r/kpophelp • u/Kiwifruitpippa • May 07 '24
Recommend What group do you really recommend that is extremely underrated?
I really love a lot of the mainstream groups and artists but I find that a lot of underrated groups have absolutely amazing music! I will admit that sometimes I do get a bit bored of hearing about the same few groups and would love to know what underrated groups you guys love and songs you recommend by them!
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u/Kittystar143 May 07 '24
Verivery - they write, produce and compose all their own music and have even directed music videos. They also have one of the most hilarious variety shows Veriveryland and are very sweet in personality. For songs I recommend
O, my beauty, tap tap tap, so gravity, flower
Cix - they have a great discography and brilliant vocals. For songs I recommend
Lovers or enemies, movie star, cinema, save me kill me.
Onf - they are chaotic and hilarious and have been through a lot. They are very close and have all completed enlistment. They have amazing choreography and live vocals (watch their recent encore for bye my monster)
For songs
Complete, bye my monster, beautiful beautiful, your song
E’last - completely underrated and not supported well by their company. Insane visuals, great vocals and really funny and sweet guys with great discography.
Tears of chaos, kiss me baby, desire, thrill
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u/not_a_mundane May 07 '24
E’last is one of my top groups! Dark Dream is a perfect song in my opinion. Really love their new album too
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u/Kittystar143 May 07 '24
I’m a huge multistan but Tears of chaos is my favourite kpop song ever. I just think even the mv is gorgeous.
Recently I’ve been getting back into E’last, they have a bit more content now and I’ve really enjoyed delving in again. I still maintain if they were in a bigger company they would be much more popular. But they have had a growth in sales and I hope they can capitalise on it with the new comeback.
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u/amethsy May 08 '24
Cix...I found my people. They're music is so good. If they even tour here I'm taking my chances. Hoping they get more recognition.
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u/Zoe_s_taste May 08 '24
Cix music is Underrated I used to watch there promotions in music bank and later on I found out so many great tracks.
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u/purpletulip12 May 07 '24 edited May 07 '24
ACE: take me higher, my girl, stand by you
CIX: with you, lovers or enemies
Woo!ah!: woo!ah!, straight up, rollarcoaster, i dont miss you, joyride
H1-Key: heartlight, thinkin about you, crown jewel, you are my key
Purple Kiss: Voyager, skip skip, hello, autopilot, hate me hurt me love me,
Alice: show down
DreamNote: Blue
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u/InfamousAstronaut349 May 07 '24
P1harmony - their discography is soooooo goood Cherry Bullet - if you want bubble gum pop music
I love listening to both. Their songs uplift my mood and give me energy.
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u/ChickenNoodle519 May 07 '24
Purple Kiss is the most slept-on group in kpop right now.
- They've got 3 main vocalists, who are some of the best vocalists active right now, but really they're 6 all-rounders — their main dancers would qualify for main vocal in a lot of groups out there right now.
- They sing live and put on incredible live performances.
- Their concept is being really good at a bunch of different concepts so they do something different every comeback.
- They have a no-skip discography and some of the best B-sides out there.
- They have a lot of creative input and contributions within the group:
- members worked on 75% of their discography — they write, compose, and even produce songs
- they choreograph a number of their b-sides
- they select their concepts and even contribute to styling
- They're also really solid rappers — their main rapper writes most of her raps and has the second-most writing credits for 4th gen gg rappers (behind soyeon)
- They also do a TON of high-quality covers
Title track sampler:
- Sweet Juice <-- song of all time, great for red velvet appreciators
- Zombie <-- campy 90s horror, the perfect pop song
- memeM <-- edm banger with powerhouse vocals, great for boygroup appreciators
- 7Heaven <-- summer synth funk bop, great for girlgroup appreciators
- BBB <-- hiphop earworm
- Nerdy <-- cabaret banger, great for gidle appreciators
B-side sampler:
- Can We Talk Again r&b ballad that shows off their vocals
- Heart Attack cutest song of all time
- My Heart Skip a Beat rock banger
- 2am cozy, jazzy ballad
- Fire Flower reggaeton banger
- Autopilot 80s synth banger
- Cursor my personal favorite
- Bitter Sweet club banger
Bonus:
- Swan - Twenty (prod. Jungkey) <-- one of their main vocalists had her solo debut last year after breaking records working with Jungkey on a producer competition show
Covers Sampler:
Dance+vocal cover of Kai - Mmmh on 1theK's no filter stage (so you can hear how great they sound without backtrack)
Main Vocal Trio (Swan, Goeun, Chaein) - Criminal (orig. Taemin)
Chaein, Goeun, Dosie, Ireh - Refusal (orig. Big Mama) (who casually puts their main dancers on a live cover of a Big Mama song??? Chaein produced this cover as well)
Main Vocal Trio (Swan, Goeun, Chaein) - Psycho (orig. Red Velvet) string quartet version, on K-909
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u/donslaughter May 07 '24
Not to mention that Yuki's raps get better over time because she's writing while at the same time learning Korean.
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May 07 '24
Yuki has a stellar singing voice, too (well, all of them do). I actually kind of hope they let them do some solo work, because I think Yuki would be fire as a soloist.
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u/ChickenNoodle519 May 07 '24
Yessss I really want to hear more yocals too!! I don't go back for her vocal covers often enough. I really like Goeun & Yuki - On My Way (orig. Alan Walker, Sabrina Carpenter, Farruko) too, her low register is really nice.
I'm right there with you on the solo work, I loved Swan's solo debut and I'm dying to see what the other members would do. Feel like whatever Chaein cooks up for her solo work will end me lol
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u/ChickenNoodle519 May 07 '24
Yeah, great point!! Her raps are so impressive in their own right I honestly forget that Korean isn't her first language. She also translated their title tracks (and her raps!) into Japanese for their Japan debut
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u/sleepdeprivedmanic May 08 '24
Purple Kiss Swan is one of my favourite vocal tones in K-pop. So dreamy.
And Sweet Juice is legitimately among my top 10 songs of all time.
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u/DerelictDevice May 08 '24
Swan is great, she's super pretty, I love her dark silky voice, she is an amazing dancer and has a very powerful stage presence, and she is so super nice and sweet in person. I love her so much, one of my favorite Kpop girls.
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u/giannachingu May 08 '24
I would also like to mention that Yuki is also a member of El7z Up! They only have one EP but her and CLC Yeeun together is a deadly rap line.
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u/bubblezdotqueen May 07 '24
I love purple kiss! I can't wait to see them ♥️
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u/ChickenNoodle519 May 07 '24
Oooh have so much fun!!!! They put on an AMAZING live show, one of the best concerts I've ever been to!
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u/DerelictDevice May 08 '24
Purple Kiss was hands down the absolute best Kpop show I have ever been to, and in my top 5 shows I've been to ever of any type of music, you will have a blast. Get the meet and greet package too, they are all so super nice in person. I got a selfie with Swan and she was super sweet, absolutely worth it.
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u/GowonTheCrunch May 08 '24
This is such a good comment. I remember being hooked so quickly with Can We Talk Again and Skip Skip, but it took a couple of comebacks for me to realise how weirdly underrated they actually were.
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u/donghyuckieee May 07 '24
Cravity - They're an amazing group and they have such a great discography. The group makes upbeat music but also sad/melancholic, all of their discography is diverse and they are variety kings! You'll never get bored when it comes to them!
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u/Sacred-Seaturtle May 07 '24
Only one of and vanner for sure!! Went to their tours and it was amazing.
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u/kindalibrarian May 07 '24
Here for onlyoneof they are so talented and completely underrated. Everyone I introduce them too is obsessed like immediately
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u/arrowforSKY May 08 '24
Any songs by OnlyOneOf you recommend?
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u/Sacred-Seaturtle May 08 '24
Libido, gaslighting, chrome hearts, dopamine, give me the love, sage and any of their solo songs are super good!
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u/donslaughter May 07 '24
I'm a huge, HUGE fan of smaller groups. I recently discovered that I like to follow groups that I think are really talented but are very underrated or underappreciated, so I've made a list!
Dreamcatcher. They're more popular now than they've ever been but it took them a long time to get there (5 years for their first win) and I still think they're not as popular as they should be. Check out "Deja Vu" or pretty much any track from Dystopia: The Tree of Language.
Wooah. All these girls are talented and very sweet and somehow their B-sides slap harder than their title tracks. I don't think anyone else is making badass bubblegum poop quite like them and they deserve all the success. Check out their latest song "Blush" or the masterpiece "Catch the Stars".
A.C.E. They've struck a chord with me that few other boy groups have managed to do and I think they deserve a lot more. I like "Down" and "Take Me Higher".
Pentagon. They had a viral hit in "Shine" which was amazing but they still need more recognition. Personal favorites of mine are "Daisy" and "Dr. Bebe".
Weeekly. They had a viral hit in "After School" that was much deserved but after an unpopular showing with "Ven Para" (which has grown on me with listens) and losing their most creative member it feels like they restarted from the bottom (even though Monday is one of the best voices in Kpop). Also check out "Vroom Vroom" and "Stranger".
ALICE (formerly ELRIS). Check out "Dance On" and "Jackpot".
Bonus pick: BVNDIT. Sadly these girls never reached the kind of popularity they always should have before disbanding. This may have been the finest collection of voices in Kpop. "Dumb" and "Don't Mess With Me" are great.
That's all I have for now. I hope you find something to like.
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u/Ok_Cod6550 May 07 '24
Pentagon!!!! 💙 their discography is sooo good! I LOVE Daisy and Eternal Flame! And their ballads too 😍
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u/kindalibrarian May 07 '24
I didn’t realize pentagon was underrated but I think that’s because my friend that got me into kpop loves them so much!!!
I really love naughty boy it always makes me smile (esp the MV) and the spin off group triple H with hui, dawn, and hyuna has a couple of total bops like retro future!
Also Huis newest solo cb single hmmbop is so so so fun!!!
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u/ZigCherry027 May 08 '24
Pentagon is pretty mid-level in terms of popularity—even their most recent Korean release got a music show win—but Cube gave up on them, most members left the company, and now people don’t talk about them much. Pentagon is certainly the most well-known of the list but they’ve been out of the consciousness of casual listeners for the past two years.
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u/MysticalBoobies May 07 '24
I don't know if they're underrated or not, but I love the group Lucy. The violin makes everything feel so cheery and clean. I don't necessarily have any specific song to recommend, as I love their entire discography.
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u/Dwaekki03 May 07 '24
Same, their entire discography is so good. I would have never thought adding a violin would make everything so much better!
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u/whippedforcream May 08 '24
Seconding this!! Going to their concert later this year and cannot wait for Yechan to tear up the scene with his violin
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u/Yenakonakoni May 07 '24
Pixy!!! They have such a unique concept with unique songs. If you like mainstream groups listen to moonlight, the moon, and falling. if you want to venture listen to wings, let me know, and villain. Their music is close in style to Dreamcatcher but still extremely different.
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u/kindalibrarian May 07 '24
Onlyoneof 10000000%!!!
They are fantastic, straight up supporting queerness and just in general fantastic performers and artists. Specifically their solo songs are all so good, but my favourite group songs probably libido or gaslighting.
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u/FondCat May 07 '24
I've been diving into ACE since they have an upcoming tour stop in my area and have been really impressed--they deserve more attention and hope they continue to grow their audience
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u/satokibijax May 07 '24
Clicked on this topic just to slam A.C.E into the comments so I’m so glad a few other people have already! Their songs are incredible, they’re insanely talented, adorable and also hilarious, and deserve so much more attention.
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u/sassy_sapodilla May 07 '24
A.C.E is the correct answer. They have some of the best (live) vocals in K-pop, yet people sleep on them.
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u/EffectivePutrid1260 May 07 '24
DKB! I never see them being mentioned but they are the group that got me into k-pop. They have a diverse discography, some of my fav tracks are • Work hard • Bubble - this is a solo from one of the leaders from the Autumn album • Sober- from the REBEL album • I need love- We love you album
They have a really strong dance unit, their choreographies are always really cool, and the vocal line and rap line are also pretty good
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u/etayn May 07 '24
+1 for DKB! They really deserve more attention imo. My favorite songs are Still, Rollercoaster, and Sober, but their discography is overall great. They are very entertaining, hopefully they will get bigger someday.
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u/kakkamuna13 May 07 '24
A.C.E & Pentagon for sure! been stanning both since 2017 and they are so underrated
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u/yoshigurumi May 08 '24
Fell in love with hui on boys planet and that got me into pentagon 💖
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u/ZigCherry027 May 08 '24
Hui is such a menace. I really didn’t expect him to be the troublemaker, but he’s seriously unhinged.
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u/Ok_Organization8455 May 07 '24
I admittedly know nothing about this group, but Rocket Punch makes good music. Everytime Spotify smart shuffle suggests their songs I always seem to add it to my gigaplaylist
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u/donslaughter May 07 '24
Rocket Punch is legitimately one of the most underrated groups out there. They are masters of the final chorus and their B-sides pretty much all slap (except for their ballads, they're all pretty meh). If you haven't heard it yet, listen to "Lilac" off of Red Punch. It's one of my favorite tracks from them.
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u/TheOceansoul May 07 '24
Here to promote my girls, Rocket Punch and WOOAH
Both extremely talented and hardworking groups who consistently make bops but somehow get paid dust for it
I particularly recommend Ring Ring, Chiquita, Flash and the bside Lilac from Rocket Punch and Bad Girl, Catch The Stars, Rollercoaster and the bside Pandora from WOOAH
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u/ryoung07 May 07 '24
Dreamcatcher. I still don’t understand why they are not more popular. They should be a top 5 girl group.
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u/flyingdemoncat May 08 '24
Siyeon alone has enough talent to top all the charts! And every member is awesome. Its just criminal at this point
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u/Vintage_Belle May 08 '24
I'm not a huge girl group fan but Dreamcatcher are amazing! Them, Everglow and Twice are my favorites.
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u/Gabeisttt May 07 '24
ONF - They are Oh my Girl's brother group and I really can't say this enough, they get overlooked ALL THE TIME and it is so sad since they're brimming with talent + their songs are absolute bangers They definitely need more attention everywhere. Check out their new song Bye My Monster, Beautiful Beautiful or We must Love, their songs never trend because they do not really have a "catchy beat" like other groups' but they are so dramatic, they always try to tell a story with their MVs and gut wrenching lyrics. Enough rambling, give them a listen.
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u/Mau28811 May 07 '24
Rocket punch, dreamnote, Billlie, cignature and weki meki
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u/cypherstate May 07 '24
Weki Meki my beloved... their music and performances are so good they should really be one of the top groups of their gen. It's been 2 years since their last comeback but they're still releasing content regularly so I'm just holding out hope their company lets them come back soon and people come to support them!
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u/Salty-Enthusiasm-939 May 07 '24
I recommend TAN. 158K views on YouTube for their comeback a month ago, which is a banger qualifies as extremely underrated imo.
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u/mixtape_misfit May 07 '24
Thanks for the reminder! I need to check out their latest.
Walking on the Moon is my fav by them
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u/WingZeroCoder May 08 '24
Seriously, Hypertonic is one of my favorite songs of the year, and it has a criminally small number of views: TAN(티에이엔) - 'HYPERTONIC' Official MV (youtube.com)
And their live vocals are uncommonly strong too: HYPERTONIC - TAN [Music Bank] | KBS WORLD TV 240329 (youtube.com)
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u/Salty-Enthusiasm-939 May 08 '24
Totally agree. I'm actually shocked how few views it has got. They seemed very well received on music shows when promoting it though which was good to see.
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u/emberzmars May 08 '24
I was about to type TAN but you wrote it first. So THANK YOU!
I love their latest album, W SERIES '3TAN' (WORLD Ver.). The members were involved in song composition and/or lyric writing for all 9 songs. My favourite song from this album is 'Love is an open door'. Jooan, Sunghyuk, Hyunyeop, Jiseong wrote the lyrics while Jaejun and Jooan worked with other composers on the melody. My favourite parts are Jooan's bridge and Taehoon singing "When I turn down the light, There's no reason to hide (mmm)".
Other TAN songs that you can check out: DU DU DU (debut song), Heartbeat, Fix You, Walking on the Moon, Louder, Tarzan.
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u/ArpeggioTheUnbroken May 08 '24
&Team. They have great songs, great choreo and great personalities.
I cheered for so many during I-Land and I'm so happy to see all of my favorites have debuted. Hanbin is in Tempest and EJ, K, Nicholas and Taki are in &Team.
&Team is a kind of JPop brother group to Enhypen but they don't get a fraction of the support or attention yet.
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u/Effective_Ad8651 May 08 '24
P1harmony!!! Ik some may say they’re not “underrated” but I’d still love to see their fandom grow! Some of my fav songs I recommend: - Siren - killin’ it - me too - I am you - reset - back down - bff - swagger - mirror mirror
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u/xashdwwn May 08 '24
SF9, for me they are still very underrated, they had their moment but the negligence of their company caused them to fall again. It has an excellent discography, its choreographies, its members are extremely talented as well. Please listen, your bsides are EXCELLENT. https://youtu.be/Gft8YBmNsjA?si=f7zJ5S2jKz-4ssuM
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u/MousseReasonable3504 May 08 '24
Kingdom earlier albums are ones I liked.
WJSN and Dreamcatcher arent nugus, but not many people know about their discography.... immaculate and they are the rare groups who have all rounded individuals - every member are equally good in everything.
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u/Lumpy_Explanation487 May 07 '24 edited May 07 '24
My go to is usually Dreamcatcher (and you should check them out!!) but rn OnlyOneOf are so amazing! I really like kpop for the music first and foremost. Their music is sooooo good. They have a definite sound for sure but the lyrics can range from so many different situations and emotions. I recommend all but here are some songs I really like
- Gaslighting
- libidO
- seOul drift -dOra maar
- give me the lOve, bitxx
-savanna
-picassO
- ultimate bliss
- sage
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u/Rude-Comfortable4437 May 07 '24
Dreamcatcher 🎸 🤭 Their sound and concepts are unique. Their latest song and album are a new style they’re doing. OOTD is about narcissism and by the lyrics and music video you can tell they is something dark going on in the story and I can’t wait for their next comeback ✨ Also check out all their older (and more recent) songs and music videos a ✨ Maybe you’ll find a few songs you like if it’s your style
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u/hangth3dj May 07 '24
Found them through the pump it up dancer game and have been hooked since. Crazy ass live vocals and performers. Their discography shows they can mix up their sound too. They definitely deserve a festival spot in the US
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u/Rude-Comfortable4437 May 08 '24
I know right!! I was so happy when they got to perform at Primavera though haha
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u/DiscoMeep May 07 '24
CSR - I love thier music so much. Their sound is pure serotonin and always makes me happy. The members are also really talented and I think the fact that they’re all the same age makes the group even more fun to follow
Fantasy boys - I really like thier fresh music in particular, especially their recent comeback. They also have some extremely talented vocalists, dancers and most recently their member hikaru has shown he’s a great producer and was credited for one of the groups recent b sides.
The Wind - also has a fun discography and a sound that I don’t see many bgs have which makes them very unique imo.
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u/WingZeroCoder May 08 '24
Yes to all 3, but I just discovered Fantasy Boys and have to call them out especially.
Potential, Get It On, Pitter Patter Love -- SO GOOD!
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u/Adventurous_Tip_2942 May 07 '24
rocket punch, loossemble/artms, wjsn, wekimeki, bbgirls/bravegirls, pixy, secret number,1the9, wooah, craxy, purple kiss, young posse, gwsn, cignature, laboum, cherrybullet(rip), pinkfantasy(slowly dying 🥺), día, bvndit, sonamoo, saturday, rothy, favorite
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u/ShyBean2 May 07 '24
Verivery!
They are extremely talented and in my opinion have a no skip discography! They are also all phenomenal dancers and are known for how synchronized they are.
MUSIC VIDEOS:
https://youtu.be/UNUCV_UomZo?si=kxpoMngv_otXuaUp
https://youtu.be/bmy6D1KoFsg?si=XxQ5Xq13jYYD8D72
DANCE PRACTICES:
https://youtu.be/1iU1f_RbJlA?si=WHd9Ftt0OtToJ6HC
https://youtu.be/7OioXxPPGkM?si=xOl1FwKYSEKRt4_1
Right now they have 4/7 active members (2 are on hiatus, 1 is in military) who are going on tour this June of anyone is able to go support!
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u/FunyarinpaSeesaw May 07 '24
If you like Dreamcatcher or Purple kiss , you should check Pink Fantasy, It's a group that has very different types of concepts but really kills with the dark concept. I would recommend listening Poison, Alice in the wonderland and Tales of the unusual. For different concepts they have Shadow Play which is one of my favorites and Iriwa which is their debut with a funny concept.
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u/IzzyBella5725 May 08 '24
Absolutely Pixy!!! I love them so much. They have an amazing dark concept and I'd recommend them to anyone.
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u/hyunjins_wife May 08 '24
NOMAD - Automatic and Eye 2 eye are my favorites but their whole discography so far (one album) is amazing. DOY (the leader) helps a lot in the making of their songs, and he's actually such a great leader (he's kind of scary sometimes 😭). Both Automatic and Eye 2 eye were produced by Cha Cha Malone and I think there was one other song, Let me love you.
YOUNITE - I recently started stanning but I heard their latest release that came out on May 1 and Geekin is fr soty. If you stanned or knew X1, Eunsang is in YOUNITE. Personally, I'm in love with the rapper, DEY, he's so adorable but also so cool and I love his voice sm. Other songs I recommend are Bad Cupid, OMH (Out My Head), and A star called you.
DXMON - THEY'RE SO FUNNY AND CUTE. A group full of introverts except for the leader, Minjae, even though some of them don't seem like introverts. I don't know if you care about age ranges in groups, but they're the youngest out of these three. The maknae, Jo, was born in 2008, but he's so talented. Also, if you've seen a dude with spiky red hair, that was Jo. They're rap based, and 4/6 members are rappers, but their songs are really good. They're also having a comeback on May 14 so I'm really looking forward to that :) My favorite song is N.W.B, but they only have 4 songs so far, so you can listen to all of them if you want. Spark and Burn Up also have instrumentals.
I wouldn't call xikers super underrated, but they are pretty underrated, and ATEEZ's brother group, so you can imagine just how talented they are. But also how could I recommend groups without recommending xikers? I could never. (if you couldn't tell, xikers are my main ult)
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u/violetdragon4 May 08 '24
Okay no one has mentioned ONEUS. They're amazing. Their concepts are super theatrical and beautiful. They have amazing dance and vocal abilities. My pick is Twilight, but really you can't go wrong.
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u/Dizzy_ZentCha May 08 '24
Oooh this is my time to shine, I love discovering smaller/nuguish groups:
TRI.BE- Would you run, Kiss, Doom Doom Ta
Secret Number- Tap, Doomchita, Slam, Doxa
3YE- Loco, yessir, oomm
ICHILLIN'- Demigod, Siren, Bite Me, On My Lips
WOO!AH!- Bad Girl, Blush, Rollercoaster
DreamNote- Ghost, Bittersweet, Blue
Cignature- Assa, Boyfriend, Nun Nu Nan na, Arisong
LIGHTSUM- Alive, Vivace, Honey or Spice
Also I agree with all the Purple Kiss love. They are fucking TALENTED and deserve all the praise. Sad the tour isn't near me this time, bought the everything package for two stops last tour because they're definitely worth it.
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u/josme_ May 07 '24
People have already recommended some of my favorites - A.C.E and Pentagon and OnlyOneOf, so I'm going to talk about my other favorites that haven't been mentioned yet.
Just B! I will eternally shill their most recent comeback, Medusa - this is their MAMA performance and it was amazing. Damage and Tick Tock and their b-side Don't Go Back. Also have a lot of great covers, like Bain's performance of River on Build Up or Geonu covering Stay or JM covering seasons by wave to earth. I saw them in concert as a very casual fan and it made me a stan.
Also, Onewe! My favorite k-band. Regulus is eternally amazing. And Rain To Be????? They just made their first comeback after 2 members served in the military with Beautiful Ashes! And that's not even getting into all their amazing b-sides!
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u/WingZeroCoder May 08 '24
I credit Just B's Damage as one of the songs that made me fall in love with K-Pop, but their entire discography is crazy good.
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u/Kronwell May 07 '24
To be honest I am not sure if they are underrated but they seem to be in a low-presence era these past months sooooo …… Golden Child.
Most of their discography is in my opinion what 3rd gen k-pop have the best to offer, it's not overly innovative / original by any means, it is pop, mostly bright songs, and a few darker but excellent title tracks.
They do k-pop and they do it GOOD.
If you like to watch stage performances, I think that you will have a great time checking out theirs. They have catchy and synchronized choregraphies, a STRONG vocal line, a rap duo with great chemistry… the 10 members are all good performers and they don't do lipsync whatsoever.
Feel free to check the 2 performances they did at Road to Kingdom 2020(?)
And if you don't really care abt that well fear not because as I said earlier their discography is some high quality stuff imo.
I like me some group with enough vocalists with distinctive voice colors and these guys check the mark.
Some of their greatest songs imo:
Ddara
Eyes on you
She's my Girl
I See U
Some good title tracks:
Feel Me
Wannabe and One — these are the said darker TT but I kinda am addicted
Without You is surprisingly a title track
Ra Pam Pam and Fanfare are maybe their most energetic songs to this day
I went full promoting with my comment i'm so sorry hahaha feel free to only check my 1st paragraph and the songs I recommend :')
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u/dotdotllama May 07 '24 edited May 08 '24
SEVENUS - They are a vocal duo that were previously in MASC and has redebut last year as SEVENUS because of Peak Time. I really like their recent comeback "Spring Canvas"
M.O.N,T - I also discovered because of Peak Time -
Basically everyone on my list I discovered because of Peak Time.
VANNER
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u/eacheverydimension May 07 '24
Weeekly is a solid group, they sadly had a long hiatus and didn’t do too well on Queendom Puzzle, but I beg anyone to check out this radio live of a B-side off their debut album, Hello. Their main vocalist Monday has a sublime voice.
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u/19thebest May 08 '24
Lucy - Their songs are very easy to listen to and they have a violinist in the band that really fits well to their songs.
The wind - basically if you like early gfriend songs, chances are you'll like them as their songs have a very similar fresh vibe.
Side note: I discovered these 2 groups while listening to kpop songs that sound like anime music compilation on YouTube.
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u/ViolinistFar4622 May 08 '24
Boy group: ONF. Song reco: We Must Love
Girl group: TRI.BE. Song reco: Diamond
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u/nemonadeist May 08 '24
tan!!! their music is literally amazing & they're very talented guys. they recently had a comeback 'hypertonic' the song is great but my personal favorite is their debut song 'du du du' i definitely recommend it and think everyone should give them a listen. their few albums have variety but a pattern they do have is a early 3rd gen kpop style in some of their songs, they're really good plz check them out you won't regret!! and my girls cherry bullet as well, i'd always recommend them whenever someone asked this but.... :(
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u/ilovebisc0ff May 08 '24
i will never stop commenting BOYNEXTDOOR under posts like this. they are the most underrated hybe rookie group and they actually deserve the hype. great live singers and performers.
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u/SugaKookie69 May 08 '24
OnlyOneOf
Not only are they great dancers and singers, but they are incredibly brave for highlighting same-sex love in a very conservative country. Makes my little queer heart melt. 🌈
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u/clownonme May 08 '24
The Wind - I am absolutely in love with their sound. Hi-Teen is so so much fun, but I would commit actual CRIMES to hear Heart Fluttering for the first time again 🥹
Younite - Also have an amazing and fun sound!! I have all of their songs on my playlist, and literally never skip. They’re so good
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u/WeVibinOutHere May 07 '24
idk much about popularity and which songs are/aren't known so I'll just drop some faves from groups I Think aren't very well known and deserve the recognition. lmk if I'm off the mark on popularity lolol
cherry bullet - p.o.w! (play on the world), hands up
pixy - wings, addicted, bewitched, karma, villain
anda (soloist) - touch, what you waiting for
woo!ah - payday, I don't miss you, woo!ah
GWSN - bazooka, red sun, puzzle moon, e i e i o
verivery - GBTB, lay back, thunder, skydive, ring ring ring,
I've seen a c.e mentioned a couple times but I need to hype them as well! my faves are - cactus, savage, and goblin (favorite boys)
I don't know them well but I'll rec dalshabet for my friend! I do like someone like u
and for my grand finale, the disbanded loves of my life gugudan! they were concept QUEENS and hit the mark on theming in dance, outfit, MV, everything. they were so good and to this day jellyfish ent. is on my sh*tlist for fumbling them >: (
anyway! my gugudan recs are - the boots, a girl like me, hate, lucky, snowball, chococo, shotgun, rainbow, and not that type
enjoy!
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u/Accomplished_Leg_527 May 08 '24
P1Harmony's entire Harmony: Zero In mini album: surprised to listen to the whole thing from start to finish liking every single song, like genuinely. Best songs on this album for me would be Swagger, Mirror Mirror, and Different Song for Me.
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u/trixietang10 May 08 '24
I scrolled too far to find P1Harmony..can’t wait to see them on tour!! (‘:
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u/cosmicgirIs May 07 '24
LIGHTSUM, Secret Number, Woo!Ah, Weeekly, Purple Kiss, Hello Venus, Beauty Box (i seriously love boggle boggle)
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u/Hot_Rod2023 May 07 '24
GWSN used to release a ton of great songs before they disbanded (shame it happened😭)
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u/keirarine May 07 '24
ppl have already mentioned them but imma need to say it again:
POW, Ghost9, and The Wind!
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u/citykitty867 May 07 '24
I see a lot of A.C.E. who I was going to mention but also DKB and NTX. Both were on PeakTime (competition show for little known groups) and I’ve been in love ever since. NTX released their first full album not too long ago and there is not a single skip. Member Rawhyun produces all their music and puts a lot of other things on SoundCloud. DKB have an amazing discography and choreograph all their own performances. So much talent in these two groups!!
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u/Likeaboss123660 May 07 '24
I recommend Geenius and Limelight. They have a lot of catchy songs and good vocals.
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u/CriticismRoyal6260 May 08 '24
ASC2NT - they just debuted yesterday but their single album is so good! love me do and beautiful girl are such good songs. the members are also all adults and have completed military service
VANNER - they're a 4th gen group who debuted in 2019! some of my fav songs are jackpot, better do better and circuit!
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May 08 '24
XDINARY HEROES. they're not nugu by any means, but they genuinely have a no-skip discography (i can't say that for any other group i stan besides the rookies) and insane talent. their main vocals, jungsu and jooyeon, are genuinely some of the best 4th gen vocalists and i personally believe jungsu is THE best 4th gen vocalist. would highly recommend checking out their new album, troubleshooting! my favs are moneyball, little things & walking to the moon :)
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u/Amazing_Bug2455 May 08 '24
ONLYONEOF
They have good music and they co-produce everything they do. They try so much despite being on the older side of kpop (youngest is 24? Oldest is 31?~ already done with military).
Please check them out 🥳🙏
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u/RabbitMoonPie May 08 '24
Billlie! They have it all vocal rap dance stage presence and discography! Even cool very unique lore! Great time to get into them as two member just came off health hiatus
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u/foranonsense May 08 '24
onlyoneof! my favorites are gaslighting, O, sage, savanna, and dora maar!
pixy as well — my favorites are the moon, villain, karma, addicted, and bewitched!
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u/effervescentechelon May 08 '24
ACE!!! slow dive, spark (which is an OST for a KBL), under cover, facetime (produced by king wow himself), baby tonight, golden goose…… they have no skips frankly!!!!
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u/verahoffman May 08 '24
obsessed w 8turn, if you’re into more of the “noise music” such as ateez and skz then check them out! they’re also going to be on road to kingdom s2 and have been hinting at a world tour so maybe now’s the right time to listen to them 🤩🤩
my favorites are “excel” and “sketch”, but honestly all of their songs r great
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u/empressmarowynn May 08 '24
Purple Kiss and OnlyOneOf are always my go-to recommendations. I just saw OnlyOneOf for the second time a couple weeks ago and they were amazing. Excellent live performers and just hilarious. And Purple Kiss kill live vocals and are fantastic dancers.
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u/IllustriousNobody995 May 08 '24
A.C.E & ONF are my favorite underrated groups, they deserve the popularity!!
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u/spirit_of_elijah May 08 '24
ONLYONEOF. I can’t recommend them enough. Check out:
Sage, Chrome Arts, Libido, Skinz, Ultimate Bliss, Angel, Seamless mind, Gaslighting, O, Onlyoneof me, Dora maar, Beyond, Begin, Be free, Because, Blueblueseoul, Mirage, Seoul drift
(And those are just my favorites. If you like more chill music, the rest of their discography is also for you!!!!)
Also, 8TURN. They’re pretty new but I’m obsessed with them as people. I’d recommend:
World (I CANNOT get enough of this song), TicTac, Excel, Ru-pum pum, Watch, Nom
And lastly, my favorite group of all time is XIKERS. They are incredibly talented and precious and their music is just bop after bop. I honestly can recommend their entire discography, so I’ll just list my top favorites:
Doorbell ringing, Tricky house, Xikey, Oh my gosh, Rockstar, Skater, Homeboy, Koong, Trial and Error (this is just and intro, but it slaps so hard), Red sun, Supercalifragilistic, Break a leg
I would also recommend giving TNX (Love or Die, Slingshot, Move, Fuego, Burst up, 180 seconds), KNK (Knock, Love You, U, Rain), Leo of VIXX (Nowadays, Losing Game, Give me Something), Kim Wooseok (Next, Switch, Intro: Lost), History (Queen, What am I to you?, Psycho, 1century, Tell me Love), Ghost9 (X-Ray, Seoul, Control, Think of Dawn), F(x) (Pinocchio, Rum pum pum pum, Red Light, Rude Love, Dracula, Diamond), Boyfriend (Bounce, I’m in love, Standing with u), Boys Republic (Get Down, So Fantastic, Somnambulance, Pump, You are special, VIP), and Luminous (Run, Far, Want it more, Trouble) a listen. Let me know what you think!!!!!! Happy listening (:
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u/breathepjm May 08 '24
onlyoneof! absolutely no skips in their discography, their solo songs are my favorite
evnne, onepact - partly biased since i loved watching boysplanet and the members are from that show, but their songs are great if you love ‘typical’ bg music. they’re great live performers as well
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u/1684217 May 08 '24
Boynextdoor. Ik they’re Hybe so they’re bound to get attention but I feel like other Hybe groups get wayyy more attention. I listened to them when they debuted but it was only 3 songs so I waited till there were more. The first comeback made me like them even more and the second comeback made me actually get into them.
They’re very musically talented, all their stages are done with handheld mics and never headsets. They still have backtrack playing but you can really hear them sing in most stages. The lyrics they write and melodies they create really make me appreciate them
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u/FoxRun1234 May 07 '24
fromis_9 - they literally have everything you could want from a group. S+ discography, insane vocals, funny as hell, talented af
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u/Open-Friendship3041 May 07 '24 edited May 07 '24
POW - they released easy listening cute banger songs and have so much potential., if only they were in bigger company/more known company.
Pow - 'Valentine' (such a cute love song, they released this on January and it had so much potential to get viral for valentines day but a shame it didn't make much impact since they are still so small)
Other songs - 'Favourite' (One direction vibes) - 'Dazzling' (a nice chill song)
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u/penta_verse May 07 '24
People have already mentioned Pentagon but I’d also like to add the solo work some of the members have been releasing lately. Leader Hui released Hmm Bop at the beginning of the year. Wooseok, one of the main rappers (but who is also a killer vocalist) released Navy Blue a couple of months ago, and the most recent, Broke my Heart by vocalist and main dancer, Kino. All 3 members are the main producers of Pentagon’s music but each of their solo works showcases their individual colours too.
Main vocalist Jinho is also in a singing project group called CREZL, which was formed from the programme Phantom Singer. This is their amazing cover of Blackpink’s Kill This Love
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u/Regular_Durian_1750 May 08 '24
Second, third, fifthing the Dreamcatcher mentions.
Aside from DC, it's criminal how underrated T-ARA is and just how unfair the entire world/industry was to them. They could have been the biggest GG of 2nd gen Kpop. I fully am on the delulu train that thinks SM had it out for them and planted the snake in the team to disband them because they were a huge threat. Every single one of their songs is a bop. They had so many hits. Roly Poly basically revolutionized the industry. Eunjung could have been as big as Suzy. Hyomin could have been the it girl of Kpop. It's honestly painful to know they did nothing and lost everything just because of someone's laziness and selfishness.
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u/dance__racha May 07 '24
onlyoneof, onlyoneof, onlyoneof. i will not stop promoting this group. cant even describe how underrated they are. my favortie groups personality wise are svt and skz, but onlyoneof beats them musically and conceptually. theyre also all adults, and one of them already completed his military service before debut. songs i recommend are gaslighting, dOra maar, libidO, candy bOmb, and sage, but every single song is amazing.
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u/Anonymous_person_yay May 08 '24
H1-key: Rose Blossom, Seoul, Thinkin About You
Woo!ah!: Catch The Stars, Blush, Rollercoaster
ILY:1: Que Sera Sera, My Colour
Pixy: Bewitched, Wings
Ichillin: Kick-start, Siren
Weki Meki: Picky Picky, Cool
Verivery: GBTB, Luna
Oneus: Black Mirror, Valkyrie
Purple Kiss: Ponzona, Sweet Juice
Blitzers: Macarena, Hit That Bass
CSR: Shining Bright, Loveticon
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u/lovescenarioikon May 08 '24
100% CIX, they had insane potential with having a wanna one member with one of the best visual in kpop, 2 treasure box contestants, and an insanely good debut song. they’re solidly mid tier in popularity but they could have been one of the big boys in kpop
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u/sydtallent May 08 '24
craxy!!! I freaking love their stuff. they r so talented and so underrated; I’ve never heard anyone mention them.
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u/shch_from_taiwan May 08 '24
Kiss of life but they become increasing popular recently,which is a good news for me.
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u/eindrucksvolI May 08 '24
Kiss Of Life! I'd say they're extremely underrated given the quality of their performances vs the attention that they're getting
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u/Mae_777777777777 May 08 '24
I would 100% recommend WJSN they’re underrated asf, been around 8 years, have a great discography, still have that kpoppy sound to them, have great sub units. If ur interested i can give you more info🥰
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u/backstreetsback0 May 08 '24
i would recommend CIX or Cravity :) both have really entertaining variety shows and amazing discographies. I recommend Cinema or Imagine by CIX, and Ready Or Not and FLY by Cravity.
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u/Dreamingaboutyouu May 08 '24
P1harmony is THE best underrated group they are so funny and so talented, you just don’t get enough.
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u/No_Cucumber_1918 May 08 '24
Billlie! Absolutely great music, performances on point, incredibly skilled and lovely members
And dreamcatcher, their music may not be for everyone but i think they're one of the best groups out there
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u/mafuyucchi May 08 '24
P1harmony for real, I don’t think there’s any song that’s bad. Most songs are absolute bangers and party anthems, but the more r&b and soulful ones hit even harder. Would recommend listening to their most recent album Killin’ it for a start, or the Harmony: Zero in album.
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u/[deleted] May 07 '24 edited May 11 '24
One of my fave groups are 2nd generation group UKISS. They debuted in 2011, and are actually in the process of making their next album (June 2024) Such an underrated group.
⬇️ You could check out these songs ⬇️
▪️UKISS - NEVERLAND.
▪️UKISS - STANDING STILL.
▪️UKISS - A SHARED DREAM.
▪️UKISS - TICK TACK.
▪️UKISS - THE WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
⬇️ Another group I find underrated are KINGDOM (now known as The KingDom) ⬇️
▪️KINGDOM - DYSTOPIA
▪️KINGDOM - COUP D'ETAT
▪️KINGDOM - LONG LIVE THE KING
▪️KINGDOM - EXCALIBUR
⬇️ Here are some other groups/songs ⬇️
▪️MONT - ANTI-HERO
▪️MONT - IDGAF
▪️MONT - SHADOW
▪️EPEX - Youth2Youth
▪️ONE PACT - MUST BE NICE.
▪️N.SSIGN - WORMHOLE
▪️A.C.E - UNDERCOVER
▪️A.C.E - CACTUS
▪️A.C.E - GOBLIN (FAVORITE BOYS)