STREAMING/DIGITAL SALES:
All music shows count digital sales and streaming towards wins. This usually equates to more than 50% of the points they need to win. There are only certain sites you can buy/stream from that will count towards this*, and they are:
MelOn - [how to create an account] [streaming tutorial © 7nspired] Only the full song will count, not the previews.
Bugs - only more than 1 minute 30 seconds count, only once an hour
Synnara - only the full song counts (you can buy the album digitally too)
Naver Music - only the full song counts
Genie - only the full song (not the MV)
Soribada - only the full song counts
*please note, not all of these are for every music show, but they all count towards at least one of them.
Often it can be complicated and difficult to stream on these sites if you aren’t in South Korea. Most of them also require you to purchase streaming passes in order to stream more than just the preview.
For MelOn passes, InfiniteUpdates has a Twitter thread where Inspirits are offering to sell passes to those who aren’t able to access one.
PHYSICAL ALBUM SALES:
There are only certain charts that count towards music show wins. When you are buying your album online, please check the site to ensure that your purchase will go towards on of the following: Gaon and Hanteo. Here are some sites that you can buy from which will go towards these charts:
YesAsia
KpopTown
KpopMart
GMarket (Synnara)
KTown4U (DVDHeaven)
VOTING FOR MUSIC SHOWS:
Not all music shows have an option to pre-vote. And even when they do, it can be hard to actually vote as an international fan. Here are your options:
Mnet M!Countdown - pre-voting opens at 2pm KST on Fridays and closes at 9am KST the following Monday. You can vote once a day, with your Mnet ID, Facebook, Twitter and KakaoTalk. The site is in English and very easy to navigate.
MBC Show Champion - you can vote using the Idol Champ app. [tutorial for MBCplus account] [how to vote]
SBS Inkigayo - if INFINITE are in the top 3 nominees for the week, you can vote during the show by SMS. Text 인피니트 to +821245*. Do this only once per mobile number, and only if they are in the top 3.
SBS MTV The Show - you can vote using Twitter, by including the hashtags #더쇼 and #인피니트 in your tweet. Please be aware that multiple tweets from the same user may not be counted. You can also vote by SMS during the broadcast by sending 인피니트 to +821119^.
* Please note, these numbers may change. i will update the post if they do.
OTHER WAYS TO HELP:
There are plenty of other things you can do to help INFINITE on music shows! A percentage of points for a music show win count on SNS activity and official MV views. So here’s what you can do:
Stream the official MV on Woollim’s channel
Search for 인피니트 on Naver, Daum and other Korean sites to bump them up in the real time search results
Tweet using the hashtags #인피니트 and #텔미 (but not more than once per tweet as this can be discounted as spam)
Retweet and like posts on INFINITE’s official Twitter account, and like and share posts on their official Facebook page.
Watch INFINITE’s live performances on music show’s official Youtube channels.
Some tips to make sure your MV views count:
Open Youtube in your browser and search for the video (it doesn’t count if you watch it embedded on another site or if you click a link, which is why I haven’t included either in this post)
Watch the MV from start to finish, with the volume up over 50%
Once you have watched it, close the tab and clear your browsing history (you don’t have to clear the full thing, just recent history)
Open a new tab again and repeat steps 1-3
Please try to at least stream the official MV every day!
See under the ‘read more’ for a breakdown of points on music shows!