# K-World Dream Awards

The K-World Dream Awards (Korean: 케이 월드 드림어워즈) is an annual music award show in South Korea. The award ceremony was first known the Soribada Best K-Music Awards (소리바다 베스트 케이뮤직 어워즈) in 2017 until discontinued due to the host Soribada delisting possibility in 2021. The award ceremony revived in 2022 with different host and rebranded as the K-Global Heart Dream Awards (케이 글로벌 하트 드림 어워즈) then renamed again in 2024 to the current name.

## History

Soribada Best K-Music Awards was hosted by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases. The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded to the musics released between September 2016 and August 2017.
In 2021, the organizing company changed and the award ceremony was revived as the K-Global Heart Dream Awards.
In 2024, the awards ceremony was renamed to the K-World Dream Awards.

## Judging criteria

Winners are determined through Soribada's internal data, online and mobile votes from fans across the world, as well as ratings from professional adjudicators and critics.

## List of ceremonies

| Edition | Award ceremony | Date | Venue | City |
| 1st | 2017 Soribada Best K-Music Awards | September 20, 2017 | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium | Seoul, South Korea |
| 2nd | 2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards | August 30, 2018 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | Seoul, South Korea |
| 3rd | 2019 Soribada Best K-Music Awards | August 22–23, 2019 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | Seoul, South Korea |
| 4th | 2020 Soribada Best K-Music Awards | August 13, 2020 | Online Ceremony | Online Ceremony |
| 6th | 2022 K-Global Heart Dream Awards | August 25, 2022 | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium | Seoul, South Korea |
| 7th | 2023 K-Global Heart Dream Awards | August 10, 2023 | KSPO Dome | Seoul, South Korea |
| 8th | 2024 K-World Dream Awards | August 22, 2024 | Jamsil Arena | Seoul, South Korea |

## Grand Prize (Daesang)

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1st | 2017 | Exo | Exo | Twice | Twice |
| 2nd | 2018 | BTS | BTS | | Twice | Twice |
| 3rd | 2019 | BTS | Twice | Red Velvet | Mamamoo |
| 4th | 2020 | BTS | BTS | BTS | BTS |

## Main Prize (Bonsang)

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1st | 2017 | B.A.P | BtoB | Exo | GFriend | Hwang Chi-yeul | Mamamoo | Monsta X | Red Velvet | T-ara | Twice | VIXX | – | – |
| 2nd | 2018 | AOA | Bolbbalgan4 | BTS | Mamamoo | Momoland | Monsta X | NCT 127 | NU'EST W | Red Velvet | Twice | Wanna One | – | – |
| 3rd | 2019 | AB6IX | BTS | Chungha | Ha Sung-woon | Kim Jae-hwan | Mamamoo | Momoland | Monsta X | NCT 127 | Twice | Red Velvet | Park Ji-hoon | – |
| 4th | 2020 | AB6IX | Astro | BTS | GFriend | Iz*One | Kang Daniel | Lim Young-woong | Mamamoo | NCT Dream | Twice | Oh My Girl | Red Velvet | Victon |
| 6th | 2022 | Heize | Itzy | Ive | Kang Daniel | NCT Dream | Oh My Girl | Psy | The Boyz | Tomorrow X Together | — | — | — | — |
| 7th | 2023 | Ateez | Enhypen | Itzy | Seventeen | Seulgi | STAYC | Stray Kids | Taeyong | The Boyz | Zerobaseone | — | — | — |

## Rookie Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| Ed. | Year | Group | Band | Trot |
| 1st | 2017 | Wanna One | — | — |
| 1st | 2017 | Pentagon | — | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | The Boyz | IZ | Kangnam |
| 2nd | 2018 | Nature | IZ | Seol Ha-yoon |
| 2nd | 2018 | Stray Kids | IZ | Seol Ha-yoon |
| 3rd | 2019 | ITZY | — | Song Ga-in |
| 3rd | 2019 | ITZY | — | Hong Ja |
| 3rd | 2019 | TXT | — | Kim Soo Chan |
| 3rd | 2019 | TXT | — | Jung Mi Ae |
| 4th | 2020 | Cravity | — | — |
| 4th | 2020 | MCND | — | — |
| 4th | 2020 | TOO | — | — |

## Popularity Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| Ed. | Year | Male | Female |
| 1st | 2017 | Exo | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | Wanna One | Mamamoo |
| 3rd | 2019 | BTS | Twice |
| 4th | 2020 | BTS | Twice |
| 5th | 2024 | Exo | UNIS |

## Genre Awards
### Trot Grand Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 3rd | 2019 | Jin Sung | Hong Jin-young |

### Trot Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1st | 2017 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young |
| 2nd | 2018 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young |
| 3rd | 2019 | Tae Jin-ah | Tae Jin-ah |

### Rising Trot Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Soo-chan | Second Aunt Kim Da-vi |

### Hip Hop Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner |
| 2nd | 2018 | Mino |

### R&B Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 2nd | 2018 | Crush | Crush |
| 3rd | 2019 | Park Bom | Yang Da-il |

### Rock Band Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner |
| 3rd | 2019 | YB |

## Best OST Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner | Song | Drama |
| 1st | 2017 | Ailee | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Goblin |
| 2nd | 2018 | Jeong Se-woon | "It’s You" | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim |
| 4th | 2020 | Gaho | "Start Over" | Itaewon Class |
| 8th | 2024 | Crush | "Love You With All My Heart" | Queen of Tears |

## Music Video Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner |
| 1st | 2017 | Zanybros |
| 2nd | 2018 | Zanybros |

## Music Producer Awards
### Producer Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner |
| 1st | 2017 | Iggy, Yongbae |
| 2nd | 2018 | Kim Do-hoon |
| 3rd | 2019 | Rhymer |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Do-hoon |

### Songwriter Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 4th | 2020 | Lee Han-gil | Turns Out Comatose |

### Best Hip Hop Maker Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 3rd | 2019 | Groovy Room | dress |

## Special Hallyu Awards
### Artist of the Year Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner | Winner |
| 4th | 2020 | Twice |

### Music of the Year Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner | Winner |
| 4th | 2020 | Red Velvet |

### Stage of the Year Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner | Winner |
| 4th | 2020 | Kang Daniel |

### Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1st | 2017 | BTS | BTS |
| 2nd | 2018 | Monsta X | Red Velvet |
| 3rd | 2019 | WJSN | Lovelyz |
| 4th | 2020 | TXT | ITZY |

### Performance Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1st | 2017 | NCT 127 | Gugudan |
| 2nd | 2018 | Samuel | DIA |
| 3rd | 2019 | Ateez | Loona |
| 4th | 2020 | The Boyz | (G)I-dle |

### Rising Hot Star Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1st | 2017 | WJSN | Wanna One | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | Hyeongseop X Euiwoong | YDPP | — |
| 3rd | 2019 | N.Flying | Stray Kids | The Boyz |
| 4th | 2020 | Nature | Loona | GWSN |
| 6th | 2022 | AleXa | Blitzers | The New Six |

### Icon Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1st | 2017 | Red Velvet | Red Velvet |
| 2nd | 2018 | NU'EST W | NU'EST W |
| 3rd | 2019 | Oh My Girl | Park Ji-hoon |
| 4th | 2020 | Oneus | WJSN |

### Voice Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1st | 2017 | Han Dong-geun | Han Dong-geun | Han Dong-geun |
| 2nd | 2018 | Wheesung | GB9 (Social) | Seo J (Social) |
| 3rd | 2019 | Jeong Se-woon | Lee Chang-min | Lee Woo (Social) |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Jae-hwan | Kim Woo-seok | Ha Sung-woon |

### Music Star Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1st | 2017 | Sonamoo | KNK |
| 2nd | 2018 | Chungha | UNB |
| 3rd | 2019 | CLC | Nature |

### Global Entertainer Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 2nd | 2018 | 7Senses | 7Senses |
| 3rd | 2019 | Zero 9 | SNH48 |

### Social Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 2nd | 2018 | BTS | BTS |
| 3rd | 2019 | Hwasa | NCT 127 |

### Global Hot Trend Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 3rd | 2019 | ASTRO | ASTRO |
| 4th | 2020 | Stray Kids | Iz*One |

### Next Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 3rd | 2019 | Oneus | Newkidd | A.C.E |
| 4th | 2020 | DKB | AleXa | — |

## Other Awards

| Edition | Year | Award | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| 1st | 2017 | Photogenic Award | DIA | DIA |
| 1st | 2017 | Global Career Achievement Award | Eru | Eru |
| 2nd | 2018 | Trend Queen Award | Seo In-young | Seo In-young |
| 2nd | 2018 | People's Choice Award | Exo | Exo |
| 3rd | 2019 | New Wave Award | Monsta X | (G)I-dle |
| 3rd | 2019 | Art-tainer Award | Nam Woo-hyun | Weki Meki |
| 4th | 2020 | New K-Wave Real Fan Award | Kang Daniel | Kang Daniel |
| 4th | 2020 | Global Artist Award | Astro | Astro |

## Most Wins

The following artists received five or more awards:
| Rank | Artist(s) | Awards |
| 1 | Twice | 10 |
| 1 | BTS | 10 |
| 2 | Red Velvet | 8 |
| 3 | Mamamoo | 6 |
| 4 | Monsta X | 5 |