# Korea Grand Music Awards

The Korea Grand Music Awards (Korean: 코리아 그랜드 뮤직 어워즈) is an annual South Korean music awards ceremony that honors achievements in various categories of Korean popular music, such as K-pop and trot, domestically and internationally. The awards ceremony was established by Ilgan Sports, who previously created the Golden Disc Awards in 1984 and organized it until 2020, in celebration of the newspaper's 55th anniversary. It was created with the purpose of honoring artists who have played a role in spreading Korean culture around the world and bringing together the past, present, and future artists of Korean popular music. The winners will be selected based on expert judge evaluations, digital music and album sales, and mobile fan voting.

## History

The first ceremony was held on November 16 to 17, 2024 at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. The ceremony's production headed by Han Dong-chul, the CEO of Funky Studio who formerly directed the MAMA Awards. Hanni of NewJeans and Nam Ji-hyun were announced as the hosts for the ceremony's first day, while Winter of Aespa and Nam would be the hosts for the second day. The line-up of artists in attendance consists of NewJeans, Aespa, Ateez, Zerobaseone, NiziU and Taemin among others. It was live streamed via Kiswe.

## Ceremonies

| Edition | Year | Date of ceremony | City | Venue | Hosts | Ref. |
| 1st | 2024 | November 16 to 17, 2024 | Incheon | Inspire Arena | Hanni, Nam Ji-hyun, Winter | |

## Winners
### Grand Honor's Choice (Daesang)

| Year | Winner | Winner | Winner |
| 2024 | Aespa | Ateez | Zerobaseone |

### Grand Artist (Daesang)

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | NewJeans |

### Grand Record (Daesang)

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | (G)I-dle |

### Grand Song (Daesang)

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Aespa |

### Grand Performer (Daesang)

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Day6 |

### Best Artist

| Year | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners |
| 2024 | (G)I-dle | D.O. | Jeong Dong-won | Lee Young-ji | NewJeans | P1Harmony | STAYC | Taemin | Young Tak | Zerobaseone |

### Best Song

| Year | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners |
| 2024 | Aespa | Ateez | Day6 | Lee Chan-won | Lim Young-woong | NCT Dream | Riize | Seventeen | Stray Kids | Treasure |

### IS Rookies

| Year | Winner | Winner |
| 2024 | Nowadays | Unis |

### Best Hip Hop

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Lee Young-ji |

### Best Memory

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Lee Mu-jin |

### Best R&B

| Year | Winner | Winner |
| Year | Male | Female |
| 2024 | D.O. | BIBI |

### Best O.S.T

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Yoo Hwe-seung |

### Best Rock Ballad

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Lee Mu-jin |

### Best Adult Contemporary

| Year | Winner | Winner | Winner |
| 2024 | Young Tak | Song Ga-in | Lee Chan-won |

### DIGGUS Digging Artist

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Lee Chan-won |

### Lullua x Fancast Best Popularity

| Year | Winner | Winner |
| 2024 | Taemin | Lee Chan-won |

### CALIVERSE, Transcedent Artist of the Year

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Young Tak |

### Trend of the Year

| Year | Event | Event | Event | Event |
| Year | Group | Solo | Trot | Rookie |
| 2024 | Unis | V | Lee Chan-won | Park Ji-hyun |

### Fan Vote Rookie

| Year | Winner | Winner |
| Year | Male | Female |
| 2024 | Riize | NiziU |

### Best Selling Album

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Seventeen |

### Most Streamed Song

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Aespa |

### Best Solo Artist

| Year | Winner | Winner |
| 2024 | Taemin | Yuqi |

### Best Group

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Riize |

### Best Band

| Year | Winner | Winner |
| 2024 | QWER | Day6 |

### Best Stage

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Treasure |

### Best Producer

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Tak Young-jun |

### IS Rising Star

| Year | Winner | Winner | Winner |
| 2024 | JD1 | NCT Wish | Fifty Fifty |

### Kpop Legendary Artist

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | TVXQ |

### Kpop Global Artist

| Year | Winner | Winner |
| 2024 | NiziU | JO1 |

### Kpop Global Rookie

| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Me:I |

### Photogenic

| Year | Winner | Winner |
| 2024 | Seo EVE | CLASS:y |

## Most wins

The following artists received five or more awards:
| Rank | Artist(s) | Awards |
| 1 | Lee Chan-won | 5 |
| 2 | Aespa | 4 |
| 3 | Day6 | 3 |
| 3 | Riize | 3 |
| 3 | Taemin | 3 |
| 3 | Young Tak | 3 |