Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – July Week 1

After two weeks at No. 2, BIGBANG’s “Bang Bang Bang” finally overtakes EXO’s “Love Me Right” to become our new No. 1 song. This song won on Inkigayo and M!Countdown last week. It was the perfect timing to capture the top spot as BIGBANG continues to release new songs at the beginning of each month. Songs from the latest “D Series” have been released and will soon replace both “Bang Bang Bang” and “We Like 2 Party,” which also climbed back to No. 7 this week. Congratulations to BIGBANG.

Rounding out the top three is Baek A Yeon’s “Shouldn’t Have,” moving up three spots to No. 3. This surprise hit song is gaining popularity each week and it becomes Baek A Yeon’s first top three hit.

There are two brand new songs in the top 10 this week. Moving up 11 spots to No. 6 is 2PM’s “My House.” This is the title song from 2PM’s fifth studio album. It is about a guy who is strongly attracted to a woman. 2PM member Jun.K wrote this song. It has simple but addictive arrangement that will capture your attention.

One of last year’s standout rookie female groups Mamamoo is back with their second mini-album “Pink Funky.” The title song “Um Oh Ah Yeah” moves up 13 spots to No. 9 this week. Written by veteran songwriter Kim Do Hoon along with members Moon Byul and Wha Sa, this R&B dance song highlights Mamamoo’s powerful vocals and energy. It tells a fun story in a witty way. Singer Park Bo Ram made a cameo appearance on this song’s MV.

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2015 HALF YEAR TOP 10 SONGS:

The first half of 2015 has just passed. Here are the 10 songs with the highest accumulated scores on our weekly charts:

1. EXID – 아예 (Ah Yeah)
2. EXO – Call Me Baby
3. miss A – 다른 남자 말고 너 (Only You)
4. Red Velvet – Ice Cream Cake
5. NaUl – 같은 시간 속의 너 (You From The Time)
6. 4minute – 미쳐 (Crazy)
7. Mad Clown – 화 (Fire)
8. Noel – 목소리 (Your Voice)
9. BIGBANG – LOSER
10. BTS – I NEED YOU

Congratulations to EXID on winning the half year top song honor. Note that BIGBANG’s “LOSER” ranked lower than its actual popularity because they switched hit songs every month.

About the Soompi Music Chart:

Soompi Music Chart is unlike any other music chart or television ranking. It takes into account rankings by various major music charts in Korea as well as the hottest trending artists on Soompi, making it a unique chart that reflects what’s going on in K-Pop not only in Korea but around the world. Our chart is composed of the following sources:

GAON Music Chart – 20%
Various Internet charts (Olleh, Bugs, Melon, Soribada, Genie) – 15%
Soompi Airplay – 20%
TV Music Show charts (SBS Inkigayo, KBS Music Bank, MBC Music Core, MNet M!Countdown) – 45%