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[🏆] The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2025

From a career-best girl group anthem to a dynamic and exciting boy group debut, The Hollywood Reporter’s K-pop writer picks the 40 best K-pop songs of 2025.

The Hollywood Reporter has named "Summer Was You" as the 9th Best K-Pop Song of 2025.

[📰] H1-KEY opens the new year with "The world isn't like a movie."

The group H1-KEY will be releasing a new song, "Not Like a Movie," to celebrate their 4th debut anniversary.

H1-KEY will make a comeback on January 5th at 6 PM KST with the release of their new single. "Not Like a Movie" marks H1-KEY's first new song in seven months since their 4th mini-album, "Lovestruck," released in June. While the title track of that album, "Summer Was You" embodied midsummer youth, this new song showcases H1-KEY's unique mood for winter.

H1-KEY has confirmed the release of a new song to coincide with their 4th debut anniversary, signaling a deeper message. The emotional title, which compares life to a movie, also raises anticipation for H1-KEY new musical story. H1-KEY, who debuted on January 5, 2022 with their first single " Athletic Girl," has been conveying their signature healthy beauty with representative songs such as "Rose Blossom," "Seoul," "Let It Burn," and "Summer Was You." This year, they proved their global influence by ranking 3rd on the Oricon Daily Album Rankings with their debut album "Lovestruck" in Japan.

Recently, their musicality was recognized when they were consecutively named the "25 Best K-Pop of 2025" by the British music magazine NME and the "25 Best K-Pop of 2025: Staff Picks" announced by Billboard with their summer song "Summer Was You."