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inkigayo
[in-gi-GA-yo]
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Don’t assume the Mutizen winner is simply the most famous artist that week — the scoring formula weights digital streaming and SBS broadcast scores heavily, meaning a group with coordinated fan streaming can beat a larger act on any given Sunday. Also, Inkigayo occasionally skips its Mutizen segment during special broadcast weeks (holidays, year-end specials), which surprises new fans expecting results every episode.
🎵 Heard In
- K-Drama: Strong Woman Do Bong-soon — characters casually reference watching Sunday music shows as part of their weekly routine, grounding the drama’s modern Seoul setting in the real cultural rhythm of K-Pop fans who plan their Sundays around Inkigayo.
- K-Pop: aespa — Next Level (spent consecutive weeks at the top of Inkigayo’s Mutizen rankings in summer 2021, with Sunday stage performances trending worldwide and defining the signature music-show moment of the 4th-generation K-Pop era)
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