ushered in a very weird phase of K-Pop. Where you had artists compromising music for the sake of acting like complete cutesy babies with angel like expressions. I strongly believe the greatest Girl's Generation song is *'Into The New World'* and that would be my third pick. Not only was the introduction to perhaps the most legendary K-Pop girl group, it resonated on so many levels with the youth of that era and became somewhat of an anthem and is STILL sung today widely.

Fantastic Baby . Of course the kings of K-pop BIGBANG

I feel like Spring Day should have been on here

PRINCES OF KPOP 💎💎 SHINee

Hyuna opened the doors of K-POP for me and SHINee made me stay and right now i'm falling in love with f(x)'s discography. So i'm glad 3 of my favorite acts of all time are listed here. 2nd gen will always be the best.

The list is incomplete without replay, bang bang bang, Aju nice, cheer up, du du du,tell me, Nobody....period

I knew it, Bigbang! Kings of kpop! 💛💛

in my opinion, Gangham Style is what put kpop on the map for me. Hell, I never even heard of Kpop before this song. Then, a few years later (after watching this and a few other Psy vids) I had a few YT suggestions of Twice videos and SNSD vids and I was hooked on kpop. Covid also helped in a weird kind of way. Now, I watch more kpop than I do pop music. absolutely love the videos. Red Velvet, SNSD, Twice, Itzy, BTS...man there is a lot of great kpop music. I wish America would be less biased when listening to music. They have a lot of enjoyable, catchy tunes!

Great list, yeah most of the song were really memorable. If i can add i would say Fiction by b2st(currently Highlight), IU good day which really well known and also Ikon love Scenario which can be considered as song of the year during that time.

Blood, Sweat and Tear's is about growing up, loss of innocence, meeting and facing temptation and is based on the Book 'Demian' by the classic German writer Hermann Hesse.

I'm so happy to see classics like Boa and Seotaiji here! This is a good list... I would love to see top 100

SM: 10mv (Dominating) gee YG: 4mv JYP: 1mv CUBE: 1mv BIGHIT: 1mv PLEDIS: 1mv

Thank god. I was going to say if you didn't have BigBang on the list then you should never do kpop videos again. You saved the list.

That why 2 gen of kpop is the best area for my opinion ❤

as a korean I dont really agree with most of the listings but its fine like the ones really old from like 80s and 90s is what i imagined

I hate to be that person, but BTS' Blood Sweat and Tears isn't about being in a relationship 😅It's about temptation and that moment in life when a young man encounters evil. It's inspired by Herman Hesse's "Demian". Sorry, it's just that BTS has such amazing lyricism that it pains me to see their lyrics reduced to "it's about a relationship"

The behind story about Shinee's Sherlock (Clue + Note), The Lee Soo-Man heard clue and note songs and he said combine together. Therefore, it became Sherlock

Lmfao😂 Fantastic Baby Gdragon's hair will always be iconic.

9:35 EXO really changed the whole kpop industry with pure talents, vocals, iconic choreo in school uniforms at a shutdown warehouse

Thank you so much for your hard work! I Love this video and a lot of these songs. Thank you also for choosing some older songs and introducing others to different areas of K-Pop :))

WATCH MOJO's Greatest KPop Songs of All Time 20. Candy by H.O.T. 19. Up & Down by EXID 18. Electric Shock by f(X) 17. Call Me Baby by EXO 16. Catallena by Orange Caramel 15. Sherlock(Clue + Note) by SHINee 14. Ringa Linga by Taeyang 13. No. 1 by BoA 12. Sorry, Sorry by Super Junior 11. Nobody by Wonder Girls 10. Growl by EXO 9. Ring Ding Dong by SHINee 8. Mirotic by TVXQ 7. I Am The Best by 2NE1 6. Bubble Pop by Hyuna 5. I Know by Seo Taiji & Boys 4. Gangnam Style by PSY 3. Blood, Sweat & Tears by BTS 2. Gee by Girls' Generation 1. Fantastic Baby by BigBang

How you like that can get anyone in love with k-pop It made me a kpop stan

PSY is how I discovered Kpop, TVXQ is how I became interested in Kpop, and Stray Kids is how I fell in love with Kpop.

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! BigBang's Monster and Still alive are good too. 🤣

Shinee

I’m shocked PSY isn’t #1. As far as having a global impact on Kpop and really drawing the most eyes to it I feel like no song did that better than Gangnam Style. I knew about Kpop but it definitely felt like that song is what brought the most eyes to the genre more than any other. Hell my grandparents knew that song and they don’t pay attention to anything on the current pop culture landscape.

PSY introduced me to the genre & SHINee got me more interested, but during the first lockdown it was BlackPink that drew me in. I’ve loved it ever since.

CAN WE TALK HOW SHINEE IS HERE TWO TIMES ?

Thank you for Honoring the GOLDEN ERA of KPOP.

girls generation paved the way!!! #gg4eva and its their debut month. can't belive its been 16 years 😭

I know Gangnam Style was my introduction to Kpop, but Girls' Generation was the song that made me fall in love with the genre

2nd gen was truly a time to be into kpop. So many memories, it really was an iconic time. 🥹

Well over half of the songs here are from SM groups

These videos make me happy :D

This genre is SO cool🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

you know its legit when you see Super Junior, Bigbang, Wonder Girls, SNSD, PSY on the list of iconic kpop

Thank you for mention Wonder Girls. People forget that the Wonder Girls was the ish years ago. Blood, Sweat & Tears 🔥🔥. Let’s go BTS!

My favorite is Shinee's Lucifer.

PSY was my introduction to K-pop initially in Australia but since then I have become a huge fan of EXO, along with MonstaX, Stray Kids, Enhypen, SF9, TVXQ, ZE:A, CNBLUE, SS501 and 2PM - as you can from that list I mostly favour the boy bands but don't mind some of the work of girl bands occasionally, like New Jeans

Gee was my very first taste of kpop and it’s still strong.

Very pleased with this list, thank you!

I'm so happy you actually did good research on this one! Good job!

Gen 2 KPOP is the Golden Era of KPOP

SES- dreams come true

I loves Girls’ Generation! I don’t listen to many K-pop artists but their music and group as a whole is just something special. I got into them with their most recent album Forever 1 and never looked back!

Up & Down by EXID will always be one of the best kpop songs of all time💖

My family enjoys BTS so much. I like them too, and I favor some of their songs.

It's crazy to me how there's no mention of Rain or SS501.

had to a drop a like just for them putting an f(x) song on here. they're easily one of the best and MOST underappreciated kpop groups of all time. they deserved so much better and more 💗💗💗

2ne1 forever

I fully expected to hate this list, but my 2nd gen heart was so pleasantly surprised ❤❤❤

I really enjoyed this video the old golden days when kpop was fantastic and so amazing 💜💜💜

As a 15 year kpop fan, I approve this list. I disagree with like 3 songs but I respect and get why they're on this Mojo list.