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 singles.

In the end, “Why So Lonely” took the crown! This marks the Wonder Girls’ first No. 1 song in more than four years, and also their first chart-topper as a four-member pop-rock band. “Why So Lonely” won on Inkigayo and M! Countdown last week, and also scored high on all other chart sources. Congratulations to the Wonder Girls!

SISTAR’s “I Like That” is down one spot to No. 2, and just one point lower than “I Like That” is BEAST’s new song “Ribbon,” which moved up eight spots to No. 3 this week. Like the Wonder Girls, BEAST has one fewer member now and also changed their music style. “Ribbon” is the title track of BEAST’s third full-length album, “Highlight.” It is an R&B ballad which showcases the maturity of the group. This is the first time BEAST has promoted a ballad song as their album featured hit. The lyrics compare an unwound ribbon to a broken relationship. BEAST’s emotional vocals convey the loneliness and longing of this song. “Ribbon” won on Music Bank and Show Champion last week and finished a close third place on our chart this week.

There is one more new song in the top 10 this week. Moving up 14 spots to No. 5 is Seventeen, one of the up-and-coming male groups in K-Pop. Their latest hit “Very Nice” is from the repackaged version of their first album “Love & Letter.” This dance hit tells a sweet story of a guy who spends a very nice day with the girl he loves. Members WOOZI, S.COUPS, and Vernon took part in writing this song.

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 – 25%
Various Internet Charts (Olleh, Bugs, Melon, Soribada, Genie) – 15%
Soompi Airplay – 20%
TV Music Show Charts (SBS Inkigayo, KBS Music Bank, MNet M!Countdown, MBC PLUS Show Champion) – 40%