Red Velvet Albums Ranked

Red Velvet (Korean: 레드벨벳; RR: Redeubelbet) is a South Korean girl group formed and managed by SM Entertainment. They originally debuted on August 1, 2014, with the single “Happiness” with the four-member line-up of Irene, Seulgi, Wendy and Joy. A fifth member, Yeri, joined the group in March 2015, following the release of their first mini album, Ice Cream Cake. Musically, the work of Red Velvet reflects their own group name: their predominantly pop “red” side experiments occasionally with electronic, funk and hip hop, while their “velvet” side focuses on ’90s-influenced R&B with elements of ballad and jazz. Their genre versatility and hooks have garnered critical praise. Here are all of Red Velvet albums ranked.

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10. Queendom 

“Red Velvet struck an all-time high with their last title track prior to Queendom. Psycho is hands-down one of the best lead singles from the past decade for the entire genre. I get that’s probably not the hottest take you’ve ever laid your eyes upon.”

9. Perfect Velvet 

” I have a very specific music taste so usually I won’t like all the songs on an album, especially an album as varied as this one, but every song on the Perfect Velvet is amazing, absolutely no skips. I was first introduced to this album in 2018 through the title track “Peek-a-boo” when I was only just getting into kpop however it was only last year when I actually listened to the whole thing and wow do I regret not listening to it earlier.”

8. The Red Summer 

“Outside of the vocals being a bit too upfront (minus the closer), I’ve got no complaints. The Red Summer is a lively, dynamic summer jam, from the wild opener to the chill-down closer. Damn 2017 has some major K-pop gems.”

7. The ReVe Festival Day 2 

“They really are the standard. I love the vibe they gave with this album and oh my God, the vocals. I’m not surprised that each member carries their own weight, I’m honestly just shocked that they’re so far into their careers and everything still feels so fresh. Please still support our cake girlies”

6. The ReVe Festival: Day 1 

“Really off-kilter and rich production on this, a mix of a couple different influences while staying in pop conventions. Not all of the ideas fully connect with me – the first track is a lot of disconnected from eachother, unnecessary wank, the bassline on Bing Bing is distracting and just ugly sounding to me, but a lot here is pretty great. Tons of memorable, fluttery synths and pretty vocal harmonies. It goes back and forth between future bass, pseudo-reggae and electropop, making all of this quite exciting. Really solid pop music.”

5. #Cookie Jar 

“The history of K-pop (and the Korean idol group in particular) as a concept is a bit weird because of all the competing influences. Like, there’s the homegrown ballad movement (itself evolving in part out of trot), and during that switch from ballad to pop proper the two major exemplars were C-pop to the west and J-pop to the east—both of which enjoying a substantially larger audience.”

4. Ice Cream Cake 

“My toe-dipping into K-pop is such that I’ve basically avoided the whole thing where you’re expected to have a parasocial relationship with these girls–I haven’t watched any of the music videos, I don’t know any of the backstage drama, I’m aware that there’s someone named “Irene” in this group but that’s all, as far as I’m concerned they’re all named Irene. I do not stan anyone, is what I’m saying.”

3. Summer Magic 

“While there’s not a single dud here, much of the other songs are just ‘good’. “Hit That Drum” has high energy and the English version of “Bad Boy” is a slinky, groovy way to close off the EP rather than some total ballad. Hell, all these songs have their merits, but for whatever reason, as a whole I prefer The Red Summer by a notch for some summer magic. Quite a memorable opener though.”

2. The ReVe Festival: Finale 

“My hot take is that I like “Psycho” just fine—it’s basically “Russian Roulette” but less manic—and that the EP gets progressively better as it goes along. I appreciate the consistent inclusion of 808s in every song (usually on the chorus), which makes it feel like we’re halfway between the sound of The Red and Perfect Velvet—more of an evolution in their sound than an abrupt switch, I’d say.”

1. The Perfect Red Velvet 

“And this EP is perfect. I still get a bit frustrated that I don’t seem to be as head-over-heels for Perfect Velvet as everyone seems to be on the Internet, but this stand-alone repackage more than makes up for that. Don’t get me wrong; Perfect Velvet is a really nice record with brilliant tracks, but as a whole there are a few lulls to be found (notably towards the end), which sadly bring it down quite a few notches for me.”