Music Bank (TV series)

Music Bank
Genre Music, Entertainment
Starring Lee Jang-woo
UEE
Country of origin South Korea
Language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 634 (as of December 23, 2011)
Production
Running time 80-105 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel KBS2
Picture format 1080i (ATSC, ISDB)
Audio format Stereo
Original run June 16, 1998 – Present
External links
Website

Music Bank (Korean: 뮤직뱅크) is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by Lee Jang-woo and UEE. As of 2011, it is broadcasted in 72 different countries through KBS World, due to its popularity of K-pop in foreign countries.[1]

Contents

History

Prior to Music Bank, Top 10 Songs (가요톱10) debuted in 1981 airing live at 6:30PM on Fridays and aired until 1998. For the first few months of 1998, Bravo New Generation took its place, but due to low ratings, it was quickly replaced by Music Bank on June 18, 1998. The chart format that was used since Top 10 Songs was abandoned in late 2001 due to controversy and was changed into a request format.

In 2005, the show was moved to Sunday afternoons at 12:45PM and became a recorded broadcast. Due to sinking ratings, in September 2007, the show returned to its original timeslot of Fridays evenings at 6:30 PM and returned to a live format. The charts were revived as category-based charts.

In January 2008, the category-based charts were combined into the K-Chart which is the familiar countdown chart and the only program to do so. In June 2008, the show extended to 70 mins, airing from 6:30 PM to 7:40 PM making it the longest music program on air. In November 2008, as part of the Autumn format changes, the show began airing from 6:40 PM to 8:00 PM for 80 mins. In May 2010, as part of the Spring format changes, the show began airing from 5:50 PM to 7:10 PM for 80 mins.

On August 27, 2010, Music Bank began airing live to 54 different countries around the world through KBS World, and included new interactive features for international viewers through Twitter.

On November 11, 2011, as part of the Autumn format changes, the show began airing for 105 mins from 6:10 PM to 7:55 PM.

K-Chart

K-Chart is the countdown charts of Music Bank. The charts are calculated by combining the Digital Music Charts (65%), Album Sales (5%), Number of times broadcast on TV/Radio (20%), and Viewers Choice Charts (10%).[2] The Top 50 songs of the week are featured on the show, where the Top 21-50 songs are shown via marquee and the Top 20-3 songs are featured by the hosts. The hosts then showcase the Top Two songs and announce who will be the winner of the week. The Number 1 song on the chart is the winner of that week's chart and receives an award.

During the last week of June, the Music Bank First Half 1st Place award is awarded to the most popular song of the first half of the year. During the last week of December, the Music Bank 1st Place award (or Music Bank MVP in 2008) is awarded to the most popular song of the entire year.

Prior to the combined K-Charts, category-based charts were used. From September to December 2007, every week a different category (Digital Music Charts, Karaoke Charts, Viewers Choice Charts, Album Sales Charts) was featured. Technically, each category would only be featured once a month. It was similar to K-Chart except the results each week could only be based on a specific chart, and not all the charts combined. From January 2008 to April 2009, two charts were used. Every week, the Digital Music Charts and Album Sales Charts were used, and at the end of the month were the combined charts (Album Sales Charts (20%) + Digital Music Charts (50%) + Viewers Choice Charts (30%)). In May 2009, this was abandoned for the combined charts featured every week.

First Place Winners

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

OST Chart

Music Bank has announced that they’ll be the first public broadcast program with an exclusive chart for OST songs.[4] OSTs will no longer be considered on the ‘K-Chart’, and they’ll be graded with separate standards starting January 28, 2011. However, OST Chart will not hand out awards for songs who land on the #1 spot.

2011

Hosts

Date Hosts
1998 Ryu Shi-won, Kim Ji-ho
1999 Ryu Shi-won, Hwang Yu-sun
Kim Seung-hyun, Hwang Yu-sun
Ju Young-hun, Hwang Yu-sun
2000 Ju Young-hun, Kim Gyu-ri
Lee Hwi-jae, Song Hye-kyo
Lee Hwi-jae, Lee Na-young
2001 Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Bo-kyung
November 8, 2001 - April 18, 2002 Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Min-sun
April 25 - October 24, 2002 Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Min-jung
October 31, 2002 - January 30, 2003 Rain, Shoo
February 6 - June 19, 2003 Jun Jin, Shoo
June 26, 2003 - June 11, 2004 Choi Jung-won, Park Jung-ah
June 18 - November 5, 2004 Ji Sung, Park Eun-hye
November 12, 2004 - April 29, 2005 Nam Gung-min, So Ee-hyun
May 8 - October 30, 2005 Ji Hyun-woo, Kim Bo-min
November 6, 2005 - March 12, 2006 Kang Kyung-jun, Park Kyung-lim
March 26 - November 19, 2006 Kang Kyung-jun, Jang Hee-jin
November 26, 2006 - April 1, 2007 Ha-ha, Lee So-yeon
April 8, 2007 - February 1, 2008 Ha-ha, Lee Hyun-ji
February 15 - May 16, 2008 Tablo, Kim Sung-eun
May 23 - August 8, 2008 Tablo, Min Seo-hyun
August 29, 2008 - January 9, 2009 Yu Sae-yoon, Seo In-young
January 16 - July 31, 2009 Yu Sae-yoon, Park Eun-young
August 7, 2009 - November 19, 2010 Song Joong-Ki, Seo Hyo-rim
December 3, 2010 - October 21, 2011 Hyun Woo, Kim Min-ji
October 28, 2011 - November 11, 2011 Hyun Woo, UEE
November 18, 2011 Tim, Sohee, Sunye
November 25, 2011 Shindong, Sohee, Sunye
December 2, 2011 Minho, Sohee, Yeeun
December 9, 2011 Minho, Sohee, Yubin
December 16, 2011 Shindong, Sohee, Yubin
December 23, 2011 Jung Yong Hwa, Choi Siwon, Yoon Doojoon, Jeon Hyun Mu
January 6, 2012 - present Lee Jang-woo, UEE

Achievements By Artists

Similar Programs

References

  1. ^ http://www.hancinema.net/music-bank-to-be-broadcast-live-in-72-nations-31039.html
  2. ^ (Korean) Official Music Bank homepage. How the K-Chart is calculated. KBS. Retrieved 4 October 2009
  3. ^ a b c d e f (Korean) Official Music Bank homepage. List of K-Charts. KBS. Retrieved 4 October 2009
  4. ^ (Korean) 현빈 여파? '뮤뱅' O.S.T차트 분리 신설. Nate. Retrieved 28 January 2011

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