The Show (Korean: 더 쇼; previously The Show: All New K-Pop (season 2), The Show: All About K-Pop (season 3)) is a South Korean music television program broadcast by SBS FunE. It airs live every Tuesday and is broadcast from the SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
Since January 2019, The Show is broadcast live to over 20 countries through Paramount Network, MTV France and on TBS in Japan. On October 24, 2025, SBS funE announced that The Show would officially be ending its 14-year run on November 11.
On May 13, 2026, it was announced that The Show would be returning on June 2, 2026 and would be broadcast on SBS Life and on TikTok.
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Chart system
The Show's chart system was introduced at the beginning of its fourth season which started on October 28, 2014 and was named The Show Choice. This chart tracking from Saturday to Friday.
The three nominees were chosen from the starring singers every week and the winner of The Show Choice is determined based on the following criteria:
Based source and explanations for each criterion:
Broadcast: Number of times that a songs played on SBS MTV
Digital sales: Number of streaming and download based on Gaon digital chart.
Physical album: Number of copies based on Hanteo album chart
Professional judges or critics' choice: Score based on judgement by SBS MTV's staff
Video views or SNS: YouTube views, counted from official MV only.
Voting and netizen ranking: Voting and netizen choices happens before show start. Currently via Star Planet app (previously branded as Starpass). Previously method includes Starplay (for pre-vote and live-vote, used until the end of 2020) and text message (use from 2014 to 2017 and January 26, 2021 – February 23, 2021).
Hosts
Season 1
Luna, Hyoseong (April 15 – September 30, 2011)
Himchan, Hyeri (October 7 – December 16, 2011)
Season 2
Lee Min-hyuk, Yook Sung-jae (March 23 – October 19, 2012)
Zico, P.O (October 26 – December 21, 2012)
Season 3
Gyuri, Seungyeon (October 8, 2013 – May 27, 2014)
Jiyeon, Hyeri, Jung Wook (June 3 – October 21, 2014)
Season 4
Hyeri (October 28, 2014 – January 20, 2015)
Hongbin (March 3, 2015 – October 13, 2015)
Jiyeon, Zhou Mi (October 28, 2014 – December 8, 2015)
Season 5
Zhou Mi (January 26, 2016 – August 2, 2016)
Yerin (January 26, 2016 – September 6, 2016)
Somi, Wooshin (October 11, 2016 – April 25, 2017)
P.O, Jeonghwa, Yeonwoo (May 16, 2017 – August 29, 2017)
Youngjae, JooE, Hohyeon (October 17, 2017 – May 8, 2018)
Season 6
Yeeun, Jeno, Jin Longguo (May 22, 2018 – October 23, 2018)
Yeeun, Jeno (October 30, 2018 – November 26, 2019)
Tag, Dayoung, Bae Jin-young (December 3, 2019)
Juyeon, Sihyeon, Kim Min-kyu (February 11, 2020 – February 2, 2021)
Yeosang, Kim Yo-han, Jihan (March 2, 2021 – December 14, 2021)
Yeosang, Kang Min-hee, Kim Chae-hyun (January 25, 2022 – March 14, 2023)
Yeosang, Xiaojun, Hyeongseop, Jeon Woong (March 28, 2023 – March 5, 2024)
Xiaojun, Hyeongjun, Nana, Jeon Woong (March 19, 2024 – December 3, 2024)
Xiaojun, Hyeongjun, Jeong Sae-bi (March 4, 2025 – November 11, 2025)
Season 7
Chuei Liyu and Minjae (June 2, 2026 – present)
The Show Choice winners
Achievements by artists
List of top 10 highest scores
Top 10 highest scores (October 28, 2014 – present)
Similar programs
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MBC Show! Music Core
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Arirang TV Simply K-Pop (formerly called The M-Wave and Wave K)
JTBC Music on Top
JTBC Music Universe K-909
MBC M Show Champion