K-POP Solo Queens
IU, Taeyeon, Sunmi, LISA — the ultimate solo queen battle.
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About this world cup
Solo careers in K-pop are notoriously hard to sustain, which makes the artists who did it worth celebrating. This 64-song cup brings together IU, TAEYEON, SUNMI, CHUNG HA, HyunA, BoA, Jessi, BIBI, SOMI, LEE HI, Ailee, Heize and Hwa Sa, along with the BLACKPINK members' solo singles and NAYEON's POP!.
IU alone contributes a small greatest-hits set (Good Day, Palette, BBIBBI, Blueming, eight, Celebrity, LILAC, strawberry moon, Love wins all). TAEYEON's I, Fine, INVU and To. X show the ballad-to-pop range that made her the vocal standard. SUNMI's Gashina, Siren, Heroine and pporappippam and CHUNG HA's Gotta Go, Roller Coaster and Snapping represent the performance-first side of the field. BoA's No.1, Girls On Top, Hurricane Venus and Only One remind everyone who did it first.
It is a rare bracket where a whispery ballad can knock out a stadium-sized dance track in a single match, so results depend heavily on the mood of whoever is voting. Check the ranking page to see which queen the world crowns most often.
Matchups to watch
Good Day vs Gashina
IU's three-step-high-note classic against SUNMI's fan-flip anthem. The nation's little sister against the nation's femme fatale.
I vs SOLO
TAEYEON's soaring solo debut against JENNIE's swaggering one. Two very different ways to step out of a group.
APT. vs Bam Yang Gang
ROSÉ's global pop hit against BIBI's unexpectedly viral trot-flavored earworm. Both took over Korea the same year.
All 64 contenders
- IU - Good Day
- IU - Blueming
- IU - Celebrity
- IU - LILAC
- TAEYEON - I
- TAEYEON - Fine
- SUNMI - Gashina
- SUNMI - Siren
- CHUNG HA - Gotta Go
- CHUNG HA - Snapping
- HyunA - Bubble Pop
- JENNIE - SOLO
- JENNIE - Mantra
- SOMI - XOXO
- SOMI - Fast Forward
- Jessi - ZOOM
- BIBI - Vengeance
- BoA - Only One
- LISA - LALISA
- LISA - MONEY
- LISA - ROCKSTAR
- JISOO - FLOWER
- ROSÉ - On The Ground
- ROSÉ - APT.
- IU - Palette
- IU - eight
- IU - BBIBBI
- IU - strawberry moon
- IU - Love wins all
- TAEYEON - INVU
- TAEYEON - Weekend
- TAEYEON - Spark
- TAEYEON - To. X
- SUNMI - Heroine
- SUNMI - LALALAY
- SUNMI - pporappippam
- SUNMI - Noir
- CHUNG HA - Roller Coaster
- CHUNG HA - Why Don't You Know
- CHUNG HA - PLAY
- CHUNG HA - EENIE MEENIE
- HyunA - RED
- HyunA - BABE
- HyunA - FLOWER SHOWER
- Jessi - NUNU NANA
- Jessi - What Type of X
- SOMI - BIRTHDAY
- SOMI - DUMB DUMB
- SOMI - What You Waiting For
- BIBI - Bam Yang Gang
- BoA - No.1
- BoA - Girls On Top
- BoA - Hurricane Venus
- LEE HI - 1, 2, 3, 4
- LEE HI - Breathe
- LEE HI - Rose
- Ailee - I Will Show You
- Ailee - U&I
- Heize - HAPPEN
- Hwa Sa - TWIT
- Hwa Sa - Maria
- Hwa Sa - I Love My Body
- NAYEON - POP!
- ROSÉ - toxic till the end