Simply K-Pop

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Simply K-Pop
GenreMusic, Entertainment
Presented byLee Dae-hwi (AB6IX)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes600 (as of February 2, 2024 (2024-02-02))
Production
Running time52 minutes (regular)
85 minutes (livestream)
Production companyArirang TV
Original release
NetworkArirang TV
Release2011 (2011) –
present

Simply K-Pop (Korean심플리 케이팝; also known as Simply K-pop Con-Tour or Simply Con-tour) is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Arirang TV. Originally called The M-Wave, the show's title was changed to Wave K in 2011, and renamed again in 2012 to Simply K-Pop. It airs live worldwide every Friday at 13:00PM KST,[1] and is broadcast from Arirang Tower in Seocho-dong, Seoul.[2]

Currently hosted by Lee Dae-hwi of AB6IX,[3] the show features K-pop stars who perform on stage and interact with the audience throughout each episode.[4] It is additionally available for online streaming via Viki with multilingual subtitles—it was previously available on DramaFever until the site shut down in 2018.[5][6] Reruns of the show air on the free Philippine digital TV channel Hallypop every Sunday at 6:30 PM.[4]

Since April 19, 2021, on the Mondays of each two weeks, Simply K-pop is airing Simply K-pop Con-Tour to "travel" to each country. This is livestreamed in Youtube. Simply K-pop is now also known as Simply K-pop Con-Tour.[citation needed]

Simply K-Pop Awards[edit]

Best of Simply K-Pop awardees 2015–2016
Best Rising Star Best Performance
2015
2016

Awards and nominations[edit]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Korea Cable TV Awards 2023 Global Award Simply K-Pop Con-Tour Won [7]

Similar programs[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Yoo, Byung-cheol (May 25, 2018). 더보이즈 케빈-제이콥, 아리랑TV '심플리 케이팝' MC 신고식 [The Boyz Kevin and Jacob, Arirang TV 'Simply K-Pop' MC Welcoming Ceremony]. Korea Economic TV (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Kim, Joo-kyung (April 3, 2013). [포토]라니아 '심플리케이팝, 나왔어요' [[Photo] 'Simply K-Pop, Rania is here']. Korea Economic TV (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "이대휘, '심플리 케이팝 콘투어' 새 MC 확정". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  4. ^ a b Acar, Aedrianne (December 28, 2020). "'Simply K-Pop' is coming to Hallypop this January 10!". GMANetwork. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Coming Soon to DramaFever June 20 to June 26". DramaFever. Retrieved June 17, 2016.[dead link]
  6. ^ Spangler, Todd (December 28, 2020). "Warner Bros.' DramaFever Korean-Drama Streaming Service Is Shutting Down". Variety. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Lee, Soo-jin (2023-09-05). "Arirang TV's Simply K-Pop CON-TOUR wins global award at 2023 Korea Cable TV Awards". Arirang News. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

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