These are the most popular songs in Korea right now, based on various sources (from soompi.com). I tried to put live performances and ordered in how much I like them, more or less.

if you guys make suggestions or whatever, i will try to change it up to suit you.
this isn't a list of my personal favorites, it's simply a list of whats popular in Korea at the moment

videos were locked so i just linked it to youtube.

Brown Eyes - 너때문에 (Because of You)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=PEjSfjSi6iA

SG Wannabe - 운명을 거슬러 (going against fate)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=-JYQaz2VHek

Seo Tai Ji - MOAI
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=ugPaBKjMECc

Davichi - 사랑과 전쟁 (love and war)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=KhybrbyfVlk

Wonder Girls - So Hot
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=4VBLImiFTFM

Big Bang - 하루하루 (day by day)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=76v7ogxeNvo

Nam Gyu Ri - 남자 (man)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=UYw_ZZAiG7c

FT Island - 사랑후에 (after love)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=wfo__0IeamI

2AM (new jyp group) - 이 노래 (this song)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=wrFRABlBHrM

Zia - 사랑해 미안해 (i love you, im sorry)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=liLrxlYMmxk

Solbi & Kim Jong Wook - 그대에게 바래요 (i wish for you)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=IO7Pozdldq4

Kara - Rock U
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=SkWB5ilwHkY

Hyori - U Go Girl
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=MEeXxESY2_0

Cool - 사랑을 원해 (I want love)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=8MREiJFbsRw

Seo In Young - Cinderella
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=WJh2oh6vcTs

kemoryan

Spain1506 Posts

September 10 2008 22:04 GMT

Gosh, listened to the first two and couldn't stand it anymore... not really my type >.<

kpcrew

Korea (South)1071 Posts

September 10 2008 22:22 GMT

this post is mostly for overseas koreans

i find that koreans have pretty bad taste in music according to americans

Ryshi

Canada361 Posts

September 10 2008 22:27 GMT

Do you like the live versions better? I actually prefer the pv version. The bigbang one is more badass and shows more storyline, kinda.

paper

13197 Posts

September 10 2008 22:30 GMT

kara is such kiddie shit :\ how do people listen to that in korea

righthand

Haiti163 Posts

September 10 2008 22:32 GMT

honestly i've never seen rock band from korean, many korean boy bands shit are so poppular in my country.

selboN

United States2523 Posts

September 10 2008 22:33 GMT

No wonder they always play american music >.>

D00dles

Cambodia217 Posts

September 10 2008 22:45 GMT

The brown eyes one was really good imo.. however i felt that the others weren't so great.

kpcrew

Korea (South)1071 Posts

September 10 2008 22:50 GMT

i like music videos, but even with the good videos, they sometimes break up the song to showcase the video.

my purpose was to show the talents of the singers. even the wondergirls sound good in the music video. real singers sound good even when they are live.

there are rock bands in korea, but most people in korea like to listen to pop/ballads

Luddite

United States2315 Posts

September 10 2008 22:51 GMT

#10

what how do you not have So Hot (wondergirls) on this list:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=brQZNeE9-Vo&feature=related

kpcrew

Korea (South)1071 Posts

September 10 2008 22:51 GMT

#11

i did but i deleted it since i already did an entire post about wondergirls

i also left out cinderella by seo in young because it is a totally shitty song. if you dont believe me, you can go watch it on youtube yourselves and then post here again about what total shit it is.

Proposal

United States1310 Posts

September 10 2008 22:59 GMT

#12

Nam gyu ri so pretty wtf

Elric

United Kingdom1327 Posts

September 10 2008 23:01 GMT

#13

<3 you. kpcrew.

Nytefish

United Kingdom4282 Posts

September 10 2008 23:10 GMT

#14

Thanks, this is a nice idea.

Mastermind

Canada7096 Posts

September 10 2008 23:22 GMT

#15

lol this is terrible music. I didnt realise everyone in korean was a 13 year old white girl. This is just all boyband/girlband crap.

Folca

2235 Posts

September 10 2008 23:32 GMT

#16

On September 11 2008 08:22 Mastermind wrote:
lol this is terrible music. I didnt realise everyone in korean was a 13 year old white girl. This is just all boyband/girlband crap.

You have no idea.
+ Show Spoiler +

People I know, when im around them they sing all bullshit songs like these vids which sounds totally horrible

REDBLUEGREEN

Germany1904 Posts

September 10 2008 23:35 GMT

#17

woah couldn't stand the music :D
here's some good stuff from korea

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/830155/

btw I read that ska is similar to traditional korean music, so please recomment me some

cujo2k

Canada1044 Posts

September 10 2008 23:52 GMT

#18

i liked moai the best(i have the mp3, so no surprise)..u go girl was ok, the rest were quite boring or lame imo

liquid_team

United States23 Posts

September 10 2008 23:53 GMT

#19

u should add "so hot" and because not everyone follows your blogs so they may not know about the wonder girls
and i actually found "cinderella" better than many of the songs above >< maybe kpcrew your taste for music is different? I think more foreigners would like cinderella (because like.. other than u go girl, most were slow sad sweet kiddy, w/e). Cinderella has a really exciting rhythem imo which is what most want

also, hyori is fucking hot i wish she acted that slutty to me lol

kpcrew

Korea (South)1071 Posts

September 10 2008 23:56 GMT

#20

done