Stealing this from @AllonsyMelissa, and starting on the first in the month in the hopes I won't confuse myself any more than necessary. Also going to hashtag so all y'all can mute my nonsense. :)

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Day 1 - A Song That Got You Into KPop

I first heard this on Matinee Idle - of all places! - in the mid-2010s. Phil had brought in one of his daughters in to talk about KPop to fill an hour. I was a bit meh about her choices tbh ๐Ÿ‘€, but I liked this enough to buy it on iTunes. :)

Love Song - BigBang

https://youtu.be/IKZEmLvYVF0?si=rEOKYL1A1qTjW_Mt

BIGBANG - LOVE SONG M/V

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Day 2 - Favourite K-Drama OST

I don't watch K-dramas at all (nothing against them, it's just a brain/concentration thing), but I've always loved this song. Given how much Wheein says she doesn't like singing ballads, she's so good at them. ๐Ÿฅบ

Shadow (Yellow OST) - MAMAMOO Wheein

https://youtu.be/pj5zLSX8OII?si=f2UZmzO24DT0pu5P

[MV] Whee In(ํœ˜์ธ)(MAMAMOO(๋งˆ๋งˆ๋ฌด)) _ Shadow(๊ทธ๋ฆผ์ž) (Yellow OST part.1)

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Day 3 - A Song That You Once Set As An Alarm

It's still my alarm... :)

Don't (2018 MAMA remix) - MAMAMOO Hwasa

https://youtu.be/R3atS3Iz-1o?si=QERNmaqu1p-vmxL7

ํ™”์‚ฌ(HWASA) - ์ฃผ์ง€๋งˆ(Don't) (2018 MAMA Remix)

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Day 4 - A Song By A Rapper

ofc I'm going to pick our girl, bcos just listen to her. ๐Ÿฅบ

Snow - MAMAMOO MoonByul

https://youtu.be/GkW538hhFaY?si=Y5cDFn8a65QALGTY

[MV] ๋ฌธ๋ณ„(MOONBYUL) - ๋ˆˆ(SNOW)

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Day 5 - A Girl Group Song

Going to stun you all by *not* posting my girls. :) Instead I'm going to post one of my all-time favourite Dingos...

The Boots (acapella mix) - GUGUDAN

https://youtu.be/PmeVPOsisz8?si=aho1Xijjv_dGzgMM

๊ตฌ๊ตฌ๋‹จ (Gugudan) - The Boots (Acapella Remix) [์„ธ๋กœ๋ผ์ด๋ธŒ]

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Day 6 - A Song That You Love Because Of Its Lyrics

How are you?
How are you doing?
Is it the day you've been hoping for?
Like you asked me, I asked you
"I've been doing well"
Without hesitating for a moment
I sincerely hope you tell me
"I'm fine,"
"I'm fine,"
"I'm fine,"
And with that one phrase,
I'm fine too...

I'm Fine - EXO D.O.

https://youtu.be/iJCJeOXt6Bc?si=sQPGPSrci8_h3WHN

I'm Fine

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Day 7 - A Song That You Found The Choreo Was Easy

I wouldn't say I found it easy as such - I am very much vocal line rather than performance line IRL ๐Ÿ‘€ - but I am compelled to do the choreo every time the chorus hits. This is fine at home, slightly less so in Asian grocery stores. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Likey - TWICE

https://youtu.be/V2hlQkVJZhE?si=bSeA0hI7um-_qWv7

TWICE "LIKEY" M/V

TWICE(ํŠธ์™€์ด์Šค) "LIKEY" M/VThe 5th Mini Album "What is Love?" Spotify https://goo.gl/jVLYYYiTunes & Apple Music https://goo.gl/DKyKZfThe 1st Album "twicetagram" ...

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Day 8 - Favourite Debut Song

How young they all look! ๐Ÿฅบ

Replay - SHINee

https://youtu.be/VTASffPQGhY?si=isGdQ5OlhoVEeOja

SHINee ์ƒค์ด๋‹ˆ '๋ˆ„๋‚œ ๋„ˆ๋ฌด ์˜ˆ๋ป (Replay)' MV

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Day 9 - A Song You WIll Never Get Tired Of

Written by song-writing goddess Cosmic Girl, loved it with my whole heart the moment I heard it, and a lil bit more every day since...

Finally - MAMAMOO

https://youtu.be/wa1Xk-hly78?si=aTuqQhr5JcGlw57f

MAMAMOO - Finally

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Day 10 - A Song That You Used To Be Addicted To

You couldn't move for hearing this song when it first came out 2017/18, and it's still a great sound, especially on a lazy, sultry, sunny day...

Instagram - DEAN

https://youtu.be/wKyMIrBClYw?si=gdc8UsJQda_GlqIq

DEAN - instagram

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Day 11 - A Boy Group Song

The person who originally got me into KPop was a Xiumin-stanning EXO-L, so it seems only right... :)

Groove - EXO [audio only]

https://youtu.be/g3FH-Nh7kXM?si=s3Fo4z93BgZUXXkD

์ถค Groove

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Day 12 - A Song About Positivity

Any excuse to post this!

๐Ÿค˜ ๐Ÿ˜– ๐Ÿค˜

I Am The Best - 2NE1

https://youtu.be/j7_lSP8Vc3o?si=kEcJoHzuqRLKTRqY

2NE1 - ๋‚ด๊ฐ€ ์ œ์ผ ์ž˜ ๋‚˜๊ฐ€(I AM THE BEST) M/V

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Day 13 - A Song With A Colour In The Title

From the legend that is Lee Jieun. ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™€

Blueming - IU

https://youtu.be/D1PvIWdJ8xo?si=QNvOAacDpnatFylY

[MV] IU(์•„์ด์œ ) _ Blueming(๋ธ”๋ฃจ๋ฐ)

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Day 14 - A Song From A Group That Already Disbanded

Had high hopes for this girl group, but alas, it wasn't to be. ๐Ÿ™

Hocus Pocus - BVNDIT

https://youtu.be/TnJqGMW4yts?si=hVtgmVGj3b1eT8GX

BVNDIT (๋ฐด๋””ํŠธ) - Hocus Pocus MV

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Day 15 - A Song From A Group With More Than 9 Members

This was an easy choice, as I've always had a soft spot for these lads. :)

Oh My! - SEVENTEEN

https://youtu.be/_5PELxP8Udg?si=kHLXSGpEjYDOrrIO

[M/V] SEVENTEEN(์„ธ๋ธํ‹ด) - ์–ด์ฉŒ๋‚˜ (Oh My!)

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Day 16 - A Song You Like Because Of The MV

It's completely bonkers and always makes me laugh. It's like panto, but Korean and Wild West. ๐Ÿ˜

Mamacita (drama version) - SUPER JUNIOR

https://youtu.be/TYiIpocQxL8?si=3J6PrXWQg22K5FlT

SUPER JUNIOR ์Šˆํผ์ฃผ๋‹ˆ์–ด 'MAMACITA (์•„์•ผ์•ผ)' MV Drama Ver.

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Day 17 - A Japanese Song From An Idol Group

This became a firm favourite when I first started listening to KPop, but bcos I knew diddly squat about the Korean language back then I didn't realise it was actually in Japanese until much later.

Limitless - NCT 127

https://youtu.be/mbsrf4OICR4?si=l0q13o-pqc56d1xe

ใ€NCT 127ใ€‘ ใ€ŒLimitlessใ€

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Day 18 - A Song You WOuld Recommend To A Non-KPop Stan

This was so hard, bcos I don't really know the 5th Gen, and APT, while it's a great song, is more a western pop song than a Korean one? So I'd probably have to travel back to old school, bcos this song just doesn't age...

View - SHINee

https://youtu.be/s1xmO4w_afc?si=PG9rz_q-7DOEGaMI

SHINee ์ƒค์ด๋‹ˆ 'View' Dance Edit Ver.

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Day 19 - Favourite Song From A Sub-Unit

Not my actual favourite (that will turn up in a later entry) but this was one of my favourites from last year. :)

Love Me A Little - MONSTA X Shownu x Hyungwon

https://youtu.be/a_9p1S6QKPs?si=8SswXLg2sV5pXvN8

SHOWNU X HYUNGWON ์…”๋ˆ„Xํ˜•์› 'Love Me A Little' MV

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Day 20 - First Song That Comes To Shuffle

Bit surprised by this, since I didn't realise it was in my library. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ ๐Ÿ˜

Kill This Love - BlackPink

https://youtu.be/2S24-y0Ij3Y?si=9uJqV4sFs7c4iCuf

BLACKPINK - 'Kill This Love' M/V

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Day 21 - A Song From Your Favourite Era

Mamamoo's four seasons era. The Solar-highlighted 'Blue;s' album was my favourite, altho bcos we had the most useless company known to man or beast, the girls ended up having to promote it's very existence themselves. ๐Ÿ˜’

But, anywaaaaay...

Wind Flower - MAMAMOO

https://youtu.be/uOZ2r_UAfdc?si=ATPd4wmYIsyKaWTa

[MV] ๋งˆ๋งˆ๋ฌด(MAMAMOO) - Wind flower

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Day 22 - A Song From A Soloist

Have to include something from the absolute GOAT solo female vocalist. ๐Ÿ‘‘ ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™€

If You - AILEE

https://youtu.be/_3tIkwvUjJg?si=cis5ShzmYPyOMg52

[MV] Ailee(์—์ผ๋ฆฌ) _ If You

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Day 23 - A Song That You Regret Knowing About It Late

Saw these lads turn up a couple of times in a choreo compilation and thought, 'Woah! They look really cool!' Googled to learn more, and discovered they'd disbanded two years previously. ๐Ÿ™ƒ

What U - SPEED

https://youtu.be/f5C-nNXUj_I?si=oMuOseOtrmR_sdod

SPEED [์Šคํ”ผ๋“œ] - What U ์•ˆ๋ฌด์˜์ƒ(Dance Practice)

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Day 24 - A Song From A Collaboration

Forgot to post y-day ๐Ÿ˜ฌ so double post today.

First up, my all-time fave KPop collab, and also one of my favourite basslines. ๐Ÿ•บ

Lil Something - Heize x EXO Chen

https://youtu.be/Npxqg9p1Q94?si=Xq0Q4zFXpj1X5cnb

[STATION] ๋ฐ”์ด๋ธŒ X ์ฒธ X ํ—ค์ด์ฆˆ '์ธํƒ€ (Lil' Something)' MV

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Day 25 - A Song You Exercise To

Pulled straight from my walking playlist. ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€

Questions - ZELO

https://youtu.be/4EVjJpieKVM?si=WTZUbzj18wwt6X6A

ZELO (์ ค๋กœ) - ์•Œ๊ณ ์‹ถ์–ด (Questions) Official MV

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Day 26 - A Song With Your Favourite Choreography

This would've also been my favourite sub-unit, but the choreo is just *chef's kiss*. And a special mention for the camera work as well. ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™€

Naughty - RED VELVET Irene & Seulgi

https://youtu.be/PHp3wWbR9cw?si=bC6A6Z9AzPpV1stQ

Red Velvet - IRENE & SEULGI '๋†€์ด (Naughty)' Choreography Video

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Day 27 - A Comforting Song

No words needed... ๐Ÿฅบ

O - SHINee Onew

(CW for flashing images at the beginning and end)

https://youtu.be/30VMl9ZkmgE?si=RIXOTVg88GEA6tDD

ONEW ์˜จ์œ  'O (Circle)' MV

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Day 28 - A Song From An Underrated Artist

When she debuted in 2017 with this song, I immediately took notice. Such a beautiful song and she showed such promise, later collaborating with the likes of EXO Chanyeol and PENTAGON Jinho, but unfortunately has never taken off. To the best of my knowledge she's still in the industry.

Stars - ROTHY

https://youtu.be/Fz8bjQZOrNw?si=Y5tP6nt8sTyVHWUG

๋กœ์‹œ (Rothy) - Stars MV

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Day 29 - A Song That Describes Your Current Mood

Not exactly current, but more sort of all day erry day, bcos I have very definitely been in my hibernating hermit+ era this year.

Hikikomori - Bang YongGuk

https://youtu.be/D6fe3Nqpw9M?si=DNpsPkBdHBby-1bi

[MV] BANG YONGGUK (๋ฐฉ์šฉ๊ตญ) - ํžˆํ‚ค์ฝ”๋ชจ๋ฆฌ (HIKIKOMORI)

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Day 30 - A Song That Every KPop Stan Should Know

Finally made it to the last entry! ๐Ÿฅณ

I guess you might be thinking I'll put my girls MAMAMOO here, or mebbe EXO or 2NE1 or any other number of illustrious artists. But no! :) This song is 16 years old, and an absolute masterpiece. ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™€

Thanks for following, and thanks again to @AllonsyMelissa for starting it all. :)

Rainism - RAIN

https://youtu.be/IVBW7sI8IhY?si=63J5SjtIe4PWmcdQ

[RAIN/๋น„] 5th - Rainism M/V Full version (2008.10.15) [Official MV]

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@Xas @AllonsyMelissa A fitting end to a fun challenge. I've really enjoyed reading both your posts! ๐Ÿ’œ
@pixelcats @AllonsyMelissa Thank you! It was a lot of fun, and really fun looking at other people's choices, too. :)