BTS's Jin is bringing his A-game in 2024! His solo track "Another Level" has been selected as one of the best K-pop songs of the year by the UK's prestigious magazine Dazed.

The song, from Jin’s first solo album "Happy," which dropped on November 15, 2023, has been shining ever since its release. Dazed included it in their list of "The 50 Best K-pop Tracks of 2024", cementing Jin’s spot as a K-pop powerhouse.

Dazed describes "Another Level" as a perfect example of Jin’s talent, saying, “After completing his military service in June, Jin quickly got back to work. Just five months later, he dropped Happy, an album full of rich, Coldplay-inspired sounds.”

The magazine adds, “Jin's voice has evolved beautifully. In 'Another Level,' it mixes delicate emotion with powerful strength. His vocals charge forward like a battle cry, now burning with an intensity we haven't heard before.”

Jin himself shared some fun details behind the track’s creation, revealing that the song was inspired by his love for gaming. “For 'Another Level,' I thought about playing games while writing the lyrics. It would be great for gamers to listen to when they need to level up,” Jin explained.

In a special behind-the-scenes video on BANGTANTV, Jin confessed his love for the song, saying, "After rehearsals, I go home and play a game, take a shower, and then play another game to get in the zone. I should listen to 'Another Level' while doing that!" It’s clear that Jin enjoys his own track as part of his daily routine.

With "Another Level" earning such a prestigious spot on Dazed’s list, Jin’s solo career is definitely leveling up, and fans can’t wait to hear more of his powerful sound in the future.

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Seo Kang Joon is proving his star power as his new drama Undercover High School takes the top spot in buzz rankings.

On February 24, Good Data Corporation, a company that tracks online reactions to K-content, announced that MBC’s new Friday-Saturday drama Undercover High School ranked #1 in TV-OTT drama buzz for the third week of February.

Not only that, but lead actor Seo Kang Joon also topped the TV-OTT drama actor buzz rankings, showing just how much viewers are loving his performance.

The drama follows a National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent who goes undercover as a high school student to retrieve Emperor Gojong’s lost gold bars.

Seo Kang Joon plays the elite NIS agent Jung Hae Sung, who ditches his suit for a school uniform to complete his mission.

Despite tough competition from SBS’s Buried Hearts (ranked #2) and tvN’s My Dearest Nemesis (ranked #6), Undercover High School secured the top spot, largely thanks to Seo Kang Joon’s performance.

According to Good Data Corporation’s Won Soon Woo, “Based on netizens’ sentiment analysis, Seo Kang Joon was chosen as the actor who best suits his male lead role among the three new dramas. The positive response to his visuals and acting has directly boosted the drama’s popularity.”

Meanwhile, Netflix originals are also making waves, with The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call and Melo Movie ranking #3 and #4, while the highly anticipated When Life Gives You Tangerines entered the chart at #8 before its release.

Other school-themed dramas are also gaining attention, with Friendly Competition (U+ Mobile TV) and Study Group landing at #5 and #9, respectively.

MBC’s Undercover High School, starring Seo Kang Joon, airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM KST.

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