Baek Ji Young decides to step down as operator of her online shopping mall, ‘I Am Yuri’

After being swept up in controversy regarding ‘false reviews’, singer Baek Ji Young has decided to step down from her operating position at her online shopping mall, ‘I Am Yuri‘.

During an interview with a media outlet that took place on July 22nd, the artist opened up saying, “It upsets me to think that ‘I am Yuri’ is being punished excessively because of me.”

She continued, “I had no idea about the false reviews. It has been a while since I’ve personally been involved with the actual management. However, I do believe I should take responsibility as it is a website that was publicized under my name. I am leaving the shopping mall, however, I will be giving back to others and do other good things.”

Netizens who read her statement replied, “I understand where she’s coming from but she is still in the wrong,” and “It’s unfortunate, but I think it’d be better for her to leave.”

Earlier this month, Baek Ji Young’s shopping mall ‘I Am Yuri’ was fined 10,000,000 KRW ($8,715 USD) by the Fair Trade Commission for leaving false reviews on products on the site. The business belonged to both herself and COOL member Yuri.

Source & Image: Donga Ilbo via Naver

Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for the month of June 2012

The Gaon Chart is the national chart of South Korea and is intended to be the equivalent of Oricon in Japan and Billboard in the United States.

Check out the chart rankings for the month of June 2012 (June 1st – June 30th) below!

< Gaon Chart National Digital Singles Ranking >

1. Wonder Girls – “Like This”

2. Big Bang – “MONSTER”

3. f(x) – “Electric Shock”

4. Big Bang – “Still Alive”

5. Jung Hyung Don & Defconn – “The Song That’s Even Worse When You Listen to it During a Bad Time”

6. Busker Busker – “If You Really Love Me”

7. Verbal Jint ft. 10cm’s Kwon Jung Yeol – “Good Morning”

8. Big Bang – “Ego”

9. G.NA – “2Hot”

10. IU – “Every End of the Day”

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< Gaon Chart National Physical Albums Ranking >

1. Big Bang – ‘Special Edition Still Alive’ – 117,929 albums

2. Teen Top – ‘arTisT’ – 37,215 albums

3. Wonder Girls – ‘Wonder Party’ – 25,119 albums

(Rank 7 – 10 not listed due to SQL DB error on Gaon site)

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< Online Downloads For The Month >

1. Wonder Girls – “Like This” – 1,444,339 Downloads

2. Big Bang – “MONSTER” – 1,389,771 Downloads

3. f(x) – “Electric Shock” – 1,121,472 Downloads

4. Jung Hyung Don & Defconn – “The Song That’s Even Worse When You Listen to it During a Bad Time” – 966,502 Downloads

5. Big Bang – “Still Alive” – 909,487 Downloads

6. Busker Busker – “If You Really Love Me” – 777,294 Downloads

7. Verbal Jint ft. 10cm’s Kwon Jung Yeol – “Good Morning” – 688,706 Downloads

8. Big Bang – “EGO” – 676,463 Downloads

9. Big Bang – “FEELING” – 615,925 Downloads

10. Busker Busker – “It’s So Hard To Face You” – 608,120 Downloads

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< Online Chart – Streams >

1. Wonder Girls – “Like This” – 10,251,272 Streams

2. Big Bang – “MONSTER” – 9,906,385 Streams

3. f(x) – “Electric Shock” – 7,433,655 Streams

4. Jung Hyung Don & Defconn – “The Song That’s Even Worse When You Listen to it During a Bad Time” – 7,265,365 Streams

5. Big Bang – “Still Alive” – 6,779,451 Streams

6. IU – “Every End Of The Day” – 6,766,944 Streams

7. G.NA – “2HOT” – 6,586,851 Streams

8. Baek Ji Young ft. Gary of Leessang – “Voice” – 6,142,321 Streams

9. SISTAR – “Alone” – 6,041,435 Streams

10. TaeTiSeo – “Twinkle” – 5,967,570 Streams