News Police investigating Le Sserafims Music Bank win (1 Viewer)

[Abeamus]

Earlier this month, “Music Bank” was swept up in controversy when the music show gave Lim Young Woong a broadcast score of 0 points on its May 13 episode. The candidates for first place were Lim Young Woong’s “If We Ever Meet Again” and LE SSERAFIM’s “FEARLESS,” and while Lim Young Woong’s song outperformed LE SSERAFIM’s by far in terms of digital performance and album sales, LE SSERAFIM ultimately took the win due to the huge gap in their broadcast scores.

As “Music Bank” rankings are determined 60 percent by digital scores, 20 percent by broadcast scores, 10 percent by viewer panel surveys, 5 percent by physical album sales, and 5 percent by social media scores, Lim Young Woong’s fan club demanded that KBS explain how a song that was overwhelmingly in the lead based on digital scores could fall to second place due solely to its broadcast score.

Initially, “Music Bank” responded to the complaints by explaining that “If We Ever Meet Again” received a broadcast score of 0 points because it was not played on any KBS TV programs, radio programs, or digital content during the tracking week of May 2 to 8. However, Dispatch soon published a report pointing out that Lim Young Woong’s “If We Ever Meet Again” had, in fact, been played multiple times on KBS radio stations during that tracking week.

In response to Dispatch’s report, “Music Bank” stated, “The radio broadcast score is calculated using only seven KBS Cool FM radio programs. Aside from these seven programs, other [KBS radio] programs do not factor into our scores.”

As allegations of rigging continued to grow, a civilian eventually filed a complaint with South Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission accusing “Music Bank” of tampering with Lim Young Woong’s broadcast score.

On May 29, the police confirmed that the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul had received the complaint and had begun investigating the case.

“As the allegations have not yet been confirmed, we currently plan to investigate by speaking to the complainants and more,” stated the police. “If the allegations of manipulation are found to be true, we will switch to a full-scale investigation.”

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[Hoemantic]

Damn, things aren't looking good for them at all huh...

 

[Ahsoka]

No offense but don’t the police have better things to do

 

[Abeamus]

No offense but don’t the police have better things to do

I assume it's an anti corruption unit that deals with these types of things specifically

 

[Boyo]

LE SSERAFIM seems cursed.

 

[RandAlThor]

does not matter what the police find or do not find. ppl just wanna be pissed.

its kbs's internal score... for kbs's award they can pretty much calculate it how ever they wish.

 

[Abeamus]

does not matter what the police find or do not find. ppl just wanna be pissed.

its kbs's internal score... for kbs's award they can pretty much calculate it how ever they wish.

The score isn't completely internal though and Music Bank has a really bizarre scoring system that sticks out compared to the rest since The Show caps out at 10k points, Show Champion doesn't release scores as far as I'm aware, M Countdowns highest score is 11k points, Music Cores is 11,881 which I'm guessing its max score is like 12k or something and Inkigayos is 11k. Music Banks highest score is 30,454 but the total possible score is 200,000 with 120,000 coming from digitals, 40,000 coming from broadcast, 20,000 from viewers choice, 10,000 from album sales and another 10,000 from social media.

If you still ignore the other charts the fact that Music Bank has a max score that the closest to is still nearly 170k away from is ridiculous and shows that this system they have is questionable to say the least. I do think Le Sserafim legitimately won although Broadcast Score is such a bizarre category to have a big discrepancy in points in since really how much can you promote in a week to end up potentially getting 40k points and only getting even the 6k Le Sserafim got? It just highlighted to people that out of all the music show systems Music Banks is easily the one that invokes the most questions.

 

[RandAlThor]

The score isn't completely internal though and Music Bank has a really bizarre scoring system that sticks out compared to the rest since The Show caps out at 10k points, Show Champion doesn't release scores as far as I'm aware, M Countdowns highest score is 11k points, Music Cores is 11,881 which I'm guessing its max score is like 12k or something and Inkigayos is 11k. Music Banks highest score is 30,454 but the total possible score is 200,000 with 120,000 coming from digitals, 40,000 coming from broadcast, 20,000 from viewers choice, 10,000 from album sales and another 10,000 from social media.

If you still ignore the other charts the fact that Music Bank has a max score that the closest to is still nearly 170k away from is ridiculous and shows that this system they have is questionable to say the least. I do think Le Sserafim legitimately won although Broadcast Score is such a bizarre category to have a big discrepancy in points in since really how much can you promote in a week to end up potentially getting 40k points and only getting even the 6k Le Sserafim got? It just highlighted to people that out of all the music show systems Music Banks is easily the one that invokes the most questions.

music banks has played with its scoring so many times over the years.

the biggest score were for GS era stuff and that is lame digital. pre price change.

its funny that there is 120k for digital ppl have bee close to week long pak's and not had that.
i would bet a true max is under 20k now. BTS has had stupid numbers and they are not in the top 10 all time and those are the most tech savvy fans on the planet.

I kinda like an internal score that is big ie if the artists does not promote on the station it will be very hard to win.
I would like a default amount on planed schedules, if something crazy happens like the group comes down with covid or Wendy's fall ect.

 

[Abeamus]

music banks has played with its scoring so many times over the years.

the biggest score were for GS era stuff and that is lame digital. pre price change.

its funny that there is 120k for digital ppl have bee close to week long pak's and not had that.
i would bet a true max is under 20k now. BTS has had stupid numbers and they are not in the top 10 all time and those are the most tech savvy fans on the planet.

I kinda like an internal score that is big ie if the artists does not promote on the station it will be very hard to win.
I would like a default amount on planed schedules, if something crazy happens like the group comes down with covid or Wendy's fall ect.

BTS biggest score is only 15k and weirdly for Fake Love although that was without the social media score they introduced this year so that could mean BTS can top it if they promote enough.

I do think the broadcast score itself is a good idea since it stops companies from putting no effort in promotions at least in theory and why I'm not bothered The Show forces you to promote there or M Countdown forces you to promote in general. I just don't see how a broadcast score can have an "unlimited" factor as by how it works you're limited by the shows schedules themselves as in theory if you go on all 7 shouldn't you get the 40k then?

 

[RandAlThor]

BTS biggest score is only 15k and weirdly for Fake Love although that was without the social media score they introduced this year so that could mean BTS can top it if they promote enough.

I do think the broadcast score itself is a good idea since it stops companies from putting no effort in promotions at least in theory and why I'm not bothered The Show forces you to promote there or M Countdown forces you to promote in general. I just don't see how a broadcast score can have an "unlimited" factor as by how it works you're limited by the shows schedules themselves as in theory if you go on all 7 shouldn't you get the 40k then?

i think KBS's max are.. careful inner geek coming out.

a kobayashi maru situation where you can never hit it.

 

[Abeamus]

i think KBS's max are.. careful inner geek coming out.

a kobayashi maru situation where you can never hit it.

Very likely as if Gangnam Style only got 30k then what realistically is going to be able to even get 50% of the max let alone the full 200k

 

[dark_tranquility]

That's suss as.

I hope it gets sort out.

 

[eclipsoul]

what the hell is going on with this group

 

[GodKingTeshub]

LE SSERAFIM seems cursed.

Lee Sooman got investigated by Interpol. Even powerful entities don't have 100% immunity. They have to learn how to cover their backs too.