Year-end lists
Critic/Publication
List
Rank
Ref.
Dazed
The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2018
7
[ 20]
Billboard
18
[ 21]
SBS PopAsia
Top 100 Asian pop songs of 2018
21
[ 22]
BuzzFeed
30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2018
12
[ 23]
Korea Portal
Top 10 K-Pop Songs Of 2018
7
[ 24]
The Young Folks
The 20 Best K-Pop Singles of 2018
17
[ 25]
HK01
20 Must Listen to K-Pop Songs of 2018
17
[ 26]
Refinery29
Best Kpop Music Video Moments of 2018
16
[ 27]
Spotify
Best of 2018: K-Pop
3
[ 28]
Music program awards
Program
Date
Music Bank (KBS )
November 9, 2018
November 16, 2018
January 4, 2019
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