Show Champion


Show Champion is a South Korean music television program broadcast live by MBC M every Wednesday at Bitmaru Broadcasting Center in Ilsan.

Hosts

In 2013, the show switched from a pre-recorded format to a live show format. New changes to the show started with the episode on January 30, 2013. Since 2015 it also has a Triple Crown system used in Inkigayo and The Show, where the song is not eligible for top 3 anymore after winning three times.
Starting from July 14, 2021, Show Champion revealed the scores like every other show on their website, instead of just announcing winners. The tracking time is also revealed to be from Monday to Sunday.
Every song, as long as they are in the week's pre-vote list and have not yet had a triple-crown, is eligible for this chart. Though Show Champion is a cable music show, there's no requirement for artists to attend or promote. The time limit in the pre-vote list is unknown.
Criteria that is currently used and was used in Show Champion ranking system:
Based source and explanations for each criterion
  • Broadcast: Artists should participate in MBC M Shows to get Broadcast Score
  • Digital sales: Number of streaming and download based on Korean chart, Currently is Melon, Genie, FLO, Bugs. Former based source included Naver Music and Soribada.
  • Physical album: Number of copies based on Hanteo album chart
  • Professional judges or critics' choice: Score based on judgement by MBC Music's staff
  • Video views or SNS: YouTube views, counted from official MV only.
  • Voting and netizen ranking: Voting and netizen choices happens before show start. Currently via Idol Champ app. Previously app and website used include Genie, Melon. Current pre-voting times is from Friday to Monday.

    Champion Song winners

2012

February
  • 02.21 – F.T. Island – "Severely"
  • 02.28 – Miss A – "Touch"
March
  • 03.06 – Miss A – "Touch"
  • 03.13 – John Park – "Falling"
  • 03.20 – 2AM – "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me"
  • 03.27 – Shinee – "Sherlock•셜록 "
April
  • 04.03 – Shinee – "Sherlock•셜록 "
  • 04.10 – CNBLUE – "Hey You"
  • 04.17 – 4Minute – "Volume Up"
  • 04.24 – 4Minute – "Volume Up"
May
  • 05.01 – Sistar – "Alone"
  • 05.08 – Girls' Generation-TTS – "Twinkle"
  • 05.15 – Girls' Generation-TTS – "Twinkle"
  • 05.22 – Girls' Generation-TTS – "Twinkle"
  • 05.29 – No Show
June
  • 06.05 – Infinite – "The Chaser"
  • 06.12 – Wonder Girls – "Like This"
  • 06.19 – Wonder Girls – "Like This"
  • 06.26 – f – "Electric Shock"
July
  • 07.03 – f – "Electric Shock"
  • 07.10 – Super Junior – "Sexy, Free & Single"
  • 07.17 – Super Junior – "Sexy, Free & Single"
  • 07.24 – Super Junior – "Sexy, Free & Single"
  • 07.31 – No Show
August
  • 08.07 – No Show
  • 08.14 – BoA – "Only One"
  • 08.21 – Beast – "Beautiful Night"
  • 08.28 – Kara – "Pandora"
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2013

January
  • 01.30 – CNBLUE – "I'm Sorry"
February
  • 02.06 – CNBLUE – "I'm Sorry"
  • 02.13 – CNBLUE – "I'm Sorry"
  • 02.20 – Sistar19 – "Gone Not Around Any Longer"
  • 02.27 – Shinee – "Dream Girl"
March
  • 03.06 – Shinee – "Dream Girl"
  • 03.13 – Shinee – "Dream Girl"
  • 03.20 – Shinee – "Dream Girl"
  • 03.27 – 2AM – "One Spring Day"
April
  • 04.03 – Infinite – "Man In Love"
  • 04.10 – Davichi – "Turtle"
  • 04.17 – K.Will – "Love Blossom"
  • 04.24 – K.Will – "Love Blossom"
May
  • 05.01 – Cho Yong-pil – "Hello"
  • 05.08 – 4Minute – "What's Your Name?"
  • 05.15 – 4Minute – "What's Your Name?"
  • 05.22 – 4Minute – "What's Your Name?"
  • 05.29 – Shinhwa – "This Love"
June
  • 06.05 – Shinhwa – "This Love"
  • 06.12 – Lee Hyori – "Bad Girls"
  • 06.19 – Exo – "Wolf"
  • 06.26 – Sistar – "Give It to Me"
July
  • 07.03 –
  • 07.10 – Dynamic Duo – "BAAAM"
  • 07.17 – Apink – "No No No"
  • 07.24 – Ailee – "U&I"
  • 07.31 – Infinite – "Destiny"
August
  • 08.07 – f – "Rum Pum Pum Pum"
  • 08.14 –
  • 08.21 – Exo – "Growl"
  • 08.28 – Exo – "Growl"
September
  • 09.04 – Exo – "Growl"
  • 09.11 – Teen Top – "Rocking"
  • 09.18 – Kara – "Damaged Lady"
  • 09.25 – Kara – "Damaged Lady"
October
  • 10.02 – Busker Busker – "Love, at first"
  • 10.09 – Busker Busker – "Love, at first"
  • 10.16 – IU – "The Red Shoes"
  • 10.23 – Shinee – "Everybody"
  • 10.30 – Shinee – "Everybody"
November
  • 11.06 – Trouble Maker – "Now"
  • 11.13 – Miss A – "Hush"
  • 11.20 – Trouble Maker – "Now"
  • 11.27 –
December
  • 12.04 – Hyolyn – "One Way Love"
  • 12.11 –
  • 12.18 – Exo – "Miracles in December
  • 12.25 – ''''

    2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021 – present

Triple Crowns

In 2015, 'Show Champion introduced the triple crown system which refers to when a song achieves three wins on the show. It is then ineligible to win again and removed from the chart.
In 2015, Show Champion introduced the triple crown system.
ArtistSongYear
Exo"Call Me Baby"2015
Exo"Love Me Right"2015
Girls' Generation"Lion Heart"2015
GFriend"Rough"2016
GFriend"Navillera"2016
Wanna One"Energetic"2017
BTS"DNA"2017
Twice"What Is Love?"2018
Seventeen"Home"2019
Itzy"Icy"2019
X1"Flash"2019
Red Velvet"Psycho"2020
Zico"Any Song"2020
BTS"On"2020
Blackpink"How You Like That"2020
BTS"Dynamite"2020
BTS"Butter"2021
Blackpink"Shut Down"2022
Jisoo"Flower"2023
Stray Kids"Chk Chk Boom"2024

Achievements by artists

Starting from July 14, 2021; Show Champion reveal scores like every other show.
RankArtistSongsPointsDate
1stNCT Dream"Beatbox"9,810 pointsJune 8, 2022
2ndTWS"Countdown"9,394 pointsApril 30, 2025
3rdNmixx"Love Me Like This"9,176 pointsMarch 29, 2023
4thI-dle"Nxde"8,771 pointsOctober 26, 2022
5thFromis 9"Stay This Way"8,690 pointsJuly 6, 2022
6thIve"After Like"8,632 pointsAugust 31, 2022
7thSTAYC"Stereotype"8,161 pointsSeptember 15, 2021
8thI-dle"Queencard"8,141 pointsMay 24, 2023
9thRiize"Boom Boom Bass"8,098 pointsJune 26, 2024
10thIve"Eleven"8,075 pointsDecember 8, 2021

RankArtistCount
1stBTS22
2ndSeventeen21
3rdTwice18
4thExo17
5thRed Velvet14
5thShinee14
7thGFriend13
8thStray Kids12
9thWanna One11
10thI-dle10
11thBlackpink9

RankArtistcount
1stBTS4 songs
2ndExo2 songs
2ndGFriend2 songs
2ndBlackpink2 songs

In 2015, Show Champion ended the unlimited trophy system and introduced the triple crown system.
RankArtistSongCountYear
1stShinee"Dream Girl"42013
2ndGirls' Generation-TTS"Twinkle"32012
2ndSuper Junior"Sexy, Free & Single"32012
2ndCNBLUE"I'm Sorry"32013
2nd4Minute"What's Your Name?"32013
2ndExo"Growl"32013
2ndB1A4"Lonely"32014
2nd--3-
2nd--3-
2nd--3-
2nd--3-
2nd--3-
2nd--3-
2nd--3-
2nd--3-
2nd--3-