Weekly Music Chart 2007 - February week 4

No. 1 song: Epik High's "Fan" is the consensus No. 1 song this week with a near perfect score (978 out of 1000). That is not surprising considered that this song is No. 1 on almost all music charts in Korea, coupled with the fact that Epik High's 4th album has been topping the album sales chart ever since its release. Looks like this song will stay at No. 1 for a few weeks.

Biggest Movers of the week: Lee Ki Chan's "미인" (A Beauty) jumps 23 spots to No. 5 this week. This song has surpassed Epik High's "Fan" in a lot of internet rankings. As I mentioned 2 weeks ago, Lee Ki Chan is going back to his usual ballad style on this song, and it immediately recaptured his chart success. This song is yet another hit song written by the hottest songwriting team in Korea, Cho Young Soo and Ahn Young Min.

Hot shot debut: Park Hyo Shin's long awaited comeback song "추억은 사랑을 닮아" (Memories Resemble Love) is our highest debut this week at No. 17. It's the first time in 3 years that Park Hyo Shin released a new album, even though he had a big hit "Snow Flakes" from the KBS Drama M.I.S.A. (Sorry I Love You) about 2 years ago. This song is a vintage Park Hyo Shin ballad that fits perfectly to his low, husky voice.

New songs: We have 6 new songs and 2 re-entries in the top 50 this week.

Songs to watch out:

9. Lee Jae Hoon – 환상 (Fantasy) – It doesn't take long for ex-Cool member Lee Jae Hoon to hit the top 10. This song moves up 16 spots to No. 9 this week. This is the kind of song that grows on you the more you listen. Songwriter Yoon Il Sang has 2 top 10 hits this week. Besides this song, Seo Ji Young's "Hey Boy" (at No. 8) is also written by him.

14. See Ya – 미워요 (Hate You) – Moves up steadily each week, up 9 spots to No. 14. This song is from songwriters Cho Young Soo's All Star compilation album, which is selling quite well. See Ya has 4 top 10 songs last year, enroute to being named the best new artist of 2006 on our Soompi Gayo Award. Let see if the trio will score their 5th top 10 hit next week.

23. MC The Max – 볼때기사랑 (Sacrifice of Love) – We have come to expect a hit song from MC The Max each winter, and this year is no different. Even though this song is only a digital single. This song has been released for almost 2 months and is slower to heat up. But it is a vintage powerful rock ballad that we are accustomed to MC The Max.

28. Monday Kiz – 남자야 (A Man) – From the duo's 2nd album. They continue to show us their strong vocal and harmony with this new R&B ballad. Monday Kiz has not yet come out to perform on gayo show yet. But that was the same strategy as their last album. Expect this song to move up slowly but staying for a long time.

Click on the youtube/Naver links to watch the top 20 songs' live performance or MV. You can also listen to the 1 minute sample – follow the links to melon.com and install the melon player to your computer. After that, click on the song title to listen.

1. (+2) Epik High – Fan *** 1 WEEK NO. 1 ***
Genre: Pop / Hip-hop
Watch the performance
Album: Epik High Vol. 4 CD 2 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Lee Sun Woong, Choi Jin / Lyrics: Lee Sun Woong
Score: 978

2. (-1) ERU – 흰눈 (White Snow)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: ERU Vol. 2 Track 8 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Lee Joo Ho / Lyrics: ERU
Score: 880

3. (-1) Big Bang – Dirty Cash
Genre: Hip-hop / Dance
Watch the performance
Album: Big Bang Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Andy Love, Jos Jorgensen / Lyrics: 072
Score: 822

4. (–) Brian – 일년을겨울에살아 (One Year Living In Winter)
Genre: R&B Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: Brian Vol. 1 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Oh Sung Hoon / Lyrics: PJ
Score: 745

5. (+23) Lee Ki Chan – 미인 (A Beauty) *** BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK ***
Genre: Pop Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: Lee Ki Chan Vol. 9 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 732

6. (–) KCM – 안녕 (Goodbye)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Watch the MV
Album: KCM Digital Single Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 683

7. (-2) The Nuts – 잔소리 (Scolded)
Genre: Rock Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: The Nuts Vol. 2 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Lee Seung Ho / Lyrics: Han Sung Ho
Score: 664

8. (+6) Seo Ji Young – Hey Boy
Genre: Pop / Dance
Watch the performance
Album: Seo Ji Young Vol. 2 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Yoon Il Sang / Lyrics: Kim Young Ah
Score: 661

9. (+16) Lee Jae Hoon – 환상 (Fantasy)
Genre: Mid-tempo pop ballad
Watch the performance
Album: Lee Jae Hoon Vol. 1 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Yoon Il Sang / Lyrics: Kim Tae Kyun
Score: 641

10. (-2) Bobby Kim – 파랑새 (Blue Bird)
Genre: R&B Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: Bobby Kim Vol. 2 Track 7 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Lee Hee Seung / Lyrics: Bobby Kim
Score: 617

21. (-14) SS501 – Four Chance : 367
22. (-6) Maya – 나를외치다 (Crying Out Loud) : 344
23. (New) MC The Max – 볼때기사랑 (Sacrifice of Love) : 343
24. (–) SG Wannabe (feat. Vibe) – 사랑가 (A Song of Love) : 322
25. (New) Shin Hae Chul – 장미 (Rose) : 318
26. (-8) Lee Seung Chul – 하얀새 (White Bird) : 317
27. (-14) Wax – 사랑이다그런거니까 (Because Love is Like That) : 291
28. (New) Monday Kiz – 남자야 (A Man) : 287
29. (-3) Jang Nara – 안 행복해 (I'm not happy) : 264
30. (-9) Sung Shi Kyung – 거리에서 (On the Street) : 252
31. (+5) Baby V.O.X. Re.V. – Shee : 244
32. (New) Hyun Jin Young – 소리쳐봐 (Break Me Down) : 220
33. (+10) The Name – 사랑같아 보여도 (Even if it seems like love) : 215
34. (Re-entry) Kan Mi Youn – Kiss : 200
35. (+6) Oh Yoon Hye – I Wish : 194
36. (+2) Jang Yoon Jung – 이따,이따요 (Later, Later) : 193
37. (+7) PK Heman (feat. Le Ji Hye) – Evergreen : 182
38. (-11) DBSG – 풍선 (Balloons) : 180
39. (-7) Kan Jong Wook – 약한남자 (Weak Man) : 177
40. (-7) EX – 연락주세요 (Please Contact Me) : 175
41. (-2) U;Nee – 습관 (Habit) : 174
42. (-8) Yoon Ha – Audition : 164
43. (-3) Kim Hyun Chul – 결혼도못하고 (Not being able to marry) : 160
44. (New) Gavy NJ – 반대편에 서서 (Standing on the opposite side) : 146
45. (-16) Shin Seung Hoon – 시간을 뒤로 걸어 (Turn Back Time) : 133
46. (-9) As One – 십이야 (Twelve Nights) : 117
47. (Re-entry) LUG – 죄 (Crime) : 114
48. (+1) YuriSangja – 기억력 (Memory) : 102
49. (-7) Jun Jin – 돌아와줘 (Come Back To Me) : 98
50. (-20) Kai – 몹쓸 거짓말 (Bad Lie) : 94

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 February week 4:

ChartKorea – 20%
Hanteo and KMDIA Weekly Album Sales (2 weeks lag) – 20%
MNet M!Countdown – 20%
SBS – Inky Gayo Take 7 poll + Internet Chart + MP3 Download Chart (1 week lag) – 10%
Various Internet charts (Melon, Jukeon, Dosirak, Muz, Bugs, MaxMP3, MTV Korea, Ohdio) – 15%
Hanteo Gayo Chart – 10% (1 week lag)
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (MBC Kim Dong Ryul For You, MNet M!Countdown, Various MTV Korea Programs, Pops In Seoul) – 5%

It looks like SBS Inky Gayo no longer offers a top 50 rankings for the take 7 chart. I'll combine their take 7 poll with their internet chart and MP3 download chart to form a sub-ranking and then incorporate it into our main chart. It will account for 10% of the scores. Meanwhile, the Hanteo Gayo Chart has also increased the weight from 5% to 10%. I believe that is the only reliable source to keep track of digital singles movements.