From ballads to carols and everything in between, your winter playlist could benefit from a dash of K-pop.
TVXQ – Love in the Ice
Originally released in 2007 as a Japanese single, this power ballad remains a winter K-pop classic.
Taeyeon – This Christmas
A quiet and beautiful reflection on a happier — but bygone — Christmas Day from the Girls’ Generation vocalist.
Jonghyun – Our Season
“Our Season” is as reassuring and as loving as its translated Korean title “Warm Winter” would suggest.
Infinite – Lately
Seven years later, “Lately” is still one of Infinite’s sweetest tracks.
Twice – Merry & Happy
Has Twice ever made us anything less than merry and happy?
EXO – Universe
EXO is famous for their top-notch winter albums, but the soaring “Universe” packs a punch unlike any other.
BTOB – The Winter’s Tale
One part cringe and three parts pure cotton-candy nostalgia, BTOB knows what good holiday songs are made of.
f(x) – Wish List
“Wish List” is the f(x) a capella we didn’t know we’d needed.
TTS – Dear Santa
What actual holiday magic looks like.
Baek A Yeon feat. JB – Just Because
Baek A Yeon and Got7 leader JB sound absolutely gorgeous as a duet — and leave us begging for more.
Lovelyz – Twinkle
The octet gives us the feel-good pick-me-up we all need.
LOONA – The Carol
Just in case you didn’t catch the “Stan LOONA” meme this year…
BoA – Merry-Chri
“Merry-Chri” — and its Japanese-language version “Meri Kuri” — has been a Christmas playlist shoe-ins since its 2004 release.
