Seoul Music Awards
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2010) |
| Seoul Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in music |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | Sports Seoul |
| First awarded | 1990 |
| Official website | www.seoulmusicawards.com |
The Seoul Music Awards is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.[1] The winners are selected from singers who had 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 judge 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 of the top 10 Bonsang winners 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 up to 10 best 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.
- Hallyu Special Award is awarded to the performer who gained popularity around the world during the year.
Past events
| # | Date | Venue | City | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th | 3 February 2010 | Olympic Fencing Gymnasium | Seoul | [3] |
| 21st | 31 January 2012 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | [4] |
Daesang Award (Grand Prize)
| # | Year | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 2012 | PSY |
| 21st | 2011 | Super Junior |
| 20th | 2010 | Girls' Generation |
| 19th | 2009 | Girls' Generation |
| 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 | 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.
Record of the Year
| # | Year | Winner | Title Song | Album | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 2012 | G-Dragon | "Crayon" | One of A Kind | 1st mini album |
| 21st | 2011 | IU | "You & I" | Last Fantasy | 2nd album |
| 20th | 2010 | PSY | "Right Now" | Psy Five | 5th album |
| 19th | 2009 | Drunken Tiger | "Feel gHood Muzik" | Feel gHood Muzik : The 8th Wonder | 8th album |
| 18th | 2008 | Big Bang | "Sunset Glow" | Remember | 2nd album |
| 17th | 2007 | Epik High | "Fan" | Remapping the Human Soul | 4th album |
Record of the Year in Digital Release
| # | Year | Winner | Title song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | "Haru Haru" |
New Artist Award
| # | Year | Winners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 2012 | EXO-K | Ailee | B.A.P | Lee Hi | |
| 21st | 2011 | B1A4 | A Pink | Boyfriend | ||
| 20th | 2010 | The Boss | Sistar | CN Blue | ||
| 19th | 2009 | BEAST | T-ara | After School | ||
| 18th | 2008 | Davichi | Mighty Mouth | SHINee | ||
| 17th | 2007 | 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/Bi | 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 Jeong-ahn | |
| 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
| # | Year | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 2012 | Kim Jang Hoon |
| 20th | 2010 | Bobby Kim |
| 19th | 2009 | PSY |
| 18th | 2008 | Kim Jang Hoon |
Genre-specific awards
Trot Award
| # | Year | Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | 2010 | Jang Yoon Jung | |
| 19th | 2009 | Park Hyun Bin | Park Sang Chul |
| 18th | 2008 | Park Hyun Bin | |
| 17th | 2007 | Park Hyun Bin | |
R&B/Ballad Award
| # | Year | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 2012 | K.Will |
| 21st | 2011 | 4MEN |
| 20th | 2010 | 2AM |
| 19th | 2009 | Bobby Kim |
Hip-Hop/Rap Award
| # | Year | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 2012 | Double K |
| 21st | 2011 | Clover |
| 20th | 2010 | Supreme Team |
| 19th | 2009 | Drunken Tiger |
| 15th | 2004 | Bobby Kim |
| 14th | 2003 | Jo Yong-pil |
| 13th | 2002 | YG Family |
| 12th | 2001 | Drunken Tiger |
OST Award
| # | Year | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 2012 | Lee Jong-hyun |
| 21st | 2011 | Baek Ji-young |
| 16th | 2006 | Sweet Sorrow |
| 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
| # | Year | Winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 2012 | Lee Seunggi | SHINee | - |
| 21st | 2011 | Lee Seunggi | Girls' Generation | - |
| 20th | 2010 | Girls' Generation | SHINee | - |
| 19th | 2009 | 2PM | Super Junior | - |
| 18th | 2008 | Big Bang | TVXQ | - |
| 17th | 2007 | 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
| # | Year | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 2012 | Super Junior |
| 21st | 2011 | KARA |
| 20th | 2010 | Girls' Generation |
| 19th | 2009 | Super Junior |
| 18th | 2008 | SS501 |
| 17th | 2007 | Paran |
| 16th | 2006 | Kangta |
| 15th | 2004 | Park Yong-ha |
| 14th | 2003 | S |
| 13th | 2002 | Baby V.O.X. |
| 12th | 2001 | Kim Hyun-jung |
Other awards
| # | Year | Award | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th | 2008 | YTN Star Award | Baek Ji-Young |
| High One Music Award | Big Bang | ||
| 17th | 2007 | Girls' Generation |
Most winners
The current artist with the most awards won is Girls' Generation and Super Junior with 11 awards, TVXQ and Big Bang with 8 awards.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Super Junior | TVXQ |
| Total awards | 11 | 8 |
References
- ^ "History Of Seoul Music Awards" (in Korean). Seoul Music Awards.
- ^ Park, HyunMin (20 January 2012). "Super Junior Wins Another Grand Prize at the Seoul Music Awards". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Kun-ouc, Park (4 February 2010). "Girls' Generation scores triple win at Seoul Music Awards". 10 Asia. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Kim, Violet "12 reasons to visit Korea in 2012" CNN Go. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-03
|
|||||||||||
Read in another language
This page is available in 9 languages
