The inaugural Korea Grand Music Awards, held over the weekend of November 16–17, 2024, celebrated the best in Korean music at Incheon’s Inspire Arena.
Hosted by NewJeans’ Hanni, aespa’s Winter, and actress Nam Ji-hyun, the ceremony featured performances from NewJeans, NiziU, aespa, ATEEZ, ZEROBASEONE, and Taemin.
aespa emerged as the biggest winner, taking home four awards, including Grand Honour’s Choice, Grand Song, Best Song, and Most Streamed Song.
Day6 followed closely, winning Grand Performer, Best Song, and Best Band. Other major winners included NewJeans, (G)I-DLE, ATEEZ, and ZEROBASEONE.
Here’s the full list of winners:
- Grand Honour’s Choice: aespa, ATEEZ, ZEROBASEONE
- Grand Artist: NewJeans
- Grand Record: (G)I-DLE
- Grand Song: aespa
- Grand Performer: Day6
- Best Artist: (G)I-DLE, D.O., Jeong Dong-won, Lee Young-ji, NewJeans, P1Harmony, STAYC, Taemin, Young Tak, ZEROBASEONE
- Best Song: Day6, RIIZE, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, aespa, ATEEZ, NCT Dream, Lee Chan-won, Lim Young-woong, TREASURE
- Best Hip-hop: Lee Young-ji
- Best Memory: Lee Mu-jin
- Best R&B (Male): D.O.
- Best R&B (Female): BIBI
- Best OST: Yoo Hwe-seung
- Best Rock Ballad: Lee Mu-jin
- Best Adult Contemporary: Young Tak, Song Ga-in, Lee Chan-won
- Best-selling Album: SEVENTEEN
- Most Streamed Song: aespa
- Best Solo Artist: Taemin, Yuqi
- Best Group: RIIZE
- Best Band: QWER, Day6
- Best Stage: TREASURE
- Best Producer: Tak Young-jun
- IS Rising Star: JD1, NCT WISH, FIFTY FIFTY
- K-pop Legendary Artist: TVXQ
- K-pop Global Artist: NiziU, JO1
- K-pop Global Rookie: ME
- Photogenic: Seo EVE, CLASS
- DIGGUS Digging Artist: Lee Chan-won
- Lullua x Fancast Best Popularity: Taemin, Lee Chan-won
- CALIVERSE, Transcendent Artist of the Year: Young Tak
- Trend of the Year: UNIS, V, Lee Chan-won, Park Ji-hyun
- Fan Vote Rookie: RIIZE, NiziU
