BTSŌĆÖ ŌĆ£ButterŌĆØ ranked 16th. ŌĆ£BTS celebrate the power of silky beats, sunburst harmonies, party raps, and jump-up choruses with such unguarded joy it makes everyone else on the pop charts seem drab by comparison,ŌĆØ they wrote. ŌĆ£ŌĆśButterŌĆÖ rides a Chic-loving disco groove similar to their megahit ŌĆśDynamite,ŌĆÖ yet where that song was about their triumph as a group, this one gives everyone a chance to shine ŌĆŌĆØ and the addition of a killer Megan Thee Stallion remix only added to the good time.ŌĆØ The track had also landed at No. 1 on Consequence of SoundŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Top 50 Songs of 2021.ŌĆØ
Additionally, Epik High ranked 40th with ŌĆ£ROSARIO (Feat. CL, ZICO),ŌĆØ the title song from the 10th full album Epik High Is Here Above. This is what Rolling Stone wrote about the track. ŌĆ£The hip-hop group teams up with singer CL and rapper Zico and shuns the heavy-handed production and boisterous refrains of most K-pop songs in favor of something with a little more musical depth. Over a light trap beat and flamenco-style guitar, the three artists trade verses about setting the standard for K-pop acts to follow.ŌĆØ
TWICE also put their name on the list at No. 50 with their first English single, The Feels.ŌĆØŌĆś The FeelsŌĆÖ was the groupŌĆÖs first original English-language single, and it deservedly caught the attention of the Western market. ŌĆśThe FeelsŌĆÖ is a radiant burst of disco energy, with a masterfully slick bass line, an ingenious vocal arrangement, and one of the yearŌĆÖs most effervescent choruses,ŌĆØ they wrote. Meanwhile, the first place of the selection went to Nigerian singer-songwriter WizkidŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Essence.ŌĆØ Others on the list are Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Adele, Bruno Mars, and Billie Eilish. ┬Ā Source (1, 2)
