# Taemin wins Show! Music Core with 'Float,' beating MONSTA X and BIGBANG

Release page: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/09/taemin-wins-show-music-core-float-monsta-x-bigbang
Reach map: https://ktrenz.com/reach-graph/taemin-wins-show-music-core-float-monsta-x-bigbang
Artist: BIGBANG — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/bigbang
Category: comeback
Published: 2026-09-12

## How measured
Server-side crawler hits on this article, counted per vendor and per bot. "Answer-time" means the vendor fetched the page while composing an answer (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-User); "training" means bulk collection. These are requests we served — not impressions, not audience, not estimated reach. Crawlers we block are excluded from every number here.

## AI reach
- Answer-time citations: 8
- Total AI reads: 24
- Distinct vendors: 7
- Window: 9 days from first to last crawl

| Vendor | Reads | Kind | Bots |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenAI | 8 | answer-time | OAI-SearchBot 7×/7d; ChatGPT-User 1×/1d |
| Meta | 7 | training | Meta-ExternalAgent 7×/3d |
| Perplexity | 3 | training | PerplexityBot 3×/3d |
| Yandex | 2 | training | YandexBot 2×/1d |
| Apple | 2 | training | Applebot 2×/1d |
| Anthropic | 1 | training | ClaudeBot 1×/1d |
| Amazon | 1 | training | Amazonbot 1×/1d |

## Human reach
- Media outlets that picked this up: 10
- Social posts tracked: 17

| Outlet | Lang | Date | Headline | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| K-POP Fan Hub | KO | 09-17 | Watch: SHINee's Taemin Takes 1st Win For "FLOAT" On "Music Core"; Performances By Soyeon, &TEAM, VERIVERY, And More | https://kpophub.kr/ko/ |
| wowKorea | JA | 09-18 | 「SHINee」テミン、新曲「FLOAT」が「MONSTA X」と「BIGBANG」を抑え『ショー！K-POPの中心』で1位 | https://www.wowkorea.jp/topic/read/161572.html |
| Shining Awards | EN | 09-18 | SHINee's Taemin gets first "Music Core" win for "FLOAT" with 8,098 points over MONSTA X and BIGBANG | https://shiningawards.com/shinees-taemin-gets-first-music-core-win-for-float-with-8098-points/ |
| Ilgan Sports | KO | 09-18 | 태민, 몬엑·빅뱅 꺾고 ‘음중’ 1위 | https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202609120037 |
| Live Show Updates (X) | EN | 09-19 | MUSIC CORE WINNER! Congratulations to TAEMIN for winning Music Core this week with “FLOAT”! | https://x.com/LiveShowUpdates/status/2098677086336794687 |
| Sports Today (스포츠투데이) | KO | 09-19 | '쇼! 음악중심' 태민, '플로트'로 1위→신인 튜이드 첫 스페셜 MC 소감 ... | http://m.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108842646732 |
| Daebak Tokyo | JA | 09-19 | テミン、Bigbangおさえ「FLOAT」1冠目！20260912「ウマチュン」 - デバク | https://daebak.tokyo/2026/09/12/taemin-float-first-win/ |
| KSW Journal | EN | 09-20 | Lee Taemin reaches No. 1 on ‘Show! Music Core’ — KSW Journal | https://world.ksw-news.com/news/lee-taemin-show-music-core-number-one |
| Culpa do Lag | PT | 09-20 | Taemin (SHINee) achieves first win with 'Float' on Music Core — Culpa do Lag | https://www.culpadolag.com.br/taemin-shinee-conquista-1a-vitoria-com-float-no-music-core |
| nc.press | EN | 09-15 | BIGBANG completes US tour after 11 years, sells out 50,000-capacity venues and fills MetLife Stadium... | https://www.nc.press/news/articleView.html?idxno=626605 |

| Platform | Account | Date | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YouTube | SoulCast By Haseeb | 09-17 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsDqoQfj4qA |
| TikTok | zhang_min88 | 09-12 | https://www.tiktok.com/@zhang_min88/video/7684663946414001429 |
| X | @wow_ko | 09-13 | https://x.com/wow_ko/status/2098927732428054983 |
| TikTok | rudakpop | 09-12 | https://www.tiktok.com/@rudakpop/video/7684549913207721223 |
| TikTok | withtm_718 | 09-12 | https://www.tiktok.com/@withtm_718/video/7684581538368949512 |
| X | @daebaktokyo | 09-12 | https://x.com/daebaktokyo/status/2098692476810969276 |
| X | @maedawishie | 09-12 | https://x.com/maedawishie/status/2098658983452217580 |
| X | @kkpopvotes_ | 09-12 | https://x.com/kkpopvotes_/status/2098658967451021552 |
| X | @kkpopvotes_ | 09-12 | https://x.com/kkpopvotes_/status/2098658840552366119 |
| TikTok | odorkobol | 09-12 | https://www.tiktok.com/@odorkobol/video/7684560971389586710 |
| X | @maedawishie | 09-11 | https://x.com/maedawishie/status/2098338733842108624 |
| X | @Kkorepo | 09-13 | https://x.com/Kkorepo/status/2098958846462964160 |
| X | @kor_celebrities | 09-13 | https://x.com/kor_celebrities/status/2098928449578565736 |
| YouTube | moojjah KPOP🏆 | 09-12 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P3IPOR4Rkw |
| YouTube | QUANTUM HORIZON | 09-14 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va1phN1MxXc |
| YouTube | ショチュロス | 08-23 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf9ssvml15U |
| TikTok | Yeayy our precious BIGBANG has finally safely arrived in Paris 🇫🇷😍🎊🥳 have a good rest | 09-18 | https://www.tiktok.com/@peaceminusone_5sky/video/7686987442242587922 |

## Attribution
Measured and published by KTRENZ (https://ktrenz.com). Cite as: "KTRENZ Release Reach, Taemin wins Show! Music Core with 'Float,' beating MONSTA X and BIGBANG".