KBS Song Festival


The KBS Song Festival is an annual South Korean music show that airs on the Korean Broadcasting System at the end of every year. It first aired in 1965 as an awards show, but KBS discontinued the awards ceremony in 2006. It has continued since as a music festival without giving awards most years. However, awards were given in 2013.
The 2018 KBS Song Festival with the theme, "A Huge Fantastical Party", was held at the KBS Hall on 28 December 2018.

History

The program was first broadcast in 1965 by the Tongyang Broadcasting Company, where it was known as the TBC Broadcast Music Awards. Singer Choi Hee-Joon won the first award in 1965. Separate awards were then given for male and female artists from 1966 to 1986
In 1981, the South Korean government forced TBC to merge with the Korean Broadcasting System. Following the merger, the program's name was changed to the KBS Music Awards. It aired on KBS1 every year on 30 December until 1994, when the program moved to KBS2.
In 2005, Kim Jong-kook became the last singer to win the KBS Music Award. In 2006, the program's name was changed to the KBS Song Festival, and the network turned the program into a non-competitive music festival rather than an awards show.
Between 2006 and 2016, the festival typically featured performances by 20 to 30 K-pop groups and singers. However, in 2017, KBS scaled back the festival to include only eight groups, two singers, and contestants from the KBS2 reality show.
The event has always took place at KBS Hall, with 2 exceptions. In 2015, the event was held in Gocheok Sky Dome and for the 2019 event, it was held in KINTEX.

Hosts

Award recipients

''TBC Broadcast Music Awards'' (1965–1980)

YearArtistSong
1965Choi Hee-joon"Every Corner of Korea"
1966Choi Hee-joon"Student Boarder"
1966Choi Yang-sook
1967Choi Hee-joon
1967Kim Sang-hee
1968Bae Ho
1968Lee Mi-ja
1969Nam Jin"My Heart Aches"
1969Lee Mi-ja"Woman's Life"
1970Choi Hee-joon
1970Lee Mi-ja"Woman's Life"
1971Nam Jin"Should Have a Beautiful Heart"
1971Kim Sang-hee
1972Na Hoon-a
1972Ha Chun-hwa
1973Nam Jin"Don't Change, My Dear"
1973Ha Chun-hwa"Yeongam Arirang"
1974Kim Se-hwan"Old Friend"
1974Ha Chun-hwa"The First Time in My Life"
1975Kim Se-hwan"Loving Heart"
1975Lee Su-mi"Stand By Me"
1976Kim Hoon나를 두고 아리랑
1976Ha Chun-hwa"Daekwanryeong Arirang"
1977Kim Hoon
1977Hye Eun-yi"I Love Only You"
1978Choi Heon"Empress Tree Leaves"
1978Lee Eun-ha"Night Train"
1979Jo Kyung-soo"What Happiness Is"
1979Lee Eun-ha"Confusing"
1980Cho Yong-pil"Woman Outside the Window"
1980Yoon Si-nae"Passionate Love"

''KBS Music Awards'' (1981-2005)

Performers

''KBS Song Festival'' (2006–present)

YearArtistsRef
20112PM, 4Minute, Beast, Clover, CNBLUE, Davichi, F, Girls' Generation, Infinite, IU, Kim Hyun-joong, Lee Seung-gi, MBLAQ, Miss A, Secret, Sistar, Super Junior, T-ara, TVXQ, U-KISS, Wonder Girls
20142PM, Ailee, AOA, Apink, B1A4, Beast, Block B, BTS, CNBlue, EXO, Fly to the Sky, Girl's Day, Girls' Generation, Im Chang-jung, Infinite, San E & Raina, Secret, Sistar, Soyou & Junggigo, VIXX
2015Group 1: Ailee, AOA, Apink, B1A4, BtoB, BTS, CNBLUE, EXID, EXO, GFriend, Girls' Generation, Got7, Infinite, Mamamoo, Noel, Red Velvet, Shinee, VIXX
Group 2: Hong Kyung-min, Moon Myung Jin, Hwang Chi-yeul, Ali, Son Seung-yeon
Group 3: Crush, Dynamic Duo, Zion.T
Group 4: Kim Chang-wan Band
2016Group 1: AOA, B.A.P, BtoB, BTS, CNBLUE, EXID, EXO, GFriend, Got7, Han Dong-geun, I.O.I, Infinite, Jung Eun-ji, Mamamoo, Monsta X, Red Velvet, Seventeen, Shinee, Taeyeon, Twice, VIXX
Group 2: Davichi, Uhm Jung-hwa, Hwang Chi-yeul, Jeon In Kwon, Shinhwa
Group 3: Astro, Cosmic Girls, Laboum, NCT Dream, Oh My Girl, UP10TION
2017BTS, EXO, GFriend, Hwang Chi-yeul, Hyuna, Mamamoo, Red Velvet, Seventeen, Twice, Wanna One, contestants from
201810cm, Apink, AOA, BTOB, BTS, Celeb Five, Chungha, Cosmic Girls, Day6, EXO, GFRIEND, I-DLE, Got7, Hwang Chi Yeol, Kim Yeon-ja, Lovelyz, Momoland, Monsta X, NCT, Norazo, NU'EST W, Oh My Girl, Red Velvet, Roy Kim, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, Sunmi, The Boyz, Twice, VIXX, Wanna One, Yong Jun-hyung
2019Apink, Astro, BTS, Chungha, Cosmic Girls, Everglow, GFriend, Golden Child, Got7, Itzy, Mamamoo, Monsta X, N.Flying, NCT 127, NCT Dream, NU`EST, Oh My Girl, Red Velvet, SEVENTEEN, Song Ga-in, Stray Kids, The Boyz, TWICE, TXT