Top 20 - April week 4

Se7en is No. 1 for the 3rd straight week, holding off yet another challanger – this time it’s the rookie female trio See Ya. Their debut song "여인의향기" (Scent of a woman) scored 1 point higher than Vibe to overtake the No. 2 spot. For a new group their success is already amazing. Not to mention that their mentor SG Wannabe is also in the chart this week. We may see both the male and female version of SG Wannabe in the top 5 next week.

Only 2 new songs, but like I said both have very good potential. Baek Ji Young’s first song in 2.5 years "사랑안해" (I Won’t Love) debuts just short of the top 10 at No. 11. Unlike her previous songs which have a Latin dance favor, this song is a sad ballad for a change. For sure it’s going to be a popular song to sing in karaoke (noraebang).

The other new song at No. 19 is SG Wannabe’s "내사람" (Partner for life). Don’t be misled by its low debuting position this week. The sales (2 weeks lag) have not even kicked in and it is amazing that they have already enough scores to hit the top 20. Look for this song to make a big jump to the top 5 next week, and may be even higher…..

1. (–) Se7en (featuring Teddy) – 난알아요 (I Know) *** 3 weeks No. 1 ***
Genre: R&B/Hip-Hop Dance
Album: Se7en Vol. 3 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Teddy,E-tribe / Lyrics: Yang Hyun Suk
Score: 884

2. (+2) See Ya – 여인의향기 (The Scent of a Woman)
Genre: R&B/fast tempo ballad
Album: See Ya Vol. 1 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 843

3. (-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: 842

4. (-1) Fly To The Sky – 피 (Avoidance)
Genre: R&B/ballad
Album: Fly To The Sky Vol. 6 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Min Byung Ki
Score: 785

5. (–) Noel – 전부 너였다 (It was all You)
Genre: R&B/ballad
Album: Noel Vol. 3 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Kwon Tae Eun / Lyrics: Yang Jae Sun
Score: 679

6. (+8) Lim Jung Hee – 사랑아가지마 (Love, Don’t Leave) *** BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK ***
Genre: Pop/ballad
Album: Lim Jung Hee Vol. 2 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Hikaru / Lyrics: Cho Eun Hee
Score: 660

7. (-1) Super Junior – Miracle
Genre: Pop/Dance
Album: Super Junior Vol. 1 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Yoon Ho Sang
Score: 599

8. (–) Lyn – 날 위한 이별" (Because of my Departure)
Genre: Pop/ballad
Album: Lyn – Misty Memories (Remake Album) Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Kim Hyung Sik / Lyrics: Park Joo Hyun
Score: 579

9. (+3) 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: 506

10. (-3) Lee Seung Ki – 하기힘든말 (Words hard to tell)
Genre: Pop/ballad
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: 451

11. (New) Baek Ji Young – 사랑안해 (I Won’t Love) *** HOT SHOT DEBUT ***
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: 424

12. (+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: 외국곡 / Lyrics: Hong Ji Yoo
Score: 406

13. (-3) Jang Hye Jin – 마주치지말자 (Let’s Don’t Meet Again)
Genre: Pop/Ballad
Album: Jang Hye Jin Vol. 7 Track 10 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Kim Do Hoon / Lyrics: Choi Kap Won
Score: 397

14. (+1) Clazziquai (featuring Tablo) – Love Mode
Genre: New Age/Jazz
Album: Clazziquai 2nd remix album Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Kim Sung Hoon
Score: 373

15. (+3) 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: 347

16. (-7) Brown Eyed Girls – 다가와서 (Staying Close)
Genre: R&B/Ballad
Album: Brown Eyed Girls Vol. 1 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Lee Min Soo / Lyrics: Lee Tae Gun
Score: 322

17. (–) Mose – 한걸믐 (One step)
Genre: Pop/Ballad
Album: Mose Vol. 2 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Kim Se Jin / Lyrics: Yoon Kyung
Score: 304

18. (+1) Roller Coaster – 숨길수없어요 (Can’t conceal)
Genre: Rock
Album: Roller Coaster Vol. 5 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Score: 299

19. (New) SG Wannabe – 내사람 (Partner for life)
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: 291

20. (-4) Howl – 앵무새 (Parrot)
Genre: Pop/Ballad
Album: Howl Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Hwang Se Joon / Lyrics: Cho Eun Hee
Score: 277

Dropped out from last week:
11. Lee Soo Young – 시린 (Broken)
20. Lee Hyori – Get Ya`

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. M!Countdown had a showed in Japan last week but they did not update their rankings. So I have to further reduce its percentage. To compensate, I have added muz.com to the internet charts and increased its percentage temporarily. For April week 4:

ChartKorea – 20%
Hanteo Weekly Album Sales (2 weeks lag) – 20%
MNet M!Countdown – 12%
SBS Inky Gayo Top 50 (1 week lag) – 12%
Various Internet charts (Melon, Jukeon, MaxMP3, Dosirak, Muz, SBS Music Park, MBC Gayo top 50) – 14%
MTV Kountdown – 10%
MTV Poll – 6%
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (MBC Music Core, SBS Inky Gayo, KBS Music Bank, MNet M!Countdown, MTV Live Wow, MTV Most Wanted, Pops In Seoul, Show Music Tank, KBS Yoon Do Hyun Love Letter, SBS Music Wave) – 6%