# Music Bank

Music Bank (Korean: 뮤직뱅크; RR: Myujik Baengkeu) is a South Korean music program which airs every Friday at 17:15 KST on KBS2. As of 2015, the show is also broadcast in more than a hundred countries through KBS World. Episodes are filmed at the KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu. The show also organizes the global live concert Music Bank World Tour.

## History

Prior to Music Bank, Top 10 Songs (가요톱10) debuted in 1981 airing live at 6:30 (KST) on Fridays and aired until 1998. For the first few months of 1998, Bravo New Generation took its place, but due to low ratings, it was quickly replaced by Music Bank on June 18, 1998. The chart format that was used since Top 10 Songs was abandoned in late 2001 due to controversy and was changed into a request format.
In 2005, the show was moved to Sunday afternoons at 12:45 (KST) and became a recorded broadcast. Due to sinking ratings, in September 2007, the show returned to its original time slot of Fridays evenings at 6:30 (KST) and returned to a live format. The charts were revived as category-based charts.
In January 2008, the category-based charts were combined into the K-Chart which is the familiar countdown chart and the only program to do so. In June 2008, the show extended to 70 minutes, airing from 6:30 (KST) to 7:40 (KST) making it the longest music program on air. In November 2008, as part of the Autumn format changes, the show began airing from 6:40 (KST) to 8:00 (KST) for 80 minutes. In May 2010, as part of the Spring format changes, the show began airing from 5:50 (KST) to 7:10 (KST) for 80 minutes.
On August 27, 2010, Music Bank began airing live to 54 countries around the world through KBS World, and included new interactive features for international viewers through Twitter.
On November 11, 2011, as part of the autumn format changes, the show began airing for 105 minutes from 6:10 (KST) to 7:55 (KST), following KBS News 6.
In August 2012, Asian American cable network Myx TV began airing the first English dubbed version of Music Bank.
Since October 25, 2013, the show began airing for 80 minutes from 6:30 (KST) to 7:50 (KST), following KBS Global 24, which was transferred from KBS1 with effect from October 21, 2013.
Since October 4, 2024, it is hosted by Illit's Park Min-ju and actor Moon Sang-min. Past hosts include Song Hye-kyo, Rain, Ji Sung, Song Joong-ki, Park Seo-joon, Yoon Bora, Irene, Park Bo-gum, Choi Bo-min, Shin Ye-eun, Choi Soo-bin, Arin, Park Sung-hoon, Jang Won-young, Lee Chae-min and Hong Eun-chae among others.

## K-Chart

K-Chart is the countdown charts of Music Bank. The charts are calculated by combining the Digital Music Charts (60%), Album Sales (5%), Number of times broadcast on KBS (20%), K-POP Fan Voting Charts (Mubeat App) (10%), and social media charts (5%). This charts tracking from Monday to Sunday, and the Top 50 songs of the week are featured on the show, where the Top 50–21 songs are shown via marquee and the Top 20–3 songs are featured by the hosts. The hosts showcase the Top Two songs in beginning of show 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.
During the last week of June, the most popular song of the first half of the year is awarded the Music Bank First Half 1st Place award. During the last week of December, the Music Bank 1st Place award (or Music Bank MVP in 2008) is awarded to the most popular song of the entire year.
Prior to the combined K-Charts, category-based charts were used. From September to December 2007, every week a different category (Digital Music Charts, Karaoke Charts, Viewers Choice Charts, Album Sales Charts) was featured. Technically, each category would only be featured once a month. It was similar to K-Chart except the results each week could only be based on a specific chart, and not all the charts combined. From January 2008 to April 2009, two charts were used. Every week, the Digital Music Charts and Album Sales Charts were used, and at the end of the month were the combined charts (Album Sales Charts (20%) + Digital Music Charts (50%) + Viewers Choice Charts (30%)). In May 2009, this was abandoned for the combined charts featured every week. Note that the Music Bank ranking system is different from other previous and current televised K-Pop music shows, in that an artist can win an unlimited number of times for the same song (other shows generally remove it from the charts after three wins, for Music Core it's after five wins or two months since release). While other music chart shows have a full score of 10,000 or 11,000, Music Bank's full score is 200,000, meaning Digital Music Charts category have 120,000 score as full score, 40,000 for Broadcast, 20,000 for K-POP Fan Voting Charts (Mubeat App) 10,000 for Album Sales, and finally 10,000 from Social Media. The new criteria for Music Bank took effect in the January 6, 2023 episode, where the Digital Music Chart percentage decreased from 65% to 60%, the Album Sales are will now be acquired from Gaon instead of the previous Hanteo chart, the KBS Broadcast Plays now added its digital channel in the aggregation scoring alongside its TV and radio channels, and the Social Media Charts will be sourced from the YouTube and TikTok data gathered from the Gaon charts.

### Winners

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

## Hosts

| Date | Hosts |
| 1998 | Ryu Si-won, Kim Ji-ho |
| 1999 | Ryu Si-won, Hwang Yu-sun |
| 1999 | Kim Seung-hyun, Hwang Yu-sun |
| 1999 | Joo Young-hoon, Hwang Yu-sun |
| 2000 | Joo Young-hoon, Kim Gyu-ri |
| 2000 | Lee Hwi-jae, Song Hye-kyo |
| 2000 | Lee Hwi-jae, Lee Na-young |
| 2001 | Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Bo-kyung |
| November 8, 2001 – April 18, 2002 | Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Gyu-ri |
| April 25 – October 24, 2002 | Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Min-jung |
| October 31, 2002 – January 30, 2003 | Rain, Shoo |
| February 6 – June 19, 2003 | Jun Jin, Shoo |
| June 26, 2003 – June 11, 2004 | Choi Jung-won, Park Jung-ah |
| June 18 – November 5, 2004 | Ji Sung, Park Eun-hye |
| November 12, 2004 – April 29, 2005 | Namkoong Min, So Yi-hyun |
| May 8 – October 30, 2005 | Ji Hyun-woo, Kim Bo-min |
| November 6, 2005 – March 12, 2006 | Kang Kyung-joon, Park Kyung-lim |
| March 26 – November 19, 2006 | Kang Kyung-joon, Jang Hee-jin |
| November 26, 2006 – April 1, 2007 | Haha, Lee So-yeon |
| April 8, 2007 – February 1, 2008 | Haha, Lee Hyun-ji |
| February 15 – May 16, 2008 | Tablo, Kim Sung-eun |
| May 23 – August 8, 2008 | Tablo, Min Seo-hyun |
| August 29, 2008 – January 9, 2009 | Yoo Se-yoon, Seo In-young |
| January 16 – July 31, 2009 | Yoo Se-yoon, Park Eun-young |
| August 7, 2009 – November 19, 2010 | Song Joong-ki, Seo Hyo-rim |
| December 3, 2010 – October 21, 2011 | Hyun Woo, Kim Min-ji |
| October 28, 2011 – November 11, 2011 | Hyun Woo, Uee |
| November 18, 2011 | Tim, Sohee, Sunye |
| November 25, 2011 | Shindong, Sohee, Sunye |
| December 2, 2011 | Minho, Sohee, Yubin |
| December 9, 2011 | Minho, Sohee, Sunye |
| December 16, 2011 | Shindong, Sohee, Yubin |
| December 23, 2011 | Jung Yong-hwa, Choi Siwon, Yoon Doo-joon, Jun Hyun-moo |
| January 6, 2012 – March 29, 2013 | Lee Jang-woo, Uee |
| April 5, 2013 | Lee Jang-woo, Kang Min-kyung |
| April 12, 2013 – October 4, 2013 | Jeong Jinwoon, Park Se-young |
| September 6, 2013 | Jo Kwon, Park Se-young |
| October 11, 2013 | Seulong, Park Se-young |
| October 18, 2013 | Jo Kwon |
| October 25, 2013 – April 24, 2015 | Park Seo-joon, Yoon Bora |
| May 1, 2015 – June 24, 2016 | Park Bo-gum, Irene |
| December 4, 2015 | Park Bo-gum, V, Him-chan |
| July 1, 2016 – November 4, 2016 | Kang Min-hyuk, Solbin |
| July 15, 2016 | Kang Min-hyuk, Solbin, Son Dong-woon |
| November 11, 2016 – May 11, 2018 | Lee Seo-won, Solbin |
| May 18, 2018 | Solbin, N |
| May 25, 2018 | Solbin, Son Dong-woon |
| June 1, 2018 | Solbin, Taemin |
| June 8, 2018 | Solbin, Jin |
| June 15, 2018 – June 28, 2019 | Kei, Choi Won-myeong |
| July 5, 2019 – July 17, 2020 | Shin Ye-eun, Choi Bo-min |
| July 24, 2020 – October 1, 2021 | Arin, Choi Soo-bin |
| October 8, 2021 – September 2, 2022 | Jang Won-young, Park Sung-hoon |
| November 19, 2021 | Jang Won-young, Park Sung-hoon and Huening Kai |
| February 4, 2022 | Jang Won-young and Yang Jung-won |
| August 5, 2022 | Park Ji-hu and Park Sung-hoon |
| September 16, 2022 | Jang Won-young and Lee Ju-yeon |
| September 23, 2022 | Jang Won-young and Lee Young-ji |
| September 30, 2022 – January 13, 2023 | Jang Won-young and Lee Chae-min |
| October 14, 2022 | Kang Seul-gi and Lee Chae-min |
| December 2, 2022 | Shin Yu-na and Lee Chae-min |
| January 6, 2023 | Haewon and Lee Chae-min |
| January 20, 2023 – January 27, 2023 | Minji and Lee Chae-min |
| February 3, 2023 | Mimi and Lee Chae-min |
| February 10, 2023 – May 3, 2024 | Hong Eun-chae and Lee Chae-min |
| March 24, 2023 | Dahyun and Lee Chae-min |
| August 25, 2023 | Hanni and Lee Chae-min |
| September 1, 2023 | Arin and Lee Chae-min |
| September 8, 2023 | Kim Se-jeong and Lee Chae-min |
| October 27, 2023 | Choi Soo-bin and Lee Chae-min |
| November 3, 2023 | Umji and Lee Chae-min |
| January 5, 2024 | Kwon Eun-bi and Lee Chae-min |
| January 19, 2024 | Hyein and Lee Chae-min |
| February 2, 2024 | Huh Yunjin and Lee Chae-min |
| April 5, 2024 | Noh Yun-ah and Lee Chae-min |
| April 12, 2024 | Park Min-ju and Lee Chae-min |
| May 10, 2024 | Hong Eun-chae and Lee Hyun-jae |
| May 17, 2024 | Hong Eun-chae and Kim Tae-rae |
| May 24, 2024 | Hong Eun-chae, Zhang Hao and Jo |
| May 31, 2024 – September 27, 2024 | Hong Eun-chae and Moon Sang-min |
| June 28, 2024 | Hong Eun-chae, Shinyu and Choi Young-jae |
| September 6, 2024 | Hong Eun-chae, Kim Tae-rae and Zhang Hao |
| October 4, 2024 – present | Park Min-ju and Moon Sang-min |
| November 22, 2024 | Jaemin, Yunho and Moon Sang-min |
| March 7, 2025 | Haewon and Moon Sang-min |

## Achievements by artists

Most No. 1 winners :
| Rank | Artist | Count |
| 1st | BTS | 49 |
| 2nd | Girls' Generation | 42 |
| 3rd | Exo | 36 |
| 4th | Twice | 30 |
| 5th | IU | 27 |
| 6th | Big Bang | 22 |
| 7th | Seventeen | 21 |
| 8th | Super Junior | 20 |
| 9th | Psy | 18 |
| 9th | Shinee | 18 |
| 9th | Beast/Highlight | 18 |
Longest consecutive No. 1 songs :
| Rank | Artist | Song | Count | Year |
| 1st | Psy | "Gangnam Style" | 10 | 2012 |
| 2nd | Girls' Generation | "Gee" | 9 | 2009 |
| 3rd | Girls' Generation | "The Boys" | 6 | 2011 |
| 3rd | IU | "You & I" | 6 | 2011–2012 |
| 3rd | BTS | "Dynamite" | 6 | 2020 |
| 6th | G-Dragon | "Heartbreaker" | 5 | 2009 |
| 6th | 2NE1 | "I Don't Care" | 5 | 2009 |
| 6th | Girls' Generation | "Oh!" | 5 | 2010 |
| 6th | Girls' Generation | "Hoot" | 5 | 2010 |
| 6th | Super Junior | "Mr. Simple" | 5 | 2011 |
| 6th | Twice | "TT" | 5 | 2016 |
Songs with most awards :
| Rank | Artist | Song | Count | Year |
| 1st | Psy | "Gangnam Style" | 17 | 2012–2013 |
| 2nd | BTS | "Dynamite" | 16 | 2020-2021 |
| 3rd | Girls' Generation | "Gee" | 11 | 2009 |
| 4th | Girls' Generation | "Oh!" | 7 | 2010 |
| 4th | BTS | "Boy with Luv" | 7 | 2019 |
| 6th | Girls' Generation | "The Boys" | 6 | 2011 |
| 6th | IU | "You & I" | 6 | 2011–2012 |
| 6th | Twice | "TT" | 6 | 2016–2017 |
| 9th | Super Junior | "Sorry, Sorry" | 5 | 2009 |
| 9th | 2NE1 | "I Don't Care" | 5 | 2009 |
| 9th | G-Dragon | "Heartbreaker" | 5 | 2009 |
| 9th | Girls' Generation | "Hoot" | 5 | 2010 |
| 9th | Super Junior | "Mr. Simple" | 5 | 2011 |
| 9th | Soyou & Junggigo | "Some" | 5 | 2014 |
| 9th | Twice | "Cheer Up" | 5 | 2016 |
Top 10 highest scores (20th system) February 25, 2022 – December 30, 2022
Scoring system: digital music charts (60%), number of times broadcast on KBS (20%), viewers choice charts (10%), album sales (5%) and social media charts (5%)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
| 1st | Seventeen | "Hot" | 13,816 | 2022/06/04 |
| 2nd | TXT | "Good Boy Gone Bad" | 12,610 | 2022/05/20 |
| 3rd | (G)I-dle | "Nxde" | 12,541 | 2022/10/28 |
| 4th | Ive | "After Like" | 12,174 | 2022/09/02 |
| 5th | Ive | "Love Dive" | 12,095 | 2022/04/15 |
| 6th | Ive | "After Like" | 11,406 | 2022/09/09 |
| 7th | Stray Kids | "Case 143" | 11,168 | 2022/10/14 |
| 8th | NewJeans | "Attention" | 11,150 | 2022/08/19 |
| 9th | The Boyz | "Whisper" | 11,097 | 2022/08/26 |
| 10th | NCT Dream | "Beatbox" | 11,069 | 2022/06/10 |
Top 10 highest scores (current system) January 6, 2023 – present
Scoring system: digital music charts (60%), number of times broadcast on KBS (20%), K-pop fan vote (10%), album sales (5%) and social media charts (5%)
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
| 1st | Seventeen | "God of Music" | 16,281 | 2023/11/03 |
| 2nd | Ive | "I Am" | 14,690 | 2023/04/21 |
| 3rd | Le Sserafim | "Unforgiven" | 13,498 | 2023/05/12 |
| 4th | Stray Kids | "S-Class" | 13,481 | 2023/06/09 |
| 5th | TXT | "Sugar Rush Ride" | 13,245 | 2023/02/03 |
| 6th | Zerobaseone | "Feel the Pop" | 13,101 | 2024/05/24 |
| 7th | Seventeen | "Super" | 13,059 | 2023/05/05 |
| 8th | Enhypen | "Bite Me" | 12,595 | 2023/06/02 |
| 9th | Twice | "Set Me Free" | 12,587 | 2023/03/17 |
| 10th | Nmixx | "Dash" | 11,952 | 2024/01/26 |
Top 10 highest scores (all time) January 2013 – present
| Rank | Artist | Song | Score | Date |
| 1st | Sistar19 | "Gone Not Around Any Longer" | 19,651 | 2013/02/15 |
| 2nd | Girls' Generation | "I Got a Boy" | 18,778 | 2013/01/18 |
| 3rd | f(x) | "Rum Pum Pum Pum" | 16,888 | 2013/08/09 |
| 4th | Infinite | "Man In Love" | 16,387 | 2013/04/05 |
| 5th | Sistar | "Give It To Me" | 16,347 | 2013/06/28 |
| 6th | Cho Yong-pil | "Bounce" | 16,309 | 2013/05/03 |
| 7th | Seventeen | "God of Music" | 16,281 | 2023/11/03 |
| 8th | Ailee | "U&I" | 16,069 | 2013/07/26 |
| 9th | Girl's Generation | "I Got A Boy" | 15,955 | 2013/01/11 |
| 10th | Psy | "Gentleman" | 15,768 | 2013/04/26 |

## Tours

Since July 2011, the Music Bank World Tour has been held in multiple cities across Asia, Europe and Latin America with an estimated global live audience of 200,000.

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