Weekly Music Chart 2007 - September week 4

No. 1 song Big Bang’s "거짓말" (Lie) remains at No. 1 for the 3rd straight week. It is being seriously challenged by Lee Seung Ki’s "착한거짓말" (White Lie), which has gained a lot of ground this week and is only 11 points behind Big Bang. It will be an interesting battle next week for the top spot.

Biggest Mover of the week: Hong Kyung Min’s "못난이" (Fool) is our biggest mover this week, up 21 spots to No. 10. Hong Kyung Min is a regular in the top 10 and this ballad comes from his 8th album, which celebrates his 10th anniversary in the business. This song gives songwriter Cho Young Soo another top 10 song.

Hot shot debut: Fly To The Sky’s follow up hit "사랑해" (I Love You) is our highest debut this week at No. 19. This song replaces their former No. 1 song "My Angel". Fly To The Sky usually produces multiple top 10 hits from their albums, so we can expect this song to hit the top 10 soon.

New songs: We have 11 new songs and 4 re-entries this week:

Songs to watch out:

6. Jang Hye Jin – 가라 사랑아 (Go Away Love) – Moves up to No. 6 this week and becomes Jang Hye Jin’s highest charted solo songs in years. It proves that her new try of up-tempo songs is widely accepted by fans.

20. The Name and Choi Jini – 이별…후에 (After…Break Up) – The album of this music drama is finally released (see our new albums introduction this week), and it pushes this duet into the top 20. This song’s predcessor, Shin Hye Sung and Lyn’s "After…Love", was a top 10 hit, so let see if this song can do the same. Choi Jini has two top 20 songs this week as Rumble Fish’s "그대내게다시" (That Day, I Again) re-enters the top 20.

22. Wheesung – 사랑은 맛있다 ♡ (Love is Delicious) – This is the first album released by Wheesung after leaving YG Family. Unlike his previous R&B songs, this song is a more light-hearted mid tempo pop song that should be a first for Wheesung. Like all his previous albums, it has already topped the sales charts. Expect this song to make a big jump next week. Park Geun Tae, who has written No. 1 songs for Ivy and Yangpa this year, penned this song while Wheesung himself wrote the lyrics.

26. 8Eight – 사랑을잃고난노래하네 (Forget Love and Sing) – 8Eight is not related to Se7en. Instead, they are a highly regarded new co-ed R&B group, being labelled as the Black Eyed Peas of Korea. They are often compared to Ty Keys, another R&B co-ed group with similar styles. 8Eight is the winner of a show survival contest in Korea last year (similar to American Idol). We haven’t seen such a pure R&B song for a long time. With distinictive vocals and rappings, they should be able to find success.

27. Baek Ji Young – 사랑하나면 돼 (Loving one person is enough) – It is always tough to follow up after having a big hit. Last year, Baek Ji Young’s "사랑안해" (I Won’t Love) surprisingly became one of the biggest hits in 2006, helping her to sweep almost all female artistes awards at year end. "Loving one person is enough" is definitely as good as "I Won’t Love". It is an even more emotional ballad that requires a lot of singing skills in the chrous part. Now the only thing for Baek Ji Young is to repeat the same success as last year, which I think is very likely with such a good song.

30. Wonder Girls – Tell Me – The title song from their offical 1st full album. It hasn’t been easy for these girls. Over the summer, 2 members checked into the hospitals for poor health reasons. Hyun Ah decided to leave the group and was replaced by Yoo Bin. Their comeback was also derailed after a car accident. Members were not hurt but they have temporarily suspended activities. Hopefully, it will not affect the popularity of this song, which is a retro dance hit resembling up-tempo songs from the 80s.

41. Lee Ssang – 영화처럼 (Like a movie) – After 15 weeks, Ballerino is finally off the chart and is replaced by this song, which I think is an even better song. It is a slower tempo song. Ali is again featured in the song.

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) *** 3 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: 971

2. (+2) 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: 960

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: 908

4. (-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: 900

5. (+2) 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: 838

6. (+6) Jang Hye Jin – 가라 사랑아 (Go Away Love)
Genre: Pop / Dance
Watch the MV
Album: Jang Hye Jin – Tomboy Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Kim Do Hoon / Lyrics: Choi Gap Won
Score: 642

7. (+4) Zia – 물끄러미 (Absentmindedly)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Watch the MV
Album: Zia 1st single album "Voice of Heaven" Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 609

8. (–) 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: 585

9. (-3) 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: 578

10. (+21) Hong Kyung Min – 못난이 (Fool) *** BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK ***
Genre: Pop Ballad
Watch the performance
Album: Hong Kyung Min Vol. 8 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min

21. (-3) Wanted – I Promise You : 329
22. (New) Wheesung – 사랑은 맛있다 ♡ (Love is Delicious) : 306
23. (+2) Choon Ja – 사랑이뭐길래 (What is love) : 271
24. (+4) Kim Sa Rang – 위로 (Recognition) : 265
25. (-2) Brown Eyed Girls – 오아시스 (Oasis) : 250
26. (New) 8EIGHT – 사랑을잃고난노래하네 (Forget Love and Sing) : 237
27. (New) Baek Ji Young – 사랑하나면 돼 (Loving one person is enough) : 207
28. (+8) JJ – Love Actually : 194
29. (New) Yang Pa – Marry Me : 192
30. (New) Wonder Girls – Tell Me : 186
31. (+1) Lee Sun Gyun – 바다여행 (Ocean Trip) : 181
32. (-6) J (feat. Lee Jung) – 눈물로 (With tears) : 174
33. (-6) IRak – 그래도사랑합니다 (I still love you) : 161
34. (Re-entry) Kim Jong Wok – 가난한 사랑 (Poor Love) : 153
35. (–) Mina (Feat. AK’SENT) – Look : 152
36. (New) Namolla Family – 사랑해요 (I Love You) : 147
37. (-8) Park Sang Min – 서른이면 (When I am thirty) : 145
38. (Re-entry) CSJH The Grace – 댄서인더레인 (Dancer in the rain) : 135
39. (+1) Moo Ga Dang – 오에오 (O.A.O.) : 130
40. (-3) MC The Max – Run to the sky : 129
41. (New) Lee Ssang – 영화처럼 (Like a movie) : 117
42. (-4) S.Jin – 백번을 불러도 (Even If I Call Out A Hundred Times) : 116
43. (+1) Dynamic Duo – 복잡해 (Complicated) : 114
44. (Re-entry) JK Kim Dong Wook – 쿵팍 Life (Koong Pak Life) : 113
45. (New) Two:Some – Say : 111
46. (New) 015B – 받은 만큼만 해주기 (Do as much as received) : 110
47. (Re-entry) Lyn – …사랑했잖아… Part 2 (…We used to love…part 2) : 107
48. (-14) Super Junior – 행복 (Happiness) : 105
49. (New) Clazziquai – Romeo n Juliet : 103
50. (-7) Chae Yeon – 서투른 사랑 (Clumsy Love) : 87

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 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, MNet, 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, MNet M!Countdown, Pops In Seoul) – 5%