Ilgan Sports—the Korean newspaper- successfully held the first-ever Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) over two days from November 16-17. Check out the complete list of winners of the 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) below!
Winners of the 1st Korea Grand Music Awards 2024
Held for two days at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon on November 16 and 17, the music award ceremony was attended by popular Kpop stars and beloved celebrities. The event also featured an outstanding lineup of artists who rocked the stage.
On the first day of the ceremony, Nam Ji Hyun of “Good Partner” and Hanni from NewJeans took the spotlight as hosts, while Nam Ji Hyun and Winter from aespa graced the stage for the second day.
NewJeans snagged the prestigious’ Grand Artist’ award, the highest honor of the 2024 KGMA, and the ‘Best Artist’award. Moreover, Korean trot singer Lee Chan Won took home five awards, earning the title of the biggest winner of the ceremony. Additionally, aespa earned four awards, followed by DAY6 with three awards.
Without further ado, let’s check out who took home the prizes at the first Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) in 2024.
List of Winners
2024 Grand Artist
- NewJeans
2024 Grand Record
- (G)I-DLE
2024 Grand Honors Choice
- ZEROBASEONE
Best Artist
- EXO Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)
- (G)I-DLE
- Jeong Dong Won
- Lee Young Ji
- NewJeans
- P1Harmony
- STAYC
- SHINee Taemin
- Young Tak
- ZEROBASEONE
K-Pop Legendary Artist
- TVXQ
Best Solo Artist
- SHINee’s Taemin
Best Rock Ballad
- Lee Mujin
Best OST
- N.Flying Yoo Hwe Seung
Best R&B (Female)
- BIBI
Best R&B (Male)
- EXO 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”)
2024 Grand Song
- aespa
2024 Grand Performer
- DAY6
2024 Grand Honors Choice
- ATEEZ,
- aespa
Best Song
- DAY6
- RIIZE
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- aespa
- ATEEZ
- NCT DREAM
- Lee Chan Won
- Lim Young Woong
- TREASURE
Best Group
- RIIZE
Best Band
- DAY6
Best Stage
- TREASURE
Best Solo Artist
- (G) I-DLE’s Yuqi
Best Adult Contemporary
- Song Ga In
- Lee Chan Won
Best Producer
- SM Entertainment co-CEO Tak Young Jun
Most Streamed Song
- aespa (“Supernova”)
IS Rising Star
- NCT WISH
- FIFTY-FIFTY
IS Rookie
- NOWADAYS
- UNIS
K-pop International Artist
- NiziU
- JO1
K-pop International Rookie
- ME:I
Fan Vote Rookie Award
- NiziU
- RIIZE
Photogenic Award
- Seo EVE
- CLASS:y
Trend of the Year K-pop Solo
- BTS V
Trend of the Year K-pop Group
- UNIS
Trend of the Year Trot Star
- Lee Chan Won
Trend of the Year Trot Rookie
- Park Ji Hyeon
Diggus Digging Artist
- Lee Chan Won
Lullua x Fancast Best Popularity Award
- Lee Chan Won
Congratulations to all the winners!
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