Korea K-Pop Hot 100
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The Korea K-Pop Hot 100 is a music singles chart in the United States and South Korea
. It is launched in conjunction with Billboard
and Billboard Korea on August 25, 2011 and 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 South Korea. It is the second Asian Billboard chart after the Japan Hot 100
.
Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard's Director of Charts said that "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. He also added that they are "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."
The first number-one song on this chart was "So Cool
" by Sistar
on the issue dated August 25, 2011.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It is launched in conjunction with Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
and Billboard Korea on August 25, 2011 and 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 South Korea. It is the second Asian Billboard chart after the Japan Hot 100
Japan Hot 100
The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com ....
.
Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard's Director of Charts said that "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. He also added that they are "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."
The first number-one song on this chart was "So Cool
So Cool (Sistar album)
"So Cool" is the first full-length album by Korean girl group Sistar. The album was released on August 9, 2011. The song with the same title was used as the promotional song. The album contains 12 songs, 5 new songs and a special version of the song "Ma Boy", released by the sub-unit Sistar19...
" by Sistar
Sistar
SISTAR is a four-member South Korean girl group under the management of Starship Entertainment. The members are: Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom. On June 3, they released their debut single "Push Push" and made their debut on Korean Broadcasting System Music Bank...
on the issue dated August 25, 2011.
See also
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 (Korea)
- List of Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 top 10 singles in 2011