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Big Bang has solidified its status as a korean group.
Big Bang has recently rose up to the position of number 1 on Thailand MTV’s “Chart of the Year – Top 100” with its mini-album song, Last Farewell. Also, another mini-album track, Day by Day (Haru Haru), which was released last August, claimed the number 11 spot on that list.
Big Bang’s popularity in Thailand does not stop there. Taeyang’s solo title track “Look Only at Me” (Na Man Barabwa) is also on that same list at number 29, making the group’s thorough popularity tangible.
The Thailand MTV’s international chart is comprised of weekly showtimes and viewer/listener requests and is announced every monday and is a list where one can easily pick out hit songs. This compiled list is the summation of the weekly charts and has the songs ranked for the year.
Outside of Big Bang, So Nyuh Shi Dae’s “Kissing You” was number 4 putting that song within the top ten, while SHINee’s “Replay” and Dong Bang Shin Ki’s “Purple Line” took 18th and 20th respectively – these rankings showing the level of popularity that Korean singers have in that country. SS501’s “Deja Vu” was also at 30th and Super Junior’s “Marry You” was listed at 37th, showing the surge in popularity for Korean idol groups.
One music industry affiliate, while commenting on Korean idol groups’ popularity in Thailand, stated that, “Korean cultural awareness is blooming in Thailand, and Korean dramas are showing almost simultaneously in the Korea and Thailand. This shows that the people of Thailand are showing a high level of interest in Korean culture, and Korean idol singers are a part of that movement.”
In this chart, 2nd place went to the US’s Pussy Cat Doll’s “When I Grow Up”, 3rd was the UK’s R&B sensation Duffy’s “Mercy”. “Touch My Body” by Mariah Carey and “Love in this Club” by Usher took 6th and 8th respectively.
credit: aseo @ soshified forums
source: http://sosiz.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=data&am…sc&no=13290
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Personally I find this an amazing feat. The girls have never promoted in Thailand, better yet anywhere else besides Korea and they’re number 4 on this chart. Its definitely a girls generation eh? (:
SNSD Korean 
I read solidified as soshified. wow. Took me like two or three reads to finally understand wth that was saying. stupid speed reading.
-sLaVe
wow! congrats to the girls! ^_^
>< i’m Thai
but i never saw MTV – -;
it’s great to hear that they’re number 4th
because wonder girls is more to talking about in public
SNSD is not well known by Thais T^T
but their fans is a lot !
you can see Thai fans’s website here
http://board.girlsgeneration-th.com/index.php?
http://forums.soshifanclub.com/
(They have more than 8300+ fans in Thailand now!)
and they have plan to promote here in the 30th november
but there’re big problem T^T the concert has been postpone
so the event has been cancelled.
and you should know that their album is fast selling everytime
you can’t find their album easily in store
(as i have experienced i see their album at the store today and there are a lot but! the following day i going to buy it it’s just sold out yesterday(the day i saw it – -))
their album is very fast selling (ฺฺBB WG SUJU TVXQ is so easy to get some – -;)
lol theyre not promoting November 30th, its the SM Concert in Bangkok
but thanks for sharin all those news with us
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the concert is sat 29th nov 08
(postpone to sat 7 Feb 09 ^^)
The event on Sun 30th called “Girls’ Generation & Baby Baby in Bangkok”
>>http://www.gmminter.com/board/index.php?topic=12154.0<<
this thread says that it’ll be hosted on the 30th
and SONE is sharing their idea for the event (what to do with the girls in the event you can see how much SONE their ~
Their Thailand’s official site (the company’s site)
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http://www.gmminter.com/
http://www.gmminter.com/board/index.php?board=56.0
and so sorry for my bad Gramma!