just for fun here's a comparison to my most played kpop artists of 2021 :)

artists returning to the list:
woo!ah! (last years rank: 28)
cix (last years rank: 26)
apink (last years rank: 21)
taeyeon (last years rank: 20)
gidle (last years rank: 16)
blackpink (last years rank: 12)
j-hope (last years rank: 9)
txt (last years rank: 8)
cherry bullet (last years rank: 7)
everglow (last years rank: 6) would probably be higher this year if they had a comeback :(
purple kiss (last years rank: 5)
twice (last years rank: 4)
itzy (last years rank: 2)
bts (last years rank: 1)

artists entering the list for the first time:
wjsn
seventeen
IVE
yena (debuted in 2022)
viviz (debuted in 2022)
le sserafim (debuted in 2022)

overall my music taste hasn't changed at all, maybe in 2023 I'll discover more artists!