Seoul_Music_Award

Seoul Music Awards
Seoul Music Awards
Current: 33rd Seoul Music Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in music
Country	South Korea
Presented by	Sports Seoul
First awarded	1990
Website	seoulmusicawards.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	KBS N (2013–present); Niconico (2021); Idol Live TV (2022); ;

Seoul Music Awards

Annual South Korean music awards

The Seoul Music Awards (Korean: 서울가요대상; RR: Seoul Gayo Daesang; SMA^[2]) is a major South Korean music awards show presented by the newspaper Sports Seoul.^[3] The award winners are selected based on a combination of criteria, including music sales, popular votes, and expert judges' opinions.^[4]

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The annual ceremony was first held in 1990, when the Grand Prize was awarded to singer Byun Jin-sub.^[3] Boy group BTS is the most-awarded artist, having won 26 awards; they are also tied with Exo for the most Grand Prizes won, with four each.

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[49] The Legend Rookie Prize was a one-off category created in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Seoul Music Awards.^[47] A special online poll was held via the SMA website where fans voted for the most memorable rookie artist in the award show's history.^[47]^[48] The candidate with the most votes was announced at the end of the ceremony on January 31. No physical award was presented to the winner.^[47]

[50] The Legend Grand Prize was a one-off category created in celebration of the Seoul Music Awards 30th anniversary.^[47] A special online poll was held via the SMA website where fans voted for the most memorable Daesang winner in the award show's history.^[47]^[48] The candidate with the most votes was announced at the end of the ceremony on January 31. No physical award was presented to the winner.^[47]

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Edition	Year	Date of ceremony	City	Venue	Hosts	Ref.
7th	1996	December 5, 1996	Seoul	Universal Arts Center	Lee Gye-jin, Choi Young-joon	^[5]
8th	1997	December 4, 1997			Kim Seung-hyun, Kim Nam-joo	^[6]
9th	1998	December 18, 1998			Kim Seung-hyun, Kim Hyun-joo
10th	1999	December 14, 1999		KBS 88 Gymnasium	Yoo Jung-hyun, Lee Seung-yeon	^[7]
11th	2000	December 6, 2000		Central City Millennium Hall	Yoo Jung-hyun, Kim So-yeon
12th	2001	December 7, 2001		Kyung Hee University	Yoo Jung-hyun, Kim Jung-eun
13th	2002	December 6, 2002			Yoo Jung-hyun, Kim Jung-eun	^[8]
14th	2003	December 12, 2003			Yoo Jung-hyun, Sung Yu-ri	^[9]
15th	2004	December 10, 2004			Shin Dong-yup, Han Ji-hye	^[10]
16th	2006	December 1, 2006	Goyang	KINTEX	Nam Hee-suk, Park Jung-ah	^[11]
17th	2007	January 31, 2008	Jeongseon	Kangwon Land High1 Grand Hotel	Park Jung-ah, Kim Sung-joo	^[12]
18th	2008	February 12, 2009	Taebaek	Taebaek Gowon Gymnasium	Park Jung-ah, Jang Yoon-jeong, Shin Yeong-il	^[13]
19th	2009	February 3, 2010	Seoul	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium	Tak Jae-hoon, Uee	^[14]
20th	2010	January 20, 2011		Kyung Hee University	Shin Dong-yup, Tak Jae-hoon, Yuri	^[15]
21st	2011	January 19, 2012		Olympic Gymnastics Arena	Shin Hyun-joon, Tak Jae-hoon, Bae Suzy	^[16]
22nd	2012	January 31, 2013		SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium	Tak Jae-hoon, Bae Suzy	^[17]
23rd	2013	January 23, 2014		Jamsil Arena	Seo Kyung-seok, Eunhyuk, Jeong Eun-ji	^[18]
24th	2014	January 22, 2015		Olympic Gymnastics Arena	Jun Hyun-moo, Leeteuk, Soyou	^[19]
25th	2015	January 14, 2016		Olympic Gymnastics Arena	Jun Hyun-moo, Lee Hanee, Hani	^[20]
26th	2016	January 19, 2017		Jamsil Arena	Tak Jae-hoon, Kim Hee-chul, Jeon So-mi	^[21]
27th	2017	January 25, 2018		Gocheok Sky Dome	Shin Dong-yup, Kim Hee-chul, Kim So-hyun	^[22]
28th	2018	January 15, 2019			Shin Dong-yup, Kim Hee-chul, Kim So-hyun	^[23]
29th	2019	January 30, 2020			Shin Dong-yup, Kim Hee-chul, Jo Bo-ah	^[24]
30th	2020	January 31, 2021		Olympic Gymnastics Arena	Shin Dong-yup, Kim Hee-chul, Choi Soo-young	^[25]
31st	2021	January 23, 2022		Gocheok Sky Dome	Kim Sung-joo, Boom, Kim Seol-hyun	^[26]
32nd	2022	January 19, 2023		KSPO Dome	Kim Il-joong, Choi Min-ho, Mijoo	^[27]
33rd	2023	January 2, 2024	Bangkok	Rajamangala Stadium	Lee Seung-gi, Tiffany, BamBam, Youngjae	^[28]^[29]

Year	Winners		Ref.
2023	NCT Dream	—	^[34]
2022	NCT Dream	—	^[35]
2021	NCT 127	—	^[36]
2020	BTS	—	^[37]
2019	BTS (Album)	Taeyeon (Digital)	^[31]
2018	BTS	—	^[38]
2017	BTS	—	^[39]
2016	Exo	—	^[40]
2015		—	^[41]
2014		—	^[42]
2013		—	^[43]
2012	Psy	—
2011	Super Junior	—
2010	Girls' Generation	—
2009	Girls' Generation	—
2008	Wonder Girls	—
2007	Big Bang	—
2006	TVXQ	—	^[11]
2004	Shinhwa	—	^[10]
2003	Lee Hyori	—	^[9]
2002	BoA	—	^[8]
2001	Kim Gun-mo	—
2000	Jo Sung-mo	—
1999	Jo Sung-mo	Fin.K.L	^[7]
1998	H.O.T.	Sechs Kies
1997	H.O.T.	—	^[6]
1996	Clon	—	^[5]
1995	Roo'ra	—
1994	Kim Gun-mo	—
1993	Seo Taiji and Boys	—
1992	Seo Taiji and Boys	—
1991	Tae Jin-ah	—
1990	Byun Jin-sub	—

Year	Winners	Ref.
2023	(G)I-dle Aespa Ive Jimin Jungkook Zerobaseone Kang Daniel Lim Young-woong NCT Dream NewJeans Nmixx Riize Seventeen STAYC Stray Kids Sunmi V Young Tak	^[34]
2022	(G)I-dle Aespa Blackpink BTS Got the Beat Ive Kang Daniel Kim Ho-joong Lim Young-woong NCT Dream Psy Red Velvet Seventeen Stray Kids Taeyeon Zico	^[35]
2021	Aespa Ateez Brave Girls BTS Enhypen Heize IU Kang Daniel Lim Young-woong NCT 127 Oh My Girl Seventeen The Boyz	^[36]
2020	Ateez BTS Iz*One Kang Daniel Monsta X NCT 127 NU'EST Oh My Girl Seventeen Stray Kids TXT Twice	^[37]
2019	BTS Chungha Exo Mamamoo Monsta X NCT Dream NU'EST Paul Kim Red Velvet Super Junior Taeyeon Twice	^[31]
2018	BTS Exo iKon NCT 127 Mamamoo Momoland Monsta X NU'EST W Red Velvet Seventeen Twice Wanna One	^[38]
2017	Blackpink Bolbbalgan4 BtoB BTS Exo Got7 NU'EST W Red Velvet Seventeen Super Junior Twice Wanna One	^[39]
2016	BTS Exo GFriend Got7 Mamamoo Red Velvet Sechs Kies Seventeen Taeyeon Twice VIXX Zico	^[40]
2015	Apink Big Bang BTS EXID Exo Red Velvet Shinee Sistar Taeyeon VIXX Yoon Mi-rae Zion.T	^[41]
2014	Apink AOA B1A4 Beast BTS Exo Girl's Day Girls' Generation-TTS Infinite Sistar Super Junior VIXX	^[42]
2013	4Minute Apink B1A4 B.A.P Beast Cho Yong-pil Exo Girls' Generation Infinite Shinee Sistar VIXX	^[43]
2012	2NE1 Big Bang Super Junior Epik High f(x) Huh Gak Lee Seung-gi Miss A Psy Secret Shinee Sistar
2011	4Minute Beast FT Island Girls' Generation IU Kara Lee Seung-gi Miss A Secret Sistar Super Junior T-ara
2010	2AM 4Minute Beast FT Island Girls' Generation IU Miss A Secret Shinee Son Dam-bi

Edition	Year	Winners	Ref.
19th	2009	2PM Baek Ji-young Brown Eyed Girls Davichi Girls' Generation Kara Kim Tae-woo Shinee Son Dam-bi Super Junior
18th	2008	Baek Ji-young Big Bang Brown Eyed Girls Jang Yoon-jeong Kim Jong-kook SG Wannabe Son Dam-bi SS501 TVXQ Wonder Girls
17th	2007	Baek Ji-young Big Bang Epik High Eru Jang Yoon-jeong MC the Max SeeYa SG Wannabe Super Junior V.O.S
16th	2006	Baek Ji-young Jang Yoon-jeong MC Mong Park Jung-ah SG Wannabe Shin Seung-hun Son Hoyoung Turtles TVXQ Vibe	^[11]
15th	2004	Cho PD Kim Jong-kook Koyote Lee Seung-chul Lee Soo-young Park Hyo-shin Rain Shinhwa Shin Seung-hun TVXQ
14th	2003	Baby V.O.X Fly to the Sky Jewelry Lee Hyori Rain Koyote Shinhwa Wax Wheesung Yoon Do Hyun Band
13th	2002	BoA Cool Jang Na-ra Koyote Lee Soo-young Park Hyo-shin Shinhwa Sung Si-kyung Yoon Do Hyun Band Wax
12th	2001	Fin.K.L g.o.d Im Chang-jung Kangta Kim Gun-mo Lee Jung-hyun Park Ji-yoon Steve Seungjun Yoo Shin Seung-hun Tae Jin-ah Uhm Jung-hwa Wax
11th	2000	Fin.K.L g.o.d Im Chang-jung Jo Sungmo Lee Jung-hyun Park Ji-yoon Steve Seungjun Yoo Shin Seung-hun Tae Jin-ah Uhm Jung-hwa
10th	1999	Baby V.O.X Clon Country Kko Kko Fin.K.L H.O.T Im Chang-jung Jo Sungmo Kim Gun-mo Sechs Kies Song Dae-kwan Uhm Jung-hwa	^[7]
9th	1998	Fin.K.L H.O.T Kim Gun-mo Kim Jong-hwan Kim Kyung-ho Sechs Kies S.E.S. Song Dae-kwan Turbo Uhm Jung-hwa
8th	1997	DJ Doc H.O.T Jinusean Kim Kyung-ho Im Chang-jung Park Jin-young Sechs Kies Turbo Uhm Jung-hwa UP
7th	1996	Clon Green Area [ko] Hoon Insooni Kim Gun-mo Kim Won-jun Kim Jung-min Park Mi-kyung R.ef Turbo
6th	1995	DJ Doc Kim Gun-mo Noise Park Jin-young Park Mi-kyung R.ef Seo Taiji and Boys Shin Hyo-beom Solid
5th	1994	Boohwal Choi Yoo-na Kim Gun-mo Lim Ju-ri Roo'ra Seol Woon-do Shin Seong-woo Shin Seung-hun Two Two
4th	1993	Choi Yoo-na Kim Gun-mo Kim Jeong-soo Kim So-hee Kim Won-jun Lee Mu-song Seo Taiji and Boys Shin Hyo-beom Shin Seung-hun
3rd	1992	Kang Susie Kim Kook-hwan Lee Sang-woo Lee Seung-hwan Min Hae-kyung Shin Seung-hun Yang Soo-kyung
2nd	1991	Kang Susie Kim Jeong-soo Kim Ji-ae Kim Wan-sun Lee Sang-woo Noh Sa-yeon Tae Jin-ah
1st	1990	Byun Jin-sub Hyun Chul Joo Hyun-mi Kim Ji-ae Min Hae-kyung Na-mi

Year	Winners					Ref.
2023	Riize	Zerobaseone				^[34]
2022	Le Sserafim	NewJeans	TNX			^[35]
2021	Lee Mu-Jin	Epex	Omega X			^[36]
2020	Treasure	Aespa	Enhypen			^[37]
2019	TXT	AB6IX	Itzy			^[31]
2018	Stray Kids	Iz*One				^[38]
2017	Pristin	Chungha	Wanna One			^[39]
2016	NCT 127	I.O.I	Blackpink			^[40]
2015	Seventeen	GFriend	iKon			^[41]
2014	Got7	Eddy Kim	Red Velvet			^[42]
2013	BTS	Lim Kim	Crayon Pop			^[43]
2012	Exo	Ailee	B.A.P	Lee Hi
2011	B1A4	Apink	Boyfriend
2010	The Boss	Sistar	CNBLUE
2009	Beast	T-ara	After School
2008	Davichi	Mighty Mouth	Shinee
2007	F.T. Island	Girls' Generation	Wonder Girls
2006	Super Junior	SeeYa	Brown Eyed Girls			^[11]
2004	TVXQ	Lee Seung-gi	SG Wannabe
2003	Maya	Se7en	Big Mama
2002	Rizi	Rain	Wheesung
2001	Brown Eyes	Sung Si-kyung	Jadu	Morning Bond	To-ya
2000	Park Hwayobi	J.ae
1999	Lee Jung-hyun	Koyote	Sharp	Chae Jung-an		^[7]
1998	NRG	Jo Sungmo	Kim Hyun-jung	Yoo Ri
1997	Lee Ji-hoon	Yangpa
1996	Young Turks Club
1995	Sung Jin-woo	Yook Gak-soo
1994	Go Bon-seung
1993	Choi Yeon-je
1992	Lee Deok-jin	Seo Taiji and Boys
1991	Shim Shin	Shin Seung-hun
1990	Kim Min-woo	Shin Hae-chul

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Seoul Music Awards

Ceremonies

Categories

Grand Prize (Daesang)

Main Prize (Bonsang)

New Artist Award

Best Album

Best Song

Genre-specific awards

R&B Hip-Hop Award

Ballad Award

Trot Award

Dance Performance Award

Original Soundtrack Award

Band Award

Popularity Award

K-wave Special Award

Discovery of the Year Award

Special awards

Discontinued awards

Rock Award

Folk Award

Music Video Award

Show & Culture Award

Non-performer awards

Directing Award

Producer Award

Composition Award

Lyricist Award

Arrangement Award

Planning Award

Stylist Award

Most wins

Notes

References

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Seoul Music Awards
Current: 33rd Seoul Music Awards

Awarded for	Excellence in music
Country	South Korea
Presented by	Sports Seoul
First awarded	1990
Website	seoulmusicawards.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	KBS N (2013–present) Niconico (2021) Idol Live TV (2022)^[1]

Year	Winner		Ref.
Year	Artist	Album	Ref.
2023	Seventeen	FML	^[34]
2022	BTS	Proof	^[35]
2021	NCT Dream	Hot Sauce	^[36]
2020	BTS	Map of the Soul: 7	^[37]
2018	BTS	Love Yourself: Tear	^[38]
2017	IU	Palette	^[39]
2016	BTS	Wings	^[40]
2015	BoA	Kiss My Lips	^[41]
2014	Beast	Time	^[42]
2013	Cho Yong-pil	Hello	^[43]
2012	G-Dragon	One of A Kind
2011	IU	Last Fantasy
2010	Psy	PsyFive
2009	Drunken Tiger	Feel gHood Muzik : The 8th Wonder
2008	Big Bang	Remember
2007	Epik High	Remapping the Human Soul

Year	Winner		Ref.
Year	Artist	Title song	Ref.
2023	NewJeans	"OMG"	^[34]
2022	Ive	"Love Dive"	^[35]
2021	IU	"Lilac"	^[36]
2020	BTS	"Dynamite"	^[37]
2018	iKon	"Love Scenario"	^[38]
2017	Yoon Jong-shin	"Like It"	^[39]
2016	Twice	"Cheer Up"	^[40]
2015	Big Bang	"Bang Bang Bang"	^[41]
2014	Soyou & Junggigo	"Some"	^[42]
2013	Exo	"Growl"	^[43]
2012	Sistar	"Alone"
2011	T-ara	"Roly Poly"
2010	IU	"Good Day"
2009	Girls' Generation	"Gee"
2008	Wonder Girls	"Nobody"
2007	Big Bang	"Lies"

Year	Award name	Winner		Ref.
2023	R&B Hip-Hop Award	Dynamic Duo		^[34]
2022		Be'O	Big Naughty	^[35]
2021		Hyuna		^[36]
2020		Jessi		^[37]
2019		Kassy		^[31]
2018		Drunken Tiger		^[38]
2017	R&B Soul Award	Suran		^[39]
2016	Hip-Hop Award	MOBB		^[40]
2015	R&B Hip-Hop Award	San E		^[41]
2015	Hip-Hop Award	San E
2014	Hip-Hop Award	San E & Raina		^[42]
2013		Dynamic Duo		^[43]
2012		Double K
2011		Clover
2010		Supreme Team
2009		Drunken Tiger
2004		Bobby Kim
2002		YG Family
2002	R&B Award	Lena Park
2001	Hip-Hop Award	Drunken Tiger

Year	Award name	Winner	Ref.
2023	Ballad Award	Young K	^[34]
2022		Younha	^[35]
2021		Wendy	^[36]
2020		Sandeul	^[37]
2019		Kim Jae-hwan	^[31]
2018		Im Chang-jung	^[38]
2016		Baek A-yeon	^[40]
2015		BtoB	^[41]
2014	R&B Ballad Award	K.Will	^[42]
2013			^[43]
2012
2011		4Men
2010		2AM
2009		Bobby Kim

Year	Winner	Ref.
2023	Young Tak	^[34]
2022	Young Tak	^[35]
2021	Lim Young-woong	^[36]
2020	Lim Young-woong	^[37]
2019	Song Ga-in	^[31]
2016	Tae Jin-ah	^[40]
2015	Hong Jin-young	^[41]
2010	Jang Yoon-jeong
2009	Park Hyun-bin
2009	Park Sang-chul
2008	Park Hyun-bin
2007	Park Hyun-bin
2006	Park Sang-chul, Park Hyun-bin, Song Dae-kwan, Tae Jin-ah, Hyun Suk, Kim Yong-im	^[11]
2004	Jang Yoon-jeong
2002	Tae Jin-ah
2001	Tae Jin-ah, Hyun Suk
1999	Choi Yu-na, Tae Jin-ah	^[7]
1998	Choi Yu-na

Year	Winners		Ref.
2023	Billlie	—	^[34]
2022	(G)I-DLE	—	^[35]
2021	STAYC	Enhypen	^[36]
2020	(G)I-DLE	The Boyz	^[37]
2019	Ha Sung-woon	—	^[31]
2018	GFriend	—	^[38]
2017	NCT 127	Mamamoo	^[39]
2016	BTS	Twice	^[40]
2015	Monsta X	Ailee	^[41]
2014	Hyuna	—	^[42]

Year	Winner	Song	Drama	Ref.
2023	Baekhyun	"Hello"	Dr. Romantic 3 OST	^[34]
2022	MeloMance	"Love, Maybe"	Business Proposal OST	^[35]
2021	Lim Young-woong	"Love Always Run Away"	Young Lady and Gentleman OST	^[36]
2020	Jo Jung-suk	"Aloha"	Hospital Playlist OST	^[37]
2019	Taeyeon	"All About You"	Hotel del Luna OST	^[31]
2017	Ailee	"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow"	Goblin OST	^[39]
2016	Gummy	"You Are My Everything"	Descendants of the Sun OST	^[40]
2015	Jang Jae-in	"Hallucination"	Kill Me, Heal Me OST	^[41]
2014	Lyn	"My Destiny"	My Love from the Star OST	^[42]
2013	The One	"Winter Love"	That Winter, the Wind Blows OST	^[43]
2012	Lee Jong-hyun	"My Love"	A Gentleman's Dignity OST
2011	Baek Ji-young	"That Woman"	Secret Garden OST
2006	Sweet Sorrow	"No matter how I think about it"	Alone in Love OST	^[11]
2004	Jo Sung-mo	"By Your Side"	Lovers in Paris OST
2003	SBS Drama 'Strike'	—
2002	Kang Seong
2001	Kim Tae-jeong

Year	Winners	Ref.
2023	Xdinary Heroes	^[34]
2022	Jannabi	^[35]
2020	Leenalchi	^[37]
2019	Daybreak	^[31]
2018	Crying Nut	^[38]
2017	iamnot	^[39]
2016	Kiha & The Faces	^[40]

Year	Winners		Ref.
2023	Kim Ho-joong		^[34]
2022	Lim Young-woong	^[35]
2021		^[36]
2020		^[37]
2019	Exo		^[31]
2018	Shinee		^[38]
2017	Taemin		^[39]
2016	Shinee		^[40]
2015	XIA		^[41]
2014	Taemin		^[42]
2013	Shinee	B1A4	^[43]
2012	Lee Seung-gi	Shinee
2011	Girls' Generation	Lee Seung-gi
2010	Shinee	Girls' Generation
2009	2PM	Super Junior
2008	Big Bang	TVXQ
2007	Super Junior
2006	Super Junior	TVXQ	^[11]
2004	Shinhwa	TVXQ
2001	Click-B	Baby V.O.X.
2000	SKY	Click-B

Year	Winners	Ref.
2023	Fifty Fifty	^[34]
2022	Lee Seung Yoon	^[35]
2021	Lang Lee	^[36]
2020	Itzy	^[37]
2019	Kim Hyun-chul	^[31]
2018	Yang Da-il	^[38]
2017	Monsta X	^[39]
2016	WJSN	^[40]
2016	Han Dong-geun

Year	Award	Winners	Ref.
2023	K-pop Special Award	Sandara Park	^[44]
2022	Legend Artist	BoA	^[45]
2022	K-pop Special Award	Kara	^[45]
2021	Judge Special Award	Jung Dong-ha	^[36]
	U+Idol Live Best Artist Award	BTS
	World Best Artist Award	BTS
2020	Fan PD Artist Award	Kang Daniel	^[37]
	WhosFandom Award	BTS	^[46]
	Legend Rookie Award^{[lower-alpha 1]}	iKon
	Legend Award^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Big Bang
2019	Judge Special Award	Song Ga-in	^[31]
2019	QQ Music Popularity Award	Exo	^[31]
2018	Judge Special Award	Adoy	^[38]
2018	Fandom School Award	Wanna One	^[38]
2017	Judge Special Award	Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul	^[39]
2017	Fandom School Award	Exo
2016	World Collaboration Award	Punch X Silentó	^[40]
2016	Fandom School Award	Exo
2014	iQiyi Award	Exo	^[42]
2008	YTN Star Award	Baek Ji-young
2008	High1 Music Award	Big Bang
2007	High1 Music Award	Girls' Generation
2006	Lifetime Achievement Award	Kim Jong-hwan, Can
2004	Lifetime Achievement Award	Seol Un-do, JNC
2004	Live Award	Hwang Gyu-hak
2003	Lifetime Achievement Award	Seol Un-do
	Judge Special Award	Baek Ji-young
	Live Award	Cho Yong-pil
2002	Lifetime Achievement Award	Lee Moon-sae
2002	World Cup Achievement Award	YB, Yoon Tae-won
2000	Special Award	Kim Kyung-ho, Kim Jong-hwan, Uhm Jung-hwa, Jung Il-yeong
1997		Seol Un-do
1994		Lee Ae-suk
1991	Fashion Award	Kim Wan-sun

Edition	Year	Winner
14th	2003	Park Gang-seong
13th	2002	Yurisangja
12th	2001	Park Gang-seong

Edition	Year	Winners	Ref.
25th	2015	Hyukoh	^[41]
24th	2014	Im Chang-jung	^[42]
23rd	2013	Lee Seung-chul	^[43]
22nd	2012	Kim Jang-hoon
21st	2011	YB
20th	2010	Bobby Kim
19th	2009	Psy
18th	2008	Kim Jang-hoon

Edition	Year	Winners
16th	2005	Kim Gwang-su, Hong Ik-seon
15th	2004	Jeong Won-gwan
14th	2003	Yang Hyun-suk
13th	2002	Park Geun-tae, Kim Tae-yeon
12th	2001	Choi Jin-young

Edition	Year	Winners
16th	2006	Cho Yeong-su
15th	2004	Yoon Myeong-seon
14th	2003	Park Geun-tae
13th	2002	Lim Gi-hun
12th	2001	Park Jin-young
11th	2000	Lee Gyeong-seop
10th	1999	Choi Jun-yeong
9th	1998	Choi Jun-yeong
8th	1997	Lee Gyeong-seop
7th	1996	Choi Jun-yeong
6th	1995	Kim Chang-hwan
5th	1994	Kim Chang-hwan
4th	1993	Seo Taiji
3rd	1992	Kim Gi-pyo
2nd	1991	Yoon Sang
1st	1990	Ha Gwang-hun

Edition	Year	Winners
15th	2004	Lee Do-hyeong
13th	2002	Lee Do-hyeong
12th	2001	Kim Gwang-su
11th	2000	Kim Gwang-su
10th	1999	Lee Hyo-yeon, Han Seok-chang
9th	1998	Park Nam-seong
7th	1996	Sa Maeng-seok
6th	1995
5th	1994
4th	1993	Kim Jeong-ja
3rd	1992	Choi Sung-hun
2nd	1991	Sa Maeng-seok
1st	1990	Kim Gwang-su

Edition	Year	Winners
15th	2004	Kim Su-jin
14th	2003	Sung Mun-seok
13th	2002	Jeong Bo-yun
12th	2001	Lee Hye-yeong

Count	Artist
26	BTS
23	Exo
14	Super Junior
12	Girls' Generation Shinee
11	Big Bang
9	Seventeen Lim Young-woong
8	TVXQ
7	IU Sistar Twice Red Velvet
6	Beast NCT 127 Taeyeon NCT Dream
5	Monsta X Kang Daniel