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Simply K-Pop
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Simply K-pop contour.jpg |
| genre | Music, Entertainment |
| presenter | Lee Dae-hwi (AB6IX) |
| country | South Korea |
| language | English and Korean |
| num_episodes | 619 |
| runtime | 52 minutes (regular) |
| 85 minutes (livestream) | |
| company | Arirang TV |
| network | Arirang TV |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | present |
85 minutes (livestream)
Simply K-Pop (; also known as Simply K-pop Con-Tour or Simply Con-tour) is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Arirang TV. Originally called The M-Wave, the show's title was changed to Wave K in 2011, and renamed again in 2012 to Simply K-Pop. It airs live worldwide every Friday at 1:00PM KST, and is broadcast from Arirang Tower in Seocho-dong, Seoul.
Currently hosted by Lee Dae-hwi of AB6IX, the show features K-pop stars who perform on stage and interact with the audience throughout each episode. It was previously available for online streaming via Viki with multilingual subtitles until May 2024—it was also previously available on DramaFever until the site shut down in 2018. Reruns of the show air on the free Philippine digital TV channel Hallypop every Sunday at 6:30 PM.
Since April 19, 2021, on the Mondays of each two weeks, Simply K-pop is airing Simply K-pop Con-Tour to "travel" to each country. This is livestreamed in Youtube. Simply K-pop is now also known as Simply K-pop Con-Tour.
Simply K-Pop Awards
| Best Rising Star | Best Performance | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. | Korea Cable TV Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Global Award | Simply K-Pop Con-Tour |
Similar programs
- SBS Inkigayo
- KBS Music Bank
- MBC Show! Music Core
- Mnet M Countdown
- Arirang TV Pops in Seoul
- JTBC Music Universe K-909
- MBC M Show Champion
- SBS M The Show
References
References
- link. Yoo. Byung-cheol. (May 25, 2018). Korea Economic TV
- link. Kim. Joo-kyung. (April 3, 2013). Korea Economic TV
- link
- Acar, Aedrianne. (December 28, 2020). "'Simply K-Pop' is coming to Hallypop this January 10!".
- (August 2021). "Coming Soon to DramaFever June 20 to June 26".
- Spangler, Todd. (December 28, 2020). "Warner Bros.' DramaFever Korean-Drama Streaming Service Is Shutting Down". Variety.
- Lee, Soo-jin. (2023-09-05). "Arirang TV's Simply K-Pop CON-TOUR wins global award at 2023 Korea Cable TV Awards".
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