Weekly Music Chart 2007 - April week 2 1. (--) Ivy (feat. Wheesung) - 유혹의 소나타 (Temptation of Sonata) *** 4 WEEKS NO. 1 *** Genre: Pop/Dance Featured in Ivy's 2nd album, "A Sweet Moment," this track falls in the neo-classic-dance genre and uses a sampling from Beethoven's "Fur Elise." The piece wonderfully harmonizes a strong beat, melody and classical strings, reminding listeners of a musical. Ivy's unique and charming voice mixes well with Whee Sung's powerful rapping. 2. (+2) Park Hyo Shin - 추억은 사랑을 닮아 (Memories resemble love) Genre: R&B Ballad As the title song of Park Hyo-shin's 5th album, "The Breeze of Sea," the lyrical and lovely melody of this track enhances Park Hyo-shin's unique voice, which has become softer and more comfortable than in the past. The artist appears in his music video, which conveys the memories of a beautiful, albeit sad, love. 3. (--) Tei - 같은 베개 (Same Pillow) Genre: Pop Ballad This is the title song for Tei's fourth album, "Lover." The medium-tempo ballad boasts a flashy arrangement featuring string instruments. Tei's distinct vocals are wonderfully showcased and it's a song about the moments and memories shared with a lover. The music video stars Lee Wan and shows the actor's friendship with Tei. 4. (-2) Lee Ki Chan - 미인 (A Beauty) Genre: Pop Ballad This is the title song of Lee Ki-chan's 9th album, "Para Ti," and was created by hit composer, Cho Young Soo, who has managed to gracefully mix Lee Ki-chan's trademark emotional voice with lyrical words. Through the language of lyrics, this piece communicates the sadness and pain of having to send off someone who wants to leave. The music video tells the story, in omnibus-drama fashion, of three people who have each experienced separation. 5. (+1) T - 잊었니 (Did you forget?) Genre: R&B ballad This is the title song for T's 3rd album, "YOONMIRAE." T, Yoon Mirae produced the entire album, effectively infusing her musical colors, strengths and style into each piece. She combines conventional soul with mainstream R&B. With her trademark mid-to-deep, husky voice, she sings about painful love memories that anyone can relate to. 6. (-1) Superjunior-T - 로꾸거 (Ro Ggu Guh!!!) Genre: Trot This is the title song for Super Junior T's single album, "Lo-kkoo-kkau." It's a trott album released by six members of Super Junior - Ie-teuk, Hee-chul, Kang-in, Shin-dong, Eun-hyuk and Sung-min. The upbeat song boasts unique lyrics and fun rapping about how everything in life seems to be going backwards. 7. (+7) Kim Gun Mo - 허수아비 (Scarecrow) Genre: Pop Ballad This is the title song for Kim Gun-mo's 11th album, "Style Album 11," which is entirely made up of tracks that tell the artist's personal stories. It uses the scarecrow, who is helpless to do more than watch someone leave, as a vehicle to describe letting go of a lover. The music video, set in the 1970s, gained even more attention for the fact that it featured Park Ji-yoon. 8. (-1) Lee Hyori - 톡톡톡 (Toc Toc Toc) Genre: Pop / Dance The dance title song from Lee Hyori's single album "If in Love Like Them". This single album consists of 3 songs of different genres (dance, R&B, ballad). Those who are familiar with Hyori's music will recognise the style of this song. The song is written by hit makers Kim Do Hoon and Choi Kap Won. 9. (+3) MC Sniper (feat. Yuri) - 봄이여 오라 (Oh Spring, Come) Genre: Hip-hop Title song from MC Sniper's 4th album "How Bad Do You Want It?". This is a mid-tempo hip-hop song that features Yuri's vocal and MC Sniper's slow rap. It is a perfect kind of hip-hop song that will gain mass appeal. 10. (-2) Lyn - 이별살이 (Separate Life) Genre: R&B Ballad This is the title song for Lyn's 4th album, "The Pride of the Morning." The minor ballad with a sad-sounding melody was created by Lyn and her best friend, Whee Sung. It effectively brings out Lyn's overwhelming sensibilities, being a song that's almost like a touching monologue of one woman's regret about breaking up with her guy. The music video stars Lyn and model Lee Eon as lovers, showing us the start of their relationship, the passion, the separation and the emptiness that ensues. It portrays a story of love and separation in this sequential way, with three themes. 11. (-2) Seo In Young - 너를원해 (I Want You) Genre: Pop Dance This is the title song for Seo In-young's first album, "Elly Is So Hot." It was written and composed by hip-hop group Uptown's leader, Jung Yun-joon. Seo In-young, a former member of the girl-group Jewelery, presents a track that effectively mixes Latin hip-hop and simple R&B melodies while enhancing the performance of a rhythmical acoustic guitar. The music video was directed by the man known as BoA's brother, Director Kwon Soon-wook. 12. (-2) Wonder Girls - Irony Genre: Pop/Dance This is the title song of the debut single album for the Wonder Girls, a group created by singer/composer Park Jin Young. The five-member girl group includes Son-yae, Hyun-a, Seon-mi, So-hee and Yae-eun. Park Jin-young was the sole producer for the single. The song features a hip-hop rhythm and a distinctive and addictive refrain. 13. (+3) Free Style - 수취인불명 (Addresses Not Found) Genre: Hip-Hop This is the title song for Freestyle's 5th album by the same name, "Addressee Not Found." It's about the affections felt for an ex-girlfriend and features a perfect blending of orchestration, rap, not to mention, the musical colors of newcomer Jang Han-yi. The music video is about a heart-wrenching love between a poor boxer and ballerina. 14. (+4) Epik High - Love Love Love Genre: Hip-hop Second hit from Epik High's 4th album "Remapping the Human Soul" which has sold almost 100,000 copies. This is the follow up song to their No. 1 hit "Fan". "Love Love Love" is a mid-tempo melody song with a mixture of pop and hip-hop in it. Another great song for Epik High. 15. (-4) Jang Nara - 사랑부르기 (Calling Out Love) Genre: Pop Ballad This is the title song for Jang Nara's 5th album, "She." The soft ballad beautifully showcases Jang Nara's trademark vocal style and voice. It's a touching love story about beautifully embracing the scars caused by a breakup. Recording the song took a reported 10 hours, as the artiste performed the chorus herself as well, displaying unending passion. The piece displays a matured Jang Nara. 16. (-1) Magolpy - 비행소녀 (Flight Girl) Genre: Pop / Modern Rock This is the title song for Magolpy's debut single album. Discovered by hit-maker Yoon Myung-sun, this new female singer trained rigorously for three years to make her debut. Created while looking up at a clear blue sky, the words are lyrical and almost like they're from a movie. They meld well with the sad melody. A host of huge stars, including TVXQ, Super Junior, Eru and others appear in her music video. 17. (-4) See Ya - 미워요 (Hate You) Genre: R&B Ballad As the title song of composer Cho Young Soo's project album, "All Star," this medium-tempo ballad is about the regret and wistful feelings had about a love who has left. See Ya's distinct vocals make the song immensely moving. 18. (-1) Evan - 남자도… 어쩔 수 없다 (Man…Are Unavoidable) Genre: R&B ballad This is the title song to former Click-B member Yoo Ho-seok-turned-Evan's first solo album, "Hard to Breathe." Fans will quickly notice his beautiful voice. The moving lyrics, about a man's feelings of love, meld nicely with a modern melody. This is also the first album produced by Tony An. 19. (--) Yoon Ha - 비밀번호 486 (Secret Number 486) Genre: Pop / Rock This is the title song for Yoon Ha's first album, "A Great Day to Confess," which is also the first official domestic album for this artist, who made it into the Orikon Chart just 10 months after her Japan debut. "Secret Number 486" is a fresh song about love in the new generation and "486" is a code used by teens to mean, "I love you." Whee Sung wrote the lyrics for the piece. 20. (+6) K.Will - 왼쪽가슴 (Left Chest) Genre: R&B Ballad This is the title song for new artist K.will's first album by the same name, "Left Heart." It was made by singer Park Jin-young and is about a guy who feels pain in the left side of his heart every time he so much as hears news about an ex-flame. These sad lyrics combine with K.will's strikingly appealing voice for extra poignancy. The music video tells a nerve-wrecking love story about three people using cool lighting effects and the lights, themselves, as part of the storyline.
