[article] Awesome KPop moment of the day: Billboard launches KPop chart, SISTAR, Rain, LeeSSang at the top!
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What a cool day for KPop! And RAIN and his “Busan Woman” are #9 out of 100 on Billboard. Halleluia! 😀 Congrats to SISTAR, LeeSSang, 2NE1, T-ara, and all the artists on the chart for this period ending 9/3/2011!
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Billboard.com 8/25/2011 —
Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 Launches; Sistar Is No. 1 on New Korea Chart
llboard goes K-Pop today (Aug. 25) with the launch of a new chart, the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100. The tally, which ranks Korea’s top-selling songs, kicks off with girl group Sistar‘s “So Cool” grabbing the No. 1 slot and beating out second-place Leesang and 2NE1, who land not only at No. 3 (with “Ugly”) but also No. 14 (“Hate You”) and No. 21 (“I Am The Best”) on the chart dated Sept. 3.
GO TO THE BILLBOARD K-POP HOT 100
The Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart, launched in conjunction with Billboard Korea, is based on digital sales via leading websites as well as downloads from mobile service sites using an industry-standard formula and the most credible music data sources within Korea. The K-Pop Hot 100 debuts simultaneously here on Billboard.com, in the international chart section of Billboard.biz, in Billboard magazine, and also on Billboard Korea’s website, billboard.co.kr.
“The launch of the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart is a milestone event, as it will provide the Korean music market with what we believe is Korea’s most accurate and relevant song ranking,” says Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard’s Director of Charts. “We’re excited to be expanding Billboard’s globally recognized Hot 100 chart franchise into this country, and look forward to enhancing the K-Pop Hot 100 chart in the near future with additional data as well as creating new charts that showcase the breadth of Korean music.”
Meanwhile the artists dominating the top of the inaugural Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 reflect the fact that hit-making girl groups are a top attraction in Korean music. Sistar and 2NE1 are just two examples. T-ara, made up of seven young ladies, has secured the No. 4 position as well as grabbing No. 73 (visit Billboard.biz soon for positions No. 51-100). Miss A, whose influential management company also manages the ever popular Wonder Girls, rounds out the top five with their single “Good-bye Baby.” Here’s a closer look at five of the female groups ruling the K-Pop 100 this week….
» You can read this article in its entirety on the Billboard.com site HERE.
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this is great to see him at #9 out 100 that is a best to see and for all his fan here go baby u can make to the slot and i believe it will do so of, curse for rain what could be happen i am am very happy rain GOOD LUCK to # 1 spot .
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Yes, I am so happy for Rain!!! Better he be on it now then never.
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I am thrilled for Rain cuz he so deserves this happy moment!! Fighting Baby!!!
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Honestly, YES. I mean where the heck has Billboard BEEN all this time?? He sure could have used y’all say a few years ago!
Oh well, at least I’m glad to see him on a real Billboard chart, regardless of when it is. Very happy.
Stephe ^@@^
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Ah ha ha!
I saw this at lunch and I wondered if you were going to post it, chingu. Yay!
I must say though…although I’m delighted that Busan Girl made it to the top ten, I’m a little horrified as well. Sigh. Why did there have to be controversy over this cute little song? And why couldn’t this chart have happened in 2010, when he released Back to the Basic? Argh!
Now, he’s about to disappear for 2 years, just when his is getting this kind of international exposure. DAMMIT! Do you ladies realize how great this could have been for him? His Clouds could have put him on TOP of the Billboard 100 and kept him there for YEARS! I mean look what we all did with Time 100??? (If we could actually buy his songs on iTunes, that is…but we can’t. The “Buy” link just goes to some random podcast page. Sigh.)
And did you ladies see the comments? The American loonies are coming out in full force, and the comments are rolling in. So STUPID. (And I can say that, cause I’m an American…so there.) Everybody please go to that chart and make some intelligent noise, please.
I tell you I don’t care what anybody says over there. NOTHING is going to stop me from being super duper excited for him! Nothing I tell ya!
Terri :-}
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OH boy… I’m so excited for him but feeling a little bittersweet as well. Wish it had been during Back to the Basic as well. Looking for the comment section… I can just imagine.
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Too bad for Rain…it would have been far better for him if this all started getting familiarized with the people from way back when Rain just started. He could have been called “A star is born in Asia” since then and he could have been a real international singing talent. It’s not the right timing for him, having a single hit this year in top 10 Billboard, but it would be great if he’d release his CD before he enlists. Imagine him garnering extra points w/ his CD release while he is in the service. This is just my thought.
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