Top 20 - August week 4

Not a lot of changes this week on the top, as Turtles remain No. 1 with "비행기" (Aeroplanes). They are still gaining scores. We expected Psy’s "연예인" (Performer) to move up, but it hasn’t happened yet as this song stays at No. 3. In between, it is still Ha Dong Kyun’s “그녀를사랑해줘요” (Please Love Her) at No. 2.

Of the top 6 songs, Superjunior’s “Dancing Out” is the only song which is moving. In fact, it is our biggest mover of the week, up 9 spots. Looks like another big hit for them.

Two brand new songs this week, led by Girl Friend’s “May Be I Love You” at No. 12. Girl Friends is a project group formed by 2 close friends: Yuri of Cool and Chae Rina of Roora and Diva. Their music is very different from what they used to do. “May Be I Love You” is a mid-tempo song with a lot of rapping by Chae Rina.

The other new song at No. 18 is Seo Young Eun’s “좋아좋아” (Like it, Like it). It is from her second remake album “Romantic 2”. This time, she is remaking hit songs from the 1970s and 1980s.

To listen to the 1 minute sample, you need to follow the links to melon.com and install the melon player to your computer.

1. (–) Turtles – 비행기 (Aeroplanes) *** 2 WEEKS NO. 1 ***
Genre: Pop
Album: Turtles Vol. 4 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Lim Sung Hoon (Turtleman)
Score: 917

2. (–) Ha Dong Kyun – 그녀를사랑해줘요 (Please Love Her)
Genre: R&B Ballad
Album: Ha Dong Kyun Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Park Soo Jong / Lyrics: Choi Kap Won
Score: 846

3. (–) Psy – 연예인 (Performer)
Genre: Pop / Hip-Hop
Album: Psy Vol. 4 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Psy / Lyrics: Yoon Gun Hyung
Score: 820

4. (–) See Ya – 미친 사랑의 노래 (Crazy Love Song)
Genre: R&B ballad
Album: KBS Drama "Invisible Man Choi Jang Soo" OST Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Ahn Young Min
Score: 714

5. (+9) Superjunior – Dancing Out *** BIGGEST MOVER OF THE WEEK ***
Genre: Pop / Dance
Album: 06 SM SummerTown Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample

Score: 667

6. (–) Rumble Fish – I Go
Genre: Modern Rock
Album: Rumble Fish Digital Single – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Ahn Sung Il
Score: 663

7. (-2) Kim Jong Kook – 사랑한다는말 (Words of Loving You)
Genre: Mid-tempo ballad
Album: Kim Jong Kook Vol. 4 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Yoon SaRa
Score: 633

8. (+5) Lee Ji Hye – Love Me Love Me
Genre: Pop / Dance
Album: Lee Ji Hye special single # + 1 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Park Hae Woon / Lyrics: Kim Young Ah
Score: 545

9. (+3) Cho PD & Brown Eyed Girls – Hold The Line
Genre: Pop / Hip Hop
Album: Hold The Line (single) Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Yoon Il Sang / Lyrics: Cho PD
Score: 439

10. (+1) TRAX – 초우 (Cold Rain)
Genre: Rock Ballad
Album: TRAX Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Kenzie
Score: 507

11. (-1) SG Wannabe (feat. Danny Ahn) – 사랑했어요 (I Love You)
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: 455

12. (New) Girl Friends – May Be I Love You *** HOT SHOT DEBUT ***
Genre: Pop / Hip-hop
Album: Girl Friends Vol. 1 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Lee Sang Baek / Lyrics: Park Hae Woon
Score: 453

13. (+7) Ayumi – Cutie Honey
Genre: Pop / Dance
Album: Cutie Honey (Digital Single) – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Original song: Koda Kumi’s "Cutie Honey" / Lyrics: Ayumi
Score: 453

14. (+3) Buzz – My Love
Genre: Rock Ballad
Album: Buzz Vol. 3 Track 3 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Lee Sang Joon / Lyrics: Lee Jae Kyung
Score: 436

15. (+1) Byul – 큐피트 (Cupid)
Genre: Pop
Album: Byul Vol. 3 Track 6 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Kwon Tae Eun / Lyrics: Byul
Score: 420

16. (-8) Jung Jae Wook – 들리나요 (Can you hear?)
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: 419

17. (-2) Loveholic – 그대만 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: 418

18. (New) Seo Young Eun – 좋아좋아 (Like It, Like It)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Seo Young Eun Remake – Romantic 2 Track 2 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music + Lyrics: Na Deur
Score: 388

19. (Re-entry) Lee Seung Chul – 떠나지마 (Don’t Leave)
Genre: Pop Ballad
Album: Somewhere Over The Rainbow Vol. 1 Track 1 – Listen here for 1 minute sample
Music: Lee Kyung / Lyrics: Song Jae Woo
Score: 346

20. (-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: 340

Dropped out from last week:

7. Typhoon – 그래서… (So)
9. Uptown – My Style
19. Jang Hye Jin (featuring Kae Ri) – 불꽃 (Sparks)

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 August week 4:

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, MNet Gayo Chart) – 15%
MTV Korea – Artist & Music Charts – 5%
Gasoo appearance on gayo shows (MBC Music Core, SBS Inky Gayo, KBS Music Bank, MNet M!Countdown, MTV Top Choices, MTV Breakfast Club, Show! Music Tank) – 5%