The '32nd Seoul Music Awards' was held at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena, and this year's hosts were SHINee's Minho, Lovelyz' Lee Mi Joo, and Kim Il Joong.
The 'Seoul Music Awards' show first began in 1990 and is held annually by Sports Seoul to recognize outstanding achievements in the Korean music industry. The winners are selected from songs and albums released from January to December of 2022 by calculating 30% online voting, 40% panelists, and 30% sales. The 'Popularity Award' and 'Hallyu Special Award' are chosen by 100% online voting, Korean and overseas, while 'Best Performance', 'Band Award', 'Discovery of the Year', and 'Special Jury Award' are determined by 100% panelist input.
Check out the winners below!
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Daesang (Grand Prize) | NCT Dream
Album of the Year | BTS - 'Proof'
Song of the Year | IVE - "Love Dive"
Bonsang (Main Prize) | (G)I-DLE | aespa | BLACKPINK | BTS | GOT the beat | IVE | Kang Daniel | Kim Ho Joong | Lim Young Woong | NCT Dream | Psy | Red Velvet | Seventeen | Stray Kids | Taeyeon | Zico
Rookie of the Year | LE SSERAFIM | NewJeans | TNX
Best Performance | (G)I-DLE
Popularity Award | Lim Young Woong
Hallyu Special Award | EXO's Suho
Trot Award | Young Tak
Ballad Award | Younha
OST Award | MeloMance
R&B Hip Hop Award | Be'O | Big Naughty
New Wave Star | Kep1er | LAPILLUS | TAN
World Best Artist | Psy
Discovery of the Year | Lee Seung Yoon
Band Award | Jannabi
K-pop Special Award | KARA
Legend Artist | BoA
idol+ New Star Award | TEMPEST
idol+ Best Star Award | BTS
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Congratulations to all the winners!
Why can one award be won by multiple groups? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of winning awards? Lol
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