Voting schedule
| show | pre-voting period (KST) | live voting period (KST) |
|---|---|---|
| Show champion | Friday 8pm to Monday 2:59pm | No live voting |
| M Countdown | Saturday 12am to Monday 23:59pm | Thursday 6pm to 7pm |
| Music Bank | Sunday 3pm to Wednesday 11am | no live voting |
| Music Core | Tuesday 6pm to Thursday 11am | Saturday 3:15pm to 4:15pm |
| Inkigayo | Monday 12pm to Friday 11:59pm (2 weeks before the broadcast) | Sunday 3pm to 4pm |
Note: live voting timings are not accurate and can change depending on the broadcast
voting guide for each music show
Show Champion Pre-Voting Guide
• Pre-voting: 2,000 points.
• On Idol Champ, voting is unlimited, so multiple accounts are NOT needed.
• You can save your votes and dump them before voting closes instead of voting every day.
• The more you vote, the more you level up, which lets you earn extra blue chamsims when collecting. it is recommended to use the blue chamsims before they expire so that you can increase your level.
App: Idolchamp
How to collect chamsim
💙 Blue Chamsim (free)⏰ Expires on the 1st of every monthhow to collect Blue Chamsim:
Attendance check (daily)
Getting 30 likes on a community post
Completing quizzes. Quiz answers can be found here
❤️ Ruby Chamsim⏰ Expires 90 days after being earned
⚠️ Paid Ruby Chamsim does NOT expire, but the bonus expires after 90 daysFree Ruby Chamsim
Go to the Shop icon → Free tab
Watch ads
• Click “Want to play roulette?”
• Chamsim earned is random
2. Complete missions
• Click “Want it fast?” or “Want it fun?”
• Download game apps and complete missions or do surveys
• Rewards will automatically reflect in Idol Champ once completed
Paid Ruby Chamsim
Go to the Shop icon → Chamsim tab and choose a package
• Bonus Chamsim expires
• Non-bonus Chamsim does not expire
M Countdown Pre-Voting & Live Voting Guide
• Pre-voting: 1,000 points.
• Live voting: 1,000 points.
• Voting is limited to 5 votes per account/device
• Emulators and VPNs do NOT work
• The only way to vote more than 5 times is by using multiple devices with different accounts.
App: Mnet Plus
Music Bank Pre-Voting Guide
• Pre-voting: 2,000 points
• You can vote up to 500 times per voting session
• Additional voting is restricted for 10 minutes (you can vote again after 10 minutes)
• Note: During the Mono era, there was no voting restriction and fans could dump large amounts of votes. Updates will be provided to confirm if this was a one-time thing or if it will remain in future voting eras.
App: Fancast
How to collect hearts
💙 Blue hearts (free)⏰ Expires after 30-60 daysYou can earn Blue hearts by:
Attendance check (expires after 30 days)
2. Watch ads (expires after 30 days)
• Go to the store icon → Free tab
• Click “Watch & Get Reward"
(60 ads per day)
3.Complete missions ( expires after 60 days)
• Go to the store
• click "Quick missions" or "Easy missions"
• Download game apps and complete missions or do surveys
• Rewards will automatically reflect in Fanciest once completed
💛 Yellow hearts (paid)⏰ Yellow hearts do not expire
Go to the Store icon → hearts tab and choose a package
Music Core Pre-Voting & Live Voting Guide
Music core now uses 2 apps: mubeat and universe
• Pre-voting: 500 points
• Live voting: 1,000 pointsMUBEAT:
• Pre-voting limit: voting is unlimited, You can save your votes and dump them before voting closes instead of voting every day.
Tip: make sure to save 150 heart beats for live voting)
• Live voting limit: You can vote up to 5 times per account using voting tickets.150 Heartbeats can be exchanged for 5 voting tickets.
Alternatively, you can purchase 5 voting tickets if needed.MUNIVERSE:
• Pre-voting limit: voting seems to be unlimited. 5 ad lumy- 1 vote
• Live voting limit: You can vote up to 5 times per account using ad lumy. 250 ad lumy = 5 votes. 50 ad lumy=1 vote
App: Mubeat
How to collect beats
💖 heart beats (free)⏰ Expires after 90 daysYou can earn heart beats by:
1. Watch ads
• Go to the store icon → heart beats tab
• Click “Watch video ads" (15 ads per day)
2. Complete missions
• Go to the store
• click "Participate in mission"
• Download game apps and complete missions
• Rewards will automatically reflect in Fanciest once completed
3.Complete quizzes
⭐ Star Beats (paid)⏰ Star Beats do not expire
Go to the Store icon → Star Beats tab and choose a package
Starbeats cannot be used for voting directly.How to convert: Use the “Spin the Roulette” or “Roll the Dice” options.Note: Heartbeats earned from conversions are random, so the number you get may vary each time.
App: Muniverse
💖 Ad lumy (free)
note: lumy gained from check in is not used for music show voting. it is used for stage PICK⏰ Expires after 60 daysYou can earn ad lumy by:
1. Watch ads
• Go to store→ lumy station
• Click “Watch video ads" (20 ads per day)
2. Complete missions
• Go to the lumy station
• click "complete mission together lumy"
• complete missions and do as described for each mission (note: the missions are in Korean and as of now they aren't working for me)
⭐ Gold lumy (paid)⏰ Gold lumy do not expireNOTE: Gold lumy can only be used for live voting. 50 gold lumy = 1 live vote
Go to the Store icon → Gold lumy tab and choose a package
Inkigayo Pre-Voting Guide
• Pre-voting: 500 points
• prepare at least 1,500 fan points for voting
• Note:Pre-voting for Inkigayo typically starts 2 weeks before the broadcasted episode
App: Linc
How to collect fan points
📣 Fan points (free)⏰ Expires after 180 daysYou can earn fan points by:
watch ads (30 ads per day)
Inkigayo Live Voting Guide
• Pre-voting: 500 points
prepare at least 25 diamonds or 250 rubies
can create multiple accounts on once device
App:Higher
How to collect
❤️🔥 Rubies (free)⏰ Expires after 90 daysYou can earn rubies by:
click diamond icon on top right go to charge tab
watch ads (50 ads per day for 1 ruby)
daily check in
lucky roulette (3 times per day)
ladder game (3 times per day)
complete missions by scroll down and clicking " get ruby Easily"
💎 diamond (paid)⏰ does not expireYou can earn diamonds by:
click diamond icon on top right
go to buy tab
purchase the package you want
Voting priority
LIST OF MUSIC SHOW VOTINGS TO FOCUS ON
(UPDATED DURING COMEBACK VOTING PERIOD)