In October 2024, G-DRAGON, the King of K-pop, announced to the world that he was returning as a major solo artist with the release of the track “Power.” It was the first time since 2017 that he released any solo work.
Thus, my 2025 started off in full-blown G-DRAGON mode taking in as much content as I could before he released his album Übermensch in February.
My Top 10 Artists
| Artist | Country | Scrobbles |
|---|---|---|
| G-DRAGON | South Korea | 2,371 |
| Stray Kids | South Korea | 883 |
| Xdinary Heroes | South Korea | 710 |
| The Rose | South Korea | 543 |
| Badflower | USA | 501 |
| Junhee | South Korea | 493 |
| girugamesh | Japan | 453 |
| Des Rocs | USA | 439 |
| Plastic Tree | Japan | 379 |
| Ateez | South Korea | 352 |
Though not in my top charts, J-rock band, D’espairsRay is also making a comeback! They were the first Japanese band I saw live! Oh man, good times! *wipes tear*
My Top 26 Songs
Most of my top songs are from G-DRAGON‘s Übermensch, but please have a listen using the widget below.
Other artists found in my K-pop-dominated top songs include: Canadian Mikayla Geier, British Chinchilla, American Des Rocs (who I hope to see live again in 2026), Thai-rock band Paradox, and Japanese Plastic Tree.
My Top 10 Albums
| Album | Artist | Country | Scrobbles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Übermensch | G-DRAGON | South Korea | 1,295 |
| Supernova | Junhee | South Korea | 288 |
| 00-LI | WOODZ | South Korea | 266 |
| Dual | The Rose | South Korea | 257 |
| G-DRAGON 2017 WORLD TOUR <ACT III, M.O.T.T.E> IN JAPAN | G-DRAGON | South Korea | 249 |
| A Real Good Person In A Real Bad Place | Des Rocs | USA | 231 |
| Heartbreaker | G-DRAGON | South Korea | 216 |
| SKZ-REPLAY | Stray Kids | South Korea | 214 |
| the first day & night | Junee | South Korea | 205 |
| 雪明かり (Yukiakari) | &TEAM | Japan | 185 |
Concerts of 2025
I was extremely lucky this year to have seen G-DRAGON, Stray Kids, Xdinary Heroes, and ATEEZ. Unfortunately, I missed ONE OK ROCK, but I’ll definitely make it to their next show in town *determined pose*
Reference
Numbers for reports are derived from last.fm, which records the metadata of the tracks I listen to on any platform. I mainly use Spotify, but I also use iTunes and YouTube. I use Bandcamp, but last.fm doesn’t scrobbles those tracks…yet.
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