K-pop songs to convert your skeptical friends

Gee

Girls' Generation, Song, 2009 en.wikipedia.org

Ground zero. The hook will live in your brain rent-free.

Gangnam Style

Psy, Song, 2012 en.wikipedia.org

Yes, it's a meme. It's also a genuinely great dance track.

Ddu-Du Ddu-Du

Blackpink, Song, 2018 en.wikipedia.org

Ditto

NewJeans, Song, 2022 en.wikipedia.org

Sounds like a memory of winter. Best K-pop song of the 2020s so far.

I Am the Best

2NE1, Song, 2011 en.wikipedia.org

Red Flavor

Red Velvet, Song, 2017 en.wikipedia.org

Dynamite

BTS, Song, 2020 en.wikipedia.org

The easy entry point. Then go find their older stuff.

Love Dive

Ive, Song, 2022 en.wikipedia.org