Music programs that were put to a halt for 3 weeks are now showing movement towards resuming broadcast. Cable channel Mnet's "M Countdown" aired its live showing on the 8th. MBC's "Show! Music Core" and SBS' "Inkigayo" also showed movement towards resuming as well. KBS2's "Music Bank" is still stopped, for now. These music programs cancelled their showings following the Sewol disaster that occurred on April 16th. Because the pain and sorrow are still there, these shows will most likely to continue to consider the social atmosphere as much as possible.

A music program's greatest moment is when they announce the number 1 artist. It's the moment when they award the artist whose song received the most love throughout the week, but there are instances when the number 1 artist differs across the different music programs. That's because the method for aggregating scores differ. This is also the reason why songs that have been topping music charts don't necessarily take the trophy home on music shows. Some even criticize that these shows are biased towards idol groups, but these results are gathered because they have the most influence in the music market and on SNS.

Mnet's "M Coutndown"

Music Source (50%) + Album (10%) + Social Media (10%) + Preference (10%) + Broadcast Score (10%) + Live Text Vote (10%)

The combined scores for music sources and album are relatively low at 60%. The rest of the rating score is calculated through social media, preference, broadcast score, and live text vote. The music source score is calculated through Korea's 4 online music sites Mnet, MelOn, Soribada, and Bugs' weekly music chart rankings. The album scores are taken from Hanteo Charts sales data. Social media and preference scores are identified by K-pop and CJ E&M's global influence. The social media score is a combined index score for official music videos on YouTube, as well as number of SNS mentions. For YouTube, they take into account the number of views, likes, and comments. In order for the number of views to count, they cannot just click play, but they must watch it through a playlist. The SNS score is counted through hashtags of the song's titles when it is combined with a hashtag of the artist's name. International fans also participate in the YouTube and SNS scores. The preference score is calculated through CJ E&M's Mwave and Mnet Japan homepage online polls and research company Macromill Embrain's poll, which surveys 1,000 men and women between the ages of 15 and 39 on 50 songs. This is another score that includes the participation of global fans.

KBS2's "Music Bank"

Digital Music Source (65%) + Album (5%) + Number of Broadcasts (20%) + Viewers' Preference (10%)

What's interesting for this show is the number of broadcasts aired, which makes up 20% of the total. This score is taken from the number of times the music video airs at the end of a KBS program, as well as number of times the artist actually appears through broadcast. "Music Bank" also takes into account the number of ringtone downloads as part of their digital music source score, as well information from MelOn, Bugs, Mnet, Olleh, and Soribada. The album score is calculated through Sinnara and Hot Tracks' weekly album sales, as well as national retail records. The viewers' preference score is calculated through mailed votes, which are sent out through random choosing of gender, age, and region. Those who want to receive such mail should apply through https://survey.kbs.co.

MBC's "Show! Music Core"

Music Source & Album (70%) + Videos (10%) + Viewers Committee Vote (10%) + Live Text Vote (10%)

Of the music shows, "Show Music Core" put the most emphasis on music source and album. However, their method for calculating the music source and album scores has not been revealed. When we consider Soyou and Junggigo's "Some" as well as Park Hyo Shin's "Wildflower," both of which didn't release albums, it can be concluded that their music source scores were comparatively high. "Music Core" determined scores according to Gaon Charts. The video score is taken through YouTube, only through official channel music video views, and even then, only when they are viewed in 720p or 1080p. The viewers committee vote is calculated by asking 2,000 voters to pick the best 4 artists out of a list of 30. Anyone who wants to join should go to https://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/musiccore/recruit. Those who vote are given the opportunity to attend the broadcast, so these voters have the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists, as well as see them live.

SBS' "Inkigayo"

Music Source (60%) + SNS (35%) + Viewer Prior Vote (5%) + Live Voting (only for number 1 candidates) (10%)

What's interesting about the aggregation of scores is that it doesn't include album sales in the scoring. Not only that, the SNS score is a whopping 35%. The music source score is calculated through Gaon Digital comprehensive charts. The SNS score is calculated through YouTUbe, Twitter, Facebook, and Me2day. Even within each SNS, the scores are split differently. For example, for YouTube, the number of views makes up 70%, likes makes up 10%, and comments take up 20% of the score. The prior viewer votes can be put in through M-n-TV talk app. The live voting is then opened with 3 candidates. This score is added to the total viewer votes to determine the winner.