K-Pop Fans Name Their 15 Favorite Songs That Go So Hard It’s Easy To Forget They’re Actually Advertisements

By Koreaboo on April 7, 2023

Brand collaborations are not uncommon for K-Pop artists to participate in, especially since advertisements can bring in a lot of money! From Samsung phones to foods and even vehicles, there have been songs created and performed by K-Pop artists just for the purpose of advertising some kind of product. And oftentimes, they’re quite successful! While some of these songs can end up a bit cheesy or cringy, though, there are some whose production is so good that it can be easy to forget that they’re actually advertisements. Recently on Reddit, K-Pop fans were asked to share which advertisement songs they enjoyed best, and these are 15 of their top answers!

1. “Lollipop” by BIGBANG & 2NE1

This song was made as an advertisement to promote a cellphone by LG Cyon.

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2. “Gleam” by MAMAMOO

This song was made as an advertisement for Davich Optical’s Bibiem MOO eyewear series.

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3. “Save” by NCT 127 & Amoeba Culture

This song was made as an advertisement for Samsung.

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4. “Secret” by Yuri & Seohyun

This song was made as an advertisement for Pantene.

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5. “Chocolate Love” by Girls’ Generation and f(x)

This song was made as an advertisement for the LG Cyon Chocolate phone.

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6. “Cabi Song” by Girls’ Generation & 2PM

This song was made as an advertisement to promote the Caribbean Bay water park at Everland Resort.

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7. “Summer Taste” by Rain, MONSTA X, Brave Girls, & ATEEZ

This song was made as an advertisement for Pepsi.

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8. “Visual Dreams” by Girls’ Generation

This song was made as an advertisement for Intel.

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9. “Woo Hoo” by MAMAMOO

This song was made as an advertisement to promote the LG G5 smartphone.

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10. “We DO” by SuperM

This song was made as an advertisement for life insurer Prudential.

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11. “Just Be Yourself” by TWICE

This song was made as an advertisement for beauty brand LUX.

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12. “Abing Abing” by Orange Caramel

This song was made as an advertisement for Baskin Robbins.

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13. “Wanna Be Myself” by MAMAMOO

This song was made as an advertisement for Korean clothing brand Andar.

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14. “IONIQ: I’m On It” by BTS

This song was made as an advertisement for the Hyundai IONIQ.

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15. “ZERO:ATTITUDE” by Soyou & IZ*ONE (ft. pH-1)

This song was made as an advertisement for Pepsi.

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