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Posted by eric_r_wirsing Saturday, August 8, 2015

Eric's Gym Playlist - K-Pop Songs To Sweat To

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2PM, 2NE1, 4minute, HyunA, After School, Big Bang, f(x), SISTAR, MFBTY, BASTARZ
1. Eric's Gym Playlist
I know. It's summer, and you want that bikini body, or that perfect six-pack. Well, if you're a workout fiend, you're going to want these songs on your playlist. Whether you're at the gym, jogging down some country road, or in the Zumba studio, these songs will put a spring in your step and something to grin about as you push through the pain.
2. BASTARZ - Conduct Zero
This is one of my go-to songs that gets me pumped, so it's no accident it's on my list. P.O.'s growly raps and Zico's playful part during the chorus, not to mention U-Kwon and b-bomb's buildup just make this song pop. I love how the chorus just explodes with the in-your-face horns. There's nothing I don't love about this one, and it motivates me to get going every time.
3. Big Bang - Bang Bang Bang
Fell in love with this one when I first heard it. T.O.P., G-Dragon, Taeyang and the rest kill it here, with sick raps and a powerful-yet-playful attitude. The synth line also helps a lot, too. Everything combines to create a most perfect workout song.
4. MFBTY - Sweet Dream
Also ending up on Drunken Tiger's album 'The Cure,' this single by legendary rapper Tiger JK, his wife Yoon Mi Rae, and their friend Bizzy starts with a fairly constant mid-tempo riff, until it hits the main verses which see the trio spitting out rapid-fire raps. Perfect song to really dominate the treadmill.
5. f(x) - Electric Shock
This staccato beat makes this track one of my long-time faves, it's nice how it keeps a fairly constant beat throughout. If you're trying to keep a fairly constant flow to your workout, there are few better songs to do it.
6. 2NE1 - Crush
This fierce song is good for when you're starting to wind down, and need some more energy. A lot of 2NE1 songs would make good workout tracks. A little EDM, a little electropop, and their trademark fierceness make this a gym playlist classic. Besides, what's not to like about a song named "Crush?"
7. 4minute - I My Me Mine
Feeling the burn yet? As you're grunting and growling through your reps, throw these girls on. The autotuned brattiness is just the thing to start you powering through your workout.
8. After School - Bang!
That this song has energy and heart can't be denied. After School has produced some incredible hits in their time, and this baton-twirling dance track fits here. Listen to the girls order you to "T.R.Y. Do it now!" and "T.R.Y. Pick it up!" and try to keep up. :)
9. HyunA - Straight Up
One of my faves off of 'Melting,' this is a great get-off-your-duff song. When HyunA was badass, it was a thing of beauty to hear, and this track is an exemplar of ferocity and power. It's just a straight up good tune.
10. SISTAR - Hey You
Constant energy and consistent chorus earn this song a place on my playlist. Besides being one of the standout songs on the album, it's a song to get the heart racing and the blood pumping. "Break it down, take it slow" is a perfect lyric reminding you not to slack.
11. 2PM - Don't Stop, Can't Stop
Besides being an absolutely kicking track featuring raps by Taec, Nichkhun, and Chansung, it also is a perfect song to play in a workout. Because, after all, until you've reached your goal, you "Don't Stop, Can't Stop."
12. The Gym Playlist
Because staring at videos while you're working out is not the best idea in the world, I've got the cure for you. I've tossed these tracks into an audio-only playlist on 8tracks. If your phone's browser supports it, you can play it though that. But they've also got an app for both iPhone and Android.

Check it out here.

So I've shared a few of mine, what songs would you guys recommend?
  1. 2PM
  2. 2NE1
  3. 4minute
  4. HyunA
  5. After School
  6. Big Bang
  7. f(x)
  8. SISTAR
  9. MFBTY
  10. BASTARZ
  11. GYM
  12. WORKOUT
  13. PLAYLIST
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