Honorable Mentions: Best Albums of 2023
The runner-ups for my Top 100 List!
The 100 Best Albums of 2023
#100: Shota Shimizu, Insomnia
#99: Reina Washio, For My Dear
#98: Nerd Connection, Hard To Explain
#97: SUPER★DRAGON, mirror
#96: NCT 127, Ay-Yo
#95: THE BOYZ, [BE AWAKE]
#94: Ayumi Hamasaki, Remember you
#93: TAEYEON, To. X
#92: KINGDOM, History Of Kingdom: Pt. VI. Mujin
#91: HWANG MIN HYUN, Truth or Lie
#90: ASH ISLAND, ROSE
#89: Loossemble, Loossemble
#88: Hua Chenyu, 希忘Hope
#87: FTISLAND, Sage
#86: JO YURI, LOVE ALL
#85: BSS, SECOND WIND
#84: AB6IX, THE FUTURE IS OURS: LOST
#83: NCT DOJAEJUNG, Perfume
#82: Jung Kook, GOLDEN
#81: ODD EYE CIRCLE (ARTMS), ODD EYE CIRCLE <Version Up>
#80: MAMAMOO+, ACT 1, SCENE 1
#79: Ms.OOJA, 40
#78: 同理 Zunya, Grateful
#77: Cyndi Wang, BITE BACK
#76: Jia, aka Meng Jia, JIALAND
#75: So!YoON!, Episode1 : Love
#74: Kwon Jin Ah, The Flag
#73: PINK FUN, Oh! My Oh! My
#72: Eric Nam, House on a Hill
#71: MIRANI, The Drift
#70: JIHYO, ZONE
#69: CHANMINA, Naked
#68: TAEYANG, Down to Earth
#67: V, Layover
#66: KISS OF LIFE, Born to be XX
#65: xikers, HOUSE OF TRICKY : Doorbell Ringing
#64: IVE, I’VE MINE
#63: Sakurazaka46, Shoninyokkyu (Special Edition)
#62: Crush, wonderego
#61: PURPLE KISS, FESTA
#60: KANGDANIEL, REALIEZ
#59: KARD, ICKY
#58: GIUK, Psycho Xybernetics : TURN OVER
#57: LE SSERAFIM, UNFORGIVEN
#56: EXO, EXIST
#55: TRiDENT, Dream Up
#54: B.I, TO DIE FOR
#53: KARDI, Inside Out
#52: Dreamcatcher, [Apocalypse : From us]
#51: BamBam, Sour & Sweet
#50: SHINee, HARD
#49: TAEYONG, SHALALA
#48: IVE, I’ve IVE
#47: KISS OF LIFE, KISS OF LIFE
#46: Red Velvet, Chill Kill
#45: DAWN, Narcissus
#44: KAI, Rover
#43: HeyMen, Shelter
#42: XG, NEW DNA
#41: D.O., Expectation
#40: NCT, Golden Age
#39: Stray Kids, THE SOUND
#38: Shi Shi, Boomerang
#37: Reol, BLACK BOX
#36: SINCE, THE SOLOEST
#35: Xdinary Heroes, Deadlock
#34: Xdinary Heroes, Livelock
#33: Rei Yasuda, Circle
#32: TAEMIN, Guilty
#31: P1Harmony, HARMONY : ALL IN
#30: King Gnu, THE GREATEST UNKNOWN
#29: JOOHONEY, LIGHTS
#28: NCT 127, Fact Check
#27: (G)I-DLE, I feel
#26: G.E.M., Revelación
#25: Marz23, Not So Far Away
#24: The Rose, DUAL
#23: WOODZ, OO-LI
#22: MONSTA X, REASON
#21: ØZI, ADICA
#20: NewJeans, Get Up
#19: Stray Kids, ROCK-STAR
#18: ATEEZ, THE WORLD EP.2 : OUTLAW
#17: BABYMETAL, THE OTHER ONE
#16: PURPLE KISS, Cabin Fever
#15: KIMSEJEONG, Door
#14: NCT DREAM, ISTJ
#13: Stray Kids, 5-STAR
#12: Jimin, FACE
#11: TWICE, READY TO BE
#10: Epik High, Strawberry
#9: DPR IAN, Dear Insanity…
#8: SEVENTEEN, FML
#7: TXT, The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION
#6: TXT, The Name Chapter: FREEFALL
#5: milet, 5am
#4: SEVENTEEN, SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN
#3: ENHYPEN, ORANGE BLOOD
#2: Agust D, D-DAY
#1: ENHYPEN, DARK BLOOD
Read all about them here!
And Here are 150 Honorable Mentions!
aespa, MY WORLD
aespa, Drama
AILEE, RA TA TA
Aimer, Open a Door
Angie, ANGIE
Anonymouz, 11:11
Apink, SELF
ASH ISLAND, More ROSES
ATBO, The Beginning : 飛上
BE:FIRST, Smile Again
BIG Naughty, ICN > YVR
Billlie, the Billage of perception: chapter three
BLUE ENCOUNT, Journey through the new door
Bluelk, In Your Pain
BOL4, Love.zip
BOL4, Merry Go Round
BOYNEXTDOOR, Why..
BTOB, WIND AND WISH
BUGVEL, ID
CHEN, ポラリス (Polaris)
Cherry Bullet, Cherry Dash
CHUU, Howl
cignature, Us in the Summer
CIX, ‘OK’ Episode 2 : I’m OK
CODE KUNST, Remember Archive
CRAVITY, MASTER : PIECE
CRAVITY, SUN SEEKER
CRAXY, XX
Da-iCE, SCENE
DeVita, Naughty
DKB, HIP
Dreamcatcher, [VillainS]
DUSTCELL, ROUND TRIP
E’LAST, iDENTIFICATION
EPEX, Prelude of Love Chapter 2. ‘Growing Pains’
EVNNE, Target: ME
fromis_9, Unlock My World
Gaho, Diamond
GEMINI, Love Sick
GHOST9, ARCADE : O
(G)I-DLE, HEAT
GIUK, Rise Waves
Han Seungwoo, FRAME
Hoody, Sailing
I Don’t Like Mondays., RUNWAY
ICHILLIN’, I’M ON IT!
iKON, TAKE OFF
I.M, OVERDRIVE
INFINITE, 13egin
INI, DROP That
ITZY, KILL MY DOUBT
J SOUL BROTHERS III, STARS
Janice Yan, Changing Room
JEON SOMI, GAME PLAN
JINI, An Iron Hand In A Velvet Glove
Jung Yong Hwa, YOUR CITY
Karencici, Everybody Loves Me
KAT-TUN, Fantasia(Selected Edition)
Kep1er, LOVESTRUCK!
KEY, Good & Great
KEY, Killer
KIM JAE HWAN, J.A.M (Journey Above Music)
KIM WOO SEOK, Blank Page
Kisnue, REINCARNATION
LA POEM, The Alchemist
LA POEM, POEM
Lanndo, VR of Hades
Lapillus, GIRL’s ROUND Pt. 2
LEE CHAE YEON, Over The Moon
LIL LEAGUE from EXILE TRIBE, Higher / Monster
Little Glee Monster, Fanfare
LØREN, Put Up a Fight
Luli Lee, Phoenix
LUN8, CONTINUE?
luz, Amulet
MAMAMOO+, TWO RABBITS
Mandark, BADA88
MAZZEL, Carnival
MAZZEL, Vivid
MCND, ODD-VENTURE
meme tokyo., MEME TOKYO.
meme tokyo., MEMETIC INFECTION
Miliyah, BLONDE16
Misako Uno, PEARL LOVE
Moon Jong Up, SOME
MOONBIN&SANHA, INCENSE
Nene, Gentle on My Mind
THE NEW SIX, BOYHOOD
THE NEW SIX, Love Never Dies
NiziU, COCONUT
Novel Core, iCoN
NTX, ODD HOUR
oceanfromtheblue, oceanfromtheblue
OCTPATH, Showcase
ONE N’ ONLY, Departure (Special Edition)
ONEUS, PYGMALION
ONEUS, La Dolce Vita
ONEW, Circle
OnlyOneOf, seOul cOllectiOn
PassCode, GROUNDSWELL
PERSES, MY TIME
PIXY, CHOSEN KARMA
PRIMROSE, RED MOON
QWER, Harmony from Discord
THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE, ROUND & ROUND
RIKIMARU, CLOWN OR CROWN
Route 1, Beyond Imagination
Ryu Su Jeong, Archive of Emotions
Ryuichi Sakamoto, 12
ScreaM Records, SCREAM! ep.1: Journey of Emotions
SF9, THE PIECE OF9
SG, FINALE
Shawn, DOCASA
SHOWNU X HYUNGWON, THE UNSEEN
(sic)boy, HOLLOW
STAYC, TEENFRESH
SUDI, Call me “LOVE”
Suen, New Moon
SumHyuk, Same Difference
SUNMI, STRANGER
TEMPEST, THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
Tonliz, Page
TREASURE, REBOOT
TRENDZ, BLUE SET Chapter. [NEW DAYZ]
TRI.BE, W.A.Y
tripleS, ASSEMBLE
tripleS LOVElution, Muhan
U-KNOW, Reality Show
UVERworld, ENGIMASIS
Vash Hsu, Survive To Remember
VIVIZ, VarioUS
VIVIZ, VERSUS
WayV, On My Youth
Whee In, IN the mood
YAO CHEN, YAOCHEN
YENA, HATE XX
YongYong, mYmY
YOUNGTAK, FORM
YOUNITE, BIT Part.2
YUJU, O
YUNHWAY, YUNHWAY
ZEROBASEONE, YOUTH IN THE SHADE
Zior Park, WHERE DOES SASQUATCH LIVE? Pt. 1
Zior Park, WHERE DOES SASQUATCH LIVE? Pt. 2
2Seon, Compass
4s4ki, CODE GE4SS
THE7, Get Loose
8TURN, UNCHARTED DRIFT
77Ke, Wonderland
&TEAM, First Howling : WE