Top 20 - December week 4
Not much movement on the chart this week, as we are getting into holiday season. We have 3 new songs this week, one of them is a re-entry. Jang Woo Hyuk’s 폭풍속으로 (One Way) came back to the chart at No. 19. Jang Woo Hyuk just recently starting to promote this song on gayo shows. I won’t be surprised if this song is moving back up again.
As for the new songs, we have a top 10 debut. SG Wannabe completed a very fruitful 2006 with another new song "사랑가" (A Song of Love) at No. 8. This is one of the new songs from their best hit album "The Precious History". The song features their good friend Vibe, and is also written by Vibe’s Ryu Jae Hyun, who has written SG’s hit "느림보" (Slow Tempered) earlier this year. Including this song, SG Wannabe has 3 songs in the top 20 this week, the other 2 songs are No. 12 with Brown Eyed Girls "Must Have Love", and No. 13 with Kim Jong Kook (S.101) "바람만바람만" (Only Wind Only Wind).
The other new song is "너에게 쓰는 편지 Part 2" (A Letter Written To You Part 2), the follow up hit from MC Mong’s 3rd album, coming in at No. 14. This song has 2 versions, the English singing version features Japanese group M-FLO’s Lisa, and the Korean singing version features Maybee. We’ll put both versions on the chart. Most of us remember very well the Part 1 of "A Letter Written To You", featured Lyn, from MC Mong’s debut album. That song was never officially released as a single, but it was popular as one of the love themes on the MBC sitcom "Nonstop 4". We are glad to see Part 2 is finally released as a single.
Since this is the last chart of 2006, I like to take this opportunity to thank all the readers who have supported soompi’s top 20. My posts are rather long each week, I’m trying to shorten it next year. But thanks for your patience to read through it. I hope this post gives you updated information on the world of k-pop each week. In 2007, I’ll also revise the scoring method a little bit, aiming at more accurately reflecting the most updated hit songs in Korea.
Happy Holidays to everyone.
To listen to the 1 minute sample, you need to follow the links to melon.com and install the melon player to your computer. After that, click on the song title to listen.
1. (–) DBSG – 풍선 (Balloons) *** 2 WEEKS No. 1 ***
Genre: Pop / Dance
Album: DBSG Vol. 3 Track 11 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Sung Ho / Lyrics: Lee Doo Hun
Score: 792
2. (–) Sung Shi Kyung – 거리에서 (On the Street)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Sung Shi Kyung Vol. 5 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Yoon Jong Shin
Score: 759
3. (–) Se7en – 라 라 라 (La La La)
Genre: R&B Ballad
Album: Se7en Vol. 4 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Teddy
Score: 752
4. (+2) Kim Tae Woo – 하고싶은 말 (Words That I Want To Say)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Kim Tae Woo Vol. 1 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Tae Woo / Lyrics: Lee Hyun Seung
Score: 709
5. (-1) Son Ho Young – 사랑은 이별을 데리고 오다 (Love Brings Separation)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Son Ho Young Vol. 1 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Lee Hyun Wook / Lyrics: Son Ho Young
Score: 687
6. (+1) Lee Seung Chul – 소리쳐 (Screaming)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Lee Seung Chul Vol. 8 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Hyun Jin Young
Score: 673
7. (+1) ERU (feat. Daylight) – 까만안경 (Black Glasses)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: ERU Vol. 2 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Yoon Myung Sun
Score: 671
8. (New) SG Wannabe (feat. Vibe) – 사랑가 (A Song of Love) *** HOT SHOT DEBUT ***
Genre: R&B Ballad
Album: The Precious History Disc 3 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Ryu Jae Hyun
Score: 579
9. (-4) Jun Jin – 사랑이 오지 않아요 (Love Doesn’t Come)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Jun Jin First Single Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Lee Yoon Jae
Score: 570
10. (-1) Lee Seung Hwan – 어떻게사랑이그래요 (How Can Love Be That Way?)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Lee Seung Hwan Vol. 9 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Lee Seung Hwan
Score: 537
11. (-1) Gavy NJ – 그녀가울고있네요 (She’s Crying)
Genre: R&B Ballad
Album: Gavy NJ Vol. 2 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Kim Se Jin
Score: 531
12. (+1) SG Wannabe + Brown Eyed Girls – Must Have Love
Genre: Christmas Ballad
Album: SG Wannabe Yong Jun + Brown Eyed Girls Ga In Single Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Lee Na / Lyrics: Ahn Jung Hoon
Score: 504
13. (+3) S.101 – 바람만바람만 (Only Wind Only Wind) *** BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK ***
Genre: R&B Ballad
Album: S.101 Project Single Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Do Hoon + Min Myung Ki / Lyrics: Yoon Sa Ra
Score: 456
14. (New) MC Mong (feat. Lisa [English ver.], Maybee [Korean ver.]) – 너에게 쓰는 편지 Part 2 (A Letter Written To You Part 2)
Genre: Hip-hop
Album: MC Mong Vol. 3 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kim Gun Woo / Lyrics: MC Mong, Lisa (English), Maybee (Korean)
Score: 428
15. (-4) Maya – 나를외치다 (Crying Out Loud)
Genre: Rock Ballad
Album: Maya Vol. 3 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Lee Won Suk
Score: 476
16. (-4) SS501 – Unlock
Genre: Pop / Dance
Album: SS 501 Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Cha Sang Min / Lyrics: Kim Tae Hyun
Score: 452
17. (-3) Jang Yoon Jung – 이따,이따요 (Later, Later)
Genre: Trot
Album: Jang Yoon Jung Vol. 3 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Park Jin Hyung
Score: 383
18. (-1) Big Bang – Goodbye Baby
Genre: R&B
Album: Big Bang 3rd single Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Perry / Lyrics: Tae Yang
Score: 323
19. (Re-entry) Jang Woo Hyuk (feat. Esther) – 폭풍속으로 (One Way)
Genre: Hip-hop / Dance
Album: Jan Woo Hyuk Vol. 2 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Park Jang Geun / Lyrics: Min Yong Sik
Score: 277
20. (-1) Jaurim – You and Me
Genre: Rock
Album: Jaurim Vol. 6 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Kim Yoon Ah
Score: 273
Dropped out from last week:
15. Park Jung Ah (Featuring Jun Je Duk) – 결국…사랑 (In The End…Love)
18. MC Mong – 아이스크림 (Ice-cream)
20. Hong Kyung Min – 사랑,참… (A Thing Called Love)
Sources of the top 20
The sources of this top 20 chart are 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 December week 4:
ChartKorea – 20%
Hanteo Weekly Album Sales (2 weeks lag) – 20%
MNet M!Countdown + MAXMP3 – 20%
SBS Inky Gayo Take 7 Chart (1 week lag) – 15%
Various Internet charts (Melon, Jukeon, Dosirak, Muz, Bugs, SBS Music Park, Hanteo Gayo Chart, Ohdio) – 15%
MTV Korea – Artist & Music Charts – 5%
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (MBC Show! Music Core, SBS Inky Gayo, KBS Music Bank, MBC Kim Dong Ryul For You, KBS Yoon Do Hyun Love Letter, Show! Music Tank, Pops In Seoul) – 5%
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