''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in

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, Mapo District,

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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 Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscripti ...

TV5 network from January 31, 2021, however due to low ratings on the network, it will conclude 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

* Leeteuk and

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, with Kangin (November 2005 – August 2007) * Leeteuk, Shindong, and

Eunhyuk Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T and S ...

(August 16, 2007 – March 27, 2008) *

2PM 2PM (; romanized; ''Tupiem'') is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Jun. K (formerly known as Junsu), Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho and Chansung. Originally a seven-piece group, for ...

's Nichkhun,

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, and Chansung, 2AM's Jo Kwon and

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CNBLUE CNBLUE ( ko, 씨엔블루) is a South Korean pop rock band formed in 2009. The band consists of Jung Yong-hwa (leader, main vocals, guitar, keyboard, rap), Kang Min-hyuk ( drums), and Lee Jung-shin (bass). First bassist Kwon Kwang-jin left the b ...

's Kang Min-hyuk, and MBLAQ's Lee Joon and G.O (February 18, 2010–??, 2010) * Tony Ahn and Shin So-yul (March 10, 2011 – August 23, 2012) * Lee Hong-gi (August 30, 2012 – December 13, 2012) *

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(August 15, 2013 – February 13, 2014) *

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and

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(February 27, 2014 – November 20, 2014) *

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, Key,

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and Park Jin-young (March 19, 2015 – March 3, 2016) * Lee Jung-shin and Key (March 17, 2016 – September 8, 2016) * Key (September 22, 2016 – April 13, 2017) * Daehwi and

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(April 4, 2019 – February 4, 2021) * Miyeon and

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(February 18, 2021–present) 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

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from EXID, and

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and Nayoung from

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—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: (Note: Scroll down to the section marked "Voting" and click/tap the down arrow to the right side of the screen to view chart breakdown and eligibility criteria.) * Digital music sales from Gaon (50%) * Social media points from official YouTube music video views (10%) * Album sales data from Gaon (15%) * Global fan votes via Mnet.world (15%) * 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.

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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,

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, Twice, and

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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

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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.

Achievements by artists

Most No. 1 winners Most Triple Crowns Top 10 Highest Scores (1st-6th System) July 29, 2004 – March 3, 2011 Top 10 Highest Scores (7th System) March 10, 2011 – December 15, 2011 Scoring 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%) Top 10 Highest Scores (8th System) December 22, 2011 – August 23, 2012 Scoring 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%) 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%) 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%) 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%) 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%) 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) Top 10 Highest Scores (Current System) April 14, 2022 – present Scoring System: Digital Sales (50%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media (10%), Global Fan Vote (15%), Mnet Broadcast (10%), Live Vote (10%) Top 10 Highest Scores (All Time)

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Notes

References

External links

* {{K-pop 2010s South Korean television series 2004 South Korean television series debuts South Korean music chart television shows Mnet (TV channel) original programming Korean-language television shows