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Voting guide

Show! Music Core

Saturday · 3:15 PM KST

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9), one hour ahead of Philippine time.

Broadcast
Saturday · 3:15 PM
Pre-voting
Tuesday 7:40 PM → Thursday 11:00 AM
Live voting
During the broadcast. Check the app for the live poll opening and closing times.
Apps you'll needMubeat Muniverse

Before the broadcast

Pre-voting

Tuesday 7:40 PM → Thursday 11:00 AM KST

Unlimited votes

What a vote costs

  • Mubeat: 1 vote = 3 Heart Beats.
  • Muniverse: 1 vote = 5 Ad Lumy.

How to prepare and vote

  1. Collect Heart Beats in Mubeat and/or Ad Lumy in Muniverse.
  2. Find the Show! Music Core pre-vote and select IU when the poll is open.
  3. Use the appropriate currency in each app to submit votes.

During the broadcast

Live voting

During the live broadcast KST

5 votes listed

What a vote costs

  • Mubeat: 1 vote = 1 Voting Ticket; 1 ticket costs 30 Heart Beats. Five votes require 150 Heart Beats.
  • Muniverse: 1 vote = 60 Gold Lumy or 50 Ad Lumy. Five votes require 300 Gold Lumy or 250 Ad Lumy.

How to prepare and vote

  1. Reserve your chosen app's five-vote balance before Saturday's broadcast.
  2. For Mubeat, exchange Heart Beats for Voting Tickets before submitting live votes.
  3. When the live poll opens and IU is eligible, select IU and submit within the poll window.

Check whether the five-vote cap is shared across Mubeat and Muniverse before voting in both apps. For Korean SMS voting, follow the instructions announced during the broadcast.

Before you vote

  • Pre-voting and live voting have different costs. Keep a separate reserve for Saturday.
  • Mubeat's live tickets expire sooner than Heart Beats, so check ticket expiry when exchanging.
Collect & manage voting currency2 currency guides · rewards and expiration

Check each app's ad and roulette counters for reset times and reward conditions.

Mubeat

Heart Beats & Voting Tickets

Ways to earn or obtain

  • Ads: up to 15 listed; 1 ad = 3 Heart Beats.
  • Roulette and missions.
  • Exchange 30 Heart Beats for 1 Voting Ticket for live voting.

Keep an eye on expiry

  • Heart Beats: 90 days.
  • Voting Tickets: 30 days.

Muniverse

Ad Lumy & Gold Lumy

Ways to earn or obtain

  • Ads: up to 20 listed; 1 ad = 5 Ad Lumy.
  • Missions.
  • Gold Lumy: purchase.

Keep an eye on expiry

  • Ad Lumy: 60 days.
  • Gold Lumy: no expiration listed.
How the score is countedDigital, physical, SNS, broadcast, and voting
Show! Music Core scoring
CategoryWeightPointsWhat counts
Digital50%5,000Circle Digital Chart.
Physical10%1,000Circle Album Chart.
SNS10%1,000YouTube music video views.
Pre-vote10%1,000Mubeat and Muniverse.
Broadcast + viewers' committee10%1,0005% song/music video plays on MBC TV and radio + 5% registered viewers' panel survey.
Live vote10%1,0004% Korean SMS + 6% global Mubeat and Muniverse voting.

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