Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – April Week 2

Inifnite firmly secures the top spot for the second consecutive week with “Man In Love.”  This song swept all the music show rankings last week and thus able to win by more than 100 points this week.  It is the only song to score above 900 for the week. Debuting at No. 2 this week is Lee Hi’s “Rose.”Lee Hi was last seen at the same No. 2 spot just two weeks ago with “It’s Over.”Both songs are from...

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – April Week 1

After getting close several times in the last two years, Infinite finally scores their first No. 1 song on our chart with “Man In Love.”  This song was not even in the top 10 last week. It was able to move up 19 spots, easily passing 2AM’s “One Spring Day,” our champion of the last two weeks.  “Man In Love” is from Infinite’s fourth mini-album “New Challenge.”  It is a dance number that showcases ...

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – March Week 5

2AM’s “One Spring Day” repeats as No. 1 for the second straight week, winning easily over a very competitive field.  It is the only song to score above 900 points this week, and is also 69 points ahead of the No. 2 song Lee Hi’s “It’s Over.” The song might have been caught in its own dilemma as “It’s Over” was the title track of Part 1 of Lee Hi’s first album. The full album has ...

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – March Week 4

Last week we thought SHINee’s “Dream Girl” would have a great chance to repeat again as our No. 1 song.  A new challenger has risen faster than expected, in particular 2AM’s “One Spring Day.”  This song moves up eight spots and edged “Dream Girl” by three points to become our new No. 1.  It is not a complete surprise as “One Spring Day” won the Music Bank K-Chart this week.  2AM always does well o...

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – March Week 3

Despite a drop in points, SHINee still firmly holds on to the top spot for the second consecutive weeks with “Dream Girl.”  This song is No. 1 on both M!Countdown and Music Bank.  It is highly likely that “Dream Girl” will win the Triple Crown next week so it will be the favorite to repeats again as No. 1 on our chart next week. The competition is catching up though.  Moving up eight spots to No. ...

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – March Week 2

SHINee’s “Dream Girl” was not even in the top 10 last week but made a big 10-spot jump to become our new No. 1 song this week.  In the process, “Dream Girl” also unseats SISTAR19’s three week champion “Gone Not Around Any Longer” from the top.  “Dream Girl” is the title song from SHINee’s third album, “Chapter 1 ‘Dream Girl – The misconceptions of you’.”  It is an electro pop dance song prod...

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – March Week 1

SISTAR19’s “Gone Not Around Any Longer” remains No. 1 for the third consecutive week.  This song is still reporting a very high score of 987 points.  Next week they will face very strong challengers not only from the No. 2 and 3 songs but also SHINee’s “Dream Girl” which debuts at No. 11 this week and is poised to make a big move. Huh Gak’s “1440” moves up two spots to a distant No. 2 as it is nea...

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – February Week 4

The top three songs remain the same as last week.  Sistar19’s “Gone Not Around Any Longer” repeats as No. 1 for the second straight week with a near perfect score of 989 points, impressively gaining 47 points from last week. It is easily the No. 1 song in Korea right now. It should win again next week as there is not much competition yet. Meanwhile, Bae Chi Gi’s “Shower Of Tears” and CNBlue’s “I’m...

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – February Week 3

Big changes on our chart this week, as three of the top five songs are brand new songs in the top 10, including the new No. 1 song.  SISTAR 19’s “Gone Not Around Any Longer” moves up from No. 20 all the way to the top.  It is hardly a surprise as this song is No. 1 on many charts in Korea, including two weeks on top of M!Countdown already.  Like the main group, this sub-unit of SISTAR is enjoying ...

New Albums and Singles Preview 2013 – February Week 2

Rainbow Vol. 1-1 – Rainbow Syndrome (Feb. 13) 01. Golden Touch02. Closing My Eyes03. Tell Me Tell Me04. Cosmic Girl05. The Story That Only I’ll Know And You’ll Never Know06. In Love The colorful girl group Rainbow has returned! Rainbow finally makes their come back after one year and eight months of hiatus with their first full-length album, “Rainbow Syndrome.” This album ...