Inkigayo , also known as SBS 인기가요 is a South Korean reality family television series that premiered on SBS on February 1, 1998. It stars Jung Sung-chan, An Yu-jin and Park Ji-hoon.
The program is a weekly music show that features and introduces viewers to the most popular artists in Korea. Every week, they ask viewers to vote and select the most popular song of the week.
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Premise
The program is a weekly music show that features and introduces viewers to the most popular artists in Korea. Every week, they ask viewers to vote and select the most popular song of the week.
Premise: Where do we go on Sundays? Together, to Inkigayo.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
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Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 1602 episodes.
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Season 0 5
April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025
Season 1 1573
February 1, 1998
May 3, 2026
Season 24 24
October 10, 2021
October 10, 2021
Season 1991 0
December 15, 1991
December 22, 1991
Season 1992 0
January 5, 1992
June 30, 1992
Season 1998 0
February 1, 1998
December 20, 1998
Season 1999 0
January 3, 1999
December 26, 1999
Season 2000 0
January 2, 2000
December 24, 2000
Season 2001 0
January 7, 2001
December 23, 2001
Season 2002 0
January 6, 2002
December 22, 2002
Season 2003 0
January 5, 2003
December 28, 2003
Season 2005 0
May 8, 2005
May 8, 2005
Season 2012 0
January 1, 2012
July 8, 2012
Season 2013 0
June 17, 2013
December 22, 2013
Season 2014 0
January 5, 2014
December 28, 2014
Season 2015 0
January 4, 2015
December 20, 2015
Season 2016 0
January 3, 2016
December 18, 2016
Season 2017 0
January 1, 2017
December 17, 2017
Season 2018 0
January 7, 2018
December 16, 2018
Season 2019 0
January 6, 2019
December 15, 2019
Season 0 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
April 27, 2025
2
Episode 2
October 21, 2018
3
Episode 3
Season 1 episode preview
Episode
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Air date
1
Episode 1 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 3:40 pm KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. As of May 17, 2015, it is hosted by GOT7's Jackson Wang,[1][2] Kim Yoo-jung and BtoB's Yook Sungjae.[3] It is broadcast from the SBS Open Hall in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul.[4]
February 1, 1998
2
Episode 2
February 8, 1998
3
Episode 3
February 15, 1998
Season 24 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Rain and JYP's Comeback Special Episode 1076
October 10, 2021
2
Yubin's Comeback Special Episode 1077
January 17, 2021
3
The One and Only Yunho’s Cinematic Comeback Episode 1078
January 24, 2021
Season 1991 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
ep 1
December 15, 1991
2
ep 2
December 22, 1991
3
ep 3
December 19, 1991
Season 1992 episode preview
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1
ep 4
January 5, 1992
2
ep 5
January 12, 1992
3
ep 6
January 19, 1992
Season 1998 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
February 1, 1998
2
Episode 2
February 8, 1998
3
Episode 3
February 15, 1998
Season 1999 episode preview
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Title
Air date
1
Episode 45
January 3, 1999
2
Episode 46
January 10, 1999
3
Episode 47
January 17, 1999
Season 2000 episode preview
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Title
Air date
1
Episode 93
January 2, 2000
2
Episode 94
January 9, 2000
3
Episode 95
January 16, 1999
Season 2001 episode preview
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Title
Air date
1
Episode 141
January 7, 2001
2
Episode 142
January 14, 2001
3
Episode 143
January 21, 2001
Season 2002 episode preview
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Title
Air date
1
Episode 191
January 6, 2002
2
Episode 192
January 13, 2002
3
Episode 193
January 20, 2002
Season 2003 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 5, 2003
2
Episode 2
January 12, 2003
3
Episode 3
January 19, 2003
Season 2005 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 8
May 8, 2005
Season 2012 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
January 01
January 1, 2012
2
January 08
January 8, 2012
3
February 05
February 5, 2012
Season 2013 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 725
June 17, 2013
2
Episode 727
June 30, 2013
3
Episode 737
September 15, 2013
Season 2014 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
January 05
January 5, 2014
2
December 28
December 28, 2014
Season 2015 episode preview
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Title
Air date
1
January 4
January 4, 2015
2
Episode 817
May 31, 2015
3
Episode 821
June 28, 2015
Season 2016 episode preview
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Title
Air date
1
Episode 845
January 3, 2016
2
Episode 863
May 15, 2016
3
Episode 868
June 19, 2016
Season 2017 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
January 1
January 1, 2017
2
Episode 901
February 26, 2017
3
August 27
August 27, 2017
Season 2018 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 940
January 7, 2018
2
Episode 941
January 14, 2018
3
Episode 942
January 21, 2018
Season 2019 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
January 6
January 6, 2019
2
January 13
January 13, 2019
3
January 20
January 20, 2019
Release
Original network/platform
SBS
First aired
February 1, 1998
Last aired
May 3, 2026
Runtime
70 minutes
Status
Returning Series
Schedule
Sunday at 12:10:00