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
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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
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
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – June Week 5
What a battle for No. 1 between the top two songs this week! f(x)’s “Electric Shock” out dueled last week’s champion Wonder Girls’ “Like This” by the tiniest margin of a single point (967 Vs 966) to become our new No. 1 song. The two songs are very even on every chart source, with f(x)… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – June Week 5
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – June Week 4
We have predicted a “Wonder-Bang” battle for this week but it did not materialize. Wonder Girls’ “Like This” won by a landslide this week to become our new No. 1 song. This song has swept every charts in Korea and ended up scoring 963 points on our chart this week, that is 165 points higher… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – June Week 4
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – June Week 3
G.na’s “2HOT” increases its lead on top of the chart, breaking the 900 point plateau this week and becoming the No. 1 song for the second consecutive week. This song is still being under appreciated at major networks as its only chart topping performance was winning the Music Bank K-Chart a week ago. Still, the… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – June Week 3
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – June Week 2
TaeTiSeo has relinquished their hold onto the top spot as “Twinkle” dropped to No. 5 this week. For the first time in months, our chart result doesn’t quite agree with the major TV networks in Korea. The favorite to take over the top spot was supposed to be Infinite’s “The Chaser” since it swept all… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2012 – June Week 2