Korean Music Awards

Korean Music Awards
Current: 21st Korean Music Awards
Korean Music Awards trophy
Awarded forExcellence in music
Sponsored byMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Korea Creative Content Agency
CountrySouth Korea
First awardedMarch 17, 2004 (2004-03-17)
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean Music Awards
Hangul
한국대중음악상
Hanja
韓國大眾音樂賞
Revised RomanizationHan-guk Daejung Eumaksang
McCune–ReischauerHan'guk Taejung Ŭmaksang

The Korean Music Awards (Korean한국대중음악상; lit. Korean Popular Music Awards) is an annual South Korean music awards show that honors both mainstream and underground musical artists from a variety of genres.[1] Unlike other major South Korean music awards, which largely rely on record sales to determine winners, the Korean Music Awards distributes awards based on the recommendations of a panel of judges consisting of music critics, radio show producers, academics, and other professionals within the industry. The first ceremony was held in 2004,[2] and is regarded as one of the most prestigious music awards in the country.[3][4]

Kiha & The Faces is the only artist to win all three Grand Prizes (Musician, Album & Song of the Year.) The band is also the joint most decorated artist in KMA history with 7 awards, along with BTS.
7-time award winner BTS made history in 2019 by becoming the first artist to win Musician of the Year two years in a row. At the 18th Awards ceremony, they became the first artist to win Song of the Year twice.
  1. ^ Han, Sang-hee (March 9, 2010). "Korean Music Awards to Honor Quality". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Chang, Dong-woo (January 18, 2018). "K-pop's pundit awards hope to 'comfort' independent creativity". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "이한철, 제11회 한국대중음악상 시상식 사회" [Lee Han-cheol hosts the 11th Korean Popular Music Awards ceremony]. News1 (in Korean). February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Naver.
  4. ^ "검정치마와 로만 폴란스키···시대 역행한 '어떤 권위' [기자메모]". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Naver. The Korean Popular Music Awards is considered one of the most prestigious music awards in Korea.

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