NMIXX's 'Birthday Wish' Comes True: A Music Bank Win After Fans' Nervous Countdown

On October 27, some fans were anxiously calling Music Bank their best shot this promotion cycle. Three days later, there was an actual winner announcement. This is not a scripted feel-good ending: the broadcast result and score are documented.

The October 30 Music Bank nominees were NMIXX's 'Birthday Wish' and IVE's 'Looks Can Kill'. NMIXX won with 7,775 points. It was the first music-show win for this song, not the group's first-ever trophy. The KBS winner announcement and that day's performance are linked as original videos.

The intrigue lies in the before-and-after contrast. On October 27, an identifiable fan discussion mixed concern about competition with encouragement to participate. The October 30 result changed the context of that anxiety. Same-day Korean coverage also reports Haewon recalling that the group had wished for a Music Bank win on an earlier program.

Observed reactions belong to different moments. Before the win, an r/NMIXX thread mixed worry about limited chances, people reporting they voted, and respect for strong competitors. After the result, individual public social posts expressed congratulations, surprise and joy; visible comments on a Japanese article also included interest in how scores were calculated. These are limited observations across platforms, not a survey of all Korean fans.

'Birthday Wish' is the title track of NMIXX's sixth mini-album 'Strange Muse', released October 19. An existing site article covered fans' pre-show voting plans; this follow-up instead centers the actual October 30 score, the reported acceptance remarks and the contrast between before and after.

The reported 7,775 points break down as 490 digital, 4,089 broadcast, 1,563 fan-vote, 1,565 physical-album and 68 social-media points; IVE received 5,662. A single fan-voting tactic therefore cannot be credited as the sole reason for the win. The KBS video links were identified, but the full streams and all YouTube comments were not directly accessible here.

The next points to watch are the encore footage and further official posts. Until new footage or comments are verified, live-vocal judgments and predictions of additional wins remain speculative.