M Countdown

M Countdown (Korean: 엠카운트다운) is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. It airs live every Thursday with live streaming available internationally via M Countdown On Air on their website. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul.[1]

M Countdown
The logo of M Countdown
GenreMusic
Presented byLee Dae-hwi
Han Hyun-min
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes671 (as of June 25, 2020)
Production
Running time120 minutes
Production company(s)CJ E&M
DistributorCJ E&M
Release
Original networkMnet (Korea)
Picture format480i (2004–2009)
1080i (2010–present)
Original releaseJuly 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) –
present
External links
Website

Segments

Segments previous airing include B'SHOP where songwriter Bang Si-hyuk introduces some hit songs, and MCD DRAMA where the hosts act out scenarios. The current segment airing is MCD NEWS which reports the latest music industry news, and MCD Ranking which ranks celebrities with certain topics.

As of April 26, 2018, the chart featured on M Countdown was calculated by combining Digital Single Sales (45%), "Album Sales (15%), Social Media Points (YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz) (20%), "Global Fan Votes (global fan votes through Mwave, Mnet Japan and Mnet America + SMS Votes) (10%), and "Mnet Broadcast Points (10%).

The perfect score is 11,000 points. As of May 2019, only Exo, Big Bang, Shinee, BTS, Twice, and NU'EST have achieved the perfect score under the last two scoring systems. Previously, only Girl's Generation achieved the perfect 10,000 points twice in the scoring system between 2013–2014.

Official hosts
AB6IX's Lee Dae-hwi (left) and Han Hyun-min (right) are the current hosts of M Countdown since April 2019.

Between April 2017 and April 2018, each episode of the show was hosted by special guesting hosts. Between April 2018 and March 2019, the show was hosted by a "Global MC Crew", which was made up of idol members who are capable of speaking foreign languages.[4]

List of first-place winners

2004
List of First Place winners

July

  • 07.29 – BoA – "My Name" [950 points]

August

  • 08.05 – TVXQ – "The Way U Are"
  • 08.12 – TVXQ – "The Way U Are"
  • 08.19 – TVXQ – "The Way U Are"
  • 08.26 – Seven – "Passion"

September

  • 09.02 – Seven – "Passion"
  • 09.09 – Seven – "Passion"
  • 09.16 – Lee Seung-chul – "Long Day"
  • 09.23 – Lee Seung-chul – "Long Day" [909 points]
  • 09.30 – Shinhwa – "Brand New" [924 points]

October

  • 10.07 – Shinhwa – "Brand New" [964 points]
  • 10.14 – Shinhwa – "Brand New" [971 points]
  • 10.21 – No Show
  • 10.28 – Lee Soo-young – "Hwilili"

November

  • 11.04 – Rain – "It's Raining"
  • 11.11 – Rain – "It's Raining"
  • 11.18 – No Show
  • 11.25 – TVXQ – "Believe"

December

  • 12.02 – TVXQ – "Believe"
  • 12.09 – TVXQ – "Believe"
  • 12.16 – Wheesung – "Incurable"
  • 12.23 – Wheesung – "Incurable"
  • 12.30 – No Show

2005
List of First Place winners

January

  • 01.06 – MC the Max – "Don't Say You're Happy"
  • 01.27 – g.o.d – "An Ordinary Day"

February

March

  • 03.03 – Tei – "Love Is... Only One"
  • 03.17 – Jo Sungmo – "Mr. Flower"
  • 03.31 – Buzz – "Coward"

April

  • 04.07 – Buzz – "Coward"
  • 04.21 – Buzz – "Coward"
  • 04.28 – Jewelry – "Super Star"

May

  • 05.26 – Shin Hye Sung – "Same Idea"

June

  • 06.23 – YB – "I Think I Loved You"
  • 06.30 – MC Mong – "Invincible"

July

  • 07.07 – Buzz – "Leaving on a Journey to Me"
  • 07.28 – BoA – "Girls on Top"

September

  • 09.15 – SS501 – "Never Again" [900 points]

October

  • 10.13 – TVXQ – "Rising Sun" [942 points]
  • 10.27 – Lee Min-woo – "Bump"

2006
List of First Place winners

January

  • 01.05 – SS501 – "Snow Prince" [925 points]
  • 01.19 – SS501 – "Snow Prince" [945 points]

February

March

  • 03.02 – Lee Seung-gi – "Words That Are Hard To Say" [943 points]
  • 03.16 – Lee Hyori – "Get Ya!" [943 points]
  • 03.30 – Lee Seung-gi – "Words That Are Hard To Say" [915 points]

April

  • 04.27 – Seven – "I Know" [936 points]

May

  • 05.11 – SG Wannabe – "Partner For Life" [911 points]
  • 05.18 – SG Wannabe – "Partner For Life" [905 points]

June

  • 06.01 – Buzz – "Don't Know Men" [902 points]
  • 06.22 – Shinhwa – "Once In A Lifetime" [909 points]

July

August

September

  • 09.14 – Psy – "Entertainer" [922 points]
  • 09.28 – Lee Seung-gi – "Please" [904 points]

October

  • 10.12 – Lee Seung-gi – "Please" [914 points]
  • 10.26 – TVXQ – ""O"-Jung.Ban.Hap." [943 points]

November

  • 11.09 – TVXQ – ""O"-Jung.Ban.Hap." [941 points]

December

  • 12.07 – TVXQ – "Balloons" [902 points]
  • 12.21 – SG Wannabe – "Song of Love" [885 points]

2007
List of First Place winners

January

  • 01.04 – Son Hoyoung – "Love Brings Separation" [868 points]
  • 01.18 – SS501 – "4 Chance" [879 points]

February

  • 02.01 – SS501 – "4 Chance" [883 points]
  • 02.15 – Epik High – "Fan" [951 points]

March

  • 03.01 – Epik High – "Fan" [936 points]
  • 03.15 – Epik High – "Fan" [931 points]
  • 03.29 – Ivy – "Sonata of Temptation" [919 points]

April

May

  • 05.10 – Ivy – "If You're Gonna Be Like This" [930 points]
  • 05.24 – SG Wannabe – "One Summer's Day Dream" [919 points]

June

  • 06.07 – The Grace – "One More Time, OK?" [903 points]
  • 06.21 – Yangpa – "Love.. What is it?" [897 points]

July

  • 07.05 – SeeYa – "Love's Greeting" [942 points]
  • 07.19 – F.T. Island – "Love Sick" [897 points]
  • 07.26 – F.T. Island – "Love Sick" [876 points]

August

  • 08.16 – Fly to the Sky – "My Angel" [896 points]
  • 08.30 – SeeYa – "Shall We Marry" [887 points]

September

  • 09.13 – Lee Seung-gi – "White Lie" [940 points]
  • 09.27 – Big Bang – "Lies" [929 points]

October

November

December

2008
List of First Place winners

January

  • 01.17 – Big Bang – "Last Farewell" [939 points]
  • 01.31 – SeeYa – "Sad Footsteps" [914 points]

February

March

  • 03.13 – Jewelry – "One More Time" [924 points]
  • 03.27 – Gummy – "I'm Sorry" [916 points]

April

May

  • 05.08 – MC Mong – "Circus" [912 points]
  • 05.22 – MC Mong – "Circus" [943 points]

June

  • 06.12 – MC Mong – "Circus" [923 points]
  • 06.19 – Taeyang – "Look Only At Me" [936 points]
  • 06.26 – Taeyang – "Look Only At Me" [951 points]

July

August

September

  • 09.04 – Big Bang – "Day by Day" [955 points]
  • 09.11 – Big Bang – "Day by Day" [946 points]
  • 09.18 – Shinee – "Love Like Oxygen" [921 points]
  • 09.25 – Big Bang – "Day by Day" [960 points]

October

November

  • 11.06 – Rain – "Rainism" [933 points]
  • 11.27 – Rain – "Rainism" [939 points]

December

2009
List of First Place winners

January

  • 01.08 – SS501 – "U R Man" [938 points]
  • 01.15 – SS501 – "U R Man" [928 points]
  • 01.22 – Seungri – "Strong Baby" [953 points]

February

  • 02.05 – Seungri – "Strong Baby" [946 points]
  • 02.19 – Seungri – "Strong Baby" [951 points]
  • 02.26 – Seungri – "Strong Baby" [942 points]

March

  • 03.05 – Kara – "Honey" [933 points]
  • 03.12 – Kara – "Honey" [960 points]
  • 03.26 – Kara – "Honey" [953.0 points]

April

May

  • 05.07 – 2PM – "Again & Again" [970.2 points]
  • 05.14 – 2PM – "Again & Again" [973.4 points]
  • 05.21 – 2PM – "Again & Again" [975.0 points]
  • 05.28 – 2PM – "Again & Again" [946.5 points]

June

  • 06.04 – SG Wannabe – "I Love You" [945.1 points]
  • 06.12 – SG Wannabe – "I Love You" [938.1 points]
  • 06.18 – V.O.S – "Trouble" [941.9 points]
  • 06.25 – V.O.S – "Trouble" [946.0 points]

July

  • 07.02 – 2PM – "I Hate You" [941.3 points]
  • 07.09 – 2PM – "I Hate You" [968.0 points]
  • 07.16 – 2PM – "I Hate You" [969.8 points]
  • 07.23 – 2NE1 – "I Don't Care" [977.9 points]
  • 07.30 – 2PM – "I Hate You" [962.6 points]

August

September

October

November

  • 11.05 – Shinee – "Ring Ding Dong" [972.6 points]

2010
List of First Place winners

February

  • 02.25 – 2AM – "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" [976 points]

March

  • 03.04 – Kara – "Lupin" [938 points]
  • 03.11 – Kara – "Lupin" [931 points]
  • 03.18 – T-ara – "I Go Crazy Because Of You" [938 points]
  • 03.25 – Beast – "Shock" [918 points]

April

  • 04.01 – 2AM – "I Did Wrong" [938 points]
  • 04.08 – Rain – "Love Song" [926 points]
  • 04.15 – Rain – "Love Song" [959 points]
  • 04.22 – Lee Hyori – "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" [942 points]
  • 04.29 – 2PM – "Without U" [943 points]

May

June

  • 06.03 – MBLAQ – "Y" [930 points]
  • 06.10 – CNBLUE – "Love" [868 points][5]
  • 06.17 – 4Minute – "HuH" [859 points]
  • 06.24 – Seo In-young – "Goodbye Romance" [907 points]

July

  • 07.01 – CNBLUE – "Love" [922 points]
  • 07.08 – Taeyang – "I Need a Girl" [964 points]
  • 07.15 – Taeyang – "I Need a Girl" [939 points]
  • 07.22 – Miss A – "Bad Girl Good Girl" [940 points]
  • 07.29 – Seven – "Better Together" [940 points]

August

  • 08.05 – Seven – "Better Together" [920 points]
  • 08.12 – G.NA – "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" [905 points]
  • 08.19 – DJ DOC – "I'm This Person" [912 points]
  • 08.26 – No Show (Jo Sungmo – "I Wanna Cheat")

September

October

  • 10.07 – 2NE1 – "Can't Nobody" [887 points]
  • 10.14 – Beast – "숨 ("Breath") [924 points]
  • 10.21 – Miss A – "Breathe" [892 points]
  • 10.28 – 2PM – "I'll Be Back" [951 points]

November

  • 11.04 – 2PM – "I'll Be Back" [946 points]
  • 11.11 – Psy – "Right Now" [907 points]

December

  • 12.09 – T-ara – "Why Are You Being Like This" [920 points]
  • 12.16 – T-ara – "Yayaya" [907 points]
  • 12.23 – IU – "Good Day" [901 points]
  • 12.30 – GD & TOP – "Oh Yeah" [943 points]

2011
List of First Place winners

January

February

  • 02.03 – No Show (Seungri – "What Can I Do")
  • 02.10 – Seungri – "What Can I Do" [943 points]
  • 02.17 – G.NA – "Black & White" [941 points]
  • 02.24 – G.NA – "Black & White" [907 points]

March

  • 03.03 – Big Bang – "Tonight" [952 points]
  • 03.10 – Big Bang – "Tonight" [9,090 points]
  • 03.17 – Big Bang – "Tonight" [9,171 points]
  • 03.24 – Wheesung – "Heart Aching Story" [8,999 points]
  • 03.31 – CNBLUE – "Intuition" [9,255 points]

April

  • 04.07 – CNBLUE – "Intuition" [9,654 points]
  • 04.14 – CNBLUE – "Intuition" [8,901 points]
  • 04.21 – 4Minute – "Mirror Mirror" [9,117 points]
  • 04.28 – Big Bang – "Love Song" [8,901 points]

May

June

  • 06.02 – Beast – "Fiction" [9,253 points]
  • 06.09 – Beast – "Fiction" [9,191 points]
  • 06.16 – Kim Hyun-joong – "Break Down" [8,078 points]
  • 06.23 – Kim Hyun-joong – "Break Down" [8,561 points]
  • 06.30 – f(x) – "Hot Summer" [8,919 points]

July

August

September

  • 09.01 – Infinite – "Be Mine" [8,775 points]
  • 09.08 – Infinite – "Be Mine" [8,241 points]
  • 09.15 – Kara – "Step" [9,016 points]
  • 09.22 – Kara – "Step" [9,314 points]
  • 09.29 – Huh Gak – "Hello" [8,746 points]

October

November

December

2012
List of First Place winners

January

February

  • 02.02 – MBLAQ – "This Is War" [8,869 points]
  • 02.09 – F.T. Island – "Severely" [8,637 points]
  • 02.16 – Seven – "When I Can't Sing" [8,876 points]
  • 02.23 – F.T. Island – "Severely" [8,689 points]

March

April

May

June

July

August

  • 08.02 – Beast – "Beautiful Night" [8,696 points]
  • 08.09 – Beast – "Beautiful Night" [8,876 points]
  • 08.16 – Beast – "Beautiful Night" [8,951 points]
  • 08.23 – Psy – "Gangnam Style" [8,423 points]
  • 08.30 – Psy – "Gangnam Style" [8,561 points]

September

October

  • 10.04 – No Show (G-Dragon – "Crayon")
  • 10.11 – No Show <M Countdown Smile Thailand> (G-Dragon – "Crayon")
  • 10.18 – Gain – "Bloom" [7,533 points]
  • 10.25 – No Show (K.Will – "Please Don't...")

November

  • 11.01 – K.Will – "Please Don't..." [8,418 points]
  • 11.08 – Lee Hi – "1,2,3,4" [7,890 points]
  • 11.15 – Lee Hi – "1,2,3,4" [8,454 points]
  • 11.22 – No Show (Lee Hi – "1,2,3,4")
  • 11.29 – No Show (Lee Seung-gi – "Return")

December

2013
List of First Place winners

January

February

  • 02.07 – Sistar19 – "Gone Not Around Any Longer" [8,086 points]
  • 02.14 – Sistar19 – "Gone Not Around Any Longer" [9,642 points]
  • 02.21 – Sistar19 – "Gone Not Around Any Longer" [9,140 points]
  • 02.28 – Shinee – "Dream Girl" [9,168 points]

March

  • 03.07 – Shinee – "Dream Girl" [9,459 points]
  • 03.14 – Shinee – "Dream Girl" [8,403 points]
  • 03.21 – Lee Hi – "It's Over" [8,449 points]
  • 03.28 – Davichi – "Just The Two Of Us" [7,263 points]

April

  • 04.04 – Infinite – "Man In Love" [8,810 points]
  • 04.11 – Lee Hi – "Rose" [8,802 points]
  • 04.18 – Psy – "Gentleman"
  • 04.25 – No Show <M Countdown Nihao-Taiwan> (Psy – "Gentleman") [8,356 points]

May

June

July

August

September

  • 09.05 – Exo – "Growl" [6,817 points]
  • 09.12 – G-Dragon – "Black" [6,604 points]
  • 09.19 – No Show <Incheon Korean Music Wave 2013> (G-Dragon – "Black")
  • 09.26 – G-Dragon – "Crooked" [7,369 points]

October

November

  • 11.07 – Trouble Maker – "Now" [7,783 points]
  • 11.14 – Trouble Maker – "Now" [8,001 points]
  • 11.21 – No Show (Miss A – "Hush")
  • 11.28 – No Show <2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards Replay> (2NE1 – "Missing You")

December

2014
List of First Place winners

January

February

March

April

  • 04.03 – No Show <M Countdown No. 1 Artist of Spring 2014> (4Minute – "Whatcha Doin' Today") [6,555 points]
  • 04.10 – Apink – "Mr. Chu" [8,323 points]
  • 04.17 – No Show (Akdong Musician – "200%")
  • 04.24 – No Show (Akdong Musician – "200%")

May

June

July

August

  • 08.07 – No Show (Sistar – "Touch My Body")
  • 08.14 – No Show <2 Nights in LA Special> (Block B – "H.E.R")
  • 08.21 – Winner – "Empty" [8,005 points]
  • 08.28 – Winner – "Empty" [7,986 points]

September

October

November

December

  • 12.04 – No Show
  • 12.11 – No Show
  • 12.18 – No Show (Apink – "Luv")
  • 12.25 – Christmas Special (Apink – "Luv") [7,791 points]

2015
List of First Place winners
Key
Triple Crown
Highest score in 2015
— No show was held
Episode Date Artist Song Points
— January 1 No show, winners were not announced
407 January 8 EXID "Up & Down" N/A
408 January 15 N/A
409 January 22 Jonghyun "Déjà-Boo" 6,995
410 January 29 Mad Clown "Fire" 7,409
411 February 5 Davichi "Cry Again" 7,238
412 February 12 Infinite H "Pretty" 7,209
— February 19 4Minute "Crazy" N/A
413 February 26 8,636
414 March 5 VIXX "Love Equation" 8,403
415 March 12 Shinhwa "Sniper" N/A
416 March 19 7,965
417 March 26 8,554
418 April 2 Red Velvet "Ice Cream Cake" 8,069
419 April 9 Exo "Call Me Baby" 7,745
420 April 16 7,756
421 April 23 KCON Japan Special Episode, winners were not announced
422 April 30 Exo "Call Me Baby" 7,652
423 May 7 BTS "I Need U" 6,876
424 May 14 Big Bang "Loser" 9,669
425 May 21 8,188
426 May 28 Shinee "View" 9,037
427 June 4 9,762
428 June 11 Big Bang "Bang Bang Bang" 9,669
429 June 18 Exo "Love Me Right" 9,238
430 June 25 Big Bang "Bang Bang Bang" 9,124
431 July 2 Sistar "Shake It" N/A
432 July 9 Big Bang "Sober" 8,487
433 July 16 Girls' Generation "Party" 10,654
434 July 23 Infinite "Bad" 8,851
435 July 30 Apink "Remember" 9,244
436 August 6 Beast "YeY" N/A
437 August 13 KCON LA Special Episode, winners were not announced
438 August 15 KCON NY Special Episode, winners were not announced
439 August 20 GD & TOP "Zutter" 10,741
440 August 27 Girls' Generation "Lion Heart" 9,868
441 September 3 10,988
442 September 10 10,961
443 September 17 Red Velvet "Dumb Dumb" 10,085
444 September 24 N/A
445 October 1 Soyou & Kwon Jeong Yeol "Lean On Me" 7,137
446 October 8 iKon "Rhythm Ta" 7,068
447 October 15 Taeyeon "I" 10,929
448 October 22 9,541
449 October 29 10,093
450 November 5 f(x) "4 Walls" 10,688
— November 12 No Show, winners were not announced
451 November 19 f(x) "4 Walls" N/A
452 November 26 Dynamic Duo "Jam" N/A
— December 3 No Show, winners were not announced
— December 10
453 December 17 Psy "Daddy" N/A
454 December 24 N/A
— December 31 No Show, winners were not announced

2016
List of First Place winners
Key
Triple Crown
Highest score in 2016
— No show was held
Episode Date Artist Song Points
455 January 7 Psy "Daddy" 8,433
456 January 14 iKon "Dumb & Dumber" 10,175
457 January 21 9,499
458 January 28 8,930
459 February 4 GFriend "Rough" 9,424
460 February 11 N/A
461 February 18 8,959
462 February 25 Winner "Sentimental" 9,895
463 March 3 Taemin "Press Your Number" 7,771
464 March 10 Mamamoo "You're the Best" 9,528
465 March 17 Lee Hi "Breathe" 8,210
466 March 24 Red Velvet "One of These Nights" 7,922
467 March 31 Got7 "Fly" 7,032
468 April 7 BtoB "Remember That" 7,140
469 April 14 CNBLUE "You're So Fine" N/A
470 April 21 Block B "Toy" 9,092
471 April 28 Jung Eun-ji "Hopefully Sky" 8,614
472 May 5 Twice "Cheer Up" 10,264
473 May 12 BTS "Fire" 7,692
474 May 19 Twice "Cheer Up" 9,205
475 May 26 9,095
476 June 2 Baek A-yeon "So-So" N/A
477 June 9 7,084
478 June 14 KCON France Special Episode, winners were not announced
479 June 16 Exo "Monster" 9,877
480 June 23 10,849
481 June 30 N/A
482 July 7 Sistar "I Like That" 9,519
483 July 14 Wonder Girls "Why So Lonely" 8,250
484 July 21 GFriend "Navillera" 9,154
485 July 28 9,406
486 August 4 N/A
487 August 9 KCON LA Special Episode, winners were not announced
488 August 11 Hyuna "How's This?" 8,403
489 August 18 I.O.I "Whatta Man" 8,158
490 August 25 Exo "Lotto" 8,310
491 September 1 8,150
492 September 8 Blackpink "Whistle" 7,330
— September 15 Red Velvet "Russian Roulette" N/A
493 September 22 9,576
494 September 29 Infinite "The Eye" 7,714
495 October 6 Got7 "Hard Carry" 7,994
496 October 13 Shinee "1 of 1" 10,023
497 October 20 BTS "Blood Sweat & Tears" 9,852
498 October 27 I.O.I "Very Very Very" N/A
499 November 3 Twice "TT" 10,511
500 November 10 8,362
501 November 17 Special Episode, winners were not announced
502 November 24
— December 1 No show, winners were not announced
— December 8
503 December 15 Seventeen "Boom Boom" 6,834
504 December 22 Big Bang "Fxxk It" 8,535
— December 29 No show, winners were not announced

2017
List of First Place winners
Key
Triple Crown
Highest score in 2017
— No show was held
Episode Date Artist Song Points
505 January 5 Big Bang "Fxxk It" 9,750
506 January 12 10,225
507 January 19 AKMU "Last Goodbye" 6,432
508 January 26 Seohyun "Don't Say No" 7,411
509 February 2 AOA "Excuse Me" N/A
510 February 9 Red Velvet "Rookie" 10,503
511 February 16 10,903
512 February 23 BTS "Spring Day" 10,629
513 March 2 Twice "Knock Knock" 9,942
514 March 9 Taeyeon "Fine" 9,747
515 March 16 Twice "Knock Knock" 9,440
516 March 23 Got7 "Never Ever" 7,976
517 March 30 Highlight "Plz Don't Be Sad" N/A
518 April 6 8,821
519 April 13 Winner "Really Really" 9,216
520 April 20 8,903
521 April 27 IU "Palette" 7,626
522 May 4 N/A
523 May 11 Hyukoh "Tomboy" 7,121
524 May 18 Psy "I Luv It" 7,843
525 May 25 Twice "Signal" N/A
526 June 1 8,867
527 June 8 Highlight "Calling You" 9,182
528 June 15 Seventeen "Don't Wanna Cry" 8,990
529 June 22 NCT 127 "Cherry Bomb" 7,325
530 June 29 Mamamoo "Yes I Am" N/A
531 July 6 N/A
532 July 13 8,163
533 July 20 Red Velvet "Red Flavor" 10,877
534 July 27 Exo "Ko Ko Bop" 8,982
535 August 3 9,003
536 August 10 9,353
537 August 17 Wanna One "Energetic" 10,666
538 August 24 10,844
539 August 31 N/A
540 September 7 Sunmi "Gashina" 8,486
541 September 14 Exo "Power" 11,000
542 September 21 GFriend "Summer Rain" 10,091
543 September 28 BTS "DNA" 11,000
544 October 5 N/A
— October 12 Special Broadcast of BTS Countdown
545 October 19 NU'EST W "Where You At" 9,521
546 October 26 BtoB "Missing You" 10,330
547 November 2 9,968
548 November 9 Twice "Likey" 10,082
549 November 16 N/A
550 November 23 Wanna One "Beautiful" N/A
— November 30 No Winner
— December 7 No Winner
— December 14 No Winner
551 December 21 Twice "Heart Shaker" 9,776
552 December 28 N/A

2018
List of First Place winners
Key
Triple Crown
Highest score in 2018
— No show was held
Episode Date Artist Song Points
— January 4 Exo "Universe" 9,275
553 January 11 Momoland "Bboom Bboom" 7,811
554 January 18 Infinite "Tell Me" 10,554
555 January 25 Sunmi "Heroine" 7,919
556 February 1 iKon "Love Scenario" 7,789
557 February 8 Red Velvet "Bad Boy" 10,032
558 February 15 N/A
559 February 22 Momoland "Bboom Bboom" 8,834
560 March 1 iKon "Love Scenario" 8,467
561 March 8 8,001
562 March 15 Mamamoo "Starry Night" 9,820
563 March 22 7,938
564 March 29 Wanna One "Boomerang" 10,805
565 April 5 9,981
566 April 12 Winner "Everyday" 9,687
567 April 19 Twice "What Is Love?" N/A
568 April 26 9,360
569 May 3 Winner "Everyday" 7,463
570 May 10 GFriend "Time for the Moon Night" 10,700
— May 17 9,005
571 May 24 (G)I-dle "Latata" 8,183
572 May 31 BTS "Fake Love" 11,000
573 June 7 9,666
574 June 14 Wanna One "Light" 10,320
575 June 21 Shinee "I Want You" 11,000
576 June 28 Blackpink "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" 8,706
577 July 5 N/A
578 July 12 N/A
579 July 19 Twice "Dance the Night Away" 10,933
580 July 26 Seventeen "Oh My!" 8,546
581 August 2 Mamamoo "Egotistic" 7,731
582 August 9 iKon "Killing Me" 7,888
— August 16 No Winner
583 August 23 Red Velvet "Power Up" 8,761
584 August 24 No Winner
585 August 30 Red Velvet "Power Up" 8,444
586 September 6 (G)I-dle "Hann (Alone)" 7,213
587 September 13 Sunmi "Siren" 7,624
588 September 20 7,381
589 September 27 Got7 "Lullaby" N/A
590 October 4 10,595
591 October 11 iKon "Goodbye Road" N/A
592 October 18 8,286
593 October 25 NCT 127 "Regular" 10,000
594 November 1 Monsta X "Shoot Out" 6,349
595 November 8 Iz*One "La Vie en Rose" 10,884
596 November 15 Twice "Yes or Yes" 8,695
— November 22 Exo "Tempo" 9,445
597 November 29 Wanna One "Spring Breeze" N/A
598 December 6 Mino "Fiancé" N/A
— December 13 Special Edition (KCON LA 2018)
— December 20 Special Edition (KCON LA 2018)
599 December 27 Winner "Millions" N/A

2019
List of First Place winners
Key
Triple Crown
Highest score in 2019
— No show was held
Episode Date Artist Song Points
600 January 3 Winner "Millions" N/A
601 January 10 Chungha "Gotta Go" 9,389
602 January 17 Apink "%% (Eung Eung)" 7,829
603 January 24 GFriend "Sunrise" 7,653
604 January 31 Seventeen "Home" 9,676
605 February 7 N/A
606 February 14 6,669
607 February 21 Itzy "Dalla Dalla" 8,527
608 February 28 Monsta X "Alligator" 6,801
609 March 7 Itzy "Dalla Dalla" 6,800
610 March 14 TXT "Crown" 7,612
611 March 21 Mamamoo "Gogobebe" 9,386
612 March 28 9,907
613 April 4 Stray Kids "Miroh" 5,870
614 April 11 Iz*One "Violeta" 10,775
615 April 18 10,446
616 April 25 BTS "Boy with Luv" 11,000
617 May 2 Twice "Fancy" 11,000
618 May 9 NU'EST "Bet Bet" 11,000
619 May 16 Oh My Girl "The Fifth Season (SSFWL)" 8,117
620 May 23 Winner "Ah Yeah" 9,245
621 May 30 Got7 "Eclipse" N/A
622 June 6 Lee Hi "No One" 6,663
623 June 13 Cosmic Girls "Boogie Up" 6,615
624 June 20 Ateez "Wave" 5,482
625 June 27 Red Velvet "Zimzalabim" 9,881
626 July 4 Chungha "Snapping" 9,025
627 July 11 GFriend "Fever" 7,890
628 July 18 Chungha "Snapping" 7,210
629 July 25 Day6 "Time of Our Life" N/A
— August 1 Exo-SC "What A Life" 8,004
630 August 8 Itzy "Icy" 8,087
— August 15 NCT Dream "Boom" 9,055
631 August 22 Itzy "Icy" 7,356
632 August 29 Red Velvet "Umpah Umpah" 9,282
633 September 5 X1 "Flash" 8,629
634 September 12 N/A
635 September 19 10,945
636 September 26 Seventeen "Fear" 10,800
637 October 3 Twice "Feel Special" 8,815
638 October 10 9,222
639 October 17 AB6IX "Blind For Love" N/A
640 October 24 Super Junior "Super Clap" 8,204
641 October 31 NU'EST "Love Me" 6,959
642 November 7 Monsta X "Follow" 6,427
— November 14 No Broadcast and Winner
643 November 21 Mamamoo "Hip" N/A
644 November 28 N/A
— December 5 No Broadcast and Winner
— December 12 No Broadcast and Winner
645 December 19 Stray Kids "Levanter" N/A
646 December 26 Golden Child "Wannabe" N/A

2020
List of First Place winners
Key
Triple Crown
Highest score in 2020
— No show was held
Episode Date Artist Song Points
647 January 2 No Broadcast and Winner
648 January 9 Momoland "Thumbs Up" 10,125
649 January 16 SF9 "Good Guy" 9,798
— January 23 No Broadcast and Winner
650 January 30 SF9 "Good Guy" 10,031
651 February 6 Sechs Kies "All for You" 9,213
652 February 13 GFriend "Crossroads" 9,461
653 February 20 7,492
654 February 27 Iz*One "Fiesta" 10,914
655 March 5 BTS "On" 11,000
656 March 12 Loona "So What" 8,075
657 March 19 Itzy "Wannabe" N/A
658 March 26 7,902
659 April 2 N/A
660 April 9 Kang Daniel "2U" 7,664
661 April 16 (G)I-dle "Oh My God" N/A
662 April 23 Apink "Dumhdurum" 8,628
663 April 30 Got7 "Not By The Moon" 7,830
664 May 7 Oh My Girl "Nonstop" N/A
665 May 14 6,580
666 May 21 NU'EST "I'm in Trouble" 11,000
667 May 28 NCT 127 "Punch" 9,778
668 June 4 7,414
669 June 11 Twice "More & More" 9,356
670 June 18 Cosmic Girls "Butterfly" 9,235
671 June 25 Iz*One "Secret Story of the Swan" N/A
672 July 2

Triple Crown

Triple Crown is a song that has received three wins. After that, the song is removed from the chart.

List of Triple Crowns
Artist Song Wins
2004
TVXQ "The Way U Are" August 5, August 12, August 19
Seven "Passion" August 26, September 2, September 9
Shinhwa "Brand New" September 30, October 7, October 14
TVXQ "Believe" November 25, December 2, December 9
2005
Buzz "Coward" March 31, April 7, April 21
2007
Epik High "Fan" February 15, March 1, March 15
2008
MC Mong "Circus" May 8, May 22, June 12
Taeyang "Look Only At Me" June 19, June 26, July 3
Wonder Girls "So Hot" July 10, July 17, July 24
Lee Hyori "U-Go-Girl" July 31, August 14, August 21
Big Bang "Day by Day" August 28, September 4, September 11
TVXQ "Mirotic" October 9, October 23, October 30
2009
Seungri "Strong Baby" January 22, February 5, February 19
Kara "Honey" March 5, March 12, March 26
2PM "Again & Again" May 7, May 14, May 21
2PM "I Hate You" July 2, July 9, July 16
2NE1 "I Don't Care" July 23, August 6, August 13
G-Dragon "Heartbreaker" September 10, September 17, September 24
2010
2PM "Without U" April 29, May 6, May 13
2NE1 "Can't Nobody" September 23, September 30, October 7
2011
Seungri "What Can I Do" January 27, February 3, February 10
Big Bang "Tonight" March 3, March 10, March 17
CNBLUE "Intuition" March 31, April 7, April 14
f(x) "Pinocchio (Danger)" May 5, May 12, May 19
Beast "Fiction" May 26, June 2, June 9
Super Junior "Mr. Simple" August 11, August 18, August 25
Girls' Generation "The Boys" October 27, November 3, November 10
Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker" December 15, December 22, December 29
2012
Girls' Generation-TTS "Twinkle" May 10, May 17, May 24
Infinite "The Chaser" May 31, June 7, June 14
f(x) "Electric Shock" June 21, June 28, July 5
Super Junior "Sexy, Free & Single" July 12, July 19, July 26
Beast "Beautiful Night" August 2, August 9, August 16
Psy "Gangnam Style" August 23, August 30, September 6
G-Dragon "Crayon" September 27, October 4, October 11
Lee Hi "1,2,3,4" November 8, November 15, November 22
Lee Seung-gi "Return" November 29, December 6, December 13
2013
Yang Yo-seob "Caffeine" December 20, December 27, January 3
Girls' Generation "I Got a Boy" January 10, January 17, January 24
Sistar19 "Gone Not Around Any Longer" February 7, February 14, February 21
Shinee "Dream Girl" February 28, March 7, March 14
Psy "Gentleman" April 18, April 25, May 2
Shinhwa "This Love" May 23, May 30, June 6
Sistar "Give It To Me" June 20, June 27, July 4
Exo "Growl" August 22, August 29, September 5
2014
Exo "Miracles in December" December 19, December 26, January 2
TVXQ "Something" January 16, January 23, January 30
Akdong Musician "200%" April 17, April 24, May 1
Taeyang "Eyes, Nose, Lips" June 12, June 19, July 3
Winner "Empty" August 21, August 28, September 18
Epik High "Happen Ending" October 30, November 6, November 13
2015
Shinhwa "Sniper" March 12, March 19, March 26
Exo "Call Me Baby" April 9, April 16, April 30
Girls' Generation "Lion Heart" August 27, September 3, September 10
Taeyeon "I" October 15, October 22, October 29
2016
Psy "Daddy" December 17, December 24, January 7
iKon "Dumb & Dumber" January 14, January 21, January 28
GFriend "Rough" February 4, February 11, February 18
Twice "Cheer Up" May 5, May 19, May 26
Exo "Monster" June 16, June 23, June 30
GFriend "Navillera" July 21, July 28, August 4
2017
Big Bang "Fxxk It" December 22, January 5, January 12
Mamamoo "Yes I Am" June 29, July 6, July 13
Exo "Ko Ko Bop" July 27, August 3, August 10
Wanna One "Energetic" August 17, August 24, August 31
2018
iKon "Love Scenario" February 1, March 1, March 8
Blackpink "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" June 28, July 5, July 12
Red Velvet "Power Up" August 16, August 23, August 30
2019
Seventeen "Home" January 31, February 7, February 14
X1 "Flash" September 5, September 12, September 19
2020
Itzy "Wannabe" March 19, March 26, April 2

Achievements by artists
Most No. 1 winners

Most No. 1 winners

Rank Artist Count
1st Big Bang 23
2nd Exo 21
Twice
4th Girls' Generation 18
5th TVXQ 17
Red Velvet
7th 2NE1 15
8th 2PM 14
Highlight
Super Junior
11th Infinite 13
GFriend
12th Psy 12
15th Shinhwa 11
Shinee
f(x)
Winner
Mamamoo
Most Triple Crowns winners

Most Triple Crowns winners

Rank Artist Count
1st Exo 5 songs
2nd TVXQ 4 songs
3rd 2PM 3 songs
Shinhwa
Girls' Generation
Psy
Big Bang
8th 2NE1 2 songs
Seungri
f(x)
Super Junior
Highlight
G-Dragon
Taeyang
Epik High
GFriend
iKon
Top 20 Highest Scores (1st System)

Top 20 Highest Scores (1st System) 29 July 2004 – 3 March 2011

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st 2NE1 "I Don't Care" 981.3 2009/08/13
2nd 979.8 2009/08/06
3rd 977.9 2009/07/23
4th 2AM "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" 976 2010/02/25
5th G-Dragon "Heartbreaker" 975.7 2009/09/24
6th 2PM "Again & Again" 975 2009/05/21
7th G-Dragon "Heartbreaker" 974.5 2009/09/17
8th 2PM "Again & Again" 973.4 2009/05/14
9th G-Dragon "Heartbreaker" 973.2 2009/09/10
10th Shinee "Ring Ding Dong" 972.6 2009/11/05
11th Shinhwa "Brand New" 971 2004/10/14
12th Brown Eyed Girls "Abracadabra" 970.9 2009/09/03
13th 2PM "Again & Again" 970.2 2009/05/07
14th "I Hate You" 969.8 2009/07/16
15th 968 2009/07/09
Super Junior "Sorry, Sorry" 2009/04/09
17th Girls' Generation "Kissing You" 965 2008/02/28
18th Shinhwa "Brand New" 964 2004/10/07
Taeyang "I Need a Girl" 2010/07/08
20th Seungri "V.V.I.P." 963 2011/01/27
TVXQ "Mirotic" 2008/10/30
Top 10 Highest Scores (2nd System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (2nd System) 10 March 2011 – 15 December 2011

Scoring System: Digital Single Sales 40%, Album Sales 10%, Asian/Global Fan Vote 15%, Preferences of Music Experts 10%, Real-Time Charts 15%, SMS Vote 10%

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st CNBLUE "Intuition" 9,654 2011/04/07
2nd Kara "Step" 9,314 2011/09/22
3rd Wonder Girls "Be My Baby" 9,290 2011/11/17
4th CNBLUE "Intuition" 9,255 2011/03/31
5th Beast "Fiction" 9,253 2011/06/02
6th 9,191 2011/06/09
7th Girls' Generation "The Boys" 9,180 2011/10/27
8th Big Bang "Tonight" 9,171 2011/03/17
9th Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker" 9,167 2011/12/15
10th Super Junior "Mr. Simple" 9,155 2011/08/18
Top 10 Highest Scores (3rd System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (3rd System) 22 December 2011 – 23 August 2012

Scoring System: Digital Single Sales 45%, Album Sales 10%, Global Fan Vote 15%, Mnet Broadcasting 5%, Preferences of Music Experts 10%, Real-Time Charts 5%, SMS Vote 10%

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st Girls' Generation-TTS "Twinkle" 9,357 2012/05/17
2nd 9,355 2012/05/10
3rd f(x) "Electric Shock" 9,296 2012/06/21
4th Big Bang "Fantastic Baby" 9,204 2012/03/22
5th 9,096 2012/03/15
6th "Blue" 9,081 2012/03/08
7th Shinee "Sherlock•셜록 (Clue + Note)" 2012/03/29
8th Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker" 9,043 2011/12/22
9th 8,972 2011/12/29
10th Beast "Beautiful Night" 8,951 2012/08/16
Top 10 Highest Scores (4th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (4th System) 30 August 2012 – 20 February 2014

Scoring System: Digital Single Sales 50%, Album Sales 10%, Age Preference 20%, Global Fan Vote 5%, Live Show Preferences 10%, SMS Vote 5%

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st Girls' Generation "I Got a Boy" 10,000 2013/01/10
2nd 9,988 2013/01/17
3rd Yang Yo-seob "Caffeine" 9,795 2013/01/03
4th Sistar19 "Gone Not Around Any Longer" 9,642 2013/02/14
5th Shinee "Dream Girl" 9,459 2013/03/07
6th Busker Busker "Love, at first" 9,419 2013/10/03
7th 9,415 2013/10/10
8th Yang Yo-seob "Caffeine" 9,267 2012/12/20
9th TVXQ "Something" 9,244 2014/01/16
10th Shinee "Dream Girl" 9,168 2013/02/28
Top 10 Highest Scores (5th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (5th System) 27 February 2014 – 4 June 2015

Scoring System: Digital Single Sales 50%, Album Sales 10%, Social Media Points (YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz) 10%, Preference Points (global fan votes + age range preference) 10%, Mnet Broadcast Points 10%, SMS Votes 10%

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st Girls' Generation "Mr.Mr." 10,000 2014/03/13
2nd f(x) "Red Light" 9,772 2014/07/17
3rd Shinee "View" 9,762 2015/06/04
4th Exo-K "Overdose" 9,706 2014/05/15
5th Big Bang "Loser" 9,669 2015/05/14
6th Apink "Mr. Chu" 9,577 2014/05/08
7th Girls' Generation "Mr.Mr." 9,363 2014/03/06
8th Taeyang "Eyes, Nose, Lips" 9,255 2014/06/19
9th Shinee "View" 9,037 2015/05/28
10th 2NE1 "Come Back Home" 8,869 2014/03/20
Top 10 Highest Scores (6th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (6th System) 11 June 2015 – 12 April 2018

Scoring System: Digital Music Sales (50%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media Score (YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz) (15%), Popularity Score (global fan votes + age range preference) (10%), Mnet Broadcast Score (10%) + SMS Voting Score (10%)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st Exo "Power" 11,000 2017/09/14
BTS "DNA" 2017/09/28
3rd Girls' Generation "Lion Heart" 10,988 2015/09/03
4th 10,961 2015/09/10
5th Taeyeon "I" 10,929 2015/10/15
6th Red Velvet "Rookie" 10,903 2017/02/16
7th "Red Flavor" 10,877 2017/07/20
8th Exo "Monster" 10,849 2016/06/23
9th Wanna One "Energetic" 10,844 2017/08/24
10th "Boomerang" 10,805 2018/03/29
Top 10 Highest Scores (7th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (Latest System) 26 April 2018 – present

Scoring System: Digital Music Sales (45%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media Score (YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz) (20%), Popularity Score (global fan votes + SMS Voting) (10%), Mnet Broadcast Score (10%)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st BTS "Fake Love" 11,000 2018/05/31
Shinee "I Want You" 2018/06/21
BTS "Boy with Luv" 2019/04/25
Twice "Fancy" 2019/05/02
NU'EST "Bet Bet" 2019/05/09
BTS "On" 2020/03/05
NU'EST "I'm in Trouble" 2020/05/21
8th X1 "Flash" 10,945 2019/09/19
9th Twice "Dance the Night Away" 10,933 2018/07/19
10th Iz*One "Fiesta" 10,914 2020/02/27
Top 10 Highest Scores (All Time)

Top 10 Highest Scores (All Time)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st Exo "Power" 11,000 2017/09/14
BTS "DNA" 2017/09/28
"Fake Love" 2018/05/31
Shinee "I Want You" 2018/06/21
BTS "Boy with Luv" 2019/04/25
Twice "Fancy" 2019/05/02
NU'EST "Bet Bet" 2019/05/09
BTS "On" 2020/03/05
NU'EST "I'm in Trouble" 2020/05/21
10th Girls' Generation "Lion Heart" 10,988 2015/09/03

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