PLAYLIST : open.spotify.com/playlist/36RHu7cTBxOJfj1vIKrjF6?si=vRaHqhYfS3KW-9LkwiFFNA q : what was your favourite song of 2018? mine was no air (as if my intro didn’t give it away already)
2019 was fricken toxic and just a pain to even live through.. I don’t know, something about 2019 sucked for me and I feel that it also impacted on some kpop idols
@@mary-pj3ow Find better groups then. No agression, but like, really. If you don't like the newer popular stuff then go look at smaller groups who have their own new stuff that is the things you like. Or, another option is looking at popular groups B-sides.
Half of them make me say "what didn't they get released last year?" And the other half "weren't these released like a century ago and remained iconic?"
SHBSHSBZ yes i see more comments related to views and streaming instead of the actual song and production haha i miss the long comments with theories and genuine appreciation
@Mai this also happened to me when I commented with an emoji on an exo song. I hate the whole "stream and beat the other artists" culture and the pressure it's putting on groups too. I got into kpop when the 2nd gen was all active and I miss those days when everyone cared about music and not views.
Back when I had no responsibilities and could actually involve myself with kpop all day. Now I'm too stressed and feel like I don't have time to enjoy it anymore lol
most of this actually feel like they were made during completely different times. you’re telling me power up, love shot, and everything done by nct 2018 (plus regular right after) was in the same year?? or retro future, good evening and bibi? it actually makes no sense. it was such a good time for kpop. honestly only thing that ruined it for me was the hyuna e’dawn thing because the group they were apart of was so unique and i loved the concept but the public had to go ruin it because spoiler, idols are human and dating happens. happy that they’re happier together now i just wished i got to see more from the group
OK im like so shocked by this too... you telling me fake love isnt from like at leas 4 years ago and sunny summer and what is love didnt get released like last year.
omg yes, i was so looking forward to seeing more of triple h, their concept was just plain cool and everything about retro future remains in my head to this day
pov: you just got into kpop and you thought it was always going to be that good seriously, i got into kpop in 2018 and i never realized how spoiled i was :/ that year is untouchable
I’ve learned from this experience that I’m literally just a kpop stan stuck in 2018, all the music now just isn’t as good in my opinion. Including BTS, their older music I feel is just so much more real.
Same regarding BTS, they used to be my favorite group but now i absolutely cant STAND their music fake love onward. Their music evolved and that happens so I understand, i just get so sad hearing their new music, and especially since the bts everyone knows and talks about is the “new” bts
The nostalgia hits even harder bc I started high school in 2018 and listened to some of these songs a lot in my first months of high school when everything was completely new to me... I graduated last week :'D
No, the golden age ended a decade ago. Now it's only noisy with bad mixing and nothing special songs. Only a few artists preserve the quality of the golden age.
I feel so detached from kpop these days.... I can feel myself slowly drifting away from kpop and stan culture. But I had fun while it lasted and there are groups that I still adore and genuinely care about (even though I’m not a hardcore stan anymore). This video was perfect because it highlights the year I was most active as a kpop fan and the nostalgia put a smile on my face:)
lol same. 2018 was also my most active year as kpop fan because i started dug into kpop in the middle of 2017. A lot of bops came out in 2018. It was so fun to search and listening to new songs and albums because the quality was never disappointing. Now kpop is changing and i'm drifting away as well. I'm still here just to focus on my bias.
Ikrrrrr I feel the same. The Kpop Fandom altogether grew alot and the quality and music changed. Idk why but it feels weird. 2018 was the best and full bops!!
Yeah same. I haven't been keeping up with kpop for a year now but I still listen to my ults. 2018 was the year I was most active in kpop too. Good ol times ig lol
I thought I was the only one who thinks that. I started to detach myself from kpop in 2020. Idk, I only listen to some songs that I like. I don't think I listen to new songs this year (It's just my opinion, please don't attack me)
It was THE year for the music of course. Maybe not for the idols since there are lots of issues popped out of nowhere but man, it was the year since a lot of bops were released. The music is not that noisy and very relaxing. Legendary and iconic is an understatement I must say. 2018 is Kpop's peak year tbh.
@Emelie Derrien We're not talking about a specific person here, Im speaking generally to all kpop industry not just for bp. I mean yo its not as toxic as now, thats what I mean. Kpop industry has never been perfect since then.
For the most part yes but as someone who joined a few kpop fandoms in 2018 (when I first started) twice vs blackpink and blackpink vs bts were very hot topics
The fact that many ex-members had left so many memories behind cracks my heart. I can help but recall all of them. P.S. NO ONE WILL EVER FORGET PERM HAIRED CHAN
I genuinely can't think of any songs in this list that ain't iconic. Like lowkey 2018 was a massive and golden year for kpop, even if some of these I haven't heard before.
I feel like 2018 was the year every Kpop stan enjoyed and vibes with music from groups and artists that weren’t their faves or ults bc there was just bops dropping every month 🔥 my personal fave was shoot out by Mx and I still have it as my ringtone and alarm tone to this day haha No air was also a top fave 🤙
I didn’t realise how much i enjoyed kpop until this video…i still listen to kpop nowadays, but it’s more like I’m forcing myself to like the music rather than just genuinely liking the songs
whenever I see 2018 I always think, "oh, two years ago!" in my head. it feels like I'm perpetually stuck in 2020, probably because of the insanity of COVID. it's hard for me to accept that in reality it's been four years. I graduated high school and am in my second semester of college and it still doesn't feel real. 😭😭
@@vals5085 me too, the pandemic messed us all up. it gets harder and harder every day for me to accept that I’m getting older and things will never go back to the way they used to be. I feel like so much of my youth was wasted and bc of this I think of 2018-19 as the best years of my life. I find myself not even listening to new music anymore; I only listen to music from those times. It’s really sad :(
@@alanis2529 sorry it’s been so hard for you :( :( tbh, I think it will be really interesting (and frightening) to see the long-term effects of the pandemic in the future. for such a large-scale thing to happen to an entire generation....it messed a lot of people up. I too miss the nostalgia of high school and my “youth” even though it wasn’t really all that great and I’m not even old, lol. but there’s still so much time and better days to come. recently I’ve found myself turning to music again for comfort so I hope that you’re able to regain some of your love for music back!! wishing you the best 💕
SAMEEE SAMEEE omg:( and because i graduated it feels like I should move on from kpop and “grow up” ESPECIALLY when the new kpop groups are all 04’s or younger..
As a kpop stan since 2016, I must say..... 2018 was the golden year for NCT and for all underrated groups to shine. :] Imma miss JBJ they were my favorite.
The fact that Pentagon is still unerrated... and they had their first win in November with Daisy... LET'S GO they deserve their second win in the next comeback !!!!
The fact shine is the most viewed song from CUBE(im not sure if it still is but it was the most viewed for 2 years i think) but didn't win in any award shows
The most nostalgic: last year before kpop went super global with toxic fans coming into each fandom and idols had to react with poker faces at award shows
ngl internation fans have actually helped out the kpop fandom out a lot, nostalgia sugar coats everything back in 2018 we used to fight even if 2 songs even had the same beat and fans were toxic af and they always looked down on multistans and you had to choose 'sides' between the EBS groups and so much drama. the songs released were still top notch lmao
This was the beginning everything started to change. Remember being welcomed into all fandoms no matter who I stanned. Now, it's a war between who had to most streams and awards, it's basically not about enjoying the music anymore, I mean without getting attacked for giving an opinion. Why:c Edit: I think I should reword this a bit lmao. Of course there were fanwars in the past, and there always will be even if it's kpop or not. But like these days it just feels more intense and too much, especially when the streaming practice came in. It became a contest.
RIGHT. I’m so sick of the fan wars. And people gate keeping who comes into fandoms. I just saw a tweet where someone was like “you aren’t allowed to call yourself an army unless you live, breathe and would die for BTS. You have to know every single thing about their personal lives, every song, otherwise you are not and never will be an army” maybe I’m alone on this but I just thought it sounded insane. I wish we could just enjoy the dang music and connect with each other and have fun.
@@NessaH as an army that's bullshit. There's absolutely no reason to have to know EACH and EVERY thing about their lives. That just sounds like a sasaeng.
It's almost surreal. Back in 2018, though I did listen to most of the songs on this list, I was also also a delusional ARMY who thought she had a chance with Jungkook (to be fair, there were quite many out there). Now, I don't exactly "stan" groups anymore and am detached from the swath of fancammers and streamers. I just wanna enjoy the music and imagine things the songs remind me of. And adapt other bands into girl groups.
@@bangtansonyeondan6778 Glad to see I’m not the only one who thought that. It had a lot of likes so I wasn’t sure. I just can’t believe how ridiculous some people in the fandoms have become.
2016-2018 are my favorite kpop era. The songs were impeccably good and the nostalgia. I remember singing them whenever I take a bath and now this video takes me back
same! also there were not that much ppl as one so there were much less(?) toxicity back then and we could enjoy songs and groups only without those fans i mean they were always here but after 2018 they are too too much i miss 2016-18 :(
@@jendeucorn3858 yes... Now a few of the fandoms are just toxicity.. I miss those times where "fan wars" aren't a big thing and we just supports every idol equally. Those happy times when they were just reaching their goals and almost all groups receives different awards, I miss it!
This made me realize that western songs are almost completely cut out or that it became less important to me after i fully discovered k pop i was introduced in 2018 but i only listened to bts, in mid 2019-2020 I've seen the rest that k pop has to offer.
The last best year for K-pop, tbh cuz even tho there's quite a bit of songs I liked from 2019-2021, literally every song in 2018 was so good like idk what was in the water that year, but I wish we can bring it back lmao
I literally burst into tears the second that the video started. Those were THE times. When no unneccessary drama would happen everyday. When kpop felt like more like kpop than ever. When no fans were rly getting into fights we were just kind to each other. It was the golden year of kpop
I got into kpop in 2018 and DAMN the nostalgia Especially because so many of these songs got me into the respective group Edit: In fact, I forgot to mention, I got into kpop exactly three years ago today. Guess it's fate that Seventeen became my ult group, since they also have their anniversary on the 26th of May aka today.
God, I've actually been phasing out of kpop because of all the scandals, negativity, and well just growing as a person and this made me cry. I mean I think it's natural to grow out of things, but god I'm so scared that after I'm done with it completely I won't be able to stay up on my own. I'm scared that it was too big of a part in my life, and me losing it will be losing myself. I'm just scared, and kinda alone so yeah... I mean thanks for the anxiety attack and nostalgia I guess 😂
I grew out of K-pop. I don't know how to describe it now but I only listen to the music and I'm not emotionally invested it. It actually is much better as I don't care about fanwars, who's on top and no longer obsessed with my faves. I listen to any group that has good music. Also, if I didn't get TH-cam recommendations, I wouldn't even be here. For example, I haven't listened to a BTS song since Fake Love.
I mean hey! Dont forget you can just listen to the music without being in the fandoms and dealing with the negativity. I did that recently lol. Deleted social media and now i reverted to my youtube stan days of watching performances and videos like this. Plenty of fun. All i listen to is kpop lol i cant live without it honestly
The fact that many idols here had THERE best/popular/sucessful songs all in 2018 and 2018 also had some of the most popular kpop songs (Ex. Ddu du ddu du,bboom bboom,hi high,what is love,love shot,idol) Yeah you get it
2016-2018 are just iconic years for kpop. i mean, the other years were also good but the diversity of concepts and sounds is insane for these years! 2018, especially.
it’s sucks because i loved triple h’s concept but people can’t handle that their idols have real lives. i’ll always wonder what their third comeback and the rest of their second would’ve been like
Idk why I feel nostalgic when it only happened in 3 years ago. It's like I can't relieve those memories enjoying 2018 anymore. I can't find that song I enjoy in 2019-2021, only those I stan. When I love the kpop back then, 2018 kpop makes me love kpop the most.
Agree or disagree, what is love is one of the most iconic songs ever. Atleast for me. I knew it before getting into kpop and this song along with love scenario made me stan kpop.
i knew dtna, fake love, idol amd d4 (i only actually listened and loved dtna and d4 but i knew bts and hates them then) in 2018 and became a kpop stan in 2019
I still can't believe these songs are 3 years old! I still remember me listening to them back then...2018 really was a year where some of the best songs came out and the kpop community was much healthier
DOES ANYONE STILL REMEMBER OF THE BBOOM BBOOM FEVER? 😭 MMLD LIT BECAME SO BIG IN OUR COUNTRY AND MADE ME GOT INTO KPOP AS WELL, 2018 BEST YEAR OML ALSO WANNA ONE AND IZ*ONE HERE THO IS MAKING ME CRY ALSO ALSO I JUST REALIZED I WAS SO OPEN ON LISTENING TO KPOP ON 2018 EVENTHOUGH I DONT STAN THE ARTIST/GROUP I STILL KNOW AND ENJOY THE SONG, NOT SAYING I'M NOT OPEN NOW BUT YEAH I WAS MORE OPEN BEFORE :(
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PLAYLIST : open.spotify.com/playlist/36RHu7cTBxOJfj1vIKrjF6?si=vRaHqhYfS3KW-9LkwiFFNA
q : what was your favourite song of 2018? mine was no air (as if my intro didn’t give it away already)
mine was puzzle moon by gwsn
Love scenario cause it was really 2018's national anthem i mean the impact it had if yk yk
No air is still superior 😩❤️
ddu du ddu du by blackpink
get it by pristin v i wish they didnt disband 😫
Pov: You were genuinely enjoying the some of the best and iconic songs in kpop but you didn't realize it
Yes
the fact ik all of them and the fact that all of them were THAT song
oof😭💖
honestlyyy i feel like 2018 was the last year we could get actual bops left and right
Ikr
yes
i remember when shine and love scenario were
c o n s t a n t l y playing
yes omg and everyone was constantly comparing the two because they sounded somewhat similar
@@boop37 babdjadh why did drama use to be fun lmao
FR THEN EVERYONE DANCED TO SHINE BC THE CHOREO IS SO FUNN
@@ciishere6618 YESSS i miss it :(
Some people in one of my classes still have love scenario as their ringtone and won’t listen to other k pop songs 😶
i love how everyone just mutually agrees this was the best year for kpop
Fr
True
Maybe this the time when most kpop stans started to stans
Definitely not the best year but there was still diversity in concepts
2012 and 2013 were better years, but current fans are not really used to 2nd generation times.
2018 was such a golden year for music in kpop
Then 2019 came.
To be honest 2018 was a good year for everything. At least for me
Yeah cuz I became a fan that year-
2018 was just a good year all around
2019 was fricken toxic and just a pain to even live through.. I don’t know, something about 2019 sucked for me and I feel that it also impacted on some kpop idols
All these songs seem so new to me. I can't process the fact that they were released 3 years ago!
2018 was full of BOPS!!!
Ikrr
Same, can’t believe it has been three years already 🥺
Omg I thought 2018 was 1 year before-
I lost 2 years of my life just like that
Fr
IKR! 🤣 for me old is 2014 and back
Why does kpop feel different now? It doesn’t feel the same T_T
truee
'cuz of streaming and stuff
with so many controversies etc especially twt stan,, made me unstan kpop fandoms now 😐 but i still love to hear old songs 👍👍
because everything is noise now
@@mary-pj3ow Find better groups then. No agression, but like, really. If you don't like the newer popular stuff then go look at smaller groups who have their own new stuff that is the things you like. Or, another option is looking at popular groups B-sides.
I REFUSE THESE WERE 2018. THEY ARE STILL SUCH BOPS TO THIS DAY
same like wth?
IKR
@@kaitlyn3452 YES IT SHOULD
They seriously are!!
like time goes by soo fast some of these i was like whaaat it came out in 2018!?
When you realise 2018 wasn’t only a year full of iconic songs bit also the transition from 3rd generation to 4th generation
And from then things went downhill
:')
@@prachi76 no they didn't
@@strawberrry_pancakess not for the 4th gen, but is indeed for the 3rd gen because right after 2018, 2019 were lot with scandal
2018-2019 was the last golden year of kpop for me
I don’t listen to Kpop anymore, this is mad nostalgia
same
yes!!! Same :(
same...
Same!!
same, kpop used to make me so happy:')
Half of them make me say "what didn't they get released last year?" And the other half "weren't these released like a century ago and remained iconic?"
RELATABLE
Felt.
FRRRR
d4 balckpink sounded soo old cause i hav listen to at atleast 1000000000+ time
Legit, but one day this will be a century ago, it’ll be weird
Fun fact: the most songs in this video is part of our playlist
yes so true theres only a couple i dont know because i joined in november 2018! ❤️
Frr
most of these songs are my favs from the artists, so weird i just realised
its weird because all these songs feel like they're different ages
Omg yess
thats the beauty of 2017/2018, so diverse...
Like my brain thinks they're spread out through different years but then I realize its all from 2018 WOW
my knowing basically all these songs bc I got into kpop in 2018
Same 2018 was that year >
I know all of them! I got into kpop in 2020 (june 15)
i got into kpop in late 2017, so i know mostly all of these
I also got into kpop (fully) in 2018~
same omg :/
these days it’s like people don’t even appreciate the artist work, they just focus on numbers and don’t take time to consider the songs meaning
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT NOTICED
SHBSHSBZ yes i see more comments related to views and streaming instead of the actual song and production haha i miss the long comments with theories and genuine appreciation
There is also a lot less meaning in songs these days, which is sad, but these days it is more focused on vibe and aesthetic
it was still like that back then :/ but its gotten a lot worse these days
@Mai this also happened to me when I commented with an emoji on an exo song. I hate the whole "stream and beat the other artists" culture and the pressure it's putting on groups too. I got into kpop when the 2nd gen was all active and I miss those days when everyone cared about music and not views.
When stray kids was a rookie group
When wanna one, iz*one, triple h, pristin, exid, gugudan, bol4, clc and gfriend were still together
🥲😔😭
What happen to bol4?
@@oikawaplush292 One member left the duo :-(
Iz*One too
@@kowalski_golek :(
2018 ah yeah the year love scenario turned into the national anthem
Back when I had no responsibilities and could actually involve myself with kpop all day. Now I'm too stressed and feel like I don't have time to enjoy it anymore lol
YES
same...
same here :(
same here... :(
Dang so truee
LATATA literally set a new standard for debuts, periodt.
THIS
I was addicted after they released the MV 😍
the only monster rookies for me 🥺♥️
and now Ive's Eleven
OMG SKSKSKS SRSLY YOU JUST SAID OUT SOME GOLDEN WORDS 😭😭
i still feel sorry for G idle 😭😭😭they hav sm potential
2018 was such an ✨iconic✨ year for kpop song releases pls-
most of this actually feel like they were made during completely different times. you’re telling me power up, love shot, and everything done by nct 2018 (plus regular right after) was in the same year?? or retro future, good evening and bibi? it actually makes no sense. it was such a good time for kpop. honestly only thing that ruined it for me was the hyuna e’dawn thing because the group they were apart of was so unique and i loved the concept but the public had to go ruin it because spoiler, idols are human and dating happens. happy that they’re happier together now i just wished i got to see more from the group
OK im like so shocked by this too... you telling me fake love isnt from like at leas 4 years ago and sunny summer and what is love didnt get released like last year.
omg yes, i was so looking forward to seeing more of triple h, their concept was just plain cool and everything about retro future remains in my head to this day
@@mcmage5250 i really feel like kpop’s 2018 was last year and 2019 just new😭 OMG HOW
Are you talking about Triple H? Because Pentagon still works hard and the guys are doing better and better every year ;)
RIGHT???
pov: you just got into kpop and you thought it was always going to be that good
seriously, i got into kpop in 2018 and i never realized how spoiled i was :/ that year is untouchable
same i was so spoiled with 2018
same heree
Same that's when I joined. I never realized how many iconic songs came out and how exposed I was to them
same :/
Seriously it never was better
all of these are so so iconic
I MISS 2018 NOW😭😭
YESSSSSS
@@zieldusmusic7968 SAME😩✋
TAKE ME BACK TO 2018
Very true tho
the year where everyone had songs on their playlist, regardless of whether you stanned the artist or not
i miss it :(
I’ve learned from this experience that I’m literally just a kpop stan stuck in 2018, all the music now just isn’t as good in my opinion. Including BTS, their older music I feel is just so much more real.
I completely agree with this
DAS WHAT IM SAYIINNNN
This is exactly what I feel too, just never said it anywhere tbh
Old bts songs are GOLD!
Same regarding BTS, they used to be my favorite group but now i absolutely cant STAND their music fake love onward. Their music evolved and that happens so I understand, i just get so sad hearing their new music, and especially since the bts everyone knows and talks about is the “new” bts
I forgot how powerful Momoland was back then
Everywhere I go to in 2018 all I hear is bboom bboom and I like it😍
*I feel these songs made everybody stan kpop*
Yeah true
2018 pulled me deeper into kpop since so many comebacks were amazing since January of 2018 and I got into so many group as well
@@preciousdraws1508 i joined kpop in August 2018🥺✨
@@NamiKim05 I joined in late 2016 but at that time I only listened to bts, blackpink and nct
@@NamiKim05 SAME WHEN BP RELEASED DD⁴
The nostalgia hits even harder bc I started high school in 2018 and listened to some of these songs a lot in my first months of high school when everything was completely new to me... I graduated last week :'D
*Congratulations!!*
Oh wow congratulations! I graduate highschool in five months! Class of 2022!
wow congratulations! i started high school in 2018 too i feel the same way! i graduate in a couple months :))
Omggg I'm class of 2022 too! And I got into k-pop in the beginning of freshmen year too! 😭😭
I started my high school in 2019 but i'm gonna graduate in 2024
2018 BEST YEAR FOR KPOP, EVERYONE SAY IT WITH ME
2018 BEST YEAR FOR KPOP
2018 BEST YEAR FOR KPOP
seriously the quality releases that year had! every group went insane!❤️
No, the golden age ended a decade ago. Now it's only noisy with bad mixing and nothing special songs. Only a few artists preserve the quality of the golden age.
@@humahuma2510 then don’t listen to the new music…?
@@humahuma2510 everyone has opinions and you should respect them, if you have such a problem dont bring negativity into music
I feel so detached from kpop these days.... I can feel myself slowly drifting away from kpop and stan culture. But I had fun while it lasted and there are groups that I still adore and genuinely care about (even though I’m not a hardcore stan anymore). This video was perfect because it highlights the year I was most active as a kpop fan and the nostalgia put a smile on my face:)
lol same. 2018 was also my most active year as kpop fan because i started dug into kpop in the middle of 2017. A lot of bops came out in 2018. It was so fun to search and listening to new songs and albums because the quality was never disappointing. Now kpop is changing and i'm drifting away as well. I'm still here just to focus on my bias.
Ikrrrrr I feel the same. The Kpop Fandom altogether grew alot and the quality and music changed. Idk why but it feels weird. 2018 was the best and full bops!!
Yeah same. I haven't been keeping up with kpop for a year now but I still listen to my ults. 2018 was the year I was most active in kpop too. Good ol times ig lol
I thought I was the only one who thinks that. I started to detach myself from kpop in 2020. Idk, I only listen to some songs that I like. I don't think I listen to new songs this year (It's just my opinion, please don't attack me)
I can relate to everything you just said
It was THE year for the music of course. Maybe not for the idols since there are lots of issues popped out of nowhere but man, it was the year since a lot of bops were released. The music is not that noisy and very relaxing. Legendary and iconic is an understatement I must say. 2018 is Kpop's peak year tbh.
The healthiest era of kpop industry. Everything is all about enjoying the music, adoring the idols and respecting one another. Wtf happened? : D
There are too much people who came I guess
It already wasn't very healthy... Fanwars were raging and idols had dating rumours back then as well
@Emelie Derrien We're not talking about a specific person here, Im speaking generally to all kpop industry not just for bp. I mean yo its not as toxic as now, thats what I mean. Kpop industry has never been perfect since then.
it was the worst. remember the fifa polls thing? 🙃
For the most part yes but as someone who joined a few kpop fandoms in 2018 (when I first started) twice vs blackpink and blackpink vs bts were very hot topics
i was so invested into kpop back then, literally know every single song by heart…
me to! I was in like 9th and 10th grade and used to be so obsessed with the cbs
Sameeeeee
SAMEEE it feels like Im falling out in love with the genre now and I hate it
SAME
You literally cant compare this kpop era with the 2015-2018 era, it was so iconic and I wonder what happened
The fact that I still listen to almost all of these songs after 3 years, shows how iconic the releases that year where
Yup fffrrrr*
What the hell 2018 was 3 years ago? 😭 It didn't feel that long ago
retro future just unlocked a memory i didn’t know i had
RETRO FUTURE WAS SUCH A BOP
ME TOOOO before everything went down omg
Same sis
i never gonna let go this sub unit, they are and they will be THE sub unit
2016-2018 was like the best comeback era for most groups, literally iconic
I TOTALLY agree
Agree
I NEED SEULGI, SOYEON, CHUNGHA AND SINB TO COME BACK WITH ANOTHER BOP!!
PLEASE SAY IT LOUDER
SOYEON IS COMING
LOUDERR
I’ve realized now that my brain has never moved passed 2018 😭
Ikr! That’s why I kinda have the same expectations but still 😞
I miss hearing Love Scenario everywhere
back when everyone’s intro for youtube vids was either love scenario bboom bboom or shine 😭😭
The fact that many ex-members had left so many memories behind cracks my heart. I can help but recall all of them.
P.S. NO ONE WILL EVER FORGET PERM HAIRED CHAN
yeah-
and no one will forget that perm haired Chan
I still cry every time
Ahh, when fandoms didn't spam each other's comment section 🙂
Ikr
When fandom wars were not this intense
When fandoms didn't fight for views..after 2018..everything is a mess till now
Did you guys already forgot “any armys here?” It was all over the place
I hate that so much. So tired of the fighting in EVERY comment section.
@@kurimurikurimuri481 Ah yes, I saw that comment everywhere in TH-cam. It's really annoying when the videos are unrelated to them
I genuinely can't think of any songs in this list that ain't iconic. Like lowkey 2018 was a massive and golden year for kpop, even if some of these I haven't heard before.
THE WAY I STILL REMEMBER THE CHOREOGRAPHIES OF ALL THESE SONGS
SAME I WAS JAMMING AND CRYING AT THE SAME TIME
XIE LIAN PFP HELLO THERE FELLOW TGCF-ER
SAMEEEE
IKR!!! OMGEE
PLEASE I WAS DANCING THE WHOLE TIME
I feel like 2018 was the year every Kpop stan enjoyed and vibes with music from groups and artists that weren’t their faves or ults bc there was just bops dropping every month 🔥
my personal fave was shoot out by Mx and I still have it as my ringtone and alarm tone to this day haha
No air was also a top fave 🤙
Yes it was a vibe year. After 2020, everything is a competition. But its getting better this month. Many cool comebacks
agree
I didn’t realise how much i enjoyed kpop until this video…i still listen to kpop nowadays, but it’s more like I’m forcing myself to like the music rather than just genuinely liking the songs
True
Relatable sadly🥲
relatable
Same
I agree tbh, it's not the same anymore
SM LITERALLY RELEASED HIT AFTER HIT, BOSS, LOVE SHOT, BAD BOY, FUNK RIGHT NOW ETC. ARE SUCH BOPS, BUT IMAGINE HOW BUSY THEIR BUILDING IS??
For real tho!!!
Its Punk right now
@@priyankanarayan7030 ah sorry I just wrote the lyrics I usually don't remember the titles
@@Hello-ic6xg that's fine mate
RIGHT LIKE ALL OF THE SONGS ARE BOPS
What's so iconic about 2018 was noone were following any trends, every group were just doing their own thing and I loved it so much.
As someone who just graduated hs and got into kpop freshman year, this is making me so sad and nostalgic. I feel so old 😭
Me toooo omg 😭😭😭😭
whenever I see 2018 I always think, "oh, two years ago!" in my head. it feels like I'm perpetually stuck in 2020, probably because of the insanity of COVID. it's hard for me to accept that in reality it's been four years. I graduated high school and am in my second semester of college and it still doesn't feel real. 😭😭
@@vals5085 me too, the pandemic messed us all up. it gets harder and harder every day for me to accept that I’m getting older and things will never go back to the way they used to be. I feel like so much of my youth was wasted and bc of this I think of 2018-19 as the best years of my life. I find myself not even listening to new music anymore; I only listen to music from those times. It’s really sad :(
@@alanis2529 sorry it’s been so hard for you :( :( tbh, I think it will be really interesting (and frightening) to see the long-term effects of the pandemic in the future. for such a large-scale thing to happen to an entire generation....it messed a lot of people up. I too miss the nostalgia of high school and my “youth” even though it wasn’t really all that great and I’m not even old, lol. but there’s still so much time and better days to come. recently I’ve found myself turning to music again for comfort so I hope that you’re able to regain some of your love for music back!! wishing you the best 💕
SAMEEE SAMEEE omg:( and because i graduated it feels like I should move on from kpop and “grow up” ESPECIALLY when the new kpop groups are all 04’s or younger..
It’s weird how some of these songs feel so old and others feel like they just came out. 2018 was great year for songs in Kpop.
I REFFUSE TO BELIVE THAT ALL THESE SONGS CAME OUT IN IN THE SAME YEAR
FR THO
Same-
I'm shedding tears because these songs literally shaped me into a kpop stan... ngl I really miss the 2018 kpop community 🥲🥲
got the wave 🥺😭
The fact i had a phase w almost every single one of these songs like how tf did I even stan this many groups
same nowdays I cant even keep up with my ults
fact-2018 will be one of the most iconic year for kpop
this year was the happiest i'd ever been solely because of kpop
why did this lowkey make me cry tf💀
Same :')
Same-
Lmao same honestly 😭🤣
i wanna go back 😭😭😭
Same, it was the best year for kpop honestly 😞.
This makes me feel so old... It has really been 3 years already?
Bro same! I’m just 16 but why do I feel old rn?! HOW HAS IT BEEN 3 YEARS ALREADYYY
Wait 3 years?..
Same with me bc I've been into kpop for 6 years and I still am ;-;
*WAT ITS ADDICTIVE OKIE!*
@@itzkookietime5093 7 yrs and counting less go 😌
@@yourkpopshoe wow! At least I'm not the only one who counts how much years I've been in this 🤣🤣🤣
Pov: you didnt have to make 50% of the songs you listen to "grow" on you for you to like them.
Damnnnn
Oml, that's scarily true 😭😭
As a kpop stan since 2016, I must say..... 2018 was the golden year for NCT and for all underrated groups to shine. :]
Imma miss JBJ they were my favorite.
omg jbj is still my ult i'm so happy to see other joyfuls 😭
Yes become nctzen in 2018 and are my ults. Half of my playlists are from 2018 too
JBJ is still my fav until now. 2 days ago their song got played in my phone and suddenly i became melancholic lol.
SAMEE SINCE 2016 Aswell bestie ❤️❤️
the fact 2018 and 2019 are considered old already-- I REFUSE GO BELIEVE THIS 😭
WE ALL GOT OLD😭 i was a newbie i got in to kpop in the year 2016 but IT’S ALREADY BEEN 5 YEARS AND I’M OLD? EVEN I AM OLD?
@@jendeucorn3858 no cause sameee I remember I was like 10 years old and I’m now I’m 15 time goes by fast
Listening to this makes me realize how much kpop has changed and will probably never be the same again💀
The fact that Pentagon is still unerrated... and they had their first win in November with Daisy... LET'S GO they deserve their second win in the next comeback !!!!
The fact shine is the most viewed song from CUBE(im not sure if it still is but it was the most viewed for 2 years i think) but didn't win in any award shows
The fandom still growing, little by little
Wiz*ones: Take me back to 2018 where it all started 😭
😭😭😭
🤧
😥😥😥
😭😭😭😭😭
i wish😭
2018: iconic year
Also 2018: last iconic year
3:22 omg finally someone includes deja vu (such an overlooked bop) i had this on repeat in 2018 😭
Ikr! Still one of my favourite songs
@@katrinzheleva me too!
I was watching the video and reading comments and when deja vu song came in video your comment appeared OMG
Ikr it's still a bop 😩 i'm kinda mad that nuest w didn't blow up
@@rainbowsplaylist sameee
Where's Yes or Yes? The iconic
"Hey boy, look I'm gonna make it simple for you. You got two choices, Yes or Yes?" is what sold me from the song😭
No es de 2019?
@@h4nlov326 no es de 2018 noviembre
that was the first cb twice had when i got into kpop
At least they include DTNA
@@mari-iw6gj same!!
Y’all this was “the era” for new kpop Stan’s joining fandoms personally I’ve been into kpop since 08/09 and it basically grew sm in 2019 and 2018
all the good songs were made when I DIDNT STAN
✨this✨
TRUE
SAMEEEE, I BECAME A KPOP FAN UN 2019😫
rip 2018 was gold
RIGHTTT i became a kpop stan mid-late 2019 :(
The most nostalgic: last year before kpop went super global with toxic fans coming into each fandom and idols had to react with poker faces at award shows
Yes, its sad and happy cause kpop is known globally after 2018..
@@06.bayuriskipriyambodo14 exactly....I'm happy kpop is global now but then they could easily show their friendships on cam....
:D
ngl internation fans have actually helped out the kpop fandom out a lot, nostalgia sugar coats everything back in 2018 we used to fight even if 2 songs even had the same beat and fans were toxic af and they always looked down on multistans and you had to choose 'sides' between the EBS groups and so much drama. the songs released were still top notch lmao
@@ridakhan814 that too. Everything has pros and cons😌❤
2018 was THE revolution.
💯 agreed
Nostalgia hit me hard when my pace started playing
Ikr
This was the beginning everything started to change. Remember being welcomed into all fandoms no matter who I stanned. Now, it's a war between who had to most streams and awards, it's basically not about enjoying the music anymore, I mean without getting attacked for giving an opinion. Why:c
Edit: I think I should reword this a bit lmao. Of course there were fanwars in the past, and there always will be even if it's kpop or not. But like these days it just feels more intense and too much, especially when the streaming practice came in. It became a contest.
RIGHT. I’m so sick of the fan wars. And people gate keeping who comes into fandoms. I just saw a tweet where someone was like “you aren’t allowed to call yourself an army unless you live, breathe and would die for BTS. You have to know every single thing about their personal lives, every song, otherwise you are not and never will be an army” maybe I’m alone on this but I just thought it sounded insane. I wish we could just enjoy the dang music and connect with each other and have fun.
@@NessaH as an army that's bullshit. There's absolutely no reason to have to know EACH and EVERY thing about their lives. That just sounds like a sasaeng.
It's almost surreal. Back in 2018, though I did listen to most of the songs on this list, I was also also a delusional ARMY who thought she had a chance with Jungkook (to be fair, there were quite many out there). Now, I don't exactly "stan" groups anymore and am detached from the swath of fancammers and streamers. I just wanna enjoy the music and imagine things the songs remind me of. And adapt other bands into girl groups.
@@bangtansonyeondan6778 Glad to see I’m not the only one who thought that. It had a lot of likes so I wasn’t sure. I just can’t believe how ridiculous some people in the fandoms have become.
And fan only look on the views and awards of the song, not the lyrics, producer, composer and lyricist
Seeing Wanna One made me feel so nostalgic that I'm about to cry and I didn't even stanned them
saaaame omg
Ah yes back in the day when IZ*ONE debuted as 12 and WIZ*ONE didnt have to worry for disbandment
I feel bad for you guys
i mean u knew they were gonna disband...
wdym didn't have to worry about disbandment
wiz*ones in 2018 especially knew they weren't a permanent group. yeah we had hope but still
Yes
@@dylanthatsit390 because it was still a lot of time until they were gonna disband
damn, lver era iz*one was really iconic huh. i really miss them
:(
I miss them all :(
Ikr😭😭
Me too
this made me realise that I almost don’t listen to kpop anymore, and it makes me genuinely sad because I love all of these :( i miss this era
2016-2018 are my favorite kpop era. The songs were impeccably good and the nostalgia. I remember singing them whenever I take a bath and now this video takes me back
same! also there were not that much ppl as one so there were much less(?) toxicity back then and we could enjoy songs and groups only without those fans i mean they were always here but after 2018 they are too too much i miss 2016-18 :(
@@jendeucorn3858 yes... Now a few of the fandoms are just toxicity.. I miss those times where "fan wars" aren't a big thing and we just supports every idol equally. Those happy times when they were just reaching their goals and almost all groups receives different awards, I miss it!
Agree! 2016-2018 kpop just hit different + the fandoms were still chill, I really missed those years :((
this whole thing is like ego trying the ratatouille and transporting back to his childhood 😔
omg right😭
Don't make me cry, I'm depressed already
This made me realize that western songs are almost completely cut out or that it became less important to me after i fully discovered k pop i was introduced in 2018 but i only listened to bts, in mid 2019-2020 I've seen the rest that k pop has to offer.
Bring me back my IZ*ONE, WANNAONE and GFRIEND 😔😔
agree 😭
yes pls 🥲
I want X1 back too
Nah not gfriend
@@jaden5721 huh😀?
Still remember that day when izone formed, 1st mv loona with all 12 members, jennie with solo, iu iconic song, and other things that happen back then
The last best year for K-pop, tbh cuz even tho there's quite a bit of songs I liked from 2019-2021, literally every song in 2018 was so good like idk what was in the water that year, but I wish we can bring it back lmao
You gotta admit, 2018 is one of best years of kpop (if not the best) like, LOOK AT ALL THESE BOPS THEY'RE ALL LEGENDS
you never realise that you are living in a golden era till it's gone 😭💓
I literally burst into tears the second that the video started. Those were THE times. When no unneccessary drama would happen everyday. When kpop felt like more like kpop than ever. When no fans were rly getting into fights we were just kind to each other. It was the golden year of kpop
u clearly didn’t have twt during those times bc it was not peaceful 💀 i do miss 2018 tho
@@martinalopez6271 lmaooo yea twitter has always been a dumpster fire but i’d highkey take then over twt now
I got into kpop in 2018 and DAMN the nostalgia
Especially because so many of these songs got me into the respective group
Edit: In fact, I forgot to mention, I got into kpop exactly three years ago today. Guess it's fate that Seventeen became my ult group, since they also have their anniversary on the 26th of May aka today.
Oooooo same as seventeens debut day (today is their 6th anniversary)
@@nyuchanhee2075 I know, that's literally what I said
I got into kpop in 2016 🥺 nostalgia
i got in it kpop either the 24th or 25th of may 2019
same here!! I got into kpop somewhere around in June 2018
God, I've actually been phasing out of kpop because of all the scandals, negativity, and well just growing as a person and this made me cry.
I mean I think it's natural to grow out of things, but god I'm so scared that after I'm done with it completely I won't be able to stay up on my own.
I'm scared that it was too big of a part in my life, and me losing it will be losing myself. I'm just scared, and kinda alone so yeah... I mean thanks for the anxiety attack and nostalgia I guess 😂
i really thought i grew out of it after months of not listening, but then nct dream hot sauce attacked 🧍♀️
I grew out of K-pop. I don't know how to describe it now but I only listen to the music and I'm not emotionally invested it. It actually is much better as I don't care about fanwars, who's on top and no longer obsessed with my faves. I listen to any group that has good music. Also, if I didn't get TH-cam recommendations, I wouldn't even be here. For example, I haven't listened to a BTS song since Fake Love.
ugh seriously, everything is just too much for me I can't keep up
I mean hey! Dont forget you can just listen to the music without being in the fandoms and dealing with the negativity. I did that recently lol. Deleted social media and now i reverted to my youtube stan days of watching performances and videos like this. Plenty of fun. All i listen to is kpop lol i cant live without it honestly
@@kendra4932 Exactly. Deleting social media helped my mental health so much.
The fact that many idols here had THERE best/popular/sucessful songs all in 2018
and 2018 also had some of the most popular kpop songs
(Ex. Ddu du ddu du,bboom bboom,hi high,what is love,love shot,idol)
Yeah you get it
The saddest thing is 2018 feels like it was last year
imo that was the best year for kpop music never gets old
ESPECIALLY NCT , they need to make more music like yestoday go
and boss etc
How can u forget Time for the moon night by Gfriend when this song has 10 wins music shows 😭😭
2016-2018 are just iconic years for kpop. i mean, the other years were also good but the diversity of concepts and sounds is insane for these years! 2018, especially.
I’m crying over some of the songs on the list.
iKon forever 7
Monday X forever 7
SHINEE forever 5
Triple H, iz*one & Wanna One forever
This hurts not gonna lie
Gugudan forever
it’s sucks because i loved triple h’s concept but people can’t handle that their idols have real lives. i’ll always wonder what their third comeback and the rest of their second would’ve been like
Pristin and gfriend forever
monday x lmao
Idk why I feel nostalgic when it only happened in 3 years ago. It's like I can't relieve those memories enjoying 2018 anymore. I can't find that song I enjoy in 2019-2021, only those I stan. When I love the kpop back then, 2018 kpop makes me love kpop the most.
i remember pulling up in school with my earphones on, dancing internally with these bops
Agree or disagree, what is love is one of the most iconic songs ever. Atleast for me. I knew it before getting into kpop and this song along with love scenario made me stan kpop.
IKR! I don't see enough people appreciating the song. It has such a great meaning and I literally love it from the day it was released
What is love made me stan twice like pls why do people act like it doesn't exist 😭😭
i knew dtna, fake love, idol amd d4 (i only actually listened and loved dtna and d4 but i knew bts and hates them then) in 2018 and became a kpop stan in 2019
@@blueorangeade3357 you hate BTS?
@@whoami3751 no not now, i hated them in 2018
I still can't believe these songs are 3 years old! I still remember me listening to them back then...2018 really was a year where some of the best songs came out and the kpop community was much healthier
DOES ANYONE STILL REMEMBER OF THE BBOOM BBOOM FEVER? 😭 MMLD LIT BECAME SO BIG IN OUR COUNTRY AND MADE ME GOT INTO KPOP AS WELL, 2018 BEST YEAR OML
ALSO WANNA ONE AND IZ*ONE HERE THO IS MAKING ME CRY
ALSO ALSO I JUST REALIZED I WAS SO OPEN ON LISTENING TO KPOP ON 2018 EVENTHOUGH I DONT STAN THE ARTIST/GROUP I STILL KNOW AND ENJOY THE SONG, NOT SAYING I'M NOT OPEN NOW BUT YEAH I WAS MORE OPEN BEFORE :(
OMG FR BOOM BOOM WAS literally EVERYWERE there was no scape istg 💀🤚
YES
2018 will go down in history as the best/ most iconic year of Kpop.
the fact that i was OBSESSED at that time and now i’m not a fan of even a single kpop group