[edward1849]

Not a lot of movement this week as Fly To The Sky continues to edge out Lee Soo Young for the top spot. Lee is getting closer and closer. No. 3 and No. 4 are also unchanged after big jumps last week. Lee Hyori's "Get Ya`", her highly anticipated return to k-pop, debuts at No. 5. I think all the top 5 songs have a chance to challange the No. 1 spot next week.

A new feature this week: I'll be adding a link to melon or bugsmusic for a 1 minute sample of each top 20 songs. Click on the link and then find the song by track No. Click on the song title or listen button and you will be able to sample the song for 1 minute. Remember, these are not downloading links. I hope this feature can partly replace the top 20 countdown.


1. (--) Fly To The Sky - 남자답게 (Like a Man) *** 4 weeks No. 1 ***
Album: Fly To The Sky Vol. 6 Track 3 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Do Hoon / Lyrics: Cho Eun Hee
Score: 903

2. (--) Lee Soo Young - Grace
Album: Lee Soo Young Vol. 7 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Hwang Sung Je / Lyrics: Lee Soo Young
Score: 869

3. (--) KCM - 태양의눈물 (Tears of the Sun)
Album: KCM Vol. 3 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 769

4. (--) Lee Seung Ki - 하기힘든말 (Words hard to tell)
Album: Lee Seung Ki Vol. 2 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Choi Kap Won + Kim Do Hoon / Lyrics: Kim Do Hyun
Score: 723

5. (New) Lee Hyori - Get Ya` * HOT SHOT DEBUT *
Album: Lee Hyori Vol. 2 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Do Hyun / Lyrics: Maybee
Score: 639

6. (+2) SS501 - Fighter
Album: SS501 2nd single Track 5 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 606

7. (-2) Bada - Find The Way
Album: Bada Vol. 3 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: 외국곡 / Lyrics: Bada
Score: 604

8. (+1) Lee Ssang (featuring BMK) - 광대 (Crown)
Album: Lee Ssang Vol. 4 Track 4 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Park Sang Hyuk / Lyrics: 개리,길
Score: 437

9. (+1) K - 웃어요 (Smile)
Album: K Vol. 2 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Hwang Se Joon / Lyrics: Cho Eun Hee
Score: 402

10. (+1) Gavy NJ - 눈사람 (Snowman)
Album: Gavy NJ Special Single - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Se Jin / Lyrics: Seo Jung Jin
Score: 396


Songwriters/Lyricists honor roll:Songwriter Kim Do Hoon has 3 top 20 songs this week, including the No. 1 song Fly to The Sky's "남자답게". Kim and Choi Kap Won also co-write Lee Seung Ki's "하기힘든말" and Jang Hye Jin's "마주치지말자". Kim Do Hoon has written many hit songs in recent years.

[edward1849]

11. (-4) Jang Yoon Jung - 꽃 (Flower)
Album: Jang Yoon Jung Vol. 2 Track 4 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Im Kang Hyun / Lyrics: Jung In
Score: 370

12. (New) Chae Yeon - 세 번째 사랑 (Third Love)
Album: Chae Yeon Vol. 3 Track 5 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Im Chang Jung / Lyrics: Kim Chang Hwan
Score: 356

13. (+3) Han Kyung Il - 사는동안사랑은없어도 (Even if there's no love while I'm Living)
Album: Han Kyung Il Vol. 4 Track 8 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Park Se Joon / Lyrics: Lee Young Joon
Score: 344

14. (+3) Bubble Sisters - 사랑먼지 (Love Dust)
Album: Bubble Sisters Vol. 2 Track 5 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Hwang Sung Je / Lyrics: Kim Tae Yoon
Score: 343

15. (-3) Seo Ji Young - 몸살 (Fatigue)
Album: Seo Ji Young Vol. 1 Track 6 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Han Jae Ho + Kim Seung Soo / Lyrics: Hong Ji Yoo
Score: 342

16. (-3) Howl & J - Perhaps Love (사랑인가요) (MBC Drama "Goong" OST)
Album: Goong OST Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Park Keun Chul / Kim Lee Na
Score: 341

17. (New) Jang Hye Jin - 마주치지말자 (Let's Don't Meet Again)
Album: Jang Hye Jin Vol. 7 Track 10 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Do Hoon / Lyrics: Choi Kap Won
Score: 325

18. (-12) Shim Eun Jin - Oopsy
Album: Shim Eun Jin Vol. 1 Track 5 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Ahn Sung Il / Lyrics: Rain
Score: 310

19. (New) Epik High - 사진첩 (Photo Album)
Album: Epik High Vol. 3 Repackage Track 17 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: DJ Tukutz / Lyrics: Tablo
Score: 282

20. (-5) VOS - 시한부 (Time Limit)
Album: VOS Vol. 2 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music & Lyrics: Park Keun Tae
Score: 276


Dropped out from last week:
14. Kim Hyung Joong - 가슴이소리쳐서 (Because My Heart Screeches)
18. Howl - 앵무새 (Parrot)
19. Monday Kidz - Bye Bye Bye
20. Kim Yeon Woo - 사랑한다는흔한말 (Simple word, I love you)


Sources of the top 20

The sources of this top 20 chart is pretty much the same but the weight assigned to each source may be different each week because some charts do not update weekly (e.g. MNet M!Countdown) and I assign fewer percentage when it happens. From now on, I'll list my chart sources each week. For March week 1:

ChartKorea - 20%
Hanteo Weekly Album Sales (2 weeks lag) - 20%
MNet M!Countdown - 16%
SBS Inky Gayo Top 50 (1 week lag) - 12%
Various Internet charts (Melon, Jukeon, MaxMP3, Dosirak, SBS Music Park, MBC Gayo top 50) - 12%
MTV Kountdown - 10%
MTV Poll - 5%
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (Music Core, Inky Gayo, Music Bank, MTV Live Wow, MTV Most Wanted, Pops In Seoul) - 5%



Top 20 Archives

February week 1 February week 2 February week 3 February week 4
January week 1 January week 2 January week 3 January week 4
December week 1 December week 2 December week 3 December week 4
November week 1 November week 2 November week 3 November week 4
October Week 1 October week 2 October week 3 October week 4

[edward1849]

ARTIST OF THE WEEK - Jang Yoon Jung



For a change, we are going to feature a trot (traditional Korean pop songs) artist this week. Jang Yoon Jung is known as "the BoA of trot" in Korea. Her sudden rise to popularity last year with the song "어머나" (Oh, My Goodness) brings a lot of younger audiences to listen to trot music. After her success a lot more younger trot artists get into the scene, e.g. LPG, Iris, Tutti, etc. Jang Yoon Jung was a surprise winner of the "gold award" in the female singer category on our 2005 Soompi Gayo DaeSang Award Show, beating out BoA and Gummy. She was also named one of the top 10 singers on MBC's 2005 Gayo Year End Award Show. Here are some more info on Jang Yoon Jung:

Date of birth : February 16th, 1980
Education : Youngshin Girls’ High School, Dept. of Broadcasting & Entertainment of Seoul Arts College
Debut : Grand Prize MBC Riverside Song Festival (1999)
Physique : 168cm, 48kg
Blood type : B
Hobbies: Watching movies, swimming


Jang Yoon-jung is the winner of the grand prize in the Riverside Song Festival held by MBC in 1999. The title of the song that won the contest was “You Inside Me,” a Latin dance number. As a 20-year-old, Jang Yoon-jung performed the fast beat dance song with power showing off her energy and eventually grabbed the top place in the contest. Four years later, Jang returned to the pop music world as an enchanting singer of “Trot” music, Korean traditional style pop song. Instead of upbeat dance music, Jang had converted to a style of music mostly enjoyed by music fans of older age groups. Then what was the reason for such a change in the musical genre Jang Yoon-jung pursued? Right after the Riverside Song Contest, Jang had signed a contract with a relatively big record company, but even after a couple of years, she didn’t have the chance to record her own album. To make things worse, the financial condition of Jang’s family underwent a crisis that led her to despair and not knowing where she was heading for in the music world. Then one day, she received and unexpected proposal. The E-mecca Entertainment, Jang’s current management agency contacted her asking if she was interested in doing “Trot” music. At first, Jang thought it was a ridiculous idea for her to sing trot songs, but as she thought of her previous experience of appearing on the stage of “The Nationwide Singing Contest,” a long-running weekly show on KBS 1TV in which amateur singers compete their singing talents, Jang realized it was a new beginning for her musical career. The song “Oh, My Goodness” was her debut number that made Jang known to almost all the people in the country the young and old alike. Since April, 2005, Jang Yoon-jung also made her debut in Japan with her biggest hit song “Oh, My Goodness.”

Credits: KBS World

New Albums to be released soon

Brown Eyed Girls Vol. 1 - Your Story (March 6)

Following Brown Eyes and Brown Eyed Soul, Brown Eyed Girls follows the Brown Eye series from Gap Entertainment. Brown Eyed Girls, (B.E.G.) has the potential of being a very successful female group. Their first album, titled "Your STory" is produced by one of the best songwriters/lyricalists, and it follows the genre of R&B and Hip-Hop, and created the new, "Hybrid Soul" genre. Their songs have an R&B groove, and a powerful beat of Hip-Hop. Each song is worth a listen to, and each has a story relatable to anyone, making the title "Your Story." B.E.G. shows their strong voice in their perfect harmony. Also, many well-known artists featured in the album, such as Bobby Kim and MC Mong. The album is produced by Jung SungHyun, who produced multiple albums for such singers as, Country KoKo, T, Bubble Sisters, and Sharp. - credits to Izzie

Windy City - Psychedelicious City (March 6)
Ice Vol. 1 - White (March 6)
Now Vol. 1 - Crossma Beat (March 6)
May - Wonderland (March 6)
Ahn Chi Hwan - Beyond Nostalgia (March 6)

Se7en Vol. 3 - 24/7 (March 8)

Se7en has truly amassed mega star status through his first 2 albums Just Listen... and Style, which contained such favorites as "Passion" and "Tattoo". He is perhaps one of the most looked after singers in the Asian entertainment business today with uncountable fans in Korea, Japan Taiwan, mainland China, and Hong Kong among other places. As for his latest 3rd release 24/7 that took over 1 1/2 years to prepare, it plays with the idea that a day has 24 hours and a week 7 days with "7" also referring to the ever-existing music of Se7en. The all-round talent this time also got involved into the task of songwriting and invited such high potential artists as Teddy (from 1 TYM), Masta Wu, and Perry to back him up with just the right portion of addictive hip hop sounds. The principal tune on Se7en's 24/7 is the mid-tempo hip hop offering "I understand" (Track 2). This time Se7en provided his lyrical talents for the Intro - 24/7 and I Outro - 7Virus part as well as "All Night" (Track 8). Further highlights on Se7en's overall 17-track long CD include Love Story and The One among other 24/7 treats! - Credits to YesAsia

Soulstar - First Story (Single) (March 8)
Eg Vol. 2 - My favorites (March 8)
Sugar Donut Vol. 2 - Phantom Pain (March 8)
Crown J Vol. 1 - One and Only (March 8)
Hyun Young - 누나의꿈 (March 10)

Sources: Hanteo, YesAsia, Annyoung

[suejinners]

WOW thank you <3

se7en's album has 17 tracks! 0___0YES!!!!

yay! GO K~!

[iamwatuare]

Interesting... thanks!

[adikkeluangman]

I like this new format. It feature sample and the tracklist... Thanks Edward. Keep up the good work, man!

[Joanna]

CONGRATS to FTTS again!! hehee and for all the rest who made it to the top 20! and thanks for the info on the new releases!

[cecilia]

wow go FTTS
lots of artists i like coming out with albums soon

SE7EN (btw yesasia is wrong with his 2nd album having the name STYLE, it's must listen)

Tim

SG wannabe

Buzz

what a packed march~!!!!!

ps soulstar is releasing their single the same day as se7en??? i didnt konw that~~hehe

[aznmike]

Yeah FTTS - Like A Man is the best song of the moment


CONGRATULATIONS ^^

[~S2~]

go ftts!!!

[NotFromThisPlanet]

nothing can replace the countdown. everytime i see these weekly top song posts, they get fancier

the BoA of trot lol aww they cant even compare someone in another genre without mentioning BoA

[azn_chunsax]

^ completely agreed <# you're outdo-ing yourself every week <3 i'm more and more impressed. XD. <3.

major major props to FTTS ( & LSY) but seroiusly <333.

[.alyak_]

FTTS is still up there. New single from FTTS coming soon! Can't wait!
KCM, Tears of Sun is soooo good. I love it! K is getting up there! Hopefully he gets up to the top 5.

[kiki]

WOOT!! GO FTTS!
they're still at the top!

[ponkie]

Congrats again to Fly to the Sky. Lee Soo Young is getting there.
Se7en's new album is coming out soon! I can't wait.

[ix3DC]

Thanks for doing this!! I've only been listening to SS501 and old songs. haha This is very helpful!

[heartdrops]

go FTTS! support them ^^

[amyliaz]

Se7en Se7en Se7en!!! xD Can't wait. Anyway, go FTTS!

[dawnocean]

thanks for the info!

[BoA '02]

ahhh!!!
I swear that's not Bada, it's Kangta with longer hair!!