M Countdown

M Countdown (Korean: 엠카운트다운) is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet from the CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul.

It features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. First hosted by Leeteuk, Shindong, and Kangin of Super Junior, the show has had several other celebrities serve as emcees through the years. As of January 2024, M Countdown is hosted by Sung Han-bin of Zerobaseone, Lee So-hee of Riize, and Myung Jae-hyun of BoyNextDoor.

M Countdown
M Countdown
Logo used since January 2024
GenreMusic
Presented bySung Han-bin
Lee So-hee
Myung Jae-hyun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes832 (as of March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07))
Production
Running time120 minutes
Production companyCJ E&M
Original release
NetworkMnet
ReleaseJuly 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) –
present

Broadcast

M Countdown airs live on domestic television at 6PM KST every Thursday. Live streaming is available internationally via the M Countdown On Air page on Mwave's website.

In the Philippines, online multi-view live broadcast of the show is available via gigafest.smart. It began airing on the free-to-air TV5 network from January 31, 2021, however due to low ratings on the network, it was concluded on March 6, 2022. Full episodes with English subtitles are shown every Sunday night, along with another K-Chart show Music Bank on GMA Hallypop. Meanwhile, some episodes of M Countdown like Hot Debut and Comeback Stages are already available on YouTube Philippines since January 2022.

Segments

Current segments on the show include MCD Dance Challenge, MCD Vocal Challenge, Storage M, and M Studio. Discontinued segments formerly aired include: B'SHOP (songwriter Bang Si-hyuk introduced a selection of hit songs), MCD Drama (show-hosts acted out various scenarios), MCD News (reported music industry news), and MCD Ranking (ranked celebrities based on certain topics).

Official hosts

Sung Han-bin hosts the show as of November 23, 2023.

In February 2010, Mnet announced a new group of eight emcees, comprising select members from 2PM, 2AM, CNBLUE, and MBLAQ. Nicknamed "MCD GUYZ", they hosted the show in subgroups of three or four at a time. This marked the first time M Countdown deviated from its tradition of having 1–2 fixed presenters.

Following Key's departure as host on April 13, 2017, M Countdown announced the implementation of a "special MC system" of guest presenters since a permanent replacement had not yet been decided. The first "new" hosts selected were girl group singers Hani from EXID, and Kyulkyung and Nayoung from Pristin—they appeared on the April 20 broadcast.

Between April 2018 and March 2019, the show was hosted by a "Global MC Crew" of idols who spoke various foreign languages.

M Countdown chart

Chart rankings are calculated by combining the following for a total of 11,000 points:

  • Digital music sales from Circle (50%)
  • Social media points from YouTube and short form content from various platforms. (10%)
  • Album sales data from Circle (15%)
  • Global fan votes via Mnet Plus (10%)
  • Mnet broadcast points (10%)
  • Live-vote (10%; first-place nominees only)

Data is collected from Monday to Sunday.

Songs can win a maximum of three times before being removed from the chart.

Girls' Generation was the only act to achieve the perfect score of 10,000 points under the fourth and fifth scoring systems. Since then, only Exo, BTS, Shinee, Twice, and NU'EST have achieved the perfect score of 11,000 points.

Winners

While previous revisions of this article included winners from 2004 to 2007, that information was not supported by any secondary sources since its initial addition in 2011. A lack of media coverage of the show on Naver for those particular years makes sourcing the information difficult. As such, those sections have been removed from the page and only winners from 2008 to present are cited.

Triple crowns

The term triple crown refers to when a song achieves three wins on the show. After that, it becomes ineligible for first place and is removed from the chart. The following is a list of all songs that have achieved a triple crown on M Countdown from 2008 to present.

List of Triple Crown winners
Artist Song Wins
2008
MC Mong "Circus" May 8, May 22, June 12
Taeyang "Look Only At Me" June 19, June 26, July 3
Wonder Girls "So Hot" July 10, July 17, July 24
Lee Hyori "U-Go-Girl" July 31, August 14, August 21
BigBang "Haru Haru" August 28, September 4, September 11
TVXQ "Mirotic" October 9, October 23, October 30
2009
Seungri "Strong Baby" January 22, February 5, February 19
Kara "Honey" March 5, March 12, March 26
2PM "Again & Again" May 7, May 14, May 21
"I Hate You" July 2, July 9, July 16
2NE1 "I Don't Care" July 23, August 6, August 13
G-Dragon "Heartbreaker" September 10, September 17, September 24
2010
2PM "Without U" April 29, May 6, May 13
2NE1 "Can't Nobody" September 23, September 30, October 7
Girls' Generation "Hoot" November 18, November 25, December 2
2011
Seungri "What Can I Do" January 27, February 3, February 10
BigBang "Tonight" March 3, March 10, March 17
CNBLUE "Intuition" March 31, April 7, April 14
f(x) "Pinocchio (Danger)" May 5, May 12, May 19
Beast "Fiction" May 26, June 2, June 9
Super Junior "Mr. Simple" August 11, August 18, August 25
Girls' Generation "The Boys" October 27, November 3, November 10
Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker" December 15, December 22, December 29
2012
Girls' Generation-TTS "Twinkle" May 10, May 17, May 24
Infinite "The Chaser" May 31, June 7, June 14
f(x) "Electric Shock" June 21, June 28, July 5
Super Junior "Sexy, Free & Single" July 12, July 19, July 26
Beast "Beautiful Night" August 2, August 9, August 16
Psy "Gangnam Style" August 23, August 30, September 6
G-Dragon "Crayon" September 27, October 4, October 11
Lee Hi "1,2,3,4" November 8, November 15, November 22
Lee Seung-gi "Return" November 29, December 6, December 13
2013
Yang Yo-seob "Caffeine" December 20, December 27, January 3
Girls' Generation "I Got a Boy" January 10, January 17, January 24
Sistar19 "Gone Not Around Any Longer" February 7, February 14, February 21
Shinee "Dream Girl" February 28, March 7, March 14
Psy "Gentleman" April 18, April 25, May 2
Shinhwa "This Love" May 23, May 30, June 6
Sistar "Give It To Me" June 20, June 27, July 4
Exo "Growl" August 22, August 29, September 5
2014
Exo "Miracles in December" December 19, December 26, January 2
TVXQ "Something" January 16, January 23, January 30
Akdong Musician "200%" April 17, April 24, May 1
Taeyang "Eyes, Nose, Lips" June 12, June 19, July 3
Winner "Empty" August 21, August 28, September 18
Epik High "Happen Ending" October 30, November 6, November 13
2015
Shinhwa "Sniper" March 12, March 19, March 26
Exo "Call Me Baby" April 9, April 16, April 30
Girls' Generation "Lion Heart" August 27, September 3, September 10
Taeyeon "I" October 15, October 22, October 29
2016
Psy "Daddy" December 17, December 24, January 7
iKon "Dumb & Dumber" January 14, January 21, January 28
GFriend "Rough" February 4, February 11, February 18
Twice "Cheer Up" May 5, May 19, May 26
Exo "Monster" June 16, June 23, June 30
GFriend "Navillera" July 21, July 28, August 4
2017
BigBang "Fxxk It" December 22, January 5, January 12
Mamamoo "Yes I Am" June 29, July 6, July 13
Exo "Ko Ko Bop" July 27, August 3, August 10
Wanna One "Energetic" August 17, August 24, August 31
2018
iKon "Love Scenario" February 1, March 1, March 8
Blackpink "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" June 28, July 5, July 12
2019
Seventeen "Home" January 31, February 7, February 14
X1 "Flash" September 5, September 12, September 19
2020
Itzy "Wannabe" March 19, March 26, April 2
"Not Shy" September 3, September 10, September 17
2021
(G)I-dle "Hwaa" January 21, January 28, February 4
NCT Dream "Hot Sauce" May 20, May 27, June 3
NCT 127 "Sticker" September 23, September 30, October 7
2022
BigBang "Still Life" April 14, April 21, April 28
BTS "Yet to Come" June 16, June 23, June 30
Blackpink "Pink Venom" August 25, September 1, September 8
"Shut Down" September 22, September 29, October 6
2023
BSS "Fighting" February 16, February 23, March 2
BTS "Take Two" June 22, June 29, July 6
Jungkook "Seven" July 20, July 27, August 3
V "Love Me Again" August 24, August 31, September 7
"Slow Dancing" September 14, September 21, September 28
Jungkook "3D" October 5, October 12, October 19
2024
(G)I-dle "Super Lady" February 8, February 15, February 22
Le Sserafim "Easy" February 29, March 7, March 14

Achievements by artists

Most No. 1 winners

Most No. 1 winners

Rank Artist Count
1st Twice 25
2nd Big Bang 24
3rd Exo 19
4th Girls' Generation 18
5th Red Velvet 16
BTS
Seventeen
6th 2NE1 15
(G)I-dle
7th 2PM 14
Beast/Highlight
Itzy
Most Triple Crowns

Most Triple Crowns

Rank Artist Count
1st Exo 5 songs
2nd Big Bang 4 songs
3rd 2PM 3 songs
Girls' Generation
Psy
Blackpink
4th 2NE1 2 songs
G-Dragon
f(x)
Super Junior
Beast/Highlight
TVXQ
Taeyang
Shinhwa
GFriend
iKon
Itzy
BTS
V
Jungkook
(G)I-dle
Top 10 Highest Scores (1st–6th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (1st–6th System) July 29, 2004 – March 3, 2011

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st 2NE1 "I Don't Care" 981.3 August 13, 2009
2nd 979.8 August 6, 2009
3rd 977.9 July 23, 2009
4th 2AM "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" 976 February 25, 2010
5th G-Dragon "Heartbreaker" 975.7 September 24, 2009
6th 2PM "Again & Again" 975 May 21, 2009
7th G-Dragon "Heartbreaker" 974.5 September 17, 2009
8th 2PM "Again & Again" 973.4 May 14, 2009
9th G-Dragon "Heartbreaker" 973.2 September 10, 2009
10th Shinee "Ring Ding Dong" 972.6 November 5, 2009
Top 10 Highest Scores (7th–8th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (7th–8th System) March 10, 2011 – August 23, 2012

Scoring 7th System: Digital Single Sales (40%), Album Sales (10%), Asia/Global Fan Vote (15%), Preferences of Music Experts (10%), Real-Time Charts (15%), SMS Vote (10%)

Scoring 8th System: Digital Single Sales (45%), Album Sales (10%), Global Fan Vote (15%), Mnet Broadcasting (5%), Preferences of Music Experts (10%), Real-Time Charts (5%), SMS Vote (10%)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st CNBLUE "Intuition" 9,654 April 7, 2011
2nd Girls' Generation-TTS "Twinkle" 9,357 May 17, 2012
3rd 9,355 May 10, 2012
4th Kara "Step" 9,314 September 22, 2011
5th f(x) "Electric Shock" 9,296 June 21, 2012
6th Wonder Girls "Be My Baby" 9,290 November 17, 2011
7th CNBLUE "Intuition" 9,255 March 31, 2011
8th Beast "Fiction" 9,253 June 2, 2011
9th Big Bang "Fantastic Baby" 9,204 March 22, 2012
10th Beast "Fiction" 9,191 June 9, 2011
Top 10 Highest Scores (9th–10th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (9th–10th System) August 30, 2012 – February 20, 2014

Scoring System: Digital Single Sales (50%), Album Sales (10%), Age Preference (20%), Global Fan Vote (5%), Live Show Preferences (10%), SMS Vote (5%)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st Girls' Generation "I Got a Boy" 10,000 January 10, 2013
2nd 9,988 January 17, 2013
3rd Yang Yo-seob "Caffeine" 9,795 January 3, 2013
4th Sistar19 "Gone Not Around Any Longer" 9,642 February 14, 2013
5th Shinee "Dream Girl" 9,459 March 7, 2013
6th Busker Busker "Love, at first" 9,419 October 3, 2013
7th 9,415 October 10, 2013
8th Yang Yo-seob "Caffeine" 9,267 December 20, 2012
9th TVXQ "Something" 9,244 January 16, 2014
10th Shinee "Dream Girl" 9,168 February 28, 2013
Top 10 Highest Scores (11th–12th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (11th–12th System) February 27, 2014 – June 4, 2015

Scoring System: Digital Single Sales (50%), Album Sales (10%), Social Media Points (10%: YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz), Preference Points (10%: global fan votes + age range preference), Mnet Broadcast Points (10%), SMS Votes (10%)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st Girls' Generation "Mr.Mr." 10,000 March 13, 2014
2nd f(x) "Red Light" 9,772 July 17, 2014
3rd Shinee "View" 9,762 June 4, 2015
4th Exo "Overdose" 9,706 May 15, 2014
5th Big Bang "Loser" 9,669 May 14, 2015
6th Apink "Mr. Chu (On Stage)" 9,577 May 8, 2014
7th Girls' Generation "Mr.Mr." 9,363 March 6, 2014
8th Taeyang "Eyes, Nose, Lips" 9,255 June 19, 2014
9th Shinee "View" 9,037 May 28, 2015
10th 2NE1 "Come Back Home" 8,869 March 20, 2014
Top 10 Highest Scores (13th–15th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (13th–15th System) June 11, 2015 – April 12, 2018

Scoring System: Digital Music Sales (50%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media Score (15%: YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz), Popularity Score (10%: global fan votes + age range preference), Mnet Broadcast Score (10%) + SMS Voting Score (10%)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st Exo "Power" 11,000 September 14, 2017
BTS "DNA" September 28, 2017
2nd Girls' Generation "Lion Heart" 10,988 September 3, 2015
3rd 10,961 September 10, 2015
4th Taeyeon "I" 10,929 October 15, 2015
5th Red Velvet "Rookie" 10,903 February 16, 2017
6th "Red Flavor" 10,877 July 20, 2017
7th Exo "Monster" 10,849 June 23, 2016
8th Wanna One "Energetic" 10,844 August 24, 2017
9th "Boomerang" 10,805 March 29, 2018
10th Twice "Heart Shaker" 10,776 December 21, 2017
Top 10 Highest Scores (16th–18th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (16th–18th System) April 26, 2018 – May 21, 2020

Scoring System: Digital Music Sales (45%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media Score (20%: YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz), Global Fan Votes (10%), Mnet Broadcast Score (10%), SMS Live Vote (10%)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st BTS "Fake Love" 11,000 May 31, 2018
Shinee "I Want You" June 21, 2018
BTS "Boy with Luv" April 25, 2019
Twice "Fancy" May 2, 2019
NU'EST "Bet Bet" May 9, 2019
BTS "On" March 5, 2020
NU'EST "I'm in Trouble" May 21, 2020
2nd X1 "Flash" 10,945 September 19, 2019
3rd Twice "Dance the Night Away" 10,933 July 19, 2018
4th Iz*One "Fiesta" 10,914 February 27, 2020
Top 10 Highest Scores (19th–20th System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (19th–20th System) May 28, 2020 – April 7, 2022

Scoring System: Digital Sales (45%: Melon, Genie, FLO), Album Sales (15%), Social Media (15%: YouTube MV views), Global Fan Vote (15%), Mnet Broadcast (10%: Mnet TV, MCD Stage, M2 Contents), Live Vote (10%: first-place nominees only)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st Shinee "Don't Call Me" 10,990 March 4, 2021
2nd NCT Dream "Hot Sauce" 10,800 May 20, 2021
3rd Seventeen "Left & Right" 10,705 July 2, 2020
4th Twice "Alcohol-Free" 10,123 June 17, 2021
5th NCT 127 "Punch" 9,778 May 28, 2020
6th Taeyeon "INVU" 9,676 February 24, 2022
7th (G)I-dle "Hwaa" 9,594 January 21, 2021
8th Stray Kids "Thunderous" 9,421 September 9, 2021
9th Iz*One "Panorama" 9,364 December 17, 2020
10th Twice "More & More" 9,356 June 11, 2020
Top 10 Highest Scores (21st System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (21st System) April 14, 2022 – January 4, 2024

Scoring System: Digital Sales (50%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media (10%), Global Fan Vote (15%), Mnet Broadcast (10%), Live Vote (10%)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st BTS "Yet to Come" 11,000 June 23, 2022
2nd Stray Kids "Case 143" 10,756 October 20, 2022
3rd BSS "Fighting" 10,669 February 16, 2023
4th Seventeen "_World" 10,633 July 28, 2022
5th BTS "Yet to Come" 10,333 June 16, 2022
6th Jimin "Like Crazy" 9,855 March 30, 2023
7th Jungkook "Standing Next to You" 9,622 November 9, 2023
8th Seventeen "Super" 9,603 May 4, 2023
9th V "Slow Dancing" 9,557 September 14, 2023
10th Tomorrow X Together "Sugar Rush Ride" 9,489 February 9, 2023
Top 10 Highest Scores (Current System)

Top 10 Highest Scores (Current System) January 11, 2024–present

Scoring System: Digital Sales (50%), Album Sales (15%), Global Social Media Buzz (15%), Global Fan Vote (10%), Mnet Broadcast (10%), Live Vote (10%)

Rank Artist Song Score Date
1st Le Sserafim "Easy" 9,428 February 29, 2024
2nd Nmixx "Dash" 9,338 January 25, 2024
3rd (G)I-dle "Super Lady" 8,780 February 8, 2024
4th Le Sserafim "Easy" 8,502 March 7, 2024
5th Riize "Love 119" 8,174 January 18, 2024
6th "Le Sserafim" "Easy" 7,900 March 14, 2024
7th Jimin "Closer Than This" 7,500 January 11, 2024
8th IU "Love Wins All" 7,443 February 1, 2024
9th (G)I-dle "Super Lady" 7,268 February 22, 2024
10th
Top 10 Highest Scores (All Time)

Top 10 Highest Scores (All Time)

Artist Song Score Date
Exo "Power" 11,000 September 14, 2017
BTS "DNA" September 28, 2017
"Fake Love" May 31, 2018
Shinee "I Want You" June 21, 2018
BTS "Boy with Luv" April 25, 2019
Twice "Fancy" May 2, 2019
NU'EST "Bet Bet" May 9, 2019
BTS "On" March 5, 2020
NU'EST "I'm in Trouble" May 21, 2020
BTS "Yet to Come" June 23, 2022

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