Music programs of South Korea are broadcast weekly, with different artists performing on the shows to promote their music.
43-485: First Invasion is the debut EP by South Korean boy band Infinite . It was released on June 9, 2010. They promoted the main single of the EP "Come Back Again" and followed with " She's Back ". Physical sales Infinite (South Korean band) Infinite ( Korean : 인피니트 ; RR : Inpiniteu ; stylized in all caps ) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 by Woollim Entertainment . The group
86-424: A big trophy with all of your peers around. In a way, it's sort of like a mini-music award show every week, and only one can be the winner". (formerly SBS MTV) (formerly MBC Music) In 2012, Psy 's " Gangnam Style " won on Music Bank for a record ten consecutive weeks, surpassing the previous record of nine consecutive wins by Girls' Generation 's " Gee " in 2009. In September 2015, Girls' Generation became
129-410: A female high school student ( Lovelyz 's Yoo Jiae) at their residence and were tasked to provide her packed meals and help her with homework. Epik High co-starred on the program. Infinite released their debut mini-album First Invasion and its lead single "Come Back Again" on June 9, 2010. They also promoted the song " She's Back " from the same album. The group's second mini album Evolution
172-456: A free agent. L was discharged from the military on August 21, thus completing Infinite's military service. On September 5, Sungjong signed an exclusive contract with SPK Entertainment. On October 7, it was announced that Woohyun's contract with Woollim Entertainment had expired after deciding not to renew it, thus becoming the final member of Infinite to leave the agency, although he will still participate in group activities. On May 8, 2023, it
215-592: A handwritten letter the following day onto his Instagram explaining his decision to leave the company "in order to take on new challenges", and that he will continue to be a part of Infinite. Sungkyu completed his military service on January 8, 2020, and held a small fan meeting following his discharge. On June 9, 2020, Sungkyu and L held a special V Live broadcast together to celebrate Infinite's 10th anniversary. Sungyeol officially completed his military service on October 27, 2020. Dongwoo officially completed his military service on November 15, 2020. L enlisted into
258-503: A preview for the group's new reality show, This is INFINITE. The show aired on February 6. On February 28 and March 1, Infinite returned to the Seoul Olympic Gymnastics Arena for One Great Step Returns, their first world tour encore. On April 10, 2014, Infinite released their instrumental album The Origin . Prior to this release, Infinite released the instrumental music video for their song "BTD (Before
301-502: A professor at the University of California , claimed that "YouTube is how you circulate yourself internationally" but outside of the website, South Korean music had already reached overseas fans directly by "bringing those music chart shows overseas and creating a live concert out of them", citing Music Bank which has gone on world tours since 2011 as an example. Kim also mentioned KCON , a music festival organized by M Countdown , as
344-582: A remake of a track from their 2nd mini album Evolution . It is the third track of their first single album Inspirit . On December 5, Infinite released their first Christmas song, "White Confession". Infinite held their first concert 2012 Infinite Concert "Second Invasion" in Seoul's Olympic Stadium on February 11–12 and in Tokyo International Forum on February 25–26. The encore concert, 2012 Infinite Concert "Second Invasion Evolution",
387-591: A short two-week promotion, "Tell Me" garnered five music show wins. On May 14, 2018, Sungkyu enlisted for his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier. Infinite promoted as five members with release of their single "Clock" on February 13, 2019. Sungyeol enlisted as an active duty soldier on March 26, 2019, while Dongwoo also enlisted as an active duty soldier on April 15. Sungjong and Woohyun enlisted as public service workers on July 22 and October 24, respectively. L's exclusive contract with Woollim Entertainment expired on August 18, 2019. He uploaded
430-595: A unique genre that can be differentiated from other singers in the industry. The name "Infinite" was initially suggested by MC the Max member J.Yoon, and was ultimately chosen as the group's official name amongst other options including "Big Dipper", "Blackberry", and "Super Sonic". "Infinite" can be understood to convey the limitless possibilities of Infinite, representing the fact that Infinite will continue to grow and develop endlessly, without being restrained by any boundaries. Prior to their debut, Infinite participated in
473-902: Is composed of six members: Sungkyu , Dongwoo , Woohyun , Sungyeol , L , and Sungjong . Originally a seven-piece group, Hoya departed from the group on August 30, 2017. Infinite debuted in June 2010 with their EP First Invasion . In 2012, the single " The Chaser " was named Billboard ' s third best K-pop song of the 2010s decade and was included in Rolling Stone ' s list of 75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time in 2020. Billboard subsequently launched their K-pop column "K-Town" with Infinite in January 2013. In March of that year, Infinite's fourth EP New Challenge sold over 160,000 copies in South Korea alone, making it among
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#1732773291787516-455: Is so that the music show scene "doesn't feel static", wherein the result would be the same for each show. While most programs prioritize digital sales, they differ in other areas such as SNS points, physical sales, broadcast points, live votes, etc. For instance, for some time, Music Bank's K-Chart included the song's physical sales in their computation, while SBS ' Inkigayo ' s chart did not. Because an artist must accumulate points during
559-421: Is to discourage groups who record almost 100% of their music for the shows, to determine the truly talented idol groups. A crucial element of each music program in South Korea is that every program has a voting system. Each program has different ways to count the votes and decide the winning artist of the week, so the possibilities of an artist winning is different for every program. Billboard reasoned that it
602-456: The 2010 Winter Olympics by providing vocals in the chorus of Epik High 's supporting song. L , Sungkyu , Woohyun , and Sungjong appeared in Epik High's music video "Run" while Hoya and Dongwoo served as backup dancers during music shows performances. From April to May, Infinite appeared on Mnet 's reality television show You Are My Oppa , where the members were introduced to
645-674: The Republic of Korea Marine Corps on February 22, 2021. Sungkyu left Woollim on March 6, with Dongwoo and Sungyeol also departing Woollim on March 31. Sungjong completed his military service on May 8, and subsequently renewed his contract with Woollim on June 7. Also on June 7, it was confirmed that Sungyeol had signed with Management 2sang, the same agency L is under. On June 9, Sungkyu, Dongwoo, Sungyeol, and Sungjong gathered on V Live to celebrate Infinite's 11th anniversary. Sungkyu had signed with DoubleH TNE in June 14. Woohyun completed his military service on August 4, and continued under
688-446: The 2013 Mnet 20's Choice Awards on July 18 and began promotional performances on MBC 's July 20 episode of Show! Music Core and various music programs. On August 9, Infinite began their first world tour named One Great Step in Seoul's Olympic Gymnastics Arena. The tour included shows in over 20 cities and 10 countries across Asia, North America, and Europe to audiences totalling over 250,000. On January 16, 2014 Mnet released
731-638: The Dawn)", which featured never-before-seen footage from the original "BTD" music video. On May 12, Woollim Entertainment confirmed in an interview with Newsen that Infinite's second studio album, Season 2 , would be released on May 21. Prior to the release of the album, Infinite held a showcase in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, titled 1.2.3 . The group held the first showcase in Japan on May 19 and Taiwan on May 20 before performing in South Korea on May 21. On May 21, their second studio album with title Last Romeo
774-678: The Infinite Effect tour with two concerts titled 2015 Infinite 2nd World Tour "Infinite Effect Advance" in Seoul's Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium from February 20–21. Infinite held their summer concert 2016 Infinite Concert: That Summer 3 in Seoul Samsung Card Hall's Blue Square from August 3–8. Prior to the concert, they released the special digital single "That Summer (The Second Story)" on July 8. Infinite released their first best Japanese album Best of Infinite on August 31, 2016. Their sixth extended play Infinite Only
817-452: The agency in 2008 and a noticeable increase in popularity of K-pop at the time. Attention was first drawn to Infinite before their debut when it was announced that Epik High had merged their new independent label with Woollim and were playing an active role in the debut of the new idol group. Infinite was marketed as a group that, despite being a K-pop idol band, would remain close to Woollim's roots of alternative music by releasing songs with
860-584: The ambassadors for UNICEF 's 2012 Birthday Campaign. The group placed within the top 20 on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 rankings in 2013 and 2014. Prior to Infinite's debut, Woollim Entertainment was a small company that housed only alternative artists, primarily depending on the activities of indie-rock band Nell and popular hip-hop group Epik High . Woollim's plans to debut their first idol group, which were first revealed in early 2010, came after Epik High's departure from
903-602: The best-selling albums of 2013, with the single "Man in Love" also experiencing success. Shortly after this, Infinite became the first Korean artist to obtain permission to film at Universal Studios Hollywood for their second single album Destiny . In 2014, Infinite became the first Korean act to top Billboard ' s Emerging Artists Chart . Infinite are known for their highly synchronized dancing and choreography as well as their live vocals. They have also endorsed several brands including Samsung and Pepsi , and were
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#1732773291787946-801: The first artist in South Korea to accumulate a total of 100 wins on music shows. BTS currently holds the record for most awarded song with " Dynamite ", released in August 2020. The song won the first-place award for a total of 32 times. The group also holds the record for the most first-place wins in a year as they won a total of 50 times, and won on Show! Music Core for a record 16 consecutive weeks (10 with Dynamite and 6 with Life Goes On) in 2020. According to Caitlin Kelley of Billboard , South Korean music shows have incorporated international participation through social networking sites such as YouTube , which has been integrated into their voting system with
989-565: The first week of promotions, they are not eligible to win on music shows in first week and may only be included in the music charts since and include the second week. Paul Han, who is a co-owner of the English-language K-pop blog Allkpop claims that it is gratifying for dedicated fans of these artists to watch these music shows when their favorite artists win because of the presence of an actual trophy and an encore stage. Han said that "It's just much more satisfactory to receive
1032-502: The group had their first Billboard No. 1, with their single "Last Romeo" topping the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart, becoming the first Korean act to do so. "Last Romeo" also hit No. 33 on Billboard Twitter Top Tracks. On December 18, Infinite released the music video their new Japanese single, "Dilemma", composed by renowned Japanese musician and guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei . The single
1075-535: The lead single titled "Bad". The group announced their second solo world tour 2015 Infinite 2nd World Tour "Infinite Effect" in July 2015. Two concerts were held in Seoul at the Olympic Stadium Arena on August 8 and 9. Infinite's reality show Infinite Showtime at MBC Every1 started on December 10. Infinite released their second Japanese album For You on December 16. Infinite concluded
1118-465: The management of Woollim Entertainment. The active members of Infinite reunited for a special Youtube variety show in celebration of Chuseok , which was uploaded in September. On October 1, it was announced that Dongwoo had signed with Big Boss Entertainment. On January 24, 2022, it was announced that Sungjong's contract with Woollim Entertainment expired after he decided not to renew it, becoming
1161-406: The members were still positively discussing the contract. On August 30, it was announced that Hoya had officially left the group after deciding to not renew his contract with Woollim Entertainment. The remaining six members continued as a group, releasing their third studio album, Top Seed , in January 2018. The album consists of twelve tracks with the lead single "Tell Me". Despite only having
1204-422: The other hand, a 'comeback stage' is the term used for the first performance of the artist on the shows with their new songs and the start of a new promotional cycle, after the end of their debut cycle. Fans are also allowed to attend pre-recordings and live shows to support the artists for free if they apply for tickets on each of the show's websites, with the condition that they don't record or take photos during
1247-461: The recording. Fans who disobey these rules will be banned from the show, along with fellow fans who came to support the group. During an interview with 'Music Core' CP Park Hyun Suk on July 1, 2014, he was reported to have told Munhwa Ilbo , "We will not allow people who are not equipped with the basics as a singer to perform on stage. Even if one's individual part is short, that is fine. The singers who perform on stage must sing." He argues that this
1290-526: The same name, on September 26. On October 9, Infinite came first on Inkigayo for Paradise . They then won their second trophy with Paradise on October 13 on M! Countdown . Infinite unofficially debuted in Japan with their first Japanese single "To-Ra-Wa" on January 26, which was a Japanese version of their Korean debut song, "Come Back Again". Immediately after its release, their Evolution mini album hit #3 on real-time charts for sales in Korea. The song
1333-825: The schedule calendar with all the dates for the teasers they will be releasing for their upcoming digital single. According to the teaser chart, Infinite will release the first set of concept photos starting May 22 to May 31. The group will continue to release various teaser content until the single releases on June 9 at 6 PM KST, 14th Anniversary live and fan meeting will held on July 13 to 14. Music programs of South Korea South Korea's largest broadcasting companies each have their own show, which are broadcast on different channels. SBS has Inkigayo , KBS has Music Bank , MBC has Show! Music Core (also known simply as Music Core ), Mnet has M Countdown , MBC M has Show Champion and SBS MTV has The Show . Artists commonly pre-record performances and appear live on
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1376-434: The show for interviews and the ending of the show, where the week's winning artist is announced. For all music shows, artists accumulate points from the previous week for them to be nominated for first place in the next. They also use music programs to promote. 'Debut stage' is the term used for artists who perform on the shows for the first time, usually serving as their first live performance when they debut as an artist. On
1419-423: The views of an artist's music video. She also credits these music shows for their participation in the globalization of K-pop. Every music program has its own regularly updated YouTube account, which allows persons outside of South Korea the opportunity to view the artists' performance, thereby offering a larger exposure of K-pop acts to other parts of the world. In a 2018 interview with Billboard , Dr. Suk-Young Kim,
1462-437: Was announced that the group will establish a new agency, Infinite Company, while preparing for activities as a full group. Woollim CEO and the group's founder Lee Jung-yeop transferred the trademark rights of Infinite to Sungkyu without any conditions or fee for his birthday. On July 7, it was announced that the group will have a comeback on July 31, with their seventh EP 13egin . On May 17, 2024 midnight KST, Infinite released
1505-534: Was held in Seoul's Olympic Stadium on April 1. The group's second Japanese single album was released on April 18. It included the Japanese version of their song "Be Mine" as its title track, as well as a Japanese version of "Julia". The single peaked at #2 in both the Oricon Daily and Weekly Charts. Total reported sales amounted to at least 54,218 copies. On May 15, the group's third mini album Infinitize
1548-575: Was released on January 7. The group promoted it with the lead single " Before the Dawn (BTD) ". The group entered the Music Bank K-chart for the first time. Infinite made their comeback with their first single album Inspirit . In the music charts, the group finally ran from the top 30 to the top 40, and also went up to the top 10 in the Music Bank K-chart. Their first studio album Over the Top
1591-403: Was released on July 21 along with the music video of their title track " Be Mine ". They received their first music show first place award at M Countdown on September 1 and received a "Double Crown" for winning two consecutive #1 places at M! Countdown . Following the success of "Be Mine", Infinite re-released Over the Top as a repackaged album titled Paradise , along with its title track of
1634-440: Was released on September 19. It consists of seven tracks with the lead single "The Eye". Infinite released their third Japanese album Air on May 24, 2017. On June 9, 2017, Woollim Entertainment announced that the members of Infinite were discussing renewing their contracts with the label. On June 28, Korean media reported that only 6 out of 7 members had renewed their contracts. On July 14, member L revealed in an interview that
1677-556: Was released. Following the album release, Infinite held a showcase at the Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul. A repackaged edition for Season 2 titled Be Back was released on July 22. Infinite held their second summer concert 2014 Infinite Concert: That Summer 2 in Seoul's Blue Square Samsung Card Hall with the expected total audience of 15.000 fans. It consisted of 7 shows starting from August 7–10, 2014 and August 14–16, 2014 respectively. On September 11,
1720-402: Was released. The lead single " The Chaser " swept domestic music charts upon release and achieved a digital all-kill. On June 14, Infinite obtained their first triple crown with "The Chaser" on M! Countdown . At the end of the year, Billboard named "The Chaser" the number one K-pop song of the year. On March 21, the group released their fourth mini album New Challenge . The lead single
1763-707: Was subsequently released on December 24 and used as the centerpiece of their upcoming Dilemma Tour in Japan in early 2015. Infinite embarked on their third Japan concert tour 2015 Japan Tour - Dilemma on February 1 in Fukuoka, following held in Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi. On April 29, they a revealed promotional video (PV) for 24 Hours . 24 Hours came in third on the Oricon Weekly Chart with 56,266 copies sold. Infinite released Reality , their fifth extended play, on July 13, 2015. It contains seven tracks, with
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1806-465: Was the top downloaded ringtone on the daily charts of the K-Pop section of Japan's top mobile website. Infinite released various rental singles including "She's Back", "BTD (Before The Dawn)", and "Nothing's Over" before they officially debuted in Japan. Infinite made their official Japanese debut with the release of the Japanese version of " BTD " on November 19. The B-side for the single is "Can U Smile",
1849-459: Was titled "Man in Love", which took seven trophies on music shows during its promotion period. The group released their first Japanese debut album, Koi ni Ochiru Toki , on June 6. It took the #1 place on the Oricon's albums chart for the week of June 3 to 9 with 69,647 copies sold. The group then released their second single, " Destiny ", on July 16. The group first performed "Destiny" at
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