Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 - January Week 4

The top three songs remain the same as of last week.Girls’ Generation’s “I Got A Boy” repeats as No. 1 for the second straight week. It had a slight drop in points, but is still well ahead of Baek Ji Young’s second place song “Hate.” “I Got A Boy” won the triple crown on both M!Countdown and Music Bank, so it should get at least another week on top.

Rounding out the top three is Sunny Hill’s “Goodbye To Romance”, still holding strong at No. 3 as this song has been in the top three all of January.

There are four new songs in the top 10 this week, and three of those are right below the top three.  At No. 4, Infinite H moves up 17 spots with “Special Girl.” Infinite H is a duo consists of Infinite members Dongwoo and Hoya. They are the second Infinite members to come out with their own music, following leader Kim Sunggyu‘s solo mini-album last month. Unlike Infinite’s dance oriented music, Infinite H has a hip-hop approach. Their title track “Special Girl” was written by famous hip-hop producer Primary.  It is a pop style hip-hop number that showcases both vocals and rap. The song also features R&B vocalist, Bumkey.

Debuting at No. 5 is the long awaited comeback song “I’m Sorry” from CNBlue. This is the title song from the group’s fourth mini-album “RE:Blue.” It is their first Korean release in ten months. The band composed all the songs themselves.  “I’m Sorry” is a CNBlue style modern rock number that will capture fans’ attentions for sure. This song has a chance to challenge for the top spot next week.

Moving up six spots to No. 6 is hip-hop artist Verbal Jint’s new song “Good Start,” featuring the vocals of Kang Min Hee from Miss $, who also stars in the music video. This is an R&B track in which Verbal Jint’s rap blends well Kang Min Hee’s vocal. Last year, Verbal Jint had his first top 10 hit “You Deserved Better,” and reached No. 5 on our chart.  Let see if “Good Start” can do better.

Another brand new debut song is at No. 9.  Hip-hop group Bae Chi Gi is back in the top 10 with their latest hit “Shower Of Tears,” coming from Part 2 of their fourth album. This song features the vocals of last year’s top rookie, Ailee. Bae Chi Gi is known for their unique sound.  “Shower Of Tears” is about It is an emotional breakup story which is told by the vocal of Ailee and rapping of Bae Chi Gi.