Inkigayo


Inkigayo is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. It is broadcast from the SBS Open Hall in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul.

History

Inkigayo debuted as SBS Popular Song in 1991 as a chart show, but was canceled in fall 1993 because it was replaced by TV Gayo 20. It was later revived in 1998 with its original title and format. In 2003, the chart format was removed and was replaced by Take 7, where seven of the most popular artists from the week are featured and the most popular artist receives the award for Mutizen Song.
In spring 2007, the program changed from a recorded broadcast to a live broadcast in an effort to boost ratings, as well as changing the English name to The Music Trend. On November 2, 2008, the program moved from 3:20 pm to 4:10 pm Sunday afternoons, airing before Good Sunday, also to boost ratings. In spring 2010, the program expanded to 70 minutes beginning at 3:50 pm every Sunday.
On July 10, 2012, SBS announced revamping the show removing the Take 7 system and Mutizen Song award, explaining that "we believe that rather than the ranking system, the most important thing is the genre K-Pop being recognized worldwide. Therefore, we have decided to abolish the system after much discussion. There’s really no meaning behind a ranking system. We have decided to undergo this change in hopes that viewers can just enjoy the music. There are a lot of K-Pop stars in the music industry that have talent. We wanted to break free from the repetitive system, in which artists release new songs and perform, so we plan on redesigning our system by having the concept of more special stages. For viewers to enjoy the music, we will have more collaboration stages and much more." The revamped show, without Take 7 and Mutizen Song award, began on July 15, 2012.
On March 3, 2013, the program announced the revival of the chart system with Inkigayo Chart. The new chart is a collaboration with the Music Industry Association of Korea's Gaon Chart, and began March 17, 2013.

Hosts

DateHost
December 15, 1991 – December 29, 1992:ko:서세원|Seo Sae-won
May 2 – June 20, 1993Bae Chul-su, Kim Hee-sun

DateHosts
March 1 – May 24, 1998Kim Seung-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun
June 28 – November 29, 1998Lee Dong-gun, Kim Gyu-ri
December 6, 1998 – April 16, 2000Kim Jin, Kim So-yeon
April 23 – December 31, 2000Ahn Jae-mo, Kim Min-hee
January 7 – March 9, 2001Ahn Jae-mo, Son Tae-young
March 18 – July 29, 2001Song Chang-hwan, So Yoo-jin
August 5, 2001 – January 13, 2002:ko:이종수|Lee Jong-su, So Yoo-jin
January 20 – August 18, 2002Kim Jae-won, Kim Jung-hwa
August 25, 2002 – February 2, 2003Kim Jeong-hoon, Kim Jung-hwa
February 9 – August 24, 2003Kangta, Yu-min
September 7, 2003October 24, 2004Kim Dong-wan, Park Han-byul
October 31, 2004 – June 5, 2005Kim Dong-wan, Han Ye-seul
June 12 – October 23, 2005Andy, Park Hye-won
November 20, 2005 – April 16, 2006Andy, Han Hyo-joo
April 23, 2006 – February 18, 2007Kim Hee-chul, Ku Hye-sun

DateHosts
February 25 – October 7, 2007Kim Hee-chul, Jang Keun-suk
November 11, 2007 – May 4, 2008Kim Hee-chul, Song Ji-hyo
May 11 – November 30, 2008Eun Ji-won, Huh E-jae
December 18, 2008 – July 19, 2009Eun Ji-won, :ko:유설아|Yu Seul-ah, Lee Hong-gi
July 26, 2009 – January 24, 2010Ha Yeon-joo, Taecyeon, Wooyoung
February 7 – July 11, 2010Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Sulli
July 18, 2010 – March 13, 2011Jung Yong-hwa, Sulli, Jo Kwon
March 20 – November 13, 2011Jo Kwon, Sulli, Lee Gi-kwang, IU
November 20, 2011 – May 27, 2012Goo Ha-ra, IU, Nicole
June 3 – August 19, 2012Goo Ha-ra, Lee Jong-suk, Nicole
August 26 – December 2, 2012IU, Lee Jong-suk
December 16, 2012 – July 28, 2013IU, Hwang Kwang-hee, Lee Hyun-woo
August 4, 2013 – January 26, 2014Hwang Kwang-hee, Lee Hyun-woo, Bang Min-ah
February 2 – November 9, 2014Hwang Kwang-hee, Lee Yu-bi, Suho, Byun Baek-hyun
November 16 – December 14, 2014Hwang Kwang-hee, Kim Yoo-jung, Suho, Byun Baek-hyun
December 28, 2014 – April 5, 2015Hwang Kwang-hee, Kim Yoo-jung, Hong Jong-hyun
April 12, 2015 – August 30, 2015Kim Yoo-jung, Hong Jong-hyun, Jackson Wang
September 5, 2015Kim Yoo-jung, Jackson Wang
September 13, 2015 – April 3, 2016Kim Yoo-jung, Jackson Wang, Yook Sung-jae
April 10, 2016 – May 29, 2016Jackson Wang, Yook Sung-jae
July 3, 2016 – January 22, 2017Gong Seung-yeon, Jeongyeon, Kim Min-seok
February 5, 2017 – February 4, 2018Park Jin-young, Jisoo, Kim Do-young
February 18, 2018 – October 28, 2018Mingyu, Jung Chae-yeon, Song Kang
November 11, 2018 – February 3, 2019Mingyu, Jung Chae-yeon
February 17, 2019 – October 6, 2019Mingyu, Shin Eun-soo
October 20, 2019 – presentMinhyuk, Jaehyun, Lee Na-eun

Segments

Super Rookie

Every week, a "rookie" artist or group performed live on stage. At the end of the month, a "Super Rookie" was chosen, through votes from the Inkigayo homepage, and was featured that month. This segment ended at the end of 2010.


2008
2009
2010
Formerly known as Mobile Ranking, the Digital Music Charts takes into consideration the popularity of songs through downloads on mobile phones as well as downloads on music sites. Every week, it features five ranks with a special guest to host the segment. This segment was abandoned mid-2009.

Campaign Songs

Throughout each episode, various artists are featured in campaign songs that raise awareness for certain topics or issues. Such campaigns include: safe driving, drinking milk, piracy, and various local events.

Take 7

Take 7 is the representative segment of Inkigayo. Every week, seven of the most popular songs of that week are featured, where most artists will perform. At the end of the show, the Mutizen Song which is the most popular song of the week, receives the award. This has replaced the regular countdown charts format seen in most music programs and eliminates the need to rank artists. One song can only receive the award a maximum of three times. The following week, it is removed from the Take 7 list. This system was abolished on July 10, 2012.

First Place winners

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Triple Crown
No show was held
2008
Triple Crown
No show was held
2009
Triple Crown
No show was held
2010
Triple Crown
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSong
559T-ara"Bo Peep Bo Peep"
560T-ara"Bo Peep Bo Peep"
561T-ara"Bo Peep Bo Peep"
562After School"Because of You"
563CNBLUE"I'm a Loner"
5642AM"Can't Let You Go Even If I Die"
565Girls' Generation"Oh!"
566Girls' Generation"Oh!"
567Girls' Generation"Oh!"
5682AM"Can't Let Go Even If I Die"
569Kara"Lupin"
570T-ara"I Go Crazy Because of You"
T-ara"I Go Crazy Because of You"
Girls' Generation"Run Devil Run"
571Girls' Generation"Run Devil Run"
Rain"Love Song"
Lee Hyori"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
572Lee Hyori"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
573Lee Hyori"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
5742PM"Without You"
5752PM"Without You"
Super Junior"Bonamana"
Super Junior"Bonamana"
576Super Junior"Bonamana"
577CNBLUE"Love"
578IU"Nagging"
579CNBLUE"Love"
580Super Junior"No Other"
581Taeyang"I Need A Girl"
582Taeyang"I Need A Girl"
583Miss A"Bad Girl Good Girl"
584Shinee"Lucifer"
585Shinee"Lucifer"
586BoA"Hurricane Venus"
587BoA"Hurricane Venus"
588F.T. Island"Love Love Love"
589F.T. Island"Love Love Love"
2NE1"Can't Nobody"
5902NE1"Can't Nobody"
5912NE1"Can't Nobody"
2NE1"Go Away"
592Shinee"Hello'
5932PM"I'll Be Back"
594Gain"Irreversible"
595Girls' Generation"Hoot"
2AM"You Wouldn't Anwer My Calls"
597Girls' Generation"Hoot"
598Girls' Generation"Hoot"
599Beast"Beautiful"
600Kara"Jumping"
601IU"Good Day"
602IU"Good Day"
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Triple Crown
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSong
IU"Good Day"
603GD & TOP"High High"
604TVXQ"Keep Your Head Down"
605TVXQ"Keep Your Head Down"
606TVXQ"Keep Your Head Down"
607Seungri"What Can I Do"
608Seungri"What Can I Do"
609Secret"Shy Boy"
610G.NA"Black & White"
611Big Bang"Tonight"
612Big Bang"Tonight"
613Big Bang"Tonight"
614TVXQ"Before U Go"
615K.Will"My Heart Is Beating"
616CNBLUE"Intuition"
617Big Bang"Love Song"
618Big Bang"Love Song"
619Big Bang"Love Song"
620f"Pinocchio "
621f"Pinocchio "
622f"Pinocchio "
6232NE1"Lonely"
624Beast"Fiction"
625Beast"Fiction"
626Secret"Starlight Moonlight"
627f"Hot Summer"
6282PM"Hands Up"
6292PM"Hands Up"
6302NE1"I Am the Best"
631T-ara"Roly-Poly"
632Miss A"Good-bye Baby"
6332NE1"Ugly"
6342NE1"Ugly"
635Super Junior"Mr. Simple"
636Super Junior"Mr. Simple"
637Super Junior"Mr. Simple"
638Sistar"So Cool"
639Davichi"Don't Say Goodbye"
640Kara"Step"
641Davichi"Don't Say Goodbye"
642Infinite"Paradise"
643Brown Eyed Girls"Sixth Sense"
644Brown Eyed Girls"Sixth Sense"
645Girls' Generation"The Boys"
646Girls' Generation"The Boys"
647Girls' Generation"The Boys"
648Lee Seung-gi"Aren't We Friends"
649Wonder Girls"Be My Baby"
650Wonder Girls"Be My Baby"
651Wonder Girls"Be My Baby"
652IU"You And I"
653IU"You And I"
2012
Triple Crown
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSong
654IU"You And I"
655Trouble Maker"Trouble Maker"
656T-ara"Lovey-Dovey"
656 Part 1T-ara"Lovey-Dovey"
657T-ara"Lovey-Dovey"
658Teen Top"Going Crazy"
659Seven"When I Can't Sing"
660Seven"When I Can't Sing"
661F.T. Island"Severely"
662Miss A"Touch"
663Big Bang"Blue"
664Big Bang"Blue"
665Big Bang"Blue"
666Shinee"Sherlock "
667Shinee"Sherlock "
668Shinee"Sherlock "
669CNBLUE"Hey You"
670Sistar"Alone"
671Sistar"Alone"
672Girls' Generation-TTS"Twinkle"
673Girls' Generation-TTS"Twinkle"
674Girls' Generation-TTS"Twinkle"
675Infinite"The Chaser"
676Infinite"The Chaser"
677Wonder Girls"Like This"
678Wonder Girls"Like This"
679f"Electric Shock"
680f"Electric Shock"

Inkigayo Q

Viewers can ask a designated artist of the week questions through SBS mobile app Soty. During this interview segment, selected questions are asked and those users receive prizes for their participation. This segment began on February 17, 2013.

Inkigayo Showcase

A new stage to showcase talented indie and new artists who are hard to see on television each week. This segment began along with Inkigayo Chart on March 17, 2013.

Inkigayo Chart

After abolishing Take 7 in July 2012, a new chart system was implemented on March 17, 2013. The revived chart features fifty songs for viewers to vote on through SBS mobile app Soty, combined with Digital Song Chart and Offline Album Chart in collaboration with the Music Industry Association of Korea's Gaon Chart to create the Inkigayo Chart.
The chart is calculated by combining Digital sales points from Gaon Digital Chart, Album sales points from Gaon Album Chart, SNS Points from YouTube views, and Advance viewers vote points from voting on Melon. The top three artists of the chart become First Place Nominees, who go through live SMS and voting from Melon.
Period coveredChart system
March 17, 2013Digital single sales ', SNS ', advance viewer votes ', live votes '
March 24, 2013 – February 1, 2015Digital single sales ', SNS , advance viewer votes ', live votes '
February 8, 2015 – January 29, 2017Digital single sales ', SNS , album sales ', advance viewer votes ', live votes '
February 5, 2017 – May 28, 2017Digital single sales ', SNS , album sales ', advance viewer votes '
June 4, 2017 – January 27, 2019Digital single sales ', SNS , album sales ', advance viewer votes ', On-Air '
February 3, 2019 – presentDigital single sales ', SNS '', album sales ', advance viewer votes ', On-Air '

First Place winners

2013
Triple Crown
Highest score in 2013
No show was held
2014
Triple Crown
Highest score in 2014
No show was held
2015–present

Achievements by artists

Most No.1/Mutizen Song winners
RankArtistCount
1stBig Bang30
1stTwice30
3rdIU28
4thGirls' Generation27
5thg.o.d25
6thShinhwa24
7thYoo Seung-jun21
8thTVXQ20
9thSuper Junior18
9thBTS18
11thBoA17
11th2NE117
11thShinee17
11thExo17
11thRed Velvet17

Most Triple Crown winners
RankArtistCount
1stBig Bang8 songs
1stTwice8 songs
3rdg.o.d6 songs
3rdIU6 songs
5thTVXQ5 songs
5thGirls' Generation5 songs
5thBTS5 songs
8thBoA4 songs
8thSuper Junior4 songs
10thFin.K.L3 songs
10thSG Wannabe3 songs
10thRain3 songs
10thWonder Girls3 songs
10thBLACKPINK3 songs

Top 10 Highest Scores March 24, 2013 – February 1, 2015
Scoring system: Digital single sales, SNS, advance viewer vote, live vote
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stTrouble Maker"Now"11,0002013/11/10
1stBeast"Good Luck"11,0002014/06/29
2ndGirls' Generation"Mr.Mr."10,9742014/03/09
3rdShinee"Everybody"10,7352013/10/27
4thWinner"Empty"10,6952014/08/24
5thExo"Growl"10,6282013/08/18
6thApink"Mr. Chu"10,5782014/04/13
7thSistar"Give It to Me"10,5542013/06/30
8thIU"The Red Shoes"10,5212013/10/20
9thSistar"Give It To Me"10,5032013/06/23
10thLee Hyori"Bad Girls"10,3082013/06/02

Top 10 Highest Scores February 8, 2015 – January 29, 2017
Scoring system: Digital single sales, SNS, album sales, advance viewer votes, live votes
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stBig Bang"Let's Not Fall In Love"11,0002015/08/23
1stExo"Monster"11,0002016/06/19
2ndBig Bang"Loser"10,9092015/05/10
3rdShinee"View"10,8502015/06/07
4thRed Velvet"Dumb Dumb"10,6512015/09/20
5thBig Bang"Loser"10,5942015/05/17
6thTaeyeon"Why"10,5572016/07/10
7thGirls' Generation"Lion Heart"10,5202015/09/06
8thBig Bang"Fxxk It"10,5002017/01/08
9thTwice"Cheer Up"10,4292016/05/08
10thGirls' Generation"Lion Heart"10,3722015/09/13

Top 10 Highest Scores February 5, 2017 – May 28, 2017
Scoring system: Digital single sales, SNS, album sales, advance viewer votes
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stIU"Palette"9,7902017/05/07
2ndTwice"Knock Knock"9,6882017/03/05
3rdTwice"Knock Knock"9,4212017/03/19
4thHighlight"Plz Don't Be Sad"9,2742017/04/02
5thTwice"Signal"9,1902017/05/28
6thTwice"Knock Knock"8,9762017/03/12
7thRed Velvet"Rookie"8,9012017/02/19
8thWinner"Really Really"8,8112017/04/16
9thIU"Palette"8,6912017/05/14
10thBTS"Spring Day"8,6432017/02/26

Top 10 Highest Scores June 4, 2017 – January 27, 2019
Scoring system: Digital single sales, SNS, album sales, advance viewer votes, On-Air
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stBTS"Fake Love"10,9182018/06/03
2ndTwice"Dance the Night Away"10,5712018/07/22
3rdTwice"What Is Love?"10,5272018/04/22
4thRed Velvet"Power Up"10,4942018/08/19
5thTwice"Signal"10,4212017/06/04
6thTwice"Yes or Yes"10,3032018/11/18
7thTwice"Heart Shaker"10,2362017/12/24
8thBlackpink"Ddu-Du Ddu-Du"10,1702018/07/01
9thJennie"Solo"10,0022018/11/25
10thWanna One"Energetic"9,9652017/08/20

Top 10 Highest Scores February 3, 2019 – present
Scoring system: Digital single sales, SNS, album sales, advance viewer votes, On-Air
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stBTS"Boy with Luv"11,0002019/04/28
2ndBTS"On"10,6272020/03/08
3rdTwice"More & More"10,5582020/06/14
4thItzy"Wannabe"10,1082020/03/22
5thRed Velvet"Psycho"10,0282020/01/05
6thTwice"Fancy"9,8412019/05/05
7thTaeyeon"Spark"9,7822019/11/10
8thOh My Girl"Nonstop"9,7372020/05/10
9thIU"Blueming"9,7032019/12/01
10thBTS"On"9,6822020/03/15

Top 10 Highest Scores March 24, 2013 – present
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stTrouble Maker"Now"11,0002013/11/10
1stBeast"Good Luck"11,0002014/06/29
1stBig Bang"Let's Not Fall In Love"11,0002015/08/23
1stExo"Monster"11,0002016/06/19
1stBTS"Boy with Luv"11,0002019/04/28
6thGirls' Generation"Mr.Mr."10,9742014/03/09
7thBTS"Fake Love"10,9182018/06/03
8thBig Bang"Loser"10,9092015/05/10
9thShinee"View"10,8502015/06/07
10thShinee"Everybody"10,7352013/10/27

Triple Crown

Triple Crown (Old system)

Triple Crown is a song that has received Mutizen Song three times. After that, the song was removed from Take 7 and was ineligible to win again.

Triple Crown (New system)

Triple Crown is a song that has received First Place three times. After that, the song is removed from the chart and ineligible to win again.

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