Winners Of 1st Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) Day 1

Nov 17, 2024

The first-ever Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) kicked off last night!

This year, Ilgan Sports—the Korean newspaper that created the famous Golden Disc Awards and organized it for 24 years, from 1986 to 2020—launched a brand-new music award ceremony to honor the mainstream artists that shone bright over the past year.

On November 16, the star-studded new awards held the first night of its ceremony at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon.

Check out the full list of winners from Day 1 below!

2024 Grand Artist: NewJeans

2024 Grand Record: (G)I-DLE

2024 Grand Honors Choice: ZEROBASEONE

Best Artist: EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.), (G)I-DLE, Jeong Dong Won, Lee Young Ji, NewJeans, P1Harmony, STAYC, SHINee’s Taemin, Young Tak, ZEROBASEONE

K-Pop Legendary Artist: TVXQ

Best Solo Artist: SHINee’s Taemin

Best Rock Ballad: Lee Mujin

Best OST: N.Flying’s Yoo Hwe Seung

Best R&B (Female): BIBI
Best R&B (Male): EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)

Best Band: QWER

Best Hip Hop: Lee Young Ji

Best Adult Contemporary: Young Tak

Lullua x Fancast Best Popularity Award: SHINee’s Taemin

Lotte Caliverse Transcendent Artist of the Year: Young Tak

IS Rising Star: Jeong Dong Won (JD1)

Best-Selling Album: SEVENTEEN (“SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN”)