Winning first place on music shows is a huge achievement for any K-pop artist, especially since not everyone is able to obtain this feat. Among the Korean music programs are KBS's "Music Bank," MBC's "Show! Music Core," and SBS's "Inkigayo."
In the past years, several idol groups and soloists were able to attain a "Triple Crown" on the said shows. A "Triple Crown" is when an artist takes home the first-place trophy for three consecutive weeks.
Below are the K-pop artists who achieved a "Triple Crown" on each of the aforementioned Korean music shows.
K-pop Groups, Soloists Who Got Triple Crown on 'Music Bank,' 'Music Core,' and 'Inkigayo'
Apink
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Apink is the very first K-pop artist to ever achieve a "Triple Crown" on all three of the major Korean music programs. The girl group managed to do this with their 2016 hit song "LUV."
"LUV" is the title track of Apink's fifth mini-album "Pink LUV." Though the song has an upbeat and cheerful beat, it expresses the emotion after a breakup.
EXO
The second K-pop group and Korean act overall to ever obtain the milestone is EXO with their 2015 comeback song "Call Me Baby."
Released in both Korean and Chinese, "Call Me Baby" serves as the title track of EXO's second full-length album "EXODUS." Due to the song's widespread popularity at the time of its release, its Korean music video became the most-viewed K-pop MV in the first half of 2015 and the third most-viewed by the end of that year.
BTS
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BTS is the K-pop group and artist overall with the most triple crowns on KBS's "Music Bank," MBC's "Show! Music Core," and SBS's "Inkigayo." They attained the feat with four different songs, such as "Fake Love," "Boy With Luv," "ON," and "Dynamite."
It is worth noting that BTS's "Dynamite" also holds the record for the most music show wins in history, having a total of 32 trophies.
Red Velvet
Another K-pop girl group on the list is SM Entertainment's five-member girl group Red Velvet. The quintet achieved a "Triple Crown" with their 2019 smash hit "Psycho."
"Psycho" is featured as the title track in Red Velvet's "The ReVe Festival: Finale." This uptempo urban pop track narrates the story of a couple that quarrels so much that they seem crazy in the eyes of other people but are nonetheless destined for each other.
Zico
Who wouldn't have heard of this mega-hit track by Block B's leader Zico? "Any Song" immediately became an instant hit in South Korea, so it's no wonder it achieved a "Triple Crown" on "Inkigayo, "Music Bank," and "Music Core." It also garnered worldwide fame, with many fans taking on the "Any Song" dance challenge on TikTok.
IU
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IU is the only female K-pop soloist to ever attain a "Triple Crown" on all three of the aforementioned Korean music shows-and it's all thanks to her 2021 song "Celebrity." The electronic-pop-genre song was a pre-release track for IU's fifth studio album "LILAC."
IVE
IVE is the latest K-pop group and the only fourth-generation Korean idol group in history to get a "Triple Crown" on "Music Core," "Inkigayo," and "Music Bank." Their debut song "ELEVEN" obtained immediate success following its release in December 2021.
In fact, IVE's "ELEVEN" has the most music show wins (13) among the debut songs by fourth-generation K-pop groups launched in 2021-2022.
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Written by Maria Scott
