The first-ever Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) kicked off last night!
This year, Ilgan Sports—the Korean newspaper that created the famous Golden Disc Awards and organized it for 24 years, from 1986 to 2020—launched a brand-new music award ceremony to honor the mainstream artists that shone bright over the past year.
On November 16, the star-studded new awards held the first night of its ceremony at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon.
Check out the full list of winners from Day 1 below!
2024 Grand Artist: NewJeans
2024 Grand Record: (G)I-DLE
2024 Grand Honors Choice: ZEROBASEONE
Best Artist: EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.), (G)I-DLE, Jeong Dong Won, Lee Young Ji, NewJeans, P1Harmony, STAYC, SHINee’s Taemin, Young Tak, ZEROBASEONE
K-Pop Legendary Artist: TVXQ
Best Solo Artist: SHINee’s Taemin
Best Rock Ballad: Lee Mujin
Best OST: N.Flying’s Yoo Hwe Seung
Best R&B (Female): BIBI
Best R&B (Male): EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)
Best Band: QWER
Best Hip Hop: Lee Young Ji
Best Adult Contemporary: Young Tak
Lullua x Fancast Best Popularity Award: SHINee’s Taemin
Lotte Caliverse Transcendent Artist of the Year: Young Tak
IS Rising Star: Jeong Dong Won (JD1)
Best-Selling Album: SEVENTEEN (“SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN”)
Congratulations to all of the winners! Stay tuned for tomorrow’s list of winners from Day 2.
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