Music programs of South Korea
Music programs of South Korea are broadcast weekly, with different artists performing on the shows to promote their music.[1]
South Korea's largest broadcasting companies each have their own, which are broadcast on different channels. SBS has Inkigayo, KBS has Music Bank, MBC has Show! Music Core, Mnet has M! Countdown, MBC Music has Show Champion and SBS MTV has The Show.
Music programs
Current
- Inkigayo or The Music Trend (previously known as SBS Popular Song), airs on SBS every Sunday at 3:30 PM KST. It is currently hosted by GOT7's Jackson,[2][3] Kim Yoo-jung and BTOB's Yook Sung-jae.
- Music Bank airs on KBS2 and KBS World every Friday at 6:30 PM KST (UTC +9). It is currently hosted by Park Bo-gum and Red Velvet's Irene.
- Show! Music Core airs on MBC every Saturday at 3:50 PM KST. It is currently hosted by Kim Sae-ron and Kim Min-Jae.
- M! Countdown airs on Mnet every Thursday at 6:00 PM KST. It is currently hosted by SHINee's Key, CNBLUE's Lee Jung-shin, GOT7's Junior and BamBam.
- Show Champion airs on MBC Music every Wednesday at 6:00 PM KST. It is currently hosted by comedienne Kim Shin-young.
- The Show airs on SBS MTV every Tuesday at 8:00 PM KST. It is currently hosted by GFriend's Yerin and Super Junior-M's Zhou Mi.[4]
- Pops in Seoul and Simply K-Pop are both aired on Arirang TV and are known to be the only South Korean music programs that do not have a chart system. Simply K-Pop is also the only English-language South Korean music show.
Past music programs
- Music on Top was a music program that aired on jTBC, but was cancelled due to low ratings. Like most of the music programs, it also had a chart system that awards music show wins to artists every week.
- Music Camp was a music program that aired on MBC, but was cancelled after an incident that was broadcast live where two band members exposed their genitalia during a segment of the show.[5]
Performances
Artists commonly pre-record performances and appear live on the show for interviews and the ending of the show, where the week's winning artist is announced.
An artist also use music programs to promote. 'Debut stage' is the term used for artists who perform on the shows for the first time, usually serving as their first live performance when they debut as an artist. On the other hand, a 'comeback stage' is the term used for the first performance of the artist on the shows with their new songs and the start of a new promotional cycle, after the end of their debut cycle.[6]
Fans are also allowed to attend pre-recordings and live shows to support the artists for free if they apply for tickets on each of the show's websites, with the condition that they don't record or take photos during the recording. Fans who disobey these rules will be banned from the show, along with fellow fans who came to support the group.[7]
Show! Music Core's lip-sync ban
During an interview with 'Music Core' CP Park Hyun Suk on July 1, 2014, he was reported to have told Munhwa Ilbo, "We will not allow people who are not equipped with the basics as a singer to perform on stage. Even if one's individual part is short, that is fine. The singers who perform on stage must sing.". He argues that this is to discourage groups who record almost 100% of their music for the shows, to determine the truly talented idol groups.[8]
Chart systems
Each music program of the different networks have different systems that they use to decide the winning artist of the week. For instance, KBS' Music Bank's K-Chart includes the song's physical sales in their computation, while SBS' Inkigayo's chart does not.[9]
An artist is not eligible to win on music shows during the first week of promotions, and may only be included in the music charts in the second week.
| Music program | Channel | Chart system |
|---|---|---|
| Inkigayo | SBS | Digital Single Sales (55%), SNS (YouTube Views) (35%), Album Sales (5%), Advance Viewer Votes (5%), Live Votes (10%) (for 1st place candidates only)[10] |
| Music Bank | KBS | Digital Music Charts (65%), Album Sales (5%), Number of times broadcast on KBS TV only (20%), Viewers Choice Charts (10%)[11] |
| M! Countdown | Mnet | Digital Music Sales Score (50%), Album Sales Volume Score (15%), Social Media Score (15%), Popularity Score (10%), Broadcast Score (10%), Live Broadcast Real Time Voting Score (10%)[12] |
| Show Champion | MBC Music | Digital Sales (streaming + downloads) (50%), Online Voting (MelOn) (15%), Physical Sales (Hanteo) (20%), Ranking from Professionals & Expert Judges (MBC Music) (15%)[13] |
| The Show | SBS MTV | Pre-score: Total 70% [Album sales+Digital sales+SNS (Korea) (35%) + Tudou music video views+pay vote items (China) (35%)].
Live voting (for The Show Choice nominees only): Total 30% [Text votes (Korea) (15%)+Tudou votes (China) (15%)] |
Most music show wins
By solo artists
Below is a list of artists with the most music show wins on all of the music programs. The list does not include wins on music programs of other countries.
| Rank | Artist | Count | Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PSY | 49 | 1999– |
| 2nd | Yoo Seung-jun | 43 | 1997–2002 2006–present |
| 3rd | IU | 35 | 2008– |
| 4th | G-Dragon | 33 | 2001– |
| 5th | Lee Hyori | 28 | 2003– |
| 6th | Kim Hyun-jung | 26 | 1998– |
| Taeyang | 2001– | ||
| 8th | Im Chang-jung | 24 | 1990– |
| 9th | Rain | 23 | 1998– |
| BoA | 2000– | ||
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By groups
Below is a list of groups with the most music show wins on all of the music programs. The list does not include subgroups and solo careers and wins on music programs of other countries.
| Rank | Artist | Count | Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Girls' Generation | 100 | 2007– |
| 2nd | BIGBANG | 70 | 2006– |
| 3rd | EXO | 61 | 2012– |
| 4th | Shinhwa | 60 | 1998– |
| 5th | Super Junior | 57 | 2005– |
| 6th | g.o.d | 54 | 1999–2005 2014– |
| 7th | SHINee | 53 | 2008– |
| 8th | TVXQ | 48 | 2003– |
| 9th | BEAST | 46 | 2009– |
| 10th | 2NE1 | 42 | 2009– |
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- Show! Music Core broadcast for over 7 years without a chart system from 31 December 2005 before it was brought back on 20 April 2013. It was once again removed on November 21, 2015.[14]
- Inkigayo revamped the show on 15 July 2012 without the chart system but revived it again on 17 March 2013.
- The Show broadcast for over 3 years before it introduced a chart system on 28 October 2014.
- Show Champion started broadcasting on 21 February 2012.
- Music Bank has been airing since 18 June 1988. The last winner was on 2 August 2001 before the chart system was abandoned. It was revived again on 7 September 2007.
- M! Countdown has been airing since 29 July 2004 and has always had a chart system.
- As of 19 September 2015, Girls' Generation leads the other artists with 100 wins since their debut in 2007.
Most awarded songs
Below is a list of the songs that have the most wins accumulated across the above six music programs.
PSY currently holds the record for most-awarded song with the 2012 global hit "Gangnam Style" which beat Girls' Generation's "Gee"'s previous record of most consecutive wins on a music show with 9 wins on Music Bank and ended with 14 consecutive wins and 17 wins in total.[15] The song also received 3 consecutive wins from M! Countdown, gaining a total of 20 wins from the two shows.[16]
| Rank | Artist | Song | Count | Year of Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PSY | "Gangnam Style" | 20 | 2012 |
| 2nd | EXO | "Call Me Baby" | 18 | 2015 |
| 3rd | Apink | "LUV" | 17 | 2014 |
| 4th | Girls' Generation | "Gee" | 14 | 2009 |
| EXO | "Growl" | 2013 | ||
| Girls' Generation | "Lion Heart" | 2015 | ||
| 5th | T-ara | "Lovey-Dovey" | 13 | 2012 |
| 6th | BIGBANG | "Haru Haru" | 12 | 2008 |
| 2NE1 | "I Don't Care" | 2009 | ||
| Girls' Generation | "The Boys" | 2011 | ||
| Girls' Generation-TTS | "Twinkle" | 2012 | ||
| 7th | Jewelry | "One More Time" | 11 | 2008 |
| Wonder Girls | "So Hot" | |||
| G-Dragon | "Heartbreaker" | 2009 | ||
| Super Junior | "Mr. Simple" | 2011 | ||
| SISTAR | "Give It to Me" | 2013 | ||
| Soyou and Jung Gigo | "Some" | 2014 | ||
| EXO | "Love Me Right" | 2015 | ||
| Taeyeon | "I" | |||
| 8th | Cho Yong-pil | "Do Not Find Oriole" | 10 | 1982 |
| Yoo Seung-jun | "Passion" | 1999 | ||
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| Wonder Girls | "Tell Me" | 2007 | ||
| Super Junior | "Sorry, Sorry" | 2009 | ||
| Girls' Generation | "Oh!" | 2010 | ||
| IU | "You & I" | 2011 | ||
| SHINee | "Dream Girl" | 2013 | ||
| EXO | "Miracles in December" | |||
| EXO-K | "Overdose" | 2014 | ||
| BEAST | "Good Luck" | |||
| Shinhwa | "Sniper" | 2015 | ||
| BIGBANG | "Loser" | |||
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References
- ↑ "How to apply for K-Pop Music Shows". Visit Korea. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "GOT7′s Jackson Chosen as New MC of ′Inkigayo′". Mwave. May 12, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ↑ "[단독] GOT7 잭슨, '인가' MC 합류 '제왑 대센 나'" (in Korean). Daum Media. May 12, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ↑ "Super Junior-M's Zhoumi joins season 4 of 'The Show' as an MC". Allkpop. October 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
- ↑ "Naked Bodies Shown for Five Seconds on Live TV". The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ↑ Ramstad, Evan. "Korea Counts Down Not Just To New Year, But to New Girls' Album". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
One of the unique things about album releases by K-pop artists is that they are routinely called 'comebacks' even when there's been no evidence that the musician or group went away or, in the conventional sports usage of the term, experienced a setback or loss.
- ↑ "EXO fans banned from having fandom access at SBS 'Inkigayo'". Allkpop. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "'Music Core' to possibly take measures against lip-synced idol stages". Allkpop. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ↑ "'Inkigayo' reveals the details of its new ranking system". Allkpop. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ Lee Hye-rin (March 13, 2013). "'인기가요' 차트, 음원 50%+SNS 30%+투표 20%". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ "[Oh!쎈 초점] '뮤직뱅크' 해외 팬만 중요? 시청자 의견에 귀 닫았나". Chosun (in Korean). April 10, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ "M COUNTDOWN Chart". Mnet. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ↑ "신동ㆍ김신영, MBC뮤직 `쇼 챔피언` 진행". Digital Times (in Korean). February 6, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ ""Music Core" to Abolish Ranking System and Incorporate More Diverse Music". Soompi. November 13, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ Lee Eun-jin (November 3, 2015). "'두시의 데이트' 신승훈, 소녀시대-싸이 견제 "14주 연속 1위 안 깨졌으면"". 10asia (in Korean). Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Mnet M! Countdown – September 6, 2012". Soompi. September 6, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
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