ENHYPEN's 'Fever', CIX's 'Cinema' and More Named as TIME's Best K-Pop Songs of 2021 + B.I's 'Waterfall', Stray Kids' 'NOEASY' and More the Best Albums
TIME magazine just revealed its "Best K-Pop Songs and Albums of 2021"! From ENHYPEN's "FEVER," CIX's "Cinema," B.I's "Waterfall" and more, here's the full list!
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ENHYPEN's 'Fever,' CIX's 'Cinema' and More are TIME's Best K-pop Songs of 2021
According to TIME's "Best K-Pop Songs and Albums of 2021", ENHYPEN's song "FEVER" from their 2nd mini-album "BORDER: CARNIVAL" is among the Best K-pop song of the year. Although ENHYPEN released two remarkable title tracks with "Drunk-Dazed" and "Tamed-Dashed" this year, the b-side "FEVER" proves the most outstanding from all their tracks.
Meanwhile, CIX's "Cinema" also made it to the list, with TIME describing it as a track that "has the enduring quality of the timeless classics to which CIX compares this courtship."
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Here's the full list of TIME's "Best K-Pop Songs of 2021" in no particular order:
- Cinema - CIX
- Love So Sweet - Cherry Bullet
- FEVER - ENHYPEN
- After School - Weeekly
- Advice - Taemin
- Pirate - Everglow
- Feel Like - WOODZ
- ASAP - STAYC
- Rock with you - SEVENTEEN
- Savage - aespa
Meanwhile, B.I.'s "Waterfall" is named one of the best K-pop albums of 2021. "Waterfall" is B.I.'s first album as a solo artist. He wrote all the 12 tracks, and the album overall features expressions of pain and sorrow. Moreover, the final track of the album, "Re-Birth," symbolizes the new chapter of the soloist.
Then, Chung Ha's "Querencia" is also named as one of 2021's best ablums, according to TIME. The album boasts 21 songs of goodness, all of which have Latin and EDM influences.
IU's "Lilac" is also included, with 10 meditative and healing tracks that sing comfort, feelings and relationships.
Here are TIME's "Best K-Pop Albums of 2021" in no particular order:
- Waterfall - B.I
- Querencia - Chung Ha
- Atlantis - SHINee
- NOEASY - Stray Kids
- End Theory - Younha
- The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape - TXT
- Lilac - IU
- Devil - ONEUS
- Formula of Love: O+T=<3 - TWICE
- ONF - My Name, ONF
ENHYPEN Activities and Achievements
Meanwhile, ENHYPEN previously appeared on Fuji TV's "2021 FNS Song Festival," which aired last December 8. They performed their title song "Tamed-Dashed" from their 1st regular album "DIMENSION: DILEMMA."
Further, they performed the cover stage of BTS' "Permission to Dance," which was released last July. The boys received warm response from local fans for their performances.
ENHYPEN delivered bright and cheerful energy by performing on a stage set decorated with balloons. They added to the enjoyment of the audience by filling their choreography with various facial expressions.
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ENHYPEN achieved the "million seller" with "DIMENSION: DILEMMA." They also received the "Rookie of the Year Award" and "Best Artist Award" during the 2021 Asia Artist Awards, held last December 2, and 2021 Melon Music Awards, held last December 4.
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