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]
The annual ceremony was first held in 1990, when the Grand Prize was awarded to singer Byun Jin-sub.[3] Boy group Exo is the most-awarded artist at the Seoul Music Awards, having won 22 awards, while Exo and boy group BTS have won the most Grand Prizes, at four each.[5]
The Grand Prize (also known as the Daesang) is typically awarded to one musical act, with the exception of the 9th awards ceremony, when the Grand Prize was shared by H.O.T. and Sechs Kies, and the 10th awards ceremony, when it was shared by Jo Sung-mo and Fin.K.L.[23] Additionally, at the 29th awards ceremony, two Grand Prizes were awarded: the Album Daesang, which went to BTS, and the Digital Daesang, which went to Taeyeon.[24]
Main Prizes (also known as Bonsang) are given to several musical acts.[25]
The winner of the Popularity Award is determined by domestic viewers' votes, while the winner of the K-Wave Special Award is determined by overseas viewers' votes.[26]
Grand Prize (Daesang)
Four-time Grand Prize winner and 22-time award winner ExoBTS has won 20 awards in total, including four Grand Prizes.Girls' Generation has accumulated 12 awards, including two Grand Prizes (not including members' or sub-unit's solo awards).
^The Legend Rookie Prize was a one-off category created in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Seoul Music Awards.[32] 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.[32][33] 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.[32]
^The Legend Grand Prize was a one-off category created in celebration of the Seoul Music Awards 30th anniversary.[32] 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.[32][33] 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.[32]
^ ab"[서울가요대상D-1]변진섭부터 방탄소년단까지…대상으로 바라본 가요계 30년" [[D-1 to Seoul Music Awards] From Byun Jin-sub to BTS: looking back at 30 years of k-pop through awards]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). January 30, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"제30회 서울가요대상, 오늘 6시50분 시작···생중계는 '여기'" [The 30th Seoul Music Awards starts today at 6:50 p.m. ...watch live here]. Aju Economy (in Korean). January 31, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Jeong Ha-eun (December 6, 2021). "'서울가요대상' 6일 투표 개시...인기상·한류특별상 주인공 누가 될까" [Voting for 'Seoul Music Awards' begins on the 6th...Who will be the main character of the Popularity Award and Hallyu Special Award?]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^"서울가요대상 진행하는 김희철-수영-신동엽" [Kim Hee-chul, Soo-young, and Shin Dong-yup to host Seoul Music Awards]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved June 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"[2020 서울가요대상] 태연 '음원대상'→방탄소년단 '음반대상'…엑소, 4관왕 등극 (종합)" [[2020 Seoul Music Awards] Taeyeon wins song grand prize, BTS wins album grand prize, Exo wins 4 awards (Full list)]. OSEN (in Kanuri). January 30, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"[하이원서울가요대상 D-6]신동엽X김희철X김소현, '믿고보는 MC' 재회…2년 연속 호흡" [[D-6 to Seoul Music Awards] Shin Dong-yup, Kim Hee-chul, Kim So-hyun's MC reunion...2 years running]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). January 9, 2019. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^"[단독] 신동엽·김희철·김소현 뭉친다..'서울가요대상' MC 확정" [Shin Dong-yup, Kim Hee-chul and Kim So-hyun unite...Seoul Music Awards MCs confirmed]. OSEN (in Korean). January 17, 2018. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^동방신기, 제16회 서울가요대상 대상 수상 [TVXQ, 16th Seoul Music Awards daesang winner]. KBS News (in Korean). December 1, 2006. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^"[하이원서울가요대상D데이]부문별 시상 내역은?" [[High1 Seoul Music Awards D-Day] What's the award breakdown by category?]. Seoul Sports (in Korean). January 15, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^""방탄소년단·트와이스 본상 후보"...'서울가요대상', 오늘(31일) 개최" [BTS and Twice are bonsang nominees...Seoul Music Awards will be held today (31st)]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). January 31, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"임영웅, 서울가요대상 인기상X트롯상 투표 1위 독주 중… 2관왕 될까?" [Lim Young-woong is number one in votes for popularity award and trot award at Seoul Music Awards...will he win both?]. Woman's Chosun (in Korean). January 24, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ abcdefghijklm"[종합] "팬들은 우리의 아이돌"…BTS, 서가대 3관왕…감동 수상소감" [[Full list] "Fans are our idols"...BTS wins three awards at Seoul Music Awards...Moving acceptance speech]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). January 16, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ abcdefg동방신기, 제16회 서울가요대상 대상 수상 [TVXQ, 16th Seoul Music Awards daesang winner]. KBS News (in Korean). December 1, 2006. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^ abcd"서울가요대상 대상에 조성모·핑클" [Jo Sung-mo and Fin.K.L. win grand prize at Seoul Music Awards]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. December 14, 1999. Retrieved June 8, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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