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M Countdown
Logo used since January 2024
Genre	Music
Presented by	Sung Han-bin Lee So-hee Myung Jae-hyun
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	14
No. of episodes	860
Production
Running time	120 minutes
Production company	CJ E&M
Original release
Network	Mnet
Release	July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) – present

M Countdown (Korean: 엠카운트다운) is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet from the CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. It features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. First hosted by Leeteuk, Shindong, and Kangin of Super Junior, the show has had several other celebrities serve as emcees through the years. As of January 2024, M Countdown is hosted by Sung Han-bin of Zerobaseone, Lee So-hee of Riize, and Myung Jae-hyun of BoyNextDoor.

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 TV5 network from January 31, 2021, however due to low ratings on the network, it was concluded 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 Shindong, with Kangin (November 2005 – August 2007)
• Leeteuk, Shindong, and Eunhyuk (August 16, 2007 – March 27, 2008)
• 2PM's Nichkhun, Junho, and Chansung, 2AM's Jo Kwon and Jung Jin-woon, CNBLUE'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)
• Kim Woo-bin (August 15, 2013 – February 13, 2014)
• Ahn Jae-hyun and Jung Joon-young (February 27, 2014 – November 20, 2014)
• Lee Jung-shin, Key, BamBam 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 Han Hyun-min (April 4, 2019 – February 4, 2021)
• Miyeon and Nam Yoon-su (February 18, 2021 – January 19, 2023)
• Miyeon (January 26 – February 16, 2023)
• Miyeon and Joohoney (February 23, 2023 – July 20, 2023)
• Miyeon (July 27 – August 31, 2023)
• Miyeon and Sung Han-bin (September 7, 2023 – November 16, 2023)
• Sung Han-bin (November 23, 2023 – January 4, 2024)
• Sung Han-bin, Sohee, and Myung Jae-hyun (January 11, 2024 – 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 Hani from EXID, and Kyulkyung and Nayoung from Pristin—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 12,000 points:

• Digital music sales from Circle (60%)
• Social media points from YouTube and short form content from various platforms. (10%)
• Album sales data from Circle (15%)
• Global fan votes via Mnet Plus (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.

Girls' Generation 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, Shinee, Twice, and NU'EST 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 Naver 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.

• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024

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–8th System) March 10, 2011 – August 23, 2012

Scoring 7th 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%)

Scoring 8th 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 (21st-22nd System) April 14, 2022 – January 4, 2024

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 (Current System) January 11, 2024–present

Scoring System: Digital Sales (60%), Album Sales (15%), Global Social Media Buzz (15%), Global Fan Vote (10%), Mnet Broadcast (10%), Live Vote (10%)

Top 10 Highest Scores (All Time)

International versions

Similar programs

• Music Bank
• Show! Music Core
• Inkigayo
• Pops in Seoul
• Simply K-Pop
• Music on Top
• Music Universe K-909
• Show Champion
• The Show

See also

• KCON (music festival)
• Music programs of South Korea

Notes

1. The exact start date for Leeteuk, Shindong, and Kangin is not mentioned by any source, only the month. Neither is the last date for Kangin mentioned, only the month he left.

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External links

• Official website (in English, Korean, and Japanese)

• 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