The ‘1st D Awards’ has come to a splendid close as a festival for all the K-pop stars.

On the 22nd, the K-pop awards ceremony ‘1st D Awards with upick’, hosted by Sports Donga and organized by upick WSM, concluded successfully at the Hwajeong Gymnasium of Korea University in Seoul. The Awards, which promoted itself as a ‘Future K-pop festival’, was broadcast exclusively through ‘Channel A’ from 10:30 PM that day.

The ‘Years’ title that shone brightly in K-pop in 2024 went to eight top groups who took home the honor of receiving their first awards at the first awards ceremony.

‘Artist of the Year’ went to SEVENTEEN, ‘Album of the Year’ went to ENHYPEN, ‘Song of the Year’ went to aespa, ‘Record of the Year’ ZEROBASEONE, ‘Performance of the Year’ RIIZE, ‘Trend of the Year’ and ‘Rookie of the Year’ went to TWS and NCT WISH.

SM Entertainment became the first to receive the ‘The Awards ICONIC’, which meaningfully highlighted and cheered on the members who became the foundation of global K-pop.

The ‘The Awards Delights Blue Label’, the main award given to K-pop artists who have been active throughout the year, went to 16 teams including N.Flying, Seventeen, DAY6, TREASURE, P1Harmony, aespa, ENHYPEN, NMIXX, FIFTY FIFTY, tripleS, ZEROBASEONE, RISE, QWER, TOURS, ILLIT, and NCT WISH.

The ‘D Awards Dreams Silver Label’, awarded to those who will lead the future of K-pop, went to 82MAJOR, YOUNG POSSE, TWS, AILT, NCT WISH, UNIS, and BABYMONSTER.

KickFlip was the star of the ‘The Awards Remark’, which introduces and cheers on super new artists to watch this year.

The ‘The Awards Impact’ went to Jo Yuri, who shined in Netflix‘s ‘Squid Game 2’, Seo Beomjun, who won two rookie awards at last year’s terrestrial drama awards, and Mimi Minu (Kim Minwoo), an educational creator who is inseparable from K-pop.

The ‘Best OST’ in the pre-award best category went to N.Flying, and ‘Best Choreography’ went to Tours and Illit.

‘Best Band’ went to DAY6 and QWER. ‘BEST VIDEO’ went to aespa and RISE, ‘BEST TOUR’ went to TREASURE and ENHYPEN. ‘BEST STAGE’ went to P1Harmony and ZEROBASEONE, and ‘BEST GROUP’ went to ENHYPEN and RISE.

The ‘Discovery of the Year’ went to Fifty Fifty, Triple S, 82 Major, Youngpa C, Eunice, and Kickflip respectively.

The ‘Upick Popularity Award’ went to ‘Best Male Group’ ENHYPEN, ‘Best Female Group’ Triple S, ‘Best Male Solo’ Lee Seung Yoon, and ‘Best Female Solo’ Red Velvet Wendy.

‘Upick Global Choice Male’ went to ZEROBASEONE‘s Zhang Hao, and ‘Upick Global Choice Female’ went to Twice’s Chaeyoung.

The colorful performances that captured the status of K-pop were like a comprehensive gift set. The performances by top artists such as ENHYPEN, Triple S, ZEROBASEONE, and RISE, which were ‘for the first time’, were powerful.

Minsi Go and Jongwon Lee, who showed off their natural hosting skills as if they had been collaborating for a long time despite being first-time MCs, were also impressive. Presenters Cha Seung-won, Park Sun-joo, Hwang Chan-sung, Go Kyung-pyo, Bang Min-ah, Kang Nam, Noh Jeong-ui, Park Jin-young, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Hak-joo, Kim Ji-eun, Jo Yi-hyun, Jung Gun-joo, Bae In-hyuk, Seo Beom-joon, and Mimi Minu took to the stage to cheer on the powerful start of The Awards.

＜List of Winners of the 1st THE AWARDS＞

▶ Artist of the Year: SEVENTEEN
▶ Album of the Year: ENHYPEN
▶ Song of the Year: aespa
▶ Record of the Year: ZEROBASEONE
▶ Performance of the Year: RISE
▶ Trend of the Year: QWER
▶ Rookie of the Year: TOURS, NCT WISH

▶ THE AWARDS ICONIC: SM Entertainment
▶ THE AWARDS DELIGHTS BLUE LABEL: N.Flying, SEVENTEEN, DAY6, TREASURE, P1Harmony, aespa, ENHYPEN, NMIX, FIFTY FIFTY, Triple S, ZEROBASEONE, RISE, QWER, TOURS, AILITT, NCT WISH
▶ THE AWARDS DREAMS SILVER LABEL: 82MAJOR, YOUNGPAC, TOURS, AILITT, NCT WISH, Eunice, Baby Monster
▶ The Awards Remark: Kickflip
▶ The Awards Impact: Jo Yuri, Seo Bumjun, Mimi Minu

▶ Best OST: N.Flying
▶ Best Choreography: Tours, Eyelit
▶ Best Band: DAY6, QWER
▶ Best Video: Espa, RISE
▶ Best Tour: TREASURE, ENHYPEN
▶ Best Stage: P1Harmony, ZEROBASEONE
▶ Best Group: ENHYPEN, RISE
▶ Discovery of the Year: Fifty Fifty, Triple S, 82Major, YoungpaC, Eunice, Kickflip

▶ U-Pick Popularity Award Best Male Group: ENHYPEN
▶ U-Pick Popularity Award Best Female Group: Triple S
▶ U-Pick Popularity Award Best Male Solo: Lee Seung Yoon
▶ U-Pick Popularity Award Best Female Solo: Red Velvet Wendy
▶ Y-Pick Global Choice Male: ZEROBASEONE Zhang Hao
▶ Y-Pick Global Choice Female: Twice Chaeyoung


Reporter Heo Min-nyeong mignon@donga.com

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