The K-POP hit scene as seen from Japan
日本からも見えるK-POPヒット戦線
According to the August monthly chart (1st to 30th) of Korea's major music service genie, the number one spot was YG Entertainment's new girl group BLACKPINK's debut song "WHISTLE".
In addition to "WHISTLE", BLACKPINK also showed their strength by ranking high with "BOOMBAYAH" (10th place).
Next was GFRIEND's "NAVILLERA", which rose one place from the previous month to number two.
In third place was Wonder Girls' "Why So Lonely", which established the group's status as a talented musician who competes with their own unique color.
In fourth place was TWICE's "CHEER UP". "CHEER UP" has been a long-selling hit, staying in the top ranks of the monthly charts for four months since its release.
In fifth place was "We Are on a Summer Night" by Standing Egg.
Rapper BewhY, winner of Mnet's "SHOW ME THE MONEY 5," also had "Day Day" (sixth place) and "Forever" (eighth place) rise to the top of the monthly charts.
In seventh place was "I Don't Love You," which makes use of Urban Zakapa's sensibility, and in ninth place was the rhythmic hip-hop track "And July" by female singer-songwriter Heize.
A source from KT Music explained, "New and established girl groups were popular on the Genie music chart in August.
The songs of girl groups who compete with their own unique colors are loved, and the atmosphere is such that they will be long-running."
(From K-POP News)
★★★★★
August monthly chart (1st to 30th) rankings on Korea's major music service, genie.
1st → BLACKPINK → (WHISTLE)
2nd → GFRIEND → (NAVILLERA)
3rd → Wonder Girls → (Why So Lonely)
4th → TWICE → (CHEER UP)
5th → Standing Egg → (On a Summer Night)
★★★★★
It's like the songs I've listened to the most are listed from 1st to 4th, which makes me smile wryly.
Maybe I was just intuitively grasping the trends of the August monthly chart...
5th "Standing I have never watched "On a Summer Night We Are" by Standing Egg. In fact, I don't even know the group.
Ashamed at my lack of knowledge, thinking that it must be because I only listen to girl idol music, I headed to YouTube.
As they follow on from the Four Heavenly Kings of Girls in August, their music must have a certain appeal...
Feeling excited, I did a search.
...? "Standing Egg" → "On a Summer Night We Are" did not come up. When I searched for "Standing Egg", songs from two and four years ago came up.
Is "Standing Egg" a female solo singer? I listened to the song "with Windy". It was a ballad with a clear, beautiful voice.
However, the next song that came up was "Standing When I clicked on "Egg," a male singer began singing while playing guitar. As expected, it was soothing music.
I searched further and clicked on it, and this time a song in Japanese appeared. Is there a group singer with this name in Japan too?
I don't understand. There's no way a Japanese singer would dominate the Korean monthly charts, so it must be either a male or female solo singer.
From my perspective, it seems like a male singer playing guitar and singing made "On a Summer Night We Are" a hit.
Is it a singer who travels around regional cities with a guitar?
He doesn't seem like a singer who is associated with glamorous stages.
However, while it may have been the case 10 years ago, the era in which K-POP, which is trying to open a window to the world, can make such songs rise to the top may be over.
There is a lot of talk that not all K-POP that is popular from the Japanese perspective is selling well.
However, it seems that this is becoming just a typical story.
The reality is that songs that are selling well from a Japanese perspective are selling well...
In other words, it's no wonder that the top four songs on genie's August monthly chart are equal to my own intuitive ranking without any detailed information.
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