Seoul Music Awards
The Seoul Music Awards (Korean: 서울가요대상; RR: Seoul Gayo Daesang) is an major award show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.[1]
Seoul Music Awards | |
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Current: 30th Seoul Music Awards | |
Awarded for | Excellence in music |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | Sports Seoul |
First awarded | 1990 |
Website | seoulmusicawards |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | KBS N (2013–present) Niconico (2021) |
The winners are selected from singers who have released albums during the year, combined with 30 percent mobile votes,[2] 40 percent digital downloads and album sales, and 30 percent judges' scores.[3]
Categories
There are eight awards which are not restricted by genre, and three awards which are each in trot, hip hop, R&B.
- Daesang Award (Grand Award)
- Prior to 2020, the Grand Award was awarded to the best artist among up to 12 of them by calculating album and digital sales with online vote and a final judgement by the judges of the award ceremony.
- For 2020, there are two Daesangs: Album Grand Award (for physical sales achievements) and Digital Grand Award (for digital achievements).
- Bonsang Awards (Main Award) is awarded to up to 12 artists by calculating album and digital sales with online vote and a final judgement by the judges of the award ceremony.
- New Artist Awards are awarded to up to 5 new performers of the year.
- Performance Award is awarded to best live performer of the year.
- Trot Award is awarded to the performer of trot music.
- Hip Hop/Rap Award is awarded to the performer of hip hop music/Rapping music.
- R&B/Ballad Award is awarded to the performer of the R&B/ballad music.
- OST Award is awarded to the performer of the original soundtrack (OST) from drama/movie/TV program.
- Popularity Awards are awarded to performers who gained popularity during the year, usually two in each year, the winners chosen by online voting. The nominee pool comes from the nominees for the Bonsang and the Newcomer awards.
- Hallyu Special Award is awarded to the performer who gained popularity around the world during the year.
Editions
Edition | Year | Date of ceremony | Venue | Location | Hosts | Ref. |
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17th | 2007 | January 31, 2008 | Kangwon Land High1 Hotel Conference Hall | Gangwon | [4] | |
18th | 2008 | February 12, 2009 | Taebaek Gowon Auditorium | Taebaek | [5] | |
19th | 2009 | February 3, 2010 | Olympic Fencing Gymnasium | Seoul | [6] | |
20th | 2010 | January 20, 2011 | Kyung Hee University | |||
21st | 2011 | January 19, 2012 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | [7] | ||
22nd | 2012 | January 31, 2013 | SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium | |||
23rd | 2013 | January 23, 2014 | Jamsil Arena | Eunhyuk (Super Junior) | [8] | |
24th | 2014 | January 22, 2015 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | Jun Hyun-moo, Leeteuk (Super Junior) & Soyou (Sistar) | [9] | |
25th | 2015 | January 14, 2016 | Jun Hyun-moo, Honey Lee & Hani (EXID) | |||
26th | 2016 | January 19, 2017 | Jamsil Arena | Tak Jae-hoon, Heechul (Super Junior) & Jeon So-mi (I.O.I) | [10] | |
27th | 2017 | January 25, 2018 | Gocheok Sky Dome | Shin Dong-yup, Heechul (Super Junior) & Kim So-hyun | [11] | |
28th | 2018 | January 15, 2019 | [12] | |||
29th | 2019 | January 30, 2020 | Shin Dong-yup, Heechul (Super Junior) & Jo Bo-ah | [13] | ||
30th | 2020 | January 31, 2021 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | Shin Dong-yup, Heechul (Super Junior) & Choi Soo-young (Girls' Generation) | [14][15][16] |
Grand Award (Daesang)
Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | BTS | [17] | |
29th | 2019 | Album | BTS – Map of the Soul: Persona | [18] |
Song | Taeyeon – "Four Seasons" | |||
28th | 2018 | BTS | ||
27th | 2017 | |||
26th | 2016 | Exo | ||
25th | 2015 | |||
24th | 2014 | |||
23rd | 2013 | |||
22nd | 2012 | Psy | ||
21st | 2011 | Super Junior | ||
20th | 2010 | Girls' Generation | ||
19th | 2009 | |||
18th | 2008 | Wonder Girls | ||
17th | 2007 | Big Bang | ||
16th | 2006 | TVXQ | ||
15th | 2004 | Shinhwa | ||
14th | 2003 | Lee Hyori | ||
13th | 2002 | BoA | ||
12th | 2001 | Kim Gun-mo | ||
11th | 2000 | Jo Sungmo | ||
10th | 1999 | Jo Sungmo / Fin.K.L | ||
9th | 1998 | H.O.T. / Sechs Kies | ||
8th | 1997 | H.O.T. | ||
7th | 1996 | Clon | ||
6th | 1995 | Roo'ra | ||
5th | 1994 | Kim Gun-mo | ||
4th | 1993 | Seo Taiji and Boys | ||
3rd | 1992 | |||
2nd | 1991 | Tae Jin-ah | ||
1st | 1990 | Byeon Jin-seob |
Main Award (Bonsang)
New Artist Award
Record of the Year in Album Release
Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. | ||
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Artist | Title song | Album | |||
30th | 2020 | BTS | "ON" | Map of the Soul: 7 | [17] |
28th | 2018 | BTS | "Fake Love" | Love Yourself: Tear | |
27th | 2017 | IU | "Palette" | Palette | |
26th | 2016 | BTS | "Blood Sweat & Tears" | Wings | |
25th | 2015 | BoA | "Kiss My Lips" | Kiss My Lips | |
24th | 2014 | Beast | "12:30" | Time | |
23rd | 2013 | Cho Yong-pil | "Bounce" | Hello | |
22nd | 2012 | G-Dragon | "Crayon" | One of A Kind | |
21st | 2011 | IU | "You & I" | Last Fantasy | |
20th | 2010 | Psy | "Right Now" | PsyFive | |
19th | 2009 | Drunken Tiger | "Feel gHood Muzik" | Feel gHood Muzik : The 8th Wonder | |
18th | 2008 | Big Bang | "Sunset Glow" | Remember | |
17th | 2007 | Epik High | "Fan" | Remapping the Human Soul |
Record of the Year in Digital Release
Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. | |
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Artist | Title song | |||
30th | 2020 | BTS | "Dynamite" | [17] |
28th | 2018 | iKon | "Love Scenario" | |
27th | 2017 | Yoon Jong-shin | "Like It" | |
26th | 2016 | Twice | "Cheer Up" | |
25th | 2015 | Big Bang | "Bang Bang Bang" | |
24th | 2014 | Soyou & Junggigo | "Some" | |
23rd | 2013 | Exo | "Growl" | |
22nd | 2012 | Sistar | "Alone" | |
21st | 2011 | T-ara | "Roly Poly" | |
20th | 2010 | IU | "Good Day" | |
19th | 2009 | Girls' Generation | "Gee" | |
18th | 2008 | Wonder Girls | "Nobody" | |
17th | 2007 | Big Bang | "Lies" |
Genre-specific awards
Best R&B Hip-Hop Award
Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | Jessi | [17] |
29th | 2019 | Kassy | [18] |
28th | 2018 | Drunken Tiger | |
25th | 2015 | San E | |
19th | 2009 | Bobby Kim |
Best Ballad Award
Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | Sandeul | [17] |
29th | 2019 | Kim Jae-hwan | [18] |
28th | 2018 | Im Chang-jung | |
26th | 2016 | Baek A-yeon | |
Best Trot Award
Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | Lim Young-woong | [17] |
29th | 2019 | Song Ga-in | [18] |
26th | 2016 | Tae Jin-ah | |
25th | 2015 | Hong Jin-young | |
20th | 2010 | Jang Yoon-jeong | |
19th | 2009 | Park Hyun-bin | |
Park Sang-chul | |||
18th | 2008 | Park Hyun-bin | |
17th | 2007 |
Dance Performance Award
Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | (G)I-DLE | The Boyz | [17] |
29th | 2019 | Ha Sung-woon | [18] | |
28th | 2018 | GFriend | ||
27th | 2017 | NCT 127 | Mamamoo | |
26th | 2016 | BTS | Twice | |
25th | 2015 | Monsta X | Ailee | |
24th | 2014 | Hyuna |
Original Soundtrack Award
Edition | Year | Winner | Song | Drama | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | Jo Jung-suk | "Aloha" | Hospital Playlist OST | [17] |
29th | 2019 | Taeyeon | "All About You" | Hotel del Luna OST | [18] |
27th | 2017 | Ailee | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Goblin OST | |
26th | 2016 | Gummy | "You Are My Everything" | Descendants of the Sun OST | |
25th | 2015 | Jang Jae-in | "Hallucination" | Kill Me, Heal Me OST | |
24th | 2014 | Lyn | "My Destiny" | My Love from the Star OST | |
23rd | 2013 | The One | "Winter Love" | That Winter, the Wind Blows OST | |
22nd | 2012 | Lee Jong-hyun | "My Love" | A Gentleman's Dignity OST | |
21st | 2011 | Baek Ji-young | "That Woman" | Secret Garden OST | |
16th | 2006 | Sweet Sorrow | "No matter how I think about it" | Alone in Love OST | |
15th | 2004 | Jo Sung-mo | "By Your Side" | Lovers in Paris OST | |
14th | 2003 | SBS Drama 'Strike' | N/A | ||
13th | 2002 | Kang Seong | |||
12th | 2001 | Kim Tae-jeong |
Band Award
Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | Leenalchi | [17] |
29th | 2019 | Daybreak | [18] |
28th | 2018 | Crying Nut | |
27th | 2017 | iamnot | |
26th | 2016 | Kiha & The Faces |
Popularity Award
The nominees for the Popularity Award come from the pool of artists that were nominated for Bonsang and Newcomer awards.[19]
Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | Lim Young-woong | [17] |
29th | 2019 | Exo | [18] |
28th | 2018 | Shinee | |
27th | 2017 | Taemin | |
26th | 2016 | Shinee | |
25th | 2015 | XIA | |
24th | 2014 | Taemin | |
23rd | 2013 | Shinee | |
B1A4 | |||
22nd | 2012 | Lee Seung-gi | |
Shinee | |||
21st | 2011 | Girls' Generation | |
Lee Seung-gi | |||
20th | 2010 | Shinee | |
Girls' Generation | |||
19th | 2009 | 2PM | |
Super Junior | |||
18th | 2008 | Big Bang | |
TVXQ | |||
17th | 2007 | Super Junior | |
16th | 2006 | Super Junior | |
TVXQ | |||
15th | 2004 | Shinhwa | |
TVXQ | |||
12th | 2001 | Click-B | |
11th | 2000 | Baby V.O.X. | |
SKY | |||
Click-B |
The K-wave Special/Hallyu Popular Award
Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | BTS | [17] |
29th | 2019 | Exo | [18] |
28th | 2018 | ||
27th | 2017 | ||
26th | 2016 | Astro | |
25th | 2015 | Exo | |
24th | 2014 | Infinite | |
23rd | 2013 | Shinee | |
22nd | 2012 | Super Junior | |
21st | 2011 | Kara | |
20th | 2010 | Girls' Generation | |
19th | 2009 | Super Junior | |
18th | 2008 | SS501 | |
17th | 2009 | Paran | |
16th | 2006 | Kangta | |
15th | 2004 | Baby V.O.X. | |
Park Yong-ha | |||
14th | 2003 | S | |
13th | 2002 | Baby V.O.X. | |
12th | 2001 | Kim Hyun-jung |
Discovery of the Year Award
Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | Itzy | [17] |
29th | 2019 | Kim Hyun-chul | [18] |
28th | 2018 | Yang Da-il | |
27th | 2017 | Monsta X | |
26th | 2016 | WJSN | |
Han Dong-geun |
Other awards
Edition | Year | Award | Winners | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
30th | 2020 | Fan PD Artist Award | Kang Daniel | [17] |
WhosFandom Award | BTS | [20] | ||
Legend Rookie Award[lower-alpha 1] | iKon | |||
Legend Award[lower-alpha 2] | Big Bang | |||
29th | 2019 | QQ Music Popularity Award | Exo | [18] |
28th | 2018 | Judge Special Award | Adoy | |
27th | 2017 | Judge Special Award | Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul | |
Directing award | Bang Si-hyuk | |||
26th | 2016 | World Collaboration Award | Punch X Silentó | |
Directing Achievement Award | Lee Dong-suk | |||
24th | 2014 | iQiyi Award | Exo | |
18th | 2008 | YTN Star Award | Baek Ji-young | |
High1 Music Award | Big Bang | |||
Mobile Award | ||||
17th | 2007 | High1 Music Award | Girls' Generation | |
16th | 2006 | Record production Award | Kim Gwang-su | |
Mobile Award | Super Junior | |||
Produce award | Hong Ik-seon | |||
15th | 2004 | Live award | Hwang Gyu-hak | |
Produce award | Jeong Won-gwan | |||
14th | 2003 | Live award | Cho Yong-pil |
Discontinued awards
Fandom School Award
Edition | Year | Winners |
---|---|---|
28th | 2018 | Wanna One |
27th | 2017 | Exo |
26th | 2016 |
Music Video Award
Edition | Year | Winners | |
---|---|---|---|
26th | 2016 | BTS | |
15th | 2004 | Kim Tae-uk | |
14th | 2003 | Cha Eun-taek | |
13th | 2002 | Jang Jae-hyeok | |
12th | 2001 | Cha Eun-taek | |
11th | 2000 | Kim Se-hun | |
10th | 1999 | Hong Jong-ho | |
9th | 1998 | Kim Se-hun |
Folk Award
Edition | Year | Winners |
---|---|---|
14th | 2003 | Park Gang-seong |
13th | 2002 | Yurisangja |
12th | 2001 | Park Gang-seong |
R&B Award
Edition | Year | Winners |
---|---|---|
13th | 2002 | Park Jeong-hyeon |
R&B Soul Award
Edition | Year | Winners |
---|---|---|
27th | 2017 | Suran |
R&B Ballad Award
Edition | Year | Winners |
---|---|---|
24th | 2014 | K.Will |
23rd | 2013 | |
22nd | 2012 | |
21st | 2011 | 4Men |
20th | 2010 | 2AM |
Hip-Hop Award
Edition | Year | Winners |
---|---|---|
26th | 2016 | MOBB |
25th | 2015 | San E |
24th | 2014 | San E & Raina |
23rd | 2013 | Dynamic Duo |
22nd | 2012 | Double K |
21st | 2011 | Clover |
20th | 2010 | Supreme Team |
19th | 2009 | Drunken Tiger |
15th | 2004 | Bobby Kim |
13th | 2002 | YG Family |
12th | 2001 | Drunken Tiger |
Show & Culture Award
Edition | Year | Winners |
---|---|---|
25th | 2015 | Hyukoh |
24th | 2014 | Im Chang-jung |
23rd | 2013 | Lee Seung Chul |
22nd | 2012 | Kim Jang-hoon |
21st | 2011 | YB BAND |
20th | 2010 | Bobby Kim |
19th | 2009 | Psy |
18th | 2008 | Kim Jang-hoon |
Write Lyrics Award
Edition | Year | Winners |
---|---|---|
15th | 2004 | Psy |
14th | 2003 | Park Gyeong-jin |
13th | 2002 | Shim Hyeon-bo |
12th | 2001 | Han Gyeong-hye |
11th | 2000 | Chae Jeong-eun |
10th | 1999 | Jang Dae-seong |
9th | 1998 | Kim Jong-hwan |
7th | 1996 | Yoon Seong-hee |
6th | 1995 | Lee Gun-woo |
4th | 1993 | Yu Yeong-geon |
3rd | 1992 | Yang In-ja |
2nd | 1991 | Park Ju-yeon |
1st | 1990 | No Young-shim |
Composition Award
Edition | Year | Winners |
---|---|---|
16th | 2006 | Cho Yeong-su |
15th | 2004 | Yoon Myeong-seon |
14th | 2003 | Park Geun-tae |
13th | 2002 | Lim Gi-hun |
12th | 2001 | Park Jin-yeong |
11th | 2000 | Lee Gyeong-seop |
10th | 1999 | Choi Jun-yeong |
9th | 1998 | |
8th | 1997 | Lee Gyeong-seop |
7th | 1996 | Choi Jun-yeong |
6th | 1995 | Kim Chang-hwan |
5th | 1994 | |
4th | 1993 | Seo Taiji |
3rd | 1992 | Kim Gi-pyo |
2nd | 1991 | Yoon Sang |
1st | 1990 | Ha Gwang-hun |
Most wins
Rank | Artist | Count |
---|---|---|
1st | EXO | 22 |
2nd | BTS | 20 |
3rd | Super Junior | 14 |
4th | Girls' Generation, Shinee | 12 |
6th | Big Bang | 11 |
7th | TVXQ | 8 |
8th | Sistar, Twice | 7 |
9th | Beast, Red Velvet | 6 |
Notes
- The Legend Rookie Prize was a one-off category created in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Seoul Music Awards.[21] A special online poll was held via the SMA website where fans voted for the most memorable rookie artist in the award show's history.[21][22] The candidate with the most votes was announced at the end of the ceremony on January 31. No physical award was presented to the winner.[21]
- The Legend Grand Prize was a one-off category created in celebration of the Seoul Music Awards 30th anniversary.[21] A special online poll was held via the SMA website where fans voted for the most memorable Daesang winner in the award show's history.[21][22] The candidate with the most votes was announced at the end of the ceremony on January 31. No physical award was presented to the winner.[21]
See also
References
- Seoul Music Awards listings
- Complete list of winners (archive, up to 22nd edition in 2013) (in Korean)
- 23rd edition list of winners as reported by Yahoo News
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External links
- Official website (in Korean)
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