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Look: we all know how this year went, so to be told once again of all the tragedies and horrors that plagued it is the last thing anyone needs. It was a brutal year for the K-pop industry as well, of course, but artists kept recording, performances were held online, and songs were released at an impressively steady pace. In other words, the show went on.
While it’s easy to think of K-pop stars as mere entertainers, there’s something to be said for how vital their songs felt in a time when hope was stymied, when anhedonia was just around the corner. As such, find 20 songs below that we loved in 2020, that brought us away from the worries of the world. Consider this an introduction to the many K-pop singles that dazzled us, impressed us, and moved us throughout the past 12 months. Maybe they did something for you, too.
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Miley Cyrus and Pharrell Williams attend the 56th annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons honoring Lucian Grainge at The Beverly Hilton on January 25, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
What do “Who Let The Dogs Out” and “Stairway To Heaven” have in common? Both make a prominent appearance among the 88 worst songs of all time, as voted by listeners of triple-A WXPN Philadelphia.
WXPN unveiled the listing last Saturday, Oct. 25, as the kicker to its countdown of its top 885 “all-time greatest” songs. That either countdown took place speaks to what makes XPN great. But the choice of “worst songs” (and even some of the “best”), says a lot about how people view music in 2014. Like most “worst song” lists, this one often shows that “bad songs” are even more subjective than wimpy ones, although WXPN programmer Bruce Warren takes a shot at it.