Music Bank winners

Name: Music Bank
Genre: Music

“Born Dire” by Alpha Drive One won Music Bank on September 4, 2026. Every Music Bank #1 since 2008, updated after each Friday broadcast.

Updated Sep 6, 2026967 trophiesSource: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

BANK

Friday · 17:15 KST

KBS2 · #1 since 2008

Recent winners

All of 2026

Sep 4BANK
“Born Dire”
Alpha Drive One · ep. 1306
8,794pts
Aug 28BANK
“Bloody Paradise”
Enhypen · ep. 1305
12,817pts
Aug 21BANK
“This & That”
Stray Kids · ep. 1304
7,436pts
Aug 14BANK
“This & That”
Stray Kids · ep. 1303
12,799pts
Aug 7BANK
“.exe”
Nouera · ep. 1302
8,827pts
Jul 31BANK
“Vitamin Me”
fromis_9 · ep. 1301
9,302pts
Jul 24BANK
“Kids Return”
Idntt · ep. 1300
9,182pts
Jul 17BANK
“Ice Cream”
Yeonjun · ep. 1299
6,920pts

Records on Music Bank

Full board

Most wins

1
BTS
15 songs · 2015–2026
51
2
Girls' Generation
11 songs · 2008–2015
42
3
Exo
20 songs · 2013–2026
37
4
Twice
14 songs · 2016–2024
30
5
IU
13 songs · 2010–2024
25

Most-decorated songs

1
Gangnam Style
Psy · 2012
17
2
Dynamite
BTS · 2020
16
3
Gee
Girls' Generation · 2009
11
4
Boy with Luv
BTS · 2019
7
5
Oh!
Girls' Generation · 2010
7

Highest scores

1
“Gone Not Around Any Longer”
Sistar19 · February 15, 2013
19,651
2
“I Got a Boy”
Girls' Generation · January 18, 2013
18,778
3
“Rum Pum Pum Pum”
f(x) · August 9, 2013
16,888
4
“Man In Love”
Infinite · April 5, 2013
16,387
5
“Give It To Me”
Sistar · June 28, 2013
16,347

68 songs won Music Bank three times or more (all triple crowns).

Scoring

What a Music Bank trophy measures, and how that has changed.

How Music Bank picks its #1Digital sales 60 % · KBS broadcast plays 20 % · K-pop fan voting 10 % · … · since January 2023

Digital sales (Melon, Bugs, Genie, Vibe, Flo)
60 %
KBS broadcast plays (TV, radio, digital channels)
20 %
K-pop fan voting (Mubeat)
10 %
Physical album (Circle)
5 %
Social media (YouTube, TikTok via Circle)
5 %

Changes

2022-02-25: a 10 % viewers' choice vote added; digital 60, broadcast 20, album 5, social 5.
2023-01-06: the vote moves to Mubeat's K-pop fan voting; broadcast score extended to KBS digital channels.

Formula since: January 2023
Perfect score: No fixed maximum
Voting: Global pre-vote on the Mubeat app from Monday 11:00 to Wednesday 11:00 KST; there is no live vote.
Win limit: None – a song can win any number of times.
Not confirmed: The exact start time: Wikipedia lists 17:15, some schedules 17:00.

By year

Every year's full table: date, episode, song, artist, points.

Winners compiled from Wikipedia's per-year winner lists (CC BY-SA 4.0); points and episode numbers as published there, each row links to its source. Where a broadcast is listed without a winner, the source lists none.

Quick answers

Who won Music Bank most recently?: “Born Dire” by Alpha Drive One won Music Bank on September 4, 2026 with 8,794 points.
Who has the most Music Bank wins?: BTS with 51 Music Bank trophies, ahead of Girls' Generation (42) and Exo (37).
Which song has won Music Bank the most times?: “Gangnam Style” by Psy, 17 times. The highest score ever listed is 19,651 points for “Gone Not Around Any Longer” by Sistar19 (February 15, 2013).
How is the Music Bank winner decided?: Digital sales (Melon, Bugs, Genie, Vibe, Flo) 60 %, KBS broadcast plays (TV, radio, digital channels) 20 %, K-pop fan voting (Mubeat) 10 %, Physical album (Circle) 5 %, Social media (YouTube, TikTok via Circle) 5 %. None – a song can win any number of times.
When does Music Bank air?: Fridays at 17:15 KST on KBS2. Results are on this site within hours of the broadcast.
What is the longest Music Bank winning streak?: Psy: 10 weeks in a row (Sep 11–16 – Nov 13–18, 2012) with “Gangnam Style”.