Music Show Wins:: Week of 03/26 - 04/01

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  Another Triple Crown can go on the books! I want to confirm who won on The Show before I add that on here. We've got a first win for a song here, as well as some familiar faces.

As I said last week, After School Club would be going on hiatus at the end of its twelve-year first season, which means I have a lot of groups and a lot of performances to be able to look back on and share with you all. So I decided to go back to episode 410 and Weki Meki. The MCs were Jimin (Jamie Park of 15&), Heejun (of American Idol and K-Pop Star fame), and Yuri (of JxR and of almost NCT).It happened to be Yuri's first time as MC on ASC, and we also got a proto-MC Challenge with one of the members of Weki Meki teaching Yuri the point dance for Dazzle Dazzle. I also shared with you their sped up dance they did for that episode of ASC. I've got a special fondness for dances at 2x speed.

Show Champion: NMIXX "Know About Me"

MCountdown: Jennie (BLACKPINK) "Like Jennie"

Music Bank: NMIXX "Know About Me"

Show! Music Core: G-Dragon (BIGBANG)

Inkigayo: NMIXX "Know About Me



ASC Performance: 20200303 Weki Meki "DAZZLE DAZZLE"



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