Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2011 - September Week 4
Kara strikes again on our chart, winning yet another No. 1 song as “Step” moves up six spots to the top on its second week in the chart. This shouldn’t be a surprise as Kara has been the most successful k-pop artists on our music chart over the last two years. Despite their hiatus and many girl groups have rising in popularity, Kara doesn’t seem to miss a beat and continues to be one of the top girl groups. Congratulations.
Girl groups again swept the top three spots as two former No. 1 songs, Davichi‘s “Don’t Say Goodbye” and Sistar‘s “So Cool” rounds out the top three. When I started compiling this music chart back in 2005 it was all male dominated, that whole year no female artists and groups were able to hit the top. This year, female groups and soloists have occupied the top spot for 27 of the 39 weeks so far. It is a complete reversal that perhaps no one would have imagined a few years ago.
There is only one new song in the top 10 this week. Ballad prince Sung Shi Kyung released his first full album in three years, also the first since his return from military duties. A sneak preview song “Oh My Goddess” was on the chart at No. 15 last week. This week the album’s title song “I Like” hit the chart and debuts at No. 8. “I Like” showcases Sung Shi Kyung’s voice and unique style. It is a perfect song heading into the winter season. The MV of this song stars the singer himself and Jo Yeo Jung and is filmed in Hong Kong where Sung Shi Kyung spent a few years of his childhood living there.
SOOMPI CHART for 2011, Month 9, Week 4
Score: 959
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Kim Seung Soo, Han Jae Ho / Lyrics: Song Soo Yoon
Album: Kara Vol. 3 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 951
Genre: Pop Ballad
Music: Jun Hae Sung / Lyrics: Jun Hae Sung
Album: Davichi Mini Album – Love Delight | Purchase this Album
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Score: 813
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Brave Brothers / Lyrics: Brave Brothers
Album: Sistar Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 772
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Kim Do Hoon, Lee Sang Ho / Lyrics: Wheesung
Album: G.na mini-album Vol. 2 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 653
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Ryan Jhun / Lyrics: Misfit
Album: U-Kiss Vol. 2 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 585
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: 515
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Yoo Young Jin / Lyrics: Yoo Young Jin
Album: Super Junior Vol. 5 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 457
Genre: Pop Ballad
Music: Hwang Se Joon, Sung Shi Kyung / Lyrics: Lee Mina
Album: Sung Shi Kyung Vol. 7 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 438
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: E-Tribe / Lyrics: E-Tribe
Album: DalShabet mini-album Vol. 3 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 424
Genre: Pop Ballad
Music: Oh Sung Hoon / Lyrics: Oh Sung Hoon
Album: December & J-Cera digital single “Love Harmony”
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| Rank | Artist | Song | Score |
| 11 | 2NE1 (-2) | Ugly | 414 |
| 12 | Lee Ssang (-1) | 나란 놈은 답은 너다 (Guy Like Me’s Answer Is You (feat. Harim)) | 398 |
| 13 | Verbal Jint (+1) | 좋아보여 (You Look Happy (feat. Black Skirts)) | 379 |
| 14 | Zi-A (+10) | 그대이길 바래요 (Wish It Was You (feat. K.Will)) | 378 |
| 15 | Huh Gak (new) | Hello | 357 |
| 16 | Miss A (-3) | Goodbye Baby | 354 |
| 17 | JYJ (new) | In Heaven | 340 |
| 18 | T-Ara (-6) | 롤리 폴리 (Roly Poly) | 330 |
| 19 | Brown Eyed Girls (new) | Hot Shot | 305 |
| 20 | SG Wannabe (new) | 사랑법 (Way To Love) | 287 |
| 21 | Girl’s Day (-5) | 너, 한눈 팔지마! (Don’t Let Your Eyes Wander!) | 262 |
| 22 | Koyote (-4) | Good Good Time | 254 |
| 23 | Monday Kiz (+2) | 너를 처음 만난 그때 (The Time When I First Met You) | 238 |
| 24 | Nine Muses (-4) | 휘가로 (Figaro) | 231 |
| 25 | Seo In Kook (-8) | Shake It Up | 193 |
| 26 | Chocolat (Re-entry) | 신드롬 (Syndrome) | 192 |
| 27 | Teen Top (-5) | 향수 뿌리지마 (Don’t Spray Perfume) | 175 |
| 28 | Yim Jae Bum (-7) | 통증 (Pain) | 166 |
| 29 | Haha (new) | Rosa | 150 |
| 30 | MBLAQ (-1) | Mona Lisa | 149 |
| 31 | 10cm (new) | 기타로 오토바이를 타자 (Let’s Ride A Motorcycle Through a Guitar) | 146 |
| 32 | Park Wan Gyu (new) | 하루애 (One Day Of Love) | 142 |
| 33 | Kim Jun Su (-3) | You Are So Beautiful | 142 |
| 34 | Kim Jae Joong (+8) | 지켜줄께 (Will Protect You) | 135 |
| 35 | B1A4 (new) | Beautiful Target | 114 |
| 36 | Brave Girls (-4) | 툭하면 (Easily) | 114 |
| 37 | Secret (–) | 별빛 달빛 (Starlight Moonlight) | 109 |
| 38 | Baek Ji Young (+3) | 오늘도 사랑해 (Love You Today Too) | 96 |
| 39 | 4men (-11) | Love Tonight | 91 |
| 40 | Ha Dong Kyun & Lee Jung (+4) | 기다릴게 (Will Wait) | 89 |
| 41 | Sung Hoon (Brown Eyed Soul) (+8) | Fail In Love (feat. E-Sens) | 87 |
| 42 | Kim Tae Woo (+3) | 사랑에 빠지다 (Falling In Love) | 83 |
| 43 | Crispy Crunch (new) | Thumbs Up | 82 |
| 44 | Jaurim (+3) | Idol | 80 |
| 45 | JK Kim Dong Wook (-9) | 버킷리스트 (Bucket List) | 77 |
| 46 | Defconn (-6) | 랩퍼들이 헤어지는 방법 Part.Ⅱ (The Way Rappers Break Up Part.Ⅱ) | 76 |
| 47 | 45RPM (new) | This Is Love | 75 |
| 48 | Park Jung Hyun, So Hyang, Lee Young Hyun (-17) | Mermaid | 73 |
| 49 | Lucia with Epitone Project (new) | 어떤 날도, 어떤 말도 (What Day, What Words) | 68 |
| 50 | Zion (new) | Superman | 63 |
YESTERDAY ONCE MORE:
Cho PD (feat. In Soon Yi) – 친구여 (Dear Friend)
Genre: Hip-hop
Album: Cho PD Vol. 5 Part 2 (2004) Track 4
Watch: MV
Comment: Cho PD is a well respected hip-hop artist in Korea. He debuted in 1999 with the album “In Stardom”. Rappers in Korea are either mainstream or underground, but Cho PD seems to be both. While his albums has many hardcore tracks, his title songs are usually mainstream enough to attract the attention of pop listeners. His biggest hit is definitely “Dear Friend” from part 2 of his fifth album in 2004. This song features the powerful vocal of veteran R&B singer In Soon Yi. “Dear Friend” went on to become a No. 1 song and stay popular for a long time.
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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