[Weekly KPOP Chart] 4th Week of March 2023

Another week has gone by. This week past week was the 4th week of March 2023. Coming you way today are some reviews, which I have yet to write up. So, I better do that. Sorry for the short introduction today. Onto the charts!

Recap & New releases of the Week

A few more reviews this week for NMIXX’s Love Me Like This, Kim Jaehwan’s Spring Breeze and Jimin’s Like Crazy. I also posted reviews for Stray Kids’ SUPER BOARD and CHILL. In terms of album reviews, I posted a review of HIGHLIGHT’s 4th mini-album, AFTER SUNSET.

Other releases from the week includes:

  • Strange Way To Love – Yeeun
  • Love Me – Gaho
  • Drowning – Bobby (iKON) ft. SOLE
  • Chico Malo – MAMAMOO+
  • INSPIRATION – ONEW (SHINee)
  • Knock On My Door – ONEW (SHINee)
  • Lights Up – QI.X
  • Lights Out – Sunmi & BE’O
  • NUGUDOM – CRAXY
  • Alarm – ICHILLIN
  • Dystopia – KINGDOM
  • Limitless – ATEEZ

Throwback Corner

This week’s throwback song is F(x)’s Rum Pum Pum Pum, which is a continuation from the F(x) binge I have been having. Last week’s throwback song was also a F(x) release – Jet.

Non-Korean Release of the Week

This week’s non-Korean release of the week is Sorn’s Not A Friend. It ranks in the 7th position this past week.

The Charts

Congratulations to NMIXX for debuting at the top of KPOPREVIEWED’s Weekly KPOP Chart for the first time ever with their latest single, Love Me Like This. For more of the charts, keep on scrolling down.

4th Week of March 202319th – 25th Mar 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1Love Me Like ThisNMIXX(NEW)
2RoverKAI (EXO)(▼ 1)
3SET ME FREETWICE(▲ 5)
4GroovyCRAVITY(▲ 15)
5Teddy BearSTAYC(=)
6MysteriousNicole (KARA)(▲ 47)
7Ay-YoNCT 127(▲ 2)
8Spring BreezeKim Jae Hwan(NEW)
9Not A FriendSorn(▲ 41)
10It’s My ParadiseZUHO (SF9)(▲ 14)
11CupidFIFTY FIFTY(▲ 17)
12Like CrazyJimin (BTS)(NEW)
13KillerKEY (SHINee)(▲ 40)
14Hidden SidesMinhyun(▲ 11)
15P.O.W! (Play On The World)Cherry Bullet(▼ 2)
16ROARTHE BOYZ(▼ 10)
17PULL UPVIVIZ(▲ 10)
18seOul driftOnlyOneOf(=)
19LIKE IT LIKE ITSECRET NUMBER(▲ 15)
20THE SOUNDStray Kids(=)
21POST ITYoung Jun Hyung ft. Sion(▲ 23)
22Coupon ManW24(▲ 31)
23Sugar Rush RideTXT(▼ 13)
24MiracleWendy (Red Velvet) & Melomance(▲ 29)
25Love Or DieTNX(▼ 18)
26Young, Dumb, StupidNMIXX(▼ 24)
27Smoke SpriteSo!YoON! (SE SO NEON) ft. RM (BTS)(▲ 26)
28Sweet JuicePURPLE KISS(▲ 3)
29Top TierPark Woojin (AB6IX)(▼ 25)
30HALAZIAATEEZ(▲ 23)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

  • SHOOTING STAR – XG
  • Small Things – YESUNG (SUPER JUNIOR)
  • I NEED U – TNX
  • Look Where We Are – Kang Daniel , 220 Kid, Willim
  • Miracle – Wendy (Red Velvet) & Melomance
  • Fireworks – AIMERS
  • Sugar Rush Ride – TXT
  • GRAVITY – ONEWE
  • chrOme arts – OnlyOneOf
  • Get Loose – THE7
  • THE SOUND – Stray Kids
  • Pandora – MAVE:
  • Letter – Jinyoung (GOT7)

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 3rd Week of March 2023

Welcome to the Weekly KPOP Charts for the 3rd Week of March 2023. Finally, something feels on schedule on this blog. Hahaha… Anyway, this introduction is going to be a brief one as I got some chores to do (I know, adult responsibilities are blah) and this might allow some time to write a review later today. So, without

Recap & New releases of the Week

More reviews were written this week, including for NMIXX’s Young, Dumb, Stupid, KAI’s Rover and Jimin’s Set Me Free Pt. 2. I also wrote reviews for some older releases including TNX’s Love or Die and PARK WOO JIN’s Top Tier. I also wrote an album review for WEi’s fifth mini-album, Love Pt. 2: Passion.

The following songs were also released during the same week and was entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • Wait For You – PLAVE
  • Who Am I – X:IN
  • Errr Day – Youngjae (GOT7)
  • Optimist – JUNNY ft. Blasé
  • The One – Lee Sungjong (INFINITE)
  • CALLING – XODIAC
  • Full Of You – Yoon Seobin
  • Love You Twice – Huh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)
  • Smoke Sprite – So!YoON! (SE SO NEON) ft. RM (BTS)
  • NEW DAYZ – TRENDZ
  • Hello Goodbye – DRIPPIN
  • I Do! Do You? – Kep1er
  • If I Were The Wind – Y (Golden Child)
  • No More Sad Songs – Amber Liu
  • Coupon Man – W24
  • SWING – Play-N-Skillz, MONSTA X, Lil Jon

Throwback corner

F(x) is a name that we barely hear of anymore, but we totally should! This week’s Throwback song is F(x)’s Jet, a side track from their second mini-album, Electric Shock, from 2012 (11 years ago!).

Non-Korean Release of the Week

The Non-Korean release of the 4th Week of February 2023 was STRAY KIDS’ THE SOUND. It ranked in the 20th position. A review for THE SOUND is coming in the future. So keep, your eyes out for that.

The Charts

Congratulations to KAI and his newest song, Rover, for debuting in the number 1 spot of KPOPREVIEWED’s Weekly KPOP Chart for the 3rd Week of March 2023.. For more of the charts, keep on reading for more of the charts.

3rd Week of March 202312th – 18th Mar 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1RoverKAI (EXO)(NEW)
2Young, Dumb, StupidNMIXX(NEW)
3Set Me Free Pt. 2Jimin (BTS)(NEW)
4Top TierPARK WOOJIN (AB6IX)(▲ 50)
5Teddy BearSTAYC(▲ 1)
6ROARTHE BOYZ(▲ 2)
7Love Or DieTNX(▲ 2)
8SET ME FREETWICE(▼ 4)
9Ay-YoNCT 127(▲ 3)
10Sugar Rush RideTXT(▲ 8)
11Errr DayYoungjae (GOT7)(NEW)
12Love WarYENA ft. BE’O(▲ 4)
13P.O.W! (Play On The World)Cherry Bullet(▼ 11)
14RisingTripleS(▲ 40)
15O (Circle)ONEW (SHINee)(▼ 11)
16ABYSSWOODZ(▲ 35)
17One MomentJAY B (GOT7)(▲ 37)
18seOul driftOnlyOneOf(▼ 11)
19GroovyCRAVITY(▼ 18)
20THE SOUNDStray Kids(▲ 1)
217PMBSS (SEVENTEEN) ft. Peder Elias(▲ 33)
22SpotlightSerri (Dal Shabet)(▲ 32)
23Fix YOUTAN(▲ 31)
24It’s My ParadiseZUHO (SF9)(▲ 30)
25Hidden SidesMinhyun(▲ 29)
26Best Friend EverNCT DREAM(▲ 17)
27PULL UPVIVIZ(▼ 1)
28CupidFIFTY FIFTY(▲ 24)
29chrOme artsOnlyOneOf(▲ 25)
30MOONLIGHT SUNRISETWICE(▼ 25)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run, and will no longer be on the charts since the following week:

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 2nd Week of March 2023

Finally, a post that is on time! Welcome to the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 2nd Week of March 2023, which was the week that just passed. I have been super busy the last few weeks as I was working on the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards – Winners announcement post, and that may have caused a bit of a backlog on the Weekly KPOP Chart segment of the blog. But with this post, I am not all caught up. I just got three other backlogs to catch up on – i.e., song reviews, album reviews and International Song Review segments. So there is a lot to do. I will hopefully start getting through them soon. But for now, here are the Weekly KPOP Charts for the 2nd Week of March!

Recap & New releases of the Week

I returned this week to the blog to write some reviews after posting the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards post that I had been working on. However, I only wrote three reviews this past week, as I ended up very tried middle of the week from work. The reviews I wrote were for CRAVITY’s Groovy, ONEW’s O (Circle), TWICE’s SET ME FREE and Cherry Bullet’s P.O.W!. More reviews are coming your way this week, I can promise that.

The following songs were also released during the same week and was entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • Christmas Love – Jimin (BTS)
  • Promise – Jimin (BTS)
  • hope – BIGONE ft. Han Yo Han
  • Bubble – Xydo
  • Without U – Yuju
  • Real Love Still Exists – Henry ft. Yuna
  • Expectations – Miinnie ((G)I-DLE) & Anne Marie
  • Mysterious – Nicole (KARA)
  • Hug – TO1
  • lennon – eaJ
  • KARMA – PIXY
  • Fix YOU – TAN

Non-Korean Release of the Week

The Non-Korean release of this past week was TWICE’s pre-release single, MOONLIGHT SUNRISE, for their newly released 12th mini-album, READY TO BE. It ranked in the 5th position, one place behind their latest title track release, SET ME FREE. The latter was released on Friday, while this week’s Non-Korean release was released back in January!

The Charts

Congratulations to CRAVITY for debuting their newest song, Groovy, in the number 1 spot of KPOPREVIEWED’s Weekly KPOP Chart for the 2nd Week of March 2023. For more of the charts, keep on reading for more of the charts.

2nd Week of March 20235th – 11th Mar 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1GroovyCRAVITY(NEW)
2P.O.W! (Play On The World)Cherry Bullet(NEW)
3O (Circle)ONEW (SHINee)(NEW)
4SET ME FREETWICE(NEW)
5MOONLIGHT SUNRISETWICE(▼ 4)
6Teddy BearSTAYC(▲ 28)
7seOul driftOnlyOneOf(▲ 20)
8ROARTHE BOYZ(▼ 2)
9Love Or DieTNX(▲ 19)
10FightingBSS (SEVENTEEN) ft. Lee Youngji(▼ 3)
11Beautiful LiarMONSTA X(▲ 31)
12Ay-YoNCT 127(▲31)
13Cotton CandyJinyoung (GOT7)(▲ 16)
14on the streetj-hope (BTS) ft. J. Cole(▲ 50)
15How Are YouHAWW(▲ 49)
16Love WarYENA ft. BE’O(▼ 14)
17MysteriousNicole (KARA)(NEW)
18Sugar Rush RideTXT(▼ 9)
19PANDORAMAVE:(▲ 45)
20CatchEpik High ft. Hwasa (MAMAMOO)(▼ 9)
21THE SOUNDStray Kids(▲ 43)
22ReasonDreamcatcher(▼ 9)
23KillerKey (SHINee)(▼ 19)
24TIC TAC8TURN(▲ 40)
25AURORAcignature(▲ 39)
26PULL UPVIVIZ(▲ 38)
27Fly AwayBXB(▼ 12)
28FireworksAIMERS(▲ 36)
29SHOOTING STARXG(▲ 2)
30Look Where We AreKang Daniel, 220 Kid, Willim(▲ 34)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run this past week, and are no longer on the charts starting from next week:

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 1st Week of March 2023

Apologies for the delay in posting the Weekly KPOP Charts posts for the 1st Week of March 2023. I was working on the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards – Winners announcement post that I ended up posting earlier this week. Now, I am catching up some posts that I have yet to post, which includes 2 Weekly KPOP Chart posts from the previous two weeks and another Weekly KPOP Chart for this week (the ‘on-time’ one). This is the second of the three Weekly KPOP Charts coming out today. So without any more delays, here is the Weekly KPOP Charts for the 1st Week of March 2023.

Recap & New releases of the Week

No reviews were posted whatsoever during the 1st Week of March 2023. Again, it was because I had dedicated my time to finalise the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards, as previously mentioned.

The following songs were released during the 1st Week of March 2023 and was entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • Hidden Sides – Minhyun
  • My Sun – Kim Hyun Joong
  • Top Tier – Park Woojin (AB6IX)
  • Floral Sense – YESUNG (SUPER JUNIOR) ft. Winter (aespa)
  • Hopeless Romantic – Big Naughty ft. LEE SUHYUN (AKMU)
  • On My Way – msftz
  • Love Me Crazy – Lim Kim & Jamie
  • Jungle – Ryu Sera
  • poom – HVLF (Kim Jihun – KNK)
  • Not A Friend – Sorn
  • seOul drift – OnlyOneOf
  • POST IT – Yong Jun Hyung ft. Sion
  • LIKE IT LIKE IT – SECERT NUMBER
  • on the street – j-hope (BTS) ft. J. Cole
  • We Haven’t Broken Up Yet – VROMANCE
  • What If (Reimagined Ver.) – Eric Nam
  • Always With You – Kim Minseok (MeloMance)

The Charts

Congratulations to TWICE for rising to the top of the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 1st Week of March 2023 with MOONLIGHT SUNRISE. For more of the charts, keep on reading for more of the charts. MOONLIGHT SUNRISE serves as the pre-release track for the group’s 12th mini-album, READY TO BE, which was released on Friday this past week. As it is also an English track and given the fact that it was the number 1 song for the 1st Week of March 2023, MOONLIGHT SUNRISE is also the non-Korean release of the week for the 1st Week of March 2023. For more of the charts, keep on scrolling down.

1st Week of March 202326th Feb – 4th Mar 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1MOONLIGHT SUNRISETWICE(▲ 41)
2Love WarYENA ft. BE’O(▲ 25)
3OMGNewJeans(▲ 41)
4KillerKey (SHINee)(▲ 31)
5MadnessMoonbin & Sanha (ASTRO)(▲ 19)
6ROARTHE BOYZ(▼ 5)
7FightingBSS (SEVENTEEN) ft. Lee Youngji(▲ 13)
8The Way We AreRaina(▲ 55)
9Sugar Rush RideTXT(▲ 1)
10Stamp On ItGOT the Beat(▲ 18)
11CatchEpik High ft. Hwasa (MAMAMOO)(▲ 53)
12UnbelievableLUCY(▲52)
13ReasonDreamcatcher(▲ 10)
14MiracleWendy (Red Velvet) & MeloMance(▲ 4)
15Fly AwayBXB(▲ 33)
16VIBETaeyang (BIGBANG) ft. Jimin (BTS)(▲ 48)
17Twinkle, TwinkleILY:1(▼ 12)
18We Are YoungTRI.BE(▲ 33)
19Best Friend EverNCT DREAM(▲ 18)
20CupidFIFTY FIFTY(▲ 44)
21Murphylilli lilli ft. Lee Mujin(▲ 43)
22Get LooseTHE7(▲ 31)
23PonytailYugyeom (GOT7) ft. Sik-K(▲ 41)
24I ≠ DOLLHuh Yujin (LE SSERAFIM)(▲ 37)
25MoonlightHenry(▲ 18)
26Go or BackKOTA (SUNNY HILL) ft. D-Hack(▲ 38)
27seOul driftOnlyOneOf(NEW)
28ThrillE’LAST(▲ 18)
29Cotton CandyJinyoung (GOT7)(▼ 26)
30beyOndNINE (OnlyOneOf)(▼ 28)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run during the 4th Week of February 2023, and were no longer on the charts since the following week:

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 4th Week of February 2023

Apologies for the delay in posting the Weekly KPOP Charts posts for the 4th Week of February 2023. I was working on the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards – Winners announcement post that I ended up posting earlier this week. Now, I am catching up some posts that I have yet to post, which includes 2 Weekly KPOP Chart posts from the previous two weeks and another Weekly KPOP Chart for this week (the ‘on-time’ one). This is the first of the three Weekly KPOP Charts coming out today. So without any more delays, here is the Weekly KPOP Charts for the 4th Week of February 2023.

Recap & New releases of the Week

Unfortunately, during the 4th Week of February 2023, I only posted a limited number of reviews – THE BOYZ’s ROAR and Nine’s beyOnd. This was because my time dedicated to the blog was focused on trying to finalise the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards, as previously mentioned.

The following songs were also released during the same week and was entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • Thrill – E’LAST
  • Unicorn – Dia
  • Murphy – lilli lilli ft. Lee Mujin
  • TARGET – CLASS:y
  • Sorry’s Never Enough – Corbyn
  • Mirage – TFN
  • Sympathy – Shin Jimin
  • ABYSS – WOODZ
  • Spotlight – Serri (Dal Shabet)
  • Darling – Denise
  • How Are You – HAWW
  • Unbelievable – LUCY
  • One At A Time – Paul Kim
  • Just Me – WOO
  • Cupid – FIFITY FIFTY
  • 7PM – BSS (SEVENTEEN) ft. Peder Elias

Non-Korean Release of the Week

The Non-Korean release of the 4th Week of February 2023 was STRAY KIDS’ pre-release single, There, for their newly released Japanese studio album, THE SOUND. It ranked in the 8th position. The title track of the same studio album, THE SOUND, ranked in the 14th position. Unfortunately, I won’t be reviewing There as there is no corresponding music video. But a review for THE SOUND is coming in the future. So keep, your eyes out for that.

The Charts

Congratulations to THE BOYZ for debuting their newest song, ROAR, in the number 1 spot of KPOPREVIEWED’s Weekly KPOP Chart for the 4th Week of February 2023.. For more of the charts, keep on reading for more of the charts.

4th Week of February 202319th Jan – 25th Feb 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1ROARTHE BOYZ(NEW)
2beyOndNine (OnlyOneOf)(▲ 44)
3Cotton CandyJinyoung (GOT7)(▲ 14)
4Teddy BearSTAYC(▲ 4)
5Twinkle, TwinkleILY:1(▲ 29)
6GoodbyeBrave Girls(▲ 37)
7FAM (Korean Ver.)Stray Kids(▼ 6)
8ThereStray Kids(▲ 31)
9The Beauty of AcceptanceNELL(▲ 19)
10Sugar Rush RideTXT(▼ 8)
11One MomentJAY B (GOT7)(▲ 15)
12AURORAcignature(▲ 6)
13Ay-YoNCT 127(▼ 7)
14THE SOUNDStray Kids(▲ 17)
15chrOme artsOnlyOneOf(▲ 22)
16Because of YouTritops(▲ 36)
17PULL UPVIVIZ(▼ 4)
18MiracleWendy (Red Velvet) & Melomance(▲ 17)
19PARALLEL PARALLELTVXQ(▲ 38)
20FightingBSS (SEVENTEEN) ft. Lee Youngji(▼ 6)
21FireworksAIMERS(▲ 34)
22YesterdayJay Park(▲ 35)
23ReasonDreamcatcher(▼ 7)
24MadnessMoonbin & Sanha (ASTRO)(▼ 13)
25PhantomWayV(▲ 32)
26Beautiful LiarMONSTA X(▼ 17)
27Love WarYENA ft. BE’O(▲ 30)
28Stamp On ItGOT the Beat(▲ 29)
29GRAVITYONEWE(▲ 7)
30RisingtripleS(▲ 27)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run during the 4th Week of February 2023, and were no longer on the charts since the following week:

  • Super Freaky Girls – A.iRiD
  • Ditto – NewJeans
  • The Moment – HVLF (Jihun – KNK)
  • Snow Prince -MIRAE
  • FAM (Korean Ver) – Stray Kids
  • PRESENT – Moonbyul (MAMAMOO)
  • Black Eye – Vernon (SVT)
  • Thanks To… – ILY:1
  • Will Spring Come? – Def. (JAY B – GOT7)
  • The Cure – SMTOWN
  • Phantom – WayV
  • HALAZIA – ATEEZ
  • 2022 (Forever) – DKZ
  • Christmas Snow – Nickkhun (2PM) & Yaochen
  • CHEMISTRY – Moonbyul (MAMAMOO)

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 3rd Week of Feburary 2023

Another short Weekly KPOP Charts for the 3rd Week of February 2023. Hope you all had a fantastic week wherever you are! Onto the charts!

Recap & New releases of the Week

A few more reviews this week for KEY’s Killer, STAYC’s Teddy Bear and PURPLE KISS’ Sweet Juice. No album reviews this past week, unfortunately.

Other releases from the week includes:

  • Yesterday – Jay Park
  • Love Is Ugly – Jay Park ft. Hwasa (Mamamoo)
  • Rising – tripleS
  • Love Things – Hyojin (ONF)
  • One Moment – JAY B (GOT7)
  • We Are Young – TRI.BE
  • There – Stray Kids
  • Self Portrait – Kim Woojin (AB6IX) ft. Kim Jae Hwan
  • Love or Die – TNX
  • Akita – BE’O ft. hartts
  • Goodbye – Brave Girls
  • Dancing In The Dark – HELLO GLOOM
  • Highteen – Dvwn
  • Honestly – Limelight

Throwback Corner

It has been hot this week where I am, so this week’s throwback song is TWICE’s Dance The Night Away. Dance The Night Away is refreshing and a summer hit in Korea, so I thought I bring it out to help cool me down. Don’t think it did any cooling, but it is a fun song to listen to.

Non-Korean Release of the Week

This week’s non-Korean release of the week is TWICE’s MOONLIGHT SUNRISE. It ranks in the 7th position this past week.

The Charts

Congratulations to Stray Kids for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 3rd Week of December 2022 with FAM (Korean Version). A review for this release is incoming, as previously flagged during the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 3rd Week of January 2023, where Stray Kids’ FAM also topped the Weekly KPOP Charts.

3rd Week of February 202312th Feb – 18th Feb 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1FAM (Korean Ver.)Stray Kids(▲ 5)
2Sugar Rush RideTXT(▲ 5)
3KillerKey (SHINee)(NEW)
4CandyNCT DREAM(▲ 36)
5Sweet JuicePURPLE KISS(NEW)
6Ay-YoNCT 127(▼ 3)
7MOONLIGHT SUNRISETWICE(▲ 20)
8Teddy BearSTAYC(NEW)
9Beautiful LiarMONSTA X(▲ 4)
10Still On My Brainpolar(▲ 48)
11MadnessMoonbin & Sanha (ASTRO)(▲ 47)
12PonytailYugyeom (GOT7) ft. Sik-K(▲ 46)
13PULL UPVIVIZ(▼ 4)
14FightingBSS (SEVENTEEN) ft. Lee Young Ji(▼ 13)
15VIBETaeyang (BIGBANG) ft. Jimin (BTS)(▲ 43)
16ReasonDreamcatcher(▼ 8)
17Cotton CandyJinyoung (GOT7)(▼ 1)
18AURORAcignature(▼ 13)
19PRIMROSEPRIMROSE(▲ 39)
20Small ThingsYESUNG (SUPER JUNIOR)(▲ 38)
21SNOW SNOW SNOWBRANDNEW MUSIC(▼ 9)
22Gift For YouWEi(▲ 28)
23DittoNewJeans(▲ 6)
242022 (Forever)DKZ(=)
25SHOOTING STARXG(▲ 33)
26One MomentJAY B (GOT7)(NEW)
27PuzzleSF9(▼ 8)
28Gift For YouWEi(▲ 30)
29Look Where We AreKang Daniel, 220 Kid, Willim(▼ 9)
30HALAZIAATEEZ(▼ 8)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 2nd Week of February 2023

Another week has passed. But that means another Weekly KPOP Chart post. Again, the introduction short and sweet, so I can focus on counting that song votes that I mentioned last week. I am almost finished, so the announcement of winners for the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards is surely on its way. But until then, here is the Weekly KPOP Charts for the 2nd Week of February 2023.

Recap & New releases of the Week

This week, it was a light-on week as I continue to count songs for the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards. But there was a review fo BSS’ Fighting and Mill’s beat. I also posted an album review for NCT 127 and CRAVITY this week. Finally, I also restarted a shorter version of the International Song Review segment, which featured THE BOYZ’s SHE’S THE BOSS, TWICE’s Celebrate and BoA’s The Greatest.

The following songs were also released this week and have been entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • The Way We Were – Raina (After School)
  • TARGET – CLASS:y
  • Best Friend Ever – NCT DREAM
  • Aphrodite – ARTBEAT

Throwback Corner

The throwback song of the week is Davichi’s Letter. It was a ballad type of week for me this week (amongst other songs, but ballads dominated my YouTube feed this week). When you think of ballads in KPOP, Davichi naturally comes up. Letter was released back in 2014.

Non-Korean Release of the Week

The Non-Korean release of the week is Stray Kids’ The Sound, which ranks in the 2nd position this week. The Sound is Stray Kids’ title track from their upcoming Japanese album, which will be released next month. A more detailed review will be coming your way in the future as part of the International Song Reviews segment.

The Charts

Congratulations to BSS (BooSeokSoon from SEVENTEEN) for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 2nd Week of February 2023 with their long awaited comeback single, Fighting. For more of the charts, keep on reading.

2nd Week of February 20235th Feb – 11th Feb 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1FightingBSS (SEVENTEEN) ft. Lee Youngji(NEW)
2The SoundStray Kids(▲ 31)
3Ay-YoNCT 127(=)
4Will Spring Come?Def. (JAY B – GOT7)(▲ 51)
5AURORAcignature(▼ 3)
6FAM (Korean Ver.)Stray Kids(▲ 49)
7Sugar Rush RideTXT(▼ 6)
8ReasonDreamcatcher(▲ 4)
9PULL UPVIVIZ(▼ 3)
10beyOndNine (OnlyOneOf)(▲ 1)
11FireworksAIMERS(▲ 44)
12SNOW SNOW SNOWBRANDNEW MUSIC(▲ 43)
13Beautiful LiarMONSTA X(▲ 1)
14All About YouTHE BOYZ(▲ 41)
15PRESENTMoonbyul (MAMAMOO)(▲ 40)
16Cotton CandyJinyoung (GOT7)(▲ 6)
17Wanna DoU-Kwon (Block B) ft. Woosoo(▲ 38)
18Love WarYENA ft. BE’O(▼ 13)
19PuzzleSF9(▲ 2)
20Look Where We AreKang Daniel, 220 Kid, Willim(▲ 35)
21HUGSBRANDNEW MUSIC(▲ 34)
22HALAZIAATEEZ(▲ 33)
23Beautiful ChristmasRed Velvet & aespa(▲ 32)
242022 (Forever)DKZ(▼ 11)
25December, 24Yoon Jisung(▲ 30)
26too lateChunji (Teen Top)(▲ 4)
27MOONLIGHT SUNRISETWICE(▼ 8)
28Let Me OutLee Jinsol(▲ 27)
29DittoNewJeans(▼ 19)
30Get LooseTHE7(▲ 25)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

  • Our Christmas – Jin (ex-Lovelyz)
  • White Christmas – Lee Boram (SeeYa), Punch, Yebin (DIA)
  • Dear My Winter – george & Chuu
  • December, 24 – Yoon Jisung
  • Night Flight – Gowoon
  • Flash – Shinhwa WDJ
  • Chase – Minho (SHINee)
  • Fallen – Seo In Guk
  • All About You – THE BOYZ
  • Reason – 2Z
  • Happy Christmas – Weeekly
  • Silence – DRIPPIN
  • Come Alive – Jackson Wang
  • Merry Merry Christmas – C9 Entertainment Artists
  • Still Life – RM (BTS) with Anderson Paak

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 1st Week of February 2023

January has flown by and we find ourselves in February 2023 already. This post is going to be a fast one (i.e. a reduced intro) as I have an album review to write up (hint: I mentioned it earlier this past week) and will continue to press on with the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards. I definitely made progress this week, but still a long way away. Here is the Weekly KPOP Charts for the 1st Week of February 2023.

Recap & New releases of the Week

It was a relatively slow week. Plus I was also trying to finish the counting for the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards. Definitely a fair way through, but not that close to the finish line just yet. However, I did manage to get reviews for NCT 127’s Ay-Yo, VIVIZ’s PULL UP and LE SSERAFIM’s Impurities. This week was also slightly heavy on the album review side, with album reviews for Dreamcatcher, XIUMIN, AB6IX and LE SSERAFIM‘s most recent album releases.

The following songs were also released this week and have been entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • Still On My Brain – polar
  • TIC TAC – 8TURN
  • Fly Away – BXB
  • PARALLEL PARALLEL – TVXQ
  • Catch – Epik High ft. Hwasa (MAMAMOO)
  • HELLO – Sojung (LADIES’ CODE)

Throwback Corner

The throwback song of the week is a favourite of mine and many people (especially those who missed the group greatly – me included) – GFRIEND’s MAGO. The track has probably featured in this segment of this post three or four times. Main reason, apart from the one I already mentioned, is that was an awesome comeback and unexpected finish to their careers as a group.

Non-Korean Release of the Week

The Non-Korean release of the week is TWICE’s latest English single, MOONLIGHT SUNRISE, which ranks in the 19th position this week. MOONLIGHT SUNRISE serves as the pre-release track for the group’s upcoming March comeback, which was confirmed earlier this week. Like many of the non-Korean songs on this blog, I will get around to reviewing them when I have time.

The Charts

Congratulations to TXT for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 1st Week of February 2023 with their latest single, Sugar Rush Ride. For now, keep on reading for more of the charts.

1st Week of February 202329th Jan – 4th Feb 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1Sugar Rush RideTXT(▲ 21)
2AURORAcignature(▼ 1)
3Ay-YoNCT 127(NEW)
4MadnessMoonbin & Sanha (ASTRO)(=)
5Love WarYENA ft. BE’O(▲ 10)
6PULL UPVIVIZ(NEW)
7VIBETaeyang (BIGBANG) ft. JIMIN (BTS)(▲ 26)
8CandyNCT DREAM(▲ 3)
9Back DownP1Harmony(▲ 19)
10DittoNewJeans(=)
11beyOndNine (OnlyOneOf)(▲ 45)
12ReasonDreamcatcher(▲ 44)
132022 (Forever)DKZ(▲ 22)
14Beautiful LiarMONSTA X(▼ 9)
15chrOme artsOnlyOneOf(▲ 25)
16I ≠ DOLLHuh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)(▲ 27)
17Stamp On ItGOT The Beat(▲ 20)
18Small ThingsYESUNG (SUPER JUNIOR)(▲ 5)
19MOONLIGHT SUNRISETWICE(▼ 3)
20SHOOTING STARXG(▲ 36)
21PuzzleSF9(▼ 19)
22Cotton CandyJinyoung (GOT7)(▼ 13)
23Here I AmBoys Planet(▲ 27)
24BirthdayRed Velvet(▲ 25)
25Gonna Be AlrightVIXX(▼ 22)
26Fly AwayBXB(NEW)
27CHEMISTRYMoonbyul (MAMAMOO)(▲ 29)
28ParadigmATEEZ(▲ 10)
29FlashShinhwa WDJ(▼ 9)
30too lateChunji (Teen Top)(▼ 16)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 4th Week of January 2023

It is a Sunday, so another Weekly KPOP Chart post! This time it is for the fourth week of January 2023. I am currently busy counting votes for the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards, so I better back to that. I have provided an update on that down below. There is an album review coming up later today and new song reviews for new and old releases starting from tomorrow. But for now, here are the Weekly KPOP Charts for the 4th Week of January 2023.

Update on the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards

As we reach the end of the month, I thought I give you a bit of an update on the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards. As mentioned previously, I was aiming to finalise the results of the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards and post something by the end of the month. However, it has taken me much longer then anticipated to finalize the results – I have completed counting the votes for the Best Artist of 2022 and have made a start on the votes for Best Song of 2022. Don’t worry, I am not counting each vote separately (I am not that insane), but I do need to account for spelling variations and vetting votes that don’t follow the rules I clearly

The results will now officially be out in February – just unsure when exactly. Once I can work out a date, I will let you know!

Recap & New releases of the Week

As mentioned earlier this week, it was a slow one due to the Korean New Year holiday in South Korea. As a result, not many comebacks occurred. I did manage to write a review of YESUNG’s Small Things and TXT’s Sugar Rush Ride, whilst also publishing album reviews for BAEKHO and KIHYUN‘s respective mini-albums.

The following songs were also released this week and have been entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • SHOOTING STAR – XG
  • Look Where We Are – Kang Daniel , 220 Kid, Willim
  • Miracle – Wendy (Red Velvet) & Melomance
  • Fireworks – AIMERS
  • GRAVITY – ONEWE
  • chrOme arts – OnlyOneOf

Throwback Corner

The throwback song of the week is actually a medley of songs by one of my favourite groups of all time – VIXX. Earlier this month, VIXX members LEO, KEN and HYUK reunited for the release of Gotta Be Fine (which ranks in the third position this week on the charts) and serves as VIXX’s first comeback since 2018. LEO, KEN and HYUK also went onto MCountDown to perform Shangri-La, Chained Up and Voodoo Doll.

Non-Korean Release of the Week

The Non-Korean release of the week is VERNON’s Black Eye, which ranks in the 13th position this week. Black Eye is VERNON’s first solo mixtape single and was released on December 23 of last year. It was also the Non-Korean release of the 2nd Week of January 2023. A more detailed review will be coming your way in the future as part of the International Song Reviews segment.

The Charts

Congratulations to cignature for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 4th Week of January 2023 with their latest single, AURORA. For more of the charts, keep on reading.

4th Week of January 202322nd Jan – 28th Jan 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1AURORAcignature(▲ 4)
2PuzzleSF9(▲ 2)
3Gonna Be AlrightVIXX(▲ 71)
4MadnessMoonbin & Sanha (ASTRO)(▲ 38)
5Beautiful LiarMONSTA X(▲ 7)
6FAM (Korean Ver.)Stray Kids(▼ 6)
7CheshireITZY(▲ 50)
8HALAZIAATEEZ(▲ 35)
9Cotton CandyJinyoung (GOT7)(▼ 6)
10DittoNewJeans(▲ 48)
11CandyNCT DREAM(▲ 47)
12Wild FlowerRM (BTS) with youjeen(▲ 3)
13Black EyeVernon (SVT)(▲ 1)
14too lateChunji (Teen Top)(▲ 44)
15Love WarBE’O(▼ 8)
16MOONLIGHT SUNRISETWICE(▲ 30)
17The MomentHVLF (Jihun – KNK)(▲ 22)
18Still LifeRM (BTS) with Anderson Paak(▲ 14)
19WHEN I MOVEKARA(▲ 1)
20FlashShinhwa WDJ(▲ 54)
21We’re DoneKim Dohee(▲ 53)
22Sugar Rush RideTXT(NEW)
23Small ThingsYESUNG (SUPER JUNIOR)(NEW)
24beatMill (OnlyOneOf)(▲ 50)
25Rose BlossomH1-KEY(▲ 49)
26DreamersJungkook (BTS)(▼ 9)
27Forgive MeBoA(▲ 47)
28Back DownP1Harmony(▲ 16)
29PRESENTMoonbyul (MAMAMOO)(▲ 45)
30DragonTEMPEST(▲ 44)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 3rd Week of January 2023

Apologies once again for the delay in the Weekly KPOP Charts post. I did mention earlier in the week that the post will come out on Tuesday, but due to some timing issues I couldn’t get it out in time (a.k.a. I started it pretty late in the evening). But as I always say, better late than never.

Also, Weekly KPOP Charts posts usually come out on Sunday, but this past Sunday was the Lunar New Year. As I celebrate this cultural holiday, I opted to not post on that day (hence the delay to Tuesday, which ended up blowing out to today). Anyhow, before we proceed with the Weekly KPOP Charts for the 3rd Week of January 2023, I want to wish everyone a prosperous year ahead, with an abundance of good luck, peacefulness and good health. Now with the formalities out of the way, here are the Weekly KPOP Charts for the 3rd Week of January 2023.

Recap & New releases of the Week

Last week, I covered 4 new songs releases (GOT the beat’s Stamp On It, YENA’s Love War, cignature’s AURORA and Jinyoung’s Cotton Candy) and ONEUS’ 8th mini-album review, MALUS.

The following songs were also released this week and have been entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • Go or Back – KOTA (SUNNY HILL) ft. D-Hack
  • MOONLIGHT SUNRISE – TWICE

Throwback Corner

The throwback song of the week is SECRET’s Love Is Move. This is one of my favourite tracks from the group. It had the a nice dosage of retro, fun and sexy. Plus it was a catchy release released at the height of carreer.

Non-Korean Release of the Week

The Non-Korean release of the week is Jungkook’s Dreamers, which ranks in the 17th position this week. Dreamers was released as part of the soundtrack for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was played in Qatar last year. Jungkook also performed Dreamers at the opening ceremony of the World Cup. Dreamers was also the Non-Korean Release of the Week for the 1st Week of December 2022.

The Charts

Congratulations to Stray Kids for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 3rd Week of January 2023 with their latest single, FAM (the Korean version). FAM was released as part of the group’s ‘second Korean compliation album, SKZ-Replay, which dropped at the end of last year. I have plans to review FAM and SKZ-Replay sometime in the future, so watch out for both a song and album review. But for now, keep on reading for more of the charts.

3rd Week of January 202315th Jan – 21st Jan 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1FAM (Korean Version)Stray Kids(▲ 15)
2Stamp On ItGOT the beat(NEW)
3Cotton CandyJinyoung (GOT7)(NEW)
4PuzzleSF9(=)
5AURORAcignature(NEW)
6All About YouTHE BOYZ(▲ 56)
7Love WarYENA ft. BE’O(NEW)
8CELEBRATONKANTO(▲ 68)
9Here I AmBoys Planet(▲ 54)
10TAPSECRET NUMBER(▲ 62)
11DittoNewJeans(▼ 7)
12Beautiful LiarMONSTA X(▼ 7)
13The CureSMTOWN(▲ 34)
14SilenceDRIPPIN(▲ 62)
15ChaseMINHO (SHINee)(▲ 42)
16The Beauty of AcceptanceNELL(▲ 11)
17DreamersJungkook (BTS)(▲ 59)
18POPPYSTAYC(▲ 3)
19In Your SpaceNIEL (TEEN TOP)(▲ 21)
20WHEN I MOVEKARA(▲ 13)
21London BoyLim Young Woong(▲ 55)
22BirthdayRed Velvet(▲ 34)
23Last SceneCHEN (EXO)(▲ 53)
24NirvanaKANG DANIEL ft. pH-1 & WDBZ(▲ 52)
25ME= (NANEUN)JUST B(▲ 35)
26Dream LandXEED(▲ 13)
27The OneDRIPPIN(▲ 19)
28Funky Glitter ChristmasNMIXX(▲ 7)
29Fight InsideAIMERS(▲ 47)
30PRIMROSEPRIMROSE(▲ 46)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

  • Like a dream – Kim Sung Kyu (Infinite)
  • Last Scene – CHEN (EXO)
  • Tap Tap – VERIVERY
  • Selfish – YooA (OH MY GIRL)
  • Aftermath – Kim Jeong Uk
  • The One – DRIPPIN
  • Pieces of You – Kevin Oh
  • Polaroid – Lim Young Woong
  • London Boy – Lim Young Woong
  • Virus – VICTON
  • POPPY – STAYC
  • Dopamine – ONEUS
  • KATOKI – ONEUS
  • MAGIC – ARTBEAT
  • STAR – BIGONE ft. Goopy
  • ME= (NANEUN) – JUST B
  • TAP – Secret Number
  • Rollercoaster – woo!ah!
  • Fight Inside – AIMERS
  • ♡TiCON – CSR
  • Ghost Light – TheFatRat & EVERGLOW
  • Keep Me Up – B.I
  • BIBI Vengeance – BIBI
  • Higher – FIFTY FIFTY
  • Pink Moon – Ryu Sujeong

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 2nd Week of January 2023

As mentioned earlier today, I will be posting another Weekly KPOP Chart post today for the 2nd Week of January 2023 – i.e. the week that just passed. I got some posts to draft up for the next couple of weeks, as I am planning on going on another break the next week over. So today, it is another week post. So let’s get going!

Recap & New releases of the Week

This week, I covered 3 new songs releases (SF9’s Puzzle, MONSTA X’s Beautiful Liar, TAEYANG and Jimin’s VIBE) and 2 older tracks (Moonbyul’s PRESENT and Got the Beat’s Step Back). In addition to those five reviews, I also posted an album review for (G)I-DLE’s I LOVE mini-album from October of last year.

The following songs were also released this week and have been entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • I ≠ DOLL – Huh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)
  • Because of You – Tritops
  • Moonlight – Henry
  • Reason – Dreamcatcher
  • PRIMROSE – PRIMROSE

Throwback Corner

The throwback song of the week is TAEYANG’s Wedding Dress to celebrate TAEYANG’s grand return to the music industry. Wedding Dress is a nostalgic song for me, as it was one of my first exposures to KPOP (before I knew what KPOP even was). That was way back in 2009. I didn’t get into KPOP until 2010. Anyhow, it is one of the iconic releases at the time, so Wedding Dress is a true throwback.

Non-Korean Release of the Week

The Non-Korean release of the week is VERNON’s Black Eye, which ranks in the 10th position this week. Black Eye is VERNON’s first solo mixtape single and was released a couple of weeks back on December 23 of last year. A more detailed review will be coming your way in the future as part of the International Song Reviews segment.

The Charts

Congratulations to MONSTA X for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 2nd Week of January 2023 with their latest single, Beautiful Liar. For more of the charts, keep on reading.

2nd Week of January 20238th Jan – 14th Jan 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1Beautiful LiarMONSTA X(NEW)
2MadnessMoonbin & Sanha (ASTRO)(▼ 1)
3PRESENTMoonbyul (MAMAMOO)(▲ 37)
4PuzzleSF9(NEW)
5DittoNewJeans(▼ 1)
6Will Spring Come?Def. (JAY B – GOT7)(▲ 26)
7Back DownP1Harmony(▲29)
8MAGICARTBEAT(▲ 45)
9OMGNewJeans(▼ 7)
10Black EyeVernon (SVT)(▲ 48)
11Super Freaky GirlsA.iRiD(▲ 47)
12CheshireITZY(▲ 3)
13Forgive MeBoA(▲ 1)
14UnknownJeongmin (BF)(▲ 44)
15FAM (Korean Ver.)Stray Kids(▲ 43)
16Like a dreamKim Sung Kyu (Infinite)(▲ 35)
17DawnKevin Oh(▲ 39)
18VIBETAEYANG (BIGBANG) ft. Jimin (BTS)(NEW)
192022 (Forever)DKZ(▲ 39)
20Tap TapVERIVERY(▲ 9)
21POPPYSTAYC(▼ 8)
22HALAZIAATEEZ(▼ 19)
23Beautiful ChristmasRed Velvet & aespa(▼ 16)
24beatMill (OnlyOneOf)(▼ 16)
25Come AliveJackson Wang(▲ 14)
26CelebrateSuper Junior(▲ 32)
27The Beauty of AcceptanceNELL(▲ 31)
28STARBIGONE ft. Goopy(▲ 30)
29Twinkle, TwinkleILY:1(▲ 29)
30Wanna DoU-Kwon (BLOCK B) ft. Woosoo(▲ 28)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

  • Bad Cupid – YOUNITE
  • Remembered – Park Bom
  • LIMBO! – NATURE
  • Alone – HIGHLIGHT
  • Unknown – Jeongmin (BF)
  • Young Boy – NINE.i
  • Lights – Kim Jonghyeon
  • Big Revolution – J-JUN ft. SUGIZO
  • DREAM – SEVENTEEN
  • TAPE – Shinwoo (BLANC7)
  • Poison Rose – CRAXY
  • Draw (MY TIME) – ICHILLIN’
  • KOONG – Yong Junhyung
  • Back In Vogue – AlexA
  • Hair Cut – Xdinary Heroes
  • Journey For Myself – Jeong Eunji (APINK)
  • Only You – Gaho
  • Dawn – Kevin Oh
  • Dearest – Ryu Sujeong
  • VAGABOND – TRENDZ
  • Lay Low – YooA (OH MY GIRL)
  • Melody – YooA (OH MY GIRL)

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 1st Week of January 2023

As mentioned earlier today, I will be posting another Weekly KPOP Chart post today for the 1st week of January 2023 – i.e. the week that just passed. I am happy to be back on the blog after a nice break. I don’t have much else to today other than that, so let’s get right to it!

2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards voting has closed

A repeat from the previous post

Just a quick note that the voting page for the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards have now closed, and I will start counting the votes for Best Song and Artist of 2022 over the next few weeks. Thank you for all who voted and help determine the winners of each category. It was indeed a very tight race in some categories, even at the very end.

Unfortunately, it does look like an end of January date to announce winners will not be possible at this time (I am on break again for a week later this month), so keep your eyes out for an announcement in February.

Recap & New releases of the Week

As mentioned above, I made my return to the blog earlier this week and have posted reviews for NewJeans’ Ditto and OMG, MOONBIN & SANHA’s Madness and ATEEZ’s HALAZIA. In addition to those song reviews, I also posted album reviews for Xdinary Heroes, BLACKPINK and TREASURE.

The following songs were also released this week and have been entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • The Beauty of Acceptance – NELL
  • Fuckin’ New Year – Yerin Baek
  • Big World – Yerin Baek
  • Ponytail – Yugyeom (GOT7) ft. Sik-K
  • Gonna Be Alright – VIXX
  • beyOnd – Nine (OnlyOneOf)
  • Here I Am – Boys Planet
  • Rose Blossom – H1-KEY
  • Twinkle, Twinkle – ILY:1
  • Wanna Do – U-Kwon (Block B) ft. Woosoo

Throwback Corner

The throwback song of the week is VIXX’s Shangri-La. I checked out VIXX’s discography earlier this week to celebrate their long overdue comeback earlier this week with Gonna Be Alright. Unfortunately, the comeback only features LEO, KEN and HYUK, but I will take what I can from the group. I believe Ravi couldn’t participate as he has recently enlisted into the military, while Hongbin left the group in 2020. I haven’t been able to pinpoint why N didn’t participate in the comeback. Nonetheless, Yay to VIXX’s return!

Non-Korean Release of the Week

The non-Korean release of the week is STAYC’s POPPY, which ranks in the 13th position this week. POPPY is STAYC’s debut single in the Japanese’s music industry and is a very likeable song. Best part for me is the chorus. A more detailed review will be coming your way in the future as part of the International Song Reviews segment.

The Charts

Congratulations to MOONBIN & SANHA for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 1st Week of January 2022 with their latest single, Madness. The last time they topped my Weekly KPOP Charts was with Bad Idea, back in 2020. For more of the charts, keep on reading.

1st Week of January 20231st Jan – 7th Jan 2023
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1MadnessMOONBIN & SANHA (ASTRO)(NEW)
2OMGNewJeans(NEW)
3HALAZIAATEEZ(▲ 63)
4DittoNewJeans(▲ 62)
5NirvanaKANG DANIEL ft. pH-1 & WDBZ(▲ 61)
6Still LifeRM (BTS) with Anderson Paak(▲ 25)
7Beautiful ChristmasRed Velvet & aespa(▲ 5)
8beatMill (OnlyOneOf)(▲ 34)
9CandyNCT DREAM(▲ 13)
10VirusVICTON(▲ 10)
11Wild FlowerRM (BTS) with youjeen(▲ 55)
12All About YouTHE BOYZ(▲ 33)
13POPPYSTAYC(▲ 38)
14Forgive MeBoA(▼ 13)
15CheshireITZY(▼ 13)
16Fight InsideAIMERS(▲ 46)
17BirthdayRed Velvet(▼ 13)
18Funky Glitter ChristmasNMIXX(▲ 35)
19London BoyLim Young Woong(▲ 39)
20Reason2Z(▼ 17)
21MirageXEED(▲ 25)
22Hair CutXdinary Heroes(▲ 32)
23WHEN I MOVEKARA(▲ 43)
24Poison RoseCRAXY(▲ 42)
25DopamineONEUS(▲ 34)
26Merry Merry ChristmasC9 Entertainment Artists(▲ 4)
27HUGSBRAND NEW MUSIC(▲ 39)
28FlashShinhwa WDJ(▲ 16)
29Tap TapVERIVERY(▼ 12)
30RememberedPark Bom(▲ 36)

Songs leaving the charts

No songs have been removed from the Weekly KPOP Charts system this week.

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 3rd & 4th Weeks of December 2022

Welcome to the Weekly KPOP Chart post for the 3rd and 4th weeks of December 2022 – the period of the 18th to the 31st of December 2022. Due to the holiday break over Christmas and New Years (I didn’t really get a chance to listen to enough music to cover one week), I have decided to merge the two weeks together just like a couple of weeks ago.

Speaking about holiday breaks, I hope everyone who managed to get some time to themselves over the last few weeks did enjoy their break. Anyhow, as I have two Weekly KPOP Charts post to publish today, I am going to get right into it. Let’s go!

2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards voting has closed

Just a quick note that the voting page for the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards have now closed, and I will start counting the votes for Best Song and Artist of 2022 over the next few weeks. Thank you for all who voted and help determine the winners of each category. It was indeed a very tight race in some categories, even at the very end.

Unfortunately, it does look like an end of January date to announce winners will not be possible at this time (I am on break again for a week later this month), so keep your eyes out for an announcement in February.

Recap & New releases of the Week

Despite being on break, I had pre-written a bunch of reviews and album reviews to post over that period (just to keep the blog alive). The following reviews were posted between 18 and 31 December 2022.

The following releases were released during the period I was away and have been entered into the Weekly KPOP Charts system:

  • Super Freaky Girls – A.iRiD
  • Ditto – NewJeans
  • The Moment – HVLF (Jihun – KNK)
  • Snow Prince – MIRAE
  • FAM (Korean. Ver) – Stray Kids
  • PRESENT – Moonbyul (MAMAMOO)
  • Black Eye – Vernon (SVT)
  • Thanks To… – ILY:1
  • Will Sping Come? – Def. (JAY B – GOT7)
  • The Cure – SMTOWN
  • Phantom – WayV
  • HALAZIA – ATEEZ
  • 2022 (Forever) – DKZ
  • Christmas Snow – Nickkhun (2PM) & Yaochen

Non-Korean Release of the Week

The non-Korean release for the final two weeks of 2022 is, once again, FNC Artists’ Sing Along. It ranks in the 16th position. For those who may not have missed the blurb I gave tabout the song in the last Weekly KPOP Charts post, here it is again. Sing Along is a super fun and catchy song that was released in Japan as part of the FNC KINGDOM concert (FNC Entertainment’s company concert) that occurred in Japan at the end of the year. The lineup of Sing Along includes representatives of FT ISLAND, CN BLUE, SF9, N.Flying, Cherry Bullet, P1Harmony and (I believe) JUNG HAE IN.

The Charts

Congratulations to BoA, the Queen of KPOP, for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 3rd and 4th Weeks of December 2022 with her newest single, Forgive Me. I have yet to review Forgive Me, but I will definitely be reviewing the song in the next coming weeks! For more of the charts, keep on reading.

3rd & 4th Week of December 202218th Dec – 31st Dec 2022
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1Forgive MeBoA(▲ 5)
2CheshireITZY(▲ 68)
3Reason2Z(▲ 67)
4BirthdayRed Velvet(▲ 28)
5Last SceneCHEN (EXO)(▲ 22)
6Draw (MY TIME)ICHILLIN’(▲ 60)
7A to ZNIEL (TEEN TOP)(▲ 37)
8I Still Miss YouHwang Chi Yeol(▲ 60)
9Freeze TagTO1(▲ 33)
10PRESENTMoonbyul (MAMAMOO)(NEW)
11Happy ChristmasWeeekly(▲ 23)
12Beautiful ChristmasRed Velvet & aespa(▼ 6)
13STARBIGONE ft. Goopy(▲ 49)
14CelebrateSuper Junior(▲ 19)
15Pink MoonRyu Sujeong(▲ 55)
16Sing AlongFNC Artists(▼ 14)
17Tap TapVERIVERY(▼ 3)
18Taste The FeelingTEMPEST(▲ 52)
19Back DownP1Harmony(▼ 8)
20VirusVICTON(▲ 50)
21PolaroidLim Young Woong(▲ 49)
22CandyNCT DREAM(▼ 13)
23SelfishYooA (OH MY GIRL)(▼ 10)
24Only YouGaho(▲ 46)
25Old SchoolNTX(▲ 21)
26too lateChunji (TEEN TOP)(▲ 44)
27White ChristmasLee Boram (SeeYa), Punch, Yebin(▲ 9)
28KOONGYong Junhyung(▲ 42)
29MAGICARTBEAT(▲ 41)
30Merry Merry ChristmasC9 Enteratinment Artists(▲ 40)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 2nd Week of December 2022

Welcome to the Weekly KPOP Chart post for the 2nd Week of December 2022. There is a bit more than usual to cover today, so I am going to get right to it. Keep on reading to see the winner of this past week on the Weekly KPOP Charts!

Plan for the rest of 2022

2022 has been a very full on and over-whelming year for me, especially the last few weeks. And I am looking forward to having a bit of a break.

Unfortunately, this means there will be no reviews for any new releases for the rest of the year. Any major release will be reviewed upon my return in early 2023. However, this doesn’t mean I will stop posting altogether. I have scheduled a bunch of song and album reviews whilst I am away, so you will still see new reviews for songs and albums that have been released for some time that I haven’t reviewed just yet.

This also means that this will be the final Weekly KPOP Charts that will be posted in 2022. We still have the 3rd and 4th weeks of December left in the 2022, and I will be posting the Weekly KPOP Charts for those weeks when I am back in 2023.

Reminder for the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards

A reminder that you can still vote in the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards as the voting page will not close until 11:59PM AEDT 6 January 2023! New leaders have emerged in a range of different categories just in the last week alone – all because of fan voting. At the time of voting, there is just under 2.5k votes already casted. So get voting to make sure your vote counts!

Recap & New releases of the Week

I made a bit of an effort to review some new releases this week. And when I say an effort, I mean two reviews. One of them will be posted tomorrow, while the other (NCT DREAM’s Candy) was posted on Friday. MINHO’s Chase, THE BOYZ’s All About You, P1Harmony’s Doom Du Doom and Xdinary Heroes’ Hair Cut were also reviewed this week. On the album review front, I posted the album reviews for Kim Jae Hwan and CHUNG HA‘s album releases from earlier on in the year.

Other releases from the week includes:

  • hate my home – polar
  • Let me out – Lee Jinsol
  • companion – SEOWOONYUL
  • Gift For You – WEi
  • Beautiful Christmas – Red Velvet & aespa
  • Celebrate – Super Junior
  • too late – Chunji (Teen Top)
  • Trick or Treat – PIXY
  • HUGS – BRANDNEW MUSIC
  • SNOW SNOW SNOW – BRANDNEW MUSIC

Throwback Corner

This week’s throwback song is ASTRO’s Call Out. I stumbled across ASTRO’s performances of Call Out at their concerts on YouTube and they are so much fun. The song is super catchy, as well! The continuous encore of the final section of the song during the concert performances was hilarious!

Non-Korean Release of the Week

This week’s non-Korean release of the week is FNC Artists’ Sing Along. It ranks in the 2nd position this past week. It is a super fun and catchy song that was released in Japan two weeks ago as part of the FNC KINGDOM concert (FNC Entertainment’s company concert) that will be occurring in Japan some time in the remainder of this year. The lineup of Sing Along includes representatives of FT ISLAND, CN BLUE, SF9, N.Flying, Cherry Bullet, P1Harmony and (I believe) JUNG HAE IN.

The Charts

Congratulations to Xdinary Heroes for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 2nd Week of December 2022 with Hair Cut. For more of the charts, keep on reading.

2nd Week of December 20229th Oct – 15th Oct 2022
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1Hair CutXdinary Heroes(▲ 71)
2Sing AlongFNC Artists(▲ 49)
3All About YouTHE BOYZ(▲ 5)
4ChaseMINHO (SHINee)(▲ 50)
5WHEN I MOVEKARA(▼ 4)
6Forgive MeBoA(▲ 23)
7Young & WildTEMPEST(▲ 75)
8Beautiful ChristmasRed Velvet & aespa(NEW)
9CandyNCT DREAM(NEW)
10CHILLStray Kids(▲ 72)
11Back DownP1Harmony(▼ 6)
12NirvanaKANG DANIEL ft. pH-1 & WDBZ(▼ 3)
13SelfishYooA (OH MY GIRL)(▼ 9)
14Tap TapVERIVERY(▼ 7)
15becauseRie (OnlyOneOf)(▲ 37)
16The AstronautJIN (BTS)(▲ 1)
17YouthKIHYUN (MONSTA X)(▼ 2)
18Groove BackJYP ft. Gaeko (Dynamic Duo)(▲ 59)
19FlashShinhwa WDJ(▲ 11)
20ANTIFRAGILELE SSERAFIM(▲ 50)
21LoveableJO YURI(▼ 7)
22MelodyYooA (OH MY GIRL)(▲ 60)
23Sweet Sorrow of MotherBIBI(▲ 59)
24Nxde(G)I-DLE(▲ 9)
25The OneDRIPPIN(▼ 22)
26Journey For MyselfJeong Eunji (APINK)(▲ 35)
27Last SceneChen (EXO)(▲ 47)
28Gift For YouWEi(NEW)
29FallenSeo In Guk(▲ 53)
30MirageXEED(▲ 52)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

  • SUPER BOARD – Stray Kids
  • my abandoned love – Def. (GOT7 JAY B)
  • Nxde – (G)I-DLE
  • Panorama – Lee Chanhyuk (AKMU)
  • ANTIFRAGILE – LE SSERAFIM
  • I Like You – N.Flying
  • Zurui Onna – OnlyOneOf
  • Spray – WEi
  • Akane Iro ni Somaru Sora no Shita – Ryeowook (Super Junior)
  • When I Get Old – CHUNGHA & CHRISTOPHER
  • Boys Like You – ITZY
  • CHILL – Stray Kids

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 1st Week of December 2022

Welcome to the Weekly KPOP Chart post for the 1st Week of December 2022. As usual, today’s Weekly KPOP Chart post is going to be a quick one as I need to pre-write reviews for the holidays! Keep your eyes peeled, as I will be announcing my plans for the rest of the year next week. So here is the recap of the last week and I hope to see you soon through another review – probably going to be an album review later tonight!

Also, just as a reminder, the voting page for the 2022 KPOPREVIEWED Awards is currently open. Since opening the voting page at the end of November, the tables have turned in many categories and those were in the lead a week ago may no longer in their leading position. So the only way you can make sure your favourite artist, songs and performances have a chance at being crowned the best of the best is to make your vote count! Click here to vote today!

Recap & New releases of the Week

No reviews were written for new releases this week. Instead, I focused on some past releases including KANG DANIEL’s How We Live and Don’t Tell, VICTON’s Virus, TREASURE’s HELLO and DRIPPIN’s The One. For the album review front, I covered ONF’s Storage of ONF and KANG DANIEL’s The Story / The Story: Retold.

Other releases from the week includes:

  • Our Christmas – Jin (ex-Lovelyz)
  • White Christmas – Lee Boram (SeeYa), Punch, Yebin (DIA)
  • Dear My Winter – george & Chuu
  • December, 24 – Yoon Jisung
  • Night Flight – Gowoon 
  • Flash – Shinhwa WDJ
  • Chase – Minho (SHINee)
  • Fallen – Seo In Guk
  • All About You – THE BOYZ
  • Reason – 2Z
  • Happy Christmas – Weeekly
  • Silence – DRIPPIN
  • Come Alive – Jackson Wang
  • Merry Merry Christmas – C9 Entertainment Artists
  • Still Life – RM (BTS) with Anderson Paak

Throwback Corner

It’s December, so cue all the Christmas music. This week’s throwback song is becoming a tradition for me, as I seek out the song each year since its release – Lovelyz’s Twinkle.

Non-Korean Release of the Week

As for this week’s non-Korean release of the week, it is JUNGKOOK’s Dreamers. It ranked in the 27th position this past week.

The Charts

Congratulations to KARA for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the second week in a row with WHEN I MOVE. For more of the charts, keep on reading.

1st Week of December 20224th Oct – 10th Oct 2022
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1WHEN I MOVEKARA(=)
2VirusVICTON(▲ 29)
3The OneDRIPPIN(▲ 44)
4SelfishYooA (OH MY GIRL)(▲ 42)
5Back DownP1Harmony(▲ 62)
6What If LoveUP10TION(▲ 15)
7Tap TapVERIVERY(=)
8All About YouTHE BOYZ(NEW)
9NirvanaKANG DANIEL ft. pH-1 & WDBZ(▼ 4)
10beatMill (OnlyOneOf)(▲ 50)
11PanoramaLee Chanhyuk (AKMU)(▲ 69)
12♡TiCONCSR(▲ 8)
13RememberedPark Bom(▲53)
14LoveableJo Yuri(▲ 54)
15YouthKIHYUN (MONSTA X)(▲ 18)
16Stay With MeIRRIS(▲ 64)
17The AstronautJIN (BTS)(▲ 63)
18LIMBO!NATURE(▲ 32)
19NITROPark Ji Hoon(▲ 61)
20AMAZONTFN(▲ 44)
21BirthdayRed Velvet(▼ 17)
22Boys Like YouITZY(▲ 58)
23In Your SpaceNIEL (TEEN TOP)(▲ 57)
24Draw (MY TIME)ICHILLIN’(▲ 56)
25VAGABONDTRENDZ(▼ 8)
26POPPYSTAYC(▲ 54)
27DreamersJungkook (BTS)(▲ 27)
28Wild FlowerRM (BTS) with youjeen(▼ 13)
29Forgive MeBoA(▲ 51)
30FlashShinhwa WDJ(NEW)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

[Weekly KPOP Chart] 5th Week of November 2022

Welcome to a new Weekly KPOP Chart post, this time for the 5th Week of November 2022. Today’s post is going to be a quick one, as I want to put one album review before I go to bed tonight (and bed time is approach fast). So I am going to get right to it! See you in the next post!

Recap & New Releases of the Week

This week saw reviews for the new releases such as Red Velvet’s Birthday, KARA’s WHEN I MOVE, ITZY’s Cheshire and RM’s Wild Flower. In addition to those reviews, I also returned to album reviews last weekend by covering THE BOYZ’s BE AWARE and Kim Sung Kyu’s SAVIOR mini-albums.

Other releases from the week include:

  • A to Z – NIEL (TEEN TOP)
  • In Your Space – NIEL (TEEN TOP)
  • beat – Mill (OnlyOneOf)
  • Paradigm – ATEEZ
  • Back Down – P1Harmony
  • Dream land – XEED
  • Mirage – XEED
  • Bus – Yein
  • Sing Along – FNC Artists
  • Let’s Say Goodbye to My Favourite Person – ASTRO

Throwback Corner

This week’s throwback song is actually a 2022 release, so not really a “throwback” per se. But since I consider the song is not longer part of the Weekly KPOP Chart segment anymore, I thought I feature it here. The song in question is SNSD’s Forever 1. But the particular version of the song I am featuring here is the Matisse & Sadko Remix version, which is a stunning and perfect remix of the original song.

Non-Korean Release of the Week

This week’s Non-Korean Release is TEN’s Birthday. Birthday ranks in the 6th position this week. It was released towards the end of the end of October as part of the SM Station’s NCT LAB project. As this is an all English song, it will be featured in a future International Song Review segment.

The Charts

Congratulations to KARA for topping the Weekly KPOP Chart for the 5th Week of November 2022 with WHEN I MOVE – their first comeback single in 6 years that celebrates their fifteenth year anniversary. For more of the charts, keep on reading.

5th Week of November 202227th Nov – 3rd Dec 2022
Pos.SongArtistStatus
1WHEN I MOVEKARA(NEW)
2ANTIFRAGILELE SSERAFIM(▲ 29)
3Nxde(G)I-DLE(▲ 46)
4BirthdayRed Velvet(NEW)
5NirvanaKANG DANIEL ft. pH-1 & WDBZ(▲ 8)
6BirthdayTEN (NCT)(▲ 78)
7Tap TapVERIVERY(▼ 6)
8Keep Me UpB.I(▲ 76)
9CASE 143Stray Kids(▼ 7)
10Funky Glitter ChristmasNMIXX(▼ 6)
11HELLOTREASURE(▲ 15)
12CheshireITZY(NEW)
13BLOCK PARTYRAVI (VIXX)(▲ 71)
14MAGICARTBEAT(▲ 70)
15Wild FlowerRM (BTS) with youjeen(NEW)
16Uh-HeungDKZ(▲ 32)
17VAGABONDTRENDZ(▲ 67)
18DragonTEMPEST(▼ 13)
19Last SceneCHEN (EXO)(▲ 8)
20♡TiCONCSR(▲ 64)
21What If LoveUP10TION(▲ 14)
22becauseRie (OnlyOneOf)(▲ 34)
23Hair CutXdinary Heroes(▲ 48)
24Only YouGaho(▲ 52)
25ILLELLAMAMAMOO(▲ 55)
26Freeze TagTO1(▲ 58)
27Joy RideKANG DANIEL(▼ 20)
28VISIONDreamcatcher(▼ 9)
29Long Live The KingKINGDOM(▲ 3)
30Fallin’Doyoung (NCT) & Kim Mina(▲ 54)

Songs leaving the charts

The following songs have wrapped up their nine week run in the charts system, and will no longer be on the charts starting next week:

  • Daystar – seowool
  • Sugarcoat – AB6IX
  • Still Here – ONEWE
  • 28 Reasons – Seulgi (Red Velvet)
  • HELLO – TREASURE
  • Joy Ride – Kang Daniel
  • DOKI DOKI LOVE – Rocket Punch
  • 3D WomanJAMIE
  • Long Live The King – KINGDOM
  • NAZABABARA – Rolling Quartz
  • LIKE – Serri (DalShabet)
  • Uh-Heung – DKZ
  • Cape – Suzy
  • CASE 143 – Stray Kids
  • SOUR – THE ROSE