"Big 3" Korean music shows are from the three main broadcasting companies in South Korea - KBS, SBS, and MBC - which have long been deemed the most influential in the Korean television industry. Each agency has its own music show - KBS2's "Music Bank," SBS's "Inkigayo," and MBC's "Show! Music Core- and winning on any of these is a huge achievement for K-pop artists and fans.

In this article, we'll take a look at the K-pop boy groups that won first place on one of these "Big 3" Korean music shows in the shortest time after their debut. Despite the rapidly growing competition between male groups, some have managed to obtain the difficult milestone of winning on "Music Bank," "Show! Music Core," or "Inkigayo" in just days or weeks.

Fastest K-pop Boy Groups to Win on One of the 'Big 3' Korean Music Shows

TVXQ "Hug" (51 Days)

The first one on the list is TVXQ, who made their debut on Dec. 26, 2003 with the songs "Hug" and "O Holy Night"- which they performed on a SBS "BoA and Britney Spears" special on the same day.

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Between these two tracks, "Hug" earned them a trophy on MBC's "Show! Music Core" 51 days later.

CNBLUE "I'm a Loner" (16 Days)

CNBLUE debuted in Korea on Jan. 14, 2010 with the mini-album "Bluetory," which features the lead single "I'm a Loner." Only 16 days later, the pop-rock idol band achieved their first-ever music show win and it's on one of the "Big 3" Korean music shows, specifically KBS's "Music Bank."

WANNA ONE "Energetic" (12 Days)

WANNA ONE is also among the fastest K-pop boy groups to win on one of the "Big 3" Korean music shows. After debuting on Aug. 7, 2017, the boy group attained a trophy for "Energetic" on KBS2's "Music Bank" 12 days later.

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Their win wasn't broadcast at the time because the music show was on a two-week vacation.

iKON "My Type" (12 Days)

Like WANNA ONE, iKON also took just 12 days before they could earn a trophy on one of the "Big 3" Korean music shows. In particular, the group's debut song "My Type" ranked first on the Sept. 26 episode of MBC's "Show! Music Core" back in 2015. This marked their very first music show win.

X1 "Flash" (11 Days)

X1 got their first win on a "Big 3" Korean music program on Sept. 6 on KBS2's "Music Bank" back in 2019. Their debut song "Flash" won against Red Velvet's "Umpah Umpah."

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It took the group 11 days to achieve this feat. There was no broadcast at that time.

HIGHLIGHT "Plz Don't Be Sad" (9 Days)

While HIGHLIGHT initially debuted under the name BEAST back in October 2009, they re-debuted under their current name in March 2017 and it took them only nine days to bag a trophy from one of the "Big 3" Korean music programs. Specifically, their debut song "Plz Don't Be Sad" won on the March 31 episode of KBS2's "Music Bank."

WINNER "Empty" (6 Days)

WINNER sits at No. 1 on our list of fastest K-pop boy groups that won a trophy on one of the "Big 3" Korean music shows. Their debut song "Empty" was first place on the Aug. 31 broadcast of SBS's "Inkigayo," just six days after their debut.

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Written by Maria Scott