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 2023 Gayo Daejeon poster | |
| Also known as | SBS Gayo Daejun |
| Genre | Music |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Release | 1997 – present |
| SBS Gayo Daejeon | |
| Hangul | 가요대전 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gayo Daejeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kayo Taejŏn |
SBS Gayo Daejeon (Korean: SBS 가요대전, broadly SBS Battle of the Bands) is an annual televised music festival that is broadcast by the Seoul Broadcasting System at the end of each year.[1] The program first aired in 1997,[2] and awards were given to musical artists from 1997 to 2006.[3] The awards ceremony portion of the festival was revived in 2014 and discontinued the following year.[4][5]
Hosts
| Year | Hosts | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ||
| 1998 | ||
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | Seo Se-won and Chae Rim | [6] |
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | Lee Moon-sae and Jeong Ji-yeong | [7] |
| 2003 | Lee Moon-sae and Kim Jung-eun | [8] |
| 2004 | Lee Moon-sae and Sung Yu-ri | [9] |
| 2005 | Lee Moon-sae and Lee Bo-young | [10] |
| 2006 | Lee Moon-sae and Park Jin-hee | [11] |
| 2007 | Lee Hwi-jae and Lee Hyori | [12] |
| 2008 | Lee Chun-hee, Park Ye-jin, and Daesung | [13] |
| 2009 | Heechul, Jung Yong-hwa, and Park Shin-hye | [14] |
| 2010 | Heechul, Jung Yong-hwa, Jo Kwon, and Hwang Jung-eum | [15] |
| 2011 | Lee Seung-gi, Song Ji-hyo, and Im Yoon-ah | [16] |
| 2012 | Suzy, IU, and Jung Gyu-woon | [17] |
| 2013 | Heechul, Sandara Park, and Sung Si-kyung | [18] |
| 2014 | Jung Yong-hwa, Nichkhun, Mino, Baro, L, and Song Ji-hyo | [19] |
| 2015 | IU and Shin Dong-yup | [20] |
| 2016 | You Hee-yeol, Yuri, and Baekhyun | [21] |
| 2017 | You Hee-yeol and IU | [22] |
| 2018 | Jun Hyun-moo and Jo Bo-ah | [23] |
| 2019 | Jun Hyun-moo and Seolhyun | [24] |
| 2020 | Boom, Heechul and Na Eun | [25] |
| 2021 | Boom, Key and Yuna | [26] |
| 2022 | Key, Cha Eun-woo and An Yu-jin | [27] |
| 2023 | Key, An Yu-jin and Yeonjun | [28] |
Grand prize winners (1997–2006)
| Year | Artist | Song title[29] |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | H.O.T. | "Full of Happiness" |
| 1998 | "Hope" | |
| 1999 | Fin.K.L | "Forever Love" |
| 2000 | Jo Sung-mo | "Do You Know?" |
| 2001 | g.o.d | "Road" |
| 2002 | BoA | "No. 1" |
| 2003 | Lee Hyori | "10 Minutes" |
| 2004 | Shinhwa | "Brand New" |
| 2005 | Kim Jong-kook | "Loveable" |
| 2006 | TVXQ | "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap." |
Music festival (2007–2013)
2007
Performers at the 2007 festival included Big Bang, CL, F.T. Island, G.Soul, Girls' Generation, Jinusean, Lim Jeong-hee, SeeYa, Se7en, SG Wannabe, Super Junior, The Grace, Wonder Girls, Younha, and 1TYM.[30] The festival ended with a performance by boy band Shinhwa in celebration of their tenth anniversary.[31]
2008: Festival S
The 2008 festival was divided into segments based on themes starting with the letter "S," including "Super Rookie," "Sexy," "Star Wars," and "Stand up." Performers included Big Bang, BoA, Brown Eyed Girls, Davichi, Epik High, Eun Ji-won, Jang Yun-jeong, Jewelry, Kara, Kim Jong-kook, Park Hyun-bin, Rain, Seo Taiji, SG Wannabe, Shinee, Son Dam-bi, Song Dae-kwan, Super Junior-H, Tae Jin-ah, Taeyeon, TVXQ, Wonder Girls, 2AM, and 2PM.[32]
2009: Wonder World
The theme of the 2009 festival was "Wonder World."[33] Performers included After School, Beast, Brown Eyed Girls, Davichi, F(x), G-Dragon, Girls' Generation, J. Y. Park, Kara, Kim Tae-woo, K.Will, Lee Seung-gi, MBLAQ, Shinee, Son Dam-bi, Super Junior, Taeyang, T-ara, 2AM, 2PM, 2NE1, and 4Minute.[34]
2010: Welcome to Music Factory
The 2010 festival, entitled, "Welcome to Music Factory," included a collaborative performance of Britney Spears' song "Circus," featuring Taemin (Shinee), Seohyun (Girls' Generation), Jiyeon (T-ara), Chansung (2PM), Mir (MBLAQ), Sulli (F(x)), and Lizzy (After School), all of whom were the youngest members in their respective music groups.[15]
Other performers included CNBLUE, GD & TOP, Hong Jin-young, Jang Yun-jeong, Kim Gun-mo, Kim Jong-seo, Miss A, Narsha, Park Hyun-bin, Sistar, Son Dam-bi, Super Junior, Tae Jin-ah, ZE:A, and 2NE1.[35]
2011: Korean Wave
The 2011 edition of the festival was held at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) on 29 December, under the theme of "K-pop Stars" and the Korean Wave.[36][37] Performers included 2NE1, Girls' Generation, TVXQ, Super Junior, Wonder Girls, Kim Hyun-joong, Kara, Yoon Mi-rae, Leessang, Dynamic Duo, Brown Eyed Girls, CNBLUE, Miss A, 4Minute, f(x), IU, Shinee, After School, G.NA, Secret, Sistar, MBLAQ, T-ara, Davichi, The Grace, F.T. Island, K.Will, 2PM, U-Kiss, B1A4, Rainbow, Infinite, Apink, Boyfriend, Dal Shabet, and Beast.[38]
The ceremony also featured a series of collaboration stages from artists including IU and Yoeob, K. Will and Tiffany, 2PM's Jun. K and Davichi. SMTown presented a special stage with TVXQ and Kai, Luhan, Tao, and Chen of the agency's new boy group Exo, who would eventually debut in April of the following year.[39]
2012: Color of K-Pop
The 2012 SBS Gayo Daejeon was aired live from Korea University on 29 December. Performers were TVXQ, Super Junior, Big Bang, Dynamic Duo, Epik High, f(x), Shinee, Ailee, B1A4, 2NE1, Secret, B.A.P, Sistar, T-ara, Glam, Teen Top, CN Blue, Exo, F.T. Island, Miss A, MBLAQ, Apink, Infinite, 4Minute, 2AM, After School, Beast, and Kara.
Under the theme "The Color of K-Pop", some of the biggest groups created four super idol groups, recorded a new single, and performed it together on stage. There were four teams consisting of members from different idols groups labeled under the names of Mystic White, Dramatic Blue, Dynamic Black, and Dazzling Red, who sang songs created by the hottest producers of 2012.[40]