aespa’s “Supernova”, IU’s “Love Wins All” and ATEEZ’s “Ice on My Teeth” Dominate Billboard’s 2024 Best K-Pop Songs List
According to SM Entertainment on Dec 9th, aespa’s “Supernova” topped the “The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2024: Staff Picks” chart released by Billboard.
Billboard praised, “‘Supernova’ isn’t just the standout single that kicked off aespa’s first studio album ‘Armageddon’ — it’s the definitive K-pop track of the year.”
The review added, “Packed into three electrifying minutes, ‘Supernova’ masterfully balances innovation and structure. There are three full choruses, dynamic verses, a soaring bridge and a jaw-dropping dance break, all while aespa maintains a sense of completeness and cohesion.“
Previously, Supernova was also featured in the “50 Best Songs of 2024” list by the UK’s prominent music magazine NME. Domestically, the track made history by staying at No.1 on Melon’s chart for 15 consecutive weeks, the longest record ever. It has swept major end-of-year Korean music awards, earning titles such as Album of the Year, Best Song of the Year and Best Music Video.
Coming in at No.2 on Billboard’s staff-selected list is IU’s “Love Wins All”.
Billboard described the song, “‘Love Wins All’ is a gentle piano-and-strings ballad that gradually builds in vocal intensity over four-and-a-half minutes. It’s not over the top, but it is a tearjerker – especially when you take into account the post-apocalyptic lovers music video co-starring V of BTS.”
At No.3 is ATEEZ’s “Ice on My Teeth“.
Billboard wrote, “While ATEEZ has long been a standard of excellence in K-pop maximalism, ‘Ice on My Teeth’ is their brilliant pivot to deliver the same punch with pulled-back subtlety.” They added, “After wrapping up multiple stadium concerts in 2024 and earning a second No.1 album on the Billboard 200 with ‘Golden Hour : Part 2’, it’s finally time for ATEEZ to toast to themselves — and the guys sound like they’re entirely comfortable lapping up their wins.“
