Soribada Best K-Music Awards

The Soribada Best K-Music Awards (previously abbreviated as SOKA and currently abbreviated as SOBA) is an awards ceremony presented by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases.[1] The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded music released between September 2016 and August 2017.

Soribada Best K-Music Awards
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the music industry
CountrySouth Korea
Presented bySoribada
First awarded2017
Websitewww.soribada.com/event/special/4797/summary
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSBS MTV

This is the first-ever awards ceremony hosted by Soribada which was established in 2000 as the first digital music service in Korea.[2]

List of ceremonies
Edition Date Venue City Ref.
1st September 20, 2017 Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea [3]
2nd August 30, 2018 Olympic Gymnastics Arena [4]
3rd August 22–23, 2019 [5]
4th August 13, 2020 Online Ceremony [6]

Judging criteria

Winners are determined through Soribada's internal data, online and mobile votes from fans across the world, as well as ratings from professional adjudicators and critics.[7][8]

Grand Prize (Daesang)
Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 EXOTwice (Digital)
2nd 2018 BTS
3rd 2019 BTS (Artist)Twice (Music)Red Velvet (Stage)Mamamoo (Live Performance)
4th 2020 BTS

Main Prize (Bonsang)
Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 B.A.PBtoBEXOGFriendHwang Chi-yeulMamamooMonsta XRed VelvetT-araTwiceVIXX––
2nd 2018 AOABolbbalgan4BTSMamamooMomolandMonsta XNCT 127NU'EST WRed VelvetTwiceWanna One––
3rd 2019 AB6IXBTSChunghaHa Sung-woonKim Jae-hwanMamamooMomolandMonsta XNCT 127Park Ji-hoonRed VelvetTwice–
4th 2020 AB6IXAstroBTSGFriendIz*OneKang DanielLim Young-woongMamamooNCT DreamOh My GirlRed VelvetTwiceVicton

Rookie Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
GroupBandTrot
1st 2017 Wanna One——
Pentagon
2nd 2018 The BoyzIZKangnam
Nature Seol Ha-yoon
Stray Kids
3rd 2019 ITZY — Song Ga-in
Hong Ja
TXT Kim Soo Chan
Jung Mi Ae
4th 2020 Cravity——
MCND
TOO

Popularity Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
MaleFemale
1st 2017 Exo—
2nd 2018 Wanna OneMamamoo
3rd 2019 BTSTwice
4th 2020

Genre Awards

Trot Grand Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
3rd2019Jin SungHong Jin-young

Trot Artist Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st2017Tae Jin-ahHong Jin-young
2nd2018Tae Jin-ahHong Jin-young
3rd 2019 Tae Jin-ah

Rising Trot Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
4th 2020 Kim Soo-chanSecond Aunt Kim Da-vi

Hip Hop Artist Award
Ed. Year Winner
2nd 2018Mino

R&B Artist Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
2nd2018Crush
3rd2019Park BomYang Da-il

Rock Band Award
Ed. Year Winner
3rd2019YB

Best OST Award
Ed. Year Winner Song Drama
1st2017Ailee"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow"Goblin
2nd2018Jeong Se-woon"It’s You"What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
4th2020Gaho"Start Over"Itaewon Class

Music Video Award
Ed. Year Winner
1st2017Zanybros
2nd2018Zanybros

Music Producer Awards

Producer Award
Ed. Year Winner
1st 2017 Iggy, Yongbae
2nd 2018 Kim Do-hoon
3rd 2019 Rhymer
4th 2020 Kim Do-hoon

Songwriter Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
4th 2020 Lee Han-gilTurns Out Comatose

Best Hip Hop Maker Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
3rd 2019 Groovy RoomDress

Special Hallyu Awards

Stage of the Year Award[lower-alpha 1]
Ed. Year Winner
4th2020Kang Daniel

Music of the Year Award[lower-alpha 1]
Ed. Year Winner
4th2020Red Velvet

Artist of the Year Award[lower-alpha 1]
Ed. Year Winner
4th2020Twice

Artist Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 BTS
2nd 2018 Monsta XRed Velvet
3rd 2019 WJSNLovelyz
4th 2020 TXTITZY

Performance Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 NCT 127Gugudan
2nd 2018 SamuelDIA
3rd 2019 AteezLoona
4th 2020 The Boyz(G)I-dle

Rising Hot Star Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 WJSNWanna One—
2nd 2018 Hyeongseop X EuiwoongYDPP—
3rd 2019 N.FlyingStray KidsThe Boyz
4th 2020 NatureLoonaGWSN

Icon Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 Red Velvet
2nd 2018 NU'EST W
3rd 2019 Oh My GirlPark Ji-hoon
4th 2020 OneusWJSN

Voice Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 Han Dong-geun
2nd 2018 WheesungGB9 (Social)Seo J (Social)
3rd 2019 Jeong Se-woonLee Chang-minLee Woo (Social)
4th 2020 Kim Jae-hwanKim Woo-seokHa Sung-woon

Music Star Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 SonamooKNK
2nd 2018 ChunghaUNB
3rd 2019 CLCNature

Global Entertainer Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
2nd 2018 7Senses
3rd 2019 Zero 9SNH48

Social Artist Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
2nd 2018 BTS
3rd 2019 HwasaNCT 127

Global Hot Trend Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
3rd 2019 ASTRO
4th 2020 Stray KidsIz*One

Next Artist Award
Ed. Year Winner(s)
3rd 2019 OneusNewkiddA.C.E
4th 2020 DKB AleXa —

Other Awards
Edition Year Award Winner(s)
1st 2017 Photogenic Award DIA
Global Career Achievement Award Eru
2nd 2018 Trend Queen Award Seo In-young
People's Choice Award Exo
3rd 2019 New Wave Award Monsta X(G)I-dle
Art-tainer Award Nam Woo-hyunWeki Meki
4th 2020 New K-Wave Real Fan AwardKang Daniel
Global Artist AwardAstro

Most Wins

The following artists received five or more awards:

Rank Artist(s) Awards
1 Twice 11
BTS
2 Red Velvet 8
3 Mamamoo 6
4 Monsta X 5

Notes
  1. Formerly a grand award category, it has been demoted off its grand award category status to a regular award category since 2020.

References
  1. "'소리바다 K뮤직 어워드' 오는 9월20일 개최 확정, 국내 최대 규모 '기대'". TV Daily (in Korean). February 20, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. "소리바다 음악시상식 'SOBA', 9월20일 개최 확정 [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). July 3, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. "'소리바다' 엑소, 韓최초 5년연속 대상..트와이스는 음원퀸[종합]". Osen (in Korean). September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. "BTS, TWICE Win Big at 2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards". Billboard. August 30, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. "'2019 SOBA' 시상자 1차 라인업 전격 공개…진정한 ★들의 잔치 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). June 24, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  6. "[종합] '2020 소리바다 어워즈' 방탄소년단, 불참에도 대상…트와이스·강다니엘, 3관왕 쾌거". My Daily (in Korean). August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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  8. "[소리바다어워즈]엑소·트와이스 대상·워너원 2관왕…K팝 축제 (종합)". Herald Pop (in Korean). September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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