[Critics] Pitchfork critics pick the best Kpop songs for 2018

'The Year BTS Won the West was also the Year of “Indie” K-R&B (Hoody, Jooyoung, Heize, etc.),

the Year of the Crossover Collab, the Year of something I’ve been referring to as

The“Despacito” Effect, and the Year of the Three-Part Mini-Album series.

But the more things change, the more they stay the same: Red Velvet is still outpacing everyone
-Sheldon Pearce

Best Songs

1. Red Velvet - “Bad Boy”

2. EXO - “Bad Dream”

3. Younha - “Airplane Mode”

4. Hoody - “Golden” [ft. Jay Park] (or) “Sunshine” [ft. Crush]

5. NCT 127 - “Regular” (English Ver.)

6. Produce 48 - “Rumor” (+ IZ*ONE CHU, live at Mnet)

7. Jooyoung - “Wine” [ft. G.Soul]

8. IU - “Bbibbi”

9. Heize - “Jenga” [ft. Gaeko]

10. iKon - “Killing Me.”

11. Hyolyn - “See Sea”

12. BTS - “Fake Love”

13. Mamamoo - “Egotistic”

14. Yuri - “Into You”

15. IZ*ONE - “La Vie en Rose”

16. Yugyeom (GOT7) - “Fine”

17. Soyou - “All Night” [ft. Sik-K] / “Funny”

18. AOA - “Super Duper”

19. EXID - “I Love You”

20. Cosmic Girls - “Save Me, Save You”

21. PRISTIN V - “Get It” / “Spotlight.”

22. Oh My Girl - “Remember Me”

23. April - “Oh! My Mistake”

24. Twice - “Dance the Night Away”

25. DEAN - “Dayfly” [ft. Sulli & Rad Museum]

Best Albums

1. Younha - Rescue

2. NCT - NCT 2018 Empathy

3. Jonghyun - Poet | Artist

4. BTS - Love Yourself: Tear

5. EXO - Don’t Mess Up My Tempo

6. Shinee - The Story of Light: Epilogue

7. BoA - Woman

8. Got7 - Present: YOU

9. Infinite - Top Seed

10. iKon - Return

Best Mini Albums (EPs)

1. Red Velvet - RBB

2. Jooyoung - Fountain

3. AOA - Bingle Bangle

4. Sunmi - Warning

5. Samuel - ONE

6. Heize - Wish & Wind

7. Eric Nam - Honestly

8. BLACKPINK - Square Up

9. Oh My Girl - Secret Garden

10. BoA - One Shot Two Shot | Momoland - GREAT!