[edward1849]

Finally! Finally! After 60 weeks (starting from the beginning of last year), a female artist finally hits #1 on this chart. In fact, both #1 and #2 are female artists. It takes 2 mega stars, and good friends, to break this dry spell. Lee Soo Young and Lee Hyori are #1 and #2 respectively this week. I don't think neither of them mind who's #1 as they are close friends. It is certainly a welcome change of scene. Overall, it is a very competitive week in terms of chart scores.

Only 3 new songs this week, but 2 debut into the top 10, led by Super Junior's 2nd hit "Miracle" at #6. Let see if they can surpass the popularity of their first hit "Twins" which ended up at #4 a few weeks ago.

Remember to check out soompi's main site where you can find this post, plus a lot of new features on dramas, movies, and music.


1. (+1) Lee Soo Young - Grace *** 1 week No. 1 ***
Album: Lee Soo Young Vol. 7 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Hwang Sung Je / Lyrics: Lee Soo Young
Score: 936

2. (+3) Lee Hyori - Get Ya`
Album: Lee Hyori Vol. 2 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Do Hyun / Lyrics: Maybee
Score: 912

3. (+1) 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: 802

4. (-1) 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: 713

5. (+1) SS501 - Fighter
Album: SS501 2nd single Track 5 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 704

6. (New) Super Junior - Miracle * HOT SHOT DEBUT *
Album: Super Junior Vol. 1 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Yoon Ho Sang
Score: 589

7. (--) Bada - Find The Way
Album: Bada Vol. 3 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: 외국곡 / Lyrics: Bada
Score: 555

8. (-7) Fly To The Sky - 남자답게 (Like a Man)
Album: Fly To The Sky Vol. 6 Track 3 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Do Hoon / Lyrics: Cho Eun Hee
Score: 542

9. (+10) Epik High - 사진첩 (Photo Album) * BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK *
Album: Epik High Vol. 3 Repackage Track 17 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: DJ Tukutz / Lyrics: Tablo
Score: 527

10. (New) MC The Max - 아쉬워서 (Because it's so close)
Album: MC The Max Vol. 4 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Jun Hae Sung
Score: 485

[edward1849]

11. (+1) 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: 428

12. (-4) 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: 423

13. (+1) 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: 386

14. (-5) K - 웃어요 (Smile)
Album: K Vol. 2 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Hwang Se Joon / Lyrics: Cho Eun Hee
Score: 372

15. (+1) 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: 370

16. (+1) 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: 354

17. (-7) Gavy NJ - 눈사람 (Snowman)
Album: Gavy NJ Special Single - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Se Jin / Lyrics: Seo Jung Jin
Score: 350

18. (-5) 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: 304

19. (-8) 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: 297

20. (New) Noel - 전부 너였다 (It was all You)
Album: Noel Vol. 3 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kwon Tae Eun / Lyrics: Yang Jae Sun
Score: 268


Dropped out from last week:
15. Seo Ji Young - 몸살 (Fatigue)
18. Shim Eun Jin - Oopsy
20. VOS - 시한부 (Time Limit)


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 2:

ChartKorea - 20%
Hanteo Weekly Album Sales (2 weeks lag) - 20%
MNet M!Countdown - 20%
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 - 8%
MTV Poll - 3%
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (Music Core, Inky Gayo, Music Bank, M!Countdown, MTV Live Wow, MTV Most Wanted, Pops In Seoul) - 5%


Top 20 Archives

March week 1
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 - Epik High



Our featured artist of the week is the 3 man hip hop trio Epik High. With a more pop-oriented approach, their recently released 3rd album "Swan Song" was a major breakthrough, with 3 top 10 songs, including the 5 weeks No. 1 song "Fly" at the end of last year. Let's find out more about them:

Tablo
Real name : Lee Sun-woong
Date of birth : July 22nd, 1980
Education : Stanford University majoring in English Literature
Hobbies : Listening to music, watching movies, reading books
Favorite musicians : Marvin Gaye, Nas, Loveholic, Nell, Kim Tae-woo
Participations :
Kim Gunmo 5th Album "Myself"
The Konexion Compilation
DJ Honda & PMD - "Underground Connection"
TBNY - "Prosac" EP
Project X OST
CB Mass 3th Album - Mass Appeal, etc.

Mithra Jin
Real name : Choi Jin
Date of birth : January 6th, 1983
Education : Gwangmyung High School
Hobbies : Movies, music, computer games
Favorite musicians : Rakim, Cunninlynguists, Kim Beom-soo, Hweesung
Participations :
Cheollian 2001 Korea, MP hiphop 2001 "Daebak", Korea Hardcore 2001, OST of “My Wife is a Gangster,” CB Mass 2nd Album, Da Crew Single "coma" Lyn 1st Album, DJ Honda & PMD - "Underground Connection", TBNY - "Prosac" EP Project X - OST, CB Mass 3rd Album - Mass Appeal, etc.

DJ Tukutz
Real name : Kim Jeong-shik
Date of birth : November 19th, 1981
Education : Donga Broadcasting College
Hobbies : Listening to old music, movies, web surfing
Favorite musicians : Dilated Peoples, D-Styles, Primo, Triple Threat DJs
Participations : CB MASS 3rd Album, The Konexion Compilation, Project X – OST


Composed of three members, Tablo, Mithra and DJ Tukutz, Epik High is a hip-hop group with a perfect format of two MCs and one DJ. Their music is known to be as lyrical as a piece of literature and at the same time very witty and paradoxical. All three members of the band are singers and song-writers. Starting with composing melodies, the three members are all capable of writing lyrics and song arrangements. With their first album “Map pf the Human Soul” released earlier in 2004, the hip-hop band became popular immediately. Their 2nd album “High Society” was released in October the same year also receiving great response from pop music lovers.


Discography
Map of the Human Soul (1st album, 2004) : Go, Wind and Waves, I Remember
High Society (2nd album, 2004) : Lady (High Society), High Skool, Lesson 2, My Ghetto
Swan Song + Repackage (3rd album, 2005) : Fly, Paris, 사진첩 (Photo Album)

Credits: KBS World

New Albums to be released soon

Lyn - Misty Memories: Remake album (March 13)

The remake trend just keeps coming, and this remake album by Lyn is sure to bring the spring feeling with Lyn's charismatic voice. Lyn sings many hits from the 80s and the 90s, with her title song being "날 위한 이별" (Breakup For Me). Famous instrumentalists, such as Sam Lee (Guitar), Shin HyunKwun (Bass), and Kang SooHong (Drum) helped create the masterpiece of this album. Not only instrumentalists, but singers featured in the album also. GOD's Kim TaeWoo sang with Lyn, the song "그대만의 블루" (A Blue For Her). credits to Izzie

Clazziquai - Pinch Your Soul: Remix Album (March 14)

After the release of their first album, "INSTANT PIG," Clazziquai did what they do best, and remixed it to "ZBAM." And, they came with a more funky and groovy 2nd album, "COLOR YOUR SOUL." Now, they come with their 2nd remix album, titled, "PINCH YOUR SOUL." The song from their first album, 'Sweety,' got cosmo remixed, and it was praised on the internet, titled "Chi Chi." (This song was only in the Japanese 2nd Album, as a bonus track). This new remix album remixed the popular songs like "Fill This Night," "I'll give you Everything," "Color Your Soul," and so forth. The album has many featuring artists, where Bobby Kim and J featured in the song, "I'll Give You Everything." Also, Tablo featured in the song "Love Mode."
Alex and Horan, like always, show perfect harmony in each song, and this is an album that you would not want to miss. credits to Izzie

Seo Young Eun Vol. 6 - Be My Sweetheart (March 16)

Regardless of whether Korean chanteuse Suh Young Eun sings about marriage bliss, first love or angels, her songs are sure to capture the heart of those listening and to leap up the music charts. She sent fans her first album surprise in 1998 and now just in time for the spring season she's back to offer all music lovers with her latest gift. The principal song on Suh's latest CD is "Smile" (Track 2), which delivers a hopeful message wrapped up in touching rhythms that are skillfully combined with her enchanting voice. Filled with overall 11 tunes full of compassion and energy, 01. Be my sweet heart could be one of the season's most promising K-pop albums! credits to YesAsia

Four Men Vol. 3 - Andante (March 17)

Sources: Hanteo, YesAsia, Annyoung

[aznboy78]

Lee Soo young finally took the #1 spot.

[DaRkViEt73]

It's about time the female artists are receiving some love. And I'm glad it's Lee Soo Young that took #1. No one more deserving than LSY.

[Alexiel]

Wow 60 weeks seriously? Well congratulations to Lee Soo Young, her song is awesome! And I see Super Junior too! I'm so happy Miracle debuted so high on the charts! <3

[Lukii]

Congrats to Lee So Young!!!!

[bubbles]

oh, lyn 3rd album! Thanks for the info! Will be looking forward to that!

[rapunzel283]

Go go gooooooo LSY and Hyori!!!

[lost_kim]

Congrats to Lee Soo Young, she deserves to be number 1... Too bad Fly To The Sky is no longer in that position....

[azn_chunsax]

^ i guess it's because they'll probably start promoting Pi instead. XD.

but congrats to LSY. if she couldn't do it i can't see who could. xD.

[dreamer_forever]

congrats to LSY~~

[kpoplvr]

Yay Lee Soo Younggg!! weeeEe! oo and Hyori. =]

[chibikko]

thanks for the usual top 20, Edward

Nice to see the top two spots being held by female singers! They're scores are very close to one another so i ahve a feeling that this position maybe going back and forth btwn the two for awhile

[ktown]

lyn's remake album is really good

[qee]

I'm happy that LSY reached #1, but I'm pretty positive Hyori's going to take the #1 spot next week. The difference in scores isn't that much . =((

[JCho7]

can't wait till the new clazziquai come out. I think I have all their album except for the remix album.. (since I got no clue where to buy that...)
Lol
I hope someone besides lee soo young (thats female) will be number one. I mean she is like the only female artist that has gone to #1 (recently)
I think it's too much of a male dominance in the music industry... just my opinion

[Avex]

It's about time the female artists are receiving some love. And I'm glad it's Lee Soo Young that took #1. No one more deserving than LSY.

yeah... lets hear the female gasoos all (:

[[[Fallen--Star]]]

congratz to lsy =d

[loving_D]

go lee soo young! wow ftts dropped a lot.