Weekly Music Chart 2007 - September week 3

No. 1 song Big Bang’s "거짓말" (Lie) strengthens its hold on the top spot with a high score. It hasn’t quite reached the perfecet score of 1000 points yet, but the song’s score of 974 is one of the highest we recorded recently in a week. Looks like this song will stay at the top for a while, even though the competition is getting stronger (top 4 songs all scored 900 or above).

Biggest Mover of the week: Rocker Kim Sa Rang’s "위로" (Recognition) is our biggest mover this week, up 17 spots from 45 to 28. Like most rock albums, this song’s scores are primarily coming from its strong album sales. But it is a good song and has the potential to continue to move up.

Hot shot debut: A collaboration between The Name and Choi Jini (lead singer of Rumble Fish) "이별…후에" (After…Break Up) is our highest debut at No. 24 this week. Some of you might remember Shin Hye Sung and Lyn’s "After…Love" earlier this year. This song is a continuation of that song and also of that music drama. It is an interesting duet, as The Name is known for his R&B songs, and Choi Jini is known for her rock songs. This time they sing together on this pop ballad. It should be a first for both singers.

New songs: We have 8 new songs and 1 re-entry this week:

Songs to watch out:

4. Lee Seung Ki – 착한거짓말 (White Lie) – Surprisingly edged out Big Bang’s "Lie" as the new No. 1 song on M!Countdown this week. Even though the song only moves up 1 spot this week, it should be in the top 3 next week and also challenge Big Bang for the top spot.

9. Black Pearl – 좋은걸어떡해 (What Can I Do If I Like It) – The R&B female quartet scored their first top 10 song this week, moving up 9 spots to No. 9. As they get more exposure, this song gets more popular as well. They are often compared with SNSD by the media because both debuted the same time (and both are in the top 10 now). But the comparison ends here as both groups’ music styles are totally different. Since this song is moving into the top 10, it means songwriter Cho Young Soo has 5 songs in the top 10 this week.

12. Jang Hye Jin – 가라 사랑아 (Go Away Love) – A change of style served well for Jang Hye Jin, as this up-tempo song is moving up fast and close to the top 10. We usually see singers moving from up-tempo dance songs to ballads as they grow older. Jang Hye Jin is taking the opposite route and still finding success.

15. Crown J – 그녀를뺏겠습니다 (I’ll get her back) – Rapper Crown J scored his first top 20 hit with this song, and perhaps his first top 10 hit is not that far away. This song has the ingredients to be successful in the mainstream.

31. Hong Kyung Min – 못난이 (Fool) – Hong Kyung Min recently released his 8th album to celebrate his 10th year in the business. In his early days, Hong Kyung Min had a lot of up-tempo hit songs but lately he’s been focusing on ballads. This song serves his current style well. Yet another hit song written by Cho Young Soo.

36. JJ – Love Actually – One of a few up-tempo dance songs that I like this year. JJ (real name: Kim Kyung Ah) is a 17-year old new female singer. She released her first album "Ruling" in August but so far we haven’t seen her performing on any gayo shows yet. This song is an R&B dance song with a good rapping intro. It reminds me of Nan-A’s "Like Dat" last year which did not become a hit but received good reviews.

48. Ty Keys – 연상연하 (Age gap relationship) – Their 1st hit "I’m Sorry" received excellent reviews but failed to make it onto our chart. This song finally did, as they gained more exposure now. A very talented co-ed R&B group with a male and a female vocalist plus a rapper. Look out for them.

Click on the youtube 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. (–) Big Bang – 거짓말 (Lie) *** 2 WEEKS NO. 1 ***
Genre: R&B / Dance
Watch the performance
Album: Big Bang Mini-Album 2007 – Always Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music + Lyrics: G-Dragon
Score: 974

2. (–) Shin Hye Sung – 첫사람 (First Person)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: Shin Hye Sung Vol. 2 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Yoon Sa Ra
Score: 912

3. (–) F.T Island – 천둥 (Thunder)
Genre: Rock Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: F.T Island Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 911

4. (+1) Lee Seung Ki – 착한거짓말 (White Lie)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: Lee Seung Ki Vol. 3 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 900

5. (-1) See Ya – 결혼할까요 (Shall We Marry)
Genre: Pop
Watch the performance
Album: See Ya Vol. 2 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 790

6. (+2) Kim Dong Wan – 손수건 (Handkerchief)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: Kim Dong Wan Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music + Lyrics: Yoon Myung Sun
Score: 701

7. (–) SNSD – 다시만난세계 (Into The New World)
Genre: Pop / Dance
Watch the performance
Album: SNSD 1st single album Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Kenzie / Lyrics: Kim Jung Bae
Score: 673

8. (-2) Son Ho Young – 하늘에 내 마음이 (My Heart at the Sky)
Genre: Pop
Watch the performance
Album: Son Ho Young single album "Sweet Love" track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Kang Ji Won / Lyrics: Son Ho Young
Score: 656

9. (+9) Black Pearl – 좋은걸어떡해 (What Can I Do If I Like It)
Genre: R&B Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: Black Pearl single track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 522

10. (+3) MC Mong (feat. Kim Tae Woo) – So Fresh
Genre: Hip-hop
Watch the MV
Album: MC Mong digital single 2007 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Kim Gun Woo / Lyrics: Maybee
Score: 519

21. (+2) Rumble Fish – 그대내게다시 (That Day, I Again) : 316
22. (-2) Yangpa – 그대를 알고 (Since Knowing You) : 305
23. (-8) Brown Eyed Girls – 오아시스 (Oasis) : 297
24. (New) The Name & Choi Jini – 이별…후에 (After…Break Up) : 273 *** HOT SHOT DEBUT ***

25. (+4) Choon Ja – 사랑이뭐길래 (What is love) : 264
26. (-2) J (feat. Lee Jung) – 눈물로 (With tears) : 262
27. (–) Il Rak – 그래도사랑합니다 (I still love you) : 259
28. (+17) Kim Sa Rang – 위로 (Recognition) : 257 *** BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK ***

29. (-7) Park Sang Min – 서른이면 (When I am thirty) : 239
30. (-9) Clazziquai – Lover Boy : 238
31. (New) Hong Kyung Min – 못난이 (Fool) : 221
32. (–) Lee Sun Gyun – 바다여행(Ocean Trip) : 202
33. (+1) Daylight – 머리를 자르고 (After Hair Cut) : 201
34. (-6) Super Junior – 행복 (Happiness) : 189
35. (+2) Mina (Feat. AK’SENT) – Look : 148
36. (New) JJ – Love Actually : 134
37. (-1) MC The Max – Run to the sky : 133
38. (–) S.Jin – 백번을 불러도 (Even If I Call Out A Hundred Times) : 109
39. (-4) Nell – It’s okay : 108
40. (-7) Moo Ga Dang – 오에오 (O.A.O.) : 101
41. (-9) LPG – 바다의공주 (The Princess Of Sea) : 98
42. (New) Girl Friends – My Love Story : 96
43. (-2) Chae Yeon – 서투른 사랑 (Clumsy Love) : 82
44. (+4) Dynamic Duo – 복잡해 (Complicated) : 80
45. (New) To Romance – 눈물고이면 (Swallow in tears) : 79
46. (New) The Way – 사랑…아프다 (Love…Hurts) : 76
47. (-4) K.Will – 하리오 (Hario) : 68
48. (New) Ty Keys – 연상연하 (Age gap relationship) : 60
49. (New) YB – 가을우체국앞에서 (Autumn in front of the post office) : 55
50. (Re-entry) Banana Girl – S : 53

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 September week 3:

ChartKorea – 20%
Hanteo and KMDIA Weekly Album Sales (2 weeks lag) – 20%
MNet M!Countdown + MNet Internet chart – 20%
SBS – Inky Gayo Take 7 poll + Internet Chart + MP3 Download Chart (1 week lag) – 10%
Various Internet charts (Melon, Jukeon, Dosirak, Muz, Bugs, Ohdio, Soribada) – 15%
Hanteo Gayo Chart – 10% (1 week lag)
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (MBC Show! Music Core, SBS Inky Gayo, KBS Music Bank, SBS Music Space, KBS Yoon Do Hyun Love Letter, KMTV Show! Music Tank, MTV Live Wow Special, Pops In Seoul) – 5%