A roundup of popular K-pop songs that trended in 2022

Looking back at K-pop in 2022, the most striking thing—also noted by international music media—was the dominance of girl groups.

While third-generation groups like BLACKPINK continued to enjoy global popularity, fourth-generation acts such as LE SSERAFIM, NewJeans, and NMIXX debuted, and earlier fourth-gen debut groups like (G)I-DLE and IVE made major breakthroughs.

With the big news of BTS going on hiatus and comebacks from BIGBANG and Girls’ Generation, 2022 truly felt like a year of transformation.

Curious which songs defined K-pop in 2022? Be sure to check this article to find out.

Playlist

A roundup of popular K-pop songs that trended in 2022
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	MANIACStray Kids		Introduction to Stray Kids’ song MANIAC
2	Pink VenomBLACKPINK		BLACKPINK’s new song surpasses 100 million views at record speed
3	Talk that TalkTwice		TWICE’s new song, a smash hit celebrating love and bonds
4	POP!NAYEON		Nayeon’s solo debut song is globally popular
5	Tomboy(G)I-DLE		Worldwide support for a new rock-style song
6	HOTSEVENTEEN		SEVENTEEN’s hip-hop song “HOT”
7	After LIKEive		IVE's song was highly acclaimed
8	ANTIFRAGILELE SSERAFIM		LE SSERAFIM’s new song is going viral
9	FOREVER 1shōjo jidai		Girls' Generation releases new song after five years
10	GingaMingaYo (the strange world)Billlie		Billie’s “GingaMingaYo” track introduction
11	AttentionNewJeans		NewJeans achieves a massive hit with their debut single
12	Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)BTS		Introduction to BTS’s Grammy-nominated songs
13	WA DA DAKep1er		Kepler challenge to the dream debut song
14	That That (prod. & feat. SUGA of BTS)PSY		PSY and SUGA’s collaboration song is a big hit
15	WHEN I MOVEKARA		KARA releases a new song for the first time in seven years
16	ELEVENive		The debut song that depicts the exhilaration of romance has achieved 13 crowns
17	FEARLESSLE SSERAFIM		LE SSERAFIM debut work: advancing without fear