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
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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
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