Iconic Music Show To End — What Will This Mean For Less Popular Groups?

Will smaller groups survive?

Popular music show The Show will soon be ending its broadcast, After 13 years on air, the long-running program will cease to operate.

On October 24, 2025, Star News exclusively reported that SBS funE’s music program The Show will air its final episode on November 11, 2025. Broadcasting every Tuesday since its premiere in April 2011, The Show has been a staple K-pop music program on SBS’s cable channel, SBS funE. Over 40 K-pop artists have hosted the program as MCs over the years. Currently, the MCs are WayV‘s Xiaojun, izna‘s Sebi, and CRAVITY‘s Hyeongjun.

Typically, Korean music shows take a brief break at the end of the year for festivals and award ceremonies, then resume in the following spring. However, this time, The Show’s conclusion is permanent, not a seasonal hiatus. Smaller agencies will definitely be hit by this hard. After all, only artists from big agencies are usually given spots on shows such as Music Bank and Inkigayo. The Show gave the spotlight to smaller groups. Now, groups from lesser known companies may feel the sting.

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• Groups from smaller companies will feel the sting. What a pity.
• This was the show where groups from smaller companies could still win #1.
• Now, it must be hard to even go on music shows if you’re not from a big company.
• Nooo, my bias has a chance of winning #1 in the next week.
• Ahh, the ray of hope for smaller company idols…

With only three episodes remaining, anticipation is high for how The Show will wrap up its 13-year legacy and bid a memorable farewell to fans and artists alike.