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Awarded for
  
Excellence in music

Presented by
  
Sports Seoul

Official website
  
seoulmusicawards.com

Country
  
South Korea

First awarded
  
1990

Network
  
KBS N (2013-present)


Ceremony date
  
January 19, 2017, 2:00 AM PST

Winners
  
Zico, Zico, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Taeyeon, Taeyeon, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Sechs Kies, Sechs Kies, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Mamamoo, Mamamoo, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, GFriend, GFriend, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, VIXX, VIXX, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, BTSBlood Sweat & Tears, BTS, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Seventeen, Seventeen, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, GOT7, GOT7, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, TWICE, TWICE, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Red Velvet, Red Velvet, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, EXOMonster, EXO, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, SHINee, SHINee, Popularity Award, Popularity Award, EXO, EXO, Daesang Award, Daesang Award, Astro, Astro, Hallyu Special Award, Hallyu Special Award, TWICECHEER UP, TWICE, Record of the Year in Digital Release, Record of the Year in Digital Release, Punch, Punch, World Collaboration, World Collaboration, Kiha & The Faces, Kiha & The Faces, Best Band, Best Band, Baek A-yeon, Baek A-yeon, R&B/Ballad Award, R&B/Ballad Award, Tae Jin-ah, Tae Jin-ah, Trot Award, Trot Award, BIGBANG, BIGBANG, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, SHINee, SHINee, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Taeyeon, Taeyeon, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, EXID, EXID, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, VIXX, VIXX, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, BTS, BTS, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Yoon Mi-rae, Yoon Mi-rae, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Apink, Apink, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, ZionT, ZionT, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Red Velvet, Red Velvet, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Sistar, Sistar, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, EXO, EXO, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Junsu, Junsu, Popularity Award, Popularity Award, EXO, EXO, Hallyu Special Award, Hallyu Special Award, BIGBANGBANG BANG BANG, BIGBANG, Record of the Year in Digital Release, Record of the Year in Digital Release, Jang Jae-inAuditory Hallucination, Jang Jae-in, OST Award, OST Award, iKon, iKon, Best New Artist, Best New Artist, Hyukoh, Hyukoh, Performance Award, Performance Award, BoAKiss My Lips, BoA, Record of the Year (Album), Record of the Year (Album), GFriend, GFriend, Best New Artist, Best New Artist, Infinite, Infinite, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, AOA, AOA, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, VIXX, VIXX, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, B1A4, B1A4, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, BTS, BTS, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, BEAST, BEAST, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Apink, Apink, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Super Junior, Super Junior, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Sistar, Sistar, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Girl's Day, Girl's Day, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, EXO, EXO, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Girls' Generation-TTS, Girls' Generation-TTS, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Lee Tae-min, Lee Tae-min, Popularity Award, Popularity Award, Infinite, Infinite, Hallyu Special Award, Hallyu Special Award, SoyouSome, Soyou, Record of the Year in Digital Release, Record of the Year in Digital Release, JunggigoSome, Junggigo, Record of the Year in Digital Release, Record of the Year in Digital Release, Hyuna, Hyuna, Dance Performance Award, Dance Performance Award, Im Chang-jung, Im Chang-jung, Performance Award, Performance Award, BEASTTime, BEAST, Record of the Year (Album), Record of the Year (Album), GOT7, GOT7, Best New Artist, Best New Artist, Cho Yong-pil, Cho Yong-pil, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, SHINee, SHINee, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Infinite, Infinite, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, 4Minute, 4Minute, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, VIXX, VIXX, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, B1A4, B1A4, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, BEAST, BEAST, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Apink, Apink, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, BAP, BAP, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Sistar, Sistar, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, EXO, EXO, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, Girls' Generation, Girls' Generation, Bonsang Awards, Bonsang Awards, SHINee, SHINee, Popularity Award, Popularity Award, B1A4, B1A4, Popularity Award, Popularity Award, SHINee, SHINee, Hallyu Special Award, Hallyu Special Award, EXOGrowl, EXO, Record of the Year in Digital Release, Record of the Year in Digital Release, Cho Yong-pilHello, Cho Yong-pil, Record of the Year (Album), Record of the Year (Album), Lim Kim, Lim Kim, Best New Artist, Best New Artist, BTS, BTS, Best New Artist, Best New Artist, Lee Seung-chul, Lee Seung-chul, Performance Award, Performance Award

The Seoul Music Awards (Hangul: 서울가요대상; RR: Seoul Gayo Daesang) is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.

Contents

The winners are selected from singers who have released albums during the year, combined with 20 percent mobile votes, 10 percent Sports Seoul’s popularity poll, 40 percent digital downloads and album sales, and 30 percent judges' scores.

Blackpink playing with fire boombayah in 2017 seoul music awards


Categories

There are eight awards which are not restricted by genre, and three awards which are each in trot, hip hop, R&B.

  • Daesang Award (Grand Prize), or Artist of the Year, is awarded to the best artist among up to 12 artists by calculating album and digital sales with online vote and a final judgement by the judges of the award ceremony.
  • Bonsang Awards (Main Prize) is awarded to up to 12 artists by calculating album and digital sales with online vote and a final judgement by the judges of the award ceremony.
  • Record of the Year, or Best Album is awarded to the best full-length album.
  • Record of the Year in Digital Release is awarded to the best single in digital release.
  • New Artist Awards are awarded to new performers, usually three in each year.
  • Performance Award is awarded to best live performer of the year.
  • Trot Award is awarded to the performer of trot music.
  • Hip Hop/Rap Award is awarded to the performer of Hip hop music/Rapping music.
  • R&B/Ballad Award is awarded to the performer of the R&B/ballad music.
  • OST Award is awarded to the performer of the Original Soundtrack (OST) from drama/movie/TV program.
  • Popularity Awards are awarded to performers who gained popularity during the year, usually two in each year, the winners chosen by online voting. The nominee pool comes from the nominees for the Bonsang and the Newcomer awards.
  • Hallyu Special Award is awarded to the performer who gained popularity around the world during the year.

    • Popularity Award

    The nominees for the Popularity Award come from the pool of artists that were nominated for Bonsang and Newcomer awards.

    References

    Seoul Music Awards Wikipedia
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