key changes in kpop songs

keep in mind that i am in no way an expert on music theory and am just someone who really loves kpop. i also tried to highlight some more underrated/less known songs and groups in this video rather than just focusing on the ones that everyone knows. trust me, i know that step by kara, ah-choo by lovelyz, deja vu by dreamcatcher and the chaser by infinite exist.
a little bit about me!
name: saturn
ult groups: dreamcatcher, wjsn, lovelyz, csr, loona
i also listen to basically every girl group that makes good music
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kpop kpop songs top kpop songs favorite kpop girl group kpop girl group key change lovelyz apink april after school blue kara 9muses csr alice elris laboum gfriend tint snuper s.i.s f(x) i.b.i boa kiss&cry girls' generation got the beat

[@day7645]

CSR is definitely one of the best debuts in a while.

[@shy4sana874]

sunrises key change is so beautiful i love it sum

[@GhafurRandom]

Gfriend TFTMN and crossroad have key change from intro to verse, verse to pre chorus, pre chorus to chorus, chorus to bridge and final chorus.

[@mimbo15116]

Yup.. Noh Juhwan is my fav kpop producer

[@seoksoon]

when cupid by fifi got released, i noticed that there's a key change in the last chorus in the ot4 version but not in the twin version

[@skyhideaway]

my favourite example of that last category would be chill kill by red velvet. there are actually a bunch of key changes in it, i believe, but for some reason the one in the chorus makes me emotional every time i listen to it.

[@Deletemyselfgirl]

a key change i looove is the one in Heart Attack by Chuu, im pretty sure it even goes up twice in the last chorus!

[@franklantic]

Lovelyz had so much potential. They were surely meant for bigger things. Such a shame what happened to them.

[@gameloregeek]

Sweetune and key changes one of the best combos in kpop ❤

[@felipe-zm8yd]

Pop? Pop! actually has TWO key changes, right at the beginning and in the high note

[@Kai-qh9ll]

Gfriend tftmn, gfriend love whisper, gfriend lol, gfriend crossroads, viviz mirror, and viviz red sun all have key changes as well, just not places in the final chorus like a typical key change

[@budidubidam_]

Just realize it! Bcs the key change are not as apparent as usual 😮

[@deanab-se5op]

9Muses - Sweetune was a perfect combo

[@greta_210]

omg yesss i was hoping love bug would be in here like i remember i sat up so fast when i heard it for the first time

[@tribui3252]

And there is also another key change in the last chorus, exactly like Remember!

[@bettersubsph]

Fantastic! I love the fourth kind of key change, especially Apink's Remember.

[@franklantic]

I’m sold. Adding all of these to my playlist (except for the very few ones I already have). Laboum needs more love!!!

[@Heaven-kp7ls]

I am a BIG sucker for modulation in songs, so allow me to share some of my unconventional favorites:
Chill Kill - Red Velvet (the change from minor to major always gets me ughhhh)
One of these nights - Red Velvet (whoever had the idea to go DOWN in the chorus… a Grammy please)
Red Light - f(x) (the queens of multiple key changes, and the best bridge in kpop dare I say)
Flower Power - SNSD (Japanese releases my beloveds)
frozen - loona yyxy (SOOOO GOOD)

[@retrolapse]

most of my favorites are here damn maybe i am a sucker for key changes after all

[@yubinification]

they’re too good it’s hard to not be

[@makansampemuntah]

A pink remember still sounds confusing to me hahaha

[@heyitszella]

love to see so many underrated groups here ❤

[@reinderstwan]

I just knew GFRIEND was gonna make this list

[@mimbo15116]

Crossroads by Gfriend is full of modulation/key changes :D

[@b1sib1si]

great video and great song selection

[@sur_un_nuage]

love bug key change is so interesting

[@finger_me_hard_daddy]

Especially its intro

[@retrolapse]

no step is insane actually (i do not know what a description box is)

[@SienAppelsien]

My favourite song that features transitions is A lie by B1A4. It switches between verse and chorus, but for the last climax of the song, it transitions again in a veru grand and orchestral way, it is one of the most beautiful moments in any song EVER

[@julesfoury9240]

5:39 Red Velvet sang it !

[@icedemonraven]

I.B.I achkkk I miss them. Sohee. TT

[@AaAa-rc5kw]

When i see the title 1st thing come to my mind is remember -Apink

[@jeonghwabiased]

finalmente alguém fala do csr e do gfriend

[@sanctualyz]

great video bes ❤

[@yubinification]

thank you bff 🫶🫶

[@lostcluster2]

apink ㅜㅜ

[@teenage_blue]

nice video

[@yureijuman]

Red velvet sung Milky Way already

[@muhammadsyazwan9939]

I feel like some exo outros and last chorus would be much better with key changes too like Lucky One or Call Me Baby

[@2hyucks]

there is also one in jewelry by le sserafim

[@DevarakaMusic]

Raina's voice please.

[@julesfoury9240]

1:12 you also have Kep1er and ILY:1

[@heyitszella]

kep1er's concept is not the same

[@user-wf2vz1lg5p]

K-pop is ruined since innocent bubblegum pop passed out of fashion

[@patyIIa]

tbh i hate when they do this on a song

[@leonardo9259]

Wrong