Best Airport Outfit, Fancam, And More — K-Pop Superlatives Of 2023

NYLON‘s 2023 K-Pop superlatives ranked everything from best song to best fansign interaction of the year. Check out all of their picks below!

1. Best Album

IVE brought us I’VE IVE in April, the iconic album featuring “Kitsch.”

2. Best Song

NewJeans took the title of best song with their hit “ETA.”

3. Best Debut

Kiss of Life debuted in July with “Shhh.”

4. Best Re-Debut

After parting ways with TREASURE, Bang Yedam returned with his solo EP, Only One.

5. Best Collab

SEVENTEEN‘s BSS teamed up with Lee Youngji for this mood-boosting song.

6. Best Music Video

(G)I-DLE‘s “Queencard” is full of fun and nostalgic pop culture references.

7. Most Addictive Hook

Nobody could stop singing aespa‘s “Drama” the moment it came out.

8. Most Extreme Live Performance

SEVENTEEN‘s powerful performance of “Super” utilized every inch of the stage.

9. Most Un-TikTokable Choreography

Just try and copy RIIZE‘s “Siren” choreography!

10. Best Airport Outfit

SEVENTEEN‘s Vernon divided fans with this stylish look. You either love it or it’s not for you!

can we please talk about vernon's stylish airport outfit? #버논 #세븐틴 pic.twitter.com/aXEf4kLJaD

— mari ♡ stream me (@vercoupszone) January 5, 2023

11. Best Fancam

Everyone remembers where they were when this fancam of TWICE‘s Mina twerking to “7 Rings” dropped.

MINA TWERKING ‍‍#TWICE_5TH_WORLD_TOUR pic.twitter.com/m7jSyPTG8D

— minaron (@godmitzu) April 15, 2023

12. Most Fanservice-y TikTok Collab

SHINee Taemin‘s “Guilty” challenge left us shook, and Stray Kids‘ Hyunjin understood the assignment!

@shinee_official

Just feel the ‘Guilty’ #TAEMIN #태민 #SHINee #샤이니 #Guilty #TAEMIN_Guilty #Guilty_Challenge #길티챌린지 #SHORTee #Hyunjin #현진 #STRAYKIDS #스트레이키즈

♬ Guilty – TAEMIN

13. Best Fansign Exchange

NCT‘s Mark had the cutest gullible moment when this fan fooled him, making for an adorable interaction.

231105 istj withmuu 위드뮤 영통 fansign #마크 #MARK
mark’s reaction to our photo together hahah it was so fun talking to him he’s so cuteee pic.twitter.com/tImrC8v72m

— jenelle ʚ♡ɞ (@hcleftpinky) November 5, 2023

14. Most Tired Meme

Combining the lyrics of NewJeans’ “OMG” (“Oh my, oh my God”) and “eomma,” meaning mom in Korean, Stray Kids birthed the trend.

changbin doing the omg meme to felix and being so whipped afterwards like look at that smile pic.twitter.com/VgYNmqhMhn

— 꿀복즈 (@kkulbbokz) September 21, 2023

15. Most Promising K-Pop (Without the “K”) Group

KATSEYE stood out with this bop.

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