Wooz’s “Drowning” Rises to Top of Melon’s 2025 Year-End Chart via Comeback

Wooz’s hit song “Drowning” topped Melon’s 2025 year-end chart. Released in 2023, the track achieved a comeback on the chart two years later after Wooz’s live video of singing the song while in military uniform gained significant attention in 2024.

Many male solo artists occupied prominent positions on South Korea’s year-end chart. G-Dragon ranked second with “Home Sweet Home,” performed alongside BIGBANG members Taeyang and Daesung. Hwang Garam’s “I Am a Firefly” came in fourth, while Jo Jezz’s “Don’t You Know?” secured fifth place. Shipeunchi reached 10th position with the anime theme song “To Reach You.”

aespa’s “Wish Flash” landed at third place, while several solo and group songs by BLACKPINK members also made it into the top ranks. ROSÉ’s globally successful track “Apartment” placed sixth, and JENNIE’s “Like Jenny” reached 11th. BOYNEXTDOOR’s “Only Today I Love You” scored 12th, and the mixed-group All Day Project’s “Payamous” finished at 23rd.

aespa and DAY6 were the artists with the most songs on the year-end chart, each having six tracks listed. IVE and G-Dragon each contributed five songs, while Lee Mu-jin left a strong impression by entering four tracks. BTS maintained its streak by including “Spring Day” on the chart for the ninth consecutive year since its release in February 2017, setting the longest-running record in Melon’s year-end chart history.

On international charts, the influence of the original soundtrack for Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters was evident. With “Golden” topping the list, eight tracks from the soundtrack made it into the top 30, demonstrating their popularity.