Golden Disc Awards

Golden Disc Awards
The Golden Disc Awards (formerly spelled the Golden Disk Awards before 2015) is an annual South Korean major music awards ceremony that honors achievements in the local music industry. The awards ceremony was founded with the purpose to promote popular culture creativity, discover new artists, and contribute to the growth of the music industry. The first ceremony was held in 1986.
The 35th Golden Disc Awards was held on 9–10 January 2021 without a live audience due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
History
From its inception in 1986, the event was called the Korea Visual and Records Grand Prize Award until 2001, when the event named was changed to the Golden Disk Awards. The spelling was later changed to the Golden Disc Awards in 2015.
The awards ceremony was hosted in South Korea until 2012, when it was hosted in Osaka, Japan. The ceremony was also hosted internationally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2013, and in Beijing, China in 2015.
The Golden Disc Awards trophies were designed by sculptor Kim Su-hyeon, a professor at Chungbuk National University. The trophy is in the shape of a woman playing a traditional Korean wind instrument.
Ceremonies
Award categories
As of the 34th Golden Disc Awards, there were two grand prizes: Album of the Year (also known as Album Daesang) and Digital Song of the Year (also known as Digital Song Daesang). Main prizes (also known as Bonsang) are awarded to multiple artists in both the Album and Digital Song categories. The grand prize winners are chosen from the main prize winners.
Album of the Year (Grand prize)
Song of the Year (Grand prize)
Album Bonsang (Main prize)
Digital Song Bonsang (Main prize)
Rookie Artist Award
Popularity Award
Genre awards
Special awards
International Recognition Awards
Special Recognition Golden Disc Awards
Other awards
Grand prizes
All winners are adapted from the Golden Disc Awards website.
Song of the Year (Digital Daesang)
Album of the Year (Album Daesang)
Main prizes
All winners are adapted from the Golden Disc Awards website.
Album Bonsang
Digital Bonsang
Rookie of the Year Award
Winners are listed alphabetically by year.
Popularity Award
Genre awards
All winners are adapted from the Golden Disc Awards website.
Best R&B/Hip-Hop Award
Best Trot Award
Best Ballad Award
Best OST Award
Best Hip-Hop Award
Best Rock Award
Best R&B/Soul Award
Special awards
All winners are adapted from the Golden Disc Awards website.
Best Group Award
Best Solo Artist Award
Performance Award
Artist of the Year Award
Cosmopolitan Artist Award
Next Generation Award
Producer Award
International Recognition Awards
Special Recognition Golden Disc Awards
Other awards
Discontinued awards
Ceci Asia Icon Award
Achievement Award
Music Video Awards
Producer Daesang
Encouragement Award
Other Technical awards
Most awarded artists
Most grand prizes awarded
This list includes both Album of the Year (Album Daesang) and Digital Song of the Year (Digital Song Daesang) award winners.
Most awarded overall
References
External links
Golden Disc Awards official website
South Korean music awards
Performing arts trophies
Awards established in 1986
1986 establishments in South Korea
Annual events in South Korea