Seoul Music Awards

Seoul Music Awards
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Awarded for	Excellence in music
Sponsored by	Kangwon Land Inc.
Country	South Korea
Presented by	Sports Seoul
First awarded	1990
Official website	seoulmusicawards.com
Television/Radio coverage
Network	KBS N (2013)

The Seoul Music Awards (Hangul: 서울가요대상; RR: Seoul Gayo Daesang) (also known as High1 Seoul Music Awards due to sponsorship rights) is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.^[1] The winners are selected from singers who have released albums during the year, combined with 20 percent mobile votes, 10 percent Sports Seoul’s popularity poll, 40 percent digital downloads and album sales, and 30 percent judges' scores.^[2]

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 Prize), or Artist of the Year, is awarded to the best artist among up to 12 artists by calculating album and digital sales with online vote and a final judgement by the judges of the award ceremony.
• Bonsang Awards (Main Prize) 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.
• Record of the Year, or Best Album is awarded to the best full-length album.
• Record of the Year in Digital Release is awarded to the best single in digital release.
• New Artist Awards are awarded to new performers, usually three in each 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.

Past events

Edition	Date of ceremony	Venue	Location	Ref.
17th	31 January 2008	Kangwon Land High1 Hotel Conference Hall	Gangwon	[3]
18th	12 February 2009	Taebaek Gowon Auditorium	Taebaek	[4]
19th	3 February 2010	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium	Seoul	[5]
20th	20 January 2011	Kyung Hee University
21st	19 January 2012	Olympic Gymnastics Arena		[6]
22nd	31 January 2013	SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium
23rd	23 January 2014	Jamsil Arena		[7]
24th	22 January 2015	Olympic Gymnastics Arena		[8]
25th	14 January 2016
26th	19 January 2017	Jamsil Arena

Daesang Award (Grand Prize)

#	Year	Winners
25th	2016	EXO
24th	2015	EXO
23rd	2014	EXO
22nd	2013	Psy
21st	2012	Super Junior
20th	2011	Girls' Generation
19th	2010	Girls' Generation
18th	2009	Wonder Girls
17th	2008	BIGBANG
16th	2006	TVXQ
15th	2004	Shinhwa
14th	2003	Lee Hyori
13rd	2002	BoA
12nd	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	Seo Taiji and Boys
2nd	1991	Tae Jin-ah
1st	1990	Byeon Jin-seob

Bonsang Awards (Main Prize)

Note: Order is listed as they were announced by the Seoul Music Committee.

Edition	Year	Winners
		1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th
25th	2016	EXID	Red Velvet	Taeyeon	EXO	VIXX	Yoon Mi-rae	Bangtan Boys	Zion.T	Apink	SISTAR	BIGBANG	SHINee
24th	2015	Girl's Day	B1A4	AOA	EXO	VIXX	Apink	Bangtan Boys	Infinite	SISTAR	BEAST	Girls' Generation-TTS	Super Junior
23rd	2014	B.A.P	Apink	B1A4	EXO	VIXX	Cho Yong-pil	SISTAR	4Minute	Infinite	BEAST	SHINee	Girls' Generation
22nd	2013	Secret	Epik High	f(x)	2NE1	Huh Gak	SHINee	miss A	PSY	SISTAR	BIGBANG	Lee Seung-gi	Super Junior
21st	2012	Super Junior	FT Island	Secret	4Minute	BEAST	KARA	IU	miss A	SISTAR	Girls' Generation	Lee Seung-gi	T-ara
20th	2011	2AM	4Minute	BEAST	FT Island	Girls' Generation	IU	miss A	Secret	SHINee	Son Dam-bi		—
19th	2010	Super Junior	2PM	Brown Eyed Girls	Davichi	Girls' Generation	KARA	Kim Tae-woo	SHINee	Son Dam-bi	Baek Ji-young	—	—
18th	2009	Baek Ji-young	BIGBANG	Brown Eyed Girls	TVXQ	Jang Yun-jeong	Kim Jong-kook	SG Wannabe	Son Dam-bi	SS501	Wonder Girls	—	—
17th	2008	Super Junior	BIGBANG	Epik High	Eru	Jang Yun-jeong	MC the Max	SG Wannabe	SeeYa	Baek Ji-young	V.O.S	—	—
16th	2006	Baek Ji-young	Son Hoyoung	MC Mong	Park Jung-ah	Jang Yun-jeong	SG Wannabe	Shin Seung-hun	Turtles	VIBE	TVXQ	—	—
15th	2004	Cho PD	Lee Seung-chul	Lee Soo-young	Koyote	Kim Jong-kook	Shin Seung-hun	Rain	Park Hyo-shin	Shinhwa	TVXQ	—	—
14th	2003	Baby V.O.X	Fly to the Sky	Jewelry	Koyote	Lee Hyori	Rain	Shinhwa	Wax	Wheesung	Yoon Do Hyun Band	—	—
13th	2002	BoA	Cool	Koyote	Jang Na-ra	Lee Soo-young	Park Hyo-shin	Shinhwa	Sung Si-kyung	Yoon Do Hyun Band	Wax	—	—
12th	2001	Fin.K.L	g.o.d	Kangta	Kim Gun-mo	Lee Jung-hyun	Im Chang-jung	Park Ji-yoon	Shin Seung-hun	Steve Seungjun Yoo	Uhm Jung-hwa	Tae Jin-ah	Wax
11th	2000	g.o.d	Fin.K.L	Jo Sungmo	Shin Seung-hun	Uhm Jung-hwa	Park Ji-yoon	Steve Seungjun Yoo	Lee Jung-hyun	Im Chang-jung	Tae Jin-ah	—	—
10th	1999	H.O.T	Fin.K.L	Jo Sungmo	Baby V.O.X	Song Dae-kwan	Kim Gun-mo	Sechs Kies	Clon	Im Chang-jung	Uhm Jung-hwa	Country Kko Kko	—
9th	1998	H.O.T	S.E.S.	Kim Kyung-ho	Uhm Jung-hwa	Song Dae-kwan	Kim Gun-mo	Sechs Kies	Turbo	Kim Jong-hwan	—	—	—
8th	1997	H.O.T	UP	DJ Doc	Uhm Jung-hwa	Im Chang-jung	Kim Kyung-ho	Park Jin-young	Turbo	Jinusean	—	—	—

Record of the Year (Album)

Edition	Year	Winner	Title Song	Album	Note
25th	2016	BoA	"Kiss My Lips"	Kiss My Lips	8th album
24th	2015	Beast	"12:30"	Time	7th Mini Album
23rd	2014	Cho Yong-pil	"Bounce"	Hello	19th album
22nd	2013	G-Dragon	"Crayon"	One of A Kind	1st mini album
21st	2012	IU	"You & I"	Last Fantasy	2nd album
20th	2011	PSY	"Right Now"	Psy Five	5th album
19th	2010	Drunken Tiger	"Feel gHood Muzik"	Feel gHood Muzik : The 8th Wonder	8th album
18th	2009	BIGBANG	"Sunset Glow"	Remember	2nd album
17th	2008	Epik High	"Fan"	Remapping the Human Soul	4th album

Record of the Year in Digital Release

Edition	Year	Winner	Title song
25th	2016	BIGBANG	"Bang Bang Bang"
24th	2015	Soyou & Jung Gigo	"Some"
23rd	2014	EXO	"Growl"
22nd	2013	Sistar	"Alone"
21st	2012	T-ara	"Roly Poly"
20th	2011	IU	"Good Day"
19th	2010	Girls' Generation	"Gee"
18th	2009	Wonder Girls	"Nobody"
17th	2008	BIGBANG	"Lies"

New Artist Award

Edition	Year	Winners
25th	2016	SEVENTEEN	GFriend	iKON
24th	2015	GOT7	Eddy Kim	Red Velvet
23rd	2014	Bangtan Boys	Lim Kim	Crayon Pop
22nd	2013	EXO	Ailee	B.A.P	Lee Hi
21st	2012	B1A4	Apink	Boyfriend
20th	2011	The Boss	Sistar	CNBLUE
19th	2010	BEAST	T-ara	After School
18th	2009	Davichi	Mighty Mouth	SHINee
17th	2008	FT Island	Girls' Generation	Wonder Girls
16th	2006	Super Junior	See Ya	Brown Eyed Girls
15th	2004	TVXQ	Lee Seung-gi	SG Wannabe
14th	2003	Maya	Se7en	Big Mama
13th	2002	Rizi	Rain	Wheesung
12th	2001	Brown Eyes	Sung Si-kyung	Jadu	Morning Bond	To-ya
11th	2000	Park Hwayobi	J.ae
10th	1999	Lee Jung-hyun	Koyote	S♯arp	Chae Jung-an
9th	1998	NRG	Jo Sungmo	Kim Hyun-jung	Yoo Ri
8th	1997	Lee Ji-hoon	Yangpa
7th	1996	Young Turks Club
6th	1995	Sung Jin-woo	Yook Gak-soo
5th	1994	Go Bon-seung
4th	1993	Choi Yeon-je
3rd	1992	Lee Deok-jin	Seo Taiji and Boys
2nd	1991	Shim Shin	Shin Seung-hun
1st	1990	Kim Min-woo	Shin Hae-chul

Performance Award

Edition	Year	Winners
24th	2015	Im Chang-jung
23rd	2014	Lee Seung Chul
22nd	2013	Kim Jang-hoon
20th	2011	Bobby Kim
19th	2010	PSY
18th	2009	Kim Jang-hoon

Genre-specific awards

Trot Award

Edition	Year	Winners
25th	2016	Hong Jin-young
20th	2011	Jang Yun-jeong
19th	2010	Park Hyun-bin, Park Sang-chul
18th	2009	Park Hyun-bin
17th	2008	Park Hyun-bin

R&B/Ballad Award

Edition	Year	Winners
25th	2016	San E	BTOB
24th	2015	K.Will
23rd	2014	K.Will
22nd	2013	K.Will
21st	2012	4MEN
20th	2011	2AM
19th	2010	Bobby Kim

Hip-Hop/Rap Award

Edition	Year	Winners
24th	2015	San E & Raina
23rd	2014	Dynamic Duo
22nd	2013	Double K
21st	2012	Clover
20th	2011	Supreme Team
19th	2010	Drunken Tiger
15th	2004	Bobby Kim
14th	2003	Cho Yong-pil
13th	2002	YG Family
12th	2001	Drunken Tiger

OST Award

Edition	Year	Winners
25th	2016	Jang Jae In (MBC Kill Me, Heal Me OST)
24th	2015	Lyn (SBS My Love from the Star OST)
23rd	2014	The One (SBS That Winter, the Wind Blows OST)
22nd	2013	Lee Jong-hyun (SBS A Gentleman's Dignity OST)
21st	2012	Baek Ji-young (SBS Secret Garden OST)
16th	2006	Sweet Sorrow (SBS Alone in Love OST)
15th	2004	SBS Lovers in Paris OST
14th	2003	SBS Punch OST
13th	2002	Kang Seong
12th	2001	Kim Tae-jeong

High1/Mobile Popularity Award

The nominees for the Popularity Award come from the pool of artists that were nominated for Bonsang and Newcomer awards.^[9]

Edition	Year	Winners
25th	2016	Kim Junsu
24th	2015	Taemin
23rd	2014	SHINee, B1A4
22nd	2013	Lee Seung-gi, SHINee
21st	2012	Lee Seung-gi, Girls' Generation
20th	2011	Girls' Generation, SHINee
19th	2010	2PM, Super Junior
18th	2009	BIGBANG, TVXQ
17th	2008	Super Junior
16th	2006	TVXQ, Super Junior
15th	2004	Shinhwa, TVXQ
12th	2001	Click-B
11th	2000	Baby V.O.X., SKY, Click-B

Hallyu Special Award

Edition	Year	Winners
25th	2016	EXO
24th	2015	Infinite
23rd	2014	SHINee
22nd	2013	Super Junior
21st	2012	KARA
20th	2011	Girls' Generation
19th	2010	Super Junior
18th	2009	SS501
17th	2008	Paran
16th	2006	Kangta
15th	2004	Park Yong-ha, Baby V.O.X.
14th	2003	S
13th	2002	Baby V.O.X.
12th	2001	Kim Hyun-jung

Other awards

Edition	Year	Award	Winners
25th	2016	Male Dance Performance Award	Monsta X
25th	2016	Female Dance Performance Award	Ailee
24th	2015	iQiyi Popularity Award	EXO
24th	2015	Dance Performance Award	Hyuna
18th	2009	YTN Star Award	Baek Ji-young
18th	2009	High1 Music Award	BIGBANG
17th	2008	High1 Music Award	Girls' Generation

Most winners

Rank	Artist	Count
1st	Girls' Generation	14
2nd	Super Junior	12
3rd	EXO	10
	BIGBANG
	SHINee
4th	TVXQ	8
5th	SISTAR	7
6th	Beast	6

See also

• K-pop

References

Seoul Music Awards listings

• Complete list of winners (archive, up to 22nd edition in 2013) (Korean)
• 23rd edition list of winners as reported by Yahoo News

Other references

1. "History Of Seoul Music Awards" (in Korean). Seoul Music Awards.
2. Park, HyunMin (20 January 2012). "Super Junior Wins Another Grand Prize at the Seoul Music Awards". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
3. krnloop (31 January 2008). "17th Seoul Music Awards". krnloop Korean pop music news source. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
4. sookyoung (13 February 2009). "[Highlights] 18th High1 Seoul Music Awards". KBites. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
5. Kun-ouc, Park (4 February 2010). "Girls' Generation scores triple win at Seoul Music Awards". 10 Asia. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
6. Kim, Violet "12 reasons to visit Korea in 2012" CNN Go. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-03
7. https://tw.celebrity.yahoo.com/exo-won-grand-prize-at-the-23rd-seoul-054016255.html?noredirect=1
8. Lee, Min Ji (23 January 2015). "SM Sweeps ′Seoul Music Awards′ Taking Rookie and Daesang Awards". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
9. https://sookyeong.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/upcoming-19th-high1-seoul-music-awards-nominee-list-revealed/

External links

• Official website (Korean)