Look at that… while I was busy in Busan, the Music Industry Association of Korea came out with a new music chart.
The most noticeable part of the chart is the utter lack of Shinwha, even though the band was No. 1 last month. This has happened before, so I assume the problem is with MIAK. Perhaps Shinwha’s distributor is having some sort of tiff with MIAK, or something like that. On the other hand, Shinwha has the No. 1 spot on the foreign chart… So basically I have no idea.
Anyhow, the charts this month are absolutely stuffed with new releases. I wonder if the music biz is like the movies in Korea, with the Chuseok holidays creating a hot season. Embarassing to say I have never looked into that before.
This Month | Artist | Album Name | Release Date | This Month’s Sales | Total Sales | 1. | Dong Bang Shin Gi | Vol. 3 – Oh! Jeong. Ban. Hab | 9.28 | 120,505 | 120,505 | 2. | Lee Seung-chul | Reflection of Sound | 9.27 | 27,102 | 27,102 | 3. | Koyote | London Koyote | 9.18 | 25,746 | 25,746 | 4. | Nell | Vol. 3 | 9.21 | 22,869 | 22,869 | 5. | Big Bang | Vol. 2 (Single) | 9.28 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 6. | SG Wannabe | Vol 3 – The Third Masterpieces | 4.07 | 14,178 | 290,951 | 7. | Jang Ri-in | Jang Ri-in Vol. 1 – Timeless (Single) | 9.08 | 12,786 | 12,786 | 8. | Paran | Vol. 2 – Beyond the Blue Sky | 9.04 | 12,052 | 12,052 | 9. | Bae Chi Gi | My Way | 9.04 | 11,296 | 11,296 | 10. | See Ya | Vol. 1 | 2.24 | 10,935 | 89,822 |
(source: MIAK)
And here is the foreign sales chart:
This Month | Artist | Album Name | Release Date | This Month’s Sales | Total Sales | 1. | Shinwha | Japan Single | 9.06 | 15,052 | 15,052 | 2. | Arashi | The Best Collection of 2002-2004 | 9.12 | 8,484 | 8,484 | 3. | Beyonce | B’Day | 9.04 | 6,677 | 6,677 | 5. | Stacie Orrico | Beautiful Awakening | 9.01 | 5,828 | 5,828 | 5. | Christina Aguilera | Back to Basics | 8.14 | 5,571 | 17,085 | 6. | Arashi | Single Collection – 1999-2001 | 9.12 | 5,485 | 5,485 | 7. | Justin Timberlake | Futuresex/Love Sounds | 9.12 | 5,378 | 5,378 | 8. | Jo Sumi | With Love: Best of Jo Sumi | 8.25 | 4,527 | 11,524 | 9. | Fergie | The Dutchess | 9.19 | 4,101 | 4,101 | 10. | Richard Yongjae O’Neil | Lachrymae | 9.07 | 3,358 | 3,358 |
(source: MIAK)
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