GFRIEND COMEBACK GUIDES

GFRIEND COMEBACK is just around the corner! As we all know, GFRIEND works very hard to give us the perfect comeback, in return, we must work as hard as them to achieve what they deserve! Here's some guides and tips to know how we can help the girls in terms of music shows and streaming, refer on the guides below! Fighting Buddies!

Note: Tutorial on Melon and Genie for International Fans are to be posted.

MUSIC SHOWS CRITERIA

INKIGAYO

DIGITAL(55%)MELON, GENIE, BUGS, FLO
PHYSICAL(10%)ALBUM SALES
SNS(30%)YOUTUBE
MELON AZTALK APP(10%)VOTE ON MELON AZTALK APP
ON-AIR(10%)NUMBER OF TIMES THE SONG WAS PLAYED ON SBS TV AND RADIO PROGRAMS

THE SHOW

DIGITAL(40%)GAON CHART ONLY
PHYSICAL(10%)ALBUM SALES
YOUTUBE(20%)MUSIC VIDEO VIEWS
EXPERT'S PREFERENCE(15%) 
LIVE-VOTING(10%)THE SHOW APP

MUSIC BANK

DIGITAL SALES(65%)MELON, GENIE, BUGS, FLO, SORIBADA, VIBE
PHYSICAL(5%)ALBUM SALES
VIEWER'S PREFERENCE SURVEY(10%)KOREANS WHO ARE REGISTERED TO KBS VIEWER PANEL SURVEY
BROADCAST POINT(20%)NUMBER OF TIMES THE SONG WAS PLAYED ON KBS PROGRAMS

M! COUNTDOWN

DIGITAL SALES(45%)MELON, GENIE, BUGS
PHYSICAL(15%)ALBUM SALES
SOCIAL MEDIA(20%)MUSIC VIDEO + PERFORMANCE STAGES ON M! COUNTDOWN
GLOBAL FAN VOTE(10%)M COUNTDOWN APP
BROADCAST POINTS(10%)NUMBER OF TIMES THE SONG WAS PLAYED ON MNET PROGRAMS
NOMINEE LIVE VOTING(10%)SEND '여자친구' TO #2336
PRE-VOTING(10%)WHOSFAN APP

SHOW CHAMPION

DIGITAL + PHYSICAL(50%)MELON, GENIE, BUGS, SORIBADA + HANTEO CHART
SNS(10%)YOUTUBE MV WEEKLY VIEWS
BROADCAST POINTS(20%)NUMBER OF TIMES THE SONG WAS PLAYED ON MBC MUSIC PROGRAMS
PRE-VOTE(20%)IDOL CHAMP APP / 10% GLOBAL + 10% KOREAN

MUSIC CORE

DIGITAL + PHYSICAL(50%)MELON, GENIE, BUGS, SORIBADA, FLO, VIBE + HANTEO
LIVE VOTING(15%) 
GLOBAL FAN VOTE(10%)MUBEAT APP
YOUTUBE(10%)MUSIC VIDEO VIEWS
STREAMING HOT CHART(10%)NAVER VIBE APP
VIEWER'S COMMITTEE PRE-VOTING(10%)BY 2000 PEOPLE

MUSIC SHOWS VOTING

THE SHOW - STAR PLAY APP

  • You can watch 5 Ads per Hour. (1 Ad = 10 Silver Star Tokens = 1 Ticket)

  • For Pre-Voting, you can vote as many as you can.

  • For Live-Voting, you can only vote 3 times.

  • Your Silver Star Tokens expires every 15th of the month, so it best to convert it into tickets after watching the 5 Ads.

For full guide on App, please see photos below:

Download Star Play App:

SHOW CHAMPION - IDOL CHAMP APP

  • You can vote 3 times per account per day.

  • 3 Hearts(Chamsims) per vote.

  • You can earn hearts by the following: Commenting on Community Area/Non-Community Area; Watching Ads; Getting likes for your comments on Community Area/Non-Community Area and Performing Missions.

  • For COMPLETE or DETAILED guide, go to @GFRDidolchamp on twitter.

For full guide on App, please see photos below:

Download Idol Champ App:

MUSIC CORE - MUBEAT APP

  • Collect Heart Beats, you can watch 15 Ads per Day (1 Ad = 3 Beats), please watch the Ads everyday, it only lasts for 20-30 Seconds.

  • For Pre-Voting, Vote via Mubeat App: Global Voting

  • There are no voting limit for Pre-Voting (1 vote=3 Heart Beats)

  • You can only use Heart Beats, Star Beats are not allowed to use.

  • Create as many accounts as possible to vote.

  • For live-Voting, change the TIME ZONE on your phone setting to GMT/UTC +9 SEOUL, send an SMS with GFRIEND's KOREAN NAME '여자친구' to 00820505 or +820505

For full guide on App, please see photos below:

Download Mubeat App:

MNET M! COUNTDOWN

  • For Mwave Global, Download and Install the MWAVE app or go to MWAVE WEBSITE and Register with an SNS account.

  • For MNET Japan, go to MNET JAPAN.

  • For Pre-Voting on MWave Global, you can only vote once per account per day. You can use multiple accounts to vote. For Mnet Japan, go to Mnet Japan website and use a VPN to change location to JAPAN. You can also vote once per account per day.

  • For Live SMS Voting, Change the TIME ZONE on your phone setting to GMT/UTC +9 SEOUL, send an SMS with GFRIEND'S KOREAN NAME '여자친구' to 00822336 or +822336 or #2336

For full guide on App, please see photos below:

Download MWAVE App:

M! COUNTDOWN - WHOSFAN

  • Whosfan is a new App for M-countdown Pre-voting, it will take 10% of the total score.

  • You can log-in via Facebook, twitter, Kakao, Naver and Line. You can create as manyaccounts as you can.

  • Enter a referral code to get extra 500 credits: BF326353

  • For FULL GUIDE on app, @GFSquad__com posted a tutorial: GFSQUAD WHOSFAN TUTORIAL

Download WHOSFAN App:

INKIGAYO - MELON AZTALK APP

  • Download and Install the Melon Aztalk App. (Note: Melon Aztalk App requires a verified Korean Phone Number, there are plenty of sites to look for a Korean Phone Number so International Fans have access to this.)

  • Sign up using the Korean Phone Number.

  • For Pre-Voting, Change the TIME ZONE on your phone setting to GMT/UTC +9 SEOUL, Look for PANEL with SBS 인기가요 투표, FIND gfriend AND VOTE FOR THEM. Voting limit is 3 Artists per day per account.

Download Melon Aztalk App:

Note: If you have extra Gmail Accounts and you don't have much enough time to vote or Watch Ads, you can lend your account to @GFRIENDSOCIAL50 on twitter, just DM and we'll provide proofs of voting! If you don't want to send a DM, just answer the form here: DONATE EXTRA GMAIL ACCOUNT

youtube streaming

DO'S:

  • Use Manual Searching when Streaming.

  • Leave a LIKE and POSITIVE COMMENT on the Official Music Video

  • SHARE THE LINK to your friends!

  • Clear Cookies /history as often as possible!

  • It is best to watch the Music video from the Official BIGHIT youtube channel ONLY.

  • After Liking, commenting, removing from watch history and clearing cookies, Log out your youtube account. Stream again but DO NOT LOG IN.

DONT'S:

  • Don't use PLAYLIST in the first 24 hours as much as possible.

  • Do not Stream while LOGGED-IN

  • Do not RE-UPLOAD the Music Video anywhere such as TWITTER, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE.

  • Do not watch from other channels other than BIGHIT OFFICIAL CHANNEL

  • Do not watch the LYRICS video on the first 24 hours.

REMINDERS:

  • Volume must be at least 50% and above.

  • Quality must be at least 480p and above.

  • As much as possible don't use INCOGNITO (It is allowed but the views might not be counted and would be seen as SPAM.)

  • Turn off AUTOPLAY.

  • Do not use MULTIPLE TABS when watching.

  • Do not REPLAY the music video.

  • As much as possible, DO NOT SKIP ADS.

For full guide on App, please see photos below:

spotify streaming

HOW TO STREAM ON SPOTIFY:

  • Open the Spotify App on your Phone or on your Desktop.

  • Go to your Library

  • Click "Playlist"

  • Select a Playlist to Stream

  • Press "Play" or "Shuffle Play"

  • Find another Playlist sometime and go back to your original playlist.

REMINDERS:

  • Do not play one song on loop, it might be considered as a SPAM and won't count as a stream.

  • When Streaming, it is best if you create your own Playlist or a Pre-made Playlist.

  • In creating a playlist, don't just add GFRIEND group songs, you can add other songs too.

  • For Premium Users, Streaming while offline still counts as Valid Stream. Also, do not Shuffle your Playlist(Again, this is for Premium users only).

  • Share your Playlist to others!

  • Turn off Auto-Play

Download Spotify App:

PHYSICAL/ALBUM SALES

HOW TO PROPERLY PURCHASE AN ALBUM

  • There are two different charts for Physical Sales. (1)HANTEO - Real-time individual album sales; (2) GAON - Overall sales of album(includes shipment sales).

  • It is best to wait for Source Music's Announcement on where to Pre-Order/Purchase an Album.

  • Always double check if you want to buy from other Kpop Markets not listed below.

  • To decrease your amount of Shipping Fee it is advisable to join Group Orders but be careful on which Group Order you are joining and make sure that it is trusted.

WHERE TO PURCHASE AN ALBUM

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