SBS PopAsia - Our 1000 song analysis

SBS PopAsia is a program on internet radio and TV that we have become obsessed with. We love the cultural difference of the music, the boppyness of the tunes, and the ability to get some crazy songs.

So yes, THANKYOU SBS POPASIA!

As a result, we decided to undertake a statistical analysis of 1000 songs played on the internet radio station from 17 Feb 2013 to 1 Mar 2013, to see how it worked. We found some things out:

1. SBS PopAsia? Nup, it's SBS PopKorea




Wow do they like K-POP! (We've defined K-POP as any pop by Korean artists) J-POP just edged out C-POP into second, in the latest round of the Diaoyu/Senkaku battle.

But very limited pop from anywhere else! Can we have some more variety, SBS Pop Asia? Or at least some more C-POP and J-POP?

2. It's surprising what's played most..

 
Not Humanoids, I Got A Boy, Break Down or Furisodeshon. Well done to CN Blue! If the survey had started one week later, Gong Gong would surely have won.





3. It's not surprising which singers/groups are played most

So if we were to tell you that K-POP was three-quarters of the songs played, and then asked you to pick which two groups were played the most, what would you say?



Correct! This also shows how reliant J-POP was on Kyary for their plays. How about some more Perfume?

4. They do play a large number of songs.



164 different songs were played, 46 of which were only played once. Some of the more regular songs did seem a little over-played though. Seven songs were played on average every three hours (or more often), which was a bit wearing after a while!

5. Songs come and go



It's interesting watching that some songs like I'm Sorry can keep their popularity throughout the month. Tried to Walk lost their popularity over the period. Crayon had been out for a while, starting slowly in the charts before regaining its popularity!