Simply K-Pop

Simply K-Pop (Korean: 심플리 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]

Simply K-Pop
GenreMusic, Entertainment
Presented byLee Dae-hwi (AB6IX)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes569 (as of May 19, 2023 (2023-05-19))
Production
Running time52 minutes (regular)
85 minutes (livestream)
Production companyArirang TV
Release
Original networkArirang TV
Original release2011 (2011) –
present

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.

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

Awards and nominations
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

See also

References
  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. 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.
  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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