The Music Trend
| Inkigayo | |
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Logo of Inkigayo, used since October 2016
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| Also known as | 'The Music Trend' |
| Genre | Music, entertainment |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 903 (as of March 12, 2017) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | SBS Open Hall |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
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| Original network |
SBS (live) SBS MTV (tape delay) SBS funE (tape delay) Myx TV (United States) ONE TV ASIA (Southeast Asia) |
| Picture format | 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | December 15, 1991 – October 17, 1993 February 1, 1998 – present |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | SBS 인기가요 |
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| Hanja | SBS |
| Revised Romanization | SBS Ingigayo |
| McCune–Reischauer | SBS In'gikayo |
Inkigayo (Korean: 인기가요; English title: The Music Trend, previously Popular Song) is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday at 12:10 PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. Since February 5, 2017, it is hosted by Park Jin-young, Kim Ji-soo and Kim Do-young. It is broadcast from the SBS Open Hall in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul.
Inkigayo debuted as SBS Popular Song in 1991 as a chart show, but was canceled in autumn 1993 because it was replaced by TV Gayo 20 (TV 가요20). It was later revived in 1998 with its original title and format. In 2003, the chart format was removed and was replaced by Take 7, where seven of the most popular artists from the week are featured and the most popular artist receives the award for Mutizen Song.
In spring 2007, the program changed from a recorded broadcast to a live broadcast in an effort to boost ratings, as well as changing the English name to The Music Trend. On November 2, 2008, the program moved from 3:20 pm to 4:10 pm Sunday afternoons, airing before Good Sunday, also to boost ratings. In spring 2010, the program expanded to 70 minutes beginning at 3:50 pm every Sunday.
On July 10, 2012, SBS announced revamping the show removing the Take 7 system and Mutizen Song award, explaining that "we believe that rather than the ranking system, the most important thing is the genre K-Pop being recognized worldwide. Therefore, we have decided to abolish the system after much discussion. There’s really no meaning behind a ranking system. We have decided to undergo this change in hopes that viewers can just enjoy the music. There are a lot of K-Pop stars in the music industry that have talent. We wanted to break free from the repetitive system, in which artists release new songs and perform, so we plan on redesigning our system by having the concept of more special stages. For viewers to enjoy the music, we will have more collaboration stages and much more." The revamped show, without Take 7 and Mutizen Song award, began on July 15, 2012.
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