Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 - March Week 2
We were expecting a tight battle between miss A and Big Bang for the top spot this week but it hasn’t been materialized yet, as miss A’s “Touch” cruised to an easy victory, moving up six spots to No. 1. “Touch” was the mutizen song in SBS Inkigayo and M!Countdown last week, and among the top songs on almost every chart, scoring the week high 949 points. As of last week, Big Bang has not yet made their TV comeback. “Blue” was not listed on M!Countdown and not yet a Take 7 song on Inkigayo. As a result, it has to settle for No. 5 this week as one of our two new entries in the top 5. Next week when “Blue” scores high on every sources it will be a different scenario.
K.Will moves up another spot to No. 2 with “I Need You,“ gaining 45 points from last week. K.Will has gradually established himself as one of the top male soloists in Korea in the last two years. “I Need You” won the KBS Music Bank K-Chart last week. It will be again in the mix next week for the top spot on our chart.
New female single Ailee continues to impress everyone. Despite very strong competitions from established singers, her debut song “Heaven” is up another spot to No. 3. Ailee’s debut chart success is already better than the last two major female soloists G.na and IU at their debut stage.
There is one other new song in the top 10 this week and it actually ranks higher than Big Bang’s “Blue”. Superstar K2 runner up John Park comes in at No. 4 with “Falling”, the title song of his first mini-album “Knock”. While many Superstar K2 alums have already released their albums, John Park waits until now. It looks like he is doing very well on the chart. “Falling” is a acoustic ballad composed by British composer, Andy Platts and penned by the singer himself. John Park hopes to sing songs outside of the mainstream. This week, John Park also duets with superstar actress Song Hye Gyo on a new single “Switch.“ We may see that song on the chart very soon.
SOOMPI CHART for 2012, Month 3, Week 2
Score: 949
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Park Jin Young / Lyrics: Park Jin Young
Album: Miss A mini-album “Touch” | Purchase this Album
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Score: 890
Genre: Pop Ballad
Music: Kim Do Hoon / Lyrics: Min Yeon Jae, Kim Ina, Kim Do Hoon
Album: K.Will Mini Album Vol. 3 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 831
Genre: R&B
Music: Wheesung / Lyrics: Wheesung
Album: Ailee digital single “Heaven”
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Score: 826
Genre: Pop Ballad
Music: Andy Platts, Jodie May Seymour / Lyrics: John Park
Album: John Park Mini Album Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 790
Genre: R&B
Music: Teddy, G Dragon / Lyrics: Teddy, G Dragon
Album: Big Bang Mini Album Vol. 5 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 781
Genre: Pop Rock
Music: Kim Do Hoon, Lee Sang Ho / Lyrics: Han Sung Ho
Album: FT Island mini-album “Grown Up” | Purchase this Album
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Score: 751
Genre: Pop Ballad
Music: Jun Hae Sung / Lyrics: Jun Hae Sung
Album: Davichi digital single “Love Call With Davichi”
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Score: 717
Genre: R&B Ballad
Music: Park Jin Young / Lyrics: Park Jin Young
Album: Se7en New Mini Album | Purchase this Album
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Score: 511
Genre: R&B
Music: Da beatfreakz, Park Jae Bum / Lyrics: Park Jae Bum, Dok2
Album: Park Jae Bum Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
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Score: 510
Genre: Pop/Dance
Music: Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung / Lyrics: Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung
Album: T-Ara mini-album Vol. 5 | Purchase this Album
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| Rank | Artist | Song | Score |
| 11 | Sunny Hill (-5) | 베짱이 찬가 (The Grasshopper Song) | 481 |
| 12 | Block. B (-2) | 난리나 (Nanrina) | 465 |
| 13 | Brave Girls (+15) | 요즘 너 (Lately You) | 431 |
| 14 | Kim Bum Soo (+5) | 애인 있어요 (I Have A Lover) | 376 |
| 15 | Lyn (-1) | 시간을 거슬러 (Back In Time) | 375 |
| 16 | Lee Ki Chan (+14) | 아니기를 (Not To Be) | 362 |
| 17 | Gavy NJ (new) | 그러고도 남자야 (You Call Yourself A Man (feat. Shorry)) | 357 |
| 18 | Dal★shabet (-7) | Hit U (feat. Bigtone) | 350 |
| 19 | Lee Seung Chul (-3) | 잊었니 (Did You Forget) | 323 |
| 20 | EXID (–) | Whoz That Girl | 289 |
| 21 | Haha & Taw (new) | 사랑 (Love (with Gary, Kim Greem)) | 286 |
| 22 | Spica (–) | 러시안 룰렛 (Russian Roulette) | 250 |
| 23 | Teen Top (-5) | 미치겠어 (Crazy) | 241 |
| 24 | Na Yoon Kwon (-9) | 겁이 나서 (Because I Got Scared (feat. Baek Ji Young)) | 237 |
| 25 | Hyorin, Jiyeon, Ailee (+2) | Super Star | 236 |
| 26 | Miryo (-9) | Dirty | 225 |
| 27 | Trouble Maker (+2) | Trouble Maker | 224 |
| 28 | Jin Woon (2AM), Jr., Kim Ji Soo, Kang Sora (new) | B급인생 (Level B Life) | 210 |
| 29 | 10cm (-6) | 애상 (Sorrow) | 185 |
| 30 | IU (-6) | 너랑 나 (You And I) | 184 |
| 31 | Hyo Rin (Sistar) (+1) | 널 사랑하겠어 (I Choose To Love You) | 150 |
| 32 | Brian (+2) | 너 따윈 버리고 (Let This Die (feat. Tiger JK)) | 138 |
| 33 | Beast (-12) | 이럴 줄 알았어 (I Knew This Would Happen) | 137 |
| 34 | Jea (new) | 너 때문에 (Because Of You) | 136 |
| 35 | LEDApple (+4) | Time Is Up | 127 |
| 36 | Jang Jae In (-10) | 다른 누구도 아닌 너에게 (None Other Than You) | 111 |
| 37 | MBLAQ (-12) | 전쟁이야 (This Is War) | 99 |
| 38 | Monday Kiz (-5) | 그림자 (Shadow) | 93 |
| 39 | Ran (new) | 내 애인에게 해주고 싶은 말 (The One Thing That I Want To Tell My Lover) | 92 |
| 40 | B.A.P (-5) | Warrior | 90 |
| 41 | Ye Eun (+1) | Hello To Myself | 89 |
| 42 | WE (new) | Party | 85 |
| 43 | Chocolat (-7) | 하루만 더 (One More Day) | 76 |
| 44 | Park Ji Yoon (new) | 나무가 되는 꿈 (Dream To Be Trees) | 74 |
| 45 | Kang Kyun Sung (Noel), As One (new) | Love Is Coffee | 62 |
| 46 | Take Hyun (new) | Stand By Me | 55 |
| 47 | Tony & Smash (new) | Get Your Swag On | 55 |
| 48 | Jiggy Dog (new) | 싹 다 비워 (Empty My Mind) | 54 |
| 49 | Stellar (-6) | UFO | 53 |
| 50 | SNSD (-2) | The Boys | 52 |
YESTERDAY ONCE MORE:
Lee Eun Mi – 애인 있어요 (I Have A Lover)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Lee Eun Mi Vol. 6 (2005) Track 3
Watch: MV (Lee Eun Mi version) MV (Kim Bum Soo version)
Comment: We continue our coverage on veteran songwriter Yoon Il Sang’s upcoming 21st anniversary album. The latest pre-released single is from Kim Bum Soo’s “I Have A Lover”. The original version of this song is sung by barefoot diva Lee Eun Mi and was the title song of her fifth album in 2005.
Even though Lee Eun Mi debuted way back in 1992, she has not released too many albums over the years and she doesn’t often appear on mainstream music shows. Still, her trademark deep, husky voice and emotional vocal is easily recognized by fans. “I Have A Lover” was not considered a major hit on music charts but it became very popular among fans in noraebang and even many fellow entertainers and singers performed their own version of this song on TV Shows and in concerts. Watch the MVs on both version to see if you like Lee Eun Mi’s original female version or Kim Bum Soo’s new male version.
About the Soompi Music Chart:
Soompi Music Chart is unlike any other music charts or television rankings. It takes into account rankings by various major music charts in Korea and airplays of each song, 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, Soribada, Naver, Daum) – 15%
Billboard Korea – 15%
SBS (Inky Gayo Take 7 + voting list) – 10%
MBC Inky Top 100 Chart – 10%
KBS Music Bank K-Chart – 10%
MNet Chart – 10%
Thanks to Mardi09 for helping on this week’s internet chart research.
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