EXO Starts Off Strong With "Love Shot"; Soompi's K-Pop Music Chart 2019, January Week 1

Happy New Year to all our readers!

EXO scores the first No. 1 song on our chart in 2019 with “Love Shot.” This song moves up 11 spots to take over as our new No. 1 song. “Love Shot” is the title track from EXO’s repackaged fifth album, and is a dance song with an addictive chorus. The lyrics encourage listeners to take a shot to find the meaning of their true love despite life being difficult. “Love Shot” previously won on “Music Bank” twice and “Music Core” once for the last two weeks. Congratulations to EXO!

Our highest debut this week is WINNER’s “MILLIONS,” entering the chart at No. 2. “MILLIONS” is a refreshing tropical pop dance track. Starting with an exciting guitar sound, the emotional melody and the warm sound leads the first part of the song. The rhythmic whistling and bouncing kick of the chorus lead to another exciting atmosphere. Even in a simple rhythm, it is fun to listen to. The lyrics state that everyone who listens to this song will find millions of love. “MILLIONS” won on “Inkigayo” and “M Countdown” last week.

Rounding out the top three is TWICE’s “YES or YES,” holding steady at No. 3.

The last of our three new songs in the top 10 is Ben’s “180 degrees,” which moves up seven spots this week to No. 4. This is Ben’s first top five song, and is the title track from her mini-album of the same name. It is an emotional ballad about a relationship that takes a 180 degree turn towards saying farewell. The lyrics are expressed from a woman’s viewpoint, giving the song a dramatic vibe. “180 degrees” won on “Inkigayo” two weeks ago, which was Ben’s first music show win.

After winning during the first half, MOMOLAND’s “Bboom Bboom” managed to hold on to the top spot on a close call against BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU” and BTS’s six-week champion “IDOL” for the overall No. 1 K-pop song of 2018. Congratulations to MOMOLAND!

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 (Billboard Korea, 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%