Official cover image of Hyuna's second mini-album "MELTING," dropped on October 21, 2012. [Cube Entertainment[

K-pop female artist Hyuna has put on her first crown with the new electric dance tune “Ice Cream” on Gaon Chart.

The 21-year-old singer, who has become one of the hottest YouTube stars from PSY’s famed music video “Gangnam Style,” stood atop the Gaon Singles chart with her new title track listed in the second mini-album “MELTING” in the fourth week of October, the chart showed on Thursday.

The young K-pop queen has been garnering much attention from oversea mass media such as America’s Billboard.com and England’s the Guardian with her characteristic looks and dance skill in the tune’s video that is already near 20 million views as of November 1.

Sitting at No. 2 is a remake of Kim Kwang-seok's "Becoming Dust" by Roy Kim and Jung Joon-young, two of the most popular contestants on Mnet’s singing competition show “Superstar K.”

Though they slipped down a slot from last week's top status, the project duo are still making strong impressions with the program manias who are flooding the boys' Twitter accounts with supportive comments.

K-pop soloist K.will ranked at No. 3 with the third album’s title tune “Please Don’t,” which delicately depicts the procedure of a couple’s farewell with folk guitar sounds.

While rookie songstress Ailee grabbed the fourth place with “I Will Show You,” her diva-styled title tune off the first mini-album, girl group miss A rounded out the top five with their independence declaration “I Don’t Need Man.”

Other most-listened tunes in the fourth week of October were Epik High’s “UP,” “It’s Cold” and “Don’t Hate Me,” all three from their seventh full-track effort “99,” Byul’s sweet love song “So Cute,” Gain’s hit tune “Bloom” and wanna-be superstar Roy Kim’s another remake song “Whistle.”

Over on the album chart, K-pop sensation TVXQ! reclaimed the trophy with their sixth full-length album “Catch Me,” after world star PSY had took it away for one week.

Veteran hip-hop group Epik High enjoyed their comeback by sitting at No. 2 with "99," while boy band B.A.P landed at No. 3 with their new three-track album “Stop It.”


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