M Countdown

Broadcast

M Countdown airs live on domestic television at 6PM KST every Thursday. Live streaming is available internationally via the M Countdown On Air page on Mwave's website.

In the Philippines, online multi-view live broadcast of the show is available via gigafest.smart. It began airing on the free-to-air TV5 network from January 31, 2021, however due to low ratings on the network, it was concluded on March 6, 2022. Full episodes with English subtitles are shown every Sunday night, along with another K-Chart show Music Bank on GMA Hallypop. Meanwhile, some episodes of M Countdown like Hot Debut and Comeback Stages are already available on YouTube Philippines since January 2022.

Segments

Current segments on the show include Cha-Cha-Cha, MCD Dance Challenge, MCD Vocal Challenge, Storage M, and M Studio. Discontinued segments formerly aired include: B'SHOP (songwriter Bang Si-hyuk introduced a selection of hit songs), MCD Drama (show-hosts acted out various scenarios), MCD News (reported music industry news), and MCD Ranking (ranked celebrities based on certain topics).

Official hosts

Leeteuk and Shindong, with Kangin (November 2005 – August 2007)

Leeteuk, Shindong, and Eunhyuk (August 16, 2007 – March 27, 2008)

2PM's Nichkhun, Junho, and Chansung, 2AM's Jo Kwon and Jung Jin-woon, CNBLUE's Kang Min-hyuk, and MBLAQ's Lee Joon and G.O (February 18, 2010–??, 2010)

Tony Ahn and Shin So-yul (March 10, 2011 – August 23, 2012)

Lee Hong-gi (August 30, 2012 – December 13, 2012)

Kim Woo-bin (August 15, 2013 – February 13, 2014)

Ahn Jae-hyun and Jung Joon-young (February 27, 2014 – November 20, 2014)

Lee Jung-shin, Key, BamBam and Park Jin-young (March 19, 2015 – March 3, 2016)

Lee Jung-shin and Key (March 17, 2016 – September 8, 2016)

Key (September 22, 2016 – April 13, 2017)

Daehwi and Han Hyun-min (April 4, 2019 – February 4, 2021)

Miyeon and Nam Yoon-su (February 18, 2021 – January 19, 2023)

Miyeon (January 26 – February 16, 2023)

Miyeon and Joohoney (February 23, 2023 – July 20, 2023)

Miyeon (July 27 – August 31, 2023)

Miyeon and Sung Han-bin (September 7, 2023 – November 16, 2023)

M Countdown chart

Chart rankings are calculated by combining the following for a total of 12,000 points:

Digital music sales from Circle (60%)

Social media points from YouTube and short form content from various platforms. (10%)

Album sales data from Circle (15%)

Global fan votes via Mnet Plus (15%)

Mnet broadcast points (10%)

Live-vote (10%; first-place nominees only)

Data is collected from Monday to Sunday.

Songs can win a maximum of three times before being removed from the chart.

Girls' Generation was the only act to achieve the perfect score of 10,000 points under the fourth and fifth scoring systems. Since then, only Exo, BTS, Shinee, Twice, and NU'EST have achieved the perfect score of 11,000 points.

Winners

While previous revisions of this article included winners from 2004 to 2007, that information was not supported by any secondary sources since its initial addition in 2011. A lack of media coverage of the show on Naver for those particular years makes sourcing the information difficult. As such, those sections have been removed from the page and only winners from 2008 to present are cited.

Triple crowns

The term triple crown refers to when a song achieves three wins on the show. After that, it becomes ineligible for first place and is removed from the chart. The following is a list of all songs that have achieved a triple crown on M Countdown from 2008 to present.

Similar programs

Music Bank

Show! Music Core

Inkigayo

Pops in Seoul

Simply K-Pop

Music on Top

Music Universe K-909

Show Champion

The Show