Inkigayo (Korean: 인기가요; English title: The Music Trend, previously Popular Song) 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.
Inkigayo | |
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Also known as | The Music Trend |
Genre | Music |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of seasons | 13 |
No. of episodes | 1,225 (as of April 28, 2024 ) |
Production | |
Production location | SBS Open Hall |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Production company | SBS Entertainment Programming Desk |
Original release | |
Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | SBS Ingigayo |
McCune–Reischauer | SBS Inkigayo |
IPA | [e̞sʰɯbi.e̞sʰɯ ink͈iɡa̠jo] |
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 (TV 가요20). 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.
Date | Host |
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SBS Popular Song (1991–1993) | |
December 15, 1991 – December 29, 1992 | Seo Sae-won |
May 2 – June 20, 1993 | Bae Chul-su, Kim Hee-sun |
SBS Popular Song (1998–2007) | |
March 1 – May 24, 1998 | Kim Seung-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun |
June 28 – November 29, 1998 | Lee Dong-gun, Kim Gyu-ri |
December 6, 1998 – April 16, 2000 | Kim Jin, Kim So-yeon |
April 23 – December 31, 2000 | Ahn Jae-mo, Kim Min-hee |
January 7 – March 9, 2001 | Ahn Jae-mo, Son Tae-young |
March 18 – July 29, 2001 | Song Chang-hwan, So Yoo-jin |
August 5, 2001 – January 13, 2002 | Lee Jong-su, So Yoo-jin |
January 20 – August 18, 2002 | Kim Jae-won, Kim Jung-hwa |
August 25, 2002 – February 2, 2003 | Kim Jeong-hoon, Kim Jung-hwa |
February 9 – August 24, 2003 | Kangta, Yu-min |
September 7, 2003 – October 24, 2004 | Kim Dong-wan, Park Han-byul |
October 31, 2004 – June 5, 2005 | Kim Dong-wan, Han Ye-seul |
June 12 – October 23, 2005 | Andy, Park Hye-won |
November 20, 2005 – April 16, 2006 | Andy, Han Hyo-joo |
April 23, 2006 – February 18, 2007 | Andy, Ku Hye-sun |
Inkigayo (The Music Trend) (2007–present) | |
February 25 – October 7, 2007 | Kim Hee-chul, Jang Keun-suk |
November 11, 2007 – May 4, 2008 | Kim Hee-chul, Song Ji-hyo |
May 11 – November 30, 2008 | Eun Ji-won, Heo Yi-jae |
December 7, 2008 – January 11, 2009 | Eun Ji-won, Leeteuk, Han Seung-yeon |
January 18, 2009 – July 19, 2009 | Eun Ji-won, Yu Seul-ah, Lee Hong-gi |
July 26, 2009 – January 24, 2010 | Ha Yeon-joo, Taecyeon, Wooyoung |
February 7 – July 11, 2010 | Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Sulli |
July 18, 2010 – March 13, 2011 | Jung Yong-hwa, Sulli, Jo Kwon |
March 20 – November 13, 2011 | Jo Kwon, Sulli, Lee Gi-kwang, IU |
November 20, 2011 – May 27, 2012 | Goo Ha-ra, IU, Nicole |
June 3 – August 19, 2012 | Goo Ha-ra, Lee Jong-suk, Nicole |
August 26 – December 2, 2012 | IU, Lee Jong-suk |
December 16, 2012 – July 28, 2013 | IU, Hwang Kwang-hee, Lee Hyun-woo |
August 4, 2013 – January 26, 2014 | Hwang Kwang-hee, Lee Hyun-woo, Bang Min-ah |
February 2 – November 9, 2014 | Hwang Kwang-hee, Lee Yu-bi, Suho, Byun Baek-hyun |
November 16 – December 14, 2014 | Hwang Kwang-hee, Kim Yoo-jung, Suho, Byun Baek-hyun |
December 28, 2014 – April 5, 2015 | Hwang Kwang-hee, Kim Yoo-jung, Hong Jong-hyun |
April 12, 2015 – August 30, 2015 | Kim Yoo-jung, Hong Jong-hyun, Jackson Wang |
September 5, 2015 | Kim Yoo-jung, Jackson Wang |
September 13, 2015 – April 3, 2016 | Kim Yoo-jung, Jackson Wang, Yook Sung-jae |
April 10, 2016 – May 29, 2016 | Jackson Wang, Yook Sung-jae |
July 3, 2016 – January 22, 2017 | Gong Seung-yeon, Jeongyeon, Kim Min-seok |
February 5, 2017 – February 4, 2018 | Park Jin-young, Kim Jisoo, Doyoung |
February 18, 2018 – October 28, 2018 | Mingyu, Jung Chae-yeon, Song Kang |
November 11, 2018 – February 3, 2019 | Mingyu, Jung Chae-yeon |
February 17, 2019 – October 6, 2019 | Mingyu, Shin Eun-soo |
October 20, 2019 – February 28, 2021 | Minhyuk, Jaehyun, Lee Na-eun |
March 7, 2021 – March 27, 2022 | Jihoon, Sungchan, An Yu-jin |
April 3, 2022 – April 2, 2023 | Roh Jeong-eui, Choi Yeon-jun, Seo Bum-june |
April 9, 2023 – July 16, 2023 | Choi Yeon-jun, Hyungwon, Kim Ji-eun |
July 23, 2023 – April 14, 2024 | Choi Yeon-jun, Woonhak, Park Ji-hu |
From April 28, 2024 | Moon Seong-hyun, Han Yu-jin, Leeseo |
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.
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(s) to host the segment. This segment was abandoned mid-2009.
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 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 ("Mutizen" is a portmanteau of "music" and "netizen", symbolizing a song chosen by netizens) 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.
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.
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.
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 (like the previous Take 7 chart) 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 tracked from Monday to Monday of the following week.
Every songs that not wins 3 times yet (i.e.: Triple crown) is eligible from this chart, regardless of when songs release. However, OST, songs released through audition program and deemed unsuitable (at SBS's discretion) is not eligible.
Period covered | Chart system | ||||
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Broadcast | Digital sales | Physical sales | Video views | Voting | |
March 17, 2013 | N/A | 50% | N/A | 30% | 40% (20% pre-vote + 20% live-vote) |
March 24, 2013 – February 1, 2015 | 60% | 35% | 15% (5% pre-vote + 10% live-vote) | ||
February 8, 2015 – January 29, 2017 | 55% | 5% | |||
February 5, 2017 – May 28, 2017 | 5% (pre-vote only) | ||||
June 4, 2017 – January 27, 2019 | 10% | ||||
February 3, 2019 – January 17, 2021 | 10% | 30% | |||
January 24, 2021 – present | 10% (5% pre-vote + 5% live-vote) |
Based source and explanations for each criterion
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 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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