MBC Gayo Daejejeon


The MBC Gayo Daejejeon is an annual, end-of-the-year South Korean music show broadcast by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. The event was first held in 1966 as a singing competition, but MBC stopped giving out awards in 2005.

History

The event was first held in 1966 as the MBC Ten Singers Match. It was a competition among ten singers, with the winner being awarded the "King of Ten Singers." It was broadcast live on MBC radio from the Seoul Citizens Hall. The event was broadcast on television starting in 1970.
In 1972, the Seoul Citizens Hall caught on fire at the end of that year's MBC Ten Singers Match. About 1,500 people were still inside the venue as the fire spread. Ultimately, 53 people were killed by the fire, and several of the singers in attendance that night were injured.
In 2005, MBC stopped giving out awards at the event after it was boycotted by numerous artists in 2004. The event was renamed the MBC Gayo Daejejeon in 2005.
Girls' Generation member Yoona has been the host since 2015. In 2024, Yoona announced her graduation from the MBC Gayo Daejejeon MC position after this year's event.
YearNameHangul
1966–1973MBC Top 10 Singer MatchMBC 10대 가수 청백전
1974–1986MBC Top 10 Singer's Song FestivalMBC 10대 가수 가요제
198787 MBC Korean Music Festival87 MBC 한국가요대제전
198888 MBC Gayo Daejejeon88 MBC 가요대제전
1989–1992MBC Top 10 Singer's Song FestivalMBC 10대 가수 가요제
1993–1995MBC Korean Music Festival ExhibitionMBC 한국가요제전
1996–1997MBC Korean Music Grand PrixMBC 한국가요대제전
1998MBC Music FestivalMBC 가요제전
1999–2004MBC Top 10 Singer's Song FestivalMBC 10대 가수 가요제
2005–PresentMBC Gayo DaejejeonMBC 가요대제전

Hosts

Award winners (1966–2005)

Best Popular Singer

Best Popular Song

Popular Singer Award / Top 10 Singer Award

This award was called the Popular Singer Award from 1998 to 2001, and the Top 10 Singer Award from 2002 to 2004.

New Singer Award

Music festival (2015–present)

2015

The 2015 MBC Gayo Daejejeon was held on 31 December, hosted by Girls' Generation's YoonA & Kim Sung-joo
Performers:
  • 2PM
  • 4Minute
  • Ailee
  • AOA
  • Apink
  • B1A4
  • B.A.P
  • Baek Ji-young
  • BTOB
  • BTS
  • CNBLUE
  • Dynamic Duo x Crush
  • EXO
  • GFriend
  • Girls' Generation
  • Got7
  • Hong Jin-young
  • Infinite
  • Lovelyz
  • Mamamoo
  • Monsta X
  • Oh My Girl
  • Park Jin-young
  • Red Velvet
  • Seventeen
  • Shin Seung-hoon
  • SHINee
  • Sonamoo
  • Tae Jin-ah
  • Teen Top
  • UP10TION
  • VIXX
  • Wonder Girls
  • Zion.T

    2016

The 2016 MBC Gayo Daejejeon was held on 31 December, hosted by Girls' Generation's YoonA & Kim Sung-joo
Performers:
  • AOA
  • Apink
  • B1A4
  • B.A.P
  • BTOB
  • BTS
  • CNBLUE
  • EXID
  • EXO
  • GFriend
  • Got7
  • Infinite
  • Mamamoo
  • Monsta X
  • Red Velvet
  • Seventeen
  • SHINee
  • Taeyeon
  • Turbo
  • Twice
  • UP10TION
  • VIXX

    2017

The 2017 MBC Gayo Daejejeon was held on 31 December, hosted by EXO's Suho, Girls' Generation's YoonA & Astro's Cha Eun-woo.
Performers:
  • EXO
  • BTS
  • Red Velvet
  • Twice
  • Wanna One
  • WINNER
  • VIXX
  • EXID
  • BTOB
  • B.A.P
  • MAMAMOO
  • SECHSKIES
  • Lovelyz
  • MONSTA X
  • GFriend
  • PRISTIN
  • Cosmic Girls
  • SEVENTEEN
  • ASTRO
  • NCT 127
  • Teen Top
  • GOT7
  • Zion.T
  • Sunmi
  • HyunA
  • Hwang Chi Yeul
  • No Brain
  • Bolbbalgan4
  • Urban Zakapa
  • Seenroot

    2018: The Live

The 2018 MBC Gayo Daejejeon was held on 31 December, and hosted by Noh Hong Chul, Girls' Generation's YoonA, Shinee's Minho & Astro's Cha Eun-woo.
Performers:
  • Apink
  • BTOB
  • BTS
  • EXO
  • GOT7
  • iKON
  • MONSTA X
  • NCT Dream
  • Now United
  • Stray Kids
  • The Boyz
  • Twice
  • Wanna One
  • WINNER
  • Golden Child
  • Gugudan
  • Norazo
  • TVXQ
  • Lovelyz
  • Red Velvet
  • MAMAMOO
  • Momoland
  • Vibe
  • Baek Ji-young
  • Ben
  • Bolbbalgan4
  • Bizzy
  • VIXX
  • Sunmi
  • Sunwoo Jung-a
  • SEVENTEEN
  • I-dle
  • GFriend
  • Oh My Girl
  • Cosmic Girls
  • Yoon Mi-rae
  • Tiger JK
  • Hong Jin-young
  • Hwanhee

    2019: The Chemistry

The 2019 MBC Gayo Daejejeon was held on 31 December, and was hosted by Jang Sung-kyu, Girls' Generation's YoonA and Astro's Cha Eun-woo. The theme is the chemistry between idols who collaborate.
Performers:
  • AOA
  • GOT7
  • ITZY
  • Monsta X
  • NCT Dream
  • NCT 127
  • Stray Kids
  • Twice
  • Guckkasten
  • Kyuhyun
  • Kim Jae-hwan
  • Norazo
  • NU'EST
  • Lovelyz
  • Red Velvet
  • MAMAMOO
  • Sung Si-kyung
  • Seventeen
  • Celeb Five
  • Song Ga-in
  • Astro
  • I-dle
  • Oh My Girl
  • Cosmic Girls
  • Lee Seok-hoon
  • Jang Woo-hyuk
  • Chungha
  • Taemin
  • Hyuna
  • Dawn
  • Hong Jin-young
NoArtistSongNote
1NCT Dream X Stray Kids"We Are The Future", "Com'Back", "Mirotic", "Fantastic Baby", "Love Shot" and "Boy With Luv" with Jang Sung-kyuHistory of K-pop
2I-DLE X ITZY"ICY", "Uh Oh", "DIVA" & Dance performance-
3Oh My Girl X Astro"The Red Shoes" -
4Kei, Yeonjung and Kim Jae-hwan"How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love" -
5Norazo X Hong Jin-young"Shower", "Cider" & "Love Tonight"-
6Lee Seok-hoon X Kyuhyun"Breath" King of Masked Singer Special, dedicated to Kim Jong-hyun, Sulli & Goo Hara
7Jang Woo-hyuk X Chungha"Gotta Go" & Dance performance-
8HyunA X DawnDance performance-
9Celeb Five X AOADance performance, "Bad Guy" & "Do You Wanna" )-
10NU'EST X GOT7 X MONSTA X "Just A Feeling" -
11Sung Si-kyung X Red Velvet"It's You"Wendy Is Absent Due To Injury
12Mamamoo X Seventeen"Egoistic", "Very Nice" & "You Are The Best + CLAP"-
13Taemin X Twice "Goodbye"-
14Guckkasten X Song Ga-in"The Sun"-

2020: The Moment

The 2020 MBC Gayo Daejejeon was held on 31 December, hosted by Jang Sung-kyu, Girls' Generation's YoonA and Kim Seon-ho.
Performers:
  • Park Jin-young
  • Rain
  • Uhm Jung-hwa
  • Lim Young-woong
  • Mamamoo
  • NCT
  • Song Ga-in
  • Henry
  • Got7
  • Itzy
  • Stray Kids
  • Twice
  • Kang Seung-yoon
  • Norazo
  • The Boyz
  • Kim Shin-young
  • I-dle
  • Monsta X
  • Iz*One
  • aespa
  • Oh My Girl
  • Loona
  • Top 4 singers from People of Trot
  • Jessi
  • Paul Kim
OrderArtistSongNotes
1
1-The Boyz Juyeon, Itzy Lia, Stray Kids Han

2-The Boyz Younghoon, I-dle Yuqi, Stray Kids Felix

3-Stray Kids Hyunjin, Iz*One Wonyoung, The Boyz Hyunjae
1-"Play The Summer"

2-"In Summer"

3-"Beach Again"		SSAK3 Special
2SNSD Yoona
Kim Seon-ho		"Perhaps Love"Princess Hours OST
3Aespa"Black Mamba"
4Stray Kids"Back Door"
"TA"
5Loona"Why Not?"
6I-dle
Iz*One
Itzy 		"Reflection"Song by Fifth Harmony
7Iz*OneIntro + "Panorama"
8Itzy"Not Shy"
9Lim Young-woong"Trust in Me"
"Hero"
10Doubleless"Don't Go"
11Kim Soyeon"Niagara"
12Kim Jae-rong"I'm Gonna Live a Decent Life"
13An Seong-jun"A Day at Sunrise"
14I-dleIntro + "Oh My God"
15The BoyzIntro + "The Stealer"
16Twice"I Can't Stop Me"
17Loona
The Boyz		"Blinding Lights"Song by The Weeknd
18Uhm Jung-hwa
Joohoney
feat The Boyz & Loona		"D.I.S.C.O"
19Kim Shin-young
Norazo		"Bread Gimme Gimme"
20Henry Lau"Radio"
21Oh My Girl"Nonstop"
22Hwasa"LMM"
"María"
23Hyojung
Minnie
Chaewon 		"Across the Universe"Song by Baek Ye-rin
24Kang Seung-yoon "25, 21"Song by Jaurim
25Paul Kim
Kang Seung-yoon		"Me After You"Song by Paul Kim
26Jessi"Nunu Nana"
27Got7Intro + "Last piece"
28Uhm Jung-hwa
feat Hwasa, DPR Live		"Hop in"
29
1-Shownu

2-Ten

3-Shownu x Ten
1-"Nobody Else" by Monsta X

2-"Echo"

3-"Popstar" By DJ Khaled
30Monsta X
Cravity
TAGO		Dance Performance + "Fantasia"
31Rain
Park Jin-young		"How to Avoid the Sun"
"I Have a Girlfriend"
"Switch To Me"
32Song Ga-in"Mom Arirang"
33Mamamoo"Travel"
"Dingga"
34
1-NCT

2-WayV

3-NCT Dream

4-NCT 127

5-NCT
1-Year Party Intro

2-"Turn Back Time"

3-"Ridin"

4-"Kick It"

5-"Resonance"
35Twice"More & More"
"Cry for Me"
37Song Ga-in
Henry Lau		"Music is my Life"Song by Im Jung-hee