Genre Music, entertainment Original language(s) Korean First episode date 16 June 1998 Number of seasons 1 | Country of origin South Korea Running time 90 minutes Presented by Lee Seo-won Networks KBS World, KBS2, Myx TV | |
No. of episodes 876 (as of March 17, 2017) Production company(s) KBS Entertainment Production Department Number of episodes 876 (as of March 17, 2017) Cast Song Joong‑ki, Minho, Park Seo‑joon, Lee Seo‑won, Uee Similar Show! Music Core, Inkigayo, M Countdown, Show Champion, The Show Profiles | ||
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Music Bank (Hangul: 뮤직뱅크) is a South Korean music program which airs every Friday at 17:00 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.
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- History
- K Chart
- OST Chart
- Tours
- References
Since November 2016, it is hosted by Lee Seo-won and Laboum's Solbin. Past hosts include Song Hye-kyo, Rain, Ji Sung, Song Joong-ki, Uee, Yoon Bo-ra, Park Seo-joon, Irene and Park Bo-gum.
History
Prior to Music Bank, Top 10 Songs (가요톱10) debuted in 1981 airing live at 6:30PM 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 12:45PM and became a recorded broadcast. Due to sinking ratings, in September 2007, the show returned to its original timeslot of Fridays evenings at 6:30 PM 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 PM to 7:40 PM 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 PM to 8:00 PM for 80 minutes. In May 2010, as part of the Spring format changes, the show began airing from 5:50 PM to 7:10 PM for 80 minutes.
On August 27, 2010, Music Bank began airing live to 54 different 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 PM to 7:55 PM, 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 6:30pm to 7:50pm, following KBS Global 24, which was transferred from KBS1 with effect from October 21, 2013.
K-Chart
K-Chart is the countdown charts of Music Bank. The charts are calculated by combining the Digital Music Charts (65%), Album Sales (5%), Number of times broadcast on KBS TV only (20%), and Viewers Choice Charts (10%). The Top 50 songs of the week are featured on the show, where the Top 21-50 songs are shown via marquee and the Top 20-3 songs are featured by the hosts. The hosts then showcase the Top Two 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.
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.)
OST Chart
Music Bank has announced that they’ll be the first public broadcast program with an exclusive chart for OST songs. OSTs are no longer considered on the ‘K-Chart’, and they are graded with separate standards since January 28, 2011. However, OST Chart does not hand out awards for songs who land on the #1 spot.