# 31st Hanteo Music Awards

The 31st Hanteo Music Awards (Korean: 31주년 한터뮤직어워즈 2023; RR: 31junyeon Hanteo myujig eo-wojeu; lit. 31st Anniversary Hanteo Music Awards 2023) presented by Hanteo Global was held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul from February 17 to 18, 2024. It recognized the best artists and recordings, primarily based on Hanteo Chart data gathered from January 1 to December 31, 2023. The ceremony was hosted by Changmin. It was broadcast live on SBS M.

## Criteria

All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from January to December 2023.
| Category | Hanteo Global score | Global voting score | Judging score |
| Best Artist (Daesang) | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| Best Album (Daesang) | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| Best Song (Daesang) | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| Best Performance (Daesang) | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| Main Prize (Bonsang) | 40% | 30% | 30% |
| Global Artist Award | 50% | 50% | — |
| Post Generation Award | 40% | 30% | 30% |
| Emerging Artist Award | 40% | 30% | 30% |
| Rookie of the Year Award | 40% | 30% | 30% |
| WhosFandom Award | — | 100% | — |
| Special Award | 30% | 40% | 30% |

## Winners and nominees

Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
The list of nominees except Best Artist, Best Album, Best Song and Best Performance was announced on January 3, 2024, through Hanteo Music Awards social media posts. Voting opened (except WhosFandom and Global Artist) on Whosfan app on January 4, and will be close on January 17, 2024. The list of nominees for WhosFandom Award was announced through Whosfan official Twitter account on November 29, 2023, and voting for Top 40 started through the platform from December 1 to 4, 2023, while voting for Top 16 to Final commenced on Whosfan app from December 11, 2023, to January 5, 2024. The list of nominees for Global Artist Award was announced on December 11, 2023, and the voting began on the same day until January 17, 2024.

### Main awards

| Best Artist (Daesang) | Best Album (Daesang) |
| NCT Dream | Seventeen |
| Best Song (Daesang) | Best Performance (Daesang) |
| Ive | Stray Kids |
| Main Award (Bonsang) | Rookie of the Year Award |
| Aespa Ateez Enhypen (G)I-dle Ive Jimin Jungkook Le Sserafim NCT 127 NCT Dream NewJeans Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together V Zerobaseone List of nominated artists AKMU Bol4 BoyNextDoor BSS CIX Cravity D.O. Dreamcatcher Epex Exo Itzy J-Hope Jeon Somi Jihyo Jisoo Kep1er Lee Chan-won Monsta X NCT NCT DoJaeJung Nmixx P1Harmony Red Velvet Riize Shinee STAYC Taemin Taeyang Taeyeon The Boyz Treasure Twice Xdinary Heroes Young Tak | Male: Zerobaseone 8Turn Ampers&One BoyNextDoor Evnne Fantasy Boys N.SSign Plave Riize Xikers Female: TripleS Kiss of Life Limelight Loossemble Odd Eye Circle Young Posse |
| Post Generation Award | Emerging Artist Award |
| Lee Chan-won AB6IX CIX Cravity Jeon Somi Jeong Dong-won Lucy P1Harmony STAYC Treasure Vanner Verivery Weeekly WEi | Tempest Viviz ATBO B.I Billlie Epex Kep1er Kwon Eun-bi Lun8 The New Six Xdinary Heroes Younite |
| WhosFandom Award ||
| Lim Young-woong List of nominated artists (G)I-dle Aespa Ateez Blackpink BoyNextDoor BTS CIX Cravity Dreamcatcher Enhypen Epex Exo IKon Itzy Ive Jeon Somi Kep1er Le Sserafim Lee Chan-won Monsta X NCT NewJeans Nmixx P1Harmony Plave Red Velvet Riize Seventeen Shinee STAYC Stray Kids The Boyz TXT Treasure TripleS Twice Xdinary Heroes Young Tak Zerobaseone ||

### Global Artist Award

| Africa | Asia |
| V BoyNextDoor Dreamcatcher Enhypen Jimin Jisoo Jungkook Stray Kids Treasure Zerobaseone | Tomorrow X Together Enhypen Jungkook Kep1er NCT 127 NCT Dream Tempest Treasure V Zerobaseone |
| Europe | North America |
| V Dreamcatcher Enhypen Exo Jimin Jisoo Jungkook Nmixx Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together | Tomorrow X Together Dreamcatcher Enhypen Jimin Jisoo Jungkook Shownu X Hyungwon Stray Kids V Zerobaseone |
| Oceania | South America |
| Jimin Dreamcatcher Jisoo P1Harmony Shinee Stray Kids Taemin Tomorrow X Together V Zerobaseone | Jimin Ateez Dreamcatcher Enhypen Jisoo Jungkook Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together V Zerobaseone |

### Special awards

| Ballad | Band |
| Parc Jae-jung Bol4 D.O. Kim Jae-hwan Kim Se-jeong Lee Seok-hoon Naul Taeyeon | Xdinary Heroes F.T. Island Jung Yong-hwa Lucy Nell Nerd Connection Onewe Thornapple Young K |
| Hip-hop | Trot |
| B.I Big Naughty Crush Epik High Giriboy Jessi Loco Sik-K | Young Tak Hwang Young-woong [ko] Jang Minho Jeong Dong-won Lee Chan-won Park Seo-jin [ko] |
| Virtual Artist ||
| Plave Isegye Idol Mave: Superkind ||

### Other awards

| Other Categories | Winner |
| Best Trend Leader | Aespa |
| Blooming Performance Group | 8Turn |
| Blooming Star | Just B |
| Favorite Band Performance | Lucy |
| Favorite Crossover Group | Libelante [ko] |
| Favorite Vocal Performance | Kim Jae-hwan |
| Global Generation Icon | Aespa |
| Global Outstanding Artist | Nmixx |
| Global Rising Artist | Kiss of Life |
| Hanteo Choice K-pop Female Artist | Billlie |
| Hanteo Choice K-pop Male Artist | Vanner |
| Legend Rock Icon | YB |
| Next Worldwide Artist | Riize |
| Popular Band Artist | Daybreak |
| Popular Global Group | Kep1er |
| Popular Performance Group | Viviz |
| Popular Solo Artist | Jeong Dong-won |
| Top Global Performer | Ateez |

## Performers

The complete lineup of performers were announced on February 16, 2024.

### Day 1

Order of the performance, name of the artist(s), and song(s) they performed :
| Order | Artist(s) | Song(s) performed |
| 1 | Libelante [ko] | "We Are the Future" (orig. song by H.O.T.), "Haru Haru" (orig. song by BigBang), "Mirotic" (orig. song by TVXQ), "Playing with Fire" (orig. song by Blackpink), "S-Class" (orig. song by Stray Kids) and "On Your Way" |
| 2 | Just B | "Medusa" |
| 3 | Vanner | "Jackpot" |
| 4 | Billlie | "Dang! (hocus pocus)" |
| 5 | Jeong Dong-won | "If" |
| 6 | Viviz | "Come On Baby Tonight" (orig. song by Lee Ye-rin [ko]) |
| 7 | Kep1er (only Chaehyun and Yeseo) | "Loveable" (orig. song by Kim Jong-kook) |
| 8 | Kim Jae-hwan | "I Love You" |
| 9 | Tempest | "Vroom Vroom" and "Dive" |
| 10 | Plave | "The 6th Summer" |
| 11 | Lucy | "Boogie Man" |
| 12 | Daybreak and Lucy | "Oh-eh" |
| 13 | Kep1er | "Galileo" and "Love on Lock" |
| 14 | DJ Vandal Rock | "Candy" (orig. song by H.O.T.), "Dreams Come True" (orig. song by S.E.S.), "Lies" (orig. song by BigBang) and "Rising Sun" (orig. song by TVXQ) |
| 14 | Just B | "Sorry, Sorry" (orig. song by Super Junior) |
| 14 | Billlie | "The Boys" (orig. song by Girls' Generation) |
| 14 | Tempest | "Dynamite" (orig. song by BTS) |
| 15 | Viviz | "Untie" and "Maniac" |
| 16 | Kim Jae-hwan | "Ponytail" |
| 17 | Lee Chan-won | "Wish Lanterns" and "Jintobaegi" |

### Day 2

Performers for Day 2 :
* Artist(s)
* Ateez
* NCT 127
* NCT Dream
* Zerobaseone
* Aespa
* YB
* Parc Jae-jung
* TripleS
* Kiss of Life
* 8Turn

## Presenters

The complete list of presenters were announced on February 8, and with addition on February 13, 2024.
Presenters for Day 1 :
* Artist(s)
* Kim Jong-seo
* Cho Hang-jo [ko]
* Danny Ahn
* Han Seung-yeon
* Lee Won-seok [ko]
* Choi Jung-in
* Brian
* Bomi
* Jo Kwon
* Byul
* Gabee [ko]
* Yoon Il-sang
* Kim Hyeong-seok
* Kim Dong-wan
* Sunye
* Aiki [ko]
* Hareem [ko]

## Incidents

On the second day of the ceremony, there were reports of a person publicly defecating in the standing area of the audience. The smell reportedly spread throughout large portions of the venue, with several artists visibly seen covering their noses. Other audience members reported feces residue on their clothes. A physical altercation also broke out between fans of boy group Zerobaseone, which was resolved by security.