At this year’s Seoul Music Awards, boy group BTS took home 4 awards.
Specifically, on January 23, the 31st Seoul Music Awards was held at Gocheok Sky Dome with MCs including Seolhyun, Boom and Kim Seong Joo of AOA.
The Seoul Music Awards were first presented in 1990 and are held annually by Sports Seoul to recognize outstanding achievements in the Korean music industry.
Nominations are chosen by counting 20% mobile votes, 10% Sports Seoul popularity polls, 40% digital downloads and album sales, and 30% points of the examiner. The popularity award alone is determined 100% by a popularity poll.
Awards presented at Seoul Music Awards 2022
Daesang (Grand Prize): NCT 127
Album of the Year: NCT Dream (Hot Sauce)
Song of the Year: IU (Lilac)
Bonsang (Main Prize): ENHYPEN, HEIZE, Brave Girls, Oh My Girl, Kang Daniel, Aespa, ATEEZ, NCT 127, The Boyz, Lim Young Woong, BTS, Seventeen and IU
Rookie of the Year: Lee Mu Jin, OMEGA X and EPEX Ballad of the Year: Red Velvet’s Wendy (Like Water)
OST of the Year: Lim Young Woong (Love Always Runs Away)
Hip-Hop/R&B of the Year: HyunA (I’m Not Cool)
Trot of the Year: Lim Young Woong (My Starry Love)
Best Performance: STAYC and ENHYPEN
Discovery of the Year: Lang Lee
Popularity Award (Korea): Lim Young Woong
K-Wave Award (international): EXO
Special Jury Prize: BTS and ARMY
Fan PD Artist Award: Jung Dong Ha
U + Idol Live Best Artist Award: BTS
World Best Artist Award: BTS
