Korean Music Awards

The Korean Music Awards is an annual South Korean music awards show that honors both mainstream and underground musical artists from a variety of genres.[1] Unlike other major South Korean music awards, which largely rely on record sales to determine winners, the Korean Music Awards distributes awards based on the recommendations of a panel of judges consisting of music critics, radio show producers, academics, and other professionals within the industry. The first Korean Music Awards was held in 2004.[2]

Kiha & The Faces is the only artist to win all three Grand Prizes (Musician, Album & Song of the Year.) The band is also the most decorated artist in KMA history with 7 awards.
4-time award winner BTS made history in 2019 by becoming the first artist to win Musician of the Year two years in a row.
Korean Music Awards
Current: 18th Korean Music Awards
Awarded forExcellence in music
Sponsored byMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Korea Creative Content Agency, Nodeul Island
CountrySouth Korea
First awarded2004
Websitekoreanmusicawards.com
Korean Music Awards
Hangul
한국대중음악상
Hanja
韓國大眾音樂賞
Revised RomanizationHan-guk Daejung Eumaksang
McCune–ReischauerHan'guk Taejung Ŭmaksang

Categories

The event currently has approximately 20 categories, including the Musician of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and genre awards in pop, rock, modern rock, metal & hardcore, folk, dance & electronic, hip hop, R&B & soul, and jazz & crossover music.[3]

Musician of the Year (Grand Prize)

Bout Year Winner
17th 2020 Kim Oki - -
16th 2019 BTS - -
15th 2018 BTS - -
14th 2017 Jay Park - -
13th 2016 Deepflow - -
12th 2015 Lee Seung-hwan - -
11th 2014 Sunwoo Jung-a - -
10th 2013 Psy - -
9th 2012 Kiha & The Faces - -
8th 2011 Galaxy Express - -
7th 2010 Seoul Electric Band - -
6th 2009 Toy - -
5th 2008 Yi Sung-yol - -
4th 2007 Lee Ji-hyung Park Seon-joo No Brain
3rd 2006 Cho Kyu-chan Lee Tzsche W
2nd 2005 Lee Seung-chul Lee So-ra Clazziquai Project
1st 2004 Wheesung Lee Tzsche Big Mama

Note: The award for Musician of the Year was divided into Male, Female and Group awards from 2004 to 2007.

Album of the Year (Grand Prize)

Bout Year Winner Album
17th2020Baek YerinOur Love Is Great
16th2019Jang Pil-SoonSoony Eight:소길花
15th2018Kang Tae-gubleu
14th2017Jo Dong-jinAs A Tree
13th2016E SensThe Anecdote
12th2015Loro's W.A.N.D.Y
11th2014Yoon Young-baeDangerous World
10th20133rd Line ButterflyDreamtalk
9th2012Kiha & The FacesKiha & The Faces
8th2011GarionGarion 2
7th2010Seoul Electric BandLife Is Strange
6th2009Sister's Barbershop Most Ordinary Existence
5th2008Lee JuckSongs Made of Wood
4th2007SwallowAresco
3rd2006Second MoonSecond Moon
2nd2005My Aunt MaryJust Pop
1st2004The TheThe The Band

Song of the Year (Grand Prize)

Bout Year Winner Song
17th2020Jannabi"For Lovers Who Hesitate"
16th2019BTS"Fake Love"
15th2018Hyukoh"Tomboy"
14th2017Bolbbalgan4"Galaxy"
13th2016Big Bang"Bae Bae"
12th2015So-you & Junggigo"Some"
11th2014Cho Yong-pil"Bounce"
10th2013Psy"Gangnam Style"
9th2012IU"Good Day"
8th2011Hot Potato"Confession"
7th2010Girls' Generation"Gee"
6th2009Kiha & The Faces "Cheap Coffee"
5th2008Lee Juck"It's Fortunate"
4th2007Lee Han-chul"Superstar"
3rd2006Yoon Do-hyun"It Must Have Been Love"
2nd2005Cho PD"Friend"
1st2004Loveholics"Loveholic"

Rookie of the Year

Bout Year Winners
17th 2020 sogumm
16th 2019 Airy
15th 2018 Se So Neon
14th 2017 Silica Gel
13th 2016 Hyukoh
12th 2015 Kim Sa-wol x Kim Hae-won
11th 2014 Rock 'n Roll Radio
10th 2013 404
9th 2012 Bye Bye Bad Man
8th 2011 Gate Flowers
7th 2010 Guckkasten, Apollo 18
6th 2009 Loro's
5th 2008 Younha
4th 2007 The Mustangs
3rd 2006 Second Moon, Sogyumo Acacia Band
2nd 2005 MOT
1st 2004 Jeong Jae-il

Genre Awards

Best Pop Album

Bout Year Winner Album
17th 2020 Baek Yerin Our Love Is Great
16th 2019 Jang Pil-Soon Soony Eight:소길花
15th 2018 IU Palette
14th 2017 Jo Dong-jin As A Tree
13th 2016 Ravie Nuage Youth
12th 2015 Akdong Musician Play
11th 2014 Sunwoo Jung-a It's Okay, Dear
10th 2013 Busker Busker Busker Busker 1st Album
9th 2012 Neon Bunny Seoulight
8th 2011 Cho Kyu-chan 9
7th 2010 Lee So-ra 7th Album
6th 2009 Kim Dong-ryool Monologue
5th 2008 Lee Juck Songs Made of Wood
4th 2007 Park Seon-joo A4rism
3rd 2006 W Where the Story Ends
2nd 2005 Clazziquai Project Instant Pig

Best Pop Song

Bout Year Winner Song
17th 2020 Baek Yerin "Maybe It's Not Our Fault"
16th 2019 BTS "Fake Love"
15th 2018 Red Velvet "Red Flavor"
14th 2017 Wonder Girls "Why So Lonely"
13th 2016 Big Bang "Loser"
12th 2015 So-you & Junggigo "Some"
11th 2014 Cho Yong-pil "Bounce"
10th 2013 Busker Busker "Yeosu Night Sea"
9th 2012 IU "Good Day"
8th 2011 10cm "Tonight I'm Afraid of the Dark"
7th 2010 Lee So-ra "Track8"
6th 2009 Toy "Passionate Goodbye"
5th 2008 Lee Juck "It's Fortunate"
4th 2007 Lee Han-chul "Superstar"
3rd 2006 Lucid Fall "Oh, Love"

Best Rock Album

Bout Year Winner Album
17th 2020 Jambinai ONDA
16th 2019 Life and Time Age
15th 2018 Lowdown 30 B
14th 2017 ABTB Attraction Between Two Bodies
13th 2016 The Monotones Into The Night
12th 2015 Danpyunsun and the Sailors Animal
11th 2014 Yellow Monsters Red Flag
10th 2013 Jung Cha-shik Turbulent Modern Times
9th 2012 Kiha & The Faces Kiha & The Faces
8th 2011 Crash The Paragon of Animals
7th 2010 Seoul Electronic Band Life Is Strange
6th 2009 Galaxy Express Noise On Fire
5th 2008 Hollow Jan Rough Draft In Progress
4th 2007 The Mustangs The Mustangs
3rd 2006 Black Hole Hero
2nd 2005 Vassline Blood of Immortality
1st 2004 Cocore Super Stars

Best Rock Song

Bout Year Winner Song
17th 2020 Jambinai "ONDA"
16th 2019 Life and Time "Jamsugyo"
15th 2018 Se So Neon "The Wave"
14th 2017 Jun Bum Sun And The Yangbans "Revolution"
13th 2016 Lowdown 30 "More Burning"
12th 2015 Asian Chairshot "Haeya"
11th 2014 Yellow Monsters “Red Flag”
10th 2013 Jung Cha-shik “Street Musician”
9th 2012 Kiha & The Faces "That Kind of Relationship"
8th 2011 Gate Flowers "Reserves"
7th 2010 Guckkasten "Mirror"
6th 2009 Kiha & The Faces "Cheap Coffee"
5th 2008 Mary Epic "Can't be Happy Without You"
4th 2007 Strikers "Turn Back Time"
3rd 2006 Black Hole "Life"

Best Modern Rock Album

Bout Year Winner Album
17th 2020 The Black Skirts THIRSTY
16th 2019 Say Sue Me Where We Were Together
15th 2018 Hyukoh 23
14th 2017 Wings of the ISANG Stream of Consciousness
13th 2016 The Koxx The New Normal
12th 2015 Loro's W.A.N.D.Y
11th 2014 Yoon Young-bae Dangerous World
10th 2013 3rd Line Butterfly Dreamtalk
9th 2012 Lee Seung-yeol Why We Fail
8th 2011 9 and the Numbers 9 and the Numbers
7th 2010 The Black Skirts 201
6th 2009 Sister's Barbershop A Most Ordinary Existence
5th 2008 MOT Strange seasons
Huckleberry Finn Fantasies... My Disillusionment
4th 2007 Swallow Aresco
3rd 2006 Mongoose Dancing Zoo
2nd 2005 My Aunt Mary Just Pop

Best Modern Rock Song

Bout Year Winner Song
17th 2020 Jannabi "For Lovers Who Hesitate"
16th 2019 Say Sue Me "Old Town"
15th 2018 Hyukoh "Tomboy"
14th 2017 9 and the Numbers "Song for Tuvalu"
13th 2016 Hyukoh "Comes and Goes"
12th 2015 9 and the Numbers "Hide and Seek"
11th 2014 Yoon Young-bae "Dangerous World"
10th 2013 3rd Line Butterfly "The Day We Breakup is Today"
9th 2012 Lee Seung-yeol "Not Coming Back"
8th 2011 Broccoli, You Too? "Graduation"
7th 2010 Broccoli, You Too? "Universal Song"
6th 2009 Sister's Barbershop "Beautiful thing"
5th 2008 Lee Seung-yeol "Adonai"
4th 2007 Roller Coaster "Popular Song"
3rd 2006 Seoul Electric Band "Come into My Dream"

Best Metal & Hardcore Album

Bout Year Winner Album
17th 2020 Method Definition of Method
16th 2019 Dark Mirror ov Tragedy The Lord ov Shadows
15th 2018 Abyss Recrowned
14th 2017 Remnants of the Fallen Shadow Walk
13th 2016 Method Abstract

Best Folk Album

Bout Year Winner Album
17th 2020 Chun Yongsung Year of Kim Il-sung’s Death
16th 2019 Kim Sa-wol Romance
15th 2018 Kang Tae-gu bleu
14th 2017 Li Min-hwee Borrowed Tongue
13th 2016 Kim Sa-wol Suzanne
12th 2015 Kim Sa-wol x Kim Hae-won Secret

Best Folk Song

Bout Year Winner Song
17th 2020 Chun Yongsung "Heavy Snow Watch"
16th 2019 Kim Sa-wol "Someone"
15th 2018 Kang Tae-gu "bleu"
14th 2017 Lang Lee "Playing God"
13th 2016 Kwon Tree "April, 2014"
12th 2015 Kwon Tree "Childhood"

Best Dance & Electronic Album

Bout Year Winner Album
17th 2020 Lim Kim Generasian
16th 2019 Mid-Air Thief Crumbling
15th 2018 Idiotape Dystopian
14th 2017 Kirara Moves
13th 2016 Trampauline MARGINAL
12th 2015 HEO Structure
11th 2014 Glen Check Youth
10th 2013 Glen Check Haute Couture
9th 2012 Idiotape 11111101
8th 2011 2NE1 To Anyone
7th 2010 Brown Eyed Girls Sound-G
6th 2009 W&Whale Hardboiled
5th 2008 House Rulez Mojito
4th 2007 Uhm Jung-hwa Prestige

Best Dance & Electronic Song

Bout Year Winner Song
17th 2020 Lim Kim "SAL-KI"
16th 2019 Yeseo "Honey, Don't Kill My Vibe"
15th 2018 CIFIKA "My Ego"
14th 2017 Hitchhiker "$10"
13th 2016 Flash Flood Darlings "Star"
12th 2015 Yoon Sang "If You Wanna Console Me"
11th 2014 EXO "Growl"
10th 2013 f(x) "Electric Shock"
9th 2012 2NE1 "I Am the Best"
8th 2011 Miss A "Bad Girl Good Girl"
7th 2010 Brown Eyed Girls "Abracadabra"
6th 2009 W&Whale "R.P.G Shine"
5th 2008 Wonder Girls "Tell Me"
4th 2007 Peppertones "Superfantastic"

Best Hip Hop Album

Bout Year Winner Album
17th 2020 C Jamm Keung
16th 2019 Bassagong Tang-A
15th 2018 Viann X Khundi Panda Reconstruction
14th 2017 Hwaji Zissou
13th 2016 E Sens The Anecdote
12th 2015 Hwaji Eat
11th 2014 Paloalto Chief Life
10th 2013 Soriheda Soriheda 2
9th 2012 Simo & Mood Schula Simo & Mood Schula
8th 2011 Garion Garion2
7th 2010 Drunken Tiger Feel gHood Muzik: The 8th Wonder
6th 2009 Verbal Jint Framed
5th 2008 Epik High Remapping The Human Soul
4th 2007 The Quiett Q Train
3rd 2006 Dynamic Duo Double Dynamite
2nd 2005 Bobby Kim Beats Within My Soul
1st 2004 Defconn Lesson 4 The People

Best Hip Hop Song

Bout Year Winner Song
17th 2020 E Sens "Son of a"
16th 2019 XXX "Gonju Gok"
15th 2018 Woo Won-jae "We Are"
14th 2017 BewhY "Forever"
13th 2016 Deepflow "Cut Cut Cut"
12th 2015 B-Free "Hot Summer"
11th 2014 Bulhandang Crew "Robber"
10th 2013 G-Dragon "One of a Kind"
9th 2012 MC Meta & DJ Wreckx "Yes, Yes, Ya’ll"
8th 2011 Garion "Most Urgent" (feat. NUCK)
7th 2010 San E "Rap Genius"
6th 2009 Dynamic Duo "Mother's Soup"
5th 2008 Drunken Tiger "8:45 Heaven"
4th 2007 Koonta & NuoliuNce "Holding On" (feat. Sean2slow)
3rd 2006 Garion "Mutu"

Best R&B & Soul Album

Bout Year Winner Album
17th 2020 Samuel Seo The Misfit
16th 2019 Jclef flaw, flaw
15th 2018 Hippy Was Gipsy Tree
14th 2017 Jay Park Everything You Wanted
13th 2016 Samuel Seo Frameworks
12th 2015 Crush Crush on You
11th 2014 Zion.T Red Light
10th 2013 Naul Principle of My Soul
9th 2012 Boni 1990
8th 2011 Jinbo Afterwork
7th 2010 Ra.D Realcollabo
6th 2009 Taeyang Hot
5th 2008 Yoon Mi-rae Yoonmirae
4th 2007 Funkafric Booster One
3rd 2006 Windy City Love Record: Love, Power And Unity
2nd 2005 Gummy It's Different
1st 2004 Yoon Gun Yoon Gun

Best R&B & Soul Song

Bout Year Winner Song
17th 2020 Jclef "mama, see"
16th 2019 Sumin "Your Home" (feat. Xin Seha)
15th 2018 Rico "Paradise"
14th 2017 jeebanoff "Sungbuk-gu Kids"
13th 2016 Dean "Pour Up"
12th 2015 Zion.T "Yanghwa BRDG"
11th 2014 Jinbo "Fantasy"
10th 2013 Naul "Wind Memory"
9th 2012 Junggigo "Blind"
8th 2011 Deez "Sugar"
7th 2010 Jungyup "You Are My Lady"
6th 2009 Taeyang "Only Look At Me"
5th 2008 Yoon Mi-rae "What's Up! Mr. Good Stuff"
4th 2007 Heritage "Starlight" (feat. P-Type)
3rd 2006 Windy City "Love Supreme"

Best Jazz & Crossover Album

Bout Year Category Winner Album
17th 2020 Jazz Kim Oki Spirit Advance Unit
Crossover Black String Karma
16th 2019 Jazz Sunji Lee Song of April
Crossover near east quartet near east quartet
15th 2018 Jazz Lee Jiyeun Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Feather, Dream Drop
Crossover Han Seung Seok & Jung Jaeil And There, The Sea At Last
14th 2017 Jazz Choi Sung Ho Singularity When The Wind Blows
Crossover Second Moon Pansori Chunhyang-ga
13th 2016 Jazz BuYoung Lee Little Star
Crossover The NEQ PASSING OF ILLUSION
12th 2015 Jazz Lee Seon-ji The Night Of The Border
Crossover Han Seung-seok & Jung Jae-il Bari abandoned
11th 2014 Jazz Na Yoon-sun Lento
Crossover Salon de Oh Soo-gyeong Salon de Tango
10th 2013 Jazz Lee Won-sool Point Of Contact
Crossover Jambinai Différance
9th 2012 Jazz BG Salon Repeat, Pause, Play
Crossover Park Joo-won Fiesta of Sadness
8th 2011 Jazz Na Yoon-sun Same Girl
Crossover La Ventana Nostalgia and the Delicate Woman
7th 2010 Jazz Song Young-joo Love Never Fails
Crossover Park Joo-won Time Of The Gypsies
6th 2009 Jazz Na Yoon-sun Voyage
Crossover Miyeon & Park Je-chun Dreams From The Ancestor
5th 2008 Woong San Yesterday
4th 2007 Seo Young Do Trio Circle
3rd 2006 Second Moon Second Moon
2nd 2005 Jeon Je-deok Jeon Je-deok
1st 2004 Na Yoon-sun Down By Love

Best Jazz & Crossover Song

Bout Year Winner Song
5th 2008 Woong San "Yesterday"
4th 2007 Jangeun Bae Trio "Secret Place"
3rd 2006 Triologue "It Rain"

Best Jazz & Crossover Performance

Bout Year Winner Performance
17th 2020 Jangeun Bae and Liberation Amalgamation JB Liberation Amalgamation
16th 2019 Young-joo Song Late Fall
15th 2018 Hogyu “Stiger” Hwang Quartet Straight, No Chaser
14th 2017 Black String Mask Dance
13th 2016 Cho Eun-min Oriental Fairy Tale
12th 2015 Kim Chang-hyeon Oblivion
11th 2014 Kim Oki Cherubim's Wrath
10th 2013 Kang Tae-hwan Sorefa
9th 2012 Song Young-joo Tale of A City
8th 2011 Lee Pan-geun Project A Rhapsody in Cold Age
7th 2010 Kim Chaek & Jung Jae-il The Methodologies

Best Movie/TV Album Soundtrack

Bout Year Winner
10th 2013 Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time OST
9th 2012 Late Autumn OST
8th 2011 Bravo, Jazz Life OST
7th 2010 Mother OST
6th 2009 Ancient Tea Route OST
5th 2008 Que Sera, Sera OST
4th 2007 Radio Star OST
3rd 2006 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance OST
2nd 2005 Ireland OST
1st 2004 Untold Scandal OST

Popularity Awards

Group Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout Year Winner
12th 2015 Infinite
11th 2014 EXO
10th 2013 Busker Busker
9th 2012 Infinite
8th 2011 f(x)
7th 2010 Girls' Generation
6th 2009 Wonder Girls

Female Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout Year Winner
13th 2016 IU
12th 2015 HA:TFELT
11th 2014 Lee Hi
10th 2013 Lena Park
9th 2012 IU
8th 2011 Kim Yoon-ah
7th 2010 Baek Ji-young
6th 2009 Younha

Male Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout Year Winner
13th 2016 Park Jin-young
12th 2015 Jay Park
11th 2014 G-Dragon
10th 2013 Jay Park
9th 2012 Verbal Jint
8th 2011 Taeyang
7th 2010 Jungyup
6th 2009 Kiha & The Faces

Rock Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout Year Winner
5th 2008 No Brain

Modern Rock Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout Year Winner
5th 2008 Nell

Hip Hop Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout Year Winner
5th 2008 Epik High

Pop Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout Year Winner
5th 2008 Younha

Dance & Electronic Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout Year Winner
5th 2008 Big Bang

R&B & Soul Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout Year Winner
5th 2008 Brown Eyed Soul

Jazz & Crossover Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout Year Winner
5th 2008 Na Yoon-sun

Special awards

Committee Choice Special Award

Bout Year Winner
17th 2020 SEOUL Record Fair
14th 2017 Yoon Min-seok
13th 2016 Park Je-chun
12th 2015 Jambinai
11th 2014 Naver On Stage
10th 2013 Jara Island International Jazz Festival
9th 2012 Working People Documentary – ‘Factory of Dreams’
8th 2011 Super Session
7th 2010 Shim Jeong-rak
6th 2009 Kim Doo-soo
5th 2008 Bbang Compilation 3, ‘History of Bbang’
4th 2007 EBS Space Sympathy
3rd 2006 Yeon Young-seok
2nd 2005 Lee Ki-yong
1st 2004 Asoto Union / Jeon Gyeong-ok

Achievement Award

Bout Year Winner
17th 2020 Kim Soo-chul
16th 2019 Yang Hee-eun
15th 2018 Lee Jang-hee
14th 2017 Kim Hong-tak
13th 2016 Kim Hwee-gab
12th 2015 Song Chang-sik
11th 2014 Park Sung-yeon
10th 2013 Kim Min-ki
9th 2012 Lee Pan-geun
8th 2011 Son Suk-woo
7th 2010 Cho Dong-jin
6th 2009 Sanulrim
5th 2008 Shin Jung-hyeon
4th 2007 Jung Tae-chun
3rd 2006 Cho Yong-pil
2nd 2005 Han Dae-soo
1st 2004 Lee Jung-sun

Record Label of the Year

Bout Year Winner
3rd 2006 Pastel Music
2nd 2005 Cavare Sound / JNH
1st 2004 Fluxus Music

Records

Most Grand Prizes

Musician of the Year, Album of the Year & Song of the Year

Grand Prizes Artist
3 BTS
Kiha & The Faces
2 Lee Juck
Lee Tzche
PSY
Seoul Electric Band

Most Competitive Awards

Most General Field & Genre Awards. Excludes Popularity & Special Awards

Competitive Awards Artist
6 Kiha & The Faces
5 Kim Sa-wol
Hyukoh
4 BTS
Garion
Lee Juck
Na Yoon-sun
Second Moon
Seoul Electric Band

Most Awarded Overall

Includes both Competitive Awards as well as Popularity & Special Awards

Awards Artist
7 Kiha & The Faces
5 Kim Sa-wol
IU
Na Yoon-sun
Hyukoh
4 BTS
Garion
Jambinai
Jay Park
Lee Juck
Second Moon
Seoul Electric Band

General references

References

  1. Han, Sang-hee (2010-03-09). "Korean Music Awards to Honor Quality". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. Chang, Dong-woo (2018-01-18). "K-pop's pundit awards hope to 'comfort' independent creativity". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. "Nominees". 15th Korean Music Awards (in Korean). 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
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