Music professionals collaboratively agreed that Day6 and aespa are the best singers this year.
Did your faves make it to the rankings? See the full list below!
JoyNews24, South Korea's top entertainment and economics newspaper, commemorated its 20th anniversary by releasing surveys with 200 music industry officials.
One of the categories included was the rankings of the "Best Singers of 2024," wherein the data were gathered from September 30 to October 8.
The criteria for choosing the best singers this year was made simple, and that was choosing the artists who created the most popular songs of 2024, notwithstanding the issues related to excessive viral marketing.
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As a result, aespa and Day6 both secured the No. 1 spot with 59 votes each.
In particular, JYP's K-pop rock band Day6, in which members just completed their military service, experienced reverse-running fame this year thanks to their previous tracks "Time of Our Life," "You Were Beautiful," "HAPPY," and "Congratulations."
They maintained their momentum by dropping their albums "FOUREVER" and "Band Aid."
After nine years since debut in 2015, they achieved their first-ever Perfect All-Kill (PAK) with "HAPPY."
Meanwhile, aespa also reigned in the music scene this 2024 with its unrivaled and unique "iron taste" music, such as "Supernova," "Armageddon" and "Whiplash." They are the only singers loved for their complex songs that seem uninteresting at first, but eventually grows on listeners. That's how solid their team color is.
Following the two groups, NewJeans followed in third place with 40 votes.
Despite the conflict between HYBE and Min Hee Jin, the quintet still maintained their position with songs "How Sweet," "Bubble Gum," and "Supernatural."
With 13 votes each, IU, Lim Young Woong, and SEVENTEEN secured their respective spots in 4th place, while RIIZE and ZEROBASEONE (ZB1) tied in 7th place with 4 votes each.
The other K-pop stars who made it to the list with 1 vote each are Park Jinyoung, BTS, (G)I-DLE, The Boyz, Xdinary Heroes, Plave, ATEEZ, Kiss of Life, and IVE.
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
