Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2011 - February Week 2

Secret’s “Shy Boy” continues their amazing run on our chart, holding on to the top spot for the 4th consecutive week.  “Shy Boy” is showing solid scores across all our sources, and is No. 1 on KBS Music Bank this week as well.  There is a new No. 2 song which is G.NA’s “Black & White”, but the gap between “Shy Boy” more than 130 points.  Chances are “Shy Boy” will be at top next week again.

Four other new songs in the top 10: Navi’s “Well Done” was falling two spots a week before, but moves up a strong 10 spots this week to the top 5.  Pop hip-hop group Mighty Mouth also have their latest top 10 hit, the title song “Tok Tok” from their second full length album “Mighty Fresh”.  Also, the new Jewelry is our biggest mover as “Back It Up” moves up 21 spots forward to No. 9.  After long time members Park Jung Ah and Seo In Young left the group last year, Jewelry recruited two new members Park Se Mi and Kim Ye Won to join existing members Kim Eun Jung and Ha Joo Yeon.

Finally, See Ya is having their last hit song before they officially disband.  “You’re Gorgeous To Me” moves up eight spots to No. 10.  We wish all their members well in their solo careers.

SOOMPI CHART for 2011, Month 2, Week 2

1. (–) Secret – 샤이보이 (Shy Boy) ***4th Week @ No. 1***
Score: 884
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Kang Ji Won, Kim Ki Bum / Lyrics: Kang Ji Won, Kim Ki Bum
Album: Secret Single Album – Shy Boy | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

2. (+10) G.na – Black & White
Score: 748
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Kim Do Hoon, Lee Sang Ho / Lyrics: Yangpa
Album: G.na Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

3. (-1) DBSG – 왜 (Keep Your Head Down)
Score: 710
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Yoo Young Jin, Yoo Chan Jin / Lyrics: Yoo Young Jin
Album: DBSG – Keep Your Head Down
Watch: MV

4. (-1) MBLAQ – Stay
Score: 680
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Won Taek, Ji In, Rado / Lyrics: Won Taek, Ji In, Rado, Gilme
Album: MBLAQ Vol. 1
Watch: MV

5. (+10) Navi – 잘 된 일이야 (Well Done)
Score: 656
Genre: Pop Ballad

Music: Lee Ki, Lee Hyun Seung / Lyrics: Kang Eun Kyung
Album: Navi Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

6. (–) Seung Ri – 어쩌라고 (What Can I Do)
Score: 592
Genre: R&B/Hip-hop

Music: Seung Ri, Choi Pil Kang, Bigtone / Lyrics: Seung Ri
Album: Seung Ri Mini Album Vol. 1 – V.V.I.P
Watch: MV

7. (+6) Mighty Mouth – 톡톡 (Tok Tok)
Score: 531
Genre: Hip-hop

Music: / Lyrics:
Album: Mighty Mouth Vol. 2 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

8. (–) Seung Ri – V.V.I.P
Score: 527
Genre: R&B/Hip-hop

Music: Seung Ri, Choi Pil Kang, Dee.P / Lyrics: Seung Ri
Album: Seung Ri Mini Album Vol. 1 – V.V.I.P
Watch: MV

9. (+21) Jewelry – Back It Up
Score: 486
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Ryan Kim, Chris Golightly, Blue Apple Global / Lyrics: Kim Ina, Ryan Kim, Chris Golightly, Blue Apple Global
Album: Jewelry digital single “Back It Up”
Watch: MV

10. (+8) See Ya – 내겐 너무 멋진 그대 (You’re Gorgeous to Me)
Score: 446
Genre: Pop Ballad

Music: Kim Do Hoon, Lee Sang Ho / Lyrics: Kim Do Hoon, Hwang Sung Jin
Album: See Ya Special Album “See You Again” | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

THIS WEEK IN 2007:

This is a new segment where we go back in time to re-visit charts of the same week in past years.  Soompi music chart begins in January 2005.  At first we had only 20 songs and later expanded to 50 songs.

February Week 2 in 2007 marked the first No. 1 song of a very popular boy group. Debuting in 2006, Big Bang redefined the image of other popular boy bands at the time which were either dance-oriented good looking boys, or singing groups with powerful voices and perfect harmonies. Big Bang’s street boy image and hip-hop oriented music was probably a first in Korea at that time.

After releasing three singles in the second half of 2006, Big Bang officially released their first full length album “Big Bang 001 – The First Album – Since 2007”.  Title song “Dirty Cash” became the group’s first No. 1 song on only its third week on the chart, unseating Eru’s “White Snow”. “Dirty Cash” mixed hip-hop, R&B, and pop genre into one, something that was new at the time but very common now.

After “Dirty Cash”, the rest is history.  Big Bang went on to become one of the most popular boy bands Korea ever had, and they scored many more chart topping songs either from the whole group or members’ solo hits.

Let’s re-visit Big Bang’s first No. 1 song “Dirty Cash”:

Album: Big Bang Vol. 1 (2007) Track 3

Watch: MV

About the Soompi Music Chart:

Soompi Music Chart is unlike any other music charts or television rankings.  It takes into account not only sales and rankings by various other charts in Korea, but also airplays of each song, the number of live performances and appearances, making it an unbiased and objective tally of what’s going on in the world of K-pop.  Our chart is composed of the following sources:

Air Monitor Chart – 15%GAON Music Chart – 15%
Various Internet charts (Dosirak, Bugs, Melon, Naver, Monkey3, Daum, Cyworld, Soribada) – 15%
ChartKorea – 5%  
Hottracks Weekly Album Sales (1 weeks lag) – 10%
SBS (Inky Gayo Take 7 + SBS Mill weekly rankings) – 10%
MBC Inky Top 100 Chart – 10%
KBS Music Bank K-Chart – 10% 
MNet M!Countdown – 5%
Gasoo appearance  on gayo shows  (MBC Music Core, SBS Inky Gayo, KBS Music Bank, M!Countdown) – 10%

Thanks to Mardi09 for helping on this week’s internet chart research.