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The Show (South Korean TV program)
The Show (Korean: 더 쇼; previously The Show: All New K-Pop (season 2), The Show: All About K-Pop (season 3)) was a South Korean music television program broadcast by SBS FunE. It aired live every Tuesday and is broadcast from the SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
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| South Korea |
| Korean |
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| SBS Prism Tower |
| SBS Medianet |
| SBS funE |
| April 15, 2011 (2011-04-15) –November 11, 2025 (2025-11-11) |
The Show (Korean: 더 쇼; previously The Show: All New K-Pop (season 2), The Show: All About K-Pop (season 3)) was a South Korean music television program broadcast by SBS FunE. It aired live every Tuesday and is broadcast from the SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
Since January 2019, The Show is broadcast live to over 20 countries through Paramount Network, MTV France and on TBS in Japan. On October 24, 2025, SBS funE announced that The Show would officially be ending its 14-year run on November 11.
*The Show'*s chart system was introduced at the beginning of its fourth season which started on October 28, 2014 and was named The Show Choice. This chart tracking from Saturday to Friday.
The three nominees were chosen from the starring singers every week and the winner of The Show Choice is determined based on the following criteria:
| Period covered | Chart system | |||||
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| 2014 – 2017 | N/A | 40% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 15% (live-voting only) |
| 2018 – 2020 | 15% (5% pre-voting + 10% live-voting) | |||||
| January 26, 2021 – February 23, 2021 | 15% | N/A | 15% (live-voting only) | |||
| March 2, 2021 – present | 15% (5% pre-voting + 10% live-voting) |
Based source and explanations for each criterion:
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Broadcast: Number of times that a songs played on SBS MTV
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Digital sales: Number of streaming and download based on Gaon digital chart.
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Physical album: Number of copies based on Hanteo album chart
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Professional judges or critics' choice: Score based on judgement by SBS MTV's staff
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Video views or SNS: YouTube views, counted from official MV only.
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Voting and netizen ranking: Voting and netizen choices happens before show start. Currently via Star Planet app (previously branded as Starpass). Previously method includes Starplay (for pre-vote and live-vote, used until the end of 2020) and text message (use from 2014 to 2017 and January 26, 2021 – February 23, 2021).
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Luna, Hyoseong (April 15 – September 30, 2011)
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Himchan, Hyeri (October 7 – December 16, 2011)
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Lee Min-hyuk, Yook Sung-jae (March 23 – October 19, 2012)
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Zico, P.O (October 26 – December 21, 2012)
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Gyuri, Seungyeon (October 8, 2013 – May 27, 2014)
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Jiyeon, Hyeri, Jung Wook (June 3 – October 21, 2014)
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Hyeri (October 28, 2014 – January 20, 2015)
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Hongbin (March 3, 2015 – October 13, 2015)
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Jiyeon, Zhou Mi (October 28, 2014 – December 8, 2015)
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Zhou Mi (January 26, 2016 – August 2, 2016)
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Yerin (January 26, 2016 – September 6, 2016)
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Somi, Wooshin (October 11, 2016 – April 25, 2017)
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P.O, Jeonghwa, Yeonwoo (May 16, 2017 – August 29, 2017)
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Youngjae, JooE, Hohyeon (October 17, 2017 – May 8, 2018)
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Yeeun, Jeno, Jin Longguo (May 22, 2018 – October 23, 2018)
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Yeeun, Jeno (October 30, 2018 – November 26, 2019)
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Tag, Dayoung, Bae Jin-young (December 3, 2019)
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Juyeon, Sihyeon, Kim Min-kyu (February 11, 2020 – February 2, 2021)
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Yeosang, Kim Yo-han, Jihan (March 2, 2021 – December 14, 2021)
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Yeosang, Kang Min-hee, Kim Chae-hyun (January 25, 2022 – March 14, 2023)
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Yeosang, Xiaojun, Hyeongseop, Jeon Woong (March 28, 2023 – March 5, 2024)
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Xiaojun, Hyeongjun, Nana, Jeon Woong (March 19, 2024 – December 3, 2024)
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Xiaojun, Hyeongjun, Jeong Sae-bi (March 4, 2025 – November 11, 2025)
| Rank | Artist | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | GFriend | 16 |
| 2nd | VIXX | 14 |
| 3rd | Oh My Girl | 10 |
| 4th | Apink | 9 |
| Red Velvet | ||
| Monsta X | ||
| Iz*One | ||
| 8th | EXID | 8 |
| Got7 | ||
| (G)I-dle | ||
| Ateez | ||
| 12th | Mamamoo | 7 |
| STAYC | ||
| 14th | Exo | 6 |
| WJSN | ||
| Wanna One | ||
| TXT | ||
| Ive | ||
| Highlight | ||
| Zerobaseone |
Top 10 highest scores (October 28, 2014 – present)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BTS | "DNA" | 10,000 | September 26, 2017 |
| Wanna One | "Boomerang" | April 3, 2018 | ||
| "Light" | June 12, 2018 | |||
| "Spring Breeze" | November 27, 2018 | |||
| 5th | VIXX | "Error" | 9,850 | October 28, 2014 |
| 6th | GFriend | "Summer Rain" | 9,750 | September 19, 2017 |
| 7th | Mamamoo | "Starry Night" | 9,700 | March 20, 2018 |
| Apink | "Dilemma" | February 22, 2022 | ||
| 9th | Le Sserafim | "Fearless" | 9,670 | May 17, 2022 |
| 10th | Iz*One | "Violeta" | 9,646 | April 9, 2019 |
| Artist | Song | Wins |
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| 2014 | ||
| Apink | "Luv" | December 2, December 9, December 16 |
| 2015 | ||
| VIXX | Love Equation" | March 3, March 10, March 17 |
| Got7 | "If You Do" | October 6, October 13, October 20 |
| 2016 | ||
| VIXX | "Dynamite" | April 26, May 3, May 10 |
| GFriend | "Navillera" | July 19, August 2, August 9 |
| 2017 | ||
| NCT Dream | "My First and Last" | February 14, February 21, February 28 |
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Mnet M Countdown
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SBS Inkigayo
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KBS Music Bank
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MBC Show! Music Core
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Arirang TV Pops in Seoul
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Arirang TV Simply K-Pop (formerly called The M-Wave and Wave K)
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JTBC Music on Top
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JTBC Music Universe K-909
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MBC M Show Champion
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Music programs of South Korea
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The Show – Official website (in Korean)
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