Must-listen K-pop releases in May 2021: BTS, Aespa, Everglow, NCT Dream and more

May has been a good month for K-pop, with BTS breaking all kinds of records with their single ‘Butter’

Everglow, Aespa and Enhypen all have catchy new singles, while NCT Dream put out their 10 track album ‘Hot Sauce’

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K-pop superstars BTS have broken all kinds of records this month with their latest single ‘Butter’.

Published: 10:15pm, 31 May 2021Updated: 11:57am, 1 Jun 2021

Every month, there are numerous releases out of the world of K-pop. In May 2021, some of the most engaging releases came from BTS, Heize, Everglow, and NCT Dream, with each artist and group pushing their musical style and career forward with this latest sonic era.

Aespa – Next Level

Although they’re less than a year-old and only have three songs to their name, Aespa – stylised as “aespa” – are already making waves. The rookie girl group’s third single is worth checking out just for its world building. But even if you tune in for the storyline, the engaging hip-pop song and its wrist-bending dance number will draw you in and make you want to check out the quartet as they reach new heights of storytelling in pop music.

BTS – Butter

The second all-English single from the septet, Butter, and later its Hotter remix version, set the act up with an upbeat song of summer that draws on the K-pop superstars with references to Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal and Queen-esque panache. It has gone on to make history multiple times over.

Enhypen – Border: Carnival EP

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