Good luck trying not to groove along with that horn breakdown.Īnother trend that caught fire in 2015 was full-fledged solo debuts from boy band and girl group members. His greatest achievement of the year, though? The brassy banger “Eureka” featuring R&B wunderkind Zion.T. While Block B took the year off for splinter groups and let its members try out some solo tracks, Zicos’s attempts were embraced by hip-hop heads and pop fans alike. While the octet’s debut single “Cupid” showcased a quirky, “Hollaback Girl”-inspired take on this year’s innocent girl-group trend, “Closer” was a youthful-yet-sophisticated declaration of longing, and gorgeously done so. “Closer” is a whirlwind of dreamy, trance-pop from 2015’s most promising new female act. Just one of the eight singles BIGBANG dropped this year, “Bae Bae” saw the phenoms taking the popular trap genre and turning it K-pop with flecks of electronica and bizarre samples, paired with animated rapping and heartfelt croons made for yet an other boundary-breaking hip-hop release for the quintet. Sometimes the unexpected is just what the doctor ordered the song is their biggest domestic hit to date. You could always rely on rising boy band GOT7 for an adorably, uplifting jam (see pop gems like “Just Right” or “A”), but the septet threw a curveball to fans with the sentimental “If You Do” that saw the band utilizing their lovesick tendencies to bare their emotions in place of their usual puppy dog shtick. FTA created a warm, throbbing production where the girl group member’s vocals soared in a way previously unheard on Kara tunes. Indie electro-rock From the Airport dipped into the idol world by collaborating with Kara member Park Gyuri and the results saw both sides reaching new heights. mainstream in 2015 thanks to Justin Bieber, but the sound was already making waves in Korea thanks in big part to SHINee’s subtly sexy single - another ambitious release to add to the boy band’s discography.ġ7. “The Little Prince,” From the Airport & Gyuri The tropical house sound infiltrated the U.S.
Small flickers of modern-day drum machines give it a modern air while retaining a classic feel.
?One of the best ballads released of the year, the Brown Eyed Soul member’s stirring performance could have been released in any decade and still deliver the same amount of chills. Even cooler: The song was completely produced and written by B1A4 members Jinyoung and Baro - no superstar producer here. A sweet and slinky piece of funk-pop that took the elements that makes Pharrell’s recent work so irresistible, but delivers them in a slick boy-band package, dripping with harmonies.
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