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Kpop idol ranking based on Melon Likes: IU proves her dominance on music chart
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Queen of Melon: IU
As of March 2, 2015, the most liked song on Melon music chart is Soyou & Jung Gigo's 'Some'. However, the queen of Melon chart is IU. Her 'Friday' is ranked at No.6 on the kpop idol ranking based on Melon Likes, while her other songs 'Meaning of you', 'Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms', and 'My Old Story' all made the top 30 list. It is also notable that IU's 'The Red Shoes' is ranked at No.31 with 58,078 likes. Well, IU, the 22-year-old singer, is absolutely holding a prominent position on online music charts in Korea. She is loved by so many people thanks to her sweet but emotional voice and cute appearance.
Girl Group of Melon: APink and SISTAR
Some of you may wonder why you can't see the big names including Girls' Generation and 2NE1 on the ranking. However, this is what's actually happening on Melon now.(Before Psy's 'Gangnam Style' created a sensation in 2012, not many Korean people clicked "Like" on Melon) Among all the kpop girl groups, APink is really quite something. The girl groups hits, 'LUV', 'NoNoNo', and 'Mr.Chu' all made the top 30 list, while 'LUV' is the most liked song among all the kpop girl groups' hits except for Ladies' Code's 'I'm Fine Thank You'.(As you may know, the group was involved in a car accident that resulted in the deaths of EunB and Rise in 2014, and Korean people mourned over the death of them by listening the song) SISTAR's 'Loving U' and SISTAR 19's 'Gone Not Around Any Longer' were also liked by more than 60,000 people.
Boy Group of Melon: Big Bang, EXO and BEAST
Big Bang, one of the most popular kpop boy groups, is having its long hiatus, but the two talented members of the group, Taeyang and GD proved their unchanging power in the world of kpop by being ranked on the list with their solo songs. Taeyang's 'Eye Nose Lip' is ranked at No.3, while GD's 'Crooked' is ranked at No.19. EXO, who is leading the new generation of kpop, also proved its dominance in kpop world by making its 2 songs ranked on the top 30 list. BEAST's hits '12:30', 'Shadow', and 'Good Luck' are also included on the list, while the group's main vocalist Yang Yo Seop is ranked at No.22 with his solo song 'Caffeine'.
Rookie of Melon: Akdong Musician and Winner
It is never easy for rookie kpop idols to ranked on the top 30 list, but two competent rookies, Akdong Musician and Winner just made it. Akdong Musician has a total of two songs included on the list, '200%' and 'I Love You', and Winner's debut song 'Empty' is ranked at No.9, while it is notable that both of them are YG entertainment's new artists.
Big Bang is back with its new songs 'LOSER' and 'BAE BAE'. On May 4, I met the 5 members and interviewed them. As it has been too long since the 5 members all together were interviewed by Korean journalists, it seemed that they had much to say. Let's see what they talked about their music, love, and life. Big Bang's Music Q. You guys said you will release new singles on the first day of every month. It sounds like an uncommon project. Taeyang: Just a month before, we worked really hard to decide if we will release singles or a full album. Actually, we have highly satisfactory new songs and we wanted to release a full album which contains all of them. However, we also wanted to film music videos for all of the songs and that’s why we decided to release singles every month. Q. What kind of songs will you release from next month? Drop me a hint. Taeyang: What I want to say is that all of the songs are different. We will show you something very different e...
In 2014, EXO's Chinese member Kris filed a lawsuit against SM entertainment, insisting that his exclusive contract with the agency should be nullified. And he finally left the agency, while another Chinese EXO member Luhan also filed a lawsuit against SM in the year. And in 2015, Tao decided to leave the agency too. After filing lawsuits, they said “SM didn't respect us at all. SM has treated us like subjects of control and determined our schedules unilaterally. And we had economic difficulties despite much work.” Well, I think many of k-pop fans may consider unfair contract between SM and the Chinese members as the main reason why the idol singers filed lawsuits. You know, it was not the first time that SM’s idol singer filed a lawsuit against the agency. The former TVXQ members Kim Junsu, Park Yoochun and Kim Jaejoong had been in a legal battle with SM for about 3 years, while Hangeng of Super Junior has also filed a lawsuit against SM, insisting that his contract wit...
"Do k-pop idols really sing live? It's not an easy question to answer because the answer to the question could be both yes and no. Well, I want to talk about details about k-pop idols' live performance on the stage. Have you heard about MR, AR, LMR, and LAR? If you get to know about these terms, you will be able to have a good understanding of k-pop idols' live performance." MR(Music Recorded) Basically, MR means instrumental accompaniment. Have you been to karaoke? MR is like karaoke music which doesn’t contain the sound of singer’s voice. However, there is no k-pop idol who uses such a clear MR, while all the k-pop idols’ MR contains sounds of their voices. Before performing their songs on k-pop chart shows, k-pop idols should make their MR, and the way how they make MR is to decrease the sound volume of their voices in original music, while keeping the sound volume of instrumental accompaniment as it is. So, to k-pop idols, singing to MR doesn’t j...
The location of k-pop idols' dorms Most of k-pop idols live close to their agencies. There are two reasons for it. First, it's important for k-pop idols to live close to their practice rooms because they spend a great deal of time in practicing. Second, from the point of view of k-pop agencies, it's easy for them to manage their idols if idols live close to their agencies. And sometimes, k-pop idols live close to hair shops to handle their time effectively. Here are places where many k-pop idol groups' dorms are located. Gangnam, Cheongdam, nearby Youngdong bridge, nearby Konkuk University, Hapjeong and nearby Hongik University. A notable thing is that most of k-pop agencies don't let their idol groups live close to idol groups of the opposite sex. When do they move? Most of the time, the period of k-pop idols' lease contract is 2 years. So, they usually move out every 2 years. Of course, if they want to move to a very nice house, they should bec...
Kpop girl group made a comeback with its second mini album 'Like a cat'. The album includes a total of 6 songs, while the title track 'Like a cat' is a lovely pop number which has an impressive Latin guitar sound. Through the song, the AOA members transformed into 7 sexy cat women by wearing black leather costumes and showing off their voluptuous figures. Actually, before the album was released, it had been expected that AOA will make a comeback its new sexy music. As you may know, AOA gained great popularity with its sexy song 'Mini skirt' in early 2014, and has been maintaining its sexy concept ever since, as you can see in the case of the girl group's another hit 'Short hair'. The sexy concept of 'Like a cat' could be a dangerous choice for the girl group because it is risky for idol groups to cling to only one concept. However, the 7 members who perform a sexy song are still attractive. By transforming into cat women, the ...
