Top 20 - July week 3

Buzz’s "남자를 몰라" (Don’t know a man’s heart) surprised us once again by re-taking the No. 1 spot this week. This song was No. 1 in June week 3, before Shinhwa’s "Once in a Lifetime" took over for the last 3 weeks. This week we all expect Superjunior’s "U" to be the new No. 1 song. However, Buzz edged SJ by 8 points, proves once again that you never know what will happen till the end.

See Ya’s new song "구두" (Slipper) from their debut album moves into the top 5 this week. All their 3 singles made it to top 10. They are definitely the favorite to win the new artist of this year, and perhaps even top 10 artists. Also, Jung Jae Wook scores his first top 10 song "들리나요" (Can you hear?) by moving up 8 spots to No. 9.

We have 5 new songs this week, leading by SG Wannabe’s new song "사랑했어요" (I Love You), featuring Danny Ahn of G.O.D., at No. 11. Danny is not the only G.O.D. member on the chart this week. At No. 19, also a new song by Suho "봄여름가을겨을" (Spring Summer Fall Winter). This song features G.O.D.’s Kim Tae Woo. If you like MC Mong’s "I Love U, Oh Thank U" last year, there is a good chance that you will like this song too. It’s another hip hop + ballad that sounds very smooth together.

Other new entrants this week include a digital single "I Go" by modern rock group Rumble Fish, at No. 12. They had a big hit last year "으라차차", let see if this song can duplicate the success. Another modern rock group Loveholic also have a new song "고대만 있다면" (Just With You) at No. 15, but this is a pop ballad. This song appears in both Loveholic’s 3rd album and the OST of MBC drama "One Fine Day". It’s popularity is due more to the drama. It is also more of lead singer Ji Sun’s solo effort, as we saw only her performing the song minus the 2 male members.

The last new song is Gummy’s "혼자만하는사랑" (One sided love). This song replaces her previous hit "그대 돌아오면" (When you return) which was still in the top 10 last week, but fell out of the chart this week.

1. (+3) Buzz – 남자를 몰라 (Don’t know about man) *** 2 WEEKS NO. 1 ***
Genre: Rock Ballad
Album: Buzz Vol. 3 Track 7 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Lee Sang Joon / Lyrics: Kim Jin Ah
Score: 898

2. (–) Superjunior – U
Genre: Pop / Dance
Album: Superjunior: U (Single) – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Ken Ingwersen + Kevin Simm / Lyrics: Tae Hoon
Score: 891

3. (-2) Shinhwa – Once in a Lifetime
Genre: Pop / Ballad
Album: Shinhwa Vol. 8 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Brian Kim
Score: 811

4. (+2) Uptown – My Style
Genre: Hip Hop
Album: Uptown Vol. 5 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Jung Yeon Joon
Score: 705

5. (+5) See Ya – 구두 (Slipper)
Genre: R&B
Album: See Ya Vol. 1 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music+ Lyrics: Ryu Jae Hyun
Score: 666

6. (-3) 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: 621

7. (+2) Typhoon – 그래서… (So)
Genre: Pop / Dance
Album: Typhoon Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Lee Yong Min
Score: 594

8. (-3) 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: 509

9. (+8) Jung Jae Wook – 들리나요 (Can you hear?) *** BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK ***
Genre: Mid-tempo ballad
Album: Jung Jae Wook Vol. 4 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 466

10. (+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: 442

 

11. (New) SG Wannabe (feat. Danny Ahn) – 사랑했어요 (I Love You) *** HOT SHOT DEBUT ***
Genre: R&B/mid-tempo ballad
Album: SG Wannabe Vol. 3 Track 4 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 411

12. (New) Rumble Fish – I Go
Genre: Modern Rock
Album: Rumble Fish Digital Single – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Ahn Sung Il
Score: 408

13. (+2) 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: 378

14. (New) Gummy – 혼자만하는사랑 (One sided love)
Genre: R&B ballad
Album: Gummy Unplugged Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Score: 357

15. (New) Loveholic – 고대만 있다면 (Just With You)
Genre: Pop ballad
Album: Loveholic Vol. 3 Track 10 and MBC Mini Series "One Fine Day" OST Track 3 Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music & Lyrics: Kang Hyun Min
Score: 339

16. (-9) 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: 337

17. (-5) Kim Hyun Jung – 굳세어라현정아 (Dance with Hyun Jung)
Genre: Pop/Dance
Album: Kim Hyun Jung – Dance With Hyun Jung Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music: Lee Yong Min / Lyrics: Yoon SaRa
Score: 317

18. (-2) Tim – 하루새 (In One Day)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Tim Vol. 3 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 
Score: 316

19. (New) Suho (feat. Kim Tae Woo) – 봄여름가을겨을 (Spring Summer Fall Winter)
Genre: Hip Hop / Ballad
Album: Suho Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
 Music + Lyrics: Lee Kang Hee
Score: 315

20. (-7) Kangta & Vanness – Scandal
Genre: Pop/Dance
Album: Kangta & Vanness – Scandal (Single) Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Score: 313

Dropped out from last week:
8. Gummy – 그대 돌아오면 (When You Return)
14. SG Wannabe – 느림보 (Slow steps)
18. Lee Jung (featuring Tablo) – 열 (Fever)
19. Vibe featuring Jang Hye Jin – 그남자 그여자 (That Man, That Woman)
20. Psy – We Are The One

Vibe’s song is finally off the top 20. But we should give them a round of applause for staying in the chart for 16 weeks.

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 July week 3:

ChartKorea – 20%
Hanteo Weekly Album Sales (2 weeks lag) – 20%
MNet M!Countdown – 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, MNet Gayo Chart) – 15%
MTV Korea – Artist & Music Charts – 5%
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (MBC Music Core, SBS Inky Gayo, KBS Music Bank, MBC Kim Dong Ryul For you, SBS Music Wave, KBS Yoon Do Hyun Love Letter, MTV Live Wow Special, MTV Sunny Side, MTV TRL Seoul, Pops in Seoul, Show! Music Tank) – 5%