PopMatters' 20 Best K-Pop Albums of 2021
Synthpop, traditional Korean music, pop-rock, and experimental production marked the music of the best K-pop releases of 2021.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE | TOMORROW X TOGETHER | May-31-2021, K-Pop |
| #2 | BAD LOVE | KEY | Sep-27-2021, K-Pop |
| #3 | Planet Nine : Alter Ego | ONEWE | Jun-16-2021, Pop Rock |
| #4 | NEXT EPISODE | AKMU | Jul-26-2021, K-Pop |
| #5 | Formula of Love: O+T=<3 | TWICE | Nov-12-2021, K-Pop |
| #6 | LILAC | IU | Mar-25-2021, K-Pop |
| #7 | Dear OHMYGIRL | OH MY GIRL | May-10-2021, K-Pop |
| #8 | I burn | (G)I-DLE | Jan-11-2021, K-Pop |
| #9 | THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOON | GWSN | May-26-2021, K-Pop |
| #10 | BLOOD MOON | ONEUS | Nov-09-2021, K-Pop |
| #11 | Gaussian | youra | Feb-02-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #12 | 4 ONLY | LeeHi | Sep-09-2021, Contemporary R&B |
| #13 | INTO VIOLET | PURPLE KISS | Mar-15-2021, K-Pop |
| #14 | Queendom | Red Velvet | Aug-16-2021, K-Pop |
| #15 | Savage | aespa | Oct-05-2021, K-Pop |
| #16 | BORDER : CARNIVAL | ENHYPEN | Apr-26-2021, Dance-Pop |
| #17 | YOUNHA 6th Album 'END THEORY' | Younha | Nov-16-2021, K-Pop |
| #19 | Soda | Song Heejin | Jun-11-2021, K-Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE | TOMORROW X TOGETHER | Album, May-31-2021, K-Pop |
| #2 | BAD LOVE | KEY | EP, Sep-27-2021, K-Pop |
| #3 | Planet Nine : Alter Ego | ONEWE | EP, Jun-16-2021, Pop Rock |
| #4 | NEXT EPISODE | AKMU | EP, Jul-26-2021, K-Pop |
| #5 | Formula of Love: O+T=<3 | TWICE | Album, Nov-12-2021, K-Pop |
| #6 | LILAC | IU | Album, Mar-25-2021, K-Pop |
| #7 | Dear OHMYGIRL | OH MY GIRL | EP, May-10-2021, K-Pop |
| #8 | I burn | (G)I-DLE | EP, Jan-11-2021, K-Pop |
| #9 | THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOON | GWSN | EP, May-26-2021, K-Pop |
| #10 | BLOOD MOON | ONEUS | EP, Nov-09-2021, K-Pop |
| #11 | Gaussian | youra | EP, Feb-02-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #12 | 4 ONLY | LeeHi | Album, Sep-09-2021, Contemporary R&B |
| #13 | INTO VIOLET | PURPLE KISS | EP, Mar-15-2021, K-Pop |
| #14 | Queendom | Red Velvet | EP, Aug-16-2021, K-Pop |
| #15 | Savage | aespa | EP, Oct-05-2021, K-Pop |
| #16 | BORDER : CARNIVAL | ENHYPEN | EP, Apr-26-2021, Dance-Pop |
| #17 | YOUNHA 6th Album 'END THEORY' | Younha | Album, Nov-16-2021, K-Pop |
| #19 | Soda | Song Heejin | Album, Jun-11-2021, K-Pop |