It’s A Tie Breaker Between GFRIEND And Wonder Girls: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, July Week 5

Uh-oh, this week’s music chart is a tie-breaker! Both Wonder Girls’ “Why So Lonely” and GFRIEND’s “Navillera” finished the final week of July with 935 points. When ties happen, we turn to our trusty friend GAON to decide the results. “Navillera” took the top ranking on GAON, giving GFRIEND their number one song this year,… Continue reading It’s A Tie Breaker Between GFRIEND And Wonder Girls: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, July Week 5

Wonder Girls Are Back At #1 (For The First Time In Four Years): Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, July Week 4

We had a very tight battle for No. 1 this week! SISTAR’s “I Like That,” our champion for the past two weeks, battled Wonder Girls’ “Why So Lonely,” the highest debuted song last week at No. 10, and BEAST’s “Ribbon,” which wasn’t even in the top 10 last week. Only nine points separated these three summer… Continue reading Wonder Girls Are Back At #1 (For The First Time In Four Years): Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, July Week 4

SISTAR Reigns Again; Taeyeon and Wonder Girls Make Top Ten Debuts: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart For July Week 3

Congratulations again to K-Pop’s queens of summer! SISTAR remains No. 1 this week with “I Like That.” This song picked up three more music show wins last week in Music Bank, M!Countdown, and Show Champion. Overall it scores even more points than last week, giving it an easy edge to remain our top song of the… Continue reading SISTAR Reigns Again; Taeyeon and Wonder Girls Make Top Ten Debuts: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart For July Week 3

SISTAR Reigns Again This Summer: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart For July Week 2

SISTAR is definitely your go-to group for K-pop summer vibes! The four ladies have topped the charts for the sixth straight summer in a row, this time with their latest hit “I Like That,” which moves up ten spots to become our new No. 1 song. In past years, they also scored No. 1 songs in previous… Continue reading SISTAR Reigns Again This Summer: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart For July Week 2

Here Are The Top Songs Of The First Half Of 2016 (And The Weekly Music Chart)

June is over, which can only mean one thing. Before delving into the weekly music chart, let’s begin witwh the moment you’ve all been waiting for – the Top 10 songs of the first half of 2016! 2016 SOOMPI HALF YEAR TOP 10 Congratulations to GFRIEND for being topping the half-year chart! Well done to all Top… Continue reading Here Are The Top Songs Of The First Half Of 2016 (And The Weekly Music Chart)

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – June Week 4

As expected, EXO’s “Monster” is our new No. 1 song this week. This hit single won on Inkigayo, Music Bank, and M!Countdown last week, and also scored high on all other charts. “Monster” is only 17 points short of a perfect score. Congratulations to EXO on a job well done! “Monster” pushed down last week’s top… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – June Week 4

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – June Week 3

EXID picks up another No. 1 song on our chart with their latest hit “L.I.E,” moving up from No. 11 last week. EXID debuted in 2012 but was only starting to become popular in the past two years. They finally released their first full length album “Street.” The title song “L.I.E” is a listener friendly… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – June Week 3

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – June Week 2

Our chart has a different result than most of the Korean charts this week as AOA’s “Good Luck” moves up one spot to take No. 1. Despite having a lower score than last week and not picking up any wins from music shows last week, “Good Luck” was able to win on our chart due to… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – June Week 2

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – June Week 1

For the fourth straight week, TWICE’s “Cheer Up” is our No. 1 song. This song seemed to get even stronger this week, being only eight points off a perfect score. “Cheer Up” won on Inkigayo, Music Bank, and M!Countdown last week, and still dominates on all other chart sources. It is our first four-week champion… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – June Week 1

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – May Week 4

For the third straight week, TWICE’s “Cheer Up” is our No. 1 song. This song shows no sign of slowing down, winning on Inkygayo, Music Bank, and M!Countdown last week. It ends up scoring even higher than last week. Congratulations again to TWICE. Akdong Musician’s “RE-BYE” remains at No. 2 this week but the gap… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – May Week 4

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