Inilah Hasil Survey Kaum Muda Eropa Tentang Korea Selatan & Kpop! Posted by : dnanshmr

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) baru2 ini menggelar sebuah survey pada brand image dari Korea Selatan dikalangan orang muda dari Eropa. Mereka mensurvey  1208 anak muda berusia 18-30 tahun, dalam 5 kota2 besar Eropa  – London, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Budapest.

Saat ditanya mengenai apa yang  datang ke pikiran mereka saat mereka memikirkan dari Korea Selatan, responden2 menjawab Korea Selatan  (9%), K-Pop (6.9%) dan Seoul (6.5%). Yang lainnya menyebutkan perang, Samsung, kimchi, the 2002 FIFA World Cup and taekwondo.

Saat ditanya mengenai penyanyi2 Kpop, responden mengutip  BIGBANG (8.8%), BEAST (5.8%), Girls Generation (5.5%), Dong Bang Shinki (3.3%) and Rain (3.0%).

Kesadaran akan Korea Selatan dan  preference untuk budaya Korea dan negara ini sendiri adalah yang tertinggi di   Hungary, diikuti Perancis, Italy, Britania dan  Germany.

Sources: KBS World, Japanese translation, French translation, Spanish translation

credit: Bigbangupdates

Indo Trans; Yeppopo

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Gaon Charts release chart rankings for the last week of August! Posted by : dnanshmr

The Gaon Chart is the national chart of South Korea and is intended to be the equivalent of the Oricon in Japan and the Billboard in the United States.
Check out the chart rankings for the last week of August below!
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Gaon Chart National Digital Singles Ranking
1. Leessang – “Turned Off The TV…” – 44,596,963 Points
2. Leessang – “You’re The Answer To A Guy Like Me” – 30,518,168 Points
3. SISTAR – “So Cool” – 25,441,582 Points
4. G.NA – “Top Girl” – 2,598,384 Points
5. Leessang – “Reminiscence” ft. Baek Ji Young – 21,231,331 Points
6. 10cm – “Hug Me” – 19,887,401 Points
7. 2NE1 – “Ugly” – 15,783,317 Points
8. Rain – “Busan Girl” – 15,580,248 Points
9. In Sooni – “Father” – 15,327,415 Points
10. Park Jung Hyun & Kim Bum Soo – “A Scar Deeper Than Love” – 14,799,438 Points
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Gaon Chart National Physical Albums Ranking
1. Mr. Simple – “Super Junior”
2. Various Artists – “Scent of a Woman OST”
3. T-ara – “Roly Poly in Copacabana”
4. Leessang – “AsuRa BalBalTa”
5. INFINITE – “Over The Top”
6. G.NA – “Top Girl”
7. GD&TOP – “High High”
8. Various Artists – “I Am Melody 2″
9. miss A – “A Class”
10. B2ST – “Fiction and Fact”
Source: Gaon Chart

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