Top 20 - June week 4

Shinhwa’s "Once in a Lifetime" finally jumps to No. 1 this week, edging out Baek Ji Young’s "사랑안해" (I Won’t Love). Shinhwa’s score of 818 is low for a No. 1 but considered that their M!Countdown score won’t count until next week, it is still an accomplishment to reach No. 1. Buzz’s "남자를 몰라" (Doesn’t know a man’s heart) spent only 1 week at the top and fell back to No. 3 this week, as they are starting to promote "Reds Go Together" more on TV.

5 new songs this week, a rarity for this quiet June, even though 2 songs are re-entries. R&B duo 2SHAI has the highest entry this week at No. 15 with "그녀… 웃었다" (She…Laughed) from their 2nd album. Their 1st album had received good reviews but produced no hit songs. Good to see that they finally made the top 20 this time. 2SHAI is followed by 2 groups from SM entertainment – Superjunior’s "U" is at No. 16, and DBSG’s "동방의투혼" (Spirit of the East) is at No. 17. Shinhwa, DBSG, and Psy’s songs are all related to this year’s World Cup.

Vibe’s "그남자 그여자" (That man, that woman) is back to the top 10 again this week. Even though they did not hit No. 1, this song has been on the chart for 14 weeks now, and spent every week but last week on the top 10. It is really a song that you like more and more each time you listen to it.

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1. (+2) Shinhwa – Once in a Lifetime *** 1 WEEK NO. 1 ***
Genre: Pop / Ballad
Album: Shinhwa Vol. 8 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Brian Kim
Score: 818

2. (–) Baek Ji Young – 사랑안해 (I Won’t Love)
Genre: Pop/Ballad
Album: Baek Ji Young Vol. 5 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Park Keun Tae / Lyrics: Cha Eun Taek
Score: 794

3. (-2) Buzz – 남자를 몰라 (Don’t know about man)
Genre: Rock Ballad
Album: Buzz Vol. 3 Track 7 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Lee Sang Joon / Lyrics: Kim Jin Ah
Score: 678

4. (+5) Gummy – 그대 돌아오면 (If you return)
Genre: R&B
Album: Gummy Unplugged Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Lee Hyun Jung / Lyrics: Park Kyung Jin
Score: 630

5. (+2) Byul – 눈물샘 (Lachrymal Glands)
Genre: Pop / Ballad
Album: Byul Vol. 3 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Bang Shi Hyuk / Lyrics: Cho Eun Hee
Score: 586

6. (+2) SG Wannabe – 내사람 (Partner for life)
Genre: R&B/mid-tempo ballad
Album: SG Wannabe Vol. 3 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 584

7. (-3) Kim Jong Kook – 편지 (Letter)
Genre: Pop ballad
Album: Kim Jong Kook Vol. 4 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Hwang Chan Hee / Lyrics: Yoon SaRa
Score: 568

8. (-3) Bada – V.I.P.
Genre: Pop/Dance
Album: Bada Vol. 3 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Sang Won / Lyrics: Bada
Score: 541

9. (+4) Vibe featuring Jang Hye Jin – 그남자 그여자 (That Man, That Woman)
Genre: R&B/ballad
Album: Vibe Vol. 3 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Ryu Jae Hyun
Score: 538

10. (+6) Uptown – My Style *** BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK ***
Genre: Hip Hop
Album: Uptown Vol. 5 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Jung Yeon Joon
Score: 481

 

11. (-1) Sweet Sorrow – 아무리 생각해도 난 너를 (No Matter How Much I think, To You…I Am…)
Genre: Pop/Ballad
Album: SBS Drama 연애시대 (Alone in Love) OST Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: No Young Shim
Score: 479

12. (–) See Ya (featuring SG Wannabe) – 사랑하기 때문에 (Because of Love)
Genre: R&B
Album: See Ya Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 462

13. (-7) Lim Jung Hee – 사랑아가지마 (Love, Don’t Leave)
Genre: Pop/ballad
Album: Lim Jung Hee Vol. 2 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Hikaru / Lyrics: Cho Eun Hee
Score: 428

14. (-3) Tony An – 유츄프라카치아 (Yutzpracachia’s Love)
Genre: Pop
Album: Tony An Vol. 2 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Peter Zizzo + Billy Crawford / Lyrics: Choi Eun Ha
Score: 427

15. (New) 2SHAI – 그녀… 웃었다 (She…Laughed) *** HOT SHOT DEBUT ***
Genre: R&B / mid-tempo
Album: 2SHAI Vol. 2 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Score: 411

16. (New) Superjunior – U
Genre: Pop / Dance
Album: Superjunior: U (Single) – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Ken Ingwersen + Kevin Simm / Lyrics: Tae Hoon
Score: 349

17. (New) DBSG – 동방의투혼 (The Spirit of the East)
Genre: Pop / Ballad
Album: DBSG: 동방의 투혼 – Worldcup Image Song (CD+VCD) – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Score: 344

18. (-4) Lee Jung (featuring Tablo) – 열 (Fever)
Genre: R&B
Album: Lee Jung Vol. 3 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Jun Sang Hwan / Lyrics: Lee Jung
Score: 331

19. (Re-entry) Seo Young Eun – 웃는거야 (Let’s smile)
Genre: Pop/mid-tempo ballad
Album: Seo Young Eun Vol. 6 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Kim Chan Jin / Lyrics: Seo Young Eun
Score: 311

20. (Re-entry) Psy – We Are The One
Genre: Pop/Hip-hop
Album: Psy – We Are The One – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Yoo Gun Hyung / Lyrics: Psy
Score: 308

Dropped out from last week:
15. Maybee – 다소 (Plenty of smile)
17. Lee Hyori – Shall We Dance?
18. Hyun Young – 누나의꿈 (Sister’s Dream)
19. Lee Seung Ki – 입모양 (Your Lips)
20. Kangta & Vanness – Scandal

Sources of the top 20

The sources of this top 20 chart is pretty much the same but the weight assigned to each source may be different each week because some charts do not update weekly (e.g. MNet M!Countdown) and I assign fewer percentage when it happens. From now on, I’ll list my chart sources each week. For June week 4:

ChartKorea – 20%
Hanteo Weekly Album Sales (2 weeks lag) – 20%
MNet M!Countdown + M!Net internet gayo top 100 chart – 20%
SBS Inky Gayo Take 7 Chart (1 week lag) – 15%
Various Internet charts (Melon, Jukeon, MaxMP3, Dosirak, Muz, Bugs, SBS Music Park, MBC gayo top 50) – 15%
MTV Chart – 5%
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (MBC Music Core, SBS Inky Gayo, KBS Music Bank, MTV Sunny Side, MTV TRL Seoul, Pops in Seoul, Show! Music Tank) – 5%