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Buzz's "남자를 몰라" (Don't know a man's heart) surprised us once again by re-taking the No. 1 spot this week. This song was No. 1 in June week 3, before Shinhwa's "Once in a Lifetime" took over for the last 3 weeks. This week we all expect Superjunior's "U" to be the new No. 1 song. However, Buzz edged SJ by 8 points, proves once again that you never know what will happen till the end.

See Ya's new song "구두" (Slipper) from their debut album moves into the top 5 this week. All their 3 singles made it to top 10. They are definitely the favorite to win the new artist of this year, and perhaps even top 10 artists. Also, Jung Jae Wook scores his first top 10 song "들리나요" (Can you hear?) by moving up 8 spots to No. 9.

We have 5 new songs this week, leading by SG Wannabe's new song "사랑했어요" (I Love You), featuring Danny Ahn of G.O.D., at No. 11. Danny is not the only G.O.D. member on the chart this week. At No. 19, also a new song by Suho "봄여름가을겨을" (Spring Summer Fall Winter). This song features G.O.D.'s Kim Tae Woo. If you like MC Mong's "I Love U, Oh Thank U" last year, there is a good chance that you will like this song too. It's another hip hop + ballad that sounds very smooth together.

Other new entrants this week include a digital single "I Go" by modern rock group Rumble Fish, at No. 12. They had a big hit last year "으라차차", let see if this song can duplicate the success. Another modern rock group Loveholic also have a new song "고대만 있다면" (Just With You) at No. 15, but this is a pop ballad. This song appears in both Loveholic's 3rd album and the OST of MBC drama "One Fine Day". It's popularity is due more to the drama. It is also more of lead singer Ji Sun's solo effort, as we saw only her performing the song minus the 2 male members.

The last new song is Gummy's "혼자만하는사랑" (One sided love). This song replaces her previous hit "그대 돌아오면" (When you return) which was still in the top 10 last week, but fell out of the chart this week.


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1. (+3) Buzz - 남자를 몰라 (Don't know about man) *** 2 WEEKS NO. 1 ***
Genre: Rock Ballad
Album: Buzz Vol. 3 Track 7 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Lee Sang Joon / Lyrics: Kim Jin Ah
Score: 898

2. (--) Superjunior - U
Genre: Pop / Dance
Album: Superjunior: U (Single) - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Ken Ingwersen + Kevin Simm / Lyrics: Tae Hoon
Score: 891

3. (-2) Shinhwa - Once in a Lifetime
Genre: Pop / Ballad
Album: Shinhwa Vol. 8 Track 4 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Brian Kim
Score: 811

4. (+2) Uptown - My Style
Genre: Hip Hop
Album: Uptown Vol. 5 Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Jung Yeon Joon
Score: 705

5. (+5) See Ya - 구두 (Slipper)
Genre: R&B
Album: See Ya Vol. 1 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music+ Lyrics: Ryu Jae Hyun
Score: 666

6. (-3) 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: 621

7. (+2) Typhoon - 그래서… (So)
Genre: Pop / Dance
Album: Typhoon Vol. 1 Track 3 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Lee Yong Min
Score: 594

8. (-3) 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: 509

9. (+8) Jung Jae Wook - 들리나요 (Can you hear?) *** BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK ***
Genre: Mid-tempo ballad
Album: Jung Jae Wook Vol. 4 Track 3 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 466

10. (+1) Sweet Sorrow - 아무리 생각해도 난 너를 (No Matter How Much I think, To You...I Am…)
Genre: Pop/Ballad
Album: SBS Drama 연애시대 (Alone in Love) OST Track 4 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: No Young Shim
Score: 442

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11. (New) SG Wannabe (feat. Danny Ahn) - 사랑했어요 (I Love You) *** HOT SHOT DEBUT ***
Genre: R&B/mid-tempo ballad
Album: SG Wannabe Vol. 3 Track 4 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 411

12. (New) Rumble Fish - I Go
Genre: Modern Rock
Album: Rumble Fish Digital Single - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Ahn Sung Il
Score: 408

13. (+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: 378

14. (New) Gummy - 혼자만하는사랑 (One sided love)
Genre: R&B ballad
Album: Gummy Unplugged Track 3 - Listen here for 1 minute sample

Score: 357

15. (New) Loveholic - 고대만 있다면 (Just With You)
Genre: Pop ballad
Album: Loveholic Vol. 3 Track 10 and MBC Mini Series "One Fine Day" OST Track 3 Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music & Lyrics: Kang Hyun Min
Score: 339

16. (-9) 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: 337

17. (-5) Kim Hyun Jung - 굳세어라현정아 (Dance with Hyun Jung)
Genre: Pop/Dance
Album: Kim Hyun Jung - Dance With Hyun Jung Track 3 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Lee Yong Min / Lyrics: Yoon SaRa
Score: 317

18. (-2) Tim - 하루새 (In One Day)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Tim Vol. 3 Track 2 - Listen here for 1 minute sample

Score: 316

19. (New) Suho (feat. Kim Tae Woo) - 봄여름가을겨을 (Spring Summer Fall Winter)
Genre: Hip Hop / Ballad
Album: Suho Vol. 1 Track 3 - Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Lee Kang Hee
Score: 315

20. (-7) Kangta & Vanness - Scandal
Genre: Pop/Dance
Album: Kangta & Vanness - Scandal (Single) Track 1 - Listen here for 1 minute sample

Score: 313


Dropped out from last week:
8. Gummy - 그대 돌아오면 (When You Return)
14. SG Wannabe - 느림보 (Slow steps)
18. Lee Jung (featuring Tablo) - 열 (Fever)
19. Vibe featuring Jang Hye Jin - 그남자 그여자 (That Man, That Woman)
20. Psy - We Are The One

Vibe's song is finally off the top 20. But we should give them a round of applause for staying in the chart for 16 weeks.


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 July week 3:

ChartKorea - 20%
Hanteo Weekly Album Sales (2 weeks lag) - 20%
MNet M!Countdown - 20%
SBS Inky Gayo Take 7 Chart (1 week lag) - 15%
Various Internet charts (Melon, Jukeon, MaxMP3, Dosirak, Muz, Bugs, SBS Music Park, MBC Gayo Top 50, MNet Gayo Chart) - 15%
MTV Korea - Artist & Music Charts - 5%
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (MBC Music Core, SBS Inky Gayo, KBS Music Bank, MBC Kim Dong Ryul For you, SBS Music Wave, KBS Yoon Do Hyun Love Letter, MTV Live Wow Special, MTV Sunny Side, MTV TRL Seoul, Pops in Seoul, Show! Music Tank) - 5%


Top 20 Archives

July week 1 July week 2 + half year top 10
June week 1 June week 2 June week 3 June week 4
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

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ARTIST OF THE WEEK - Jung Jae Wook



Our featured artist this week is Jung Jae Wook. He scored his first ever top 10 hit this week with his latest song "들리나요" (Can you hear?). This song is written by one of the hottest song writing teams - Cho Young Soo and Ahn Young Min, who wrote hit songs for SG Wannabe, See Ya, SS501 among others this year.

Jung Jae Wook already caught my attention back in early 2002 with an emotional ballad "잘가요" (Farewell) from his 2nd album. In this album, he also remade "Season In The Sun", a classic Japanese hit song by TUBE. Both songs received good reviews but did not rank very high on the music charts. He has to wait another 4 years (and 2 albums) to finally be recognized by the public. Let's find out more about him:

PROFILE
Name: Jung Jae Wook
Date of birth : November 5th, 1976
Physique : 181cm, 70kg
Education : Department of Broadcasting Entertainment, Daegu College
Hobbies : Playing the guitar, hardcore rap, video games

BIOGRAPHY
Jung Jae-wook made his debut in 1999 with a song titled "A Foolish Seperation." By using the Gayageum, a Korean traditional string instrument, in the prelude and the Daegeum, a Korean bamboo flute in the background, Jung adopted Korean traditional sounds in his music. Jung’s original song, "To Your Next Love," became more widely known after singer Jo Sung-mo remade and re-released it. Jung Jae-wook released his second album, "A Simple Story," in 2001. The album was filled with songs that clearly showed Jeong’s musicality and vocal power. After 2 years of preparation, Jung’s 3rd album was released in 2003. Jung also hosted a radio show for 2 years and recently made his comeback to the local pop music scene with his 4th album. The title song of Jung’s 4th album is "Can You Hear?" a medium-tempo piece with quite strong beats.

DISCOGRAPHY
A Foolish Separation (1st album, 1999) : A Foolish Separation, She Is Cool, Good-bye, Forever My Love, Test, Wind of Legend, For My Next Love, Scenario

A Simple Story (2nd album, 2001) : Farewell, Promise, One Wish, Born to be Loving You, Season in the Sun, Good-bye My Love

Alone (3rd album, 2003) : Kiss, That’s Me, Just, Confession, Wishing You Were Happy, My Your True Love, Please

Love of the 13th Month (4th album, 2006) : Can You Hear?, Echo, A Good Day for Farewell, After Love, Trees.. and Wind


Credits to KBS World

New albums to be released soon

The TRAX Vol. 1 - 초우 (July 18)
Kangta & Vanness - Scandal (Repack) (July 18)
Lee Ji Hye (S#arp) Special Single (July 18)
Nan-a Vol. 1 - Sweet Soul (July 20)
Turtles (거북이) Vol. 4 - 거북이사요 (July 20)

01. Turtles Free 4-1
02. It’s Funny
03. Airplane
04. Again…
05. Hey
06. To the half
07. It’s Traveling
08. Back to Ten years
09. Remember me
10. Moving
11. Please
12. Turtles Free 4-2

The group ‘Turtles’ is coming back to refresh everyone’s brains that have been going under pressure. Songs like ‘Bingo’, ‘What’s Wrong?’, ‘Four Season’, ‘How Long?’, ‘Come On’…and so forth have topped the charts due to their great songs with enjoyable melody to listen to. They are making a comeback after a year of absence. They debuted in 2001 and they were well known for being a group that has never lip-synched in any of their performances. Last year in March, they had to stop all their activities because of a Turtle member's illness (Acute myocardial infarction). Could it have been because he had to deal with two death crisis? He is more mature and everyone can feel his strong passion for music. Their fourth album will bring joy as well as a great sensation. This group even brings crying babies into laughter with their music. ‘Exciting world, live a joyous life with the turtles~!’ is their theme for this album. Their title song is track 3 called ‘Airplane’ which is an upbeat dance song. They used a ‘Hawaiian baby guitar’ to produce an exotic sound with a cute rhythm that will have their fans putting their songs on repeat. This song portrays the exhausted life they have experienced in their lifetime and how they think about their past when they were kids. Although it’s very hot into the summer, don’t miss their 4th album that will definitely release everyone’s stress! - credits to purpletiger86

Christopher Vol. 1 - Action (July 20)
P&Q - Supremacy (July 20)
Park Jung Eun Vol. 1 - Letter from my heart (July 20)


Source: Hanteo, YesAsia, Annyoung

[Platinum]

GuhBookEe's are sooo good! I can't wait for their 4th!

kangta and vanness are still performing in korea?

[qaxlod]

Shinhwa is going to rise again! SHINHWA FOREVER <333

[_erigoo]

Weeh, I like every song on that list.

[sungaaah]

turtle and trax records coming out ^^
and sg wannabe has another song out already?
good for them =]

[yaeri]

finally finally suho is in the charts. i got his album when it first came out and i love it. i think he's really talented and his songs are great. i really recommend it!!

[cpopbaby19]

hmm..

i liked geu namja, geu yeoja!! LOLs.

but anyway, good songs on the chart.


^^

[cecilia]

ahhhhh buzz ~!! i love this song~

[dawnocean]

thanks again for the info!
can't wait for the trax's first album!

[mizz_J]

i can see that Buzz & Super Junior is still on top =)

[juhee]

ooo congrats to buzz for still being on top~!!!
YAY Super Junior is still up there~!
<333 lol thanks for the list~!!!

[atrabida]

Im so glad that Buzz is number one although Im a SUJU fan. I love the song of Buzz. Can't get it out of my head.

[crackednut]

yes finally...the Trax will release an album...
but its WITHOUT Rose!