# 27th Golden Disc Awards

The 27th Golden Disc Awards took place on January 15–16, 2013, at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It honored the best in South Korean music released from January 1, 2012, through December 2012. Nicole Jung, Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Da-som, Lee Hong-gi served as the hosts for the ceremony.

## Criteria

The winners of the digital music and album categories were determined by music sales (80%) and a panel of music experts (20%). The Rookie Artist of the Year award was based on album sales (80%), a panel of music experts (10%) and online votes (10%), while the Popularity Award was based on online votes (80%) and album sales (20%).

## Winners and nominees
### Main awards

Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.
| Digital Daesang (Song of the Year) | Disc Daesang (Album of the Year) |
| Psy – "Gangnam Style" 2NE1 – "I Love You" Big Bang – "Fantastic Baby" f(x) – "Electric Shock" G-Dragon – "Crayon" Huh Gak – "The Person Who Once Loved Me" K.Will – "I Need You" Miss A – "Touch" Secret – "Poison" Sistar – "Alone" T-ara – "Lovey-Dovey" | Super Junior – Sexy, Free & Single 4Minute – Volume Up B1A4 – Ignition Beast – Midnight Sun CNBLUE – Ear Fun F.T. Island – Grown-Up Infinite – Infinitize Kara – Pandora Shinee – Sherlock |
| Digital Song Bonsang | Album Bonsang |
| 2NE1 – "I Love You" Big Bang – "Fantastic Baby" f(x) – "Electric Shock" G-Dragon – "Crayon" Huh Gak – "The Person Who Once Loved Me" K.Will – "I Need You" Miss A – "Touch" Psy – "Gangnam Style" Secret – "Poison" Sistar – "Alone" T-ara – "Lovey-Dovey" 2AM – "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me" Ailee – "Heaven" Baek Ji-young – "Voice" Busker Busker – "Cherry Blossom Ending" Dynamic Duo – "Without You" F.T. Island – "Severely" Girls' Generation-TTS – "Twinkle" IU – "Every End of the Day" Juniel – "Illa Illa" Trouble Maker – "Trouble Maker" Wonder Girls – "Like This" | 4Minute – Volume Up B1A4 – Ignition Beast – Midnight Sun CNBLUE – Ear Fun F.T. Island – Grown-Up Infinite – Infinitize Kara – Pandora Shinee – Sherlock Super Junior – Sexy, Free & Single Big Bang – Alive Busker Busker – Busker Busker 1st Album Exo – Mama f(x) – Electric Shock G-Dragon – One of A Kind Girls' Generation-TTS – Twinkle Jang Wooyoung – 23, Male, Single Jay Park – New Breed Kim Sung-kyu – Another Me MBLAQ – 100% Ver. Psy – Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 Shinhwa – The Return T-ara – Funky Town TVXQ – Catch Me |
| Rookie Artist of the Year | Popularity Award |
| Ailee B.A.P Exo Juniel Lee Hi Block B Busker Busker John Park NU'EST Ulala Session | Shinee G-Dragon |

### Genre awards

| Best Hip-Hop Award | Single Album Award |
| Epik High – "Up" (feat. Park Bom) Dynamic Duo – "Without You" Leessang – "My Love" Verbal Jint – "You Deserve Better" | Teen Top – It's After School – Flashback B.A.P – Warrior NU'EST – Face Ulala Session – Ulala Sensation |
| Best Dance Performance | Best Group Performance |
| Trouble Maker | Infinite |

### Special awards

| Award | Winner(s) |
| Malaysia's Favorite Star Award | KaraCNBLUE |
| MSN International Award | Big Bang |
| MSN Southeast Asia Award | Super Junior |
| Next Generation Award | BtoB |
| Samsung Galaxy Star Award | Sistar |
| InStyle Fashionista Award | Hongki |
| JTBC Best Artist Award | Beast |
| Producer Award | Han Sung-ho (FNC Entertainment) |