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.… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – July Week 1
Category: Soompi Music Chart
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – June Week 4
The top three songs remain the same as last week. EXO’s “Love Me Right” easily repeats as No. 1 this week, sweeping all the music shows and also widens the gap with the No. 2 song BIGBANG’s “Bang Bang Bang.” SHINee’s “View” still remains strong at No. 3. All three songs scored over 900 points… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – June Week 4
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – June Week 3
We have an epic battle between three top male groups this week. SHINee’s two-week champion “View” is up against their label mate EXO’s new song “Love Me Right,” and also BIGBANG’s new song “Bang Bang Bang.” We have not seen top K-pop artists going head to head for a while, as they usually avoid releasing… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – June Week 3
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – June Week 2
SHINee’s “View” easily repeats as No. 1 this week. This song swept all music shows last week and had so far won on eight shows. Moreover, main competitors BIGBANG and EXO are switching to new hit songs, leaving “View” as the unanimous No. 1 for this week. Congratulations again to SHINee. Moving up one spot… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – June Week 2
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – June Week 1
A big battle between two top male groups for No. 1 this week and both have very high scores. At the end, SHINee’s new song “View” edged out BIGBANG’s two-week champion “LOSER” by 10 points and becomes our new No. 1 song this week. After taking a year off with members focusing on their solo… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – June Week 1
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – May Week 5
BIGBANG’s “LOSER” repeats as No. 1 for the second straight week. This song continues to dominate on most charts and scored another four music show wins (“Inkigayo,” “Music Bank,“ “M!Countdown,” and “Show Champion“) last week. Even though “LOSER” no longer has a perfect score like last week, it is still far ahead of the second place… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – May Week 5
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – May Week 4
As expected, BIGBANG’s “LOSER” becomes our new winner this week, moving up three spots from No. 4 to No. 1. They scored a perfect 1000 points, meaning that they boast a unanimous No. 1 from all our chart sources. “LOSER” is the first song to achieve a perfect score in 2015. It happened four times last… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – May Week 4
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – May Week 3
Rising male group BTS scores their first No. 1 song on our chart with “I Need U.” It is also the group’s first ever top 10 hit and they already achieved the No. 1 spot. The group debuted in 2013 and was the winner of the best new artist on our Soompi Awards that year. “I Need… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – May Week 3
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – May Week 2
EXID’s “Ah Yeah” ended the dominance of EXO’s “Call Me Baby,” moving up a spot to become our new No. 1 song. “Ah Yeah” won on “Inkigayo” for the second week in a row and also topped “Show Champion.” It placed second to “Call Me Baby” in “Music Bank,” “Music Core,” and “M!Countdown.” But “Ah… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – May Week 2
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – May Week 1
EXO’s “Call Me Baby” shows no sign of slowing down and tops our chart for the third straight week. This song picked up another three music show wins last week in “Music Core,” “Music Bank,” and “Show Champion.” So far, “Call Me Baby” has racked up an amazing 18 music show wins and still counting.… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – May Week 1