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Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core (Korean: 쇼! 음악중심; Hanja: 쇼! 音樂中心; RR: Syo! Eumakjungsim), or simply Music Core is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 15:30 (KST). The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is broadcast from MBC Dream Center in Goyang, Gyeonggi.
| Show! Music Core | |
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Show! Music Core logo used since mid-2019 | |
| Genre | Music |
| Presented by |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 801 (as of March 18, 2023) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Production company | MBC Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Picture format | 1080i (ATSC) 2160p (DVB-T2) (trial run from February 13 – March 12, 2016)[1] |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | October 29, 2005 – present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 쇼! 음악중심 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 쇼! 音樂中心 |
| Revised Romanization | Syo! Eumakjungsim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Syo! Ŭmakchungsim |
History
Prior to the current Show! Music Core, numerous music programs with similar content were aired on MBC. Below is the list in chronological order.
| Broadcast date | Program name |
|---|---|
| October 30, 1989 – November 2, 1990 | Show Network (쇼 네트워크) |
| November 9, 1990 – April 30, 1993 | Everyone's Popular Songs (여러분의 인기가요) |
| May 7, 1993 – October 8, 1993 | Choice Best Popular Songs (결정 최고 인기가요) |
| April 21, 1995 – January 17, 1998 | Popular Songs Best 50 (인기가요 베스트 50) |
| January 24, 1998 – April 18, 1998 | Live Young Times (생방송 젊은 그대) |
| April 25, 1998 – January 23, 1999 | Music Camp (음악캠프) |
| February 30, 1999 – May 8, 1999 | Family Camp (가족캠프) |
| May 15, 1999 – July 30, 2005 | Live Music Camp (생방송 음악캠프) |
Live Music Camp was cancelled due to a broadcast accident of revealing genitalia.[2]
After a brief hiatus, Show! Music Core began airing on October 29, 2005, with charts similar to its predecessors. However, the charts were removed on January 7, 2006, and it continues to air without any charts or awards. Even without the weekly chart award, the show was known for its special production and stages.
From 2007 to 2008, a "Mobile Ranking" segment was used to rank the popularity of songs downloaded to mobile phones and from online music sites.[3]
On March 11, 2013, MBC announced that they would return their chart system after seven years without the segment. The ranking system was reinstalled on April 20, 2013, with a first-place trophy given to the top song amongst the nominees for each week.[4]
November 21, 2015, MBC announced that their chart system would be removed once again. The MBC variety department said: "Instead of the ranking system, we intend to show more diverse genres of music and continue to work hard to be a representative music program of Korea.”[5]
On February 11, 2016, MBC announced a trial phase of their simultaneous live broadcast of Show! Music Core in HD and UHD (ultra-high-definition) utilizing a dedicated 4K camera, in preparation for their launch of UHD broadcasts scheduled for 2017. The trial phase had taken place February 13 through March 12, 2016.[needs update][1]
On April 5, 2017, MBC announced that they would, yet again, return to their chart ranking system since April 22, 2017.[6]
Presenters
List of current presenters
Former Iz*One member Kim Min-ju stepped down as host on January 28, 2023.
NCT 127's Jungwoo (left) and Stray Kids' Lee Know (right) joined as co-hosts in August 2021.
| Date | Host(s) |
|---|---|
| October 29, 2005 – April 29, 2006 | Shin Dong-wook, Hong Soo-ah |
| May 6 – November 4, 2006[7] | Brian, Jang Mi-inae |
| November 11, 2006 – March 31, 2007 | Brian, Kim Hyun-joong |
| April 7, 2007 | Brian, Bae Seul-ki |
| April 14, 2007 | Brian, Hyuna, Ahn So-hee |
| April 21, 2007 | Brian, Younha |
| April 28, 2007 | Brian, Ivy |
| May 5, 2007 | Brian, Nam Gyu-ri |
| May 12 – June 30, 2007 | Brian, Ahn So-hee, Hyuna |
| July 7 – November 3, 2007 | Brian, Kang-in |
| November 10, 2007 – April 26, 2008 | T.O.P, Ahn So-hee, Sunye |
| May 10, 2008 – March 28, 2009 | Seungri, Daesung, Sol Bi |
| April 4, 2009 – July 31, 2010 | Tiffany, Yuri |
| March 6, 2010 | Sooyoung, Seohyun in lieu of Yuri |
| May 29, 2010 | Sunye, Yubin, Yonghwa |
| June 5, 2010 | Eunhyuk, Siwon, Krystal |
| June 12, 2010 | Seungyeon, Hara, Kim Hyun-joong |
| June 19, 2010 | Yonghwa & Seohyun in lieu of Tiffany |
| August 7, 2010 | Krystal, Onew |
| August 14, 2010 | Krystal, Onew, Nichkhun, Suzy |
| August 21, 2010 | IU, Doojoon, Gikwang |
| August 28, 2010 | Jinwoon, Hyomin, Jiyeon |
| September 4, 2010 | Tiffany, Yuri, Oh Sang-jin |
| September 11, 2010 | Hyuna, Hongki, Sunhwa |
| September 18, 2010 | Eunhyuk, Lizzy, Krystal |
| September 25, 2010 | Shin Hyun-joon, Jung Joon-ho |
| October 2, 2010 | Oh Sang-jin, Son Dam-bi |
| October 9, 2010 | Sandara Park, Minzy |
| October 16, 2010 | Key, Taemin, Min |
| October 23, 2010 | Junho, Chansung |
| October 30, 2010 – July 9, 2011 | Onew, Minho, Suzy, Jiyeon |
| July 16 – October 8, 2011 | Suzy, Jiyeon |
| October 15, 2011 – January 28, 2012 | Tiffany, Yuri |
| February 4, 2012 | Hongki, Jaejin, Jonghoon |
| February 11, 2012 | Chunji, Niel, L.Joe |
| February 18, 2012 | Taeyeon, Seohyun |
| February 25 – March 31, 2012 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| April 7, 2012 | Yonghwa, Hyoyeon, Seohyun |
| April 14 – July 21, 2012 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| July 28, 2012 | Eunhyuk, Kyuhyun, Jiyeon |
| August 4, 2012 | Doojoon, Bora, Dasom |
| August 11, 2012 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| August 18 – 25, 2012 | Doojoon, Yoseob, Bora |
| September 1 – 15, 2012 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| September 22, 2012 | Kwanghee, Siwan, Sunhwa, Zinger |
| September 29, 2012 | Kwanghee, Hyoseong, Sunhwa |
| October 6 – 13, 2012 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| October 20, 2012 | Hyoseong, Sunhwa |
| October 27 – November 3, 2012 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| November 10, 2012 | Daehyun, Min, Suzy |
| November 17, 2012 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| November 24, 2012 | Lee Joon, Sunhwa |
| December 1, 2012 | Lee Joon, Oh Yeon-seo |
| December 8, 2012 – January 12, 2013 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| January 19, 2013 | Yonghwa, Jonghyun, Minhyuk, Jungshin |
| January 26 – February 2, 2013 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| February 9 – 23, 2013 | Jinyoung, Sandeul, Baro |
| March 2, 2013 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| March 9, 2013 | Jokwon, Jinwoon, Jaekyung |
| March 16, 2013 | Jokwon, Seulong, Minah |
| March 23 – April 13, 2013 | Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun |
| April 6, 2013 | Woohyun, L, Sungkyu |
| April 20, 2013 – June 28, 2014 | Minho, Kim So-hyun, Noh Hong-chul |
| June 29, 2013 | Haha in lieu of Minho |
| July 6, August 3 – 10, 2013 | Hyungsik in lieu of Minho |
| August 24, 2013 | Yoseob in lieu of Minho |
| October 5, 2013 | Chanyeol in lieu of Minho |
| October 19, 2013 | K.Will in lieu of Minho |
| October 26, 2013 | Hyomin in lieu of Minho |
| November 30, 2013 | Suzy in lieu of Minho |
| January 4, 2014 | Sehun, Xiumin in lieu of Minho |
| January 18, 2014 | B1A4 in lieu of Minho |
| February 8, 2014 | Hyungsik in lieu of Minho |
| April 5, 2014 | Henry in lieu of Minho |
| May 31, 2014 | L, Sungkyu in lieu of Minho, Noh Hong-chul |
| June 7, 2014 | N in lieu of Minho |
| July 5, 2014 | Minho, Kim So-hyun, Victoria |
| July 12, 2014 | Minho, Kim So-hyun, Jinyoung |
| July 19, 2014 – April 18, 2015 | Minho, Kim So-hyun, Zico |
| August 30, 2014 | Hara in lieu of Zico |
| September 13, 2014 | Junho in lieu of Zico |
| March 21, 2015 | SinB in lieu of Minho |
| April 25, 2015 | Kangnam, Bomi, Kyunsung |
| May 2 – November 14, 2015 | N, Minho, Yeri |
| November 21, 2015 – September 24, 2016 | Kim Sae-ron, Kim Min-jae |
| October 1, 2016 – April 15, 2017 | Kim Sae-ron, Cha Eun-woo, Lee Soo-min |
| April 22, 2017 – January 27, 2018 | Cha Eun-woo, Xiyeon[a][b] |
| February 3, 2018 | Bobby, B.I, Yeri |
| February 24 – September 22, 2018 | Ong Seong-wu, Mina, Mark[c] |
| August 11, 2018 | Minho, Noh Hong-chul in lieu of Ong Seong-wu |
| September 29, 2018 – January 12, 2019 | Mina, Mark Lee[d][e] |
| December 8, 2019 | Cha Eun-woo in lieu of Mina |
| January 19, 2019 | Mina, Cha Eun-woo, CNU |
| January 26 – February 2, 2019 | Mina, Cha Eun-woo |
| February 16, 2019 – May 30, 2020 | Mina, Chani, Hyunjin[f][g] |
| June 13, 2020 – February 13, 2021 | Chani, Hyunjin, Kim Min-ju |
| February 20, 2021 | Kim Hyun-soo in lieu of Hyunjin |
| February 27, 2021 | Yeji in lieu of Hyunjin |
| March 6, 2021 | Minho in lieu of Hyunjin |
| March 13, 2021 | Kim Se-jeong in lieu of Hyunjin |
| March 20, 2021 | Park Ji-hoon in lieu of Hyunjin |
| March 27, 2021 | Mina in lieu of Hyunjin |
| April 17, 2021 | Joohoney in lieu of Hyunjin |
| April 24, 2021 | Cha Eun-woo in lieu of Hyunjin |
| May 1 – 22, 2021 | Chani, Yeji, Kim Min-ju |
| May 29, 2021 | Mark Lee in lieu of Hyunjin |
| June 5, 2021 | Joy in lieu of Hyunjin |
| June 12 – July 3, 2021 | Chani, Yeji, Kim Min-ju |
| July 10, 2021 | Wooyoung in lieu of Hyunjin |
| July 17, 2021 | Yeji in lieu of Hyunjin |
| August 14, 2021 - January 28, 2023 | Kim Min-ju, Jungwoo, Lee Know[h] |
| December 18, 2021 | Na Jae-min in lieu of Jungwoo |
| January 15, 2022 | Chani in lieu of Lee Know |
| January 22, 2022 | Juyeon in lieu of Lee Know |
| March 26, 2022 | Han Ji-sung in lieu of Lee Know |
| June 4, 2022 | Jo Yu-ri in lieu of Jungwoo |
| June 25, 2022 - July 2, 2022 | Dahyun in lieu of Lee Know |
| July 9, 2022 | Kang Seung-yoon in lieu of Lee Know |
| July 16, 2022 | Yeji in lieu of Lee Know |
| August 20, 2022 | Juyeon in lieu of Jungwoo |
| October 8, 2022 | Kim Seung-min in lieu of Jungwoo |
| October 22, 2022 | Han Ji-sung in lieu of Jungwoo |
| November 12, 2022 | Doyoung in lieu of Lee Know |
| December 3, 2022 | Yeji and Lia in lieu of Jungwoo and Lee Know |
| January 7, 2023 | Moonbin and Sanha in lieu of Jungwoo and Lee Know |
| January 14, 2023 | Jooheon and Minhyun in lieu of Jungwoo and Minju |
| February 4 - 11, 2023 | Johnny in lieu of Lee Know |
| February 18, 2023 | Sieun in lieu of Lee Know |
| February 27, 2023 | Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, and Q in lieu of everyone |
| March 4, 2023 | Younghoon and Juyeon in lieu of Lee Know |
Chart system
Music Core brought back the show's chart on April 20, 2013. First-place winners are determined using the ranking system below. The list also shows the current and former scoring computation used. As of June 8, 2013, four nominees had decreased to three nominees. This chart is called M-chart, and tracking from Monday to Monday of the following week.
| Period covered | Chart system | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast | Digital sales | Physical album | Video views | Voting | |
| April 20 – 27, 2013 | N/A | 30% | 10% | 15% | 45% (20% committee + 25% live-vote) |
| May 4, 2013 – June 1, 2013 | 50% | 10% | 30% (10% committee + 20% live-vote) | ||
| June 8, 2013 – June 14, 2014 | 60% | 20% (10% committee + 10% live-vote) | |||
| June 21, 2014 – November 14, 2015 | 50% | 30% (15% committee + 15% live-vote) | |||
| April 22, 2017 – August 17, 2019 | 5% (MBC radio) | 25% (10% committee + 15% live-vote) | |||
| August 24, 2019 – March 14, 2020 | 60% (50% gaon + 10% Vibe*) | ||||
| March 21, 2020 – July 18, 2020 | 35% (10% committee + 10% pre-vote* + 15% live-vote) | ||||
| July 25, 2020 – September 19, 2020 | 50% | ||||
| September 26, 2020 – February 20, 2021 | 60% (50% gaon + 10% FLO*) | ||||
| February 27, 2021 – May 8, 2021 | 10% (MBC TV + Radio) | 15% | 25% (5% committee + 10% pre-vote + 10% live-vote) | ||
| May 8, 2021 – May 29, 2021 | 50% | ||||
| June 5, 2021 – present | 10% | 20% (5% committee + 5% pre-vote + 10% live-vote) | |||
Asterisk (*) indicates the criteria that are for first-place nominees only.
Based source and explanations for each criterion, in alphabetical order:
- Broadcast: MBC radio (April 22, 2017 - now) + TV (February 27, 2021 - now).
- Digital sales: Numbers of download, streaming based on Gaon digital chart. During the time that Vibe and FLO sponsor Music Core, this also include Vibe and FLO respectively as a separate criterion and that criterion is for first-place nominees only
- Live-vote: Voting during the show. Currently via text message + Mubeat app (June 5, 2021 - now). Always for 1st place nominees only.
- Physical sales: Number of copies, based on Gaon album chart
- Pre-vote: Mubeat app. Before February 27, 2021; this criterion is only for 1st place nominees only. This is held from Tuesday to Thursday (mean 4 days prior to 2 days prior; before February 27, 2021 is Tuesday to Friday, which mean 4 days prior to a day prior).
- Video views or SNS: YouTube views, only count from official MV.
- Viewer committee: A survey via official Music Core website, 2000 MBC accounts will be randomly chosen to be part of viewer committee voting. This is held from Wednesday to Thursday.
The Top 50 songs of the week are featured on the show, where the Top 30–11 songs are shown via two marquee (one is for 30-21 and another is for 20-11) in the last of two different stages and the Top 10–4 songs are featured by the hosts. The hosts then showcase the Top three 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. Every songs that have been released no more than two months and not got quintuple crown (i. e: 5 wins in this show) yet are eligible on chart. However, OST, songs released through audition program and deemed unsuitable (at MBC's discretion) is not eligible. For top 50 songs of the week (full chart), it will be posted on music show's official website every Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday of the following week.
From May 20, 2017, to February 20, 2021, the rule was every song that is not released no more than three months is eligible. Before May 20, 2017; every songs, regardless of when it release or number of time get the first place, are eligible.
List of winners
2005
List of first place winners
| Date | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| October 29 | Epik High | "Fly" |
| November 5 | ||
| November 12 | ||
| November 19 | g.o.d. | "2 Love" |
| November 26 | ||
| December 3 | ||
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | Tei | "Screaming I Miss You" |
| December 24 | MC the Max | "Love is Supposed to Hurt" |
| December 31 |
2013
List of first place winners
| Date | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 20 | Infinite | "Man in Love" | 7,587 |
| April 27 | Psy | "Gentleman" | 6,847 |
| May 4 | Cho Yong-pil | "Bounce" | 7,698 |
| May 11 | Roy Kim | "Spring Spring Spring" | 8,333 |
| May 18 | B1A4 | "What's Going On?" | 8,479 |
| May 25 | Shinhwa | "This Love" | 7,634 |
| June 1 | 8,540 | ||
| June 8 | Beast | "Will You Be Okay?" | 7,348 |
| June 15 | Exo | "Wolf" | 6,392 |
| June 22 | Sistar | "Give It To Me" | 7,717 |
| June 29 | 8,473 | ||
| July 6 | Roy Kim | "Love Love Love" | 8,270 |
| July 13 | Dynamic Duo | "BAAAM" | 7,885 |
| July 20 | 2NE1 | "Falling In Love" | 7,691 |
| July 27 | Infinite | "Destiny" | 9,770 |
| August 3 | Beast | "Shadow" | 8,368 |
| August 10 | Music Core Summer Special – No Chart | ||
| August 17 | Music Core 2013 Korea Music Festival in Sokcho – No Chart | ||
| August 24 | Exo | "Growl" | 8,666 |
| August 31 | 8,074 | ||
| September 7 | 6,925 | ||
| September 14 | Music Core Pre-record Show – No Chart | ||
| September 21 | Music Core K-POP Festival – No Chart | ||
| September 28 | Soyou & Mad Clown | "Stupid In Love" | 6,364 |
| October 5 | Busker Busker | "Love, at first" | 8,219 |
| October 12 | 7,493 | ||
| October 19 | IU | "The Red Shoes" | 9,846 |
| October 26 | Shinee | "Everybody" | 9,641 |
| November 2 | K.Will | "You Don't Know Love" | 7,647 |
| November 9 | Trouble Maker | "Now" | 8,450 |
| November 16 | Music Core Pre-record Show – No Chart | ||
| November 23 | Davichi | "The Letter" | 6,614 |
| November 30 | 2NE1 | "Missing You" | 8,454 |
| December 7 | Hyolyn | "One Way Love" | 7,295 |
| December 14 | Exo | "Miracles in December" | 7,458 |
| December 21 | 9,032 | ||
| December 28 | Music Core Year End Chart Special – No Chart | ||
2014
List of first place winners[8]
| Date | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | IU | "Friday" | 7,802 |
| January 11 | Girl's Day | "Something" | 6,748 |
| January 18 | TVXQ | "Something" | 7,753 |
| January 25 | B1A4 | "Lonely" | 7,311 |
| February 1 | Music Core Pre-record Show – No Chart | ||
| February 8 | B1A4 | "Lonely" | 7,162 |
| February 15 | B.A.P | "1004 (Angel)" | 8,575 |
| February 22 | Soyou & Junggigo | "Some" | 7,158 |
| March 1 | 7,259 | ||
| March 8 | Music Core 400th Episode Special | ||
| TVXQ | "Spellbound" | 9,050 | |
| March 15 | Girls' Generation | "Mr.Mr." | 8,303 |
| March 22 | 7,537 | ||
| March 29 | No Chart | ||
| April 5 | Park Hyo-shin | "Wild Flower" | 7,576 |
| April 12 | Apink | "Mr. Chu" | 9,447 |
| April 19 | AKMU | "200%" | 7,446 |
| April 26 | 7,965 | ||
| May 3 | 8,490 | ||
| May 10 | 8,754 | ||
| May 17 | Exo-K | "Overdose" | 9,257 |
| May 24 | 7,633 | ||
| May 31 | Fly to the Sky | "You You You" | 6,784 |
| June 7 | Gary & Jungin | "Your Scent" | 6,201 |
| June 14 | Taeyang | "Eyes, Nose, Lips" | 7,518 |
| June 21 | Beast | "No More" | 8,330 |
| June 28 | "Good Luck" | 10,000 | |
| July 5 | 7,777 | ||
| July 12 | 7,274 | ||
| July 19 | f(x) | "Red Light" | 9,074 |
| July 26 | Girl's Day | "Darling" | 7,344 |
| August 2 | Infinite | "Back" | 7,154 |
| August 9 | Sistar | "Touch My Body" | 9,151 |
| August 16 | 8,360 | ||
| August 23 | Block B | "H.E.R" | 8,239 |
| August 30 | Taemin | "Danger" | 7,368 |
| September 6 | Sistar | "I Swear" | 6,532 |
| September 13 | Super Junior | "Mamacita" | 6,993 |
| September 20 | 6,035 | ||
| September 27 | No Chart | ||
| October 4 | |||
| October 11 | Girls' Generation-TTS | "Holler" | 8,220 |
| October 18 | Roy Kim | "Home" | 8,527 |
| October 25 | No Chart | ||
| November 1 | Beast | "12:30" | 9,197 |
| November 8 | 8,555 | ||
| November 15 | MC Mong | "Miss Me Or Diss Me" | 7,353 |
| November 22 | Kyuhyun | "At Gwanghwamun" | 7,455 |
| November 29 | Toy | "Three of Us" | 6,832 |
| December 6 | Apink | "Luv" | 9,237 |
| December 13 | 7,822 | ||
| December 20 | 7,185 | ||
| December 27 | No Chart | ||
2015
List of first place winners[8]
| Date | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Apink | "Luv" | 8,207 |
| January 10 | 7,745 | ||
| January 17 | Jonghyun | "Déjà-Boo" | 8,202 |
| January 24 | 7,082 | ||
| January 31 | Davichi | "Cry Again" | 5,716 |
| February 7 | Infinite H | "Pretty" | 9,049 |
| February 14 | Zion.T & Crush | "Just" | 6,112 |
| February 21 | 4Minute | "Crazy" | 7,278 |
| February 28 | Niel | "Love Killer" | 6,462 |
| March 7 | VIXX | "Love Equation" | 9,094 |
| March 14 | Shinhwa | "Sniper" | 7,630 |
| March 21 | 8,186 | ||
| March 28 | No Show | ||
| April 4 | Red Velvet | "Ice Cream Cake" | 7,199 |
| April 11 | Exo | "Call Me Baby" | 8,833 |
| April 18 | 9,063 | ||
| April 25 | 7,538 | ||
| May 2 | 8,738 | ||
| May 9 | Big Bang | "Loser" | 8,954 |
| May 16 | 7,961 | ||
| May 23 | Kim Sung Kyu | "The Answer" | 8,135 |
| May 30 | No Show | ||
| June 6 | Shinee | "View" | 9,251 |
| June 13 | Exo | "Love Me Right" | 9,666 |
| June 20 | 9,562 | ||
| June 27 | 7,096 | ||
| July 4 | AOA | "Heart Attack" | 7,376 |
| July 11 | Big Bang | "Sober" | 6,563 |
| July 18 | Girls' Generation | "Party" | 9,660 |
| July 25 | Infinite | "Bad" | 8,363 |
| August 1 | No Chart: Ulsan Summer Festival | ||
| August 8 | Beast | "YeY" | 8,473 |
| August 15 | Big Bang | "Let's Not Fall in Love" | 7,524 |
| August 22 | 9,472 | ||
| August 29 | Girls' Generation | "Lion Heart" | 8,068 |
| September 5 | No Chart | ||
| September 12 | |||
| September 19 | Girls' Generation | "Lion Heart" | 9,699 |
| September 26 | iKon | "My Type" | 8,277 |
| October 3 | Park Kyung | "Ordinary Love" | 6,693 |
| October 10 | No Show | ||
| October 17 | No Chart | ||
| October 24 | Taeyeon | "I" | 9,174 |
| October 31 | No Show: 2015 KBO Pro Baseball Korean Series | ||
| November 7 | No Chart | ||
| November 14 | IU | "Twenty-Three" | 7,503 |
(Starting from November 14, 2015, the ranking system was abolished but was revived later on April 22, 2017)
2017
List of first place winners[8]
| Highest score in 2017 | |
| — | No show was held |
| Ep. | Date | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548 | April 22 | Winner | "Really Really" | 7,378 |
| 549 | April 29 | IU | "Palette" | 7,248 |
| 550 | May 6 | 7,720 | ||
| 551 | May 13 | Sechs Kies | "Be Well" | 8,138 |
| 552 | May 20 | 7,412 | ||
| 553 | May 27 | Twice | "Signal" | 8,448 |
| 554 | June 3 | 8,053 | ||
| 555 | June 10 | Highlight | "Calling You" | 7,636 |
| 556 | June 17 | G-Dragon | "Untitled, 2014" | 7,854 |
| 557 | June 24 | 7,359 | ||
| 558 | July 1 | Mamamoo | "Yes I Am" | 8,760 |
| 559 | July 8 | Apink | "Five" | 7,118 |
| 560 | July 15 | 5,742 | ||
| 561 | July 22 | Red Velvet | "Red Flavor" | 9,427 |
| 562 | July 29 | Special episode, winners were not announced | ||
| 563 | August 5 | Exo | "Ko Ko Bop" | 9,316 |
| 564 | August 12 | 9,266 | ||
| 565 | August 19 | Wanna One | "Energetic" | 9,703 |
| 566 | August 26 | 7,740 | ||
| 567 | September 2 | 6,390 | ||
| — | No show, winners were not announced (September 9 – November 18) | |||
| 568 | November 25 | Wanna One | "Beautiful" | 8,908 |
| 569 | December 2 | 8,291 | ||
| 570 | December 9 | 5,964 | ||
| 571 | December 16 | 5,922 | ||
| 572 | December 23 | Twice | "Heart Shaker" | 9,929 |
| — | December 30 | 8,994 | ||
2018
List of first place winners[8]
| Highest score in 2018 | |
| — | No show was held |
| Ep. | Date | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 573 | January 6 | Exo | "Universe" | 9,031 |
| 574 | January 13 | Twice | "Heart Shaker" | 7,007 |
| 575 | January 20 | Infinite | "Tell Me" | 6,494 |
| 576 | January 27 | Sunmi | "Heroine" | 6,010 |
| 577 | February 3 | Jonghyun | "Shinin'" | 7,975 |
| — | February 10 | No Show, No chart, winners were not announced | ||
| February 17 | ||||
| 578 | February 24 | iKon | "Love Scenario" | 8,620 |
| 579 | March 3 | 8,551 | ||
| 580 | March 10 | 7,929 | ||
| 581 | March 17 | Wanna One | "I Promise You (I.P.U.)" | 7,619 |
| — | March 24 | No Show, No chart, winners were not announced | ||
| 582 | March 31 | Wanna One | "Boomerang" | 9,289 |
| 583 | April 7 | 6,425 | ||
| 584 | April 14 | Winner | "Everyday" | 9,112 |
| 585 | April 21 | Twice | "What Is Love?" | 8,029 |
| 586 | April 28 | 8,934 | ||
| — | May 5 | No Show, No chart, winners were not announced | ||
| 587 | May 12 | GFriend | "Time for the Moon Night" | 8,842 |
| 588 | May 19 | 7,872 | ||
| 589 | May 26 | BTS | "Fake Love" | 8,919 |
| 590 | June 2 | 10,000 | ||
| 591 | June 9 | 8,056 | ||
| 592 | June 16 | Wanna One | "Light" | 8,025 |
| 593 | June 23 | Blackpink | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | 6,071 |
| 594 | June 30 | 8,174 | ||
| 595 | July 7 | 7,273 | ||
| 596 | July 14 | 7,367 | ||
| 597 | July 21 | Twice | "Dance the Night Away" | 9,792 |
| 598 | July 28 | No Show, No chart, winners were not announced | ||
| 599 | August 4 | Twice | "Dance the Night Away" | 7,440 |
| 600 | August 11 | 6,575 | ||
| 601 | August 18 | Red Velvet | "Power Up" | 9,387 |
| — | August 25 | No Show, No chart, winners were not announced | ||
| September 1 | ||||
| 602 | September 8 | No Chart, winners were not announced | ||
| — | September 15 | No Show, No chart, winners were not announced | ||
| 603 | September 22 | Sunmi | "Siren" | 6,513 |
| 604 | September 29 | Got7 | "Lullaby" | 6,123 |
| 605 | October 6 | Im Chang-jung | "There Has Never Been a Day I Haven't Loved You" | 5,840 |
| 606 | October 13 | iKon | "Goodbye Road" | 8,577 |
| 607 | October 20 | IU | "Bbibbi" | 8,067 |
| 608 | October 27 | 8,264 | ||
| 609 | November 3 | 7,729 | ||
| — | November 10 | No Show, No chart, winners were not announced | ||
| 610 | November 17 | No Chart, winners were not announced | ||
| — | November 24 | No Show, No chart, winners were not announced | ||
| 611 | December 1 | Wanna One | "Spring Breeze" | 8,123 |
| 612 | December 8 | Mino | "Fiancé" | 6,961 |
| 613 | December 15 | 7,302 | ||
| 614 | December 22 | Exo | "Love Shot" | 6,762 |
| 615 | December 29 | No Chart, winners were not announced |
2019 – present
Achievements by artists
List of most No. 1 winners
List of longest consecutive No. 1 songs
| Rank | Artist | Song | Count | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BTS | "Dynamite" | 10 times | 2020 |
| 2nd | "Boy With Luv" | 9 times | 2019 | |
| 3rd | "Life Goes On" | 6 times | 2020 – 2021 | |
| 4th | Apink | "Luv" | 5 times | 2014 – 2015 |
| BTS | "On" | 2020 | ||
| "Butter" | 2021 | |||
| 7th | g.o.d | "2 Love" | 4 times | 2005 |
| AKMU | "200%" | 2014 | ||
| Exo | "Call Me Baby" | 2015 | ||
| Wanna One | "Beautiful" | 2017 | ||
| Blackpink | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | 2018 | ||
| Zico | "Any Song" | 2020 | ||
| IU | "Strawberry Moon" | 2021 | ||
| Ive | "Eleven" | 2021 - 2022 | ||
| Taeyeon | "INVU" | 2022 | ||
| Ive | "After Like" | 2022 | ||
| NewJeans | "Ditto" | 2023 | ||
| 18th | Epik High | "Fly" | 3 times | 2005 |
| Exo | "Growl" | 2013 | ||
| Beast | "Good Luck" | 2014 | ||
| Exo | "Love Me Right" | 2015 | ||
| Wanna One | "Energetic" | 2017 | ||
| iKon | "Love Scenario" | 2018 | ||
| BTS | "Fake Love" | |||
| Twice | "Dance the Night Away" | |||
| IU | "Bbibbi" | |||
| Itzy | "Icy" | 2019 | ||
| Red Velvet | "Psycho" | 2020 | ||
| Blackpink | "How You Like That" | |||
| Red Velvet | "Queendom" | 2021 | ||
| Big Bang | "Still Life" | 2022 | ||
| Le Sserafim | "Antifragile" |
Top 10 Highest Scores (1st – 3rd system)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | IU | "The Red Shoes" | 9,846 | October 19, 2013 |
| 2nd | Infinite | "Destiny" | 9,770 | July 23, 2013 |
| 3rd | Shinee | "Everybody" | 9,641 | October 26, 2013 |
| 4th | Apink | "Mr. Chu" | 9,447 | April 12, 2014 |
| 5th | Exo-K | "Overdose" | 9,257 | May 17, 2014 |
| 6th | Exo | "Miracles in December" | 9,032 | December 21, 2013 |
| 7th | "Growl" | 8,666 | August 24, 2013 | |
| 8th | Shinhwa | "This Love" | 8,540 | June 1, 2013 |
| 9th | B1A4 | "What's Going On?" | 8,479 | May 18, 2013 |
| 10th | Sistar | "Give It To Me" | 8,473 | June 29, 2013 |
Top 10 Highest Scores (4th system)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Beast | "Good Luck" | 10,000 | June 28, 2014 |
| 2nd | Girls' Generation | "Lion Heart" | 9,699 | September 19, 2015 |
| 3rd | Exo | "Love Me Right" | 9,666 | June 13, 2015 |
| 4th | Girls' Generation | "Party" | 9,660 | July 18, 2015 |
| 5th | Exo | "Love Me Right" | 9,562 | June 20, 2015 |
| 6th | Big Bang | "Let's Not Fall in Love" | 9,472 | August 22, 2015 |
| 7th | Shinee | "View" | 9,251 | June 6, 2015 |
| 8th | Apink | "Luv" | 9,237 | December 6, 2014 |
| 9th | Beast | "12:30" | 9,197 | November 1, 2014 |
| 10th | VIXX | "Love Equation" | 9,094 | March 7, 2015 |
Top 10 Highest Scores (5th system)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BTS | "Fake Love" | 10,000 | June 2, 2018 |
| "Boy with Luv" | April 27, 2019 | |||
| 2nd | Twice | "Heart Shaker" | 9,929 | December 23, 2017 |
| 3rd | "Dance the Night Away" | 9,792 | July 21, 2018 | |
| 4th | Wanna One | "Energetic" | 9,703 | August 19, 2017 |
| 5th | Red Velvet | "Red Flavor" | 9,427 | July 22, 2017 |
| 6th | "Power Up" | 9,387 | August 18, 2018 | |
| 7th | Exo | "Ko Ko Bop" | 9,316 | August 5, 2017 |
| 8th | Wanna One | "Boomerang" | 9,289 | March 31, 2018 |
| 9th | Exo | "Ko Ko Bop" | 9,266 | August 12, 2017 |
| 10th | Winner | "Everyday" | 9,112 | April 14, 2018 |
Top 10 Highest Scores (6th system)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Red Velvet | "Psycho" | 10,895 | January 4, 2020 |
| 2nd | BTS | "On" | 10,518 | March 7, 2020 |
| 3rd | Taeyeon | "Spark" | 9,740 | November 9, 2019 |
| 4th | Red Velvet | "Psycho" | 9,398 | January 11, 2020 |
| 5th | IU | "Love Poem" | 8,830 | November 16, 2019 |
| 6th | AKMU | "How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love" | 8,390 | October 26, 2019 |
| 7th | BTS | "On" | 8,288 | February 29, 2020 |
| 8th | Zico | "Any Song" | 8,267 | February 1, 2020 |
| 9th | Exo | "Obsession" | 8,194 | December 7, 2019 |
| 10th | Red Velvet | "Psycho" | 8,047 | January 18, 2020 |
Top 10 Highest Scores (7th – 9th system)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BTS | "Life Goes On" | 11,881 | December 5, 2020 |
| 2nd | 10,981 | December 12, 2020 | ||
| 3rd | Twice | "More & More" | 10,871 | June 13, 2020 |
| 4th | Apink | "Dumhdurum" | 10,780 | April 25, 2020 |
| 5th | BTS | "Life Goes On" | 10,656 | November 28, 2020 |
| 6th | "Dynamite" | 10,602 | September 26, 2020 | |
| 7th | Blackpink | "How You Like That" | 10,464 | July 11, 2020 |
| 8th | BTS | "Dynamite" | 10,319 | October 10, 2020 |
| 9th | IU | "Celebrity" | 10,204 | February 6, 2021 |
| 10th | Apink | "Dumhdurum" | 10,147 | May 2, 2020 |
Top 10 Highest Scores (10th – 11th system)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kang Daniel | "Antidote" | 10,702 | April 24, 2021 |
| 2nd | "Paranoia" | 10,323 | February 27, 2021 | |
| 3rd | NCT Dream | "Hot Sauce" | 10,000 | May 22, 2021 |
| 4th | Shinee | "Don't Call Me" | 9,546 | March 6, 2021 |
| 5th | NU'EST | "Inside Out" | 8,800 | May 1, 2021 |
| 6th | Rosé | "On the Ground" | 8,394 | March 27, 2021 |
| 7th | BTS | "Butter" | 8,344 | May 29, 2021 |
| 8th | Lim Young-woong | "My Starry Love" | 8,292 | March 20, 2021 |
| 9th | Highlight | "Not The End" | 7,504 | May 15, 2021 |
| 10th | IU | "Lilac" | 6,949 | May 8, 2021 |
Top 10 Highest Scores (12th system)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NCT Dream | "Beatbox" | 9,800 | June 11, 2022 |
| 2nd | The Boyz | "Roar" | 9,401 | March 4, 2023 |
| 3rd | NCT Dream | "Glitch Mode" | 9,300 | April 9, 2022 |
| 4th | Ive | "After Like" | 9,191 | September 3, 2022 |
| 5th | Aespa | "Savage" | 9,099 | October 16, 2021 |
| 6th | (G)I-dle | "Nxde" | 9,081 | October 29, 2022 |
| 7th | NCT 127 | "Ay-Yo" | 8,979 | February 11, 2023 |
| 8th | Red Velvet | "Queendom" | 8,967 | August 28, 2021 |
| 9th | NCT 127 | "Sticker" | 8,602 | September 25, 2021 |
| 10th | 8,532 | October 2, 2021 |
Top 10 Highest Scores (all time)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BTS | "Life Goes On" | 11,881 | December 5, 2020 |
| 2nd | 10,981 | December 12, 2020 | ||
| 3rd | Red Velvet | "Psycho" | 10,895 | January 4, 2020 |
| 4th | Twice | "More & More" | 10,871 | June 13, 2020 |
| 5th | Apink | "Dumhdurum" | 10,780 | April 25, 2020 |
| 6th | Kang Daniel | "Antidote" | 10,702 | April 24, 2021 |
| 7th | BTS | "Life Goes On" | 10,656 | November 28, 2020 |
| 8th | "Dynamite" | 10,602 | September 26, 2020 | |
| 9th | "On" | 10,518 | March 7, 2020 | |
| 10th | Blackpink | "How You Like That" | 10,464 | July 11, 2020 |
Quintuple Crown
Starting from February 27, 2021, Show! Music Core implemented the Quintuple Crown, which is a song that has received first place five times consecutively. After that, the song is removed from the chart and ineligible to win again.[9]
Controversy
On 20 April 2013, MBC introduced a brand new ranking system for Show! Music Core, and as such had nominated INFINITE, K.Will, Davichi, and Lee Hi for the first place award. Singer K.Will was mistakenly announced as the winner. He looked confused, and was about to say thanks when the Show! Music Core staff quickly informed everyone on stage that there had been a mistake and that INFINITE was the actual winner. K.Will laughed it off and said: "It's okay, I’m okay." He shouted, "I love INFINITE!" The INFINITE members looked unsure about accepting the trophy.
Afterwards, the staff of the show was highly criticized by viewers. The staff made a statement on their official board and said,
This is the ‘Show! Music Core’ staff. There was a mistake in announcing the 1st-place winner on the 20 April broadcast. This was a mistake because the text votes were mixed up for the two 1st place nominees. The two team's scores are 100% fair results. The text votes accumulation company has promised to work harder to keep this from happening again. Please excuse us for not running a smooth live broadcast. Thank you.[10]
Notes
- ^ Guest MCs during this period include: Jeong Yeon and Na Yeon (December 16); SeongJong and Ji Ho a former member of Oh My Girl (January 20).
- ^ Xiyeon was absent for the episodes dated December 16, January 20, while Cha Eun Woo was absent for the episode dated January 20.
- ^ Mark Lee was absent for the episodes dated April 28 and May 19. Ong Seong-wu absent for the episodes dated May 12 and June 2.
- ^ Guest MCs during this period include: Park Sung-kwang (October 6–13); Juyeon (October 6); Shownu, Minhyuk, Bomin, Donghyun, Hyunjin and Bang Chan from Stray Kids (all for the episode dated October 27); Chanyeol (November 17); Cha Eun-woo (December 15) and Kang Seung-yoon (December 22).
- ^ Mark Lee was absent for the episodes dated October 6 and October 27.
- ^ Guest MCs during this period include: I.N (September 21, December 28); Inseong (September 28); Ren (November 2); Hyojin (November 16) and Park Ji-hoon (December 7).
- ^ Chani was absent for the episodes dated September 21, November 16, December 7 and December 28, while Hyunjin was absent for the episode dated September 28.
- ^ Guest MCs during this period include Jaejun (March 12–19)
Similar programs
- SBS Inkigayo
- KBS Music Bank
- Mnet M Countdown
- Arirang TV Simply K-Pop (formerly called The M-Wave and Wave K)
- JTBC Music Universe K-909
- MBC M Show Champion
- SBS M The Show
See also
References
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External links
- Official website (in Korean)