Music Bank (TV series)


Music Bank 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. The show also organizes the global live concert Music Bank World Tour.

History

Prior to Music Bank, Top 10 Songs debuted in 1981 airing live at 6:30 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 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 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 to 7:40 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 to 8:00 for 80 minutes. In May 2010, as part of the Spring format changes, the show began airing from 5:50 to 7:10 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 to 7:55, 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 to 7:50, following KBS Global 24, which was transferred from KBS1 with effect from October 21, 2013.
Since July 2020, it is hosted by TXT's Choi Soobin and Oh My Girl's Arin. Past hosts include Song Hye-kyo, Rain, Ji Sung, Song Joong-ki, Uee, Yoon Bo-ra, Park Seo-joon, Irene, Park Bo-gum, Choi Bo-min, and Shin Ye-eun among others.

K-Chart

K-Chart is the countdown charts of Music Bank. The charts are calculated by combining the Digital Music Charts, Album Sales, Number of times broadcast on KBS TV only, and Viewers Choice Charts.
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 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 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 + Digital Music Charts + Viewers Choice Charts ). 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 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 130,000 score as full score, 40,000 for Broadcast, 20,000 for Viewers' Choice and finally 10,000 for Album Sales.

MVP First Place winners

1998

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2007

2008

Highest score in 2008
No show was held

2009

Highest score in 2009
No show was held

2010

Highest score in 2010
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSongPoints
540T-ara"Bo Peep Bo Peep"7,652
541T-ara"Bo Peep Bo Peep"7,665
542Gain & Jo Kwon"We Fell in Love"8,905
543Gain & Jo Kwon"We Fell in Love"7,510
544CNBLUE"I'm a Loner"11,956
545Girls' Generation"Oh!"23,077
546Girls' Generation"Oh!"22,689
547Girls' Generation"Oh!"20,284
548Girls' Generation"Oh!"20,549
549Girls' Generation"Oh!"15,931
550Kara"Lupin"11,180
551Kara"Lupin"10,798
552Kara"Lupin"10,322
Girls' Generation"Run Devil Run"21,223
Girls' Generation"Run Devil Run"13,524
Rain"Love Song"16,871
Rain"Love Song"14,475
553Rain"Love Song"12,837
5542PM"Without U"12,847
5552PM"Without U"7,789
556Super Junior"Bonamana"14,720
557Super Junior"Bonamana"14,366
558Super Junior"Bonamana"11,184
559SS501"Love Ya"10,483
560SS501"Love Ya"9,787
561Girls' Generation"Oh!"8,796
562IU"Nagging"7,928
563Super Junior"No Other"11,306
564Taeyang"I Need a Girl"8,522
565Miss A"Bad Girl Good Girl"9,364
566Shinee"Lucifer"14,612
567Shinee"Lucifer"15,129
568BoA"Hurricane Venus"13,677
569BoA"Hurricane Venus"12,989
570BoA"Hurricane Venus"12,195
571Homme"I Was Able to Eat Well"8,003
572F.T. Island"Love Love Love"12,414
5732NE1"Can't Nobody"10,319
5742NE1"Go Away"12,711
5752NE1"Go Away"13,917
576Beast"Breath"10,292
Shinee"Hello"11,182
5772PM""9,271
5782PM""12,064
579Girls' Generation"Hoot"17,285
580Girls' Generation"Hoot"20,561
581Girls' Generation"Hoot"14,730
Girls' Generation"Hoot"13,247
582Girls' Generation"Hoot"10,436
583Kara"Jumping"9,070
584Girls' Generation"Oh!"6,929
584Sistar"How Dare You"9,441
585IU"Good Day"17,011
IU"Good Day"17,451

2011

Highest score in 2011
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSongPoints
586IU"Good Day"12,743
587TVXQ"Keep Your Head Down"16,051
588TVXQ"Keep Your Head Down"16,181
589TVXQ"Keep Your Head Down"17,168
Secret"Shy Boy"10,471
590Secret"Shy Boy"10,279
591Secret"Shy Boy"11,477
592G.NA"Black & White"9,257
593Big Bang"Tonight"14,617
594Big Bang"Tonight"20,214
595Big Bang"Tonight"13,198
596TVXQ"Before U Go"11,556
597CNBLUE"Intuition"12,997
598CNBLUE"Intuition"15,383
599CNBLUE"Intuition"11,676
600Big Bang"Love Song"10,757
601f"Pinocchio "14,523
602Jay Park"Abandoned "13,477
603Jay Park"Abandoned "11,554
604f"Pinocchio "10,340
Beast"On Rainy Days"14,602
605Beast"Fiction"15,630
606Beast"Fiction"15,046
607Kim Hyun-joong"Break Down"15,780
608Kim Hyun-joong"Break Down"17,294
6092PM"Hands Up"15,950
6102PM"Hands Up"15,582
6112PM"Hands Up"14,547
6122PM"Hands Up"14,011
613Miss A"Good-bye Baby"10,990
6142NE1"I Am the Best"12,304
615Super Junior"Mr. Simple"16,815
616Super Junior"Mr. Simple"19,813
617Super Junior"Mr. Simple"20,653
618Super Junior"Mr. Simple"17,464
619Super Junior"Mr. Simple"17,735
620Kara"Step"11,270
621Kara"Step"14,708
622Huh Gak"Hello"11,449
623Davichi"Don't Say Goodbye"11,944
624Davichi"Don't Say Goodbye"12,346
625Kim Hyun-joong"Lucky Guy"15,729
626Girls' Generation"The Boys"16,726
627Girls' Generation"The Boys"15,349
628Girls' Generation"The Boys"13,373
629Girls' Generation"The Boys"13,033
630Girls' Generation"The Boys"10,351
631Girls' Generation"The Boys"12,324
632IU"You and I"14,592
633IU"You and I"16,245
IU"You and I"13,827
634IU"You and I"11,784
--IU"You and I"-

2012

Highest score in 2012
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSongPoints
635IU"You and I"16,037
636IU"You and I"11,639
637T-ara"Lovey-Dovey"12,489
638T-ara"Lovey-Dovey"12,333
639Teen Top"Going Crazy"11,276
640T-ara"Lovey-Dovey"10,592
641T-ara"Lovey-Dovey"11,472
642Jay Park"Know Your Name"11,588
643K.Will"I Need You"12,224
644Big Bang"Blue"15,421
645Big Bang"Blue"13,821
6462AM"I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me"12,210
6472AM"I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me"16,953
Shinee"Sherlock•셜록 "
648Shinee"Sherlock•셜록 "11,984
649CNBLUE"Hey You"11,637
650Sistar"Alone"17,810
651Sistar"Alone"10,561
652Girls' Generation-TTS"Twinkle"14,217
653Girls' Generation-TTS"Twinkle"13,070
654Girls' Generation-TTS"Twinkle"11,374
655Infinite"The Chaser"11,533
656G.NA"2HOT"10,872
657Wonder Girls"Like This"10,780
658f"Electric Shock"12,304
659f"Electric Shock"11,017
Jo Kwon"I'm Da One "7,979
660Sistar"Loving U"15,582
661Super Junior"Sexy, Free & Single"14,789
662Super Junior"Sexy, Free & Single"9,172
Sistar"Loving U"9,533
663Beast"Beautiful Night"16,303
664Psy"Gangnam Style"18,601
665Psy"Gangnam Style"21,399
666Psy"Gangnam Style"22,737
667Kara"Pandora"16,415
668Psy"Gangnam Style"21,085
669Psy"Gangnam Style"20,236
670Psy"Gangnam Style"20,529
671Psy"Gangnam Style"28,006
672Psy"Gangnam Style"30,454
673Psy"Gangnam Style"24,433
674Psy"Gangnam Style"19,806
675Psy"Gangnam Style"19,661
676Psy"Gangnam Style"14,259
677Psy"Gangnam Style"13,554
678Ailee"I Will Show You"9,577
679Psy"Gangnam Style"10,714
680Lee Seung-gi"Return"12,861
Yang Yo-seob"Caffeine"10,624
681Psy"Gangnam Style"12,443
681Yang Yo-seob"Caffeine"10,271
Psy"Gangnam Style"10,856

2013

Highest score in 2013
No show was held

2014

Highest score in 2014
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSongPoints
728IU"Friday"4,927
729Rain"La Song"4,722
730TVXQ"Something"9,749
731B1A4"Lonely"8,408
B1A4"Lonely"5,373
732TVXQ"Something"4,839
733B.A.P"1004 "6,748
734Soyou & Junggigo"Some"11,011
735Soyou & Junggigo"Some"9,202
736Soyou & Junggigo"Some"7,451
737Girls' Generation"Mr.Mr."9,418
738Soyou & Junggigo"Some"6,142
739CNBLUE"Can't Stop"6,119
740Soyou & Junggigo"Some"4,757
741Apink"Mr. Chu"6,332
AKMU"200%"10,585
AKMU"200%"10,795
AKMU"200%"10,835
Crayon Pop"Uh-ee!"7,944
Exo-K"Overdose"8,445
Exo-K"Overdose"9,254
Infinite"Last Romeo"6,899
Fly to the Sky"You You You"6,002
742Infinite"Last Romeo"6,286
743Taeyang"Eyes, Nose, Lips"6,674
744Beast"Good Luck"6,699
745Beast"Good Luck"7,338
746Beast"Good Luck"6,499
747f"Red Light"6,542
748B1A4"Solo Day"6,883
749Sistar"Touch My Body"9,397
750Sistar"Touch My Body"8,213
751Sistar"Touch My Body"5,930
752Winner"Empty"6,224
753Taemin"Danger"6,180
Sistar"I Swear"4,880
754Super Junior"Mamacita"6,318
Super Junior"Mamacita"7,232
755Teen Top"Missing"6,751
756Girls' Generation-TTS"Holler"6,430
757Ailee"Don't Touch Me"6,601
758Kim Dong-ryool"How I Am"6,863
759VIXX"Error"5,939
760Beast"12:30"8,229
761Beast"12:30"7,261
762Beast"12:30"3,875
763Kyuhyun"At Gwanghwamun"5,359
764Toy"Three of Us"6,778
765Apink"Luv"8,599
766Apink"Luv"8,021
767Apink"Luv"6,006
Apink"Luv"4,960

2015

Highest score in 2015
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSongPoints
768Exo""4,924
769EXID"Up & Down"5,054
770EXID"Up & Down"4,224
771Jonghyun"Déjà-Boo"8,835
772Jung Yong-hwa"One Fine Day"7,810
773Davichi"Cry Again"5,748
774Jung Yong-hwa"One Fine Day"5,799
Naul"You From The Same Time"6,541
775Niel"Lovekiller"6,226
776VIXX"Love Equation"8,963
777Shinhwa"Sniper"7,614
778Super Junior-D&E"Growing Pains"6,442
779Red Velvet"Ice Cream Cake"5,156
780F.T. Island"Pray"4,454
781Exo"Call Me Baby"12,681
782Exo"Call Me Baby"10,525
783Exo"Call Me Baby"8,182
784Exo"Call Me Baby"7,746
785BTS"I Need U"5,973
786Big Bang"Loser"8,999
787Big Bang"Loser"6,277
788Shinee"View"7,297
789Shinee"View"8,272
790Exo"Love Me Right"10,595
791Exo"Love Me Right"8,084
792Baek A-yeon"Don’t If Ask To How"5,907
793Sistar"Shake It"8,180
794Sistar"Shake It"7,762
795Girls' Generation"Party"7,380
796Infinite"Bad"6,770
797Apink"Remember"6,645
798Beast"YeY"9,299
799Shinee"Married to the Music"6,636
800Big Bang"Let's Not Fall In Love"6,755
801Girls' Generation"Lion Heart"5,612
802Girls' Generation"Lion Heart"9,280
803Girls' Generation"Lion Heart"8,235
804Girls' Generation"Lion Heart"6,382
CNBLUE"Cinderella"6,267
805CNBLUE"Cinderella"5,793
806Im Chang-jung"Love Again"8,113
807Taeyeon"I"8,708
808Taeyeon"I"8,382
809Taeyeon"I"6,007
810f"4 Walls"7,105
811f"4 Walls"5,836
812VIXX"Chained Up"6,659
813B.A.P"Young, Wild & Free"5,574
814Lee Hong-gi"Insensible"3,919
815BTS"Run"7,799
816Exo"Sing for You"8,372
817Exo"Sing for You"7,607

2016

Highest score in 2016
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSongPoints
Exo"Sing for You"4,893
818BTS"Run"4,765
819Suzy & Baekhyun"Dream"4,229
820Suzy & Baekhyun"Dream"8,391
821Teen Top"Warning Sign"7,128
822GFriend"Rough"6,605
823GFriend"Rough"6,823
824GFriend"Rough"6,377
825GFriend"Rough"6,215
826Taemin"Press Your Number"6,229
827Mamamoo"You're the Best"7,370
828Mamamoo"You're the Best"5,537
829Red Velvet"One of These Nights"6,427
830Got7""6,967
831BtoB"Remember That"6,140
832CNBLUE"You're So Fine"5,763
833CNBLUE"You're So Fine"4,974
834VIXX"Dynamite"6,262
835Twice"Cheer Up"8,079
836BTS""8,869
837Twice"Cheer Up"6,535
838Twice"Cheer Up"6,350
839Twice"Cheer Up"6,535
840Twice"Cheer Up"5,734
841Exo"Monster"11,570
842Exo"Monster"10,188
843Exo"Monster"7,837
844Taeyeon"Starlight"8,425
845Beast"Ribbon"6,539
846GFriend"Navillera"6,851
847GFriend"Navillera"6,648
848Wonder Girls"Why So Lonely"6,284
849GFriend"Navillera"6,499
850I.O.I"Whatta Man"7,128
851Exo"Lotto"8,574
852Exo"Lotto"7,151
853Han Dong-geun"Making A New Ending For This Story"6,421
Im Chang-jung"The Love That I Committed"9,813
854Im Chang-jung"The Love That I Committed"10,315
855Infinite"The Eye"9,129
856Got7""7,438
857Shinee"1 of 1"7,100
858BTS"Blood Sweat & Tears"10,985
859BTS"Blood Sweat & Tears"8,384
860Twice""11,274
861Twice""8,127
862Twice""7,429
863Twice""7,580
864Twice""6,218
865B1A4"A Lie"6,694
866Seventeen"Boom Boom"7,252
867Big Bang"Last Dance"4,720
Exo"For Life"8,142

2017

Highest score in 2017
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSongPoints
868January 6Twice"TT"6,037
869January 13Big Bang"Fxxk It"7,067
870January 20Big Bang"Fxxk It"5,173
Suzy"Pretend"4,288
871Suzy"Pretend"3,986
872Red Velvet"Rookie"6,275
873Red Velvet"Rookie"6,621
874BTS"Spring Day"13,250
875Twice"Knock Knock"12,175
876Taeyeon"Fine"9,533
Twice"Knock Knock"6,014
877Got7""8,695
878Highlight"Plz Don't Be Sad"8,502
879Highlight"Plz Don't Be Sad"6,204
880Highlight"Plz Don't Be Sad"5,231
881Teen Top"Love Is"6,189
882Laboum"Hwi Hwi"4,546
IU"Palette"7,921
883Sechs Kies"Be Well"8,031
884IU"Palette"4,303
885Twice"Signal"11,362
886Seventeen"Don't Wanna Cry"9,627
887Twice"Signal"6,430
888Twice"Signal"6,501
889Hwang Chi-yeul"A Daily Song"6,380
890G-Dragon"Untitled, 2014"7,458
891Mamamoo"Yes I Am"7,641
892Heize"You, Clouds, Rain"7,174
893Red Velvet"Red Flavor"9,383
894Exo"Ko Ko Bop"12,181
895Exo"Ko Ko Bop"12,103
GFriend"Love Whisper"7,486
Wanna One"Energetic"10,823
896Wanna One"Energetic"11,014
897Yoon Jong-shin"Like It"7,420
898Yoon Jong-shin"Like It"6,707
899Exo"Power"9,914
900Exo"Power"6,929
901BTS"DNA"12,581
BTS"DNA"8,876
902BTS"DNA"9,851
903NU'EST W"Where You At"7,153
904BtoB"Missing You"7,526
905Epik High"Love Story"5,562
906Twice"Likey"9,231
907Seventeen"Clap"6,275
908Wanna One"Beautiful"10,828
909Wanna One"Beautiful"6,676
910Minseo"Yes"4,873
911Naul"Emptiness In Memory"5,241
912Twice"Heart Shaker"6,880
Twice"Heart Shaker"5,592

2018

Highest score in 2018
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSongPoints
913Exo"Universe"10,371
914Exo"Universe"6,324
915Infinite"Tell Me"5,393
916JBJ"My Flower"5,531
917Jonghyun"Shinin'"5,560
Red Velvet"Bad Boy"5,962
Seventeen"Thanks"7,540
918Momoland"Bboom Bboom"7,633
919iKon"Love Scenario"6,056
920Kim Sung-kyu"True Love"5,831
Mamamoo"Starry Night"6,015
921Got7"Look"9,927
922Wanna One"Boomerang"10,298
923Wanna One"Boomerang"7,103
924Wanna One"Boomerang"6,151
925Twice"What Is Love?"9,335
926Twice"What Is Love?"8,367
927Hwang Chi-yeul"Star, You"6,552
928GFriend"Time for the Moon Night"8,690
929GFriend"Time for the Moon Night"6,154
930BTS"Fake Love"10,493
931BTS"Fake Love"15,019
932BTS"Fake Love"10,647
933Wanna One"Light"11,260
934Wanna One"Light"7,528
935Blackpink"Ddu-Du Ddu-Du"10,095
936NU'EST W"Dejavu"10,151
937Apink"I'm So Sick"5,930
938Twice"Dance the Night Away"11,347
939Seventeen"Oh My!"11,345
940Twice"Dance the Night Away"5,338
941Shaun"Way Back Home"4,729
942Red Velvet"Power Up"8,882
943Red Velvet"Power Up"6,536
944BTS"Idol"9,567
945BTS"Idol"11,949
946BTS"Idol"5,275
947Sunmi"Siren"5,433
948Got7""9,751
949Got7""5,323
950iKon""5,239
951IU"Bbibbi"4,338
952NCT 127"Regular"6,585
953Monsta X"Shoot Out"7,067
954Exo"Tempo"8,561
955Exo"Tempo"9,417
956BtoB"Beautiful Pain"6,680
957Wanna One"Spring Breeze"11,509
958NU'EST W"Help Me"6,686
959Got7""4,679
960Exo"Love Shot"7,267
Exo"Love Shot"7,742

2019

Highest score in 2019
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSongPoints
961Exo"Tempo"9,055
962Winner"Millions"3,382
963Chungha"Gotta Go"4,824
964GFriend"Sunrise"5,600
965Seventeen"Home"9,466
966Seventeen"Home"4,017
967Seventeen"Home"5,249
968Taemin"Want"7,141
969Monsta X"Alligator"6,922
970Itzy"Dalla Dalla"5,104
971Itzy"Dalla Dalla"4,405
972Epik High"Love Drunk"4,397
973Mamamoo"Gogobebe"4,691
974Park Ji-hoon"L.O.V.E"6,030
975Iz*One"Violeta"7,238
976BTS"Boy with Luv"11,231
977BTS"Boy with Luv"13,007
978BTS"Boy with Luv"7,397
979NU'EST"Bet Bet"8,586
980BTS"Boy with Luv"6,092
981BTS"Boy with Luv"7,662
982Got7"Eclipse"5,101
NCT 127"Superhuman"4,458
983BTS"Boy with Luv"4,591
984BTS"Boy with Luv"4,427
985Red Velvet"Zimzalabim"4,868
986Chungha"Snapping"5,592
987GFriend"Fever"5,014
988Baekhyun"UN Village"8,401
989Baekhyun"UN Village"6,266
990Exo-SC"What a Life"7,164
991Kang Daniel"What Are You Up To"8,177
992Itzy"Icy"4,440
993Itzy"Icy"4,094
994Red Velvet"Umpah Umpah"4,898
995X1""9,021
X1""6,407
996Bolbbalgan4"Workaholic"3,539
997Seventeen"Fear"11,565
998Twice"Feel Special"8,821
999Chen"Shall We?"7,161
1,000AKMU"How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love"5,190
1,001Super Junior"Super Clap"8,514
1,002NU'EST"Love Me"6,660
1,003Taeyeon"Spark"6,104
1,004Got7"You Calling My Name"5,937
1,005Mamamoo"Hip"5,163
1,006IU"Love Poem"8,329
1,007Exo"Obsession"8,970
1,008Exo"Obsession"5,716
1,009IU"Blueming"4,527
IU"Blueming"4,116

2020

Highest score in 2020
No show was held

EpisodeDateArtistSongPoints
1,010Red Velvet"Psycho"7,465
1,011Red Velvet"Psycho"6,649
1,012SF9"Good Guy"5,185
Red Velvet"Psycho"4,594
1,013Zico"Any Song"5,469
1,014Zico"Any Song"4,490
1,015GFriend"Crossroads"4,888
1,016Zico"Any Song"4,006
1,017BTS"On"9,785
1,018BTS"On"11,957
1,019BTS"On"9,188
1,020BTS"On"5,696
1,021NCT 127"Kick It"6,915
1,022Kang Daniel"2U"6,826
1,023Suho"Let's Love"8,177
1,024I-dle"Oh My God"5,831
1,025Apink"Dumhdurum"5,600
1,026Got7"Not By The Moon"7,308
1,027NCT Dream"Ridin'"9,123
1,028Oh My Girl"Nonstop"5,922
1,029NU'EST"I’m in Trouble"9,167
1,030NCT 127""5,474
1,031Baekhyun"Candy"8,236
1,032Twice"More & More"9,408
1,033Twice"More & More"4,791
1,034Iz*One"Secret Story of the Swan"7,890
1,035Seventeen"Left & Right"11,579
1,036Blackpink"How You Like That"4,981
1,037Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi"Monster"6,467
1,038Exo-SC"1 Billion Views"6,431
1,039Blackpink"How You Like That"6,146
1,040

Hosts

DateHosts
1998Ryu Si-won, Kim Ji-ho
1999Ryu Si-won, Hwang Yu-sun
1999Kim Seung-hyun, Hwang Yu-sun
1999Ju Young-hun, Hwang Yu-sun
2000Ju Young-hun, Kim Gyu-ri
2000Lee Hwi-jae, Song Hye-kyo
2000Lee Hwi-jae, Lee Na-young
2001Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Bo-kyung
November 8, 2001 – April 18, 2002Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Min-sun
April 25 – October 24, 2002Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Min-jung
October 31, 2002 – January 30, 2003Rain, Shoo
February 6 – June 19, 2003Jun Jin, Shoo
June 26, 2003June 11, 2004Choi Jung-won, Park Jung-ah
June 18 – November 5, 2004Ji Sung, Park Eun-hye
November 12, 2004 – April 29, 2005Namkoong Min, So Yi-hyun
May 8 – October 30, 2005Ji Hyun-woo, Kim Bo-min
November 6, 2005 – March 12, 2006Kang Kyung-joon, Park Kyung-lim
March 26 – November 19, 2006Kang Kyung-joon, Jang Hee-jin
November 26, 2006 – April 1, 2007Haha, Lee So-yeon
April 8, 2007 – February 1, 2008Haha, Lee Hyun-ji
February 15 – May 16, 2008Tablo, Kim Sung-eun
May 23 – August 8, 2008Tablo, Min Seo-hyun
August 29, 2008 – January 9, 2009Yoo Se-yoon, Seo In-young
January 16 – July 31, 2009Yoo Se-yoon, Park Eun-young
August 7, 2009 – November 19, 2010Song Joong-ki, Seo Hyo-rim
December 3, 2010 – October 21, 2011Hyun Woo, Kim Min-ji
October 28, 2011 – November 11, 2011Hyun Woo, Uee
November 18, 2011Tim, Sohee, Sunye
November 25, 2011Shindong, Sohee, Sunye
December 2, 2011Minho, Sohee, Yubin
December 9, 2011Minho, Sohee, Sunye
December 16, 2011Shindong, Sohee, Yubin
December 23, 2011Jung Yong-hwa, Choi Siwon, Yoon Doojoon, Jun Hyun-moo
January 6, 2012 – March 29, 2013Lee Jang-woo, Uee
April 5, 2013Lee Jang-woo, Kang Min-kyung
April 12, 2013 – October 4, 2013Jeong Jinwoon, Park Se-young
September 6, 2013Jo Kwon, Park Se-young
October 11, 2013Seulong, Park Se-young
October 18, 2013Jo Kwon
October 25, 2013 – April 24, 2015Park Seo-joon, Yoon Bora
May 1, 2015 – June 24, 2016Park Bo-gum, Irene
December 4, 2015Park Bo-gum, V, Him-chan
July 1, 2016 – November 4, 2016Kang Min-hyuk, Solbin
July 15, 2016Kang Min-hyuk, Solbin, Son Dong-woon
November 11, 2016 – May 11, 2018Lee Seo-won, Solbin
May 18, 2018Solbin, N
May 25, 2018Solbin, Son Dong-woon
June 1, 2018Solbin, Taemin
June 8, 2018Solbin, Kim Seok-jin
June 15, 2018 – June 28, 2019Kei, Choi Won-myung
July 5, 2019 – July 17, 2020Shin Ye-eun, Choi Bo-min
July 24, 2020 – PresentArin, Choi Soo-bin

Achievements by artists

winners of Music Bank 1st Place Award of the Year
YearArtistSong
2007Wonder Girls"Tell Me"
2008TVXQ"Mirotic"
2009Girls' Generation"Gee"
2010Girls' Generation"Oh!"
2011IU"Good Day"
2012Psy"Gangnam Style"
2013Cho Yong-pil"Bounce"

Most No. 1 winners
RankArtistCount
1stGirls' Generation42
2ndExo33
3rdBig Bang27
3rdBTS27
5thTwice26
6thPsy21
7thSuper Junior20
7thg.o.d20
8thIU18
9thWonder Girls17
9thYoo Seung-jun17
11thShinee16
11thBeast / Highlight16
13thSechs Kies15
13th2PM15
15thSistar14

Longest consecutive No. 1 songs
RankArtistSongCountYear
1stPsy"Gangnam Style"102012
2ndGirls' Generation"Gee"92009
3rdJewelry"One More Time"72008
4thGirls' Generation"The Boys"62011
4thIU"You and I"62011–2012
6thYoo Seung-jun"Passion"51999
6thYoo Seung-jun"Vision"51999–2000
6thMC Mong"Circus"52008
6thWonder Girls"So Hot"52008
6thG-Dragon"Heartbreaker"52009
6th2NE1"I Don't Care"52009
6thGirls' Generation"Oh!"52010
6thGirls' Generation"Hoot"52010
6thSuper Junior"Mr. Simple"52011
6thTwice"TT"52016

Songs with most number of awards:
Includes accumulated wins in weekly K-Chart and special chart awards
RankArtistSongCountYear
1stPsy"Gangnam Style"172012–2013
2ndGirls' Generation"Gee"112009
3rdJewelry"One More Time"72008
3rdGirls' Generation"Oh!"72010
3rdBTS"Boy with Luv"72019
6thWonder Girls"Tell Me"62007
6thGirls' Generation"The Boys"62011
6thIU"You and I"62011–2012
6thTwice"TT"62016–2017
10thYoo Seung-jun"Passion"51999
10thYoo Seung-jun"Vision"51999–2000
10thMC Mong"Circus"52008
10thWonder Girls"So Hot"52008
10thBig Bang"Day by Day"52008
10thBaek Ji-young"Like Being Hit by a Bullet"52008–2009
10thSuper Junior"Sorry, Sorry"52009
10th2NE1"I Don't Care"52009
10thG-Dragon"Heartbreaker"52009
10thGirls' Generation"Hoot"52010
10thSuper Junior"Mr. Simple"52011
10thSoyou & Junggigo"Some"52014
10thTwice"Cheer Up"52016
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Top 10 highest scores January 11, 2008 – April 24, 2009
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stTVXQ"Mirotic"16,4032008/10/31
2ndGirls' Generation"Gee"12,9822009/02/27
3rdGirls' Generation"Gee"11,9842009/01/30
4thBig Bang"Sunset Glow"11,7842008/11/28
5thSeo Taiji"Moai"11,4852008/08/29
6thBig Bang"Day by Day"10,8722008/09/26
7thBrown Eyes"Don't Leave"10,3862008/07/25
8thSuper Junior"Sorry, Sorry"10,1932009/03/27
9thSuper Junior"Sorry, Sorry"10,1862009/04/24
10thWonder Girls"So Hot"10,1352008/06/27

Top 10 highest scores May 1, 2009 – May 7, 2010
Scoring system: digital music charts, album sales, number of hits on TV, and viewers choice charts
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stGirls' Generation"Oh!"23,0772010/02/05
2ndGirls' Generation"Oh!"22,6892010/02/12
3rdG-Dragon"Heartbreaker"21,3222009/09/04
4thGirls' Generation"Run Devil Run"21,2232010/04/02
5thGirls' Generation"Oh!"20,5492010/02/26
6thGirls' Generation"Oh!"20,2842010/02/19
7thG-Dragon"Heartbreaker"18,9952009/09/11
8thGirls' Generation"Tell Me Your Wish"17,9952009/07/10
9thRain"Love Song"16,8712010/04/16
10thGirls' Generation"Oh!"15,9312010/03/05

Top 10 highest scores May 14, 2010 – November 4, 2011
Scoring system: digital music charts, album sales, number of times broadcast on TV/radio, and viewers choice charts
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stSuper Junior"Mr. Simple"20,6532011/08/26
2ndGirls' Generation"Hoot"20,5612010/11/12
3rdBig Bang"Tonight"20,2142011/03/11
4thSuper Junior"Mr. Simple"19,8132011/08/19
5thSuper Junior"Mr. Simple"17,7352011/09/09
6thSuper Junior"Mr. Simple"17,4642011/09/02
7thIU"Good Day"17,4512010/12/31
8thKim Hyun-joong"Break Down"17,2942011/06/24
9thGirls' Generation"Hoot"17,2852010/11/05
10thTVXQ"Keep Your Head Down"17,1682011/01/28

Top 10 highest scores
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stPsy"Gangnam Style"30,4542012/10/12
2ndPsy"Gangnam Style"28,0062012/10/05
3rdPsy"Gangnam Style"24,4832012/10/19
4thPsy"Gangnam Style"22,7372012/08/31
5thPsy"Gangnam Style"21,3992012/08/24
6thPsy"Gangnam Style"21,0852012/09/14
7thPsy"Gangnam Style"20,5292012/09/28
8thPsy"Gangnam Style"20,2362012/09/21
9thPsy"Gangnam Style"19,8062012/10/26
10thPsy"Gangnam Style"19,6612012/11/02

Top 10 highest scores
Scoring system: digital music charts, album sales, number of times broadcast on KBS TV only, and viewers choice charts
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stBTS"Fake Love"15,0192018/06/01
2ndBTS"Spring Day"13,2502017/02/24
3rdBTS"Boy with Luv"13,0072019/04/26
4thExo"Call Me Baby"12,6812015/04/10
5thBTS"DNA"12,5812017/09/29
6thExo"Ko Ko Bop"12,1812017/07/28
7thTwice"Knock Knock"12,1752017/03/03
8thExo"Ko Ko Bop"12,1032017/08/04
9thBTS"On"11,9572020/03/06
10thBTS"Idol"11,9492018/09/07

Top 10 highest scores January 2008 – present
RankArtistSongScoreDate
1stPsy"Gangnam Style"30,4542012/10/12
2ndPsy"Gangnam Style"28,0062012/10/05
3rdPsy"Gangnam Style"24,4832012/10/19
4thGirls' Generation"Oh!"23,0772010/02/05
5thPsy"Gangnam Style"22,7372012/08/31
6thGirls' Generation"Oh!"22,6892010/02/12
7thPsy"Gangnam Style"21,3992012/08/24
8thG-Dragon"Heartbreaker"21,3222009/09/04
9thGirls' Generation"Run Devil Run"21,2232010/04/02
10thPsy"Gangnam Style"21,0852012/09/14

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