Disclaimer: I’m primarily a fan of girl groups and these are all just my personal opinion! If your faves aren’t on here, it doesn’t mean that they had a bad year, it means that they weren’t my favorite lol. Take this with a grain of salt and comment your picks below! :)

Debuts:

1. BARCODE - lilli lilli

2. Wings - PIXY

3. bugAboo - bugAboo

4. Hello - JOY

5. GLASSY - JO YURI

Runner-Ups:

1. Door - Kwon Eunbi

2. LALISA - LISA

Comebacks:

1. Bicycle - CHUNG HA

2. Deja Vu - ATEEZ

3. STEREOTYPE - STAYC

4. HWAA - (G)I-DLE

5. BEcause - Dreamcatcher

Runner-Ups:

1. LILAC - IU

2. FIRST - EVERGLOW

Collabs:

1. PING PONG - HyunA & DAWN

2. Mirror Mirror - F.HERO, MILLI, Changbin of Stray Kids

3. PLAY - CHUNG HA (feat. Changmo)

4. Break Ice - ITZY and Second Aunt Kim DaVi

5. 0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You) - TXT feat. Seori

Runner-Ups:

1. Butter - BTS feat. Megan Thee Stallion

2. Step Back - GOT the beat

B-Sides:

1. MONEY - LISA

2. FEVER - ENHYPHEN

3. ESPRESSO - TWICE

4. Stay Tonight - CHUNG HA

5. Gone - ROSÉ

6. Baby Blue Love - TWICE

7. SHOOT! - ITZY

8. SWIPE - ITZY

9. Whistle - Dreamcatcher

10. Eternal Sunshine - ATEEZ

Watch This Space in 2022 (with explanations):

1. STAYC - they have zero bad songs, every member is vocally talented, and they’re just going to continue to improve

2. ATEEZ - they’ve been praised by every single one of their seniors and they have such insane stage presence and performance

3. Dreamcatcher - they haven’t had their first win yet, they have an extremely solid fanbase, and they’re doing something incredibly unique

4. PIXY - they have such complex choreography and every member pulls their weight so well, they all have amazing stage presence

5. Kep1er - so so much potential, so many all-rounders and their b-sides are already so good