Watch: SHINee’s Taemin Takes 1st Win For “FLOAT” On “Music Core”; Performances By Soyeon, &TEAM, VERIVERY, And More

SHINee’s Taemin has won his first music show trophy for his new title track “FLOAT”!

On the September 12 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were MONSTA X × About group MONSTA X MONSTA X is a South Korean boy group formed through the survival show No.Mercy under Starship Entertainment. They debuted in 2015 and are known for powerful performances, strong rap and vocal lines, and a global fanbase. The group is currently active with Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M. Tap again to view profile → Close ’s “MAGIC,” BIGBANG × About group BIGBANG BIGBANG is a South Korean boy group that debuted in 2006. Known for major influence on modern K-pop, the group is widely associated with hits across multiple eras and a strong global fanbase. The group is commonly treated as currently active with G-DRAGON, Taeyang, and Daesung. Tap again to view profile → Close ’s “BiiiG,” and Taemin’s “FLOAT.” Taemin ultimately took the win with a total of 8,098 points.

Congratulations to Taemin! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:

Other performers on today’s show included MONSTA X × About group MONSTA X MONSTA X is a South Korean boy group formed through the survival show No.Mercy under Starship Entertainment. They debuted in 2015 and are known for powerful performances, strong rap and vocal lines, and a global fanbase. The group is currently active with Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M. Tap again to view profile → Close , i-dle’s Soyeon, &TEAM × About group &TEAM &TEAM is a nine-member Japanese boy group under YX LABELS. The group consists of EJ, FUMA, K, NICHOLAS, YUMA, JO, HARUA, TAKI, and MAKI. The group was formed through the survival program &AUDITION - The Howling and officially debuted on December 7, 2022, with the mini album First Howling : ME. &TEAM promotes primarily in Japan while maintaining a strong international K-pop presence. The group later expanded its activities in South Korea with its Korean debut. Their official fandom name is LUNÉ. Tap again to view profile → Close , VERIVERY, EVAN, SHINee’s Minho, UNIS, 82MAJOR, Kwon Eun Bi, Lovelyz’s Ryu Sujeong, TUIDE, ALL(H)OURS, hrtz.wav, TUNEXX, TNX, ASC2NT, H//PE Princess, Kim Hee Jae, DUETTO, and Ettone.

Check out their performances below!

MONSTA X × About group MONSTA X MONSTA X is a South Korean boy group formed through the survival show No.Mercy under Starship Entertainment. They debuted in 2015 and are known for powerful performances, strong rap and vocal lines, and a global fanbase. The group is currently active with Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M. Tap again to view profile → Close – “MAGIC”

i-dle’s Soyeon – “I’m gonna TOESA”

&TEAM × About group &TEAM &TEAM is a nine-member Japanese boy group under YX LABELS. The group consists of EJ, FUMA, K, NICHOLAS, YUMA, JO, HARUA, TAKI, and MAKI. The group was formed through the survival program &AUDITION - The Howling and officially debuted on December 7, 2022, with the mini album First Howling : ME. &TEAM promotes primarily in Japan while maintaining a strong international K-pop presence. The group later expanded its activities in South Korea with its Korean debut. Their official fandom name is LUNÉ. Tap again to view profile → Close – “Mark on Me”

VERIVERY – “Don’t Panic!”

EVAN – “Death of Me”

SHINee’s Minho – “Out Of My Hands” and “Make it hot”

UNIS – “Sky Land, Star Land”

82MAJOR – “Like Fire”

Kwon Eun Bi – “DEJAVU”

Lovelyz’s Ryu Sujeong– “Diamond”

TUIDE – “SUN KISS”

ALL(H)OURS – “DANG DANG”

hrtz.wav – “ALIVE”

TUNEXX – “BLUE MODE”

TNX – “Die Another Day”

ASC2NT – “If I Die Tomorrow”

H//PE Princess – “AWA”

Kim Hee Jae – “I Really Hate Goodbyes”

DUETTO – “please”

Ettone – “STAY”