
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2011 - June Week 3
Beast’s “Fiction” repeats as No. 1 this week on our chart and continues to increase in score. This song has swept nearly all music charts in Korea in the past few weeks. It has actually widened the gap between its closest challengers, which are, as expected from FT Island’s “Hello Hello” and Secret’s “Starlight Moonlight”. “Hello Hello” rises one spot to No. 2 despite dropping in points.
Secret’s “Starlight Moonlight” is our highest ranked new song in the top 10 this week, up eight spots from last week’s No. 11 to this week’s No. 3. The fast rising girl group has switched to a cute image this year with booming success on their five-week No. 1 song “Shy Boy”. “Starlight Moonlight” follows the same formula and is eyeing on the top spot.
The other two new entries in the top 10 are both brand new debuts. Members of SS501 are busy with their solo activities recently. Park Jung Min and Heo Young Saeng has already released their solo albums, and now it’s Kim Hyun Joong’s turn. The sneak preview song “Please” made a cameo appearance on our chart last week. The true title song of the album “Break Down” is the highest debut song on our chart this week at No. 9. “Break Down” already won the top song in Music Bank’s K-Chart this week. Expect this song to join the battle for No. 1 very soon.
Perhaps lost in the shadow of all idol groups on the chart, R&B trio 4men made a quiet yet impressive debut into the top 10 with their new song “One Time In Your Life”. Last year, this talented singing group had a breakthrough hit “Can’t Do”. This is 4men’s first full length album in five years in which fans has anticipated for a long time. Vibe’s Yoon Min Soo continues to be their lead producer. All 13 tracks on the album is already ranked on many internet charts in Korea, proofing once again that good music wins listeners’ heart.
SOOMPI CHART for 2011, Month 6, Week 3
Score: 947
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Choi Gyu Sung, Shinsadong Tiger / Lyrics: Yong Joon Hyung, Choi Gyu Sung, Shinsadong Tiger
Album: Beast Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV
Score: 861
Genre: Pop/Rock

Music: Kim Do Hoon, Lee Sang Ho / Lyrics: Kim Do Hoon, Mario, Lee Sang Ho, Han Sung Ho
Album: FTIsland mini album Vol. 3 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV
Score: 829
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Kang Ji Won, Kim Ki Bum / Lyrics: Kang Ji Won, Kim Ki Bum
Album: Secret single album Vol. 2 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV
Score: 804
Genre: Pop Ballad

Music: Hitman Bang / Lyrics: Hitman Bang
Album: Baek Ji Young Vol. 8 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV
Score: 724
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: J’OKER, S.Tiger / Lyrics: J’OKER, S.Tiger
Album: Jang Woo Hyuk Vol. 3 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV
Score: 682
Genre: R&B Ballad

Music: Teddy, e.knock / Lyrics: Teddy
Album: 2NE1 digital single “Lonely”
Watch: MV
Score: 594
Genre: Pop/Rock

Music: Hitman Bang / Lyrics: Hitman Bang
Album: Lim Jung Hee mini-album “Golden Lady” | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV
Score: 483
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Dashi Dance, Tomoharu Moriya / Lyrics: Won Tae Yeon
Album: After School Vol. 1 – Virgin | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV
Score: 477
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Steven Lee / Lyrics: Steven Lee, Joy Factory
Album: Kim Hyun Joong mini-album Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV
Score: 470
Genre: R&B Ballad

Music: Kim Bo Min, Yoon Min Soo / Lyrics: Min Yeon Jae, Yoon Min Soo
Album: 4men Vol. 4 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV
Rank | Artist | Song | Score |
11 | Heo Young Saeng (-3) | Let It Go | 454 |
12 | Sistar 19 (-5) | Ma Boy | 454 |
13 | 5Dolls (-4) | 이러쿵 저러쿵 (Like This Or That) | 442 |
14 | Suny Hill (new) | 미드나잇 서커스 (Midnight Circus) | 417 |
15 | Huh Gak (+3) | 나를 잊지 말아요 (Don’t Forget Me) | 300 |
16 | f(x) (-4) | 피노키오 (Pinocchio (Danger)) | 296 |
17 | Alex (+26) | 미쳐보려 해도 (Even If I Go Crazy) | 281 |
18 | Yim Jae Bum (-2) | 사랑 (Love) | 280 |
19 | IU (-2) | 내 손을 잡아 (Hold My Hand) | 279 |
20 | Cha Ji Yeon (-7) | 그대는 어디에 (Where Are You) | 273 |
21 | Boy Friend (+4) | Boy Friend | 267 |
22 | Gavy NJ (-8) | Everyday | 248 |
23 | Kim Yeon Woo (new) | You Are My Love | 247 |
24 | Jang Jae In (-9) | 장난감 병정들 (Toy Soldiers) | 244 |
25 | A Pink (-2) | 몰라요 (Don’t Know) | 226 |
26 | Jong Hyun (SHINee) (new) | So Goodbye | 204 |
27 | Park Bom (-7) | Don’t Cry | 199 |
28 | December (-7) | 미인 (Beautiful Woman) | 188 |
29 | Jang Ki Ha & Faces (new) | 그렇고 그런 사이 (Be In Such A Relationship) | 187 |
30 | G.na (-4) | 내 사람이라서 (Because You’re My Person) | 179 |
31 | Jewelry (-9) | Pass | 173 |
32 | Lee Suk Hoon (+1) | 고백 (Confession) | 166 |
33 | Big Mama Soul (new) | 눈물나게 사랑해 (Love You To Tears) | 158 |
34 | Ji Sun (new) | 바람아 불어라 (The Wind Blows) | 156 |
35 | ERU (-5) | 촌스럽고 유치하게 (Unsophisticated and Childish) | 121 |
36 | Bae Da Hae (+10) | Love Me | 105 |
37 | 4 minute (-2) | Heart To Heart | 90 |
38 | N-Train (-6) | 울면서 울어 (One Last Cry) | 89 |
39 | DK & Rumble Fish (new) | 너에게 약속해 (Promise You) | 88 |
40 | Urban Zakapa (-11) | 그날에 우리 (Us During That Day) | 88 |
41 | Big Bang (+4) | Love Song | 87 |
42 | Rainbow (-2) | To Me(내게로…) | 85 |
43 | CNBlue (+6) | Love Girl | 83 |
44 | Girl’s Day (-6) | 반짝반짝 (Twinkle Twinkle) | 77 |
45 | Kim Ji Soo (-6) | 너무 그리워 (Miss You So Much) | 69 |
46 | Clover (-15) | ICE트림 (Ice Trim) | 64 |
47 | K.Will (-11) | 리얼러브송 (Real Love Song) | 63 |
48 | Hwa Yobi (-14) | 유리 (Glass) | 62 |
49 | Rania (new) | 가면 무도회 (Masquerade) | 54 |
50 | Thomas Cook (new) | 아무 것도 아닌 나 (I’m Nothing At All) | 46 |
THIS WEEK IN 2007:
In this segment we go back in time to re-visit charts of the same week in past years. The Soompi music chart began in January 2005. At first we had only 20 songs and later expanded to 50 songs.
2007 was the year that Wonder Girls and FT Island debuted. It was also the year for singers coming back with success after very long layoffs. Park Jin Young (JYP) and Toy (Yoo Hee Yeol) did that at the end of 2007. Perhaps they were inspired by the success Yangpa had in the middle of that year. After a six-year absence, Yangpa came back in the middle of 2007 with her fifth album “The Window Of My Soul”. Hitmaker Park Geun Tae teamed up with Yangpa to produce the title song “Love….What Is That?”. Known for her emotional vocals, this song is tailor-made for Yangpa’s voice. Soon after its releases, it became No. 1 song on our chart and stayed on top for three weeks.
One of my favorite ballads by a female singer in the last decade, let’s revisit the music video of this song: MV
You can also revisit our music chart of 2007 June Week 3 here.
About the Soompi Music Chart:
Soompi Music Chart is unlike any other music charts or television rankings. It takes into account not only sales and rankings by various other charts in Korea, but also airplays of each song, the number of live performances and appearances, making it an unbiased and objective tally of what’s going on in the world of K-pop. Our chart is composed of the following sources:
Air Monitor Chart – 15%
GAON Music Chart – 15%
Various Internet charts (Dosirak, Bugs, Melon, Naver, Monkey3, Daum, Cyworld, Soribada) – 15%
ChartKorea – 5%
Hottracks Weekly Album Sales (1 weeks lag) – 10%
SBS (Inky Gayo Take 7 + SBS Mill weekly rankings) – 10%
MBC Inky Top 100 Chart – 10%
KBS Music Bank K-Chart – 10%
MNet M!Countdown – 5%
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (MBC Music Core, SBS Inky Gayo, KBS Music Bank, M!Countdown) – 10%
Thanks to Mardi09 for helping on this week’s internet chart research and motoway065 for song title translations.
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