With the end of the year coming up, it means award season is starting in both the world of K-Pop and K-Drama. One of the top and most popular events is the MelOn Music Awards. Ahead of the event, the nominees for the awards were released, along with the winners of the bonsangs.
Here is a look at all the nominations for this year’s event.
‘Best OST’ Nominees:
“With Me” by Big Naughty “The Painted On The Moonlight” by Miyeon of (G)I-DLE “Heaven (2023)” by Lim Jae Hyun “You Remember” by Paul Kim “Letter” by Younha “The Painted On The Moonlight” artwork
‘Millions Top 10‘
I FEEL by (G)I-DLE MY WORLD by aespa D-DAY by Agust D SECOND WIND by BSS WIND AND WISH by BTOB Expectation by EXO’s D.O. EXIST by EXO KIDDING by Isegye Idol I’ve IVE by IVE FACE by BTS’s Jimin Seven by BTS’s Jungkook NewJeans by NewJeans UNFORGIVEN by LE SSERAFIM ONE by Lee Chan Won Shelter Of Dreams by Lee Seung Yoon Do or Die by Lim Young Woong Ay-Yo by NCT 127 Perfume by NCT Dojaejung ISTJ by NCT DREAM REASON by MONSTA X ASTERUM: The Shape Of Things To Come by PLAVE FML by SEVENTEEN HARD by SHINee The Unseen by Shownu X Hyungwon 5-STAR by Stray Kids BE AWAKE by THE BOYZ The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION by TXT Layover by V FORM by Young Tak YOUTH IN THE SHADE by ZEROBASEONE Concept photo for BTS V’s “Layover” | BIGHIT MUSIC
‘Best Pop Artist’ Nominees
Charlie Puth Ed Sheeran Post Malone SIA SZA
Kakao Favorite Star
aespa BTS ENHYPEN IVE Lim Young Woong NCT DREAM NewJeans RIIZE SEVENTEEN ZEROBASEONE The members of ZEROBASEONE | @ZB1_official/Twitter
‘Best Male Solo’
Big Naughty DK BTS’s Jungkook Lim Young Woong Woody BTS’s Jungkook | @bts_bighit/Twitter
‘Best Female Solo’
BLACKPINK’s Jisoo Lee Young Ji Ha Yea Song Sin Ye Young ZIA BLACKPINK’s Jisoo | @sooyaaa__/Instagram
‘Rookie Of The Year’
BOYNEXTDOOR KISS OF LIFE PLAVE RIIZE ZEROBASEONE KISS OF LIFE | @KISSOFLIFE_S2/Twitter
‘Best Female Group’
(G)I-DLE aespa IVE NewJeans LE SSERAFIM The members of NewJeans | @newjeans_ADOR/Twitter
‘Best Male Group’ Nominees:
BSS BTS NCT DREAM SEVENTEEN TXT The members of BTS | @bts_bighit/Twitter
‘Album Of The Year’
I Feel by (G)I-DLE MY WORLD by aespa I’ve IVE by IVE FACE by BTS’s Jimin UNFORGIVEN by LE SSERAFIM ISTJ by NCT DREAM NewJeans by NewJeans Alone by Parc Jae Jung FML by SEVENTEEN The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION by TXT SEVENTEEN’s “SUPER” From “FML” album | Pledis Entertainment
‘Song Of The Year’
“Queencard” by (G)I-DLE “Spicy” by aespa “Fighting (feat. Lee Young Ji)” by BSS “I AM” by IVE “FLOWER” by BLACKPINK’s Jisoo “UNFORGIVEN” by LE SSERAFIM “Candy” by NCT DREAM “Ditto” by NewJeans “Let’s Say Goodbye” by Parc Jae Jung “Teddy Bear” by STAYC Behind the scenes of IVE’s “I AM” | Starship Naver
‘Artist Of The Year’
(G)I-DLE aespa BTS IVE JUNGKOOK LE SSERAFIM Lim Young Woong NCT DREAM NewJeans SEVENTEEN Lim Young Woong | @im_hero____/Instagram
If the nominations weren’t enough, the winners of the Bonsang Awards were announced on the same day. The voting shut on the same day the nominations were announced, and the winners were picked from the criteria of 80% digital and 20% voting. The winners are extremely diverse, showcasing the impact of music not just in the “K-Pop category.”
BTS SEVENTEEN Lim Young Woong BTS’s Jungkook aespa IVE LE SSERAFIM NCT DREAM NewJeans (G)I-DLE The members of aespa | SM Entertainment
