“Lonely” leads Mnet chart for 2nd week

Music video of 2NE1's song "Lonely" [YG Entertainment]

2NE1’s ballad “Lonely” stayed atop music cable channel Mnet’s weekly singles chart for the second consecutive week.

“Lonely,” whose lyrics is about a girl that bids goodbye to her boyfriend because she no longer feels the same way for him, demonstrates the vocals of the girl group on the backdrop of the guitar, cello, violin and other string instruments.

The song, from the group's digital single of the same name, was composed by YG Entertainment’s veteran musician Teddy.

Boy group BEAST’s sad love song “Fiction” debuted No. 2 on the chart.

Composer Shinsa Dong Tiger made use of a piano riff in particular to better express the sadness of the song which is about a guy, who, unable to accept a breakup, creates a happy fiction in his head to continue with his love.

Songstress Baek Ji-young’s ballad “Average” from her eighth album “Pitta,” entered third on the chart.

“Average,” which sings of the pain that still continues even after breaking up with a lover, was composed by Bang Si-hyuk, the head of Big Hit Entertainment.

Meanwhile on the albums chart, BEAST’s first regular album “Fiction and Fact” released last Thursday came on the lead.

The album consisting of a total 10 tracks including “Back To You,” “The Fact,” “Freeze,” “You,” “Virus” and “Though I Called (translated title)” have all been placed within the top 10 slots of various local music charts including that of Naver, Cyword, Daum, Bugs, Dosirak and Soribada.

Compilation album “I’m A Singer Competition 3-1: Songs I Wish I Had Sung” from MBC’s music reality show “I’m A Singer” went down a step to reach second place.

The latest album which is the third of its kind 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.

The No. 3 spot was again claimed by Baek Ji-young following the singles chart, with her eighth album “Pitta” released last Thursday.

“Pitta,” meaning varied in color and shape, is the songstress' first album in over two years and six months, made through the participation of many renowned composers and lyricist in the country such as Big Hit's chief producer Bang, PJ, Won Tae-yeon and others.

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