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Summary: Awards Season (2021–22)

Winners for the Daesang, Bonsang and Rookie of the Year, and more!

Lee by Lee
March 8, 2022
in Korean Entertainment
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IU at 36th Golden Disc Awards

IU at 36th Golden Disc Awards (credit. Ilgan Sports)

The awards season has come to an end! Here we will focus on music achievements and list only the main winners across each relevant category from a possible total of nine award shows. They include:

  • TMA – The Fact Music Awards
  • AAA – Asia Artist Awards
  • MAMA – Mnet Asian Music Awards
  • MMA – MelOn Music Awards
  • HMA – Hanteo Music Awards
  • GDA – Golden Disc Awards
  • GCMA – Gaon Chart Music Awards
  • SMA – Seoul Music Awards
  • KMA – Korean Music Awards

Daesang

Let’s begin by naming the winners of the Daesang, also known as the Grand Prize. In this section, we use the following abbreviations:

  • SOTY – Song of the Year
  • AOTY – Album of the Year
  • ArOTY – Artist of the Year

The winners of the Daesang at major award ceremonies are below.

Daesang winners at major music award ceremonies (2021)
  SOTY AOTY ArOTY
MAMA Butter
BTS
BE
BTS
BTS
MMA Butter
BTS
Lilac
IU
IU
GDA Celebrity
IU
BE
BTS
aespa**
SMA* — — NCT 127
 

Notes:

* Only one Daesang was awarded in this ceremony
** Not awarded as a Daesang in this ceremony

Other Daesangs awarded at these ceremonies include:

  • MAMA | Worldwide Icon of the Year – BTS
  • MMA | Record of the Year – aespa (prod. Lee Soo-man)

At other ceremonies, the winners of the award are mentioned.

Daesang winners at other music award ceremonies (2021)
  SOTY AOTY ArOTY
TMA* BTS
AAA Butter
BTS
Sticker
NCT 127
Seventeen
GCMA — — —
KMA Next Level
aespa
There is a Wolf
Lang Lee
BTS
 

Notes:

* Only one Daesang was awarded in this ceremony

Other Daesangs awarded at these ceremonies include:

  • AAA | Performance of the Year – Stray Kids
  • AAA | Stage of the Year – aespa

Bonsang

Next, we name the winners of the Bonsang, also known as the Main Prize.

Bonsang (Main Prize) winners at major music award ceremonies (2021)
  Digital Album
MAMA —
MMA aespa
AKMU
ASH ISLAND
BTS
Heize
IU
Lee Mujin
IllBOI
Lim Young-woong
NCT Dream
GDA BTS
IU
aespa
AKMU
Heize
Lee Mujin
Oh My Girl
STAYC
BTS
IU
Enhypen
NCT 127
NCT Dream
Seventeen
Stray Kids
TXT
SMA aespa
ATEEZ
Brave Girls
BTS
Enhypen
Heize
IU
Kang Daniel
Lim Young-woong
NCT 127
Oh My Girl
Seventeen
THE BOYZ
 

At other ceremonies, Artist of the Year can be awarded to one or multiple artists. In most instances, they are awarded as a Bonsang, though they can also sometimes be awarded as a Daesang.

‘Artist of the Year’ winners at other music award ceremonies (2021)
TMA Astro
Ateez
Brave Girls
BTS
Enhypen
Itzy
Kang Daniel
Seventeen
Stray Kids
Super Junior
Oh My Girl
The Boyz
TXT
AAA —
GCMA* Digital Album
(2020/12)

What Do I Call You
Taeyeon
(2020/12 – 2021/02)

One-reeler / Act IV
IZ*ONE
(2021/01)

Celebrity
IU
(2021/02)

Don’t Call Me
SHINee
(2021/03)

Lilac
IU
(2021/03 – 2021/05)

Hot Sauce
NCT Dream
(2021/04)

Antidote
Kang Daniel
(2021/05)

Butter
BTS
(2021/06)

Chi Mat Ba Ram
Brave Girls
(2021/06 – 2021/08)

Butter
BTS
(2021/07)

Permission to Dance
BTS
(2021/08)

Queendom
Red Velvet
(2021/09)

My Universe
BTS x Coldplay
(2021/09 – 2021/11)

Sticker
NCT 127
(2021/10)

Strawberry Moon
IU
(2021/11)

Scientist
TWICE
KMA** BTS
 

Notes:

* This award is technically not a Bonsang, though it is treated as such.
** At this ceremony, this award is recognised as a Daesang.

Individual categories

The best-performing acts — both groups and soloists — were mentioned at major award ceremonies.

Group/Soloist winners at major music award ceremonies (2021)
  Male Female Soloist
MAMA BTS TWICE Baekhyun
IU
MMA BTS aespa Lim Young-woong
IU
GDA* — Brave Girls Lim Young-woong
SMA — — —
 

Notes:

* Only one artist was awarded for “Best Group”

HMA was held for the first time this year. So, in this category, the winners are:

Group/Soloist winners at other music award ceremonies (2021)
  Group Soloist
  Male Male
HMA BTS
Stray Kids
NCT Dream
Baekhyun
D.O.
Wonho
  Female Female
  TWICE
Itzy
aespa
Lisa
Rosé
IU
 

Rookie of the Year

The eligibility criteria for the award of Rookie of the Year may vary across ceremonies. Usually, they will only include acts who have debuted within a specific time period.

Rookie of the Year winners at major music award ceremonies (2021)
  Male Female
MAMA Enhypen aespa
MMA Lee Mujin aespa
GDA — aespa
STAYC
SMA Epex
Lee Mujin
Omega X
—
 

The winners of the same award are mentioned at other ceremonies.

Rookie of the Year winners at other music award ceremonies (2021)
  Male Female
TMA — —
AAA Enhypen aespa
HMA EPEX IVE
GCMA Lee Chan Won
..Gift
(album)

 

Lee Mujin
Scent of the Day
(digital)
—
KMA* — aespa
 

Notes:

* Only one artist was awarded in this ceremony

And with that, we come to the end of our summary!


Were you surprised by any of these results? Let us know about your thoughts about the winners.

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