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SNSD repeats again at #1 for a third consecutive week.

There are four new songs in the top ten this week. At #5 is 4men and Mi’s “That Man, That Woman.” Tablo feat. Taeyang reaches #6. The Wonder Girls’ comeback song “Be My Baby” debuts at #7 and has a lot of potential. Lastly, Brown Eyed Girls’ “Cleansing Cream” makes its debut at #9.

Check out the full countdown article to see more in depth information such as new songs, chart movements and their actual scores.

[00:00] 001 SNSD - The Boys(English ver )
[00:30] 002 Secret - Love Move
[01:17] 003 Lee Seung Ki - We’re Friends
[01:49] 004 Noel - I Miss You
[02:25] 005 4men & Mi - That Man That Woman
[03:11] 006 Tablo - Tomorrow (feat. Taeyang)
[03:41] 007 Wonder Girls - Be My Baby
[04:11] 008 T - Get It In (feat Tiger JK)
[04:44] 009 Brown Eyed Girls - Cleansing Cream
[05:14] 010 Orange Caramel - Shanghai Romance
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[Opinion] Anti Fans and Their Power in the Music Industry →

I remember that one of the things that caught my curiosity while falling into the arms of K-Pop was the idols and their anti-fans. I started reading story after story and when I read about DBSK’s Yunho and the incident of the juice with glue in it, I asked myself, “Why do these people have so much power over the artists they hate?” It is something that up to this day I don’t understand clearly.

First, these people waste time hating K-Pop groups without even having a reasonable argument for that. Secondly, they elaborate plans, websites, manipulate pictures and even gather in groups secretly, to attack the person they hate when their anger towards said artist grows even more. I have seen plenty of websites and even groups on Facebook or Twitter, recalling “Anti SNSD”, “Anti 2NE1”, “Anti Kim Hyun Joong” and even “Anti DBSK”.

Why does this happen? Why so much anger towards a group or person? Just because a group does really well in the industry, it doesn’t mean that you have to hate it and become part of some sort of evil sect to attempt or to even destroy it. Sometimes, fans themselves create these evil monsters. I have read comments in which people get actually sick of X or Y artist just because of their fandom.

These little antis, can be divided in three categories. The first category is the “regular anti.” These anti-fans just comment or say they don’t like certain groups and that’s all. Their intention is to actually hurt the group’s fandom and not to hurt the artist itself. The second category is the “stalker or sasaeng anti-fan.” Here, some fans of a group are actually sasaengs without even hating the group, but why are they considered antis?Because they stalk their artist and cross the limits of a person’s privacy…

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http://www.soompi.com/news/anti-fans-and-their-power-in-the-music-industry

Brown Eyed Girls’ “Sixth Sense” takes #1 for a third week in a row! Will they be able to hold on for another week? Wheesung’s “They Are Coming” is at #2 this week and only came 33 points short of the top spot.

Six new songs get into the top-10 this week. Check out the full countdown article to see more in depth information such as new songs, chart movements and their actual scores.

[00:00] 001 Brown Eyed Girls - Sixth Sense
[00:34] 002 Wheesung - Here They Come
[01:06] 003 FT Island - Like The Birds
[01:36] 004 Infinite - Paradise
[02:14] 005 Orange Caramel - Shanghai Romance
[02:44] 006 Kim Hyun Joong (SS501) - Lucky Guy
[03:14] 007 Secret - Love Move
[03:44] 008 Huh Gak - Hello
[04:14] 009 Simon D - Cheerz
[04:47] 010 Lee Seung Ki - Dating Generation
[05:17] 011 SNSD - The Boys(English ver )
[05:47] 012 Kara - Step
[06:17] 013 Jung Yup - Cry
[06:47] 014 Davichi - Don’t Say Goodbye
[07:24] 015 Tablo - Airbag (feat. NaUl)
[08:00] 016 Clover - Oppa I Know
[08:30] 017 Ali - How Can There Be Such A Thing
[09:00] 018 Boy Friend - Don’t Touch My Girl
[09:30] 019 Sung Shi Kyung - I Like
[10:00] 020 Baek Ji Young - Hurts Here
[10:30] 021 Kim Kyu Jong - Yesterday
[11:06] 022 Zi-A - The Way I Am (Feat. Ha Dong Kyun)
[11:36] 023 Hyo Rin (Sistar) - To Me It’s You
[12:06] 024 Super Junior - A-Cha
[12:36] 025 Kan Mi Yeon - Not Meeting
[13:14] 026 B1A4 - Beautiful Target
[13:44] 027 JJ - Must Be A Fool Part 2 (feat. Mighty Mouth)
[14:14] 028 Lee Hae Ri (Davichi) - The Person I Love
[14:44] 029 Lee Young Hyun (Big Mama) - Write Love And Call It Pain
[15:14] 030 Kim Gun Mo - Today That Is Sadder than Yesterday
[15:44] 031 Maybee - Goodbye Valentine
[16:14] 032 Park Ji Hun - Only You (feat. Ji Young Sun)
[16:44] 033 Sistar - So Cool
[17:14] 034 Suh Young Eun - Because That’s You
[17:52] 035 Kim Jang Hoon - Breakup Is So Like Me
[18:24] 036 Alex, Horan - Flower Is Blooming
[18:54] 037 Oh Yoon Hye - One Person
[19:25] 038 Lee Ssang - Turn Off The TV
[20:00] 039 Verbal Jint - You Look Happy (feat. Black Skirts)
[20:30] 040 YB - Find The Culprit Who Stole The Dream
[21:00] 041 T-ara - Roly-Poly
[21:31] 042 U-Kiss - Neverland
[22:01] 043 AB Avenue - Bye Bye
[22:33] 044 Monday Kiz - To The Next Person
[23:03] 045 2Boram - 2love
[23:40] 046 Cho PD - Family Man
[24:10] 047 Ibadi - Father And The Girl
[24:40] 048 Cream (M.I.B) - Do U Like Me
[25:10] 049 BNR - Learned Love Through Writing (feat. Lyn, Verbal Jint)
[25:40] 050 G.Na - Top Girl