These are The 10 Most Iconic K-Pop Debut Songs of All Time

By Staff Reporter Jul 10, 2020

K-pop fans ranked which debut tracks they consider the best, the most iconic, and the most memorable of all time. See which debut tracks make the top 10 here!

10. "Jopping" - SuperM

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"Jopping" is the debut group of SuperM, a group that is known to have members from already established SM Entertainment groups. SuperM consists of NCT's Mark and Taeyong, WayV's Lucas and ten, EXO's Kai and Baekhyun, and SHINee's Taemin. The song is known for its heavy electro-pop sounds with inspirations from brit-pop sounds.

9. "No More Dream" - BTS

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This song marks the beginning of BTS's career. "No More Dream" was released in June 2013. The song has strong hip-hop influences and members RM, Suga, and J-Hope helped write the lyrics of the song.

8. "Trespass" - MONSTA X

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Following the boy's appearance on the survival show "No.Mercy," "Trespass" marks the group's beginning as MONSTA X. The song and the EP of the same name were highly successful, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales Chart.

7. "FIRE" - 2NE1

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Released in May 2009, "FIRE" was a hit on all Korean music charts and was an instant success, topping all on and offline charts. It's a song with hip-hop and reggae influences and was produced by YG Entertainment producer, Teddy Park.

6. "Into the New World" - Girls' Generation

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"Into the New World" was released in 2007. The song was originally meant to be for the girl group Milk but was passed on to Girls' Generation following Milk's disbandment. The song is reminiscent of the early 2000s music and was a hit with the Korean public.

5. "Never Again" - SS501

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SS501 debuted in 2005 with "Never Again," that also happens to be their first number one song. The song was insanely popular and pushed the group to mainstream status, winning numerous rooking awards straight after their debut.

4. "Lovesick" - FTISLAND

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FTISLAND debuted in 2007 with "Lovesick". Their debut track topped the K-Pop charts for eight consecutive weeks and their debut album "Cheerful Sensibility" was the sixth best-selling album of the year.

3. "We Belong Together" - BIGBANG

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BIG BANG debuted in 2006 with "We Belong Together," a track from their self-titled single album. The album remained in the charts for a whopping eight months. The debut track was composed by member G-Dragon while both he and T.O.P wrote the lyrics.

2. "Replay" - SHINee

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SHINee debuted in 2008 with "Replay," coming from their EP of the same name. The song was a hit, especially with adult females due to the line, "Noona (older sister), you are so pretty." Their style in the music video became a trend with students, which was dubbed as "SHINee Trend".

1. "MAMA" - EXO

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"MAMA" is EXO's debut track and has two versions, one in Mandarin and one in Korean for EXO-M and EXO-K, respectively. The song marked EXO's beginning in K-Pop and also introduced the storylines and respective powers of each member, which is seen in numerous music videos following "MAMA."

Curious about the nos. 11 to 30? Read on!

11. CNBLUE - "I am a loner"

12. BLACKPINK - "Boombayah"

13. T-ARA - "LIE"

14. MAMAMOO - "Mr. Ambiguous"

15. WINNER - "Empty"

16. Super Junior "Twins (Knock Out)"

17. BTOB - "Insane"

18. GOT7 - "Girls Girls Girls"

19. DBSK (TVXQ) - "Hug"

20. TWICE - "Like Ooh Aah"

21. B.A.P - "Warrior"