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Triple Crown (music shows)

Winning first place three times with the same song on the same Korean music show.

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Also known as: Triple Crown

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Meaning

A triple crown means one song winning first place three times on the same weekly music show. Korean media use the name for such runs: OSEN called G-DRAGON's third straight Inkigayo win with "TOO BAD" in March 2025 a 트리플크라운 (triple crown), and MBC's entertainment news site headlined GFRIEND's third straight win on Show Champion as a "triple crown." SBS Inkigayo's official rule does not require consecutive wins: a song enters the show's Hall of Fame after three wins in total and is then removed from later charts, so it can never win a fourth time there. ENHYPEN's "Bloody Paradise," for example, won on M COUNTDOWN on August 27, September 3 and September 10, 2026. For other shows, check each show's own rules. It is not the same as adding up wins across different shows, which the press counts separately.

Usage

Pair it with the show name: "a triple crown on Inkigayo." It is not the same as adding up wins across different shows.

Examples

  • Bloody Paradise — Topped M COUNTDOWN's official chart three times: August 27, September 3 and September 10, 2026.
  • Under Inkigayo's rule, a song leaves the chart after its third win, so the third win in total is its last one there.
  • G-DRAGON's "TOO BAD" won Inkigayo for a third straight week on March 23, 2025, reported as a triple crown (OSEN).

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