Psy’s “Gangnam Style” becomes the first song in 2012 to score five weeks on top of our chart as it continues its dominance towards the end of the summer. It shows no sign of slowing down as it is still getting a very high score of 974 points, only four points fewer than last week. … Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – September Week 1
Author: edward1849
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – August Week 4
The “Gangnam Style” mania continues as Psy’s mega hit is still No. 1 for the fourth straight week, tying T-Ara’s “Lovey Dovey” as the only songs to record four weeks on top of our chart this year. Even more amazing is that TV networks are finally giving the deserved credits to this song. It is… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – August Week 4
New Albums And Singles Preview 2012 – August Week 4
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
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