For all music shows, artists accumulate points from the previous week for them to be nominated for first place in the next.
[24] 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.
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.
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.
[22] (formerly SBS MTV) (formerly MBC Music) In 2012, Psy's "Gangnam Style" won on Music Bank for a record ten consecutive weeks,[36] surpassing the previous record of nine consecutive wins by Girls' Generation's "Gee" in 2009.
[37] In September 2015, Girls' Generation became the first artist in South Korea to accumulate a total of 100 wins on music shows.
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.