''Simply K-Pop'' (; also known as ''Simply K-pop Con-Tour'' or ''Simply Con-tour'') is a South Korean music television program broadcast by
Arirang TV
Arirang International Broadcasting is a South Korean-based broadcasting company operated by the International Broadcasting Exchange Foundation.
It began as a cable TV service in South Korea on February 3, 1997, and opened Korea's first overseas ...
. 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,
and is broadcast from Arirang Tower in
Seocho-dong
Seocho-dong is a ''dong'', or neighborhood of the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu district of the South Korean city of Seoul. Seocho-dong is divided into 4 different dong which are Seocho 1-dong, 2-dong, 3-dong and 4-dong. The main street is Teh ...
, Seoul.
Currently hosted by
Lee Dae-hwi
Lee Dae-hwi (Hangul: 이대휘, born January 29, 2001), better known mononymously as Daehwi, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, producer and television personality. He is a member of South Korean boy group AB6IX, and is known for his participa ...
of
AB6IX, the show features
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...
stars who perform on stage and interact with the audience throughout each episode.
It is additionally available for online streaming via
Viki with multilingual subtitles—it was previously available on
DramaFever
DramaFever was a video streaming website owned by Warner Bros. that offered on-demand streaming video of documentaries, movies, and TV shows with subtitles. DramaFever's content offering was both ad-supported for regular users and available i ...
until the site shut down in 2018.
Reruns of the show air on the free Philippine digital TV channel
Hallypop
Hallypop is a digital entertainment channel owned by Jungo TV in partnership with Cinedigm, based in the United States. The channel airs programming content from Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) which focuses on Korean variety shows, music, dram ...
every Sunday at 6:30 PM.
[
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''
]
Simply K-Pop Awards
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* SBS ''Inkigayo
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* KBS ''Music Bank
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*Mnet
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''M Countdown
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Bro ...
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*Arirang TV
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It began as a cable TV service in South Korea on February 3, 1997, and opened Korea's first overseas ...
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*JTBC
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''Music Universe K-909'' is a show features appearan ...
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*MBC M
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Hosts
* Shindong (February 14, 2012 – December 25, 2012)
* Hahm Eun-jung ...
''
*SBS M
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'' The Show''
See also
*Music programs of South Korea
Music programs of South Korea are broadcast weekly, with different artists performing on the shows to promote their music.
South Korea's largest broadcasting companies each have their own show, which are broadcast on different channels. SBS has ...
References
External links
Simply K-Pop
Official website
{{K-pop
South Korean music television shows
2000s South Korean television series