Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2013 – August Week 4

For the 8^th straight week, we have a new No. 1 song. This time it belongs to EXO’s “Growl.”  This song moves up seven places to take over the top spot and becomes EXO’s first ever No. 1 song on our chart.  “Growl” has swept nearly all music shows in Korea in the last two weeks and is also ranked high on independent charts, so it is not surprising to see this song being No. 1 on our chart. Despite debuting just over a year ago, EXO’s popularity is skyrocketing. It is not hard to imagine that they are following the successful footsteps of other SM Entertainment male groups like H.O.T, Shinhwa, TVXQ, Super Junior, and SHINee to become household names in K-Pop. Congratulations to EXO.
If “Growl” is to become the first song this summer to spend more than a week on top of our chart, it will have to get past 2NE1’s latest hit “Do You Love Me” which makes an impressive debut at No. 2 this week, just 17 points fewer than “Growl.” As mentioned, 2NE1 will release a new song each month in the second half of 2013. “Do You Love Me” replaces “Falling In Love” which was their single of July. Written and produced by Teddy, DEE.P, and Lydia Paek, this dance track is expected to be the next summer hit after “I’m the Best.” The music video shows the girls partying up in Seoul and Jeju Island.
The only other new song in the top 10 this week is Lim Jung Hee’s “Luv Is,” moving up 13 spots to No. 10. In this song, Lim Jung Hee joins hands with rap duo, Baechigi. It is a pop R&B number with hip-hop rhythms.  The singer’s vocals flow well with Baechigi’s.



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Se7en Tried to Hide Massage Parlor Scandal from Park Han Byul?

It's official that all rumors about Se7en and Park Han Byul breaking up are false.
In the midst of all the rumors about the two breaking up, attention has once again been redirected to Se7en's past "On-Site 21" massage parlor scandal.
Recently several reporters covered the story on TV Report's "On-Site 21"of Se7en's massage parlor scandal. They're especially interested on what happened at the time of his entering into the massage parlor. Upon being spotted, Se7en became very defensive and even reacted violently to the main reporter.


One person said, "At the time Se7en was afraid that his girlfriend Park Han Byul would find about him going into the massage parlor. That's why he reacted violently," explaining the situation.
In May, following his performance, Se7en was seen leaving his hotel and heading over to a massage parlor. His leaving the workplace was a breach of duty, and he received 10 days in military prison as punishment.
Meanwhile it's been revealed that the rumor of Se7en and Park Han Byul's breakup even before his enlistment and the rumor about Park Han Byul and Ryu Hyun Jin dating are all false.



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Group B.A.P Tops German K-Pop Chart, 'Top 10 for 19 Months'

Group B.A.P has topped the German K-Pop chart for the 7th time. They have also been ranked in the top 10 for 19 month straight as well and has proved their global popularity.
They had been ranked number 1 on the chart for  their song, "Hurricane."
On August 22, it was revealed on the German K-Pop charts that B.A.P had ranked in the Top 10 and had ranked first place 7 times as well.


This chart is based on votes from fans each month, allowing us to see which groups are popular.
"Hurricane" is part of their third mini album, BADMAN, and is one of the 3 title songs. This song features a electronic house sound that also showcases trendy DJing and hip-hop elements.
Their other title song, "Coffee Shop" was also seen in the Top 10 as well as their previous song, "ONE SHOT" at number 4.



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Super Junior concludes successful concert in Shanghai

Super Junior successfully concluded its exclusive concert in Shanghai.
On August 24, the group held its ‘SUPER JUNIOR WORLD TOUR – SUPER SHOWS IN SHANGHAI’ at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai. On this day, more than 10,000 fans were in attendance, proving Super Junior’s popularity in China.
Super Junior heated up the stage with performances of hit songs “Sorry Sorry”, “Mr. Simple”, “Sexy, Free & Single”, as well as special unit and solo stages, which deeply impressed the audience with their fantastic performance.
The fans also surprised Super Junior members by presenting a special event during “Marry U” performance, holding placards with message “Yes I Do” written on it. It is said that all of the members were deeply touched by the fans’ love and support.



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Infinite Sungkyu-Woohyun, Supporting Group Tasty

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Boy group Infinite’s members Sungkyu and Woohyun showed support for their agency junior group Tasty.
Yesterday, Woohyun posted on his Twitter, “Supporting Tasty. We almost got in trouble looking at our watches,” making a witty comment of Tasty’s song.
In the picture, they were pointing at their watches. Tasty’s new song “MAMAMA” has lyrics that say “AM PM don’t look at your watch.”


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EXO Baekhyun, “I Learned Piano From Dickpunks’ Kim Hyunwoo”

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Group EXO’s member Baekhyun revealed that he learned the piano from Dickpunks’ member Kim Hyunwoo.
During recent filming for Mnet “Beatles Code 2,” Baekhyun said, “Before going into my agency as a trainee, I wanted to go to college as a music major so I went to get lessons and my teacher was Hyunwoo.”
He conitnued, “Back then, Hyunwoo told me, ‘Because you’re a vocal, you don’t have to try too hard to learn the piano. Just use it to seduce a woman’,” arousing laughter.
Photo Credit: OSEN



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KARA ranks #1 on Tower Records' pre-order chart with 'Full Bloom'

Ahead of its release on September 2, KARA's 4th Korean album 'Full Bloom' crossed overseas to Japan where it rose to #1 on Tower Records' pre-order chart. As if they don't have enough on their plate already with their upcoming domestic comeback, KARA will also release their 4th full-length Japanese album 'Fantastic Girls' on the 28th.

The girls will then go on their second 'KARASIA' arena tour starting off on October 8 at Yokohama, where they'll perform in front of 140,000 fans in 7 cities across Japan.

Congrats, KARA!



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2PM, B2ST, SISTAR, Girl's Day, MBLAQ, INFINITE, A Pink to star in 'Running Man' idol special

'Running Man' will be inviting 14 top idols for their Chuseok special!

2PM's Chansung and Wooyoung, B2ST's Doojoon and Kikwang, SISTAR's Hyorin and Dasom, INFINITE's L and Sunggyu, A Pink's Na Eun and Eunji, Girl's Day's Minah and Sojin, and MBLAQ's Lee Joon and Seungho will be teaming up with each member from 'Running Man' for the special!

All the members are currently busy filming for the special which began on the 26th. Are you looking forward to this incredible special?



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Taeyeon puts rumors about TaeTiSeo's English album to rest

Over the weekend, rumors that Girls' Generation subunit TaeTiSeo would be releasing an English version of their hit "Twinkle" spread all across the internet.

However, it looks like the rumors were just merely rumors, as Taeyeon herself put the whispers to rest. When she saw the large amount of replies to her Instagram posts were talking about TaeTiSeo's supposed English album, she quickly replied, "What are you talking about, everyone ㅜ Even I don't know about this."

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She added, "Everyone, you haven't heard about our albums in a while, huh ^^ I think that's why rumors are going around... Sorry, we'll come back soon with a great album ^^". Her last comment was, "TaeTiSeo's English album... even when I hear about it, I feel pretty excited. Haha, everyone!! We're working hard on our album today, too! I want to give you guys more detailed spoilers, but I'll get scolded kekeke. Wait a little, just a little more, Sone. Sorry I made you wait ㅜ and thanks ㅜ".

So even if we don't get a TaeTiSeo album, looks like a Girls' Generation album is coming up soon!






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