Korean Music Awards

Korean Music Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in music
Country	South Korea
First awarded	2004
Website	koreanmusicawards.com

Korean Music Awards
Hangul	한국대중음악상
Hanja	韓國大眾音樂賞
Revised Romanization	Han-guk Daejung Eumaksang
McCune–Reischauer	Han'guk Taejung Ŭmaksang

The Korean Music Awards is a major music awards show that is held annually in South Korea. The award ceremony was first held in 2004 and it acknowledges the achievements made by music artists in the past year. The winners are decided by a panel of judges consisting of music critics, music radio PDs, and other professionals within the industry.^[1]

Categories

The event has 24 categories, including the Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Netizens' favorites and a Life Achievement Award.

@ = Won Mnet Asian Music Award § = Won MelOn Music Award

Album of the Year

Bout	Year	Winner	Album
14th	2017	Jo Dong-jin	As A Tree
13th	2016	E sens	The Anecdote
12th	2015[2]	Loro's	W.A.N.D.Y
11th	2014	Yoon Young-bae	Dangerous World
10th	2013	3rd Line Butterfly	Dreamtalk[3]
9th	2012	Jang Kiha and the Faces	Jang Kiha and the Faces
8th	2011	Garion	Garion 2
7th	2010	Seoul Electric Band	Life Is Strange
6th	2009	Sister's Barbershop	The presence of the most common
5th	2008	Lee Juck	Songs made of wood
4th	2007	Swallow	Aresco
3rd	2006	Second Moon	2nd Moon
2nd	2005	My Aunt Mary	Just Pop
1st	2004	The The	The The Band

Song of the Year

Bout	Year	Winner	Title Song
14th	2017	Bolbbalgan4	"Galaxy"
13th	2016	Big Bang	"Bae Bae"
12th	2015[2]	So-you & Jung Gigo	"Some"
11th	2014	Cho Yong-pil	"Bounce"
10th	2013	Psy	"Gangnam Style"
9th	2012	IU	"Good Day"
8th	2011	Hot Potato	"Confession"
7th	2010	Girls' Generation	"Gee"
6th	2009	Jang Kiha and the Faces	"Cheap Coffee"
5th	2008	Lee Juck	"It's fortunate"
4th	2007	Lee Han-chul	"Superstar"
3rd	2006	Yoon Do-hyun	"It must have been love"
2nd	2005	Cho PD	"Friend"
1st	2004	Loveholics	"Loveholics"

Musician of the Year

Bout	Year	Winners
14th	2017	Jay Park	-	-
13th	2016	Deepflow	-	-
12th	2015[2]	Lee Seung-hwan	-	-
11th	2014	Sunwoo Jung-ah	-	-
10th	2013	Psy	-	-
9th	2012	Jang Kiha and the Faces	-	-
8th	2011	Galaxy Express	-	-
7th	2010	Seoul Electric Band	-	-
6th	2009	Toy	-	-
5th	2008	Lee Seung-yeol	-	-
4th	2007	Lee Ji-hyung	Park Seon-joo	No Brain
3rd	2006	Cho Kyu-chan	Lee Tzsche	W [Where The Story Ends]
2nd	2005	Lee Seung-chul	Lee So-ra	Clazziquai
1st	2004	Wheesung	Lee Tzsche	Big Mama

Note: Korea Music Award for Musician of the Year Category Divided into Male, Female and Group (2004~2007)

Rookie of the Year

Bout	Year	Winners
14th	2017	Silica Gel	-
13th	2016	Hyukoh	-
12th	2015[2]	Kim Sa-wol x Kim Hae-won	-
11th	2014	Rock 'n Roll Radio	-
10th	2013	404	-
9th	2012	ByeByeBadMan	-
8th	2011	Gate Flowers	-
7th	2010	Guckkasten	Apollo 18
6th	2009	Loro's	-
5th	2008	Younha	-
4th	2007	The Mustangs	-
3rd	2006	Second Moon	Sogyumo Acacia Band
2nd	2005	MOT	-
1st	2004	Jung Jae-il	-

Note: 2006 and 2010 Tied

Genre Awards

Best Pop Album

Bout	Year	Winner	Album
14th	2017	Jo Dong-jin	As A Tree
13th	2016	Ravie Nuage	Youth
12th	2015[2]	Akdong Musician	Play
11th	2014	Sunwoo Jung-ah	It's Okay, Dear
10th	2013	Busker Busker	Busker Busker 1st Album
9th	2012	Neon Bunny	Seoulight
8th	2011	Cho Kyu-chan	9
7th	2010	Lee So-ra	7th Album
6th	2009	Kim Dong-ryool	Monologue
5th	2008	Lee Juck	Songs Made of Wood
4th	2007	Park Seon-joo	A4rism
3rd	2006	W	Where the Story Ends
2nd	2005	Clazziquai	Instant Pig

Best Pop Song

Bout	Year	Winner	Title Song
14th	2017	Wonder Girls	"Why So Lonely"
13th	2016	Big Bang	"Loser"
12th	2015[2]	So-you & Jung Gigo	"Some"
11th	2014	Cho Yong-pil	"Bounce"
10th	2013	Busker Busker	"Yeosu Night Sea"
9th	2012	IU	"Good Day"
8th	2011	10cm	"Tonight I'm Afraid of the Dark"
7th	2010	Lee So-ra	"Track8"
6th	2009	Toy	"Passionate Goodbye"
5th	2008	Lee Juck	"It's Fortunate"
4th	2007	Lee Han-chul	"Super Star"
3rd	2006	Lucid Fall	"Oh, Love"

Best Rock Album

Bout	Year	Winner	Album
14th	2017	ABTB	Attraction Between Two Bodies
13th	2016	The Monotones	Into The Night
12th	2015[2]	Danpyunsun and the Sailors	Animal
11th	2014	Yellow Monsters	Red Flag
10th	2013	Jung Cha-shik	Turbulent Modern Times
9th	2012	Jang Kiha and the Faces	Jang Kiha and the Faces
8th	2011	Crash	The Paragon of Animals
7th	2010	Seoul Electronic Band	Life Is Strange
6th	2009	Galaxy Express	Noise On Fire
5th	2008	Hollow Jan	Rough Draft In Progress
4th	2007	The Mustangs	The Mustangs
3rd	2006	Black Hole	Hero
2nd	2005	Vassline	Blood of Immortality
1st	2004	Cocore	Super Stars

Best Rock Song

Bout	Year	Winner	Title Song
14th	2017	Jun Bum Sun And The Yangbans	"Revolution"
13th	2016	Lowdown 30	"More Burning"
12th	2015[2]	Asian Chairshot	"Haeya"
11th	2014	Yellow Monsters	“Red Flag”
10th	2013	Jung Cha-shik	“Street Musician”
9th	2012	Jang Kiha and the Faces	"That Kind of Relationship"
8th	2011	Gate Flowers	"Reserves"
7th	2010	Guckkasten	"Mirror"
6th	2009	Jang Kiha and the Faces	"Cheap Coffee"
5th	2008	Mary Epic	"Can't be Happy Without You"
4th	2007	Strikers	"Untouchable Territories"
3rd	2006	Black Hole	"Life"

Best Modern Rock Album

Bout	Year	Winner	Album
14th	2017	Wings of the ISANG	Stream of Consciousness
13th	2016	The Koxx	The New Normal
12th	2015[2]	Loro's	W.A.N.D.Y
11th	2014	Yoon Young-bae	Dangerous World
10th	2013	3rd Line Butterfly	Dreamtalk
9th	2012	Lee Seung-yeol	Why We Fail
8th	2011	9 and the Numbers	9 and the Numbers
7th	2010	The Black Skirts	201
6th	2009	Sister's Barbershop	A Most Ordinary Existence
5th	2008	MOT	Strange seasons
		Huckleberry Finn	Fantasies... My Disillusionment
4th	2007	Swallow	Aresco
3rd	2006	Mongoose	Dancing Zoo
2nd	2005	My Aunt Mary	Just Pop

Best Modern Rock Song

Bout	Year	Winner	Title Song
14th	2017	9 and the Numbers	"Song for Tuvalu"
13th	2016	Hyukoh	"Comes and Goes"
12th	2015[2]	9 and the Numbers	"Hide and Seek"
11th	2014	Yoon Young-bae	"Dangerous World"
10th	2013	3rd Line Butterfly	"The Day We Breakup is Today"
9th	2012	Lee Seung-yeol	"Not Coming Back"
8th	2011	Broccoli, You Too?	"Graduation"
7th	2010	Broccoli, You Too?	"Universal Song"
6th	2009	Sister's Barbershop	"Beautiful thing"
5th	2008	Lee Seung-yeol	"Adonai"
4th	2007	Roller Coaster	"Popular Song"
3rd	2006	Mongoose	"Dancing Zoo"

Best Metal & Hardcore Album

Bout	Year	Winner	Title Song
14th	2017	Remnants of the Fallen	Shadow Walk
13th	2016	Method	Abstract

Best Folk Album

Bout	Year	Winner	Album
14th	2017	Li Min-hwee	Borrowed Tongue
13th	2016	Kim Sa-wol	Suzanne
12th	2015[2]	Kim Sa-wol x Kim Hae-won	Secret

Best Folk Song

Bout	Year	Winner	Album
14th	2017	Lang Lee	"Playing God"
13th	2016	Kim Sa-wol	"April, 2014"
12th	2015[2]	Kwon Tree	"Childhood"

Best Dance & Electronic Album

Bout	Year	Winner	Album
14th	2017	Kirara	Moves
13th	2016	Trampauline	MARGINAL
12th	2015[2]	HEO	Structure
11th	2014	Glen Check	Youth
10th	2013	Glen Check	Haute Couture
9th	2012	Idiotape	11111101
8th	2011	2NE1	To Anyone
7th	2010	Brown Eyed Girls	Sound-G
6th	2009	W&Whale	Hardboiled
5th	2008	House Rulez	Mojito
4th	2007	Uhm Jung-hwa	Prestige
3rd	2006	Second Moon	2nd Moon

Best Dance & Electronic Song

Bout	Year	Winner	Title Song
14th	2017	Hitchhiker	"$10"
13th	2016	Flash Flood Darlings	"Star"
12th	2015[2]	Yoon Sang	"If You Wanna Console Me"
11th	2014	EXO	"Growl"
10th	2013	f(x)	"Electric Shock"
9th	2012	2NE1	"I Am the Best"
8th	2011	miss A	"Bad Girl Good Girl"
7th	2010	Brown Eyed Girls	"Abracadabra"
6th	2009	W&Whale	"R.P.G Shine"
5th	2008	Wonder Girls	"Tell Me"
4th	2007	Peppertones	"Superfantastic"

Best Hip Hop Album

Bout	Year	Winner	Album
14th	2017	Hwaji	Zissou
13th	2016	ESENS	The Anecdote
12th	2015[2]	Hwaji	Eat
11th	2014	Paloalto	Chief Life
10th	2013	Soriheda	Soriheda 2
9th	2012	Simo & Mood Schula	Simo & Mood Schula
8th	2011	Garion	Garion2
7th	2010	Drunken Tiger	Feel gHood Muzik: The 8th Wonder
6th	2009	Verbal Jint	Framed
5th	2008	Epik High	Remapping The Human Soul
4th	2007	The Quiett	Q Train
3rd	2006	Dynamic Duo	Double Dynamite
2nd	2005	Bobby Kim	Beats within My Soul
1st	2004	Defconn

Best Hip Hop Song

Bout	Year	Winner	Title Song
14th	2017	BewhY	"Forever"
13th	2016	Deepflow	"Cutter"
12th	2015[2]	B-Free	"Hot Summer"
11th	2014	Bulhandang Crew	"Robber"
10th	2013	G-Dragon	"One of a Kind"
9th	2012	Meta & Wreck	"Yes, Yes, Ya’ll"
8th	2011	Garion	"Most Urgent" (feat. NUCK aka 넋업샨)
7th	2010	San E	"Rap Genius"
6th	2009	Dynamic Duo	"Mother's Soup"
5th	2008	Drunken Tiger	"8:45 Heaven"
4th	2007	Koonta In Nuoliunce	"Holding On"
3rd	2006	Garion	"Mutu" (武鬪)

Best R&B & Soul Album

Bout	Year	Winner	Album
14th	2017	Jay Park	Everything You Wanted
13th	2016	Samuel Seo	Frameworks
12th	2015[2]	Crush	Crush On You
11th	2014	Zion.T	Red Light
10th	2013	Naul	Principle of My Soul
9th	2012	Boni	1990
8th	2011	Jinbo	Afterwork
7th	2010	Ra.D	Realcollabo
6th	2009	Taeyang	Hot
5th	2008	Yoon Mi-rae	Yoonmirae
4th	2007	Seo Young Do Trio	Circle
3rd	2006	Windy City	Love Record: Love, Power And Unity
2nd	2005	Gummy	It's Different
1st	2004	Yoon Geon

Best R&B & Soul Song

Bout	Year	Winner	Title Song
14th	2017	jeebanoff	"Sungbuk-gu Kids"
13th	2016	Dean	"Pour Up"
12th	2015[2]	Zion.T	"Yanghwa BRDG"
11th	2014	Jinbo	"Fantasy"
10th	2013	Naul	"Wind Memory"
9th	2012	Jung Gigo	"Blind"
8th	2011	Deez	"Sugar"
7th	2010	Jung Yup	"You Are My Lady"
6th	2009	Taeyang	"Only Look At Me"
5th	2008	Yoon Mi-rae (T)	"What's Up! Mr. Good Stuff"
4th	2007	Heritage	"Acoustic & Vintage"
3rd	2006	Windy City	"Love Supreme"

Best Jazz & Crossover Album

Bout	Year	Winner		Album
14th	2017	Jazz	Choi Sung Ho Singularity	When The Wind Blows
Crossover	Second Moon	Pansori Chunhyang-ga
13th	2016	Jazz	BuYoung Lee	Little Star
Crossover	The NEQ	PASSING OF ILLUSION
12th	2015[2]	Jazz	Lee Seon-ji	The Night Of The Border
Crossover	Han Seung-seok & Jung Jae-il	Bari abandoned
11th	2014	Jazz	Na Yoon-sun	Lento
Crossover	Salon de Oh Soo-gyeong	Salon de Tango
10th	2013	Jazz	Lee Won-sool	Point Of Contact
Crossover	Jambinai	Différance
9th	2012	Jazz	BG Salon	Repeat, Pause, Play
Crossover	Park Joo-won	Fiesta of Sadness
8th	2011	Jazz	Na Yoon-sun	Same Girl
Crossover	La Ventana	Nostalgia and the Delicate Woman
7th	2010	Jazz	Song Young-joo	Love Never Fails
Crossover	Park Joo-won	Time Of The Gypsies
6th	2009	Jazz	Na Yoon-sun	Voyage
Crossover	Miyeon & Park Je-chun	Dreams From The Ancestor
5th	2008	Woong San		Yesterday
4th	2007	Seo Young Do Trio		Circle
3rd	2006	2nd Moon		2nd Moon
2nd	2005	Jeon Je-deok		Jeon Je-deok
1st	2004	Na Yoon-sun		-

Best Jazz & Crossover Song

Bout	Year	Winner	Title Song
5th	2008	Woong San	"Yesterday"
4th	2007	Jangeun "JB" Bae Trio	"Secret Place"
3rd	2006	Triologue	"It Rain"

Best Jazz & Crossover Performance

Bout	Year	Winner	Album
14th	2017	Black String	Mask Dance
13th	2016	Cho Eun-min	Oriental Fairy Tale
12th	2015[2]	Kim Chang-hyeon	Oblivion
11th	2014	Kim Oki	Cherubim's Wrath
10th	2013	Kang Tae-hwan	Sorefa
9th	2012	Song Young-joo	Tale of A City
8th	2011	Lee Pan-geun Project	A Rhapsody in Cold Age
7th	2010	Kim Chaek & Jung Jae-il	The Methodologies

Best Movie/TV Album Soundtrack

Bout	Year	Winners
10th	2013	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time OST
9th	2012	Late Autumn OST
8th	2011	Bravo, Jazz Life OST
7th	2010	Mother OST
6th	2009	Ancient Tea Route OST
5th	2008	Que Sera, Sera OST
4th	2007	Radio Star OST
3rd	2006	Sympathy for Lady Vengeance OST
2nd	2005	Ireland OST
1st	2004	Untold Scandal OST

Popularity Awards

Group Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout	Year	Winners
13th	2016	Big Bang
12th	2015[2]	Infinite
11th	2014	EXO
10th	2013	Busker Busker
9th	2012	Infinite
8th	2011	f(x)
7th	2010	Girls' Generation
6th	2009	Wonder Girls

Female Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout	Year	Winners
13th	2016	IU
12th	2015[2]	HA:TFELT
11th	2014	Lee Hi
10th	2013	Lena Park
9th	2012	IU
8th	2011	Kim Yoon-ah
7th	2010	Baek Ji-young
6th	2009	Younha

Male Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout	Year	Winners
13th	2016[2]	Park Jin-young
12th	2015[2]	Jay Park
11th	2014	G-Dragon
10th	2013	Jay Park
9th	2012	Verbal Jint
8th	2011	Taeyang
7th	2010	Jung Yup
6th	2009	Jang Kiha and The Faces

Rock Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout	Year	Winners
5th	2008	No Brain

Modern Rock Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout	Year	Winners
5th	2008	Nell

Hip Hop Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout	Year	Winners
5th	2008	Epik High

Pop Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout	Year	Winners
5th	2008	Younha

Dance & Electronic Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout	Year	Winners
5th	2008	Big Bang

R&B & Soul Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout	Year	Winners
5th	2008	Brown Eyed Soul

Jazz & Crossover Musician of the Year Netizen Vote

Bout	Year	Winners
5th	2008	Na Yoon-sun

Special Awards

Committee Choice Special Award

Bout	Year	Winners
14th	2017	Yoon Min-seok
13th	2016	Park Je-chun
12th	2015[2]	Jambinai
11th	2014	Naver On Stage
10th	2013	Jara Island International Jazz Festival
9th	2012	Working People Documentary – ‘Factory of Dreams’
8th	2011	Super Session
7th	2010	Shim Jeong-rak
6th	2009	Kim Doo-soo
5th	2008	Bbang Compilation 3, ‘History of Bbang’
4th	2007	EBS Space Sympathy
3rd	2006	Yeon Young-seok
2nd	2005	Lee Ki-yong
1st	2004	Asoto Union, Jeon Gyeong-ok

Achievement Award

Bout	Year	Winners
14th	2017	Kim Hong-tak
13th	2016	Kim Hwee-gab
12th	2015[2]	Song Chang-sik
11th	2014	Park Sung-yeon
10th	2013	Kim Min-ki
9th	2012	Lee Pan-geun
8th	2011	Son Suk-woo
7th	2010	Cho Dong-jin
6th	2009	Sanulrim
5th	2008	Shin Jung-hyeon
4th	2007	Jung Tae-chun
3rd	2006	Cho Yong-pil
2nd	2005	Han Dae-soo
1st	2004	Lee Jung-sun

Record Label of the Year

Bout	Year	Winners
3rd	2006	Pastel Music
2nd	2005	Cavare Sound / JNH
1st	2004	Fluxus Music

References

External links

• Korean Music Awards official website (in Korean)

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