Korean Music Awards 2024 has revealed the complete list of nominees ahead of its official airdate. The star-studded list of nominees includes NewJeans, BTS member Jeon Jungkook, K-pop’s rising icons H1-KEY, and more artists.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea Creative Content Agency, and PRIZM are the sponsors of the 21st edition of the Korean Music Awards. A distinguished panel of music producers, CEOs of music labels, and other music industry professionals have been invited to select the artists and the songs that have gained critical acclaim and achieved commercial success.
How to watch the Korean Music Awards 2024 online?
Korean Music Awards 2024 will air on February 29 at 8 p.m. KST/ 6 a.m. ET/ 3 a.m. PT/ 11 a.m. GMT. The award show can be watched live online via Prizm Live.
The list of nominees for the 21st Korean Music Awards includes:
Musician of the Year
Album of the Year
- COMEDY – Yeoyu and Seolbin
- Get Up – NewJeans
- Heart of the City – Lee Jin-ah
- Machine Boy – Silica Gel
- NOWITZKI – Beenzino
Best Pop Song
- ‘In My Garden’ – Yoon Ji-young
- ‘Love Lee’ – AKMU
- ‘DIE 4 YOU’ – DEAN
- ‘Cocktail Paradise’ – Yun Seok-Cheol and Sejin
- ‘Let’s Say Goodbye’ – Parc Jae-Jung
Song of the Year
- ‘Tik Tak Tok’ ft. So!YoON! – Silica Gel
- ‘Rose Blossom’ – H1-KEY
- ‘Ditto’ – NewJeans
- ‘Travel Again’ ft. Cautious Clay – Beenzino
- ‘Seven’ ft. Latto – Jungkook
Pop Album
- Round and Round – Kim Soo-young
- In My Garden – Yoon Ji-young
- DIPUC – cacophony
- Heart of the City – Lee Jin-ah
- 1집 Alone – Parc Jae-jung
- 문(門) – Kim Se-jeong
Best K-pop Song
- “Seven” ft. Latto – Jungkook
- “Cupid” – FIFTY FIFTY
- “Ditto” – NewJeans
- “Rose Blossom” – H1-KEY
- “I AM” – IVE
K-pop Album
- Get Up – NewJeans
- The Name Chapter: Freefall – Tomorrow X Together
- The Billage of perception: chapter three’ – Billlie
- Golden – Jungkook
- Born to be XX – KISS OF LIFE
Rookie of the Year
- Dongyi
- HANEL
- H1-KEY
- KISS OF LIFE
- Moon Mi-hyang
- NO.LINK
From BTS’ Jungkook to HYBE’s new girl group NewJeans, the latest edition of the Korean Music Awards features several K-pop artists who have achieved global stardom. The 21st edition of the show is eagerly anticipated by fans worldwide to see which artist will take home the most significant award.