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While January’s Best of K-Pop playlist kicked the year off hot with 75 tracks, I didn’t anticipate February living up to such a high precedent — yet we still managed to land with 80 fresh cuts worth your listen.
Earning the spot as the Best Of K-Pop’s February 2026 playlist cover star is BLACKPINK, who I think delivered one of their best singles ever with “GO.” Also on the playlist is “Fxxkboy” — another track I seem to be alone in loving as I discussed with Alexis Hodoyán-Gastélum and Theresa Avila on their It’s a K-Pop Thing podcast.
Elsewhere this past month, IVE’s second full-length album REVIVE+ boasted several really great tracks (my favorite is “Odd,” a solo track by member Gaeul), as did new releases from ATEEZ, WJSN, NCT JNJM, BIG Naughty, ONE PACT, QQQ, Sik-k, SuEn and more. I also highly recommend checking out the featured tracks from JENNIE, ZEROBASEONE, xooos and idntt. This playlist also includes music from Anderson .Paak, Tame Impala, Alec Benjamin, Pabllo Vittar, and Blue Pongtiwat.
For playlisting purposes, this listen goes from top K-pop hits > alternative-pop hits > turned-up hip-hop and club music > Latin bangers > more up-tempo K-pop deep cuts > experimental R&B, pop and rock > hyperpop takes > bubblegum pop > atmospheric R&B and hip-hop > mid-tempo R&B > sparse ballads > more up-tempo jazz and trot inspirations > mid-tempo R&B and rock > heavier rock > vibe-y and experimental pop, R&B, hip-hop to close
(And for journalist and editor friends, save this guide for spotting early standouts and crafting your midyear and year-end best lists.)
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Listen to the Best K-Pop Songs of February below and readers can access the playlists on several platforms below with more listening options here.
The Crossover’s February 2026 Best K-Pop Songs Playlist:
Key for Songs Beyond K-pop:
Bold for songs in English
Italics for songs with Spanish
Underline for songs in or with Japanese
& for songs with Thai
* for a non-K-pop act (but released through a K-pop company or similar management)
+ for a non-K-pop act’s release that features a K-pop act or collaborator
BLACKPINK, “GO”
IVE, “BLACKHOLE”
idntt, “All I Need”
ZEROBASEONE, “LOVEPOCALYPSE”
aespa & Anderson. Paak, “Keychain (From the Film K-POPS!)”
NCT JNJM, “BOTH SIDES”
Hearts2Hearts, “RUDE!”
IVE, “Odd (Gaeul Solo)”
Wendy & Alec Benjamin, “EMOTIONS”
ATEEZ, “NASA”
WJSN, “Bloom Hour”
ONE PACT, “Pull Up”
Tame Impala & Jennie, “Dracula (Jennie Remix)” +
WOODZ, “CINEMA”
Kim Sung Kyu, “Over It”
Lee Young Ji, “ROBOT”
ZICO, Crush, DEAN & Penomeco, “Yin and Yang (FANXY CHILD Ver.)”
Omega Sapien, “Hands Up in the Club”
ATEEZ, “Adrenaline”
Santos Bravos & &TEAM, “KAWASAKI (&TEAM Remix)”
NMIXX & Pabllo Vittar, “TIC TOC”
QQQ, “UNCOOL”
TRENDZ, “Kart Racer”
IVE, “Hush”
SOLE, “Look at My Heels”
BIG Naughty, “Fall Guy (feat. Glen Check)”
IVE, “BANG BANG”
ONE PACT, “DO U FXXKING LOVE ME TOO”
Triger, “HOPE (좋아)”
SuEn, “What Is This Feeling (With Bang Ye Dam)”
NCT JNJM, “What It Is”
QQQ, “Rainbow shade”
RESCENE, “Busy Boy”
MilMoon, “Lil Real Luv” +
X:IN, “Dazzle Flash” *
IVE, “HOT COFFEE”
xooos, “Pop Pop”
SuEn & BOBBY, “Icy”
ONE PACT, “Vampire (Special Track)”
Omega Sapien, “Coca-Cola”
IVE, “Unreal (Liz Solo)”
ME:I, “Best Match” *
UNIS, “Pinky Lady”
Blue Pongtiwat & TEN, “You Give Me Butterflies” +
SuEn, “Cherry Blossom”
Sik-K, “NAMSAN TOWER (feat. LEY)”
I.M, Yoonseok, Wooki & OF’F, “IYWO”
SuEn, “room.”
ONE PACT, “SANE”
Sik-K, “Player (feat. Crush)”
Chung Ha, “Save Me”
AB6IX, “So Sweet (0522)”
Hwang Min Hyun, “Truth”
Raina, “Almost Love”
Osshun gum, “불씨”
Padi, “In your circle (feat. Bumkey & Janet Suhh)”
Sik-K, “STAY on FIRE (feat. DEAN)”
BLACKPINK, “Fxxxboy”
Paul Blanco, “Love You Like a Fool”
BIG Naughty, “Son of a (feat. Sik-K)”
Bernard Park, “Stayed”
Kwon Jin Ah, “Late Night Talks”
Hang Dong Geun, “LIE LIE LIE”
Younha, “Seasonal Crime”
Lee Minhyuk, “Stay here with me”
JD1, “Crossing Today, We’ll Meet Again Tomorrow”
Parc Jae Jung & Sullyoon, “Always”
Seo Eunkwang, “True Love (No Tail to Tell : Original Television Soundtrack)”
Sweden Laundry, “Wasting Love”
Yoon Jong Shin, “Lovers (With George)”
SUNGMIN, “Dancing Under the Stars”
WJSN, “Mirror”
AVOKID, “Unspoken Ache”
WOODZ, “Bloodline”
verycoybunny, “Child of Mars”
BIG Naughty, “Echo (feat. Sunwoojunga)”
Hi-Fi Un!corn, “SOMEBODY HELP ME” *
SuEn, “Heart Emojis”
Sik-K, “TRAP (feat. Jimmy Paige)”
BIG Naughty, “For the First Time, I’m in Love (feat. Yescoba)”
All other platforms:
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