Writing songs is along, multi-step process, and oftentimes during the creation of them, various “demo” versions are created before the final song is decided on. Sometimes these demo versions of the songs are pretty and nice to listen to, and other times they can be… Quite interesting. This list has a mix of the two, some of which are just small pieces of the song, while others are actual full versions. Check out the demo versions of these 17 popular K-Pop songs and see what you think about whether they should have made it through to release!
1. “The Eve” by EXO
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2. “Bing Bing” by AOA
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3. “Mr. Taxi” by Girls’ Generation
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4. “Whistle” by BLACKPINK
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5. “Ice Cream Cake” by Red Velvet
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6. “Ko Ko Bop” by EXO
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7. “Red Light” by f(x)
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8. “Whatta Man” by I.O.I
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9. “Growl” by EXO
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10. “Fake Love” by BTS
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11. “Spring Day” by BTS
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12. “Call Me Baby” by EXO
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13. “Peek-A-Boo” by Red Velvet
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14. “Signal” by TWICE
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15. “4 Walls” by f(x)
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16. “Monster” by EXO
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17. “You Think” by Girls’ Generation
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