SCF's Song Race • S9 E5 • Results

Well duh! Any challenge asking for iconic K-Pop songs would be incomplete without this legendary whopper. 2NE1 remain an iconic girlgroup and this is their signature song, rightfully so! I doubt it required much brainpower to think of this song but that's for a good reason, as it's probably the best choice for a 2nd Gen song.

Well yeah, obviously. The legacy of this song is nothing short of legendary. It's such an obvious pick, but that is quite literally what we asked for. This truly does highlight the legacy of kpop, and it's iconic in it's own right. There aren't many better choices for this challenge. Not my personal favorite song, though.

Catchy, imposing, visually striking, and coming from one of the most acclaimed k-pop groups of all time? check, check and most definitely check. it's probably top 5 or top 10 in regards of iconicness overall, and no one can debate 2ne1's legendary status.

Probably one of the two songs I know from that line up, and I can’t say it’s not iconic. I enjoyed the beat a lot and it was such an earworm. Good job

Sounds like a fork in garbage disposal, but the koreaboos said this is like objectively iconic so.. good job?

BANGER! Lisa rinna m&m is objectively more iconic than any of these groups.

I wasn’t too fond of your entry this week. You could’ve done way better than that. It’s sad your potential are higher than that. Let’s hope you’ll be back next week and stronger.

While this is a cute song, I feel like it misses the point of the challenge. This challenge sought to replay the history of K-Pop, showing what exactly makes K-Pop iconic and unique. This song however, while it's a good song, doesn't really showcase that. It's kind of exactly the type of song I'd expect from an SCF user who doesn't know much about K-Pop. The clear selling point of this song is a sample from a 70s Disco anthem. Without that sample, the song wouldn't be half as good, which shows that this song isn't really iconic in its own right, it's riding the coattails of a more iconic song. If you had sent Love Dive I would've given you a good score but After Like just isn't the right song for this challenge in my opinion. And acting like it's better than I Will Survive is blasphemous!!

So it's no secret that I am NOT a fan of IVEm they've yet to really drop anything I'd call a smash. Objectively though, they are one of the few 4th gen groups capable of sharing a space with names like 2NE1, SES, EXO, etc. However, choosing After Like instead of the objectively more iconic and better Love Dive is just so ? After Like had a moment when it came out, but it's not going to be remembered over the rest of IVE's track like Love Dive or maybe even I Am. A big miss for me.

ive definitely started to make their mark upon k-pop, and after like is an alright pick for the challenge in my book. i do love the approach they took for the sample here, kept things interesting but also very close to ive's sound. looking at the competition however, this feels a bit like it gets the shorter end of the stick in regards of expectations coming with this round. it's a decent pick, but doesn't tick all the boxes that we expected.

I know I’m not the best when it comes to kpop knowledge but I know your task was the hardest. That’s it though. Your song was the weakest in my opinion and I didn’t enjoy it much. I know it was hard, but someone had to take gen1 and unfortunately you were the one taking the bullet.

1st generation was probably the most tough to find a proper contender, but i think you did a decent job with picking this one. s.e.s are arguably one of the more fondly remembered groups of its time, with this song getting "revived" some decades later by aespa covering it. definitely a staple of the k-pop era of late 90's and early 00's.

You had the hardest task this week and managed to select one of the few songs that still (mostly) hold up today! Dreams Come True is such a pretty song and it has a vibe of nostalgia even if you weren't around when this song hit the scene. Perfect choice from you this week luv!

Loved this! Being assinged Gen 1 really worked for you, I thought this was very sweet and nostalgic.

Getting Gen 1 is rough simply because much of the Gen 1 music absolutely does not hold up, but bitch you did the damn thing. This was one of the best possible choices you could have made this week. It's a great song, and there's no questioning whether or not it deserves a place in the Kpop pantheon. Leg. End. Dary.

...you are both the winners of this week's challenge! This season just seems to love ties, we're gonna have to take a look at the voting system maybe x

Estrogennifer, good job this week, you are safe.