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Songs Added to Kpopless · June 2026

Published 28 June 2026 · Kpopless Blog

June was about filling holes, 2nd and 3rd gen acts that were in the library but barely, plus solo work from established groups. MAMAMOO solos, BIGBANG's biggest tracks (somehow missing until now), a proper SHINee expansion. Also some 4th gen catch-up: new NewJeans and IVE from early 2026.

32 songs total across all modes.

SHINee

"View" was the most-requested missing song since launch, tropical house from 2015, atmospheric, nothing else in K-pop sounds quite like it. "Good Evening" trips people up; verse structure similar enough to mid-2010s SM boy groups that EXO gets guessed wrong a lot. "Atlantis" sounds clearly like later SHINee, which helps.

SHINee's been around since 2008 (four members now, after Jonghyun). Early stuff: R&B-influenced, polished to a fault. Middle era: EDM that shaped 3rd gen direction. Recent ("Don't Call Me," "Atlantis"): harder, more experimental. Lots of sonic range in one group.

SHINee
View
2015
SHINee
Good Evening
2018
SHINee
Atlantis
2021
SHINee
Ring Ding Dong
2009
SHINee
Sherlock
2012
Guessing SHINee vs EXO: Both groups share the SM Entertainment production ecosystem from the same era and can sound superficially similar in their verse sections. The distinguishing factor is usually the vocal arrangement: SHINee tends toward more interwoven harmonies throughout the track, while EXO's early work has a more call-and-response structure between sub-units. If the group sounds like they're all singing together from the start, lean SHINee.

BIGBANG

Honestly embarrassing they weren't in the original library. Arguably the most influential K-pop act after BTS, basically defined 2nd gen boy group expectations. YG 2006, and you can hear BIGBANG in every subsequent YG act.

"Fantastic Baby", everyone knows the MV, 1–2 second guess for most people. "Lies" (2007) is brutal if you mostly know 4th gen; piano ballad-to-emo-hip-hop, very of-its-era. "Haru Haru" sits in the middle with that guitar intro.

BIGBANG
Fantastic Baby
2012
BIGBANG
Lies (거짓말)
2007
BIGBANG
Haru Haru
2008
BIGBANG
Bang Bang Bang
2015

MAMAMOO and solos

Group discography landed in May; June was solo month. And it's interesting for the game because each member sounds nothing like MAMAMOO collectively. Hwasa goes sensual R&B/funk ("Maria" opens quiet, hard to ID fast). Solar gets theatrical, rock, electronic. Moonbyul is hip-hop focused as the main rapper.

MAMAMOO (RBW, 2014) carved out jazz/retro soul with strong vocals and a stage persona more confident and funny than most girl groups of the era.

MAMAMOO
Gogobebe
2019
MAMAMOO
HIP
2019
Hwasa
Maria
2020
Solar
Villain Dies
2021

Stray Kids

Heavily requested since launch, 3RACHA (Bang Chan, Changbin, Han) produce most of their own stuff, which gives them an unusually consistent sound for a K-pop group. Layered synths, aggressive bass, hip-hop/EDM/trap/dubstep mashups.

"God's Menu" is the breakthrough, food metaphor, driving beat, very identifiable. "Thunderous" adds traditional Korean percussion, one of the weirder-sounding tracks in the library.

Stray Kids
MIROH
2019
Stray Kids
God's Menu
2020
Stray Kids
Thunderous
2021
Stray Kids
MANIAC
2022

BTOB

Three more BTOB tracks, all leaning ballad, "Missing You," "Only One for Me" type stuff that fools players into thinking soloist. Their uptempo hits ("Beep Beep," "WOW") are easier; the slow piano-led ones are the trap.

Cube Entertainment, 2012, one of the strongest vocal groups of 3rd gen. Huge range in their catalogue.

BTOB
It's Going Down
2014
BTOB
Missing You
2017
BTOB
Only One for Me
2019

Game updates in June 2026