In 2001, Kim Hyuk Gun (김혁건) won the Grand Prize in the Rock Solo category at the Mnet Music Festival, his first stage on television. His broadcast record begins there.
This article follows the programs Kim Hyuk Gun appeared on from 2001 to 2024, period by period, and closes with the full list in a table.
01.2001–2003: From Mnet to the Terrestrial Networks
Kim Hyuk Gun's first broadcast stage was the 2001 Mnet Music Festival, where he won the Grand Prize in the Rock Solo category. After THE CROSS (더크로스) released its first album, "Melody Quus," in 2003, its first TV appearance was also on Mnet. That year the band appeared on music programs on Mnet, KMTV, MTV, Arirang TV and the three terrestrial networks, KBS, MBC and SBS.
Six of those stages remain on broadcasters' official channels. From July to October 2003, "Don't Cry" was performed on MBC "Music Camp" Ep. 186 (July 12) and Ep. 196 (September 27), SBS "Inkigayo" (September 7), KBS2 "Hi! 5" (October 4) and "Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter" (October 25). A performance from the same year at Ulsan MBC's Ulsan Summer Festival rock concert also remains on the broadcaster's channel.
The story of the song that year is told in Don't Cry: The 2003 Original and the 2023 Anniversary Recording.
02.2014–2015: Three Stages on "Star King"
On October 18, 2014, Kim Hyuk Gun returned to the stage on SBS "Star King" Ep. 385, singing "Don't Cry". At the Ep. 400 "Star King Awards" on February 7, 2015, he sang "Nella Fantasia", and on Ep. 426 on August 22, 2015, he joined a group performance with performers who had appeared on the show before.
03.2016–2018: Songs and Stories
On JTV Jeonju Broadcasting's "Hwatong Talk Concert" (토크콘서트 화통) on April 21, 2016, and on KBS1 "Morning Forum" (아침마당) on January 30, 2017, he spoke on the theme "You Can Do It" (넌 할 수 있어). The song and book of the same title are covered in "You Can Do It": The Song, the Book, and the Talk.
On KBS2 "Immortal Songs", he sang "The Prayer" with Park Ki-young (박기영) on January 7, 2017, and won in 2017–2018. He returned to the same stage in the broadcast of March 3, 2018. In 2017 he also appeared on KBS1 "Family of Love" (사랑의 가족) and CBS "Renew Us" (새롭게 하소서).
04.2020: "Don't Cry" Once More
On February 14, 2020, THE CROSS sang "Don't Cry" on JTBC "Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man 3". The story of the song is in Don't Cry: The 2003 Original and the 2023 Anniversary Recording.
The same year he appeared on CGNTV "Amazing Grace" (March), KBS1 "Golden Pond" (황금연못; April 18), "Morning Forum" (September 21) and EBS "Paranmanjang" (파란만장; October).
05.2021–2024: From Donor Star to Digital Twin
On December 26, 2021, SBS "The Most Beautiful Journey" (세상에서 가장 아름다운 여행) Ep. 1010 featured THE CROSS as its donor star. He appeared on MBN "Special World" (특종세상) in May 2022 and on KTV "K-Lecture: The Power of Thought" (K-특강 생각의 힘) in 2023.
Kim Hyuk Gun was the focus of the first episode of JTBC "Re:Alive" on December 19, 2023. On December 26, a joint performance by THE CROSS and a digital twin that used AI to restore the vocal range of his peak years was broadcast. That stage and the new anniversary songs continue in THE CROSS 20th Anniversary Project.
On February 7, 2024, he appeared on CTS "Joy Every Day" (내가 매일 기쁘게) Ep. 3370.
06.The Full Broadcast Record
| Air date | Broadcaster | Program | Official video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mnet | Mnet Music Festival · Grand Prize, Rock Solo category | — |
| 2003 | Mnet | THE CROSS's first TV appearance after its debut | — |
| 2003.07.12 | MBC | Music Camp Ep. 186 | MBCkpop |
| 2003.09.07 | SBS | Inkigayo | SBS Newtro |
| 2003.09.27 | MBC | Music Camp Ep. 196 | MBCkpop |
| 2003.10.04 | KBS2 | Hi! 5 | KBS KPOP Classic |
| 2003.10.25 | KBS2 | Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter | KBS KPOP Classic |
| 2003 | Ulsan MBC | Ulsan Summer Festival rock concert | Ulsan MBC Music |
| 2003 | KMTV · MTV · Arirang TV | Music program appearances | — |
| 2014.10.18 | SBS | Star King Ep. 385 | — |
| 2015.02.07 | SBS | Star King Ep. 400 | — |
| 2015.08.22 | SBS | Star King Ep. 426 | — |
| 2016.04.21 | JTV | Hwatong Talk Concert | JTV |
| 2017.01.07 | KBS2 | Immortal Songs · "The Prayer" with Park Ki-young | KBS Kpop |
| 2017.01.30 | KBS1 | Morning Forum | KBS Culture |
| 2017 | KBS1 | Family of Love | — |
| 2017 | CBS | Renew Us Ep. 8 | CBSJOY |
| 2018.03.03 | KBS2 | Immortal Songs | KBS Kpop |
| 2020.02.14 | JTBC | Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man 3 | JTBC |
| 2020.03 | CGNTV | Amazing Grace – Singer Kim Hyuk Gun | — |
| 2020.04.18 | KBS1 | Golden Pond | KBS Culture |
| 2020.09.21 | KBS1 | Morning Forum | KBS Culture |
| 2020.10 | EBS | Paranmanjang | — |
| 2021.12.26 | SBS | The Most Beautiful Journey Ep. 1010 | — |
| 2022.05 | MBN | Special World | — |
| 2023 | KTV | K-Lecture: The Power of Thought | — |
| 2023.12.19 | JTBC | Re:Alive, first episode | — |
| 2023.12.26 | JTBC | Re:Alive · joint performance by the digital twin and THE CROSS | — |
| 2024.02.07 | CTS | Joy Every Day Ep. 3370 | — |
Broadcast and event appearances can be requested through the performance and lecture booking page. Performance videos are on THE CROSS's official YouTube channel, THE CROSS OFFICIAL.
From a festival stage on Mnet in 2001 to a faith broadcast in 2024 — more than twenty years of broadcasts trace the road one singer's voice has traveled.