EXO Starts Off Strong With “Love Shot”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, January Week 1
Happy New Year to all our readers!
EXO scores the first No. 1 song on our chart in 2019 with “Love Shot.” This song moves up 11 spots to take over as our new No. 1 song. “Love Shot” is the title track from EXO’s repackaged fifth album, and is a dance song with an addictive chorus. The lyrics encourage listeners to take a shot to find the meaning of their true love despite life being difficult. “Love Shot” previously won on “Music Bank” twice and “Music Core” once for the last two weeks. Congratulations to EXO!
Our highest debut this week is WINNER’s “MILLIONS,” entering the chart at No. 2. “MILLIONS” is a refreshing tropical pop dance track. Starting with an exciting guitar sound, the emotional melody and the warm sound leads the first part of the song. The rhythmic whistling and bouncing kick of the chorus lead to another exciting atmosphere. Even in a simple rhythm, it is fun to listen to. The lyrics state that everyone who listens to this song will find millions of love. “MILLIONS” won on “Inkigayo” and “M Countdown” last week.
Rounding out the top three is TWICE’s “YES or YES,” holding steady at No. 3.
The last of our three new songs in the top 10 is Ben’s “180 degrees,” which moves up seven spots this week to No. 4. This is Ben’s first top five song, and is the title track from her mini-album of the same name. It is an emotional ballad about a relationship that takes a 180 degree turn towards saying farewell. The lyrics are expressed from a woman’s viewpoint, giving the song a dramatic vibe. “180 degrees” won on “Inkigayo” two weeks ago, which was Ben’s first music show win.
TOP 10 SONGS OF 2018:
Here are the 10 songs that had the highest accumulated scores on our chart in 2018:
1. MOMOLAND – “Bboom Bboom” (13230)
2. BLACKPINK – “DDU-DU DDU-DU” (13212)
3. BTS – “IDOL” (12925)
4. TWICE – “Dance The Night Away” (11679)
5. Red Velvet – “Power Up” (10333)
6. iKON – “LOVE SCENARIO” (9617)
7. Bolbbalgan4 – “Travel” (9556)
8. BIGBANG – “Flower Road” (9522)
9. MAMAMOO – “Egotistic” (9124)
10. Jang Deok Cheol – “Good Old Days” (8567)
After winning during the first half, MOMOLAND’s “Bboom Bboom” managed to hold on to the top spot on a close call against BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU” and BTS’s six-week champion “IDOL” for the overall No. 1 K-pop song of 2018. Congratulations to MOMOLAND!
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1 (+11) Love ShotAlbum: EXO Vol. 5 RepackagedArtist/Band: EXO
- Music: Woods, White, Bazzi, Russo, MZMC
- Lyrics: Cho Yoon Kyung, Chen, Chanyeol
Genres: Pop/Dance- Chart Info
- 12 Previous rank
- 2 Number of week on chart
- 1 Peak on chart
- BuyBuy the single
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2 (new) MILLIONSAlbum: WINNER Digital Single “MILLIONS”Artist/Band: WINNER
- Music: Kamg Seung Yoon, Kang Wook Jin, Diggy
- Lyrics: Kang Seung Yoon, Song Mino, Lee Seung Hoon
Genres: Pop/Dance- Chart Info
- 0 Previous rank
- 1 Number of week on chart
- 2 Peak on chart
- BuyBuy the single
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3 (–) YES or YESAlbum: TWICE 6th Mini Album “YES or YES”Artist/Band: TWICE
- Music: Amber, Love
- Lyrics: Shim Eun Ji
Genres: Pop/Dance- Chart Info
- 3 Previous rank
- 7 Number of week on chart
- 1 Peak on chart
- BuyBuy the single
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4 (+7) 180 DegreeAlbum: Ben Mini-Album “180˚”Artist/Band: Ben
- Music: VIP
- Lyrics: VIP
Genres: Pop Ballad- Chart Info
- 11 Previous rank
- 2 Number of week on chart
- 4 Peak on chart
- BuyBuy the single
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5 (-4) FIANCÉAlbum: MINO First Solo Album “XX”Artist/Band: Mino
- Music: MINO, FUTURE BOUNCE, TEXU
- Lyrics: MINO
Genres: Hip-Hop- Chart Info
- 1 Previous rank
- 4 Number of week on chart
- 1 Peak on chart
- BuyBuy the album
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6 (-4) Spring BreezeAlbum: Wanna One Vol. 2 “1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY)”Artist/Band: Wanna One
- Music: iHwak, Flow Blow
- Lyrics: iHwak, Flow Blow
Genres: Pop/Dance- Chart Info
- 2 Previous rank
- 5 Number of week on chart
- 1 Peak on chart
- BuyBuy the single
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7 (+2) Beautiful PainAlbum: BTOB Special Album “HOUR MOMENT”Artist/Band: BTOB
- Music: Im Hyunsik, Eden
- Lyrics: Im Hyunsik, Eden, Lee Minhyuk, Peniel, Jung Ilhoon
Genres: Pop Ballad- Chart Info
- 9 Previous rank
- 6 Number of week on chart
- 3 Peak on chart
- BuyBuy the single
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8 (–) Me After YouAlbum: Paul Kim Digital Single “Me After You”Artist/Band: Paul Kim
- Music: Paul Kim, Donnie J, Joseph K
- Lyrics: Paul Kim
Genres: Pop Ballad- Chart Info
- 8 Previous rank
- 8 Number of week on chart
- 3 Peak on chart
- BuyBuy the single
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9 (-4) SOLOAlbum: JENNIE Digital Single “SOLO”Artist/Band: Jennie
- Music: Teddy
- Lyrics: Teddy
Genres: Hip-Hop- Chart Info
- 5 Previous rank
- 6 Number of week on chart
- 4 Peak on chart
- BuyBuy the single
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10 (–) La Vie en RoseAlbum: IZ*ONE 1st Mini Album “COLOR*IZ”Artist/Band: IZ*ONE
- Music: MosPick
- Lyrics: MosPick
Genres: Pop/Dance- Chart Info
- 10 Previous rank
- 8 Number of week on chart
- 2 Peak on chart
- BuyBuy the single
Rank | Song | Artist/Band |
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11 (-5) | Wind Flower | MAMAMOO |
12 (-5) | BBIBBI | IU |
13 (+6) | 신용재 (Shin Yong Jae) | Haeun |
14 (–) | 동화 (Fairy Tale (feat. IU)) | Kim Dong Ryul |
15 (+10) | First Sight | Heize |
16 (+2) | IDOL | BTS |
17 (-13) | RBB (Really Bad Boy) | Red Velvet |
18 (-2) | 고백 (Sorry) | Yang Da Il |
19 (-6) | 가을 타나 봐 (Fall In Fall) | Vibe |
20 (+3) | 뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU) | BLACKPINK |
21 (+1) | 흔한 이별 (Empty Words) | Huh Gak |
22 (-1) | 알러뷰 (I LOVE YOU) | EXID |
23 (+1) | 내 생에 아름다운 (Beautiful Moment) | K.Will |
24 (+2) | 사이렌 (Siren) | Sunmi |
25 (-5) | 하루도 그대를 사랑하지 않은 적이 없었다 (There Has Never Been A Day I Haven’t Loved You) | Lim Chang Jung |
26 (+1) | 이별하러 가는 길 (The Way To Say Goodbye) | Im Han Byul |
27 (new) | 알았다면 (If I Knew…) | Jang Deok Cheol |
28 (+2) | 우리 그만하자 (The Hardest Part) | Roy Kim |
29 (+7) | 이별길 (Goodbye Road) | iKON |
30 (-13) | HELP ME | NU’EST W |
31 (+7) | 너는 어땠을까 (How about you) | Lee Sang Gon (Noel) |
32 (-4) | 시간이 들겠지 (It Takes Time (feat. Colde)) | Loco |
33 (–) | 헤어지는 중 (Good Bye) | Punch |
34 (+6) | IndiGO | JUSTHIS, Kid Milli, NO:EL, Young B |
35 (-6) | Lost N Found | Lovelyz |
36 (new) | Is You | Ailee |
37 (-3) | 멋지게 인사하는 법 (Hello Tutorial (feat. Seulgi)) | Zion.T |
38 (-6) | 꿈처럼 내린 (Falling In Love) | Davichi |
39 (-8) | No Air | The Boyz |
40 (-1) | 첫눈처럼 너에게 가겠다 (I Will Go To You Like The First Snow) | Kim Bum Soo |
41 (+5) | flex | Giriboy, Kid Milli, NO:EL, Swings |
42 (new) | Truth | TVXQ |
43 (-8) | 행복했던 날들이었다 (Days Gone By) | DAY6 |
44 (new) | 너도 그냥 날 놓아주면 돼 (Just Let Me Go) | Yoon Gun |
45 (+5) | 행복 (Happiness) | OVAN |
46 (+1) | Learn To Love | Hwang Chi Yeol |
47 (-5) | Goodbye | Wendy |
48 (new) | One Day | Jiyeon |
49 (-5) | Simon Says | NCT 127 |
50 (new) | 한잔 더 할까? (Fall In Love…) | Andy |
About the Soompi Music Chart
Soompi Music Chart is unlike any other music chart or television ranking. It takes into account rankings by various major music charts in Korea as well as the hottest trending artists on Soompi, making it a unique chart that reflects what’s going on in K-pop not only in Korea but around the world. Our chart is composed of the following sources:
GAON Singles+Albums+Social Chart – 25%
Various Internet Charts (Billboard Korea, Bugs, Melon, Soribada, Genie) – 15%
Soompi Airplay – 20%
TV Music Show Charts (SBS Inkigayo, KBS Music Bank, MNet M!Countdown, MBC Music Core, MBC PLUS Show Champion) – 40%