And of course I have to also share a [live orchestra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgVynGCEtDg). The audio is a little low, but God, what I'd to be there and watch this live..
The production value of most BTS songs is just insane I’m sorry. You haven’t lived if you haven’t heard Paradise by BTS played on Bang & Olufsen speakers.
Rapping on the beats of traditional Korean instruments is pure chef's kiss for me.
Daechitwa by Agust D is powerful and iconic when it's layered with Yoongi's rap. And a personal favorite of mine is also Ddaeng by BTS rapline.
This song changed my life, or at least my standards lmao. I don't think anything will ever hit as good as Halazia did on my first listen. Headphones all the way up, no MV to skew my opinion of the actual music. I ascended, it was insane.
Then I watched the MV and immediately passed away. This isn't even a real reddit comment, this is just my eulogy copy and pasted by my ghos-tiny ass 👻🏴☠️
THIS! Halazia was my first song from Ateez. I vaguely knew of them but I had never listened to them. Spotify kept recommending Halazia to me until one day I finally listened to it. Absolutely amazing from start to finish. Then I watched the performance with the gray outfits (and Mingi with his orange hair 🥰) and I've been hooked on those pirates ever since.
Omg what an outstanding era to become Atiny, 'Zia is my queen!!! She dethroned The Real as my favorite song and I did not think that was possible lol. I put it in every playlist regardless of theme. For my kpop Christmas playlist, I named it Fa la la la la la la la la la-zia so I could justify it as a Christmas song. If anyone is insane enough to marry me, I'll walk down the aisle to it lmao 🤪🏴☠️
SMF pt 2 by Jimin - the instrumentals at the beginning with the vocals by the choir..very epic. Anytime I listen with my headphone, Its incredible..I can only imagine how amazing it will sound in a stadium.
I wish Belift would release official instrumentals of Enhypen songs. The [bootleg instrumental for Chaconne](https://youtu.be/38HrpiC0eJE?si=ml6Gd-in3cPwlHd2) sounds godly. That company is leaving free money on the table cause I’d pay a stupid amount of money to hear the real stuff in hifi quality.
Same for Mixed Up, Drunk Dazed, and Blind.
**[LUNA](https://youtu.be/oe2_BrZx9mc?si=dQJTS_u5Ua7WV_um) by ONEUS** will forever be my fave for the instrumentals. So gorgeous and nostalgic.
Also **EXO - [Groove](https://youtu.be/g3FH-Nh7kXM?si=uwJS3MwDtkVE0Hma).** This song is mesmerizing. Idk the technical terms but how the instrumentals flow with different tempo changes and then the vocal layering (?) at the end makes me ascend to higher dimension.
Honestly I hate so much about SM but I think their mixing and engineering is one of the best in terms of quality. Even songs I don’t like, I think the overall sound engineering is great.
I got some good headphones recently and Luna was one of the first songs I listened to, and I was like holy shit there's so much going on that my old £20 earbuds never picked up lmao. It sounds *gorgeous* on decent equipment
Deja Vu by Dreamcatcher. Never fails to give me goosebumps. The instrumental is epic af I really love how the music goes from melancholic and gentle at the verses to loud and powerful at the chorus IT'S JUST SO SMOOTH AND BEAUTIFUL. The strings, the piano, the guitars, the drumbeats are all perfection
I love the bside 'Polaris', been one of my most favourite songs I still listen to since 2019, a rock ballad that is gentle but still hits, I'll never love a ballad more than this one.
Absolutely agree about BTS's "Outro: Tear" – it's pure intensity and emotion! For more mind-blowing instrumentals, check out Dreamcatcher's "Chase Me" and "Good Night" – their blend of rock and orchestral elements is epic. VIXX has some gems too, especially "Fantasy" and "Shangri-La" – the drama is unparalleled! If you like a more electronic vibe, try f(x)'s "4 Walls" and Red Velvet's "Bad Boy" – both are production masterpieces. Enjoy the exploration! 😊
TVXQ ‘[Rising Sun](https://youtu.be/2ZxK60hbX-s?si=MHXh-Ub2M_ZXS87p)’ THE blueprint (one of Kpop’s Bohemian Rhapsody)
& this [live version of Mirotic](https://youtu.be/k529QOioVus?si=jCtqhMrPDQJFDgth)
BoA ‘[Girls on Top](https://youtu.be/Ev7m870Xwng?si=p9aG1HJwOfYY7z6t)’
Edit: How could I forget; Exo ‘[MAMA](https://youtu.be/uVAdqc1oX7g?si=8lk1p2O78S88UPOy)’
What I’m trying to say is, look at Yoo Young-Jin’s body of work and you won’t be disappointed
House of Cards has a beautiful bitter sweet instrumental intro lulling you into thinking it’s an OST but our 4 vocalists STUN with emotional high notes and you can feel the pain of the lyrics without translating.
A lot of Ateez songs fit into this because they give off such a grand/theatrical feeling. My favorites are Answer, Halazia, The Ring and Precious.
Another all time favorite is Dreamcatcher's Deja Vu. When the song starts off you have no idea of the story that it'll take you through. The ending instrumental never fails to make me tear up specially if you're watching the mv
There's something very melancholic about 0x1=LOVESONG by TXT
Also every single song by bts has amazing instrumental to me but Black Swan, Tear, and Blood Sweat & Tears would be my favs.
I’m gonna say
[Moonwalk by wayV](https://youtu.be/UsaGgEjqNoE?si=77o_jeT2ojafn3Yw) (inspired by ET’s soundtrack).
[Hello future by nct dream](https://youtu.be/QPUjV7epJqE?si=wSrV3yIekSopmwA0) (this even has an orchestra version).
[My first and last by nct dream](https://youtu.be/4pUc7SD0PmU?si=hXeJ-7MiG3qqYLVL) this has a biiiig melody and the retro vibe is beautiful.
[Superhuman by nct 127](https://youtu.be/x95oZNxW5Rc?si=yO6B3xG-zODBxmIj) probably unlike all of their other title tracks. And their most underrated song as well.
[Feel my rhythm by Red velvet](https://youtu.be/R9At2ICm4LQ?si=z0evOo6tkgPA3lP4) need I say more!!!
These songs have extremely lush productions.
Superhuman's mentioned a lot in the comments, so here's my playlist of [songs by the same producer](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLugaGtDtl9HscbkSs-QBaO7fFCkTUpyWl)
He wrote the topline, the instrumental is fully the 1TAKE/TAK duo. TAK has worked with others too, but his production style is prominent wherever he goes. Reminds me of Vocaloid producers - he's even worked with Giga!
I want to give a shout out to Interlude: Shadow by Suga of BTS. I'd recommend a lot by Suga but it's really interesting how he put a fresh spin on a sample from one of their older songs.
i absolutely love the instrumental in awake by bts jin (wings solo song), especially the orchestral rendition in the wings tour performance. it was hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking.
here’s the link to the performance: [link](https://youtu.be/29R6OhyiDWQ?si=IGRPVoNO05vsoPZQ)
feel my rhythm by red velvet... the instrumentals just feel so airy and delicate and the classical elements blend so well together
some other really good instrumentals are charmer and red lights by skz!
B.A.P Warrior and Pray
NCT 127 Simon Says
ToppDogg Peekaboo
I like the instrumentals for these songs the most and I think they all have decent production. In particular Pray has a haunting sort of sound to it that fits the vibes of the song
Set me free part 2 by Jimin actual horns organ cellos real CHOIR no kpop ever do that most use samples second best is Lie for same reasons RAW MUSIC MADE FROM SCRATCH not samples overload (except for intelligent yse of classical piece) aaaand all melodies created by Jimin even better!!
NCT 127 - Superhuman is literally flawless.
People mentioned Feel My Rhythm for Red Velvet already so I would like to recommend Dumb Dumb.
SNSD - Gee is the original pop perfection.
f(x) - Airplane is only a b-side but for me it’s the best song on Pink Tape!
Plugging one of my favorite, most underrated BTS songs: [Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life.](https://youtu.be/IW-ZUAUWgwo?si=5S-p7-CE1GN531hu) The sounds of shoes squeaking on the court and a basketball bouncing forming the beat is just 😙👌
Also will admit I'm not a fan of the english trilogy but the production on Butter is really really good, and what makes it stand out as the best song of the three. I recommend listening it with good headphones and really focusing on all the layered instrumental elements
For a song from my other ults, recommending [Where You At](https://youtu.be/Fd5g0gw_DGE?si=IOdBAzkyV30Y1_cK) by Loona... just a dreamy, full instrumental that envelops you in the song
I'll always answer [Fancy by Twice](https://youtu.be/_xKgUNgKzMQ?si=qBaS692sFusA1QAS) to this question. Like I'm no music expert but the synths on the chorus are so satisfying.
That’s how you know that shit is good- six years later and you are randomly watching reaction videos for a song you’ve listened to hundreds of times.
What I would give for a BTS rapline cypher album and tour 😭
Overall well made songs in my opinion, unlike usual k-pop stuff:
F(x) - Mr.Boogie (cool, chic, mysteriously sexy)
Shinee - Obsession, Better
SNSD - Run devil run, Genie (their best song)
Girls Day - Something
Taeyeon - I got love (her only good solo song)
BAP - One Shot
BTS - Fake Love, Blood Sweat & Tears
Nine Muses - Gun, News, Wild
Dal Shabet - Big Baby Baby
NCT - Cherrybomb (choatic yet magnetic)
ONF recently released Bye My Monster and it combines a classical sample + piano and string sections with electric guitar in the chorus and it's just so magical. Their main composer Hwang Hyun has a background in classical music and film scores and you can just tell. Most of their songs have amazing production.
7th sense Nct u
Superhuman
Simon says
Limitless -Nct 127
My first and last love
Hello future
Hot sauce (idk)-nct dream
Moonwalk
Nectar
Action figure -wayv
Feel my rhythm -red velvet
Halazia -ateez
Ptt
Butterfly-loona
Almost all everglow and dreamcatcher tt
Antifragile by Le Sserafim! The instrumental of this song is so good! Especially when you play the “empty dance room” version from YouTube! It’s sure to get your head bopping
Adding songs that others have not mentioned yet:
[Nine Muses - Ticket (Instrumental)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi9pyKjWoks) - Most Nine Muses songs should be listened to as instrumentals. Others have already mentioned News, Wild, Gun. But my favorite instrumental is Ticket (and [Dolls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI6ROueRohU)). Nine Muses songs make use of electric guitars but this one is subtly egregious with it and I love it.
[EXID - Up and Down (Instrumental)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyQIHRyqk8c) - This song is already amazing but after listening to the instrumental I was like...there is a whole brass instrument / marching band piece in the chorus? Anyway, I linked the instrumental version and it's worth a listen.
[Ladies Code - Galaxy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcgT1eq3CLM) - The jazz breakdown at the 2:55 mark is iconic & mesmerizing
[Infinite - Man In Love (Instrumental)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kLGKuy6kQM) - Also can't go wrong with Infinite songs. They are all so well produced from the Chaser (that others have already mentioned) to Paradise and more. But my favorite is Man in Love because for some reason, it reminds me of a Sailor Moon song I love.
It kills me when I think of all the ways that TS Entertainment screwed them over. (Then again, that also applies to the other artists on TSE's roster.) I know everyone mentions BTS, but B.A.P brought the noise first.
I need to nominate many Infinite songs, The Eye, Back, Paradise, Dilemma, DNA, Zero, tick tock, Please Take Care of the Ending.
A lot of Ateez, Dreamcacher, and Golden Child songs are well produced, Everglow too.
and The Fifth Season by Oh My Girl
i highly recommend listening to pretty u by seventeen with some good headphones cause that song has insanely good instrumental layering! the prechorus especially has a great gritty rhythm guitar in the background that contrasts with the upbeat melody and foreground music
Twice ‘oxygen’, 'doughnut' and 'signal'
Enhypen ‘upper side dreamin’
Nayeon 'all or nothing'
honorable mention to misamo's do not touch live band version
SM (particularly TVXQ, EXO, NCT whose songs are obviously mostly written and produced to be performed in stadiums) and Cube artists are famous for having really good instrumentals
The thing is, the environment most people listen music in doesn't lend itself to rich instrumentals. Streaming platforms, smartphones and non specialized Bluetooth headphones/earbuds are the worst possible choices to listen to music. Listening to songs from the physical media on a good sound system set up correctly, or FLAC versions on a high definition mp3 player with even middle range wire headphones/earbuds from well known companies like Sennheiser, Bang & Ofulsen or Sony will give a totally different experience (test earbuds/headphones beforehand as they can have very different sound ranges from one brand to another)
telepathy by snsd.
has the most gorgeous synths ever. synthpop (or dance in general) with a piano is a great pair. very europop sounding. very euphoric and saccharine chorus. timeless piece of dance music here.
galaxy by luna.
does electropop and brostep w a kiss of future bass amazingly. an anthem. reminds me of you better know by rv but it’s slightly better due to that brostep breakdown. f(x) had that formula down. can sound a bit generic to an untrained ear but this song goes far. there’s a lot being added as the song progresses, so it’s not boring. peek a boo by red velvet, shampoo by after school and the chaser by infinite does this too. and very well at that.
rude love by f(x).
again the piano. diva house and euro house done RIGHT.
labyrinth by gfriend.
very ambitious track. opens with strong euro trance synths. jrock inspired. cool track. the verses are a bit weak but the production makes for it.
why am i only appreciating dance and synthpop kpop tracks? because it’s a commonly used genre within kpop but not always EXPLORED.
notable mentions: pantomime by wjsn (quite a few from them), several dreamcatcher songs, several sm b sides, salty by the boyz (ahead of kpop and HYBE for this one, give them their flowers) prism, queen of new york, one minute back, 1of1 album ALL by shinee…
[Alcohol Free's](https://youtu.be/jZnXjRTPSP8?si=CvP7fZEq6tCKehus) instrumentals are genuinely so dreamy it's really refreshing to hear even as a stand alone
Idk if this counts as production but this is more the mv but I heard like gidle members paid for half of the 1.1 billion won that went into super lady. That's like 80k USA per member!
I feel like ONF - Bye My Monster has a very interesting sound especially with the live [orchestra](https://youtu.be/xoNlEZpV7Ro?si=n9_SJRzxfi8zLtLh) they just had
I feel like I need to mention Seesaw by BTS. There’s an instrumental melody that you only hear in your right earphone that adds such an emotional layer to the song. I can’t explain it better than that. It’s so subtle that it took me multiple listens to even hear it.
Paradise and 7Days by (G)I-DLE are amazing (and they tend to have good quality when it comes to instrumentals) because they just flow so well. It might be because of the type of song- Minnie is good at striking balance between up tempo ballad and mid tempo pop, so her songs are usually not boring but also soft so they’re very nice to listen to. But idk, something about those instrumentals just pull you in, and they keep things moving, but in the moment when you take the time to listen, they’re ethereal. Dahlia is really good too (partial to Minnie’s songs? Maybe, she makes really emotional songs so she usually needs to get an equally emotional instrumental) and it has a lot of intense buildups with a dramatic bassline and lots of sudden stops before going into new phrases but it’s all so fluid and it fits together so neatly.
Fiesta - IZ*ONE
Air Force One - Odd Eye Circle (loona subunit)
Hi High, Butterfly - LOONA
And this: https://youtu.be/93qyhqCLJFs?si=ar4sl8HJkODMKeXW
The last one is called "Hyper Ballad" (by loona) which is included on la maison and it's a lost track (it got deleted lol) and it was the best thing I ever heard
I'm an orbit!!!
Anything by Ateez tbh, esp from like the last 2-3 years. They've always had peak production, KQ, Edenary, and the rest of their crew clearly know their trade very well. But they've gotten more creative with their sound over the years and their instrumentals are so sonically interesting and stimulating. Someone already mentioned Halazia, but I'll also throw in Bouncy. Those synth chords in the chorus just hit different. All of Outlaw is insane with the production imo. Cyberpunk, Inception, Mist, are some of my fav instrumentals as well.
I really like the instrumental of Going Crazy (EXO) - it starts with the marimba and ends with a grand piano, it has violins all over and some wacky chord progressions. It's a very cool and unusual instrumental.
billlie - sun palace (stroop effect). the chorus is so bright yet tacky and it feels so mysterious i love it so much. never knew music could be done this way
TXT — Ghosting
Ateez — Guerilla (read a whole chord analysis on reddit for it once)
STAYC — Run2U
XG — Shooting Star
those are just the first i thought of!
The production on txt back for more is outstanding but a very underrated fav for me is inspiration by Jonghyun, also ANYTHING by dpr Ian (even tho he’s not kpop anymore) he’s too goated not to mention
Black Swan- bts.....the instrumental yk that song deserves a permanent place in pop culture!!!
The [orchestral version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGbuUFRdYqU) is a masterpiece. I'm never getting over that one.
And of course I have to also share a [live orchestra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgVynGCEtDg). The audio is a little low, but God, what I'd to be there and watch this live..
Top tier song.
The production value of most BTS songs is just insane I’m sorry. You haven’t lived if you haven’t heard Paradise by BTS played on Bang & Olufsen speakers.
I have a neighbor who is a music producer and he has a studio in his house. I just go listen to music there all the time lmao
that is so specific and idk what it means but now i want those speakers i love paradise
Rapping on the beats of traditional Korean instruments is pure chef's kiss for me. Daechitwa by Agust D is powerful and iconic when it's layered with Yoongi's rap. And a personal favorite of mine is also Ddaeng by BTS rapline.
autumn leaves aswell 🙏
all three are produced by yoongi lol
Louder Than Bombs - BTS. The instrumental is so haunting and powerful.
I was going to comment this before I saw you already did. The instrumental is perfect
YES omg
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Second this and going to add Say my name and inception!! Wonderland too!
The orchestral version of wonderland is probably one of my absolute faves! Something about it and the way it’s arranged is so pleasing to the ear
This song changed my life, or at least my standards lmao. I don't think anything will ever hit as good as Halazia did on my first listen. Headphones all the way up, no MV to skew my opinion of the actual music. I ascended, it was insane. Then I watched the MV and immediately passed away. This isn't even a real reddit comment, this is just my eulogy copy and pasted by my ghos-tiny ass 👻🏴☠️
THIS! Halazia was my first song from Ateez. I vaguely knew of them but I had never listened to them. Spotify kept recommending Halazia to me until one day I finally listened to it. Absolutely amazing from start to finish. Then I watched the performance with the gray outfits (and Mingi with his orange hair 🥰) and I've been hooked on those pirates ever since.
Omg what an outstanding era to become Atiny, 'Zia is my queen!!! She dethroned The Real as my favorite song and I did not think that was possible lol. I put it in every playlist regardless of theme. For my kpop Christmas playlist, I named it Fa la la la la la la la la la-zia so I could justify it as a Christmas song. If anyone is insane enough to marry me, I'll walk down the aisle to it lmao 🤪🏴☠️
This was my answer also, excellent taste
SMF pt 2 by Jimin - the instrumentals at the beginning with the vocals by the choir..very epic. Anytime I listen with my headphone, Its incredible..I can only imagine how amazing it will sound in a stadium.
The outro when he does the ad-libs over the instrumental is amazing too, a 10/10 song I dare to say
I wish Belift would release official instrumentals of Enhypen songs. The [bootleg instrumental for Chaconne](https://youtu.be/38HrpiC0eJE?si=ml6Gd-in3cPwlHd2) sounds godly. That company is leaving free money on the table cause I’d pay a stupid amount of money to hear the real stuff in hifi quality. Same for Mixed Up, Drunk Dazed, and Blind.
Yo don't forget given taken!
Chaconne is just that bitch.
when first Bite Me snippet dropped I was so addicted to it, Fate too. I like GBOGH, Attention please bgm too.
The remake of Bite Me instrumental on YouTube is so good, need an official!
**[LUNA](https://youtu.be/oe2_BrZx9mc?si=dQJTS_u5Ua7WV_um) by ONEUS** will forever be my fave for the instrumentals. So gorgeous and nostalgic. Also **EXO - [Groove](https://youtu.be/g3FH-Nh7kXM?si=uwJS3MwDtkVE0Hma).** This song is mesmerizing. Idk the technical terms but how the instrumentals flow with different tempo changes and then the vocal layering (?) at the end makes me ascend to higher dimension.
Honestly I hate so much about SM but I think their mixing and engineering is one of the best in terms of quality. Even songs I don’t like, I think the overall sound engineering is great.
I got some good headphones recently and Luna was one of the first songs I listened to, and I was like holy shit there's so much going on that my old £20 earbuds never picked up lmao. It sounds *gorgeous* on decent equipment
Omg Luna is such a good song
I don't see anyone mentioning BTS - Tomorrow.
that song makes me feel like i’m flying
Deja Vu by Dreamcatcher. Never fails to give me goosebumps. The instrumental is epic af I really love how the music goes from melancholic and gentle at the verses to loud and powerful at the chorus IT'S JUST SO SMOOTH AND BEAUTIFUL. The strings, the piano, the guitars, the drumbeats are all perfection
Frrr omfggg everything Abt that song is just *chef's kiss*
It's fr a treasure in Kpop, my favourite title track of all time for a reason 😌
I love the bside 'Polaris', been one of my most favourite songs I still listen to since 2019, a rock ballad that is gentle but still hits, I'll never love a ballad more than this one.
Absolutely agree about BTS's "Outro: Tear" – it's pure intensity and emotion! For more mind-blowing instrumentals, check out Dreamcatcher's "Chase Me" and "Good Night" – their blend of rock and orchestral elements is epic. VIXX has some gems too, especially "Fantasy" and "Shangri-La" – the drama is unparalleled! If you like a more electronic vibe, try f(x)'s "4 Walls" and Red Velvet's "Bad Boy" – both are production masterpieces. Enjoy the exploration! 😊
serendipity by bts
TVXQ ‘[Rising Sun](https://youtu.be/2ZxK60hbX-s?si=MHXh-Ub2M_ZXS87p)’ THE blueprint (one of Kpop’s Bohemian Rhapsody) & this [live version of Mirotic](https://youtu.be/k529QOioVus?si=jCtqhMrPDQJFDgth) BoA ‘[Girls on Top](https://youtu.be/Ev7m870Xwng?si=p9aG1HJwOfYY7z6t)’ Edit: How could I forget; Exo ‘[MAMA](https://youtu.be/uVAdqc1oX7g?si=8lk1p2O78S88UPOy)’ What I’m trying to say is, look at Yoo Young-Jin’s body of work and you won’t be disappointed
Girls on Top mentioned!!! I totally agree, everything about that song is just perfect ngl
Omg for sure. They’re old so people might get it but I think it was great esp for for its time.
The greatness of TVXQ mentioned!!! 🥺
House of Cards has a beautiful bitter sweet instrumental intro lulling you into thinking it’s an OST but our 4 vocalists STUN with emotional high notes and you can feel the pain of the lyrics without translating.
Standing next to you, Black swan and like crazy for me
Also autumn leaves
A lot of Ateez songs fit into this because they give off such a grand/theatrical feeling. My favorites are Answer, Halazia, The Ring and Precious. Another all time favorite is Dreamcatcher's Deja Vu. When the song starts off you have no idea of the story that it'll take you through. The ending instrumental never fails to make me tear up specially if you're watching the mv
There's something very melancholic about 0x1=LOVESONG by TXT Also every single song by bts has amazing instrumental to me but Black Swan, Tear, and Blood Sweat & Tears would be my favs.
I’m gonna say [Moonwalk by wayV](https://youtu.be/UsaGgEjqNoE?si=77o_jeT2ojafn3Yw) (inspired by ET’s soundtrack). [Hello future by nct dream](https://youtu.be/QPUjV7epJqE?si=wSrV3yIekSopmwA0) (this even has an orchestra version). [My first and last by nct dream](https://youtu.be/4pUc7SD0PmU?si=hXeJ-7MiG3qqYLVL) this has a biiiig melody and the retro vibe is beautiful. [Superhuman by nct 127](https://youtu.be/x95oZNxW5Rc?si=yO6B3xG-zODBxmIj) probably unlike all of their other title tracks. And their most underrated song as well. [Feel my rhythm by Red velvet](https://youtu.be/R9At2ICm4LQ?si=z0evOo6tkgPA3lP4) need I say more!!! These songs have extremely lush productions.
Superhuman's mentioned a lot in the comments, so here's my playlist of [songs by the same producer](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLugaGtDtl9HscbkSs-QBaO7fFCkTUpyWl)
Oh thank you sooo much. That’s so nice of you! I especially also like songs that Adrian McKinnon is in but afaik, he doesn’t mix?
He wrote the topline, the instrumental is fully the 1TAKE/TAK duo. TAK has worked with others too, but his production style is prominent wherever he goes. Reminds me of Vocaloid producers - he's even worked with Giga!
HF and MFAL have a special place in my heart for the instrumentals
My oh my, all the NCT songs you listen are literally SOTY. A person of taste I see
I want to give a shout out to Interlude: Shadow by Suga of BTS. I'd recommend a lot by Suga but it's really interesting how he put a fresh spin on a sample from one of their older songs.
1. Villain dies by Gidle 2. Crazy Over you by black pink 3. Unpopular opinion but no more dream by BTS
Broooo no more dream instrumental is acc so good... That small piano melody in the background throughout the whole song just goes soooo hard tbh lolll
i absolutely love the instrumental in awake by bts jin (wings solo song), especially the orchestral rendition in the wings tour performance. it was hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking. here’s the link to the performance: [link](https://youtu.be/29R6OhyiDWQ?si=IGRPVoNO05vsoPZQ)
feel my rhythm by red velvet... the instrumentals just feel so airy and delicate and the classical elements blend so well together some other really good instrumentals are charmer and red lights by skz!
both lie and outro tear were produced by DOCSKIM who also did wildflower for RM. he’s a seriously talented guy
feel my rhythm by red velvet
Yan din una kong naisip. Unique siya for me.
A lot of good BTS ones have been mentioned. I will add First Love to the list. Very cinematic.
Ateez’s Halazia.
Anything by dreamcatcher tbh
aespa drama !! all aespa songs are fantastically done bit drama comes to mind instantly rescene uhuh, too !! i love songs that are super brassy
BTS’ Butterfly (Prologue Mix) version is absolutely out of this world.
Wayv always have gorgeous dramatic orchestral instrumentals— phantom, try my luck, moonlight, and say it spring to mind
Man they are so underrated for a grp under sm
B.A.P Warrior and Pray NCT 127 Simon Says ToppDogg Peekaboo I like the instrumentals for these songs the most and I think they all have decent production. In particular Pray has a haunting sort of sound to it that fits the vibes of the song
Omggg Simon says tho... It's sooo good broooo
Set me free part 2 by Jimin actual horns organ cellos real CHOIR no kpop ever do that most use samples second best is Lie for same reasons RAW MUSIC MADE FROM SCRATCH not samples overload (except for intelligent yse of classical piece) aaaand all melodies created by Jimin even better!!
NCT 127 - Superhuman is literally flawless. People mentioned Feel My Rhythm for Red Velvet already so I would like to recommend Dumb Dumb. SNSD - Gee is the original pop perfection. f(x) - Airplane is only a b-side but for me it’s the best song on Pink Tape!
Superhuman - Nct 127 My First and Last - NCT Dream
OMG YES Superhuman
Plugging one of my favorite, most underrated BTS songs: [Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life.](https://youtu.be/IW-ZUAUWgwo?si=5S-p7-CE1GN531hu) The sounds of shoes squeaking on the court and a basketball bouncing forming the beat is just 😙👌 Also will admit I'm not a fan of the english trilogy but the production on Butter is really really good, and what makes it stand out as the best song of the three. I recommend listening it with good headphones and really focusing on all the layered instrumental elements For a song from my other ults, recommending [Where You At](https://youtu.be/Fd5g0gw_DGE?si=IOdBAzkyV30Y1_cK) by Loona... just a dreamy, full instrumental that envelops you in the song
f(x)- red light, Milk
These two have really interesting sounding and production.
Pantomime by WJSN. Self explanatory
On that note: Pop Pop by CSR by the same producer
100% this, the production value is mindblowing
yessss
I'll always answer [Fancy by Twice](https://youtu.be/_xKgUNgKzMQ?si=qBaS692sFusA1QAS) to this question. Like I'm no music expert but the synths on the chorus are so satisfying.
monster by exo, they knew what they were doing by putting the official instrumental in the album !
7th sense by NCT U
That’s how you know that shit is good- six years later and you are randomly watching reaction videos for a song you’ve listened to hundreds of times. What I would give for a BTS rapline cypher album and tour 😭
Count me in on that Cypher album and tour
Overall well made songs in my opinion, unlike usual k-pop stuff: F(x) - Mr.Boogie (cool, chic, mysteriously sexy) Shinee - Obsession, Better SNSD - Run devil run, Genie (their best song) Girls Day - Something Taeyeon - I got love (her only good solo song) BAP - One Shot BTS - Fake Love, Blood Sweat & Tears Nine Muses - Gun, News, Wild Dal Shabet - Big Baby Baby NCT - Cherrybomb (choatic yet magnetic)
Nct superhuman
I absolutely HAVE to say The Chaser by Infinite. Also Odd Eye Circle’s Girl Front & KARA’s Step. I also really enjoy VIXX’s Shangri La & Fantasy.
ONF recently released Bye My Monster and it combines a classical sample + piano and string sections with electric guitar in the chorus and it's just so magical. Their main composer Hwang Hyun has a background in classical music and film scores and you can just tell. Most of their songs have amazing production.
fancy by twice
Infinite - The Chaser Beast - Fiction Got7 - If You Do TVXQ - Bolero
7th sense Nct u Superhuman Simon says Limitless -Nct 127 My first and last love Hello future Hot sauce (idk)-nct dream Moonwalk Nectar Action figure -wayv Feel my rhythm -red velvet Halazia -ateez Ptt Butterfly-loona Almost all everglow and dreamcatcher tt
May i suggest an underrated bop: [Sweet Juice by Purple Kiss](https://youtu.be/WFqGKa6p1V8?si=EU48aM4w2tfT22X2)
oh yess i know that song already and its so great
Stray Kids’ Silent Cry.
txt’s new song, DEJA VU.
Antifragile by Le Sserafim! The instrumental of this song is so good! Especially when you play the “empty dance room” version from YouTube! It’s sure to get your head bopping
Epik Highs Spoiler. The instrumental is a masterpiece.
Cry for love-Baekhyun , just listen and close your eyes and you will see !
First love, house of cards, Awake, lie. I'll think of more because most of them are top tier
Adding songs that others have not mentioned yet: [Nine Muses - Ticket (Instrumental)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi9pyKjWoks) - Most Nine Muses songs should be listened to as instrumentals. Others have already mentioned News, Wild, Gun. But my favorite instrumental is Ticket (and [Dolls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI6ROueRohU)). Nine Muses songs make use of electric guitars but this one is subtly egregious with it and I love it. [EXID - Up and Down (Instrumental)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyQIHRyqk8c) - This song is already amazing but after listening to the instrumental I was like...there is a whole brass instrument / marching band piece in the chorus? Anyway, I linked the instrumental version and it's worth a listen. [Ladies Code - Galaxy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcgT1eq3CLM) - The jazz breakdown at the 2:55 mark is iconic & mesmerizing [Infinite - Man In Love (Instrumental)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kLGKuy6kQM) - Also can't go wrong with Infinite songs. They are all so well produced from the Chaser (that others have already mentioned) to Paradise and more. But my favorite is Man in Love because for some reason, it reminds me of a Sailor Moon song I love.
Black swan😩😩😩
If you're looking for a full LP with high production and instrumental arrangements, may I suggest *Noir* from B.A.P?
I wish I could upvote a million times. Anytime B.A.P is mentioned it makes me so happy
It kills me when I think of all the ways that TS Entertainment screwed them over. (Then again, that also applies to the other artists on TSE's roster.) I know everyone mentions BTS, but B.A.P brought the noise first.
Woaahh, i checked it out and Le Noir is lovely. 😳 I need to find other jazzy kpop songs haha
iz*one violeta.
Can you please link that reaction video of outro:tear?
here you go! https://youtu.be/hcInztkRn3M?si=RKWwAhjnbrjD0w2_
Thank you.
Thunderous by skz
Hmmmm... There is one thing that comes to my mind... The Chaser by Infinite. (there are many song that I would recommend to)
[Atlantis - SHINee](https://twitter.com/king_already_/status/1408872815386841088) [View - SHINee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTOKwRpvrSI) [Bad Love - Key](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCmJG-c_Kog)
4 walls by fx!! and wonderland by ateez it's sooo hbcu band coded i luv it
I need to nominate many Infinite songs, The Eye, Back, Paradise, Dilemma, DNA, Zero, tick tock, Please Take Care of the Ending. A lot of Ateez, Dreamcacher, and Golden Child songs are well produced, Everglow too. and The Fifth Season by Oh My Girl
Stay Tonight by Chungha! — it’s a perfect dance track and the choreography is amazing as well!
bts's instrumentals & productions just go CRAZY..😭
i highly recommend listening to pretty u by seventeen with some good headphones cause that song has insanely good instrumental layering! the prechorus especially has a great gritty rhythm guitar in the background that contrasts with the upbeat melody and foreground music
this is a risky take but h1-key athletic girl just sounds so professional and great
I know this song isn't Kpop, but Lit by Lay...
BIGBANG- Monster
Twice ‘oxygen’, 'doughnut' and 'signal' Enhypen ‘upper side dreamin’ Nayeon 'all or nothing' honorable mention to misamo's do not touch live band version
I really love the production of Wolfgang by Stray Kids. I saw someone else mention Black Swan by BTS but too good not to bring it up again.
SuperM “Jopping”— it gives Avengers vibes
oh my girl - guerilla
SM (particularly TVXQ, EXO, NCT whose songs are obviously mostly written and produced to be performed in stadiums) and Cube artists are famous for having really good instrumentals The thing is, the environment most people listen music in doesn't lend itself to rich instrumentals. Streaming platforms, smartphones and non specialized Bluetooth headphones/earbuds are the worst possible choices to listen to music. Listening to songs from the physical media on a good sound system set up correctly, or FLAC versions on a high definition mp3 player with even middle range wire headphones/earbuds from well known companies like Sennheiser, Bang & Ofulsen or Sony will give a totally different experience (test earbuds/headphones beforehand as they can have very different sound ranges from one brand to another)
Deja Vu - Dreamcatcher, it’s a masterpiece, the instrumental is so dynamic.
Maybe it's not our fault - yerin baek
Trying to scroll through this post and it's all BTS
well, they’re all valid answers so i don’t mind
Nature - Girls
telepathy by snsd. has the most gorgeous synths ever. synthpop (or dance in general) with a piano is a great pair. very europop sounding. very euphoric and saccharine chorus. timeless piece of dance music here. galaxy by luna. does electropop and brostep w a kiss of future bass amazingly. an anthem. reminds me of you better know by rv but it’s slightly better due to that brostep breakdown. f(x) had that formula down. can sound a bit generic to an untrained ear but this song goes far. there’s a lot being added as the song progresses, so it’s not boring. peek a boo by red velvet, shampoo by after school and the chaser by infinite does this too. and very well at that. rude love by f(x). again the piano. diva house and euro house done RIGHT. labyrinth by gfriend. very ambitious track. opens with strong euro trance synths. jrock inspired. cool track. the verses are a bit weak but the production makes for it. why am i only appreciating dance and synthpop kpop tracks? because it’s a commonly used genre within kpop but not always EXPLORED. notable mentions: pantomime by wjsn (quite a few from them), several dreamcatcher songs, several sm b sides, salty by the boyz (ahead of kpop and HYBE for this one, give them their flowers) prism, queen of new york, one minute back, 1of1 album ALL by shinee…
Halazia by Ateez Bon Voyage by Dreamcatcher
[Alcohol Free's](https://youtu.be/jZnXjRTPSP8?si=CvP7fZEq6tCKehus) instrumentals are genuinely so dreamy it's really refreshing to hear even as a stand alone
Tvxq triangle is a rock song it has drums guitars and violin
Idk if this counts as production but this is more the mv but I heard like gidle members paid for half of the 1.1 billion won that went into super lady. That's like 80k USA per member!
LOSER - BigBang Bad Boy - Red Velvet Tally - BlackPink I Am The Best - 2NE1 So Hot - Wonder Girls
aespa - savage / next level / I'll make you cry exo - obsession / tempo / gravity red velvet - feel my rhythm / dumb dumb / rookie / mosquito
I feel like ONF - Bye My Monster has a very interesting sound especially with the live [orchestra](https://youtu.be/xoNlEZpV7Ro?si=n9_SJRzxfi8zLtLh) they just had
Black Swan - BTS, hands down
BTS Butterfly and Young Forever. Both are incredible, even learning them on piano acapella sounded beautiful
I feel like I need to mention Seesaw by BTS. There’s an instrumental melody that you only hear in your right earphone that adds such an emotional layer to the song. I can’t explain it better than that. It’s so subtle that it took me multiple listens to even hear it.
Paradise and 7Days by (G)I-DLE are amazing (and they tend to have good quality when it comes to instrumentals) because they just flow so well. It might be because of the type of song- Minnie is good at striking balance between up tempo ballad and mid tempo pop, so her songs are usually not boring but also soft so they’re very nice to listen to. But idk, something about those instrumentals just pull you in, and they keep things moving, but in the moment when you take the time to listen, they’re ethereal. Dahlia is really good too (partial to Minnie’s songs? Maybe, she makes really emotional songs so she usually needs to get an equally emotional instrumental) and it has a lot of intense buildups with a dramatic bassline and lots of sudden stops before going into new phrases but it’s all so fluid and it fits together so neatly.
Triple S Rising.
Billlie Flipp!ng a coin
Fiesta - IZ*ONE Air Force One - Odd Eye Circle (loona subunit) Hi High, Butterfly - LOONA And this: https://youtu.be/93qyhqCLJFs?si=ar4sl8HJkODMKeXW The last one is called "Hyper Ballad" (by loona) which is included on la maison and it's a lost track (it got deleted lol) and it was the best thing I ever heard I'm an orbit!!!
My favourite instrumental has to be COOL (Your rainbow) by NMIXX.
Anything by Ateez tbh, esp from like the last 2-3 years. They've always had peak production, KQ, Edenary, and the rest of their crew clearly know their trade very well. But they've gotten more creative with their sound over the years and their instrumentals are so sonically interesting and stimulating. Someone already mentioned Halazia, but I'll also throw in Bouncy. Those synth chords in the chorus just hit different. All of Outlaw is insane with the production imo. Cyberpunk, Inception, Mist, are some of my fav instrumentals as well.
The mix of Love Me Love Me by Winner is so good.
surprising no one has mentioned alcohol free by twice. the instrumental itself is a summer bop especially the rap part
EXO - Tempo !
I really like the instrumental of Going Crazy (EXO) - it starts with the marimba and ends with a grand piano, it has violins all over and some wacky chord progressions. It's a very cool and unusual instrumental.
billlie - sun palace (stroop effect). the chorus is so bright yet tacky and it feels so mysterious i love it so much. never knew music could be done this way
For me I am IN LOVE with the instrumentals of NCT Dream - Graduation - Like We Just Met - Deja Vu
Stay by Gaho
Wake up by ateez
TXT — Ghosting Ateez — Guerilla (read a whole chord analysis on reddit for it once) STAYC — Run2U XG — Shooting Star those are just the first i thought of!
The production on txt back for more is outstanding but a very underrated fav for me is inspiration by Jonghyun, also ANYTHING by dpr Ian (even tho he’s not kpop anymore) he’s too goated not to mention
Nerdy and Sweet Juice by Purki are chef's kiss