Ranking System
50% – Digital sales (Gaon)
15% – Live Voting
10% – Physical sales
10% – Music Video views
10% – Viewer panel voting
5% – Radio Broadcast
Pre-Voting
Pre-voting takes place on MBC’s website from Monday 10 AM till Thursday 1 PM KST: http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/musiccore/musiclist_vote/
You must register an account on MBC beforehand: http://member.imbc.com/User/Join.html
Live Voting
You can live vote for T-ara only if they are nominees for 1st place. Text T-ara’s name (IN HANGUL) to +820505 (00820505).
T-ara’s name in hangul is 티아라. For sub-units or solos: 티아라 엔포 (T-ara N4), 보람 (Boram), 큐리 (Qri), 소연 (Soyeon), 은정 (Eunjung), 효민 (Hyomin), 지연 (Jiyeon).
The live voting only starts when the show begins. Please be aware of your international SMS charges.
Physical & Digital Sales
Buy T-ara’s music via MelOn. iTunes does not count.
The following store sales are counted towards Hanteo and Gaon for physical sales:
Global Interpark, YesAsia, GMarket, Synnara, KTown4u, Kpoptown, Kpopmart, Applemusic.
You may use other Hanteo and Gaon certified options as well.