Comparison of camerawork among the 4 major music shows
Taking Etela as an example
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— Mnet
It seems to have the most abundant quantity in terms of camera count and setup. As expected from a music-specialized channel, the camerawork is the most flashy and faithful to the basics. The key to Korean music show idol camerawork is how much quality and creativity can be produced while adhering to two principles: "member parts + choreography points." Mnet shows almost textbook camerawork in this field. However, personally, I think it would be better if they refined the excessive panning and zooming in/out.
— Music Bank
I personally prefer Music Bank's camerawork the most among Mnet, M Countdown, or Music Bank. While sticking to the basics of idol camerawork, they use less panning or zooming than Mnet and tend to utilize Steadicam very effectively. Since there are many long takes in the cut editing, it feels smooth and stable overall, yet often features creative angles. When I look back at LE SSERAFIM's songs, I like the Music Bank videos the best.
— mbc
Honestly, they lack sense and it feels like they are basically just winging it. There is a noticeable gap starting from the number of cameras and the setup. They fail to understand the points of the initial pairing choreography, using bust shots when they should be using full shots, or just mindlessly spamming repetitive zooms in and out. There are no creative angles, they don't follow the basics, and it's at a level of "I guess I just shake it, zoom it, and cut it like this?" At some point, this station's quality dropped from sports broadcasts to music shows, so I just change the channel.
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Additionally, SBS Inkigayo is around Mnet's quality, but it feels like there is a lot of inconsistency there.
Personal preference:
Music Bank > M Countdown > Inkigayo >>> Music Core
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