I stay dedicated to shining a highlight on Ok-pop producers every year, however this checklist is changing into tougher to create. The times of “tremendous producers” with signature sounds appear to be behind us. The trade now stuffs its tune credit with many names, making it tougher to discern which producer is accountable for what. I firmly consider this strategy is accountable for a few of Ok-pop’s extra generic leanings of late, however that’s simply the way in which it’s in the meanwhile. Due to this, my checklist is shortened from ten to eight this 12 months.
No Sweetune in 2024, sadly!
2024 Yr-Finish Masterpost
8. BRAVE BROTHERS
Celebrity producers of yore have gotten much less frequent in Ok-pop, however I’m all the time completely happy to have somebody like Courageous Brothers again within the enterprise. As ordinary, he gave his greatest 2024 materials to a bunch that isn’t even a part of his company.
2024 Highlights:
TRENDZ – Go Up
DKB – Flirting X, Traveler, Howdy Goodbye (Rollercoaster)
Sweet Store – Good Woman, Sweet#, Don’t Cry, Tumbler (Sizzling & Chilly),
7. DAVID WILSON
Among the many varied names in Ok-pop’s tune camps, David Wilson stands out as a expertise who had his hand in a variety of my favourite 2024 tracks. I imply, co-composing Unimaginable and Love 119 alone exhibits his versatility.
2024 Highlights:
RIIZE – Unimaginable, Love 119
Twice – I Bought You
NMIXX – Passionfruit
&TEAM – Beat The Odds, Large Suki
Key – Overthink
Chuu – Strawberry Rush
ZEROBASEONE – Really feel The Pop, You Had Me At Howdy
NCT Dream – icantfeelanything
6. POP TIME / KAKO
Pop Time had extra credit than those listed beneath, nevertheless it was his work with Kako that actually stood out. The duo was accountable for most of BOYNEXTDOOR’s materials — alongside the members themselves, in fact.
2024 Highlights:
BOYNEXTDOOR – Earth, Wind & Fireplace, So Let’s Go See The Stars, Good Man, Harmful, Amnesia, Life Is Cool, Pricey. My Darling, Gonna Be A Rock, 20, Name Me
Yena – NEMONEMO
(G)I-DLE – Revenge
5. VAHN
Vahn slips only a bit in comparison with final 12 months’s rating as a result of his 2024 work was primarily dedicated to his personal solo initiatives. Nevertheless, these solo initiatives had been universally nice so it’s arduous to argue with high quality!
2024 Highlights:
Vahn – Crush On You, D.T.R (Each day Temperature Vary), What Is It?, Candy!, Feeling, Seasons, Tonight, Sucker For You, I Swear, Goodbye
RE:REVOLUTION – Volcano
4. HELLO GLOOM
Howdy Gloom produces all of his personal work in addition to the music from agency-mate from20. All of it was nice this 12 months. He additionally branched out by providing a ballad to ex-bandmate Park Jeup.
2024 Highlights:
Howdy Gloom – Mamacita, Someone
from20 – Demon
from20 x Howdy Gloom – Your Love, Blue
Park Jeup – My Every little thing
3. KENZIE
22 years into her profession, Kenzie continues to be probably the most necessary composers within the trade. SM Leisure is fortunate to have her, however she additionally writes for different businesses. The mammoth success of Supernova alone earns her a spot on this checklist, however there’s so many different highlights past that.
2024 Highlights:
aespa – Supernova, Bahama, Sizzling Mess
RIIZE – Combo
ZEROBASEONE – Good So Dangerous
TWS – Hold On
NCT Want – Want, Regular, Fingers Up, Landing
Bang Yedam & Winter – Formally Cool
WayV – Give Me That, Go Larger
Purple Velvet – Cosmic
Key – Recent
NCT 127 – Like A Film
Irene – Calling Me Again
Doyoung – Dallas Love Discipline
2. KZ / DINT / 1984 / NTHONIUS / MEISOBO
My favourite manufacturing staff of 2023 maintains their profitable batting common with some nice materials for The Wind. The staff prolonged their attain this 12 months with robust work for different acts. They’re one of many few currently-working groups who appear to have their very own sound and strategy to music.
2024 Highlights:
The Wind – Howdy, My First Love, Friendship, Coronary heart Fluttering, Sirius Pt.2
WHIB – Play
EPEX – It Is What It Is
Younha – Quasar
1. WASURENAI (BUMZU) / JEON JIN / GLENN / HEON search engine optimisation / T-SK
TWS’s tune credit are full of totally different names, however these appear to be the core skills behind their largest hits. I didn’t be taught till simply now that Wasurenai is definitely a pseudonym for producer Bumzu (of Seventeen, Nu’est fame), which makes me marvel at his versatility. I applaud the alchemy this staff has managed to forge as a result of their materials feels particular and refreshingly trend-free. I hope they proceed to pump out hits in 2025.
2024 Highlights:
TWS – Plot Twist, If I’m S, Might You Be My N?, hey! hey!, Oh Mymy: 7s, Unplugged Boy, You+Me=7942, Hold On, Final Pageant
