Looking Back: The Top Three K-Pop Songs of October 2015

Since the start of The Bias List in January 2016, I’ve always looked back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists each month. Now, it’s time to look even further into the past, one month at a time. And, yes, the top three rankings count toward The Bias List’s personal artist scorecard!

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October 2015 Overall Thoughts

Just looking at the releases for this month, I can already tell that my opinion will differ from many. For me, October 2015 was just a so-so month. But, many of the songs here have become classics of third-generation K-pop.

June through September of 2015 were so relentlessly strong that October feels a little light in comparison. Still, the month offered some notable SM-related releases. We got Taeyeon’s first full-fledged solo activities since debut, as well as the final (as of now) f(x) album. Rookie groups iKON, Oh My Girl, N.Flying and Monsta X continued to bolster their burgeoning discography with solid hits.

But, October 2015’s most consequential moment happened on the 20th. That was the debut date of Twice, who would — of course — go on to lead girl group trends for the next several years. Like Ooh Ah was a slam dunk debut song that only grew more popular as the months went on.

Beyond that, K-pop started to move into its predictable ballad season, offering a more subdued pace as we came closer to the winter season. At this point, we were only a few months away from the creation of The Bias List, which means the seed of the idea must have begun to take root in my mind!

Honorable Mentions

Akdong Musician – Ga Na Da Together (video)

f(x) – 4 Walls (video)

iKON – Rhythm Ta (video)

IU – Twenty-Three (video)

Jace – Radio Star (video)

Kyuhyun – A Million Pieces (video)

Melody Day – Speed Up (video)

Monsta X – Hero (video)

N.Flying – Lonely (video)

Taeyeon – I (ft. Verbal Jint) (video)

TOP THREE SONGS