Stray Kids, Seventeen, Twice Lead First-Ever ‘NOW That’s What I Call K-Pop’ Album
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The latest installment in the NOW That’s What I Call Music! franchise is here, and the new compilation album features the best K-pop artists of 2024.
Released on May 17, NOW That’s What I Call K-Pop is the first NOW! album to include the K-Pop genre since the franchise started in the UK back in 1983 (the first U.S. compilation album was released in 1998).
The new album features 20 tracks from artists including Stray Kids, Seventeen, Twice, NCT 127, NCT Dream, Tomorrow x Together, Enhypen and Le Sserafim. It’s selling quickly too: as of this writing, the NOW! K-pop album is sold out on vinyl on both Walmart and Amazon (though both sites say it’s being restocked).
Like most K-pop releases, this album comes with bonus collectibles, including photocards of all 20 featured artists, plus additional group images in a collectible booklet or fold-out photo spread. Here’s where to buy NOW That’s What I Call K-Pop on CD and vinyl online.
NOW That’s What I Call K-Pop (Vinyl)
Target has an exclusive vinyl edition of NOW K-pop in a limited-edition “opaque pink” colorway. This vinyl set includes all 30 tracks on a double-sided LP, plus the collectible photocards and booklet.
NOW That’s What I Call K-Pop (CD)
This CD set, available at Target or on Amazon, features all 20 tracks on one CD, plus photocards of the artists, an envelope to store the cards, and a photo spread of “curated images of the artists,” per a description.
The number-one new release on its K-pop charts (ahead of both RM and SEVENTEEN), Amazon’s deal includes a free three-month subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited with purchase of the CD.
Here is the full tracklist of songs and artists from NOW That’s What I Call K-Pop:
1. STRAY KIDS – LALALALA
2. SEVENTEEN – God of Music
3. TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Sugar Rush Ride
4. TWICE – I GOT YOU
5. NCT 127 – Fact Check
6. aespa – Drama
7. ENHYPEN – Bite Me
8. LE SSERAFIM – UNFORGIVEN (feat. Nile Rodgers)
9. ITZY – UNTOUCHABLE
10. NMIXX – DASH
11. (G)I-DLE – Queencard
12. RED VELVET – Chill Kill
13. NCT DREAM – Broken Melodies
14. FIFTY FIFTY – Cupid (Twin Version)
15. fromis_9 – #menow
16. Kep1er – Giddy
17. STAYC – Bubble
18. tripleS – Rising
19. RIIZE – Get a Guitar
20. ZEROBASEONE – In Bloom
NOW That’s What I Call K-Pop is considered a “special edition” in the NOW! discography. As for the rest of the franchise, it’s hard to believe that new compilation albums are still being released. The latest version is NOW That’s What I Call Music 90, which was released May 2.
NOW 90
The latest NOW! CD features 20 tracks from superstar artists like Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake and Nicki Minaj, plus rising stars like Benson Boone, Tate McRae and Victoria Monet.