‘The bookstore is back.’

The 34th Seoul Music Awards, hosted by Sports Seoul, was held grandly at Incheon Inspire Arena on the 21st.

This year’s awards ceremony, which was also meaningful in that it was the 40th anniversary of the founding of Sports Seoul, also drew attention with a performance lineup that showcased both the present and future of K-pop, including BTOB, BIGBANG, SayMyName, I-DLE, Ailitt, Doyoung, K Wish, Young Tak, Wave to Us, Zerobase One, Cravity, Kiki, Kickflip, Tomorrow x Together, P1Harmony, Fifty Fifty, Hearts to Hearts, Hwang Ga Ram, and QWER.

The highest honor, the Daesang, went to the group Idols.TXT proved their global popularity by winning three awards including Best Music, Best Album, and Bonsang.Zero Base One took home Best Album and Bonsang, while Illite and NCT Wish took home Best Group and Bonsang.’World Best Artist’ went to Espa and Rosé.


The ‘One Time Glory’ Rookie of the Year honors went to Kickflip, Hearts To Hearts, and Kiki.The award given to BTS member RM, who is about to make a full group comeback, also attracted attention.RM won the R & B Hip Hop Award that day.

The main awards, which are the backbone of the awards ceremony, went to 18 teams.The winners were Doyoung, Rosé, Seventeen, Stray Kids, Idle, Ive, Ailit, Espa, NCT Dream, NCT Wish, Enhypen, Young Tak, Zero Base One, G-Dragon, Tomorrow X Together, Playbe, P1Harmony, and QWER.

This awards ceremony, which featured a triple hosting system of Miyeon of Idol, Seungyoon Kang of Winner, and Subin of Tomorrow x Together, also garnered attention for its list of presenters.The presenters who made Seogadae shine were Yoo Seok Kang, Sungchul Kim, Gyuri Nam, Joohyun Park, Wooseok Byun, Cynthia, Seongwu Ong, Gyuri Jang, Ryul Jang, and Eunchae Jung.


Below is a list of winners of the 34th Seoul Music Awards.

▲Target - Children
▲Best Music Award - Tomorrow X Together
▲Best Album Award - Zero Base One, Tomorrow X Together
▲World’s Best Artist - Rosé, Espa
▲ K - POP WORLD CHOICE(Group)- Baby Monster
▲ K - POP WORLD CHOICE(Solo)-Young Tak
▲Main Prize- Doyoung, Rosé, Seventeen, Stray Kids, Idle, Ive, Ailit, Espa, NCT Dream, NCT Wish, Enhypen, Young Tak, Zero Base One, G-Dragon, Tomorrow X Together, Playbe, P1Harmony, QWER
▲Rookie of the Year - Kiki, Kickflip, Hearts to Hearts
▲ R & B Hip Hop Award - RM
▲Ballad Award - Hwang Ga-ram
▲Trot Award - Young Tak
▲OST Award - Young Tak
▲Band Award - Wave to Earth
▲Discovery of the Year Award - Seimaineim
▲Best Performance Award - Cravity, Fifty Fifty
▲Best Group Award - Illite, NCT Wish
▲Best Solo Award - Doyoung
▲K-Pop Special Award - BTOB
▲Popularity Award - Lee Chan-won
▲Hallyu Special Award - Jimin(BTS)
▲Rising Star Award - Viviup


Reporter Heo Min- mignon@donga.com

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