2NE1 “Lonely” enters first on Mnet chart

An album cover of 2NE1's digital album "Lonely" [YG Enterttainment]

Girl group 2NE1’s ballad “Lonely” topped cable music channel Mnet’s weekly singles chart for the week of May 9 to 15.

“Lonely,” that demonstrates the powerful vocals of the girl group through the usage of guitar, cello, violin and other string instruments, is from the group’s digital single of the same name released last Thursday.

The song itself is about a girl who bids goodbye to her boyfriend for she still feels lonely despite being with him.

“Ma Boy” by girl group SISTAR unit SISTAR19 is a medium-tempo love song that is neo-soul in genre which maintained its position at No. 2 from the previous week.

The song which expresses the feelings of fondness and anxiety felt by a girl in love was composed by well-noted music producer Brave Brothers.

Ranked in third was songstress Lim Jeong-hee’s rock number “Golden Lady” which sings about a girl that demands her ex-boyfriend to get lost for she is too precious to be wasting time on him.

The song which is the title track to her second mini-album of the same name released two weeks ago, was produced by Bang Si-hyuk, the head of the Big Hit Entertainment, with the participation of Baek Chan of group 8eight, rapper San E and Whee sung and the featuring done by Hyun-a of 4minute.

In the albums section, “I’m A Singer Competition 3-1: Songs I Wish I Had Sung” released early this month, charged straight up to first place after a 43-slot jump.

The latest album which is the third album from MBC’s music reality show “I’m A Singer” contains seven well-known songs rearranged for the performance of seven contestants of the show, including Yim Jae-beum’s “Empty Glass” which was originally sung by Nam Jin, Kim Yeon-woo’s “Regret” sung by Kim Gun-mo and YB’s “Magic Castle” sung by the duo band Classic.

“I’m A Singer Competition 2: Swapping Each Other’s Hit Song” which is the second album to the aforementioned TV show, continued to hang on to second place on the chart for the second week-in-a-row.

Coming in third was previous chart topper “PINOCCHIO” after sliding two steps from the previous session.

“PINOCCHIO,” made up of a total 10 tracks including hit dance number “Danger,” is girl group f(x)’s first regular album that went on sale in mid-April.

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