SBS Gayo Daejeon

SBS Gayo Daejeon (Hangul: 가요대전, broadly battle of the Bands, lit. SBS Music Match), also transliterated SBS Gayo Daejun is a major annual end-of-the-year music program broadcast on 29 December by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS). It was started in 1997, and awards were given to entertainers until 2007. The awards returned in 2014 as part of SBS' Awards Festival.

MC

2009

Super Junior’s Heechul, CNBLUE’s Jung Yong-hwa and actress Park Shin-hye

2010

Super Junior’s Heechul, CNBLUE’s Jung Yong-hwa, 2AM’s Jo Kwon and actress Hwang Jung-eum.^[1]

2012

Miss A’s Suzy, IU and actor Jung Gyu Woon

2013

Super Junior’s Heechul, 2NE1’s Sandara Park, Sung Si-kyung^[2]

2014

CNBLUE's Jung Yong-hwa, 2PM's Nichkhun, Winner's Song Min-ho, B1A4's Baro and Infinite's L.^[3] A few days later, it was also announced that the actress Song Ji-hyo would also be a MC.^[4]

2012

The 2012 SBS Gayo Daejeon aired live from Korea University. 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, FT Island, Miss A, MBLAQ, A Pink, Infinite, 4minute, 2AM, After School, B2ST, and Kara.

Colors of K-pop

Under the theme "The Color of K-Pop", some of the biggest groups create four super idol groups, recorded a new single, and performed it together on stage. There were four teams consisting of members of 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.^[5]

2013

PD Kim Yong Kwon stated, "Since the top singers are gathering together for the year-end ceremony, we wanted to do something meaningful. The singers will sing one song together and create a music video. All proceeds from the music and music videos will be donated through SBS's charity channel."

The collaboration song, "You Are A Miracle" has 125 participating singers, including Lee Seung Chul, Kim Jo Han, Park Jin Young, Tiger JK, Yoon Mirae, Lee Hyori, Sung Si Kyung, Super Junior, Brown Eyed Girls, K. Will, Sunmi, Big Bang, KARA, Girls' Generation, SHINee, 2PM, IU, After School, 2NE1, 4Minute, f(x), B2ST, CN Blue, ZE:A, INFINITE, miss A, Teen Top, Girl's Day, A Pink, B1A4, Ailee, EXO, B.A.P and more.^[6]

• Music Video

"You Are A Miracle"

2014

In December 2014, it was announced by SBS that the awards segment of the music program would return as part of 2014's SBS Awards Festival. It was later announced that the concept of 2014 would be Gayo Daejeon – Super 5 and also a change of the air date, changing from the usual 29 December to 21 December.Later it was announced the hosts of the program, titled as "Lucky Boys".

Awards

• Best Album: EXO – Overdose
• Best Song: Soyou x Junggigo – "Some"
• Best Male Group: EXO
• Best Female Group: 2NE1
• Best Solo Male: Taeyang
• Best Solo Female: Ailee
• Best Band: CNBLUE
• Best New Group/Rookie: WINNER
• Global Star: 2PM
• Chinese Popularity Award: T-ARA^[7][8]
• Top 10 Artists: Girl's Day, Ailee, Akdong Musician, BEAST, Taeyang, Infinite, A Pink, SISTAR, 2NE1, EXO

References

See also

• Live TV Songs 20
• SBS Music Trend
• MBC Gayo Daejejeon
• KBS Song Festival