Show Champion () is a South Korean music television program broadcast live by MBC M every Wednesday at Bitmaru Broadcasting Center in Ilsan.
Hosts
Shindong (February 14, 2012 – December 25, 2012) Hahm Eun-jung (January 30, 2013 – August 28, 2013) Amber (January 30, 2013 – December 18, 2013) Kangin (January 8, 2014 – November 26, 2014) Doyoung, Jaehyun (January 21, 2015 – July 1, 2015) Kim Shin-young (July 8, 2015 – December 11, 2019) Moonbin, Yoon San-ha, Kangmin (March 4, 2020 – October 26, 2022) Moon Sua, Tsuki, Nana (February 8, 2023 – November 15, 2023) Gaon, Keum (February 21, 2024 – March 26, 2025) Minwook, Yeojun, Seongmo (May 14, 2025 – July 8, 2026) Minwook, Yeojun (July 15, 2026 – Present)
Chart point system 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: Period coveredChart systemBroadcastDigital salesPhysical albumProfessional judgesVideo viewsVoting and netizen rankingPrior to 201315%45%10%15% rowspan="4" 15% (netizen ranking)2013 – June 28, 201750%20%10% (netizen ranking)July 5, 2017 – 201815%40%10%20%2018 – February 12, 202010%30%10%40%February 12, 2020 – July 7, 202120%50% (digital + physical)10%20%July 14, 2021 – present35%15% 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 (until 2020), Melon (until 2018). Current pre-voting times is from Friday to Monday (previously is Thursday to Sunday).
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 (Clue + Note)"
April 04.03 – Shinee – "Sherlock•셜록 (Clue + Note)" 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(x) – "Electric Shock"
July 07.03 – f(x) – "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"
(Starting from September 4, 2012, the ranking system was abolished but was revived later on January 30, 2013)
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 – <Mid-Year Special – No Chart> 07.10 – Dynamic Duo – "BAAAM" 07.17 – Apink – "No No No" 07.24 – Ailee – "U&I" 07.31 – Infinite – "Destiny"
August 08.07 – f(x) – "Rum Pum Pum Pum" 08.14 – <MBC Show Champion Sokcho Festival – No Chart> 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 – <No Chart and Winner>
December 12.04 – Hyolyn – "One Way Love" 12.11 – <No Chart and Winner> 12.18 – Exo – "Miracles in December 12.25 – <No Chart and Winner>
2014
Episode Date Artist Song— colspan="2" 90 Girl's Day "Something" 91 Ailee "Singing Got Better" 92 B1A4 "Lonely" 93 94 95 B.A.P "1004 (Angel)" 96 Soyou & JunggiGo "Some" 97 colspan="2" 98 CNBLUE "Can't Stop" 99 Girls' Generation "Mr.Mr." 100 101 colspan="2" — colspan="2" 102 Apink "Mr. Chu" 103 Mad Clown ft. Hyolyn "Without You"— rowspan="3"colspan="2" — — 104 Exo-K "Overdose" 105 Wheesung "Night and Day" 106 Infinite "Last Romeo" 107 108 VIXX "Eternity"— colspan="2" 109 colspan="2" 110 Beast "Good Luck" 111 K.Will "Day 1" 112 f(x) "Red Light" 113 B1A4 "Solo Day" 114 Girl's Day "Darling" 115 Hyuna "Red" 116 117 Block B "H.E.R" 118 Kara "Mamma Mia" 119 Sistar "I Swear" 120 Super Junior "Mamacita" 121 122 Teen Top "Missing"— rowspan="2" colspan="2" — 123 Ailee "Don't Touch Me" 124 VIXX "Error" 125 Beast "12:30" 126 colspan="2" — colspan="2" 127 AOA "Like a Cat" 128 Kyuhyun "At Gwanghwamun"— rowspan="5" colspan="2" — — — —
2015
Episode Date Artist Song— rowspan="2" colspan="2" — 129 Jonghyun "Déjà-Boo" 130 Mad Clown "Fire" 131 Jung Yonghwa "One Fine Day" 132 Zion.T & Crush "Just" 133 4Minute "Crazy" 134 135 VIXX "Love Equation" 136 Shinhwa "Sniper" 137 138 Minah "I Am a Woman Too" 139 Red Velvet "Ice Cream Cake" 140 Exo "Call Me Baby" 141 142 143 EXID "Ah Yeah" 144 145 BTS "I Need U" 146 Big Bang "Loser" 147 Shinee "View"— rowspan="1" colspan="2" 148 Exo "Love Me Right" 149 150 151 AOA "Heart Attack" 152 Sistar "Shake It" 153 Girls' Generation "Party" 154 Infinite "Bad"— Apink "Remember" 155 Beast "YeY" 156 Shinee "Married to the Music" 157 B1A4 "Sweet Girl" 158 Girls' Generation "Lion Heart"— rowspan="2" colspan="2" — 159 Red Velvet "Dumb Dumb" 160 CNBLUE "Cinderella" 161 colspan="2" 162 Ailee "Mind Your Own Business" 163 Taeyeon "I" 164 BtoB "Way Back Home"— rowspan="3" colspan="2" — — 165 VIXX "Chained Up" 166 EXID "Hot Pink" Dynamic Duo "Jam" 167 BTS "Run" 168 169 colspan="2" — colspan="2"
2016
Episode Date Artist Song— rowspan="2" colspan="2" — 170 colspan="2" 171 Crush "Don't Forget (feat. Taeyeon)" 172 GFriend "Rough" 173 Winner "Sentimental" 174 GFriend "Rough" 175 176 Taemin "Press Your Number" 177 Mamamoo "You're The Best" 178 179 Red Velvet "One of These Nights" 180 Got7 "Fly" 181 BtoB "Remember That" 182 CNBLUE "You're So Fine" 183 Block B "Toy" 184 VIXX "Dynamite" 185 Seventeen "Pretty U" 186 187 Tiffany "I Just Wanna Dance" 188 AOA "Good Luck" 189 Jonghyun "She Is" 190 EXID "L.I.E."— rowspan="1" colspan="2" 191 Exo "Monster" 192 Sistar "I Like That" 193 194 Beast "Ribbon" 195 GFriend "Navillera" 196 rowspan="1" colspan="2" — rowspan="1" colspan="2" 197 GFriend "Navillera" 198 I.O.I "Whatta Man" 199 VIXX "Fantasy" 200 Exo "Lotto"— rowspan="1" colspan="2" 201 rowspan="1" colspan="2" 202 Red Velvet "Russian Roulette" 203 Im Chang Jung "The Love That I Committed"— rowspan="2" colspan="2" — 204 BTS "Blood Sweat & Tears" 205 I.O.I "Very Very Very" 206 Twice "TT" 207 VIXX "The Closer"— rowspan="2" colspan="2" — 208 Sejeong "Flower Way"— colspan="2" 209 B1A4 "A Lie" 210 Seventeen "Boom Boom"— colspan="2"
2017
Episode Date Artist Song— colspan="2" 211 colspan="2" 212 AOA "Excuse Me" 213 214 colspan="2" 215 Red Velvet "Rookie" 216 217 BTS "Spring Day" 218 Twice"Knock Knock" 219 220 BtoB "Movie" 221 Got7 "Never Ever" 222 Highlight "Plz Don't Be Sad" 223 Girl's Day "I'll Be Yours" 224 IU "Through The Night" 225 Jung Eun-ji "The Spring" 226 EXID "Night Rather Than Day"— colspan="2" 227 colspan="2" 228 IU "Palette" 229 Twice "Signal" 230 231 Seventeen "Don't Wanna Cry" 232 233 G-Dragon "Untitled, 2014" 234 Mamamoo "Yes I Am" 235 Apink "Five" 236 237 Red Velvet "Red Flavor" 238 Exo "Ko Ko Bop" 239 240 GFriend "Love Whisper" 241 Wanna One "Energetic" 242 243 244 Sunmi "Gashina" 245 Exo "Power" 246 rowspan="1" colspan="2" 247 BTS "DNA"— rowspan="2" colspan="2" — 248 NU'EST W "Where You At" 249 BtoB "Missing You" 250 251 Twice "Likey" 252 Seventeen "Clap" 253 Wanna One "Beautiful"— rowspan="5" colspan="5" — — — —
2018
Episode Date Artist Song— rowspan="1" colspan="2" 254 Exo "Universe" 255 Infinite "Tell Me" 256 Oh My Girl "Secret Garden" 257 Momoland "Bboom Bboom" 258 Red Velvet "Bad Boy" 259 Seventeen "Thanks"— rowspan="2" colspan="2" — 260 iKon "Love Scenario" 261 Mamamoo "Starry Night" 262 Wanna One "I Promise You (I.P.U.)" 263 "Boomerang" 264 265 Winner "Everyday" 266 Twice "What Is Love?" 267 268 269 GFriend "Time for the Moon Night" 270 271 colspan="2" 272 BTS "Fake Love"— rowspan="1" colspan="2" 273 Wanna One "Light" 274 275 BtoB "Only One For Me"— rowspan="1" colspan="2" 276 Apink "I'm So Sick" 277 Twice "Dance the Night Away" 278 Seventeen "Oh My!"— rowspan="1" colspan="2" 279 rowspan="1" colspan="2" 280 Red Velvet "Power Up" 281 282 (G)I-dle "Hann (Alone)" 283 BTS "Idol" 284 285 Sunmi "Siren"286 rowspan="2" colspan="2" 287 288 iKon "Goodbye Road" 289 — rowspan="1" colspan="2" — Monsta X "Shoot Out"— rowspan="1" colspan="2" 291 Twice "Yes or Yes" 292 293 Wanna One "Spring Breeze" 294 295 Mino "Fiancé" 296 — rowspan="1" colspan="2"
2019
Episode Date Artist Song 297 Winner "Millions" 298 Chungha "Gotta Go" 299 Apink "%% (Eung Eung)" 300 GFriend "Sunrise" 301 Seventeen"Home" 302 colspan="2" 303 Seventeen"Home" 304 Taemin "Want" 305 Monsta X "Alligator" 306 (G)I-dle "Senorita" 307 Ha Sung-woon "Bird" 308 TXT "Crown" 309 Mamamoo "Gogobebe" 310 Momoland "I'm So Hot" 311 Iz*One "Violeta" 312 313 BTS "Boy with Luv" 314 Twice "Fancy" 315 NU'EST "Bet Bet" 316 Oh My Girl "The Fifth Season (SSFWL)" 317 NU'EST "Bet Bet" 318 Kim Jae-hwan "Begin Again" 319 AB6IX "Breathe" 320 NCT 127 "Superhuman" 321 Cosmic Girls "Boogie Up" 322 Red Velvet "Zimzalabim" 323 Chungha "Snapping" 324 GFriend "Fever" 325 Ha Sung-woon "Blue" 326 Day6 "Time of Our Life"— colspan="2" 327 Itzy "Icy" 328 329 330 Red Velvet "Umpah Umpah" 331 X1"Flash"— colspan="2" 332 X1"Flash" 333 Bolbbalgan4 "Workaholic" 334 Twice "Feel Special" 335 336 AB6IX "Blind For Love" 337 Chen "Shall We? 338 NU'EST "Love Me"— rowspan="4"colspan="4" — — — 339 Mamamoo "Hip" 340 Exo "Obsession"— colspan="2" 341 colspan="2"
2020