The Big Korean Charts Thread

[big bang]

Happy that Only One is getting the recognition it deserves. And that BEAST are going from strength to strength.

And finally EXO leave the top 10 album chart! haha

[3Xs]

This week's Billboard chart

K-Pop Hot 100 (Current: 8.5 - 8.11)

1. PSY - Gangnam Style [+0]
2. SISTAR - Loving U [+3]
3. BoA - Only One [+8]
4. Lee Jong Hyun - My Love [-2]
5. T-ara - DAY BY DAY [-1]
6. 2NE1 - I Love You [-3]
7. BEAST - Beautiful Night [+8]
8. PSY - Passionate Goodbye [-1]
9. PSY - What Should Have Been [+0]
10. IU & FIESTAR - Sea of Moonlight

[miklc]

I thought BoA was bigger than that for some reason.

[3Xs]

500,000+ in the first week is pretty "big". It's holding up on the digital charts as well. Still top 3 on Melon.

[Pen Expers]

Yeah she's bigger now than she's been in a while. I actually considered posting "I'm hoping for 400k+ the first week" in this thread before the charts came in, but didn't, in case she failed to meet that goal and it'd seem like I was disappointed. Exceeded my expectations.

[3Xs]

This week's charts are in!

Points of interest

The heat of July's new releases cool as we head into August, and there's not much to report this week, although we do have a new #1. Davichi's latest digital release "Do Men Cry" debuts on top with sales of 347k. This is Davichi's 4th chart-topper, following 2010's "Time Please Stop", and 2011's "Don't Say Goodbye" and "We Were In Love".

Last week's downloads Queen BoA drops 2 slots to #3 with 267k sold; PSY, meanwhile, holds strong at #2 on downloads of 333k and remains immobile on overall for a 3rd week. Rounding out this week's top 5 are BEAST's "Beautiful Night" (201k, down 1) at #4, and SISTAR's "Loving U" (191k, up 3) at #5. There are no new debuts in this week's Top 10, aside from the aforementioned Davichi.

The albums chart is similarly similar, where BEAST and BoA hold at #1 and 2 respectively. AOA are a notable new entry, rising 17 slots to #8 with their Angels` Story single. Also looks like Gangnam's gangbuster popularity is helping PSY's album sales, his Best Sixth set rises 5 this week.

TOP 10 SINGLES (Current: 7.29 ~ 8.4)

1. Davichi - Do Men Cry (347,767) [NEW]
2. PSY - Gangnam Style (333,592) [+0]
3. BoA - Only One (267,170) [-2]
4. BEAST - Beautiful Night (201,581) [-1]
5. SISTAR - Loving U (191,915) [+3]
6. Shin Yong Jae - All I Ever Think About Is You [+16]
7. PSY - Passionate Goodbye (186,880) [-1]
8. 2NE1 - I Love You (178,892) [-1]
9. IU & FIESTAR - Sea of Moonlight (175,273) [+5]
10. CNBLUE - My Love (173,689) [-5]

TOP 10 ALBUMS (Current: 7.29 ~ 8.4)

1. BEAST - Midnight Sun [+0]
2. BoA - Only One [+0]
3. Wooyoung - 23, Male, Single [+3]
4. PSY - Psy’s Best Sixth [+5]
5. Various Artists - Dr Jin OST [+9]
6. NU'EST - ACTION [+48]
7. BIG BANG - BIGBANG SPECIAL EDITION `STILL ALIVE` [+18]
8. AOA - Angels` Story (Single) [+17]
9. T-ara - DAY BY DAY [+3]
10. f(x) - `Electric Shock` The 2nd Mini Album [+3]

[3Xs]

No Davichi fans on popjustice?

Poor them :(

[Pen Expers]

I really like several of their songs. But they need that Davichi tempo change or a better melody, this is too straight a ballad. Hope BoA can stay in the top 3 for another week.

[miklc]

I like Dabichi too.

[3Xs]

BoA still top 3 on Billboard, at least.

K-Pop Hot 100 (Current: 8.12 - 8.18)

1. PSY - Gangnam Style [+0]
2. SISTAR - Loving U [+0]
3. BoA - Only One [+0]
4. Davichi - Do Me Cry [+12]
5. Lee Jong Hyun - My Love [-1]
6. 2NE1 - I Love You [+0]
7. BEAST - Beautiful Night [+0]
8. PSY - Passionate Goodbye [+0]
9. T-ara - DAY BY DAY [-4]
10. Teen Top - Been Ma Girl [DEBUT]

[Monkey0]

I like me some Davichi. Minkyung is hilarious, she should go on moire variety shows.

[3Xs]

Gangnam Style is the 3rd most viewed video on youtube this week. It already has north of 21 million views.

http://www.youtube.com/charts/videos_views/music

[3Xs]

KING Psy debuts at #25 on this week's Billboard Social 50. He is the first Korean artist ever to make the chart. *claps*

http://www.billboard.com/charts/soci...order=position

[Pen Expers]

Not a chart we cover often, but where there's bias there's interest, and BoA climbed back to #2 on instiz this week. Psy eternally on top and another summer hit, Sistar, neck and neck with the k-pop queen.

1. Gangnam Style - 45 851 (-)
2. Only One - 20 463 (+1)
3. Loving U - 20 301 (-1)
4. Davichi - 14 081 (new)
5. BEAST - 13 172 (+4)

[3Xs]

Looks like those 3 aren't going anywhere soon.

Race for the summer's best-seller

Loving U - 1,760,987 (6 weeks)
I Love You - 1,701,155 (5 weeks)
Gangnam Style - 1,623,832 (3 weeks)
DAY BY DAY - 1,517,345 (5 weeks)
Only One - 803,715 (2 weeks)

PSY's nearly outsold Loving U and I Love You in half the time.

[3Xs]

This week's charts are in!

Points of interest

With so few new releases the charts remain every bit as stagnant as they were last week, allowing PSY to return to the chart peak for a second time, and also extend his reign atop the combined charts to 4 weeks, where he has remained, unmoving, since debut. "Gangnam Style" sells an additional 289,995 copies this week, bringing its 4 week sum to just under 2 mill (1,913,827 exactly). He also scores a second top 5 entry this week, as his other high-charting hit "Passionate Goodbye" rises 7 - 5.

Elsewhere, Pen has his wish granted at BoA stays inside the Top 3 for a third week, selling an additional 202k and moving 3 - 2. Last week's #1 "Do Me Cry" by Davichi slides 1 - 3 on sales of 187k. Super Junior's "SPY" is the only new debut in this week's top 10, opening at #8 with 148k of "SPY", although it misses the top-tier just slightly on the combined chart, where it's at #11. As expected they are much more dominant in the physical format, debuting at #1 on the albums chart.

TOP 10 SINGLES (Current: 8.5 ~ 8.11)

1. PSY - Gangnam Style (289,995) [+1]
2. BoA - Only One (202,987) [+1]
3. Davichi - Do Men Cry (187,130) [-1]
4. BEAST - Beautiful Night (176,392) [+0]
5. PSY - Passionate Goodbye (160,154) [+2]
6. Teen Top - Be ma girl? (154,638) [+13]
7. SISTAR - Loving U (154,295) [-2]
8. Super Junior - SPY (148,620) [NEW]
9. 2NE1 - I Love You (141,293) [-1]
10. CNBLUE - My Love (134,693) [+0]

TOP 10 ALBUMS (Current: 8.5 ~ 8.11)

1. PSY - `SPY` The 6th Album Repackage [NEW]
2. BEAST - Midnight Sun [-1]
3. Teen Top - Summer Special `She's Ma Girl?` [NEW]
4. Supernova - She's Gone [NEW]
5. Various Artists - SM Best Album 3 [NEW]
6. PSY - Psy’s Best Sixth [-2]
7. Super Junior - Sexy, Free & Single [+4]
8. Wooyoung - 23, Male, Single [-5]
9. EXO-K - `MAMA` EXO-K The 1st Mini Album [+19]
10. T-ara - DAY BY DAY [-1]

[3Xs]

July monthlies are out. Singles are as you would expect. The despicable Super Junior now have the best-selling album of the year...

TOP MONTHLY SINGLES (JULY 2012)

1. 2NE1 - I Love You (1,522,263)
2. T-ara - DAY BY DAY (1,369,848)
3. PSY - Gangnam Style (1,290,240)
4. SISTAR - Loving U (1,277,683)
5. CNBLUE - My Love (830,673)
6. Sagging Snail - Room Nallari (780,090)
7. Busker Busker - If You Really Love Me (766,483)
8. 8eight - My Heartache (747,890)
9. JUNIEL - illa illa (702,496)
10. BEAST - Midnight (668,234)
11. Huh Gak - One Person (650,486)
12. Super Junior - Sexy, Free & Single (646,724)
13. PSY - Passionate Goodbye (638,446)
14. Verbal Jint - Beautiful Enough (581,016)
15. Brown Eyed Girls - A Midsummer's Night (574,447)
16. f(x) - Electric Shock (569,710)
17. Busker Busker - It's Hard To Face You (558,739)
18. BoA - Only One (536,545)
19. PSY - What Should Have Been (514,769)
20. PSY - 77 Hakgaeron (508,577)


TOP MONTHLY ALBUMS (JULY 2012)

1. Super Junior - Sexy, Free & Single (335,744)
2. BEAST - Midnight Sun (67,835)
3. Wooyoung - 23, Male, Single (47,956)
4. T-ara - DAY BY DAY (34,181)
5. PSY - Psy's Best Sixth (29,875)
6. BoA - Only One (28,576)
7. B.A.P - No Mercy (18,090)
8. NU'EST - Action (15,564)
9. ZE:A - SPECTACULAR (14,986)
10. INFINITE - INFINITIZE (14,169) [122,808]
11. Various Artists - Dr. Jin OST (13,299)
12. Younha - Supersonic (13,178)
13. SISTAR - Summer Special `Loving U` (12,971)
14. EXO-K - `MAMA` EXO-K The 1st Mini Album (10,468) [117,151]
15. f(x) - `Electric Shock` The 2nd Mini Album (10,160) [66,925]
16. Kim Kyu Jong - Meet Me Again (9,987)
17. BIG BANG - BIGBANG SPECIAL EDITION `STILL ALIVE` (8,840) [126,769]
18. EXO-M - `MAMA` EXO-M The 1st Mini Album (8,153) [65,617]
19. Baek Chung Gang - All Night (EP) (7,867) [22,867]
20. Busker Busker - Busker Busker (7,667) [122,427]

[miklc]

Do you have a list of the biggest albums of the year so far? Out of interest.

[3Xs]

Sure!

Latest yearly figures as of the end of July.

1. Super Junior - Sexy, Free & Single (335,744)
2. BIG BANG - ALIVE (266,911)
3. SHINee - `Sherlock` SHINee The 4th Mini Album (172,032)
4. GIRLS GENERATION-TTS - `Twinkle` Mini Album (142,236)
5. BIG BANG - BIGBANG SPECIAL EDITION `STILL ALIVE` (126,769)
6. XIA - Tarantallegra (126,220)
7. INFINITE - INFINITIZE (122,808)
8. CNBLUE - Ear Fun (121,735)
9. Busker Busker - Busker Busker (122,427)
10. EXO-K - `MAMA` EXO-K The 1st Mini Album (117,151)

11. Shinhwa - The Return (78,909)
12. Jay Park - New Breed (75,041)
13. T-ara - Funky Town (EP) (74,686)
14. BEAST - Midnight Sun (67,835)
15. f(x) - `Electric Shock` The 2nd Mini Album (66,925)
16. EXO-M - `MAMA` EXO-M The 1st Mini Album (65,617)
17. Teen Top - It's (EP) (62,940)
18. MBLAQ - MBLAQ 4th Mini Album `100%Ver.` (58,233)
19. F.T Island - Grown Up (57,190)
20. 4minute - Volume Up (54,603)

[aftersch]

I didn't know SHINee did that well with Sherlock! So shocked to see that Tarantallegra shit in the top 10, and EXO-K and M are so impressive for rookies. I mean based on their sales, because I don't think I ever listened to their album in full or watched their MVs/Live performances.
Glad to see 4minute in the top 20, too.

[big bang]

Looks like Super Junior are going to come out on top then considering they have repackage sales on the way too. Though I'm satisfied that BIG BANG are going to be a very close second considering Suju's ridiculous fan base. And they annihilate Suju digitally anyway hehe.

I'm shocked that Wooyoung sold that much on his own!

And aftersch get that life:



One of the best ballads of the year. When you remove the awful MAMA from the equation the mini is actually pretty good.

And yeah for a debut group those sales are crazy, we'd have never seen that a few years back.

[Monkey0]

Disgusted by EXO sales. Very happy about SHINee, Junsu and Infinite.

[Pen Expers]

Wooo BoA. Except album sales, but those don't matter with SuJu on top.

[BoomBoX]

I was expecting a little more for Only One (album).

[3Xs]

I was expecting a little more for Only One (album).

She released on the 25th of July, so she only had a week before the end of July to make the monthly chart. She should sell more when all is said and done.