Winning the first place in a Korean music program is certainly a great achievement for artists, especially as not all of them can achieve it. However, winning the “Big Three” music program is an even greater milestone. South Korea’s “Big Three” music program is one that is broadcast on three major TV networks such as KBS, MBC and SBS. These music programs are KBS’s Music Bank, Show! Music Core ”MBC and“ Inkigayo ”SBS.
These three are considered the “Big Three” of Korean music programs because they have a more competitive range of charts with point factors that make it difficult for an artist to win a trophy. While it might have been easy for some singers to get first place on these music shows, some artists had to wait an incredibly long time to get first place on these shows.
In this article, we’ll look at some of the girl K-pop bands it took over two years to achieve this feat and the song that brought them victory.
8 girl K-pop groups that won one of the Korean music programs “Big 3” after more than 2 years
Pink – “No No No”
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8 girl K-pop groups that took over 2 years to win in one of the Korean music programs “Big 3”
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Apink debuted on April 19, 2011, but they had to wait 823 days to win the Korean music program “Big 3”. On July 19, in KBS’s 2013 episode “Music Bank”, Apink took first place with his hit “NoNoNo”.
LABOUM – “Hwi Hwi”
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8 girl K-pop groups that took over 2 years to win in one of the Korean music programs “Big 3”
LABOUM also took several years to win a trophy in one of the Korean music programs “Big 3”. The group of girls debuted on August 28, 2014, but it took them 975 days to take first place in KBS’s Music Bank with Hwi Hwi. The victory immediately caused tears among the members.
EXID – “Up and Down”
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8 girl K-pop groups that took over 2 years to win in one of the Korean music programs “Big 3”
EXID is another girly K-pop group that had to wait many years to take home a trophy from one of three Korean music programs. With his hit “Up & Down” EXID won “Music Bank” KBS 1059 days after its debut. It was a really emotional win for the members.
Girl’s Day – “President”
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8 girl K-pop groups that took over 2 years to win in one of the Korean music programs “Big 3”
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After debuting on July 9, 2010, Girl’s Day had a hard time claiming first place on one of the Korean music programs “Big 3” until 2013. They were announced as the winner on July 8 in the episode “Inkigayo” of SBS after their 1,096 days of their debut. (The broadcast was then canceled due to the Asiana Airline disaster in San Francisco.)
Jewelry – “Superstar”
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8 girl K-pop groups that took over 2 years to win in one of the Korean music programs “Big 3”
Before the band disbanded in 2015, K-pop girl band Jewelry managed to win a trophy on SBS’s “Inkigayo” with the song “Superstar” from 2005. Since their debut in 2001, it has taken them 1,493 days to achieve this feat. The girls were deeply grateful for the victory.
Oh My Girl – “Bungee”
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8 girl K-pop groups that took over 2 years to win in one of the Korean music programs “Big 3”
Oh My Girl is one of the girly K-pop groups that didn’t gain much recognition right after their debut. In fact, they almost disbanded in 2018, but their album ‘Secret Garden’ saved them from an unfortunate ending. They then won the music show on SBS’s Inkigayo with Bungee 1581 days after their debut.
fromis_9 – “Stay like this”
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8 girl K-pop groups that took over 2 years to win in one of the Korean music programs “Big 3”
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Although fromis_9 is now an emerging artist, the group of girls has not received a lot of attention in the past. Due to their growing popularity, they managed to win the KBS ‘Music Bank trophy thanks to’ Stay This Way ‘. It took 1,627 days after their debut to reach the milestone.
Brave Girls – “Rollin ‘”
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8 girl K-pop groups that took over 2 years to win in one of the Korean music programs “Big 3”
Finally, the Brave Girls are the girly K-pop group that has had to wait the longest to win first place on one of Korea’s Big 3 music shows. Thanks to the 2017 song “Rollin”, which turned the national charts, they managed to win the trophy in “Inkigayo” SBS 1654 days after their debut.
Do you know any other girly K-pop bands that took many years to win at KBS Music Bank, SBS Inkigayo or Show! Music Core ”MBC? If so, comment below!
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With a script by Maria Scott
