Bumkey Leaps to the Top of MelOn’s Chart

The promotional image for hip-hop artist Bumkey’s new tune “Attraction.” [Bumkey's Twitter account]

Korean hip-hop artist Bumkey leaped fourteen spots upward to the top spot of the MelOn’s weekly singles chart last week.

Bumkey took the No. 1 spot on MelOn’s weekly singles chart with his hip-hop tune “Attraction,” featuring hip-hop group Dynamic Duo, during the week of August 19 to 25, Korea’s biggest music streaming website showed on Monday.

Accordingly, San E’s tune “Story of Someone I Know” was pushed down a slot to second place, while K-pop boy band EXO’s urban hip-hop “Growl” jumped two slots up to third place.

K-pop sensation Crayon Pop’s catchy tune “Bar Bar Bar” sat at the fourth spot, followed by K-pop princesses f(x)’s hit tune “Rum Pum Pum Pum” which rounded off the top five.

Other beloved K-pop tunes included A PINK’s hit tune “NoNoNo,” Huh Gak’s new tune “Your Mine,” featuring hip-hop artist Swings, Hyolyn’s soundtrack “Crazy of You” for drama “Master’s Sun,” Ailee’s powerful tune “U & I” and 2NE1′s summer love song “DO YOU LOVE ME.”

Over on the albums chart, there was no movement on the first two spots and slight changes on the remaining top three spots.

While hip-hop group Dynamic Duo’s “Luckynumbers” and f(x)’s “Pink Tape” stayed on the first and second spot, respectively, EXO’s first repackaged album “XOXO” stepped up eleven spots to third place.

Big Bang’s youngest member Seungri’s third EP “LET’S TALK ABOUT LOVE” debuted on the fourth spot and SISTAR’s second album “Give It To Me” rounded up the top five.

Reporter. Euna Lee domino@tenasia.co.kr
Editor. Jessica Kim

Courtesy of Bumkey’s Twitter account (https://twitter.com/BUMKEY)

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