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Show! Music Core

South Korean music television program


South Korean music television program

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runtime80 minutes
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companyMBC Entertainment

Show! Music Core (), 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 Province.

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 dateProgram name
October 30, 1989 – November 2, 1990Show Network ()
November 9, 1990 – April 30, 1993Everyone's Popular Songs ()
May 7, 1993 – October 8, 1993Choice Best Popular Songs ()
April 21, 1995 – January 17, 1998**
January 24, 1998 – April 18, 1998Live Young Times ()
April 25, 1998 – January 23, 1999Music Camp ()
February 30, 1999 – May 8, 1999Family Camp ()
May 15, 1999 – July 30, 2005**

Live Music Camp was cancelled due to a broadcast accident of revealing genitalia.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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

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.

Hosts

EpisodesDateHost(s)Guest Host(s)
1 - 25October 29, 2005 – April 29, 2006Shin Dong-wook, Hong Soo-ah-
26 - 49May 6 – November 4, 2006Brian, Jang Mi-inae
50 - 68November 11, 2006 – March 31, 2007Brian, Kim Hyun-joong
69 - 74April 7 - May 19, 2007Brian
75 - 80May 26 – June 30, 2007Brian, Ahn So-hee, Hyuna-
81 - 96July 7 – November 3, 2007Brian, Kang-in
97 - 117November 10, 2007 – April 26, 2008T.O.P, Ahn So-hee, Sunye
118 - 159May 10, 2008 – March 28, 2009Seungri, Daesung, Sol Bi
160 - 219April 4, 2009 – July 31, 2010Tiffany, Yuri
220 - 231August 7 - October 23, 2010Various Guest Hosts
232 - 266October 30, 2010 – July 9, 2011Onew, Minho, Suzy, Jiyeon-
267 - 279July 16 – October 8, 2011Suzy, Jiyeon-
280 - 292October 15, 2011 – January 28, 2012Tiffany, Yuri-
293 - 294February 4 - 11, 2012Various Guest Hosts
295 - 354February 18, 2012 - April 13, 2013Taeyeon, Seohyun, Tiffany
355 - 414April 20, 2013 – July 12, 2014Minho, Kim So-hyun, Noh Hong-chul
415 - 453July 19, 2014 – April 25, 2015Minho, Kim So-hyun, Zico
454 - 479May 2 – November 14, 2015Minho, N, Yeri-
480 - 523November 21, 2015 – September 24, 2016Kim Sae-ron, Kim Min-jae-
524 - 547October 1, 2016 – April 15, 2017Kim Sae-ron, Cha Eun-woo, Lee Soo-min-
548 - 577April 22, 2017 – February 3, 2018Cha Eun-woo, Xiyeon
578 - 603February 24 – September 22, 2018Ong Seong-wu, Mina, Mark
604 - 617September 29, 2018 – January 12, 2019Mina, Mark Lee
618 - 620January 19 - February 2, 2019Mina, Cha Eun-woo
621 - 681February 16, 2019 – May 30, 2020Mina, Chani, Hyunjin
682 - 713June 13, 2020 – February 6, 2021Chani, Hyunjin, Kim Min-ju-
714 - 721February 20 - April 24, 2021Chani, Kim Min-ju
722 - 733May 1 – July 17, 2021Chani, Kim Min-ju, Yeji
734 - 794August 14, 2021 - January 28, 2023Kim Min-ju, Jungwoo, Lee Know
795 - 803February 4, 2023 - April 8, 2023Jungwoo and Lee Know
804 - 831April 15 - November 4, 2023Jungwoo, Lee Know, Sullyoon
832 - 888November 11, 2023 – February 15, 2025Sullyoon, Lee Jung-ha, Younghoon
890 - presentMarch 1, 2025 – presentA-Na, Dohoon, and Kim Gyu-vin-

Guest Hosts

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 coveredChart systemBroadcastDigital salesPhysical albumVideo views
April 20 – 27, 2013N/A}}30%10%15%45% (20% committee + 25% live-vote)
May 4, 2013 – June 1, 201350%10%30% (10% committee + 20% live-vote)
June 8, 2013 – June 14, 201460%20% (10% committee + 10% live-vote)
June 21, 2014 – November 14, 201550%30% (15% committee + 15% live-vote)
April 22, 2017 – August 17, 20195% (MBC radio)25% (10% committee + 15% live-vote)
August 24, 2019 – March 14, 202060% (50% gaon + 10% Vibe*)
March 21, 2020 – July 18, 202035% (10% committee + 10% pre-vote* + 15% live-vote)
July 25, 2020 – September 19, 202050%
September 26, 2020 – February 20, 202160% (50% gaon + 10% FLO*)
February 27, 2021 – May 8, 202110% (MBC TV + Radio)15%25% (5% committee + 10% pre-vote + 10% live-vote)
May 8, 2021 – May 29, 202150%
June 5, 2021 – October 8, 202210%20% (5% committee + 5% pre-vote + 10% live-vote)
October 22, 2022 – present60%

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

DateArtistSong
October 29Epik High"Fly"
November 5
November 12
November 19g.o.d."2 Love"
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17Tei"Screaming I Miss You"
December 24MC the Max1th--"Love is Supposed to Hurt"
December 31

2013

DateArtistSongPoints
April 20Infinite"Man in Love"7,587
April 27Psy"Gentleman"6,847
May 4Cho Yong-pil"Bounce"7,698
May 11Roy Kim"Spring Spring Spring"8,333
May 18B1A4"What's Going On?"8,479
May 25Shinhwa"This Love"7,634
June 18,540
June 8Beast"Will You Be Okay?"7,348
June 15Exo"Wolf"6,392
June 22Sistar"Give It To Me"7,717
June 298,473
July 6Roy Kim2nd--"Love Love Love"8,270
July 13Dynamic Duo"BAAAM"7,885
July 202NE1"Falling In Love"7,691
July 27Infinite2nd--"Destiny"9,770
August 3Beast2nd--"Shadow"8,368
August 10Music Core Summer Special – No Chart}}
August 17Music Core 2013 Korea Music Festival in Sokcho – No Chart}}
August 24Exo2nd--"Growl"8,666
August 318,074
September 76,925
September 14Music Core Pre-record Show – No Chart}}
September 21Music Core K-POP Festival – No Chart}}
September 28Soyou & Mad Clown"Stupid In Love"6,364
October 5Busker Busker"Love, at first"8,219
October 127,493
October 19IU"The Red Shoes"9,846
October 26Shinee"Everybody"9,641
November 2K.Will"You Don't Know Love"7,647
November 9Trouble Maker"Now"8,450
November 16Music Core Pre-record Show – No Chart}}
November 23Davichi"The Letter"6,614
November 302NE12nd--"Missing You"8,454
December 7Hyolyn"One Way Love"7,295
December 14Exo5th--"Miracles in December"7,458
December 219,032
December 28Music Core Year End Chart Special – No Chart}}

2014

DateArtistSongPoints
January 4IU"Friday"7,802
January 11Girl's Day"Something"6,748
January 18TVXQ"Something"7,753
January 25B1A4"Lonely"7,311
February 1Music Core Pre-record Show – No Chart}}
February 8B1A4"Lonely"7,162
February 15B.A.P"1004 (Angel)"8,575
February 22Soyou & Junggigo"Some"7,158
March 17,259
March 8Music Core 400th Episode Special}}
TVXQ"Spellbound"9,050
March 15Girls' Generation"Mr.Mr."8,303
March 227,537
March 29No Chart}}
April 5Park Hyo-shin"Wild Flower"7,576
April 12Apink"Mr. Chu"9,447
April 19AKMU"200%"7,446
April 267,965
May 38,490
May 108,754
May 17Exo-K"Overdose"9,257
May 247,633
May 31Fly to the Sky"You You You"6,784
June 7Gary & Jungin"Your Scent"6,201
June 14Taeyang"Eyes, Nose, Lips"7,518
June 21Beast"No More"8,330
June 28"Good Luck"10,000
July 57,777
July 127,274
July 19f(x)"Red Light"9,074
July 26Girl's Day"Darling"7,344
August 2Infinite"Back"7,154
August 9Sistar"Touch My Body"9,151
August 168,360
August 23Block B"H.E.R"8,239
August 30Taemin"Danger"7,368
September 6Sistar"I Swear"6,532
September 13Super Junior"Mamacita"6,993
September 206,035
September 27No Chart}}
October 4
October 11Girls' Generation-TTS"Holler"8,220
October 18Roy Kim"Home"8,527
October 25No Chart}}
November 1Beast"12:30"9,197
November 88,555
November 15MC Mong"Miss Me Or Diss Me"7,353
November 22Kyuhyun"At Gwanghwamun"7,455
November 29Toy"Three of Us"6,832
December 6Apink"Luv"9,237
December 137,822
December 207,185
December 27No Chart}}

2015 – present

  • 2015
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026

Achievements by artists

RankArtistCount
1stBTS40
2ndIU24
3rdExo22
4thWanna One12
(G)I-dle
Red Velvet
Ive
8thTwice11
Beast/Highlight
Blackpink
11thApink10
Taeyeon
13thLim Young-woong9
NewJeans
15thBigBang8
NCT 127

Artists with 7 wins as of August 2024: AKMU - NCT 127 Artists with 6 wins as of August 2024: Le Sserafim Artists with 5 wins as of August 2024: Sistar - Girls' Generation - Infinite - iKon - Itzy - Kang Daniel - NCT Dream - Seventeen --

RankArtistSongCountYear
1stBTS"Dynamite"10 times2020
2nd"Boy With Luv"9 times2019
3rd"Life Goes On"6 times2020 – 2021
4thApink"Luv"5 times2014 – 2015
BTS"On"2020
"Butter"2021
IU"Strawberry Moon"2021
7thg.o.d"2 Love"4 times2005
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"
10thEpik High"Fly"3 times2005
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"
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stIU"The Red Shoes"9,846October 19, 2013
2ndInfinite"Destiny"9,770July 23, 2013
3rdShinee"Everybody"9,641October 26, 2013
4thApink"Mr. Chu"9,447April 12, 2014
5thExo-K"Overdose"9,257May 17, 2014
6thExo"Miracles in December"9,032December 21, 2013
7th"Growl"8,666August 24, 2013
8thShinhwa"This Love"8,540June 1, 2013
9thB1A4"What's Going On?"8,479May 18, 2013
10thSistar"Give It To Me"8,473June 29, 2013
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stBeast"Good Luck"10,000June 28, 2014
2ndGirls' Generation"Lion Heart"9,699September 19, 2015
3rdExo"Love Me Right"9,666June 13, 2015
4thGirls' Generation"Party"9,660July 18, 2015
5thExo"Love Me Right"9,562June 20, 2015
6thBigBang"Let's Not Fall in Love"9,472August 22, 2015
7thShinee"View"9,251June 6, 2015
8thApink"Luv"9,237December 6, 2014
9thBeast"12:30"9,197November 1, 2014
10thVIXX"Love Equation"9,094March 7, 2015
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stBTS"Fake Love"10,000June 2, 2018
"Boy with Luv"April 27, 2019
2ndTwice"Heart Shaker"9,929December 23, 2017
3rd"Dance the Night Away"9,792July 21, 2018
4thWanna One"Energetic"9,703August 19, 2017
5thRed Velvet"Red Flavor"9,427July 22, 2017
6th"Power Up"9,387August 18, 2018
7thExo"Ko Ko Bop"9,316August 5, 2017
8thWanna One"Boomerang"9,289March 31, 2018
9thExo"Ko Ko Bop"9,266August 12, 2017
10thWinner"Everyday"9,112April 14, 2018
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stRed Velvet"Psycho"10,895January 4, 2020
2ndBTS"On"10,518March 7, 2020
3rdTaeyeon"Spark"9,740November 9, 2019
4thRed Velvet"Psycho"9,398January 11, 2020
5thIU"Love Poem"8,830November 16, 2019
6thAKMU"How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love"8,390October 26, 2019
7thBTS"On"8,288February 29, 2020
8thZico"Any Song"8,267February 1, 2020
9thExo"Obsession"8,194December 7, 2019
10thRed Velvet"Psycho"8,047January 18, 2020
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stBTS"Life Goes On"11,881December 5, 2020
2nd10,981December 12, 2020
3rdTwice"More & More"10,871June 13, 2020
4thApink"Dumhdurum"10,780April 25, 2020
5thBTS"Life Goes On"10,656November 28, 2020
6th"Dynamite"10,602September 26, 2020
7thBlackpink"How You Like That"10,464July 11, 2020
8thBTS"Dynamite"10,319October 10, 2020
9thIU"Celebrity"10,204February 6, 2021
10thApink"Dumhdurum"10,147May 2, 2020
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stKang Daniel"Antidote"10,702April 24, 2021
2nd"Paranoia"10,323February 27, 2021
3rdNCT Dream"Hot Sauce"10,000May 22, 2021
4thShinee"Don't Call Me"9,546March 6, 2021
5thNU'EST"Inside Out"8,800May 1, 2021
6thRosé"On the Ground"8,394March 27, 2021
7thBTS"Butter"8,344May 29, 2021
8thLim Young-woong"My Starry Love"8,292March 20, 2021
9thHighlight"Not The End"7,504May 15, 2021
10thIU"Lilac"6,949May 8, 2021
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stNCT Dream"Beatbox"9,800June 11, 2022
2ndIve"I Am"9,668April 22, 2023
3rdPlave"Dash"9,571February 15, 2025
4thNCT Dream"ISTJ"9,420July 29, 2023
5thThe Boyz"Roar"9,401March 4, 2023
6thNCT Dream"Glitch Mode"9,300April 9, 2022
7thSeventeen"Maestro"9,278May 11, 2024
8thShinee"Hard"9,196July 8, 2023
9thIve"After Like"9,191September 3, 2022
10thAespa"Savage"9,099October 16, 2021
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stBTS"Life Goes On"11,881December 5, 2020
2nd10,981December 12, 2020
3rdRed Velvet"Psycho"10,895January 4, 2020
4thTwice"More & More"10,871June 13, 2020
5thApink"Dumhdurum"10,780April 25, 2020
6thKang Daniel"Antidote"10,702April 24, 2021
7thBTS"Life Goes On"10,656November 28, 2020
8th"Dynamite"10,602September 26, 2020
9th"On"10,518March 7, 2020
10thBlackpink"How You Like That"10,464July 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. After that, the song is removed from the chart and ineligible to win again.

ArtistSongWins
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

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.

ArtistSongWinsRef.
2024
Illit"Magnetic"April 13, April 20, April 27
NewJeans"How Sweet"June 8, June 15, June 22
Lee Young-ji"Small Girl"July 6, July 13, July 20
Day6"Melt Down"September 14, September 21, September 28
Rosé & Bruno Mars"Apt."November 2, November 9, November 16
2025
G-Dragon"Home Sweet Home"December 21, January 11, January 18
Ive"Rebel Heart"January 25, February 8, February 22

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,

Notes

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

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