iKON Takes Over With "Goodbye Road"; Soompi's K-Pop Music Chart 2018, October Week 3

iKON’s “Goodbye Road” dethroned six-week champion BTS’s “IDOL” in a convincing fashion this week and has become our new No. 1 song! “Goodbye Road” swept all the music shows in the past week and scored well in all chart sources. It also means that iKON’s YG label mate, BIGBANG’s seven-week champion song “Lie,” stands the test of time once again as their long standing record is still intact for now. Meanwhile, iKON joins TWICE as the only artists to have three No. 1 songs on our chart this year. Congratulations to iKON!

After six weeks on top, “IDOL” fell one spot to No. 2 this week. Rounding out an all-male artist top three is Im Chang Jung’s “There Has Never Been A Day I Haven’t Loved You.”

There are two new songs in the top 10 this week! Moving up 11 spots to No. 7 is veteran ballad duo Vibe’s “Fall In Fall.” This song is the pre-released single of Vibe’s eighth studio album “ABOUT ME.” As the song title implies, this is a tailor made song for the season with lyrics that express the emptiness of our minds when autumn comes.

Debuting at No. 10 is IU’s new song “BBIBBI.” This laid back R&B style song was released to celebrate IU’s 10^th anniversary of her debut, and features lyrics that reflect the story of modern day people who don’t control or prescribe others on their own standards.

About the Soompi Music Chart

Soompi Music Chart is unlike any other music chart or television ranking. It takes into account rankings by various major music charts in Korea as well as the hottest trending artists on Soompi, making it a unique chart that reflects what’s going on in K-pop not only in Korea but around the world. Our chart is composed of the following sources:

GAON Singles+Albums+Social Chart – 25%
Various Internet Charts (Olleh, Bugs, Melon, Soribada, Genie) – 15%
Soompi Airplay – 20%
TV Music Show Charts (SBS Inkigayo, KBS Music Bank, MNet M!Countdown, MBC Music Core, MBC PLUS Show Champion) – 40%