The top three songs remained the same as last week, with Red Velvet’s “Russian Roulette” as No. 1 for the third week in a row! Despite not winning on any music shows last week, “Russian Roulette” remains the most consistent song on our chart and easily wins against the same challengers. Congratulations again to Red… Continue reading Red Velvet Remains On Top With “Russian Roulette”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2016, October Week 2
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Red Velvet Reigns With “Russian Roulette”: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2016, October Week 1
Red Velvet’s “Russian Roulette” remains in the No. 1 spot this week! The song picked up wins on “Inkigayo,” “M!Countdown,” and “Show Champion” last week, while maintaining a solid score in all chart sources. Congratulations again to Red Velvet! There are three new songs in the top 10 this week! Moving up eight spots to… Continue reading Red Velvet Reigns With “Russian Roulette”: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2016, October Week 1
Red Velvet Rises With “Russian Roulette”: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2016, September Week 4
Red Velvet’s “Russian Roulette” moves up seven spots, becoming our new No. 1 song this week! This song has the most consistent score, ranking high on all chart sources. It easily won over last week’s champion, BLACKPINK’s “Whistle.” Congratulations to Red Velvet! Last week was the Chuseok holiday in Korea, so the music scene was pretty quiet. However,… Continue reading Red Velvet Rises With “Russian Roulette”: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2016, September Week 4
BLACKPINK Maintains Top Spot With “Whistle”: Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016, September Week 3
BLACKPINK remains in the No. 1 spot this week with “Whistle,” once again overtaking EXO’s “Lotto.” “Whistle” won on “Inkigayo” and “M!Countdown” last week, and this is the third week that “Whistle” has dominated the top spot in our chart. Congratulations once again to BLACKPINK! We have two new songs in the top 10 this week, with the… Continue reading BLACKPINK Maintains Top Spot With “Whistle”: Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016, September Week 3
BLACKPINK Reclaims Top Spot With “Whistle”: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, September Week 2
It’s another battle between BLACKPINK and EXO, and BLACKPINK is the victor! The four ladies recaptured the top spot from EXO this week with their song “Whistle.” Despite EXO’s “Lotto” sweeping all the music shows, “Whistle” won due to its far stronger placement on independent chart sources. Not only that, BLACKPINK’s other single, “Boombayah,” also moves into the Top 10… Continue reading BLACKPINK Reclaims Top Spot With “Whistle”: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, September Week 2
EXO Wins With “Lotto”: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, September Week 1
The all-female Top 9 that we experienced last week is no longer! This week sees the debut of three new songs from male artists in the Top 10, including the new No. 1 song, EXO’s “Lotto.” Congratulations to EXO! “Lotto” takes our top spot thanks to wins on Inkigayo, Music Bank, and M!Countdown. It also topped our… Continue reading EXO Wins With “Lotto”: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, September Week 1
BLACKPINK Scores Their First Win: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 4
Two rookie female groups in the top two. Female artists only in the top nine. How often does that happen? (The answer: Not often.) YG Entertainment’s new female quartet BLACKPINK scored their first No. 1 song with their debut hit “Whistle.” Just like their labelmate and sunbae 2NE1, BLACKPINK has been in training for years. With lots of… Continue reading BLACKPINK Scores Their First Win: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 4
Another Win For The Wonder Girls: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 3
This past week was anyone’s game! With all top three songs scoring in the low 800s, the third week of August was wide open for anyone to take the top spot. In the end, the honors went to the Wonder Girls. After three weeks being second best behind GFRIEND, “Why So Lonely” recaptured the top spot on… Continue reading Another Win For The Wonder Girls: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 3
GFRIEND Reigns And f(x) Breaks Into Top 10: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 2
It’s a quiet week for our chart! Due to the Summer Olympics, there was very little movement in chart rankings, particularly in the Top 10 where there was only one new song. Can you guess what it was? That’s right, moving up three spots to the tenth spot is f(x)’s “All Mine,” which landed a coveted Top 10 spot… Continue reading GFRIEND Reigns And f(x) Breaks Into Top 10: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 2
GFRIEND Stays On Top: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 1
Just 16 points away from receiving a perfect score, GFRIEND’s “Navillera” tops our music charts for this week! The ladies once again battled Wonder Girls and once again won, but this time by a much larger margin. “Navillera” once again won all the major music shows last week, and has a much better showing on our… Continue reading GFRIEND Stays On Top: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 1