Our featured artist this week is Jung Jae Wook. He scored his first ever top 10 hit this week with his latest song "들리나요" (Can you hear?). This song is written by one of the hottest song writing teams – Cho Young Soo and Ahn Young Min
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New k-pop album releases – July 15 – 21, 2006
The TRAX Vol. 1 – 초우 (July 18)Kangta & Vanness – Scandal (Repack) (July 18)Lee Ji Hye (S#arp) Special Single (July 18)Nan-a Vol. 1 – Sweet Soul (July 20)Turtles (거북이) Vol. 4 – 거북
Top 10 K-pop songs – 1st half of 2006
We are already at the half way point of 2006. I have completed my calculation of the top 10 songs with the highest charted scores on our sooompi’s weekly top 20 kpop rankings. We have a total of 98 songs entering our top 20 from January to
Top 20 – July week 2
Not a lot of changes in the top 8 songs this week. Shinhwa’s “Once in a Lifetime” barely held on to the top spot, edging out Superjunior’s “U” by 15 points. The two new entrants to the top 10 are new singers in 2006.
Artist of the week – Kim Hyun Jung
Our featured artist of the week is dancing queen Kim Hyun Jung, also known as the "long legged" singer. She debuted back in 1998, and she has scored many top hits over the years. Her trademark songs are the dance beat songs coupled with her stro
New k-pop album releases – July 8 – 14, 2006
Cool-Never Ending Story: Forever Cool (July 10)1. A Day Today2. Did Well3. Let’s Breakup4. To My Wife5. I Love
Top 20 – July week 1
Shinhwa strengthens its hold onto the top spot with "Once In A Lifetime". Now that this song is represented in every chart in Korea (including M!Net), they scored almost 100 points better than last week. Baek Ji Young’s "사랑안해&quo
Artist of the week – Uptown
Our featured artist this week is the legendary hip-hop group Uptown. They are one of the first groups that introduce hip-hop music to Korea in the 1990s. Tasha, aka "T", was formerly a member of this group. Uptown had broken up before and jus
New k-pop album releases – July 1 – 7, 2006
Noisecat Vol. 2 – Morning Lights (July 3)Various Artist – Black Coffee Vol. 6 (July 4)Se7en Vol. 3 – 24/7 Repackage (July 4)This version comes with the following extras: Se7en Brick (plastic type – set of 2)
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!C