Voting Guides Prepared by Carat Votes

idol champ

Show Champion voting opens on every Friday at 8 PM (KST) and closes on Monday at 3 PM (KST), which is 4 days long.Install App: Global appCREATE AN ACCOUNT• Log in or Sign up using your Google, Facebook, Kakao or Line account.
• Agree to all terms and conditions.
• Choose SEVENTEEN as your idol. Set your nickname.
• Go to shop or three lines icon on the top right app.
• Earn CHAMSIMS by watching ADs, attendance events, missions, game, quiz or buy on shop.
• You can create multiple accounts using the same device.

HOW TO EARN CHAMSIMS ON IDOL CHAMP

HOW TO VOTE ON SHOW CHAMPION
• Go to the ‘Vote’ section on the app.
• Select the ongoing SHOW CHAMPION banner.
• Select 'Candidate' tab
• Vote for SEVENTEEN’s title track.
• Go to 'Ticket exchange' page.
• Exchange your ruby or time chamsims.
1 ruby chamsims → 1 voting ticket
5 time chamsims → 1 voting ticket
• After exchange to voting ticket complete, insert the quantity of the ticket in the box to vote.
• Click the VOTE button.
- 1 vote = 1 ticket.
- UNLIMITED voting
(please follow fanbases strategies to vote, last day of voting is more important)Tip: Stockpile chamsims before pre-voting

mnet plus

M Countdown has 2 voting which is pre-voting and live voting. Can be voted on the official apps on Google Play or App Store.Pre-vote: Saturday, 12 AM (KST) - Monday, 11:59 PM (KST)
Live vote: Thursday at 6 PM (KST) during the broadcastⓘ NOTE: Nominees only for Top 2 for live voting.Install App: iOS | Android


CREATE AN ACCOUNT
• Go to profile page
• Click ‘Sign Up’
• Tick all agreement and terms
• Complete all requirements.
• Fill your email and send verification code. Then click ‘Sign Up’.
• Go to ‘Communities’
• Join M Countdown community
• Complete your profileⓘ NOTE: Password must includes at least 1 letter, number, and special character (Ex: seventeen17@)HOW TO VOTE ON MNET PLUS
Both pre-vote and live vote have the same steps. Live voting will end earlier than the broadcast due to live broadcast delays and score tabulation.• Scroll down to quickly jump to the on-going pre-voting poll and tap the 'Vote' button on the homepage.
• Select SEVENTEEN title track and confirm your vote.
• Complete 1 vote then exit the voting certificate by tap the 'X' button on the corner
• Repeat the same steps until 5 votes completed.
• Make sure to watch the ads till it complete
• Can vote using 1 account per device only.
• Max. up to 5 votes per account daily.

MUBEAT

Music Core has 2 voting which is pre-voting and live voting. The voting computed the score by rank position.Pre-vote: Tuesday, 6 PM (KST) - Thursday, 11 AM (KST)
Live vote: Saturday at 3:15 PM (KST) during broadcast.ⓘ NOTE: Nominees only for Top 3 for Music Core live voting.Install App: iOS | Android


CREATE AN ACCOUNT
• Sign up using your Email, Google, Twitter or Facebook account.
• Agree to all terms and conditions.
• Search for SEVENTEEN and follow the artist.
• Create at least 5 accounts per device.EARN HEART BEATS
• Go to the ‘Store’ page
• Earn heart beats by watching ADs, answers mubeat quizzes, and participate in missions.
• Expire 90 days after collection.
• 80 ADs = 240 heart beats per device per day.
• The ADs resets every day at 12:00 AM (KST).

HOW TO VOTE ON MUSIC CORE PRE-VOTE AND LIVE VOTE► Pre-voting ◄
• Click the ‘Vote’ page.
• Go to the ‘Show! Music Core’ section.
• Click the ongoing ‘Global Pre-voting’ banner.
• Select SEVENTEEN title track and cast your vote.
• Only heart beats can be used to vote.
• 3 heart beats = 1 vote
• Unlimited voting.► Live voting ◄
(Exchange Heart Beats ⟶ Voting Tickets)
• Click the ‘Store’ page
• Go to ‘Live voting’ to exchange heart beats
• 1 voting tickets = 30 heart beats
• Maximum 5 voting tickets = 150 heart beats
• Expire after 30 days after exchange.• Click the ‘Vote’ page.
• Go to the ‘Show! Music Core’ section.
• Click the ongoing ‘APP Live Voting’ banner.
• Select SEVENTEEN title track and cast your vote.
• Use live voting tickets. (Max. 5 tickets).► Music Core Viewers’ Committee ◄
A survey via official Music Core website, 2,000 MBC accounts will be randomly chosen to be part of viewer committee voting and for Koreans only. This is held from Wednesday (9 AM KST) to Thursday (11 AM KST). The registration for viewers’ committee is open every month and held for 5 weeks voting period.

HIGHER

Inkigayo winning criteria has 2 voting systems which are pre-voting and live voting. Pre-voting using Diggus app, while live voting is done globally via Higher (formerly known as SuperStar X) app.Live vote: Sunday at 3:20 PM (KST) during broadcast.ⓘ NOTE: Nominees only for Top 3 for live voting.Install App: iOS | Android


CREATE AN ACCOUNT
• Sign up using your email.
• Complete all requirements and agree to all terms and conditions. Then click ‘Sign Up’.
• Unlimited accounts allowed to create but we can earn ruby, each mission once per device only.EARN RUBIES
1. VIDEO AD REWARD
• Go to the ‘Store’ page (diamond icon)
• Earn free ruby by watching AD on 'Charge' page.
• Expire 90 days after collection.
• 1 AD = 1 ruby
• Max. 50 ADs = 50 rubies per account daily
• Can earned rubies by multiple accounts using the same device.2. DAILY RUBY MISSIONS
• Expire 90 days after collection.
• Go to the ‘Store’ page (diamond icon)
• Earn free ruby by completing missions on 'Charge' page.
• Check-in: 1 ruby daily + bonus 5 rubies (10 days), 10 rubies (20 days), 30 rubies (all attendance) check-in consecutively
• Lucky Roulette: play 3x daily, watch the ad and spin (min. 3 rubies ~ max. 30 rubies)
• Ladder Game: play 3x daily, watch the ad and pick a gift box (min. 3 rubies ~ max. 30 rubies)3. PURCHASE DIAMOND
- On 'Buy' page.
- No expiration
- Paid currency
- Buy 30 diamonds only as live voting is limited to 25 diamonds which is 5 votes to use for live voting.TIP: Collect at least 1,750 rubies per account for live and hot stage voting. Live voting (250) + hot stage (1,500)

HOW TO VOTE ON INKIGAYO
1. LIVE VOTING
- 1 vote = 50 rubies/5 diamonds
- Max. 5 votes = 250 rubies/25 diamonds
• Go to the 'SBS Inkigayo Live Vote' banner on homepage
• Tap Vote button
• Add maximum rubies you have
• Tap Vote and you're done
• See 'My Votes' to check your vote2. HOT STAGE
- 1 vote = 30 rubies/3 diamonds
- Max. 10 votes = 300 rubies/30 diamonds
- 1,500 rubies needed for the whole voting period (5 days)
- Sunday after the broadcast until next Thursday (12PM KST)
- Rankings will be hidden after being public for 25 hours.

LiNC

Inkigayo winning criteria has 2 voting systems which are pre-voting and live voting. Starting April 2025, global pre-voting has changed from Diggus to LiNC app.Pre-vote: Monday, 12 PM - Friday, 11:59PM (KST).Install App: iOS | AndroidCREATE AN ACCOUNT
• Sign up using email.
• Complete all requirements and then click ‘NEXT’.
• Complete verification (check spam inbox)
• Agree to the term of services.HOW TO EARN FAN POINTS (FP)
• Go to the FP collections page [P] icon at the right-upper corner
• Earn 10 FP daily and an extra 50 FP when you participate in Inkigayo voting for 5 consecutive days
• Watch 30x video ads on Linc and another 20x ads on tin app
• Max. 50 ads = 300 FPs daily
• Earn extra FP by entering private chat (you can leave out the chat)
• FP expires in 180 days after collection
• GEMS expire after 5 YEARSHOW TO VOTE FOR INKIGAYO PRE-VOTING
• Login and go to the pre-vote poll button on the homepage
• Choose and vote the song (1 song only)
• Add the votes by using the [+] button and choose the currency
• 1 vote = 30 FPs or 8 GEMs
• Max. 10 votes = 300 FPs or 80 GEMs per account daily
• 300 FP x 5 days = 1,500 points for a whole voting period
• Can be vote by multiple accountsNOTE: collect at-least 1,500 FPs per account

FANCAST

Music Bank has changed voting platform from ALLCHART app to FANCAST app starting August 2025.Pre-vote: Sunday, 3 PM - Wednesday, 11AM (KST).Install App: iOS | AndroidCREATE AN ACCOUNT
• Sign up using any SNS account
• Agree to the term of services.
• Set password
• Set nickname
• Set SEVENTEEN as favorited artist
• Set language app and birthdateMusic Bank voting only use GOLD (paid) or BLUE (free) hearts.Gold hearts
- Paid points purchased in store
- Doesn't expireHOW TO COLLECT BLUE HEARTS
1. Daily check-in streaks
- Reset everday at 12AM
- Daily (10 blue hearts) and bonus;
- 7th attendance (100 blue hearts)
- 15th attendance (200 blue hearts)
- Whole month (500 blue hearts)
- Expire 30 days after collection2. Missons TNK/Tapjoy/Fyber
- Expire 60 days after collection3. Watch & Get Hearts
- Tap 24 ads (240 blue hearts)
- Watch 60 ads (1200 blue hearts)
- Expire 30 days after collection4. Gifts
- Go to My Page
- Tap on Hearts
- Select Give a gift
- Choose a gold or blue heart
- Enter the user's nickname.
- Input the amount of hearts you want to gift (minimum 100).
- Tap Give a gift to send※ NOTE: Payment to Google purchase (Android) is cheaper than Apple purchase (iOS).HOW TO VOTE FOR MUSIC BANK
• Go to homepage Music Bank banner or vote page
• Candidate > vote > select blue/gold hearts > enter number of votes
- 50 blue/gold hearts = 1 vote
- up to 500 votes and a 10 minutes cool down per voting casting
• Unlimited voting

PHYSICAL ALBUMS

- Highly recommend to buy physical albums from on & offline store that counts for all Hanteo, and Circle Chart.
- For US/CANADA please refer list that counts for Billboard Chart
- For JAPAN, please refer list that counts for Oricon Chart.
- Typically, with album releases, there are different exclusive pre-order benefits associated with different retailers.
- To reduce individual shipping costs, consider joining a GO (group order) for your region.