Top 20 – July week 1

Shinhwa strengthens its hold onto the top spot with "Once In A Lifetime". Now that this song is represented in every chart in Korea (including M!Net), they scored almost 100 points better than last week. Baek Ji Young’s "사랑안해&quo

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Artist of the week – Uptown

Our featured artist this week is the legendary hip-hop group Uptown. They are one of the first groups that introduce hip-hop music to Korea in the 1990s. Tasha, aka "T", was formerly a member of this group. Uptown had broken up before and jus

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New k-pop album releases – July 1 – 7, 2006

Noisecat Vol. 2 – Morning Lights (July 3)Various Artist – Black Coffee Vol. 6 (July 4)Se7en Vol. 3 – 24/7 Repackage (July 4)This version comes with the following extras: Se7en Brick (plastic type – set of 2)

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Top 20 – June week 4

Shinhwa’s "Once in a Lifetime" finally jumps to No. 1 this week, edging out Baek Ji Young’s "사랑안해" (I Won’t Love). Shinhwa’s score of 818 is low for a No. 1 but considered that their M!C

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Artist of the week – Gummy

Our featured artist this week is female R&B singer Gummy (aka Spider). She is one of the many great singers from YG entertainment. She debuted back in 2003. Originally, I heard that she was supposed to be included in the group Big Mama, but YG felt th

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Top 20 – June week 3

Buzz’s “남자를 몰라” (Doesn’t Know A Man’s Heart) leapfrogs 5 other songs to become a surprise No. 1 hit this week. This song’s sudden rise is because it has been sharing th

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Artist of the week – Lee Jung

Our featured artist this week is R&B singer Lee Jung. He used to be a member of the group 7dayz. When he turned solo in 2003, he caught my attention with the song "다신" (Never Again). He is good in both up-tempo and slow-tempo songs, a

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