Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 - June Week 3

Lee Hyori’s “Bad Girls” is No. 1 for the second week in a row!

Despite announcing that she would stop promoting this song, it scored eight points higher than last week and is almost 100 points better than the second place song, which again belongs to 4minute’s “What’s Your Name?”“Bad Girls” is still the song to beat next week.

Rounding out an all female top three is from 2NE1 leader CL’s first solo hit “The Baddest Female,” up from No. 13 last week. The song was composed and arranged by Teddy, and co-penned by CL herself. This hip-hop number incorporates dub step with powerful rap by the artist.“The Baddest Female” was No. 1 in SBS Inkigayo last week and is in good position to challenge for the top spot next week.

BEAST returns to the top 10 for the first time this year with a ballad “Will You Be Alright?”  This is a pre-released single ahead of their comeback.The song was co-composed and penned by member Yong Jun Hyung and Kim Tae Joo. The song holds lyrics about couples who have a hard time after breakup. The boys do a great job expressing this feeling through their emotional vocals.This week it moves up 20 spots to No. 6.

Moving up 22 spots to No. 7 this week is a duet between Huh Gak and A Pink’s Jung Eun Ji titled “Short Hair.”  This song is the latest series of songs from the A Cube For Season project.This medium tempo track with sweet lyrics is about a romantic story.It is the second time Huh Gak and Jung Eun Ji have collaborated with each other.

Debuting at No. 8 is one of last year’s top rookie group EXO.They recently released their much anticipated first full album “XOXO.”The title track “Wolf” is our highest entry at No. 8 this week.“Wolf” is written by Kenzie and is a dance number which incorporates dub step with hip-hop. This powerful track holds lyrics about the famous European fairy-tale.The album has a Kiss and a Hug version and has already recorded very high sales which will definitely help this song to move up next week.

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 airplay 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 – 20%
Various Internet charts (Olleh, Bugs, Melon, Soribada) – 15%
Billboard Korea – 20% 
SBS Inkigayo Chart  – 10%
KBS Music Bank K-Chart – 10%
MNet M!Countdown Chart – 10%