Simply K-Pop

Simply K-Pop (Korean: 심플리 케이팝; also known as Simply K-pop Con-Tour or Simply Con-tour) is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Arirang TV. Originally called The M-Wave, the show's title was changed to Wave K in 2011, and renamed again in 2012 to Simply K-Pop. It airs live worldwide every Friday at 1:00PM KST,^[1] and is broadcast from Arirang Tower in Seocho-dong, Seoul.^[2]

GenreMusic, Entertainment

Presented byLee Dae-hwi (AB6IX)

Country of originSouth Korea

Original languagesEnglish and Korean

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Simply K-Pop
Genre	Music, Entertainment
Presented by	Lee Dae-hwi (AB6IX)
Country of origin	South Korea
Original languages	English and Korean
No. of episodes	619
Production
Running time	52 minutes (regular) 85 minutes (livestream)
Production company	Arirang TV
Original release
Network	Arirang TV
Release	2011 (2011) – present

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Currently hosted by Lee Dae-hwi of AB6IX,^[3] the show features K-pop stars who perform on stage and interact with the audience throughout each episode.^[4] It was previously available for online streaming via Viki with multilingual subtitles until May 2024—it was also previously available on DramaFever until the site shut down in 2018.^[5][6] Reruns of the show air on the free Philippine digital TV channel Hallypop every Sunday at 6:30 PM.^[4]

Since April 19, 2021, on the Mondays of each two weeks, Simply K-pop is airing Simply K-pop Con-Tour to "travel" to each country. This is livestreamed in Youtube. Simply K-pop is now also known as Simply K-pop Con-Tour.^{[citation needed]}