The MBC Gayo Daejejeon () is an annual, end-of-the-year South Korean music show broadcast by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). 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 (Hangul: MBC 10대 가수 청백전). 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.
Year Name Hangul 1966–1973 MBC Top 10 Singer Match MBC 10대 가수 청백전 1974–1986 MBC Top 10 Singer's Song Festival MBC 10대 가수 가요제 1987 87 MBC Korean Music Festival 87 MBC 한국가요대제전 1988 88 MBC Gayo Daejejeon 88 MBC 가요대제전 1989–1992 MBC Top 10 Singer's Song Festival MBC 10대 가수 가요제 1993–1995 MBC Korean Music Festival Exhibition MBC 한국가요제전 1996–1997 MBC Korean Music Grand Prix MBC 한국가요대제전 1998 MBC Music Festival MBC 가요제전 1999–2004 MBC Top 10 Singer's Song Festival MBC 10대 가수 가요제 2005 – present MBC Gayo Daejejeon MBC 가요대제전
Hosts YearHostsRef 2015 Yoona (Girls' Generation), Kim Sung-joo 2016 Yoona (Girls' Generation), Kim Sung-joo 2017 Yoona (Girls' Generation), Cha Eun-woo (Astro), Suho (Exo) 2018 Yoona (Girls' Generation), Cha Eun-woo (Astro), Choi Min-ho (Shinee), Noh Hong Chul 2019 Yoona (Girls' Generation), Cha Eun-woo (Astro), Jang Sung-kyu 2020 Yoona (Girls' Generation), Jang Sung-kyu, Kim Seon-ho 2021 Yoona (Girls' Generation), Jang Sung-kyu, Lee Jun-ho (2PM) 2022 Yoona (Girls' Generation), Jang Sung-kyu, Lee Jun-ho (2PM) 2023 Yoona (Girls' Generation), Choi Min-ho (Shinee), Hwang Min-hyun 2024 Yoona (Girls' Generation), Choi Min-ho (Shinee), Dohoon (TWS) 2025 Choi Min-ho (Shinee), Hwang Min-hyun, Annie (AllDay Project)
Award winners (1966–2005) Best Popular Singer Year Artist SongRef. 1966 Choe Hui-jun "Student Boarder" () 1967 Lee Mi-ja "Queen of Elegy" () 1968 "Woman's Life" () 1969 Pearl Sisters "My Dear" () 1970 Lee Mi-ja "Yearning In My Mind" () 1971 Nam Jin "Should Have A Beautiful Heart"() 1972 "With You" () 1973 "Please Don't Change" () 1974 Ha Chun-hwa "First Time Ever" () 1975 Song Chang-sik "Why Call" () 1976 Song Dae-kwan "Sunny Day" () 1977 Hye Eun-yi "I Love Only You" () 1978 Choi Heon "Cherry" () 1979 Hye Eun-yi "The Third Bridge" () 1980 Cho Yong-pil "Woman Outside The Window" () 1981 "A Red Dragonfly" () 1982 Lee Yong "Forgotten Season" () 1983 Cho Yong-pil "I Like You" () 1984 "My Friend" () 1985 "Yesterday, Today, And" () 1986 "In The Air" () 1987 colspan="2" 1988 Joo Hyun-mi "The Man In Shinsa-dong" () 1989 "One-Sided Love" () 1990 Byun Jin-sub "Wish List" () 1991 Noh Sa-yeon "Meeting" () colspan="4" 2002 Jang Na-ra "Sweet Dream" 2003 Lee Soo-young "A Teardrop By Itself" () 2004 "Whistle To Me" () 2005 Kim Jong-kook "Loveable" ()
Best Popular Song Year Artist SongCriteriaRef. 1974 Lee Su-mi "Stand By Me" () rowspan="24" 1975 Song Chang-sik "Why Call" () 1976 Song Dae-kwan "Sunny Day" () 1977 Hye Eun-yi "I Love Only You" () 1978 Yoon Soo-il "Anything But You" () 1979 colspan="2" 1980 Cho Yong-pil "Woman Outside The Window" () 1981 "A Red Dragonfly" () 1982 Lee Yong "Forgotten Season" () 1983 Cho Yong-pil "I Like You" () 1984 Lee Sun-hee "To J" (J에게) 1985 Kim Beom-ryong "Wind Wind Wind" () 1986 Cho Yong-pil "In The Air" () 1987 colspan="2" 1988 Joo Hyun-mi "The Man In Shinsa-dong" () 1989 "One-Sided Love" () 1990 "Wait" () 1991 "Meeting" () 1992 Seo Taiji and Boys "I Know" () 1993 Kim Soo-hee "Sad Love" () 1994 Kim Gun-mo "Excuse" () 1995 Seo Taiji and Boys "Come Back Home" 1996 Kim Gun-mo "Speed" 1997 H.O.T. "Happiness" () 1998 H.O.T. "Hope" () Chosen by people under 30 Kim Jong-hwan "For Love" () Chosen by people over 30 1999 Jo Sung-mo "For Your Soul" Chosen by people under 30 Song Dae-kwan "Four Beats" () Chosen by people over 30 2000 Jo Sung-mo "Do You Know" () Chosen by people under 30 Tae Jin-ah "Does Anyone Love" () Chosen by people over 30 2001 G.o.d. "Road" () Chosen by people under 30 Tae Jin-ah "Good For You" () Chosen by people over 30
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. Year Artists 1998 Cho Yong-pil Fin.K.L H.O.T. Hyun Cheol Jo Sung-mo Kim Gun-mo Kim Hyun-jung Kim Jong-hwan Na Hoon-a S.E.S. Sechs Kies Seol Undo Shin Seung-hun Song Dae-kwan Tae Jin-ah Turbo Uhm Jung-hwa 1999 Baby Vox Fin.K.L H.O.T. Hyun Cheol Jo Sung-mo Joo Hyun-mi Lee Jung-hyun Lee Mi-ja Na Hoon-a S.E.S. Sechs Kies Seol Undo Shinhwa Song Dae-kwan Tae Jin-ah Uhm Jung-hwa Yoo Seung-jun 2000 Country Kko Kko Fin.K.L G.o.d. Hyun Cheol Jo Sung-mo Kim Hyun-jung Seol Undo Shin Seung-hun Song Dae-kwan Yoo Seung-jun Tae Jin-ah — — — — — — 2001 Fin.K.L G.o.d. Im Chang-jung Jo Sung-mo Kangta Kim Gun-mo Kim Hyun-jung Lee Sun-hee S.E.S. Seol Undo Shinhwa Song Dae-kwan Tae Jin-ah Uhm Jung-hwa Wax Yoo Seung-jun — 2002 BoA G.o.d. Jang Na-ra Kangta Lee Soo-young Rain Shinhwa Sung Si-kyung Tae Jin-ah Yoon Do Hyun Band — — — — — — — 2003 Big Mama BoA Jo Sung-mo Koyote Lee Hyori Lee Soo-young NRG Rain Sung Si-kyung Wheesung — — — — — — — 2004 BoA Kim Jong-kook Koyote Lee Seung-chul Lee Soo-young Rain Seven Shinhwa TVXQ Wheesung — — — — — — —
New Singer Award Year Artists 2000 Chakra — 2001 Sung Si-kyung Jang Na-ra 2002 Wheesung — 2003 Seven Lexy 2004 Lee Seung-gi Jang Yoon-jeong
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 (G)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 (Super Junior) Kim Jae-hwan Norazo NU'EST Lovelyz Red Velvet MAMAMOO Sung Si-kyung Seventeen Celeb Five Song Ga-in Astro (G)I-dle Oh My Girl Cosmic Girls Lee Seok-hoon (SG Wannabe) Jang Woo-hyuk (H.O.T.) Chungha Taemin (SHINee) Hyuna Dawn Hong Jin-young
No Artist Song Note 1 NCT Dream X Stray Kids "We Are The Future" (H.O.T), "Com'Back" (Sechskies), "Mirotic" (TVXQ), "Fantastic Baby" (Big Bang), "Love Shot" (EXO) and "Boy With Luv" (BTS) with Jang Sung-kyu History of K-pop 2 (G)I-DLE X ITZY "ICY", "Uh Oh", "DIVA" (Beyonce) & Dance performance 3 Oh My Girl X Astro "The Red Shoes" (IU) 4 Kei (Lovelyz), Yeonjung (WJSN) and Kim Jae-hwan "How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love" (AKMU) 5 Norazo X Hong Jin-young "Shower", "Cider" & "Love Tonight" 6 Lee Seok-hoon X Kyuhyun "Breath" (Lee Hi) King of Masked Singer Special, dedicated to Kim Jong-hyun, Sulli & Goo Hara 7 Jang Woo-hyuk X Chungha "Gotta Go" & Dance performance 8 HyunA X Dawn Dance performance 9 Celeb Five X AOA Dance performance (sample From "I'm Jelly Baby" (AOA Cream), "Bad Guy" (Billie Eilish) & "Do You Wanna" (Celeb Five)) 10 NU'EST (Baekho & Minhyun) X GOT7 (JB & Youngjae) X MONSTA X (Shownu & Kihyun) "Just A Feeling" (S.E.S) 11 Sung Si-kyung X Red Velvet "It's You" Wendy Is Absent Due To Injury 12 Mamamoo X Seventeen "Egoistic", "Very Nice" & "You Are The Best + CLAP" 13 Taemin X Twice (Jihyo & Momo) "Goodbye" 14 Guckkasten 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 (Winner) Norazo The Boyz Kim Shin-young (G)I-dle Monsta X Iz*One aespa Oh My Girl Loona Top 4 singers from People of Trot (An Seong-jun, Kim So-yeon, Kim Jae-rong and Doubleless) Jessi Paul Kim
Order Artist Song Notes 1 1-The Boyz Juyeon, Itzy Lia, Stray Kids Han 2-The Boyz Younghoon, (G)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 2 SNSD Yoona Kim Seon-ho "Perhaps Love" Princess Hours OST 3 Aespa "Black Mamba" 4 Stray Kids "Back Door" "TA" 5 Loona "Why Not?" 6 (G)I-dle (Soojin & Soyeon) Iz*One (Yuri & Minju) Itzy (Yeji & Ryujin) "Reflection" Song by Fifth Harmony 7 Iz*One Intro + "Panorama" 8 Itzy "Not Shy" (Hip-Hop ver.) 9 Lim Young-woong "Trust in Me" "Hero" 10 Doubleless "Don't Go" 11 Kim Soyeon "Niagara" 12 Kim Jae-rong "I'm Gonna Live a Decent Life" 13 An Seong-jun "A Day at Sunrise" 14 (G)I-dle Intro + "Oh My God" 15 The Boyz Intro + "The Stealer" 16 Twice "I Can't Stop Me" (Disco ver.) 17 Loona The Boyz "Blinding Lights" Song by The Weeknd 18 Uhm Jung-hwa Joohoney (Monsta X) feat The Boyz & Loona "D.I.S.C.O" 19 Kim Shin-young Norazo "Bread Gimme Gimme" 20 Henry Lau "Radio" 21 Oh My Girl "Nonstop" 22 Hwasa "LMM" "María" 23 Hyojung (Oh My Girl) Minnie ((G)I-dle) Chaewon (Iz*One) "Across the Universe" Song by Baek Ye-rin 24 Kang Seung-yoon (Winner) "25, 21" Song by Jaurim 25 Paul Kim Kang Seung-yoon "Me After You" Song by Paul Kim 26 Jessi "Nunu Nana" 27 Got7 Intro + "Last piece" 28 Uhm Jung-hwa feat Hwasa, DPR Live "Hop in" 29 1-Shownu (Monsta X) 2-Ten (NCT) 3-Shownu x Ten 1-"Nobody Else" by Monsta X 2-"Echo" 3-"Popstar" By DJ Khaled 30 Monsta X Cravity TAGO Dance Performance + "Fantasia" 31 Rain Park Jin-young "How to Avoid the Sun" "I Have a Girlfriend" "Switch To Me" 32 Song Ga-in "Mom Arirang" 33 Mamamoo "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" 35 Twice "More & More" "Cry for Me" 37 Song Ga-in Henry Lau "Music is my Life" Song by Im Jung-hee
2021: Together The 2021 MBC Gayo Daejejeon was on 31 December, at Ilhosted by Jang Sung-kyu, Girls' Generation's Yoona and 2PM's Lee Junho.
Performers:
Yang Hee-eun Kim Yeon-ja YB Norazo