ZE:A (Single) – Phoenix (August 27) 01. Intro 02. Phoenix 03. Various Excuses 04. After Effect (G-Thangs R&B Remix) 05. Phoenix (Instrumental) Purchase This Album ZE:A will be releasing a new single album with 5 new tracks. The title track “Phoenix” expresses ZE:A’s wish to continue to keep rising without ever dying, just like the… Continue reading New Albums And Singles Preview 2012 – August Week 4
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Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – August Week 3
Psy’s “Gangnam Style” continues to dominate our chart as it becomes No. 1 for the third straight week. Songs spending the third week on top usually have scores on its way down but not “Gangnam Style”. It still manages to score 972 points, only five points lower than last week. This song has already made… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – August Week 3
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – August Week 2
Psy stays strong and repeats as No. 1 with “Gangnam Style”. This song has an even better score than last week. “Gangnam Style” is becoming the most popular K-Pop songs so far this year. Its popularity is spreading quickly outside of Korea, with even CNN reporting about this song. The music video of “Gangnam Style”… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – August Week 2
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – August Week 1
We have another new No. 1 song this week but it is not from an idol group. Psy’s “Gangnam Style” moves up six spots to pass all the idol challengers and wins easily with a high score of 968 points. As we mentioned last week, “Gangnam Style” has outperformed all other songs on GAON, Billboard… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – August Week 1
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – July Week 4
Ever since our weekly K-Pop music chart started in 2005, no digital single has hit No. 1 – until this week! 2NE1’s “I Love You” rises three spots to become the first ever digital single to top our chart. When we started our chart in 2005, digital single was just starting to emerge. Today it… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – July Week 4
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – July Week 3
As we have predicted last week, there is a four way battle for the top spot this week. But it is not as close as we thought. Sistar’s “Loving U” won easily this week by more than 60 points to become our new No. 1 song. This song got the benefit of releasing the earliest… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – July Week 3
GAON Releases 2012 Half Year Music Chart
Last week, GAON released their 2012 half-year music chart. GAON is one of the biggest independent music chart source in Korea, and their music chart is often referred to as the official music chart in Korea. Unlike music charts from major TV networks, GAON’s ranking won’t be biased towards idol singers who performs a lot… Continue reading GAON Releases 2012 Half Year Music Chart
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – July Week 2
f(x) spent another week on No. 1, their third in a row, with “Electric Shock.” This week is somewhat a lucky win for f(x), as Music Bank’s K Chart was not updated this week before of a special show. That affects our 2nd place song this week, SISTAR’s “Loving U,” as it was not included in… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – July Week 2
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – July Week 1
No change in the top two spots as we start the second half of 2012. f(x) continues to occupy the top spot for the second straight week with “Electric Shock.” This song has swept all music show rankings and various music charts in Korea, and has opened up a bigger gap after its narrow one… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – July Week 1
2012 Half Year Top 10 K-Pop Songs
We have reached the half way point of 2012 and it is time to announce the half year top 10 songs on our chart. The calculation method is the same as what we used for our year end chart and soompi gayo awards. Newer songs will have a higher weight and each song’s total score… Continue reading 2012 Half Year Top 10 K-Pop Songs