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Top 10 Most Underrated K-pop Songs of 2020 (Artist Edition)

Many wonderful songs by K-Pop artists helped us get through the shit show of 2020.

Continuing with the K-Pop Timeout Tradition (see 2019 Ver) of listing the Top 10 Most Underrated K-Pop Songs because all the other sites are just bothered with the Top 10 that pretty much everyone will have heard of/have fan wars over, below are our top 10 picks of songs that did not rank high (and with MVs just around or below 1 million views too) but deserves your attention! 

This is the list for artists’ tracks, so the Top 10 underrated non-idol tracks. Click here for the Top 10 underrated idol tracks of 2020.

Some of the non-idol artists have escaped the list in recent years to stardom (for example DPR LIVE, CRUSH and MAD CLOWN) so hopefully, it happens again!

This is in alphabetic order NOT in the order of awesomeness because all of them are awesome. Also, all MVs are linked in the song titles because Tumblr won’t let me share that many videos in one post.

DAVII - Jamie Cullum

DAVII had already demonstrated his vocal and producing prowess in the collaborations with HEIZE and other indie artists and his continues  to show his talent and skill in “Jamie Cullum”, an ode to the titular English jazz-pop singer songwriter. The song has a beautiful and memorable jazz piano arrangement and solo section, and DAVII complements the instrumental beautifully with his smooth RnB vocals. The simple Bauhaus-inspired MV sets further accentuates the atmosphere of this beautiful musical piece.  If you are a fan of Korean RnB and also jazz, this is the song for you!

DeVita “EVITA!”

When AOMG told the internet we are going to love their new artist, we know we would but most of us did not expect THIS SOUND. Starting off with a simple 80s vintage drum loop, we are then promised something more when a jazzy saxophone solo bursts onto the scene. The instrumental is reminiscent of 80s citypop but the arrangement of the song and the background noise and ambience creates a much more cyberpunk feel to the whole affair - all this creates a song that sounds both retro and highly futuristic. This modern take on citypop is further highlighted by the stunning music video and DeVita’s edgy vocal delivery, which smoothly switches between head and chest voice in a way similar to that of Rihanna and Lexie Liu. If you are a fan of these two artists or love citypop, you should certainly check out DeVita’s “EVITA!”

Divin’ “Siren”

The MV with the least amount of views on this list (less than 3,000 views at the time of writing this), Divin’s “Siren” deserves better. This song makes great use of synthesisers and has an addictive electronic beat. Divin’s singing is also very captivating, both smooth and desperate at the same time. The moments where he dramatically breathed in Michael Jackson-style between verses worked very well with the fast-paced beats. It is sad to see such a creatively executed track that sounded like the theme song to a Netflix sci-fi adventure series go completely unnoticed. If you want to feel like you are living in the world of TRON, Divin’s “Siren” is your type of song!

GEMINI “Going”

GEMINI is definitely an artist to keep an eye on if you are a K-RnB fan. “Going” is an extremely simple song - just the use of one processed guitar loop throughout the whole song (even in parts of the bridge), with some changes in the drums here and there. The whole MV also appeared to be quite low budget, just showing GEMINI going about his day - shaving, playing basketball, skateboarding and just straight up chilling. However, the song is carried by GEMINI’s emotive voice and smooth delivery to be easily one of the most enjoyable RnB songs this year and the simple MV made it feel like we were also there hanging out with this talented and carefree youth. If you love good K-RnB, “Going” is a must-listen song from 2020!

MADDOX “Sleep”

Some of you may have heard of MADDOX for his wild interview with DIVE STUDIOS but not as many of you listen to his music because this MV does not even crack 100,000 views (at the time of writing this). “Sleep” is lofi RnB gold, showcasing MADDOX’s crisp and somewhat melancholy tone. The instrumental is a mix of electronic guitar, synths and pianos, creating the atmosphere of a high-class hotel lounge, which is fitting as MADDOX anguishly croons through the hallways of a hotel. We know the song is “Sleep” but this song is certainly way too slept on. If you love the soothing RnB tunes of Crush and Zion.T, you should check out this song!

MINSEO “No Good Girl”

MINSEO is arguably one of the most talented female vocalists of this generation, able to easy alternate between genres and styles, from romani jazz to EDM, so it is frustrating to see her still so underrated. In “No Good Girl”, MINSEO returns to her ballad roots and demonstrates her skill in showing layers of emotions through her expert singing abilities. The song itself is also beautifully arranged and could easily be a primetime K-Drama OST that plays whenever the leads interact.  If you love vocal talent pure and simple and love coffee shop music, “No Good Girl” is the song for you!

Purple Rain “The King Must Die”

When one thinks of Korean rock bands, the tendency is to think of pop rock bands under FNC or other mainstream labels. Purple Rain reminds us to keep an eye on the harder, grittier rockers of South Korea. The song begins soft and controlled and slowly builds up with the entrance of the electric guitar solo. Upon reaching the chorus, the lead singer does a 180 in his delivery, belting with emotion and range and would alternate between his soft and harder vocals throughout the song. With the sound fit for an action blockbuster, “The King Must Die” is a song for those who love a powerful rock song!

Rad Museum “Wet Umbrella / This Night”

Rad Museum made the list last year its darker and emotive song “Dancing In the Rain” ft. Jusén, and returns this time with the much softer and dreamy mashup of two tracks “Wet Umbrella / This Night”. The unpredictable song progression and the light airy vocals lead to an oddly pleasant song. You feel like you are travelling with a squad of misfits in a disoriented world when listening to this song. If you are an enthusiast of music Spotify would classify as “escape room” (e.g. Daniel Caesar, Tyler the Creator, Childish Gambino etc.), you would love this song!

VINCE “EMERGENCY” ft. Zion.T

With YG’s The Black Label managing him and being the songwriter for various K-pop hits like Sunmi’s “Gashina” and BLACKPINK’s “Pretty Savage” and working on BLACKPINK Rosé’s upcoming solo releases, it is strange YG stans are not supportive of this RnB vocal king. VINCE has a smooth honey vocals that work perfectly with any RnB track and “EMERGENCY” is further elevated by its memorable chorus and the addition of the uniquely wonderful Zion.T. Yet somehow this MV has yet to crack 1 million since it was released in February 2020 (at the time of writing this). If you are a fan of K-RnB, you would love this song!

Xydo “Betting” ft. pH-1

This song is the definition of falsetto overload but in all the right ways. Xydo’s high-tone singing is perfect for this simple song driven by a snappy bass, hi-hat and clap. pH-1’s rap verse also added the fun to this already very playful song. The camera angles and set also elevate the classy and smooth vibe of the whole song. If you are a fan of Gray’s production style, you would also love this stylish RnB song by Xydo! 

Which non-idol songs do you think were underrated this year? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below and let the song sharing begin!!!

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About Me Tag

Thanks for the tag, @ditzymax 😊

Name/nickname: Mianne

gender: she/her

height: 5′4″...ish?

time currently: 6:53 pm

when is your birthday: end of April

favourite bands: hmmm, top five kpop groups/bands as of right this second would be (in no particular order) Lucy, Day6, EXO, BTS, Seventeen (...oof, 5 is so few... so many left out.. it hurts my heart 😥)

favourite solo artists: oh gosh... this rotates constantly... I suppose the most consistent person on this list is Taemin (having that gut feeling that 3 days from now I will realise that I’ve snubbed my true favourite soloist...)

song stuck in your head: Jamie Cullum by Davii (so much grooooove)

last movie you watched: Interstellar (took me long enough to get to it, haha)

last show you binged: binged but unfinished = Bridgerton, binged and finished = Schitt’s Creek

when you created your blog: June 2018

last thing you googled: whether I actually know the definition of “wistful” (see below)

other blogs: none that are active 😅

do you get asks: nearly never (and they’re almost always from Max -- you da best!)

why i chose my url: Because I am Mianne and I do musings (hehe, the do is actually an extension of the name, but when I think of it as a verb it always make me chuckle). Made this blog specifically to write kpop essays starting with some ramblings on Singularity. Hopefully I’ll post a handful of them this year... I have like 6 on the go...

average hours of sleep: not to brag but lately it’s been an impressive 8

lucky numbers: don’t really have any “lucky” things 

instruments: I have a guitar that sits in the corner of my living room that I stare wistfully at sometimes... does that count?

what i’m currently wearing: PJs... it’s never too early

dream job: one that gives me time for life outside work...what a concept 

dream trip: it’s been so long... any... (though a bucket list one is Hawaii)

favourite food: anything lemon

nationality: Canadian

favourite song: couldn’t possibly choose! but I will declare my fav of 2020 to be Ohio by Crush

top three fictional universes you’d like to live in: all the ones that come to mind I’d die in so quick 😬 can I stay here please?

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DAVII - Jamie Cullum

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🎥:  다비 (DAVII) - Jamie Cullum MV

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DAVII의 플레이리스트 : 여름에 어울리는 음악들 https://youtu.be/Rh2Lr6pI-ZY "다비가 추천하는 여름에 듣기 좋은 곡들." by 뮤지션 DAVII (@daviichoi) tracklist 00:00 Jamie Cullum - Don't Stop The Music 04:47 DAVII - Jamie Cullum 07:51 Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back 11:49 DAVII - Don't play me love 14:26 Jay Park - Mommae 17:47 DAVII - Fever 21:34 RAIN - It's Raining 25:03 Heize - You, Clouds, Rain 28:20 The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face 31:49 Yseult - BAD BOY 'NEW OPERA by COLORS' 36:45 Masego - Favorite Things 40:06 Heize - From the Rain 42:47 Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) 45:03 Rihanna - Desperado 48:06 DAVII - I'm OK culture NEON

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[PLAYLIST] ‘다비’와 함께 월요일을 힘차게 보내봅시다!｜Cheerful Monday With ‘DAVII’｜Stone Music PLAYLIST https://youtu.be/i4OFkuZmcws ★ Stone Music YouTube 구독하기 Click! https://www.youtube.com/user/CJENMMUSIC?sub_confirmation=1 0:00 다비 (DAVII) - 열이나 (Feat. Blue.D) 3:46 다비 (DAVII) - Don’t play me love (Feat. 키노) 6:27 다비 (DAVII) - 암오케 (Feat. 픽보이 (Peakboy)) 9:41 다비 (DAVII) - Jamie Cullum 12:46 다비 (DAVII) - I gotta sleep 14:07 다비 (DAVII) - 나만 이래 (Feat. 헤이즈) #StoneMusicPLAYLIST​ #스톤뮤직플레이리스트​ #스톤뮤직​ #StoneMusicEntertainment​ Stone Music Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/stonemusicent​ Twitter : https://twitter.com/StoneMusicEnt​ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stonemusicent Stone Music Entertainment

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[EBS 스페이스 공감] 선공개 영상 다비(DAVII) - I gotta sleep + Jamie Cullum https://youtu.be/CA2CUJ3uTyw 📺 방송 : #1월22일 #금요일밤12시5분 #EBS1tv #다비 #DAVII TheEbsspace

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[Stone Music PLAYLIST] 12월에 발매된 띵곡들｜ IZ*ONE (아이즈원), 릴보이, 뎁트, 이하이, 유주, 다비 https://youtu.be/fL26M5Bi_T0 ★ Stone Music YouTube 구독하기 Click! https://www..youtube.com/user/CJENMMUSIC?sub_confirmation=1 0:00 릴보이 – CREDIT (Feat. 염따, 기리보이, Zion.T) 4:10 Dept (뎁트) – How you been (Feat. Sonny Zero, Nathania) 7:11 이하이 – For You (Feat. Crush) 10:39 유주 (여자친구) – I’m in the Mood for Dancing 14:13 다비 (DAVII) – Jamie Cullum 17:18 IZ*ONE (아이즈원) – Mise-en-Scène #StoneMusicPLAYLIST #스톤뮤직플레이리스트 #스톤뮤직 #StoneMusicEntertainment Stone Music Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/stonemusicent Twitter : https://twitter.com/StoneMusicEnt Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stonemusicent Stone Music Entertainment

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[Stone LIVE] 다비 (DAVII) - Jamie Cullum｜스톤라이브, Don't stop the music, 제이미컬럼 https://youtu.be/rbmKb2pbUaU ★ Stone Music YouTube 구독하기 Click! https://www.youtube.com/user/CJENMMUSIC?sub_confirmation=1 다비 라이브를 가만히 보고 있자니 진짜 앨범명처럼 돈스탑더뮤직 해야할거 같음 ㅠㅠ넘 좋쟈나ㅠㅠ [Stone LIVE] 다비 (DAVII) - Jamie Cullum｜스톤라이브, Don't stop the music, 제이미컬럼 #스톤라이브 #스톤뮤직 #StoneMusicEntertainment #DAVII #다비 Stone Music Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/stonemusicent Twitter : https://twitter.com/StoneMusicEnt Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stonemusicent Stone Music Entertainment

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다비 (DAVII) - Jamie Cullum MV https://youtu.be/qKlNiSX6naM 다비 (DAVII) - Jamie Cullum MV 입니다. "Don't stop this music till i die" 1. I gotta sleep don't call me in the morning cause i gotta sleep Composed by DAVII Lyrics by DAVII Arranged by DAVII Piano by DAVII Contrabass DAVII Recorded by DAVII at DAVII’s Room Mixed by DAVII at DAVII’s Room Mastered by 권남우 at 821 sound mastering 2. Jamie Cullum My clock tiks from 6 to 9. When I started music at 19, the first thing I learned was jazz piano. Which was even more boring than maths and history. But Jamie Cullum made me fall in love with jazz piano and dream of becoming a singer-song writer. Now that i'm at the end age of 29, I still dream to be like you and it's going to be true. About to 30 in few months and still dreaming to be someone like him and it is going to come true. Lyrics by DAVII Coposed by DAVII Arranged by DAVII Piano DAVII Contrabass DAVII Recorded by DAVII at DAVII’s Room Digital Editing by 정유라 at Nightcat Studio Mixed by 정유라 at Nightcat Studio Mastered by 권남우 at 821 sound mastering Stone Music Entertainment

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[Stone Music+] Who's that_다비 (DAVII)｜Jamie Cullum, Don't stop the music, 제이미컬럼, 후즈댓 https://youtu.be/6C_KueREpLk ★ Stone Music YouTube 구독하기 Click! https://www.youtube.com/user/CJENMMUSIC?sub_confirmation=1 헐 대박 다비 진짜 쩌는 신인인줄 알았는데 헤이즈 띵곡 작업한 천재 프로듀서였잖아? 다비에게 음악적 한계란 없어보인다 👀 [Stone Music+] Who's that_다비 (DAVII)｜Jamie Cullum, Don't stop the music, 제이미컬럼, 후즈댓 #후즈댓 #스톤뮤직 #StoneMusicEntertainment #DAVII #다비 Stone Music Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/stonemusicent Twitter : https://twitter.com/StoneMusicEnt Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stonemusicent Stone Music Entertainment

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다비 (DAVII) - Jamie Cullum Teaser https://youtu.be/mtrrFWULm1Y ★Album Release 2020.12.08 18:00 다비 (DAVII) - Jamie Cullum Teaser 입니다. Stone Music Entertainment