MAMAMOO’s “HIP” remains our No. 1 song this week! The song picked up another music show win on “M Countdown” on November 28 and maintained high rankings on all other chart sources. Congratulations again to MAMAMOO! IU’s “Blueming” moves up eight spots to No. 2 this week after taking first place on “Music Bank” and “Inkigayo”… Continue reading MAMAMOO Remains No. 1 With “HIP”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, December Week 1
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Vibe Expresses Hopes For Truth About Chart Manipulation To Be Revealed
Vibe has released a statement regarding the sajaegi suspicions that were raised by Park Kyung. Park Kyung posted a tweet accusing Vibe, Song Ha Ye, Lim Jae Hyun, Jeon Sang Keun, Jang Deok Cheol, and Hwang In Wook of sajaegi (the manipulation of album sales numbers through bulk buying an album by an artist’s own agency), and the aforementioned artists… Continue reading Vibe Expresses Hopes For Truth About Chart Manipulation To Be Revealed
MAMAMOO Takes No. 1 With “HIP”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, November Week 5
MAMAMOO scores their second No. 1 song on our chart this year with “HIP,” moving up 13 spots to take over as our new No. 1 song this week! “HIP” won on “Inkigayo,” “Music Bank,” and “M Countdown” the previous week and also maintained high scores on all chart sources. Congratulations to MAMAMOO! “HIP” is… Continue reading MAMAMOO Takes No. 1 With “HIP”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, November Week 5
IU Achieves Quadruple Crown After Sweeping This Week’s Gaon Charts
IU completely dominated this week’s Gaon charts with her new album “Love Poem“! On November 28, Gaon Chart announced that IU had earned a quadruple crown after topping four of its latest weekly charts. The singer took No. 1 on the physical album chart, the overall digital chart, the download chart, and the streaming chart… Continue reading IU Achieves Quadruple Crown After Sweeping This Week’s Gaon Charts
Artists File Legal Complaints Against Park Kyung For Chart Manipulation Accusations
Vibe and Song Ha Ye have officially filed complaints against Block B’s Park Kyung and his agency. On November 24, Park Kyung posted a tweet accusing Vibe, Song Ha Ye, Lim Jae Hyun, Jeon Sang Keun, Jang Deok Cheol, and Hwang In Wook of sajaegi (the manipulation of album sales numbers through bulk buying an album by an artist’s… Continue reading Artists File Legal Complaints Against Park Kyung For Chart Manipulation Accusations
Mommy Son Drops Scathing Diss Track Criticizing Digital Chart Manipulation
Rapper Mommy Son has lended his opinion to the discourse surrounding the allegations of digital chart manipulation. On November 27, the rapper released a new song titled “Vibe From Experience” (literal title). In the description of the video, Mommy Son wrote, “Good luck to everyone who works hard to make music!” While the description might… Continue reading Mommy Son Drops Scathing Diss Track Criticizing Digital Chart Manipulation
Update: All Artists Mentioned In Park Kyung’s Comment About Sajaegi Announce Plans To Take Legal Action
Updated November 26 KST: Follow his agency’s announcement that they will be taking legal action, Yoon Min Soo has personally spoken up after Park Kyung’s accusations. On November 25, Yoon Min Soo posted on Instagram with photos of Vibe’s album covers and an image that reads, “Vibe does not do sajaegi.” View this post on Instagram A post… Continue reading Update: All Artists Mentioned In Park Kyung’s Comment About Sajaegi Announce Plans To Take Legal Action
MAMAMOO + BTS Top Gaon Weekly Charts; Noel Achieves Triple Crown
Gaon Chart has revealed its chart rankings for the week of November 10 to 16! Album Chart MAMAMOO’s new studio album “reality in BLACK” debuted at No. 1 on this week’s physical album chart, followed by GOT7’s “Call My Name” at No. 2. Block B’s Zico’s first solo studio album “THINKING” debuted at No. 3,… Continue reading MAMAMOO + BTS Top Gaon Weekly Charts; Noel Achieves Triple Crown
Gaon Reveals Accumulated Digital And Album Charts For 1st Half Of 2019
Gaon has announced overall chart results for the first half of the year! On July 12, the digital chart, download chart, streaming chart, and album chart were released for the first half of 2019. The results are based on accumulated weekly data since January, so albums and songs released earlier in the year have more… Continue reading Gaon Reveals Accumulated Digital And Album Charts For 1st Half Of 2019
Music Sites Release Joint Statement On Melon’s Royalty Embezzlement Suspicions
Following Melon’s recent suspicions of embezzling royalties from copyright holders, fellow music sites Bugs, FLO, Genie Music, and VIBE have released a joint statement. On July 9, Dreamus Company released the statement, which reads as follows. Hello. This is Dreamus Company, operator of FLO. Due to the recent suspicions of Melon embezzling royalties, music service platforms Bugs,… Continue reading Music Sites Release Joint Statement On Melon’s Royalty Embezzlement Suspicions