MelOn reveals 2025's top songs, with WOODZ's 'Drowning' leading the chart. G-DRAGON and BLACKPINK also make strong showings.
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The music platform MelOn announced the '2025 Korea & Overseas Annual Chart' TOP 100, showing the most loved songs of the year at a glance. According to MelOn, the number one song on the Korean annual chart was won by Jo Seung-youn (WOODZ), who created the 'myth of chart reversal.' Released in 2023, 'Drowning' became a major topic with its live video and climbed to the top of the 2025 annual chart, recorded as the best hit song. In 2025, the strength of male solo musicians was particularly prominent, with G-DRAGON making a comeback after 11 years with his full album 'Übermensch,' and his song 'HOME SWEET HOME (feat. SOL & D-LITE)' ranking second on the annual chart, heralding a glamorous return. Singer-songwriter Lee Mujin had four songs, including 'Episode,' ranked in the annual chart, demonstrating his presence as a 'strong source.' 10CM sparked a challenge boom with the Korean version of the anime 'Kimi ni Todoke' opening song, ranking 10th. The rise of new generation artists was also notable, with the mixed-gender group ALLDAY PROJECT's 'FAMOUS' at 23rd, STARSHIP's rookie girl group KiiiKiii's 'I DO ME' at 63rd, and SM girl group Hearts2Hearts' 'The Chase' and 'STYLE' at 81st and 89th respectively, showing their presence. Additionally, BOYNEXTDOOR's 'IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU' ranked 12th, BABYMONSTER's 'DRIP' at 28th, and ILLIT's 'Magnetic' at 43rd, highlighting the popularity of fifth-generation idols and raising expectations for their activities in 2026. BLACKPINK, returning as a complete group after three years, also showed their strength, with their new song 'JUMP' entering at 27th, while the members' solo songs also gained popularity. In particular, Rosé and Bruno Mars' collaboration 'APT.' ranked 6th, and Jennie's 'like JENNIE' ranked 11th, proving the global syndrome with their results. The activities of 'strong sources' continued, with DAY6 having six songs ranked, including 'HAPPY' (8th) and 'To Become One Page' (17th), and aespa also having six songs ranked, including 'Whiplash' (3rd) and 'Supernova' (22nd), making both groups the most ranked artists. IVE and G-DRAGON also had five songs charted each, showcasing their strong source power. On the overseas chart, the OST of the Netflix anime 'KPOP Girls! Demon Hunters' set an unprecedented record, with EJAE's 'Golden' winning first place and a total of eight songs from the OST entering the top 30. The luxurious collaboration of Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' 'Die With A Smile' ranked 3rd, while Kendrick Lamar, who gained attention for his performance at the Super Bowl halftime show with 'Not Like Us,' and SZA's collaboration 'luther' also hit the charts. The popularity of J-POP has also become mainstream, with Kenshi Yonezu's theme song 'IRIS OUT' from the 'Chainsaw Man' movie ranking 9th, and the ending song 'JANE DOE' by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada ranking 64th. Other songs like tuki.'s 'Banquet Song' and Official HIGE DANDism's 'Pretender' also charted, showing their presence.
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