Shinyoo's Hands Of The Clock
Anybody know anything about this? According to Billboard, it's been on the K-pop chart for 39 weeks, never getting above 35. A trot rhythm, ballad-like but definitely Asian. In the olden days, this would have been my stereotype of what Asian pop sounds like. Touches of what seem like country & western, but the resemblance may be a coincidence (though I wouldn't assume it's a coincidence). Also, a few big-band r&b horn flourishes.
Presumably, it's old people who listen to this. I'm an old person, and I like it.
[EDIT: YouTube took down the studio version, so here's a live performance. RE-EDIT: And then they took that one down; here's one that may or may not be the same one]
Longest-running K-pop qua K-pop tracks in the top 50 are Ailee's "Heaven" (which is a big ballad, really, though I'll count it as K-pop given that K-poppers give it their ears), 15 weeks, and Big Bang's "Fantastic Baby," 12 weeks. The Gaon chart doesn't list longevity, but goddamn "Moves Like Jagger" is still in the Top 100 after 9 months or so. T-ara's "Lovey-Dovey" just fell out of the Top 100 after approximately 20 weeks; IU's "You And I" and Trouble Maker's "Trouble Maker" are still in the low 100s after about 25.
Unlike American pop, K-pop has a blockbuster pattern. Releases are events, and they get crowded out by the next week's events. Even the most popular songs stay only several weeks near the top. SNSD's mark of 9 consecutive wins for "Gee" on Music Bank in early '09 will likely never be beaten. (The Gaon chart didn't exist yet. I think it's slightly easier for a teen-oriented K-pop song to hang onto number one on the TV performance show charts than on Gaon, since ballads aren't as much in the competition. But still, 2 weeks is a lot and 4 weeks is dominating. Not sure how IU's "You And I" did on the performance charts, but it stayed atop Billboard K-pop for a solid 5 weeks, and remained in the top 10 for a total of 9. See Wikipedia's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 entry for the other long runners.)
Presumably, it's old people who listen to this. I'm an old person, and I like it.
Click to view[EDIT: YouTube took down the studio version, so here's a live performance. RE-EDIT: And then they took that one down; here's one that may or may not be the same one]
Longest-running K-pop qua K-pop tracks in the top 50 are Ailee's "Heaven" (which is a big ballad, really, though I'll count it as K-pop given that K-poppers give it their ears), 15 weeks, and Big Bang's "Fantastic Baby," 12 weeks. The Gaon chart doesn't list longevity, but goddamn "Moves Like Jagger" is still in the Top 100 after 9 months or so. T-ara's "Lovey-Dovey" just fell out of the Top 100 after approximately 20 weeks; IU's "You And I" and Trouble Maker's "Trouble Maker" are still in the low 100s after about 25.
Unlike American pop, K-pop has a blockbuster pattern. Releases are events, and they get crowded out by the next week's events. Even the most popular songs stay only several weeks near the top. SNSD's mark of 9 consecutive wins for "Gee" on Music Bank in early '09 will likely never be beaten. (The Gaon chart didn't exist yet. I think it's slightly easier for a teen-oriented K-pop song to hang onto number one on the TV performance show charts than on Gaon, since ballads aren't as much in the competition. But still, 2 weeks is a lot and 4 weeks is dominating. Not sure how IU's "You And I" did on the performance charts, but it stayed atop Billboard K-pop for a solid 5 weeks, and remained in the top 10 for a total of 9. See Wikipedia's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 entry for the other long runners.)