Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2011 - August Week 3
Last week we had predicted a tight three-way battle for the top spot this week: reigning two-week champion miss A‘s “Goodbye Baby” is still going strong; 2NE1‘s “Ugly” has been topping many charts and winning in music shows; while Super Junior‘s much anticipated return to K-pop with “Mr. Simple” is definitely generating a lot of fanfare.
Each of the top three songs have been leading different charts, and the newest song won the battle as Super Junior’s “Mr. Simple” had the most consistent scores.
While “Mr. Simple” debuted at No. 9 last week, it has now jumped many spots to the top. This win is definitely very sweet for Super Junior, whose last album Bonamana did not generate a No. 1 song on our chart despite topping many TV rankings. Congratulations to Super Junior.
Miss A’s “Goodbye Baby” is still going very strong, especially on airplay charts. It has fallen one spot to No. 2 this week after spending the last two weeks on top.
Most people predicted 2NE1’s “Ugly” to go on top this week but instead it stays at No. 3. The major disadvantage to “Ugly” is on TV Apperance. 2NE1 did not appear on KBS Music Bank and M!Countdown last week while Super Junior and Miss A appeared on all four music shows. Turns out that was the difference maker in a tight battle. Even though our chart only awards 10% to appearances, unfortunately it becomes a determining factor this week.
Outside of the big battle between the top three songs, there is only one new entry in the top 10 and it is a brand new song. Sistar‘s “So Cool” enters the chart at No. 9 this week. This song is the title track from Sistar’s first full length album. It is an exciting club pop dance number composed by the Brave Brothers. The strong beats and the refreshing club beats are what make this song charming. “So Cool” may join the battle for No. 1 next week as well.
SOOMPI CHART for 2011, Month 8, Week 3
Score: 906
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Yoo Young Jin / Lyrics: Yoo Young Jin
Album: Super Junior Vol. 5 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 891
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Park Jin Young / Lyrics: Park Jin Young
Album: Miss A Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 877
Genre: R&B Ballad
Music: Teddy, Lydia Paek / Lyrics: Teddy
Album: 2NE1 mini-album Vol. 2 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 807
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Kim Seung Soo, Han Jae Ho / Lyrics: Song Soo Yoon
Album: Infinite Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 657
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Choi Gyu Sung, Shin Sa Dong Tiger / Lyrics: Choi Gyu Sung, Shin Sa Dong Tiger
Album: John Travolta Wanna Be | Purchase this Album
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Score: 620
Genre: R&B Ballad
Music: Hitman Bang / Lyrics: Hitman Bang
Album: Homme By Hitman Bang | Purchase this Album
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Score: 598
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Hitman Bang / Lyrics: Hitman Bang
Album: Teen Top mini-album Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 593
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Wontag, Ji In, Rado / Lyrics: Wontag, Ji In, Rado, Dok2
Album: MBLAQ mini-album Vol. 3 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 564
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Brave Brothers / Lyrics: Brave Brothers
Album: Sistar Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 474
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Choi Gyu Sung, Shin Sa Dong Tiger / Lyrics: Choi Gyu Sung, Shin Sa Dong Tiger
Album: Hyuna mini-album Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
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| Rank | Artist | Song | Score |
| 11 | Hwan Hee (+1) | 죽을 것만 같아 (Feels Like Dying) | 403 |
| 12 | Brave Girls (+6) | 툭하면 (Easily) | 360 |
| 13 | Kim Bum Soo & Park Jung Hyun (new) | 사람, 사랑 (Person, Love) | 358 |
| 14 | Defconn (+16) | 랩퍼들이 헤어지는 방법 Part.Ⅱ (The Way Rappers Break Up Part.Ⅱ) | 356 |
| 15 | Kim Jun Su (+6) | You Are So Beautiful | 338 |
| 16 | After School (Red) (-6) | 밤 하늘에 (In The Night Sky) | 319 |
| 17 | Seo In Kook (new) | Shake It Up | 315 |
| 18 | Sunny Hill (+25) | 기도 (Prayer) | 313 |
| 19 | Lee Ssang (-6) | Grand Final (feat. 정인) | 292 |
| 20 | Mighty Mouth (+3) | 랄랄라 (LaLaLa (feat. Soya)) | 274 |
| 21 | 2PM (-10) | Hands Up | 260 |
| 22 | Dal★shabet (new) | 블링 블링 (Bling Bling) | 246 |
| 23 | 4men (-9) | 너의 웃음 고마워 (Vision Of Love) | 241 |
| 24 | Ha Dong Kyun & Lee Jung (+13) | 기다릴게 (Will Wait) | 226 |
| 25 | CSJH (Dana & Sunday) (-1) | 나 좀 봐줘 (One More Chance) | 225 |
| 26 | NS Yoon Ji (-7) | 또 보고 싶어 (Want To See You Again) | 224 |
| 27 | Girl’s Day (-11) | 한 번만 안아줘 (Hug Me Just Once) | 198 |
| 28 | Koyote (new) | 이제와 싫다면 (If You Don’t Like It Now) | 187 |
| 29 | Yim Jae Bum (new) | Share The Vision | 186 |
| 30 | Chi Chi (-8) | Longer | 182 |
| 31 | Secret (-11) | 별빛 달빛 (Starlight Moonlight) | 178 |
| 32 | Baek Ji Young (-7) | 오늘도 사랑해 (Love You Today Too) | 173 |
| 33 | CS Numbers (new) | 가슴으로 운다 | 168 |
| 34 | f(x) (-17) | Hot Summer | 162 |
| 35 | Kim Jae Joong (new) | 지켜줄께 (Will Protect You) | 144 |
| 36 | Davichi (-8) | Heaven | 142 |
| 37 | After School (Blue) (-22) | Wonder Boy | 133 |
| 38 | 4 minute (new) | Freestyle | 128 |
| 39 | 8Eight (-6) | 그 입술을 막아본다 (Block Those Lips) | 108 |
| 40 | ZE:A (–) | Heart For 2 | 84 |
| 41 | Beast (-3) | Fiction | 82 |
| 42 | Bang Yong Kook (new) | I Remember | 81 |
| 43 | Jang Ki Ha & Faces (-8) | 그렇고 그런 사이 (Be In Such A Relationship) | 71 |
| 44 | Lee Ki Kwang (Beast) & Electro Boys (-2) | Break Up | 70 |
| 45 | Can (-6) | 눈부신 너에게 (To My Dazzling Girl) | 68 |
| 46 | Lee Bo Ram (-19) | 두 바보 (Two Fools) | 66 |
| 47 | Rumble Fish (-15) | 사랑해요 사랑해요 (I Love You I Love You) | 61 |
| 48 | Jong Hyun (SHINee) (–) | So Goodbye | 60 |
| 49 | Gavy NJ (-23) | 잊어준다 (Forgetting) | 49 |
| 50 | Jung Hyung Don & Defconn & JD (-21) | Change The Game | 48 |
THIS WEEK IN 2006:
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 was later expanded to 50 songs.
Turtles is a three member originally with leader Turtleman, female rapper Z-E, and female lead singer Subin. They debuted in 2001 with their first album “Go! Boogie!”. Subin left the group after the first album to pursue a solo career and Gumpi replaced her as lead singer. In the early days, Turtles’ music is more hip-hop oriented as the group has one singer and two rappers. Later, both Turtleman and Z-E are involved more in singing and their music style has become more pop and the theme is always cheerful. Turtleman tragically passed away in 2008 due to a heart attack. Turtles went onto a hiatus until earlier this year when they came back with a new male member Lee Kang.
“Aeroplanes” is from Turtles’ 4th album. It was one of their biggest hits and one of the top k-pop songs in 2006. It spent six weeks (non-consecutive) on top of our chart starting this week exactly five years ago. This is a great song to listen to in summer.
Let’s review this song’s MV 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 (Olleh, 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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