Girls’ Generation has logged another week at No. 1 with their
genre-hopping comeback track “I Got A Boy.” The girls rocketed to No. 1
last week and have held off stiff competition in a particularly
competitive January.
The ladies of Girls’ Generation (a.k.a. SNSD) are proving they
deserve their No. 1. An official video of their Jan. 11 performance on
“KBS Music Bank,” a hit music show, begins with leader Taeyon and
U.S.-born member Tiffany singing their “Lost In Love” duet. Later, the
nine took the stage to perform “I Got A Boy” where they notably used no
backing vocals. Many acts use back-up vocals at the beginning of a
promotional period to let themselves get comfortable appearing on these
high-profile programs, but SNSD going completely live so early is
particularly impressive.
The song that almost snatched Girls’
Generation’s No. 1 position comes from comedian Jung Hyeong Don’s
“Gangbuk Dandy” at No. 2. The song comes from Korean TV station MBC’s
extremely-popular variety show “Infinity Challenge.” Jung Hyeong Don
ambitiously titled his track, “Gangbuk Dandy,” as a rival to PSY’s
monster hit “Gangnam Style” (Gangbuk is on the opposite end of Gangnam).
Similarly, “Gangbuk Dandy” is a club track with thumping beats and
comical lyrics. Only live performances of the track exist, but should he
decide to release a captivating music video, could Jung find himself
with 2013′s “Gangnam Style?”
INFINITE’s two hip-hop enthusiast
members, Dongwoo and Hoya, formed a sub-unit group, INFINITE H,
releasing their first mini-album with debut single, “Special Girl” with
the week’s biggest debut at No. 6. Their album, “Fly High,” boasts guest
features by top names in the industry including Zion T, Baby Soul,
Gaeko of Dynamic Duo with first single “Special Girl” featuring soulful
R&B vocalist Bumkey. The melodic hip-hop number was composed and
arranged by renowned producer Primary (known for hits like Dynamic Duo’s
“Without You,” Billboard’s No. 16 Best K-Pop Song of 2012) and written
by promising underground rapper Beenzino.
Another “Infinity Challenge”
contestant charted high this week; a very familiar face to music fans
worldwide. Yoo Jae Suk, otherwise known as “the guy in the yellow suit”
in the “Gangnam Style” music video, enters in at No. 10 this week with
the futuristic, electro piece “Grasshopper World.” The song is a
feel-good track with hopeful lyrics that urge people to stop worrying
and enjoy life.
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