As part of a super special series, I will be doing rewinding the clock and reflecting on the years that have passed by focusing on certain aspects that have defined KPOP. All will make sense once I reach the end of this series.
Another visual aspect of the comebacks in KPOP are the choreographies. To me, this makes KPOP very unique. As far as I am aware, Korea is one of the few countries in which artists can promote on stage for 6 days a week, and promotional periods range between 1 to 4 weeks. That is a crazy amount of stage performances that KPOP idols need to do. But it is exposure that a lot of groups need to make it to the top. And there is a vast variety of performances out there, as you can tell from the list below, which contains the best and notable choreographies in KPOP.
For the past how many years, you and I have selected the best choreographies. In the more recent years (2017 – 2020), I have opened up the floor to allow you to vote in the annual KPOPRVIEWED Awards. Those who you have selected to be the best choreographies of that year are in the bolded header text, while those that I noted in normal text for those relevant years as what I considered to be the best choreographies. For 2016 and eelier, the bolded text is what I decided to the Best Choreographies, and the normal text was my second pick.
I have also compiled a playlist of the listed choreographies for each year.
2020
Other notable choreographies:
ONE (LUCID DREAM) – Golden Child
DUN DUN – EVERGLOW
Criminal – Taemin (SHINee)
NUNU NANA – JESSI
Back Door – Stray Kids
Naughty – Red Velvet Irene & Selugi
Open Mind – Wonho
Stay Tonight – Chungha
2019
Other Notable Choreographies
Butterfly – LOONA
Love Shot – EXO
Want – Taemin (SHINee)
HIP – Mamamoo
Side Effects – Stray Kids
LALALAY – Sunmi
2018
Other notable choreographies:
Thanks – Seventeen
Woman – BoA
Lullaby – GOT7
I Love You – EXID
2017
Other notable choreography:
Don’t Wanna Cry – SEVENTEEN
Gashina – Sunmi
2016
Other notable choreography:
Hard Carry – GOT7
The Eye – Infinite
2015
Other Notable Choreography:
DOPE – BTS
If You Do – GOT7
2014
Other notable choreography:
Sugar Free – T-ARA
Back – Infinite
2013
Other notable choreographies:
Everybody – SHINee
Growl – EXO
Expectation – Girl’s Day
Very Good – BLOCK B
2012
Other notable choreographies:
Sherlock – SHINee
Alone – Sistar
The Chaser – Infinite
2011
Other notable choreography:
Neverland – UKISS
The Boys – SNSD
KPOPREVIEWED 
YES! Wins for ma boys SHINee and Seventeen! I LOVE Don’t Wanna Cry’s choreography, only surpassed by my love for Everybody’s choreography. No seriously, the latter is still one of my favorite K-Pop moments EVER.
Side note: No nomination for Seventeen’s Hit, too bad. At least the rest of this list is dope!
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SEVENTEEN’s HIT was nominated in 2019 for Bets Male Choreography, and was came in second place that year for the category. And I say it is one of their best choreographies as well.
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