Determining the Longest Winning Streaks in Music Show History (The #1 Song Won 19 Music Shows in a Row!)

  • Recently, godkingteshub posted a thread entitled "Do you think Aespa will start sweeping music shows like SNSD and Twice did (With Gee and Cheer Up respectively?)". This got me thinking: did Girls' Generation and Twice really sweep music shows when they were in their prime? And by "sweep", I mean win every single music show over a period of time.


    As you might know, I maintain a database of music show wins, and given that I have everything contained in a single spreadsheet, it was easy for me to determine which songs have achieved the longest music show winning streaks. The results of my analysis are shown below (note that only songs that have won six or more times in a row are listed):


    19 Consecutive Wins

    Seo Taiji and Boys – 난 알아요 (I Know)


    15 Consecutive Wins

    Apink – Luv


    14 Consecutive Wins

    Wanna One – Energetic


    13 Consecutive Wins

    Shin Seung-hun – 보이지 않는 사랑 (Invisible Love)

    Kim Gun-mo – 잘못된 만남 (Wrongful Encounter)

    Im Chang-jung – 그때 또 다시 (Again)


    12 Consecutive Wins

    H.O.T. – 캔디 (Candy)

    Girls' Generation-TTS – Twinkle


    11 Consecutive Wins

    Kim Gun-mo – 핑계 (Excuses)

    Roo'ra – 날개 잃은 천사 (Angel without Wings)

    Seo Taiji and Boys – Come Back Home

    Cool – 운명 (Fate)

    Cool – 애상 (Sorrow)

    g.o.d – 거짓말 (Lies)

    Kim Jong-kook – 제자리 걸음 (Walking in the Same Place)

    Sistar – Give It to Me

    X1 – Flash


    10 Consecutive Wins

    Cho Yong-pil – 못찾겠다 꾀꼬리 (Can't Find the Oriole)

    Lee Sang-woo – 그녀를 만나는 곳 100m 전 (100m Before Meeting Her)

    Kim Soo-hee – 애모 (Sad Love)

    Kim Won-joon – 너 없는 동안 (While You Are Away)

    Noise – 상상속의 너 (You in My Imagination)

    Yoo Seung-jun – 나나나 (Na Na Na)

    g.o.d – 길 (Road)

    S.E.S. – U

    Cool – 결혼을 할거라면 (If You Will Get Married)

    Lee Hyori – 10 Minutes

    TVXQ – "O"-正・反・合 ("O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.)

    G-Dragon – Heartbreaker

    BTS – DNA

    GFriend – Time for the Moon Night


    9 Consecutive Wins

    Byun Jin-sub – 희망사항 (Wishes)

    Kim Min-woo – 사랑일뿐야 (It's Only Love)

    Shin Seung-hun – 그후로 오랫동안 (For a Long Time After That)

    Turbo – Twist King

    UP – 뿌요뿌요 (Puyo Puyo)

    Big Bang – Tonight

    Girls' Generation – The Boys

    EXO – Growl

    EXO – Ko Ko Bop

    Red Velvet – Power Up


    8 Consecutive Wins

    Kim Heung-gook – 호랑나비 (Swallowtail)

    Min Hae-kyung – 보고싶은 얼굴 (Face That I Miss)

    015B – 신 인류의 사랑 (Love of New Generations)

    Kim Gun-mo – 스피드 (Speed)

    Clon – 쿵따리 샤바라 (Kung Ddari Sha Bah Rah)

    Hong Kyung-min – 흔들린 우정 (Broken Friendship)

    g.o.d – 니가 있어야 할 곳 (Place Where You Need To Be)

    Seven – 와줘 (Come Back to Me)

    MC the Max – 사랑의 시 (Love's Poem)

    Koyote – 디스코왕 (Disco King)

    Ivy – 유혹의 소나타 (Sonata of Temptation)

    Lee Hyori – U-Go-Girl

    Busker Busker – Love, at First

    Soyou & Junggigo – Some


    7 Consecutive Wins

    Cho Yong-pil – 촛불 (Candlelight)

    Shin Seung-hun – 미소 속에 비친 그대 (Reflection of You in Your Smile)

    Shim Sin – 오직 하나뿐인 그대 (My One And Only You)

    Two Two – 일과 이분의 일 (One and a Half)

    Panic – 달팽이 (Snail)

    S.E.S. – 너를 사랑해 (I Love You)

    Yoo Seung-jun – 열정 (Passion)

    Sechs Kies – Com' Back

    Shinhwa – 너의 결혼식 (Your Wedding)

    TVXQ – Hug

    Buzz – 겁쟁이 (Coward)

    BoA – Girls on Top

    2NE1 – I Don't Care

    2PM – Heartbeat

    Sistar19 – Gone Not Around Any Longer

    Trouble Maker – Now

    Jonghyun – Déjà-Boo

    VIXX – Love Equation

    GFriend – Rough

    EXO – Monster

    Twice – Heart Shaker

    Seventeen – Home

    Iz*One – Secret Story of the Swan

    (G)I-dle – Hwaa

    NCT 127 – Sticker


    6 Consecutive Wins

    Kim Ji-ae – 얄미운 사람 (A Cheeky Man)

    Sunshine Village – 유리창엔 비 (Rain on the Window)

    Tae Jin-ah – 거울도 안보는 여자 (Woman Who Doesn’t Even Look in the Mirror)

    Noh Sa-yeon – 만남 (Meeting)

    Lee Moo-song – 사는게 뭔지 (What Is Life?)

    Roo'ra – 비밀은 없어 (There's No Secret)

    Kim Jung-min – 애인 (Lover)

    Yangpa – 애송이의 사랑 (Young Love)

    Im Chang-jung – 별이 되어 (Be a Star)

    Kim Hyun-jung – 그녀와의 이별 (Breakup With Her)

    Baek Ji-young – Dash

    Jo Sung-mo – 아시나요 (Do You Know)

    BoA – No.1

    Tei – 사랑은 향기를 남기고 (Love Leaves a Scent)

    Kim Jong-kook – 사랑스러워 (Lovely)

    TVXQ – Rising Sun

    Wonder Girls – Tell Me

    Big Bang – Day by Day

    Beast – Fiction

    Super Junior – Mr. Simple

    f(x) – Electric Shock

    Super Junior – Sexy, Free & Single

    Akdong Musician – 200%

    Super Junior – Mamacita

    EXO – Love Me Right

    Girls' Generation – Party

    Girls' Generation – Lion Heart

    Mamamoo – You're the Best

    BtoB – Missing You

    iKon – Goodbye Road

    GFriend – Sunrise

    GFriend – Fever

    Red Velvet – Umpah Umpah

    BTS – On

    Apink – Dumhdurum


    So as we can see, neither Gee nor Cheer Up appear above, though SNSD is indeed reasonably well represented.

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  • To further examine Gee and Cheer Up's performance on music shows, I now present the entire series of music show wins that occurred when both of those song were released:


    2009-01-16: Gee – Girls' Generation [Music Bank]

    2009-01-18: Gee – Girls' Generation [Inkigayo]

    2009-01-22: Strong Baby – Seungri [M Countdown]

    2009-01-23: Gee – Girls' Generation [Music Bank]

    2009-01-30: Gee – Girls' Generation [Music Bank]

    2009-02-01: Gee – Girls' Generation [Inkigayo]

    2009-02-05: Strong Baby – Seungri [M Countdown]

    2009-02-06: Gee – Girls' Generation [Music Bank]

    2009-02-08: Gee – Girls' Generation [Inkigayo]

    2009-02-13: Gee – Girls' Generation [Music Bank]

    2009-02-15: Strong Baby – Seungri [Inkigayo]

    2009-02-19: Strong Baby – Seungri [M Countdown]

    2009-02-20: Gee – Girls' Generation [Music Bank]

    2009-02-22: Strong Baby – Seungri [Inkigayo]

    2009-02-26: Strong Baby – Seungri [M Countdown]

    2009-02-27: Gee – Girls' Generation [Music Bank]

    2009-03-01: Strong Baby – Seungri [Inkigayo]

    2009-03-05: Honey – Kara [M Countdown]

    2009-03-06: Gee – Girls' Generation [Music Bank]

    2009-03-08: Honey – Kara [Inkigayo]

    2009-03-12: Honey – Kara [M Countdown]

    2009-03-13: Gee – Girls' Generation [Music Bank]


    2016-05-05: Cheer Up – Twice [M Countdown]

    2016-05-06: Cheer Up – Twice [Music Bank]

    2016-05-08: Cheer Up – Twice [Inkigayo]

    2016-05-10: DynamiteVIXX [The Show]

    2016-05-11: Pretty USeventeen [Show Champion]

    2016-05-12: Fire – BTS [M Countdown]

    2016-05-13: Fire – BTS [Music Bank]

    2016-05-15: Fire – BTS [Inkigayo]

    2016-05-17: I Just Wanna Dance – Tiffany [The Show]

    2016-05-18: I Just Wanna Dance – Tiffany [Show Champion]

    2016-05-19: Cheer Up – Twice [M Countdown]

    2016-05-20: Cheer Up – Twice [Music Bank]

    2016-05-22: Cheer Up – Twice [Inkigayo]

    2016-05-24: Good Luck – AOA [The Show]

    2016-05-25: Good Luck – AOA [Show Champion]

    2016-05-26: Cheer Up – Twice [M Countdown]

    2016-05-27: Cheer Up – Twice [Music Bank]

    2016-05-29: Cheer Up – Twice [Inkigayo]

    2016-05-31: She Is – Jonghyun [The Show]

    2016-06-01: She Is – Jonghyun [Show Champion]

    2016-06-02: So-So – Baek A-yeon [M Countdown]

    2016-06-03: Cheer Up – Twice [Music Bank]

    2016-06-05: So-So – Baek A-yeon [Inkigayo]

    2016-06-08: L.I.E. – EXID [Show Champion]

    2016-06-09: So-So – Baek A-yeon [M Countdown]

    2016-06-10: Cheer Up – Twice [Music Bank]


    As we can see, Gee and Cheer Up could only sweep a maximum of three music shows, despite both song's unquestionable popularity. Of course, part of this is due to show attendance requirements, as well as "Triple Crown" rules.


    Do note that Gee had the advantage of only having to manage three music shows per week, while Cheer Up had to deal with five. In both cases, Music Core wasn't giving out awards at the time.

  • Interesting. So TWICE's best streak of music show wins was actually Heart Shaker.


    To be fair, though, the ability of a song to sustain a streak probably depends a lot on the release window and the power of other competing acts. As the industry gets more crowded and release intervals between songs become smaller, I think it's going to be harder and harder to have long-running streaks.

  • Interesting. So TWICE's best streak of music show wins was actually Heart Shaker.


    To be fair, though, the ability of a song to sustain a streak probably depends a lot on the release window and the power of other competing acts. As the industry gets more crowded and release intervals between songs become smaller, I think it's going to be harder and harder to have long-running streaks.

    Yes, I think that's an accurate assessment. Timing is crucial when it comes to music show wins.


    And in Twice's case, the length of their winning streaks is limited by the fact that they typically don't appear on The Show, which requires attendance to be considered for an award. Heart Shaker's winning streak was actually made possible by the fact that The Show was cancelled for a week during the song's promotion cycle.


    And as we can see below, Apink's Luv is an extreme example of this type of phenomenon!


    2014-12-02: Luv – Apink [The Show]

    2014-12-03: <No Winner> [Show Champion]

    2014-12-04: <No Winner> [M Countdown]

    2014-12-05: Luv – Apink [Music Bank]

    2014-12-06: Luv – Apink [Music Core]

    2014-12-07: Luv – Apink [Inkigayo]

    2014-12-09: Luv – Apink [The Show]

    2014-12-10: <No Winner> [Show Champion]

    2014-12-11: <No Winner> [M Countdown]

    2014-12-12: Luv – Apink [Music Bank]

    2014-12-13: Luv – Apink [Music Core]

    2014-12-14: Luv – Apink [Inkigayo]

    2014-12-16: Luv – Apink [The Show]

    2014-12-17: <No Winner> [Show Champion]

    2014-12-18: Luv – Apink [M Countdown]

    2014-12-19: Luv – Apink [Music Bank]

    2014-12-20: Luv – Apink [Music Core]

    2014-12-21: <No Winner> [Inkigayo]

    2014-12-23: <No Winner> [The Show]

    2014-12-24: <No Winner> [Show Champion]

    2014-12-25: Luv – Apink [M Countdown]

    2014-12-26: Luv – Apink [Music Bank]

    2014-12-27: <No Winner> [Music Core]

    2014-12-28: Luv – Apink [Inkigayo]

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