Kpop Artists reviews from Reddit

"Definitely Twice, ITZY, aespa, IVE, Red Velvet, NMIXX, and Kep1er"

"Got7 was from the same company as Twice so definitely check them out."

"I love Twice and BTS, too. I also super love SEVENTEEN."

"For longer discography and a lot of content, I recommend Twice (which you’ve already listed, but they have a lot of series and show appearances that really let you get to know them)."

"Twice did change to a mature song! They still have that cute concept but now it has mature-ish feel to it."

"Girl groups - New jeans, twice, red velvet"

"You should check out TXT!! They have a variety of genre."

"TXT has a wide range"

"Anti-Romantic - TXT"

"TXT!!! i recommended listening to their whole discography to see if you like their music first, then watching music videos, and if you like that then you can learn their personalities while watching TXT To Do!!!"

"ATEEZ are my ults but I will try to be objective here. Not only have they been praised by big artists like Psy (Immortal Songs), but they have done a collaboration with Kim Jongkook (Be My Lover and he also showed up in their Black Cat Nero MV) from 1st gen, and have a range of sounds"

"I'm glad you liked ATEEZ! They have amazing performances and really good live stages. Definitely check their Immortal songs and Kingdom stages they're must watch!"

"Guerilla / Answer by Ateez great songs!"

"I HIGHLY recommend ATEEZ. from their debut song PIRATE KING & TREASURE, to their most recent comeback GUERRILLA and the entire album THE WORLD EP 1: MOVEMENT, their music is insane."

"If your friend enjoys songs where groups are strong in the vocal department, she might like Mamamoo and Btob's songs."

"Mamamoo's Japanese songs all slap."

"Mamamoo last tracks in Japan I love."

"Mamamoo has a mature vibe which appeals the western audience a lot so you might like it."

"How could I forget (G)I-dle? I love most of their tracks"

"(G)idle- probably my ult group right here, their entire discography is perfect, they are self made."

"I burn by gidle"

"Probably G-IDLe's my bag first to gage interest"

"Also Stray Kids. Idk but both of this groups are lovable for me."

"GO LIVE by Stray kids"

"STRAY KIDS Top 5 song picks: Easy, Hellevator, Gods Menu, Lonely St., Mixtape : Oh"

"Boy groups - seventeen, stray kids, exo, shinee"

"I would show Shinee, EXO or Red Velvet."

"Some of my favourite songs: Psycho - Red Velvet"

"Girl groups - New jeans, twice, red velvet"

"Red velvet! And i really like cherry bullet, clc, cignature, bvndit too!"

"Love yourself Tear and Love Yourself Answer by BTS"

"Would definitely suggest to get deeper with BTS. Their discography has been amazing since always and they have over 400 songs with many different genres, so they’ll never miss."

"My ults are: BTS Mamamoo (esp Hwasa and her solo work) Sunmi Taemin StayC Epik High Chungha Twice And I gotta say, New Jeans is bringing something fresh that I really enjoy."

"ITZY bside gems: Cherry, Shoot!, That's A No No, Wild Wild West, 365, Sorry Not Sorry, Weapon, Dynamite, Kill Shot"

"Virtually every ITZY song, tbh."

"ITZY, stray kids, enhypen, exo, le SSERAFIM, IVE, bts and gidle"

"For Day6 I recommend listening to Shoot Me, Love Me or Leave Me, Colors, Stop the Rain, Smile, I Like You, I Loved You, Congratulations"

"Day6, mamamoo, dpr ian, oneus, ateez"

"Definitely recommending DAY6. The discography will speak for itself."

"Ypu could suggest to start in Monsta X english albums, All About Love and The Dreaming. It is a good start since it is english."

"I really only ult 3 groups: Monsta X, for bg, and Twice, and Itzy for ggs."

"My ult group is Monsta X and I’d totally say give them a try! Start with some of their recent titles which are really great; Gambler, Love Killa, Rush Hour, LOVE"

"2 mini albums with no skips"

"Their song Stalker is so good (lyrics r a little head scratch but i am thoroughly obsessed with the dance)"

"Seeing Beatwin a few times on this post so I definitely have to give them a listen."

"I hated kpop for 6 years... Then I found enhypen. So... Show her sweet venom if you haven't! I feel like that ones the most eclectic."

"I would like to recommend you Enhypen, Their discography is awesome, Give a try listening to their songs their songs are bop!"

"Fever - Enhypen"

"I would show Shinee, EXO or Red Velvet."

"Because EXO are my ult and I'm very biased towards them, EXO. They have one of THE BEST vocals imo."

"Boy groups - seventeen, stray kids, exo, shinee"

"I would show Shinee, EXO or Red Velvet."

"My top 2 favorite groups are: Shinee and AKMU"

"Boy groups - seventeen, stray kids, exo, shinee"

"IU is still around and has only released more great music since you went on hiatus. She’s even bigger now than she was back then."

"I’m all for the bigger and more popular kpop groups, but i always go back to the solo artists, IU, Zico, Jessi, Changmo, JUNNY, KATIE, Crush, Chungha, Jeon Somi, SURAN, Eric Nam, Younha, Ji Jin Seok, JAMIE, SUNMI, AILEE, HEIZE, BOL4, Zion.T, and GRAY are some of my favorites!"

"Solo - taemin, IU"

"Check out new jeans Attention and Hypeboy Also check out the whole discography of txt."

"Girl groups - New jeans, twice, red velvet"

"Newer groups I recommend Stayc, Purple Kiss, Aespa, billie, NewJeans."

"NCT! It’s a group that has different subunits (teams) within the brand. They cover a wide variety of genres but their most notable and distinctive sound is experimental."

"Sticker - NCT (Not sure which nct. BUT HEAR ME OUTTTT OKAY I AM A BIG FAN OF EXPERIMENTAL SONGS, THIS IS A LOVE-IT-OR-HATE-IT)"

"The only group that really caught my attention is NCT, the entire group and all subunits. It was so easy to get into them for me"

"StayC are great!"

"I've found StayC to be refreshing and remind me a lot of what I loved about kpop when I was first getting into it"

"Newer groups I recommend Stayc, Purple Kiss, Aespa, billie, NewJeans."

"Currently it’s Supernova by Aespa lol that’s my sh!t"

"Lucid Dream - Aespa"

"Newer groups I recommend Stayc, Purple Kiss, Aespa, billie, NewJeans."

"P1Harmony? I'd suggest “Fall In Love Again” and “Gotta Get Back.” I think their covers of “good 4 u”, “At My Worst”, “Maniac” are pretty good for non-kpop to enjoy."

"P1harmony maybe and since she seems to like SM groups why don’t you try riize ?"

"And I always recommend P1HARMONY because I feel like they're an easy group to listen to for someone new to kpop because they have a good combo of Korean and English lyrics for a lot of songs."

"Everglow's every song is good for me so I can't specify anything."

"I recommend Everglow and (G)I-DLE"

"Their songs are so good and I agree, Because I’m Crazy is fire!"

"AA (Double A)'s 'Because I'm Crazy' is still a bop after all these years and the debut alone should've catapulted the group from nugudom."

"BINI!!! a PPOP Girl Group dubbed as ‘Nation’s GG’ is an eight-member group... Not only the funniest but they are also very TALENTED."

"For girl group stans, I'd recommend BINI. Great singers, great choreography, pretty good rap line with a great discography."

"I love Beast/Highlight too, they were one of the first groups I discovered when I got into kpop. They are so talented and entertaining."

"He was my first kpop crush along with Doojoon from Beast/Highlight."

"I highly recommend Snow Man, a jpop male idol group. They have cool image as idols (but they’re also very funny!!). Active in various variety tv shows (they have one of their own), as actors in drama and movies , and on radio too! They’re currently a million seller idol group and VERY popular in Japan."

"Also Snow Man (different company) are great."

"My favourite groups (girl groups). Dreamcatcher, Red Velvet, IVE, Mamamoo, G-Idle."

"DREAMCATCHER!!!!!!! Simply the best all around entertainers!!"

"Taeyeon is a soloist who debuted 7 years ago, you can listen to her latest release INVU (the whole album is really good)!"

"Taeyeon! Her music are masterpiece I swear. Any album/song would be fine."

"Seventeen. hands down. if not, stray kids if you feel destructive personally seventeen had songs for all vibes possible, and they're really really comforting"

"Boy groups - seventeen, stray kids, exo, shinee"

"Purple Kiss, _especially_ if she's mostly into the music. Their performance and aesthetics are great but their vocals are always top-tier."

"Newer groups I recommend Stayc, Purple Kiss, Aespa, billie, NewJeans."

"BILLLIE and ILY:1"

"Newer groups I recommend Stayc, Purple Kiss, Aespa, billie, NewJeans."

"For some badass music for workout listen to XG, here are some examples Shooting Star - XG, Left Right - XG, Undefeated - XG"

"XG and Chungha as they sing in English and are a good transition point"

"1the9 is a disbanded group but if she likes wayv, as a wayv ult they’re another personal favorite and she may like them!"

"I have 1the9, myteen (also the b of you subunit), trcng, and enoi on my playlist. 1the9 has awesome songs."

"I would recommend maybe Le Sserafim because they kind of remind me of Aespa for some reason."

"Sour Grapes - Le Sserafim"

"I’d recommend SB19, a p-pop group from the Philippines that is heavily involved in writing, producing, choreographing their own songs, and even directing their MVs."

"SB19 because they're an amazing boy group"

"PlopPlop by Wjsn"

"Babyface by Wjsn"

"Sunmi has some rlly good songs too – gashina is a classic and so is tail."

"If your friend enjoys songs where groups are strong in the vocal department, she might like Mamamoo and Btob's songs."

"T-ARA best k-pop band ever."

"SPARKY’s songwriting skills are just amazing imo."

"Lohye’s voice is so calm but powerful."

"OMG, Bonusbaby is new to me, and they are so cute!! Cute doesn’t always work for me, but they do it so well, instant add to playlist."

"I think I found TAN and Luminous pretty much immediately after I started branching out from my initial kpop group. They’re so so so good."

"Her song Lovesome is one of my favorite kpop songs ever. when I first found her on YouTube, I listened to that song on repeat for a good few days"

"AKMU is a brother-sister group. Chanhyuk is the older brother, an amazing rapper and vocalist, AND he composes all of their song."

"Blackpink! They're easy to get into as they have such a small discography."

"For Onewe: Planet 9 Voyager is an amazing album, along with songs like End of Spring, Book In Memory, Trauma Aquarium"

"NCT Dream - Hot Sauce/Hello Future (whole album)"

"Got7 was from the same company as Twice so definitely check them out."

"Hwasa too. listen to her too streamed songs, if you like them, you’d love the rest of her music! :)"

"SAM KIM. listen to his two albums, you’d definitely find some you like."

"Girl’s Day. Everyday #5 Red Velvet - The Perfect Velvet"

"THE BOYZ!!! i mean just google them and you’ll understand!! they are effortlessly funny too their vlives are always super chaotic"

"OnlyOneOf (literally anything, although skinz and their pop are remixes are a bit jarring to start off as a newbie lol. Just start with anything else) Stray kids. Literally anything."

"ALICE. Formerly known as ELRIS but they moved to another company and rebranded this year."

"Super Junior. As far as albums, any are a good listen. But try Acha, the renaissance, and Play"

"Wonho, Kai, Ateez, Monsta X"

"Songs I recommend: Ra Pam Pam by golden child, Fanfare by golden child, Burn it by golden child"

"Some "non kpop friend" kpop songs based on what you shared: - fromis_9 - we go"

"Like a movie! they debuted in 2018 with a song called twilight."

"Song Soo Woo!! More of a rock based soloist, she only released one single called Love Me or Hate Me."

"Demian puts out great music, Karma is on my playlist."

"Have you heard of double b op? They're really obscure and has a song called insomnia that I really liked."

"RAWON! her music video for her recent song (chemistry) was uploaded on two different channels on youtube and neither of them have hit 1k views yet but the song is very well made and soo good."

"If you like Twice, I would recommend μ‘s. They’re a jpop group that is pretty close sounding to Twice imo."

"Hi! if u like 2nd-gen kpop, u will enjoy e-girls and other LDH girl groups! i recommend follow me and gomennasai kissing you by them."

"If you like Ado, you might like KanKan, Suisoh, yama. They all started out like Ado but are less known."

"Any of the artist in billboard jp hot 100, recommend Yoasobi for a start."

"Kang Daniel is pretty awesome imo."

"She's quite into SM. Maybe f(x)? Or I recommend Dreamcatcher."

"You could try the angle of some 'more chill' acoustic oriented Kpop: Kim Woo Seoks 'Sugar'."

"You could try the angle of some 'more chill' acoustic oriented Kpop: BOL4s 'Some'."

"2Z and FR:Eden are probably the least known k artists on my Spotify. Both very good imo."

"2Z and FR:Eden are probably the least known k artists on my Spotify. Both very good imo."

"Non smokers club! they have ~200 monthly listeners on spotify. they’re a duo inspired by latin music and i absolutely adore every song they’ve put out there."

"MCND has been a more recent discovery, but I love their vibe a lot."

"That Shin Youme song hits all the right notes for my taste. Such easy listening."

"I have X1, BAE173 and UNB on my playlist so I am excited to listen to a predecessor group, thanks for the rec!"

"I have UNB and DGNA on my playlist, love them."

"I have VROMANCE and D-CRUNCH in my playlist."

"I have VROMANCE and D-CRUNCH in my playlist."

"Blue Fox is new to me, thanks for the rec!"

"Definitely heard of Hot Issue, but haven’t listened to their music, thanks for the rec!"

"IRRIS just debuted last year, so I'm just linking the songs from their debut mini album"

"Recommending IRRIS, TRI.BE, Youha, and ARTBEAT."

"Eleven - IVE"

"For The Rose: songs l"

"I recommend older groups like 2ne1, KARA, Nine Muses, Apink, MBLAQ, Infinite, etc."

"I recommend older groups like 2ne1, KARA, Nine Muses, Apink, MBLAQ, Infinite, etc."

"I recommend older groups like 2ne1, KARA, Nine Muses, Apink, MBLAQ, Infinite, etc."

"I recommend older groups like 2ne1, KARA, Nine Muses, Apink, MBLAQ, Infinite, etc."

"I recommend older groups like 2ne1, KARA, Nine Muses, Apink, MBLAQ, Infinite, etc."

"I recommend older groups like 2ne1, KARA, Nine Muses, Apink, MBLAQ, Infinite, etc."

"Irene's collab song The Only is somet"

"GBB. It had a Singaporean friend of mine named Cheris Lee. Debut in 2018 with Kemi and disbanded in 2020."

"I am also aware of M.O.N.T, but most of these groups are new to me."