Show! Music Core

Show! Music Core
Logo used since June 1, 2019
Hangul
쇼! 음악중심
Hanja
쇼! 音樂中心
Revised RomanizationSyo! Eumakjungsim
McCune–ReischauerSyo! Ŭmakchungsim
GenreMusic
Presented by
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes862
Production
Running time80 minutes
Production companyMBC Entertainment
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 29, 2005 (2005-10-29) –
present (present)

Show! Music Core (Korean쇼! 음악중심; RRSyo! 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.

History

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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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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."[4]

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][5]

On April 5, 2017, MBC announced that they would, yet again, return to their chart ranking system since April 22, 2017.[6]

In June 2023 MBC reactivated their YouTube channel MBC World. In October 2023 it was announced that the chart show is officially available for live streaming for fans worldwide.

Presenters

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List of current presenters
The Boyz's Younghoon (left), Lee Jung-ha (right) and Nmixx's Sullyoon (center) are hosting the show since November 2023
Date Host(s)
October 29, 2005 – April 29, 2006 Shin Dong-wook, Hong Soo-ah
May 6 – November 4, 2006 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]
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, 2023 - April 8, 2023 Jungwoo and Lee Know
February 4–11, 2023 Johnny in lieu of Lee Know
February 18, 2023 Sieun in lieu of Lee Know
February 25, 2023 Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, and Q in lieu of everyone
March 4, 2023 Younghoon and Juyeon in lieu of Lee Know
March 11, 2023 Kang Mi-na and Chani in lieu of Lee Know
March 18, 2023 Jungwoo and Lee Know
March 25, 2023 Sullyoon in lieu of Lee Know
April 8, 2023 Johnny in lieu of Lee Know
April 15 - November 4, 2023[7] Sullyoon, Lee Know, Jungwoo
May 13, 2023 Karina and Lee Min-hyuk in lieu of Sullyoon and Lee Know
June 24, 2023 Changbin in lieu of Jungwoo
July 22, 2023 Jun Hyun-moo and Haewon in lieu of Jungwoo and Lee Know
August 19, 2023 Ju Haknyeon, Sunwoo, and Eric in lieu of everyone
September 2, 2023 Mark in lieu of Lee Know
September 9, 2023 Eunseok in lieu of Jungwoo and Lee Know
September 16, 2023 Ju Haknyeon and Sunwoo in lieu of Jungwoo and Lee Know
October 28, 2023 Eunseok and Seunghan in lieu of Jungwoo and Lee Know
November 11, 2023 – present[8] Sullyoon, Lee Jung-ha, Younghoon
December 9, 2023 Lee Mi-joo and Park Jin-joo in lieu of Younghoon and Sullyoon
January 13, 2024 Eric in lieu of Younghoon
February 3, 2024 Dohoon in lieu of Younghoon

Chart system

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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 – October 8, 2022 10% 20% (5% committee + 5% pre-vote + 10% live-vote)
October 22, 2022 – present 60%

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

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2005

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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

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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

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List of first place winners[9]
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 – present

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Achievements by artists

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List of most No. 1 winners
Rank Artist Count
1st BTS 40
2nd IU 24
3rd Exo 21
4th Wanna One 12
(G)I-dle
Red Velvet
7th Twice 11
Beast/Highlight
9th Apink 10
Ive
Taeyeon
12th Lim Young-woong 9
NewJeans
14th BigBang 8
Blackpink
NCT 127
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
IU "Strawberry Moon" 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
Ive "Eleven" 2021 – 2022
Taeyeon "INVU" 2022
Ive "After Like" 2022
NewJeans "Ditto" 2023
Jungkook "Seven"
10th 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
BigBang "Still Life" 2022
Le Sserafim "Antifragile"
(G)I-dle "Queencard" 2023
Taeyeon "To. X" 2024
IU "Love Wins All"
Illit "Magnetic"
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 BigBang "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 Ive "I Am" 9,668 April 22, 2023
3rd NCT Dream "ISTJ" 9,420 July 29, 2023
4th The Boyz "Roar" 9,401 March 4, 2023
5th NCT Dream "Glitch Mode" 9,300 April 9, 2022
6th Seventeen "Maestro" 9,278 May 11, 2024
7th Shinee "Hard" 9,196 July 8, 2023
8th Ive "After Like" 9,191 September 3, 2022
9th Aespa "Savage" 9,099 October 16, 2021
10th Seventeen "God of Music" 9,096 November 4, 2023
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

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Starting from February 27, 2021, Show! Music Core implemented the Quintuple Crown, which is a song that has received first place five times. After that, the song is removed from the chart and ineligible to win again.[10]

List of Quintuple Crowns
Artist Song Wins
2021
BTS "Butter" May 29, June 5, June 12, June 19, June 26
IU "Strawberry Moon" October 30, November 20, November 27, December 4, December 11
2023
(G)I-dle "Queencard" May 27, June 3, June 10, June 24, July 1

Triple Crown

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Starting from April 13, 2024, Show! Music Core implemented the Triple Crown, which is a song that has received first place three times. After that, the song is removed from the chart and ineligible to win again.[11]

List of Triple Crowns
Artist Song Wins Ref.
2024
Illit "Magnetic" April 13, April 20, April 27 [12]
NewJeans "How Sweet" June 8, June 15, June 22 [13]
Lee Young-ji "Small Girl" July 6, July 13, July 20 [14]
Day6 "Melt Down" September 14, September 21, September 28 [15]

Controversy

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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.[16]

Notes

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  1. ^ Guest MCs during this period include: Jeong Yeon and Na Yeon (December 16); Seong-jong and Ji Ho a former member of Oh My Girl (January 20).
  2. ^ Xiyeon was absent for the episodes dated December 16, January 20, while Cha Eun Woo was absent for the episode dated January 20.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ Mark Lee was absent for the episodes dated October 6 and October 27.
  6. ^ Guest MCs during this period include: 2019: Kang Seung-yoon (April 27); Q from The Boyz (May 11); Bae Jin-young (August 10); I.N (September 21, December 28); Inseong (September 28); Yeji from Itzy (October 19); Ren (November 2); Kim Se-jeong (November 9) Hyojin (November 16); Park Ji-hoon (December 7); and Kim Jae-hwan (December 21)
  7. ^ Chani was absent for the 2019 episodes dated April 20 (ep. 629), April 27 (ep. 630), May 11 (ep. 631), August 10 (ep. 644), August 17 (ep. 645), September 21 (ep. 649), November 16 (ep. 656), December 7 (ep. 658), December 21 (ep. 660), and December 28 (ep. 661) while Hyunjin was absent for the 2019 episodes dated February 23 (ep. 622), April 27 (ep. 630), May 18 (ep. 632), August 3rd (ep. 643), September 28 (ep. 650), November 2 (ep. 654), and November 23 (ep. 657), and Mina was absent for the 2019 episodes dated October 19 (ep. 652) and November 9 (ep. 655)
  8. ^ Guest MCs during this period include Na Jae-min (December 18, 2021, ep 751) and Jaejun (March 12-19, 2022, ep 758-759),

Similar programs

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See also

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