Allkpop Ranks Ailee's 'U & I' At Number 21 On Editor's List Of Top 50 K-Pop Songs Of 2013

Five weeks after their decision to publish unauthorized nude photos of Ailee led to a fan backlash culminating in thousands of angry comments and reportedly thousands of Twitter followers lost before they took the photos down, the editors of the online publication allkpop have ranked Ailee's 'U & I' at number 21 on their list of top 50 K-pop songs of 2013.

"Ailee's 'U&I' may have drawn some criticism for Beyonce-like vibes, but the thing that no one ever called into question was her talent," reads allkpop's copy for Ailee's ranking write-up.

"With a killer combo of vocal power and control alongside an amazing stage presence and charisma, it's hard to remember that some still consider her to be a rookie."

Allkpop has been releasing their list of top 50 K-pop songs of 2013 in increments of 10 for the last couple of weeks.

Reader Kdrama Love was pleased to see Ailee included on the list along with "Dream Girl" by SHINee, which ranked at number 22.

"'U & I' and 'Dream Girl', very good songs," he wrote in a comment posted to the website on Thursday.

Allkpop reader Dc222 doesn't think Ailee's "U & I" should even be on the list,

"'U & I' I have to disagree with completely," Dc222 wrote on Wednesday.

"Just because Ailee can belt it out excellently, doesn't make it a good song. Great vocals, but it's horribly derivative and trying too hard to be something it shouldn't be. It dilutes Ailee's powerful voice and talent and instead makes her seem like some trying-too-hard copycat, which she should not be.  She deserves better material."

Overall, the 150 comments on allkpop's list of the top 50 K-pop songs of the year were noticeably devoid of any Ailee fans, some of who claim to have boycotted the site since it featured the nude photos, which allkpop editors claim to have acquired from the anonymous online bulletin board AnonIB.

"I haven't been back to Allkpop and I don't plan to," KpopStarz reader Kizzyneechan wrote last month.

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