SOOMPI EDITORIAL : 9 K-POP ARTISTS THAT ARE ALSO AMAZING PRODUCERS

Ever hear a K-pop song that completely touches your soul and has you listening to it on loop for days on end? Better yet, how about when you find out that song is written and produced from a popular K-pop idol? Not only is that K-pop idol a singer, rapper, dancer, and visually above average, he/she can also produce and write songs that are, in your opinion, pretty much the best songs of all time. Before you know it, this K-pop idol is producing some of the biggest hit songs from your favorite groups. Nowadays, it isn’t uncommon to see idols becoming singer/songwriters and being requested by other companies or idol groups to produce their music. So, who are some of these musical geniuses that are highly sought after?

Here’s a look at my top nine (in no particular order)!

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9. IU
8. Jonghyun (SHINee)
7. Zion T.
6. Gray
5. DEAN
4. Zico (Block B)
3. Jung Yong Hwa (CNBLUE)
2. Jinyoung (B1A4)

1. G-Dragon (BIG BANG)

When the topic of K-pop idol producers is brought up, it’s almost impossible to not mention G-Dragon. He has produced an endless amount of hits for BIG BANG, which include “Lies,” “Day By Day,” “Bad Boy,” “Bang Bang Bang,” and we can go on and on and on. Almost any song G-Dragon composes is guaranteed to be a hit, especially when he’s collaborating with co-producer, Teddy. And we can’t forget about his various appearances on “Infinite Challenge” where he produced songs for Park Myung Soo, Jung Hyung Don, and even Kwang Hee. Here’s one of the songs that came out to be a huge hit:

Editorial written by user binahearts for Soompi.com