[edward1849]

SG Wannabe's "내사람" (Partner for life) continues to be No. 1 for the 5th straight week, holding off yet another challanger Baek Ji Young's "사랑안해" (I Won't Love). SG Wannabe's song is still gaining scores slightly. If they can hold on to the top spot for another week, they will set a new chart record - no other song has spent 6 weeks in a row at No. 1 on this chart. Only 3 other songs last year has spent 5 weeks at the top: Tei's "사랑은하나다" (Love is....one), Kim Jong Kook's "제자리걸음" (Walking from the same place), and Epik High's "Fly".

A serious challanger for the top spot enters the chart this week: Shinhwa's "Once in a Lifetime" debuts at No. 14. This is their first charted song in more than 16 months. Shinhwa is also having their comeback stage show in almost every gayo show this week, and it will help boosting their scores. While Shinhwa is still quite far away from the top spot, I won't be surprised if they will make a big jump next week.


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. (--) SG Wannabe - 내사람 (Partner for life) *** 5 WEEKS NO. 1 ***
Genre: R&B/mid-tempo ballad
Album: SG Wannabe Vol. 3 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 952

2. (+2) Baek Ji Young - 사랑안해 (I Won't Love)
Genre: Pop/Ballad
Album: Baek Ji Young Vol. 5 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Park Keun Tae / Lyrics: Cha Eun Taek
Score: 863

3. (-1) Kim Jong Kook - 편지 (Letter)
Genre: Pop ballad
Album: Kim Jong Kook Vol. 4 Track 3 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Hwang Chan Hee / Lyrics: Yoon SaRa
Score: 820

4. (-1) Tony An - 유츄프라카치아 (Yutzpracachia's Love)
Genre: Pop
Album: Tony An Vol. 2 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Peter Zizzo + Billy Crawford / Lyrics: Choi Eun Ha
Score: 767

5. (+2) Gummy - 그대 돌아오면 (If you return)
Genre: R&B
Album: Gummy Unplugged Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Lee Hyun Jung / Lyrics: Park Kyung Jin
Score: 656

6. (-1) Vibe featuring Jang Hye Jin - 그남자 그여자 (That Man, That Woman)
Genre: R&B/ballad
Album: Vibe Vol. 3 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Ryu Jae Hyun
Score: 610

7. (+1) Buzz - 남자를 몰라 (Don't know about man)
Genre: Rock Ballad
Album: Buzz Vol. 3 Track 7 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Lee Sang Joon / Lyrics: Kim Jin Ah
Score: 584

8. (+7) See Ya (featuring SG Wannabe) - 사랑하기 때문에 (Because of Love) *** BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK ***
Genre: R&B
Album: See Ya Vol. 1 Track 3 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 575

9. (+2) Bada - V.I.P.
Genre: Pop/Dance
Album: Bada Vol. 3 Track 4 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Sang Won / Lyrics: Bada
Score: 574

10. (--) Maybee - 다소 (Plenty of smile)
Genre: Pop/Ballad
Album: Maybee Vol. 1 Track 4 - Listen here to 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Gun Woo / Lyrics: Maybee
Score: 553

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11. (-2) Lee Seung Ki - 입모양 (Your Lips)
Genre: Pop/ballad
Album: Lee Seung Ki Vol. 2 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Do Hoon / Lyrics: Choi Kap Won
Score: 543

12. (-6) Lim Jung Hee - 사랑아가지마 (Love, Don't Leave)
Genre: Pop/ballad
Album: Lim Jung Hee Vol. 2 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Hikaru / Lyrics: Cho Eun Hee
Score: 529

13. (+1) Hyun Young - 누나의꿈 (Sister's Dream)
Genre: Pop
Album: Hyun Young - Dream 누나의 꿈 (EP) Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Foreign song / Lyrics: Hong Ji Yoo
Score: 476

14. (New) Shinhwa - Once in a Lifetime *** HOT SHOT DEBUT ***
Genre: Pop / Ballad
Album: Shinhwa Vol. 8 Track 4 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Brian Kim
Score: 462

15. (-3) Lee Jung (featuring Tablo) - 열 (Fever)
Genre: R&B
Album: Lee Jung Vol. 3 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Jun Sang Hwan / Lyrics: Lee Jung
Score: 461

16. (+2) Seo Young Eun - 웃는거야 (Let's smile)
Genre: Pop/mid-tempo ballad
Album: Seo Young Eun Vol. 6 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Chan Jin / Lyrics: Seo Young Eun
Score: 420

17. (-4) Loveholic - 차라의숲 (Chara's Forest)
Genre: Modern Rock
Album: Loveholic Vol. 3 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music & Lyrics: Kang Hyun Min
Score: 415

18. (-1) Jang Yoon Jung - 콩깍지 (Bean Pod)
Genre: Trot
Album: Jang Yoon Jung Vol. 2.5 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample

Score: 405

19. (-3) Lee Hyori - Shall We Dance?
Genre: Pop/Dance
Album: Lee Hyori Vol. 2 Track 9 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Do Hyun / Lyrics: Maybee
Score: 400

20. (New) Byul - 눈물샘 (Lachrymal Glands)
Genre: Pop / Ballad
Album: Byul Vol. 3 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Bang Shi Hyuk / Lyrics: Cho Eun Hee
Score: 373


Dropped out from last week:
19. Fly To The Sky - 다시 돌아온 너에게 (To You who Returns to me)
20. Psy - We Are The One


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 June week 1:

ChartKorea - 20%
Hanteo Weekly Album Sales (2 weeks lag) - 20%
MNet M!Countdown - 16%
SBS Inky Gayo Top 50 (1 week lag) - 16%
Various Internet charts (Melon, Jukeon, MaxMP3, Dosirak, Muz, Bugs, SBS Music Park, MBC gayo top 50, MNet gayo top 100) - 16%
MTV Chart - 5%
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (MBC Music Core, KBS Music Bank, KBS Yoon Do Hyun Love Letter, MBC Kim Dong Ryul For You, SBS Music Wave, Pops In Seoul, Show! Music Tank) - 7%


Top 20 Archives

May week 1 May week 2 May week 3 May week 4
April week 1 April week 2 April week 3 April week 4 April week 5
March week 1 March week 2 March week 3 March week 4
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

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ARTIST OF THE WEEK - Tony An



Our featured artist this week is HOT and JTL member Tony An. Like all other HOT members, Tony has been very successful since turning solo. He recently released his 2nd solo album "유츄프라카치아" (Yutzpracachia's Love). The title song is top 5 hit. Let's find out more about Tony:

Name: Ahn Sung-Ho (Tony Ahn)
D.O.B.: 1978.6.7.
Physique: 175cm, 57kg
Education: Dong-Kuk University Master in Stage Directing
Hobbies: Computer games, Driving
Debut: 1996 H.O.T.

BIOGRAPHY:

Original member of the group 'H.O.T.' that started the K-POP movement in the late 90's and arguably the biggest and the most successful boy-band that Korean music scene has ever seen in recent years, Tony had enjoyed all the pampering that came with of being a 'Mega Pop-star'. The success of 'H.O.T.' was truly unrivaled and never could be repeated by any means but like all things his ride with the group came to an abrupt end in early 2001 when his management 'SM' terminated the contract and refused to sign him on with 2 of the others, 'Jang Woo-Hyuk' and ‘Lee Jae-Won' which signalled the beginning of his 2nd phase of his career as a trio project, 'JTL'.

The project group 'JTL' has been greeted by the fans with mixed feelings and made the debut in 2001 with their 1st album, 'Enter the Dragon'. In this album, Tony reinvents himself as a true performer in the form of the lead vocalist of the group, a contrast from the days in 'H.O.T.' where he was limited to sub-vocals and english rap. However, all was not that easy as 'JTL's music video and appearances were boycotted by the opposing camp made up with loyal 'H.O.T.' fans and the likes but eventually turned the fortune around when the made their appearance on MBC's 'Guerilla Concert' in front of 12000 fans.

However, the times with his two partners subsided and now he is making his own mark in the music scene. His solo effort 'Believe' is star studded, from a song by 'Jamie Jones' from "ALL4ONE" to a famous Japanese producer 'Murayama Shinichi' and 'Johan Gunarrsson' who has been with Tony since the days in 'JTL' although he was assigned to work on the new 'Backstreet Boys' album.

Tony Ahn says that he can not contain the excitement. Although, his dream of being a musician has been realized and reborn as a businessman running his management company, his wish is to be by his fans and to be able to share his music and vision with them for many years to come.


DISCOGRAPHY:

Vol. 1: I Believe, 2004.10 (Love is beautiful...when you can't have it, Blue Sky)

Vol. 1.5: Behind the Clouds, 2005.11 (Behind the Clouds)

Vol. 2: 유추프라카치아, 2006.4 (Yutzpracachia's Love, Remember... I Love You..., People Living Happily Together [duet with May])


credits to KBS World

New albums to be released soon

There won't be a lot of albums releasing this month because of the World Cup.

Superjunior - U (Single) (June 7)

01. U
02. Endless Moment
03. Lovely Day

Popular group ‘Super Junior’ will release their first single called ‘U’ in June.

To give in return the applauds that they received from their fans, Super Junior has specially made a single album called ‘U’. Their single album was released on SM Entertainment’s homepage for free download. Within five hours, it made a shocking record of 500,000 downloads that made a high accomplishment!
The single title song called ‘U’ is a very strong upbeat dance song. They have worked and practiced several times to make it perfect because they are the ‘super junior’ that consist of boys with great charm. Two other songs that is in their single is ‘Endless Moment’ which is a medium tempo ballad and ‘Lovely Day’ which is a song that is about the happiness of starting to love. Everyone is looking forward to hearing Super Junior member’s great harmony which will grab the love from their fans! - credits to purpletiger86


Source: Hanteo, YesAsia, Annyoung

[2552]

Yay for SG wannabe!!

Why is Shinhwa so low?!

[n-jjang]

heh? shinhwa so low? thank you so much 4 sharing..

[Aquarius]

Oh, FTTS's 3rd single seems bad at Soompi 20 songs chart T_T
. ah, why didnt you mention about recommended songs in Tony An's album like before ^^

[cpopbaby19]

yesshh.

shinhwa's back!



anyway, i like the songs on the top 10!

esp Vibe's That man & that woman and Tony's Yutzpracacia.

[edward1849]

Oh, FTTS's 3rd single seems bad at Soompi 20 songs chart T_T
. ah, why didnt you mention about recommended songs in Tony An's album like before ^^

2 more recommended song from Tony An's 2nd album added.

[Joanna]

WOAHH GO SG WANNABE!!
what happened to Shinhwa? T__T

[BoA '02]

Ahn Young Min..that name pops up everywhere.
I bought Buzz 3rd the other day. Almost all of their songs sound like the one or two bad ones in their 2nd one. Shame.

[Kylie Nomiko]

Thank you for the update!
Shinhwa fighting!

[XSE7ENSL0VE]

shnhwa just debuted with the song - -;
lol. be patient; they'll be up there soon ;D
i love partner for life by sg.