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The
20th Korean Music Awards
was held in
Seoul
, South Korea on March 5, 2023. Hosted by the Korean Music Awards Selection Committee and sponsored by the
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
and the
Korea Creative Content Agency
, the ceremony recognized the best music released in South Korea between December 1, 2021, and November 30, 2022.
Unlike other South Korean music awards, the Korean Music Awards are based on musical achievement rather than record sales. Winners are determined by the Korean Music Awards Selection Committee panel comprising music critics, radio show producers, academics, and other music industry professionals.
Nominations were announced on February 9, 2023. Newcomer girl group
NewJeans
received the most nominations with six, including in all three
daesang
categories.
[1]
Producer 250 won the most awards of the night with four, while NewJeans won a total of three awards; 250 also served as the producer for the works NewJeans were nominated for.
Winners and nominees
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Main awards
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Winners are listed first, highlighted in
boldface
, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
[2]
Nominees are listed in alphabetical order.
[3]
[4]
Album of the Year
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Song of the Year
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Musician of the Year
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Rookie of the Year
|
Best K-Pop Album
|
Best K-Pop Song
|
Best Pop Album
|
Best Pop Song
|
Best Rock Album
- Concorde ?
Supersonic Airliner
‡
- ABTB ?
iii
- BadLamb ?
Universal Anxiety
- Lanalogue ?
Stereo Out!
- OVerdrive Philosophy ?
OVerdrive Philosophy
|
Best Rock Song
- Jambinai
? "From the Place Been Erased" (feat.
Sunwoo Jung-a
)
‡
- BadLamb ? "Love, Lies, Bleeding"
- Concorde ? "Rainbow Flowers Are Blooming"
- HarryBigButton
? "Thelma & Louise"
- OVerdrive Philosophy ? "Painful Truth"
|
Best Modern Rock Album
|
Best Modern Rock Song
|
Best Electronic Album
- 250
?
Ppong
‡
- Glen Check
?
Bleach
- Pierre Blanche ?
Ego
- Salamanda ?
Ashbalkum
- Two Tone Shape ?
Every Minute
|
Best Electronic Song
- 250
? "Bang Bus"
‡
- Glen Check
? "4ever"
- Kirara ? "Stargaze"
- Pierre Blanche ? "Infinite Circle" (feat. Rondo Mo)
- Taeyeon
? "
INVU
" (Moon Kyoo Remix)
|
Best Rap & Hip-Hop Album
- Nucksal
,
Cadejo
?
Sincerely Yours
‡
- C Jamm
?
Ghenn
- Lee Hyun-jun ?
Lost in Translation
- Paloalto
?
Dirt
- Qim Isle ?
Some Hearts Are for Two
|
Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song
- Nucksal
,
Cadejo
? "Good Morning Seoul"
‡
- Lee Hyun-jun ? "White Lighter"
- Lobonabeat! ? "Birthday" (feat.
Bill Stax
)
- Paloalto
? "Priceless" (feat. toigo)
- Zico
? "New Thing" (prod. by Zico, feat.
Homies
)
|
Best R&B & Soul Album
- A.Train ?
Private Pink
‡
- Che ?
Kpop
- Joe Layne ?
Life O Life
- Rad Museum ?
Rad
- Slom
?
Weather Report
- Soul Delivery ?
FoodCourt
|
Best R&B & Soul Song
- Bibi
? "Jotto"
‡
- A.Train ? "Something Beautiful" (feat. Meaningful Stone, Simun, Seo Bo-kyung)
- Sion ? "Braindead"
- Slom
? "Anirago" (feat.
Zion.T
)
- Soul Delivery ? "Nugs" (with Thama)
|
Best Folk Album
- Line and Circle ?
Night and Day
‡
- Bae Young-gyoung ?
You My Blue
- Kim Mok-in ?
Stored Images
- Lucid Fall
?
Voice Beside Guitar
- Summer of Thoughts ?
Hands
|
Best Folk Song
- Line and Circle ? "Night and Day"
‡
- Bae Young-gyoung ? "I Love You" (feat. Sunnie)
- Kim Mok-in ? "Walking in the City" (feat. Dajung)
- Lucid Fall
? "A Small Handful of Songs"
- Summer of Thoughts ? "Rambler" (with Park Hye-li)
|
Best Jazz Album
- Song Young-joo ?
Atmosphere
‡
- Hoo Kim Big Band ?
Common Heritage of Humankind
- Kim Jung-sik ?
Hangul, Improvisation
- Mandong ?
Big Sun
- Yu Tae-sung ?
Michelangelo
|
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Kim Yu-jin ?
A Piece and the Whole
‡
- Kim Ju-hwan ?
Candy: Memories of Nat King Cole Trio
- Maria Kim ?
Stellive Vol. 16 Two for the Road
- Song Yi-jeon & Vinicius Gomes ?
Home
- Youn Sun-nah ?
Waking World
|
Best Metal & Hardcore Album
- Madmans Esprit
?
I See Myself Through You Who See Us Through Me
‡
- Dog Last Page ?
Drunken Dream
- Nuclear Idiots ?
Nclridts
- Seaweed Mustache
?
Bombora"
- Visceral Explosion ?
Human Meat Distribution Process
|
Best Global Contemporary Album
- Jung Jae-il
?
Psalms
‡
- Baum Sae ?
Communication
- Hwang Gina ?
Short Film
- Ji Park, BlankFor.ms, VRI String Quartet ?
Syntropy
- Park Jiha
?
The Gleam
- Sinnoi ?
Illumination
|
Special awards
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- Achievement Award ? Love & Peace
[5]
References
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- ^
Hicap, Jonathan (February 9, 2023).
"K-pop group NewJeans bags most nominations at Korean Music Awards"
.
Manila Bulletin
.
Archived
from the original on February 10, 2023
. Retrieved
February 11,
2023
.
- ^
"大衆音樂上 프로듀서 250 4冠王, 뉴진스 3冠王"
[Producer 250 wins 4 awards at the Korean Popular Music Awards, New Jeans wins 3 awards].
Seoul Shinmun
(in Korean).
Naver
. March 5, 2023.
Archived
from the original on March 6, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
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"Nominees Total"
.
Korean Music Awards
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on February 12, 2023
. Retrieved
February 12,
2023
.
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"Nominees Genre"
.
Korean Music Awards
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on February 12, 2023
. Retrieved
February 12,
2023
.
- ^
Seo, Jung-min (February 9, 2023).
뉴진스, '韓國大衆音樂上' 6個 部門 最多 候補
[NewJeans is nominated in six categories, the most at the Korean Music Awards].
The Hankyoreh
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on February 12, 2023
. Retrieved
February 12,
2023
– via
Naver
.