*Edward1849 is the long-time curator of our Weekly Music Chart* Happy Holidays everyone. It’s that time of the year and I find myself writing this post once again. It is increasingly difficult in recent years to select 20 songs for my list. There are so many great songs and artists to choose from, and as… Continue reading Edward1849’s Recommended Top 20 K-Pop Songs of 2014
Category: Soompi Music Chart
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – December Week 3
A Pink’s “LUV” repeats as No. 1 this week as it continues to pile up on music show wins. This song won on Music Core and Inkigayo in the past week. Despite not having a perfect score this week, “LUV” won easily again over Kyuhyun’s former No. 1 song “At Gwanghwamun.” Congratulations to A Pink.… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – December Week 3
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – December Week 2
After sweeping all the music programs last week, A Pink’s new song “LUV” sweeps our chart this week with a perfect score of 1000 points. It moved up 13 spots to become our new No. 1 song. A Pink joins SISTAR, Girl’s Day, and BEAST as the only artists to have two chart topping hits… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – December Week 2
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – December Week 1
The top two songs remain the same this week as Kyuhyun’s “At Gwanghwamun” repeats at No. 1 for the second straight week. Once again it defeats AOA’s “Like A Cat.” The gap between these two songs has actually grown wider, with “At Gwanghwamun” winning by 45 points this week compared to 27 points last week.… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – December Week 1
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – November Week 5
Big changes in our chart this week as half of the top 10 songs are brand new, including the top three songs. Super Junior’s Kyuhyun took home the top spot with his first solo hit “At Gwanghwamun.” Kyuhyun has previously showcased his ballad skills as member of Super Junior’s sub-unit KRY. This time he has… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – November Week 5
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – November Week 4
No. 1 and 2 switched places again this week as Epik High’s “Happen Ending” returned to the top spot and bumped BEAST’s “12:30” back to No. 2. These two songs are neck-and-neck in all the music charts and once again, the top spot is determined by our Soompi Airplay as Epik High is the hotter… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – November Week 4
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – November Week 3
The top two songs switched place from last week with BEAST’s “12:30” moving up to No. 1. After conquering the music shows in the past two weeks, BEAST was finally able to score their second No. 1 song on our chart this year. They joined Ailee and Girl’s Day as the only artists with multiple… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – November Week 3
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – November Week 2
There is a big shake up on top of our chart this week as two songs from outside of the top 10 last week moves up to take the top two spots. Both Epik High’s “Happen Ending” and BEAST’s “12:30” took all the music show wins last week as “Happen Ending” won on M!Countdown while… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – November Week 2
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – November Week 1
In a hotly contested three way battle for this week’s top spot on our chart, Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko emerged as the winner. His first ever solo hit “No Make Up” rises from No. 14 all the way up to No. 1. This song is one of the two title songs from Gaeko’s first solo album… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – November Week 1
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – October Week 4
Ailee’s “Don’t Touch Me” remains at No. 1 for the second week in a row. This song was highly ranked in all of our chart sources and won on Show Champion last week. It held off Roy Kim’s new song “Home.” Meanwhile, Kim Dong Ryul’s “How I Am” moves up one spot to No. 3.… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – October Week 4