Korean Music Awards has announced nominees for the year 2023.
Check out this year’s nominees below:
Album of the Year
250 – “PPONG”
The Black Skirts – “TEEN TROUBLES”
Nucksal, CADEJO – “Sincerely Yours”
Line and Circle – “Night and Day”
Song Young Joo – “Atmosphere”
NewJeans – “New Jeans”
Song of the Year
(G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
Silica Gel – “NO PAIN”
Younha – “Event Horizon”
Jang Ki Ha – “Envy None”
IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
NewJeans – “Attention”
Artist of the Year
250
Nucksal, CADEJO
Younha
Jang Ki Ha
NewJeans
Rookie of the Year
Kim Yujin
Sion
HANRORO
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
Best K-Pop Album
(G)I-DLE – “I Love”
(G)I-DLE – “I NEVER DIE”
Taeyeon – “INVU”
LE SSERAFIM – “ANTIFRAGILE”
NewJeans – “New Jeans”
Best K-Pop Song
(G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
LE SSERAFIM – “ANTIFRAGILE”
NewJeans – “Attention”
Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm”
Best Pop Album
Light & Salt – “Here We Go”
AKMU’s Lee Chan Hyuk – “ERROR”
Lim Young Woong – “IM HERO”
Jang Ki Ha – “Levitation”
Choi Beck Ho – “Moment”
Best Pop Song
250 – “It Was All a Dream”
Wonpil – “A Journey”
Younha – “Event Horizon”
AKMU’s Lee Chan Hyuk – “Panorama”
Jang Ki Ha – “Envy None”
Best Rock Album
Lanalogue – “Stereo Out!”
Concorde – “Supersonic Airliner”
ABTB – “iii”
BADLAMB – “Universal Anxiety”
OVerdrive Philosophy – “OVerdrive Philosophy”
Best Rock Song
BADLAMB – “Love, Lies, Bleeding”
HarryBigButton – “Thelma & Louise”
OVerdrive Philosophy – “Painful Truth”
Jambinai – “from the place been erased” (feat. Sunwoojunga)
Concorde – “Rainbow flowers are blooming”
Best Modern Rock Album
TRPP – “Here to stay”
The Black Skirts – “TEEN TROUBLES”
The Bowls – “Blast From The Past”
Say Sue Me – “The Last Thing Left”
Huckleberryfinn – “The Light Of Rain”
Best Modern Rock Song
Say Sue Me – “To Dream”
Silica Gel – “NO PAIN”
Cho Yong Pil – “Moment”
HANRORO – “Let Me Love My Youth”
Huckleberryfinn – “Tempest”
Best R&B and Soul Album
Slom – “WEATHER REPORT”
A.TRAIN – “PRIVATE PINK”
CHE – “Kpop”
Joe Layne – “Life O Life”
Rad Museum – “RAD”
Soul delivery – “FOODCOURT”
Best R&B and Soul Song
BIBI – “JOTTO”
Sion – “Braindead”
A.TRAIN – “SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL” (feat. Meaningful Stone, Simun, Seo Bo Kyung)
Slom – “ANIRAGO” (feat. Zion.T)
Soul delivery – “NUGS” (with THAMA)
Best Rap and Hip Hop Album
Qim Isle – “some hearts are for two”
Nucksal, CADEJO – “Sincerely Yours”
Lee Hyun Jun – “Lost In Translation”
Paloalto – “Dirt”
C JAMM – “Ghenn”
Best Rap and Hip Hop Song
Nucksal, CADEJO – “Good Morning Seoul”
Lee Hyun Jun – “White Lighter”
Zico – “New Thing” (prod. by Zico, feat. Homies)
Paloalto – “PRICELESS” (feat. toigo)
lobonabeat! – “Birthday” (feat. BILL STAX)
Best Electronic Album
Two Tone Shape – “Every Minute”
250 – “PPONG”
Glen Check – “Bleach”
Pierre Blanche – “Ego”
Salamanda – “ashbalkum”
Best Electronic Song
250 – “Bang Bus”
Taeyeon – “INVU” (Moon Kyoo Remix)
Glen Check – “4ever”
KIRARA – “Stargaze”
Pierre Blanche – “Infinite Circle” (feat. Rondo Mo)
Best Folk Album
Kim Mok In – “Stored Images”
Lucid Fall – “Voice beside Guitar”
Bae Young Gyoung – “you my blue”
Summer of Thoughts – “Hands”
Line and Circle – “Night and Day”
Best Folk Song
Kim Mok In – “Walking in the City” (feat. Dajung)
Lucid Fall – “A Small Handful of Songs”
Bae Young Gyoung – “I love you” (feat. Sunnie)
Summer of Thoughts – “Rambler” (with Park Hyeli)
Line and Circle – “Night and Day”
Best Metal & Hardcore Album
Seaweed Mustache – “Bombora”
Visceral Explosion – “Human Meat Distribution Process”
Dog Last Page – “Drunken Dream”
Madmans Esprit – “I See Myself Through You Who See Us Through Me”
Nuclear Idiots – “NCLRIDTS”
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Kim Ju Hwan – “Candy: Memories of Nat King Cole Trio”
Youn Sun Nah – “WAKING WORLD”
Maria Kim – “Stellive Vol. 16 Two for the Road”
Song Yi Jeon & Vinicius Gomes – “Home”
Kim Yujin – “A Piece and the Whole”
Best Jazz Music Album
Hoo Kim Big Band – “Common Heritage of Humankind”
Kim Jung Sik – “Hangul, Improvisation”
Mandong – “Big Sun”
Song Young Joo – “Atmosphere”
Yu Tae Sung – “Michelangelo”
Best Global Contemporary Album
Park Jiha – “The Gleam”
BAUM SAE – “COMMUNICATION”
Jung Jae Il – “psalms”
Ji Park, BlankFor.ms, VRI String Quartet – “Syntropy”
Hwang Gina – “Short film”
SINNOI – “ILLUMINATION”
Check out this year’s nominees below:
Album of the Year
250 – “PPONG”
The Black Skirts – “TEEN TROUBLES”
Nucksal, CADEJO – “Sincerely Yours”
Line and Circle – “Night and Day”
Song Young Joo – “Atmosphere”
NewJeans – “New Jeans”
Song of the Year
(G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
Silica Gel – “NO PAIN”
Younha – “Event Horizon”
Jang Ki Ha – “Envy None”
IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
NewJeans – “Attention”
Artist of the Year
250
Nucksal, CADEJO
Younha
Jang Ki Ha
NewJeans
Rookie of the Year
Kim Yujin
Sion
HANRORO
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
Best K-Pop Album
(G)I-DLE – “I Love”
(G)I-DLE – “I NEVER DIE”
Taeyeon – “INVU”
LE SSERAFIM – “ANTIFRAGILE”
NewJeans – “New Jeans”
Best K-Pop Song
(G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
LE SSERAFIM – “ANTIFRAGILE”
NewJeans – “Attention”
Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm”
Best Pop Album
Light & Salt – “Here We Go”
AKMU’s Lee Chan Hyuk – “ERROR”
Lim Young Woong – “IM HERO”
Jang Ki Ha – “Levitation”
Choi Beck Ho – “Moment”
Best Pop Song
250 – “It Was All a Dream”
Wonpil – “A Journey”
Younha – “Event Horizon”
AKMU’s Lee Chan Hyuk – “Panorama”
Jang Ki Ha – “Envy None”
Best Rock Album
Lanalogue – “Stereo Out!”
Concorde – “Supersonic Airliner”
ABTB – “iii”
BADLAMB – “Universal Anxiety”
OVerdrive Philosophy – “OVerdrive Philosophy”
Best Rock Song
BADLAMB – “Love, Lies, Bleeding”
HarryBigButton – “Thelma & Louise”
OVerdrive Philosophy – “Painful Truth”
Jambinai – “from the place been erased” (feat. Sunwoojunga)
Concorde – “Rainbow flowers are blooming”
Best Modern Rock Album
TRPP – “Here to stay”
The Black Skirts – “TEEN TROUBLES”
The Bowls – “Blast From The Past”
Say Sue Me – “The Last Thing Left”
Huckleberryfinn – “The Light Of Rain”
Best Modern Rock Song
Say Sue Me – “To Dream”
Silica Gel – “NO PAIN”
Cho Yong Pil – “Moment”
HANRORO – “Let Me Love My Youth”
Huckleberryfinn – “Tempest”
Best R&B and Soul Album
Slom – “WEATHER REPORT”
A.TRAIN – “PRIVATE PINK”
CHE – “Kpop”
Joe Layne – “Life O Life”
Rad Museum – “RAD”
Soul delivery – “FOODCOURT”
Best R&B and Soul Song
BIBI – “JOTTO”
Sion – “Braindead”
A.TRAIN – “SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL” (feat. Meaningful Stone, Simun, Seo Bo Kyung)
Slom – “ANIRAGO” (feat. Zion.T)
Soul delivery – “NUGS” (with THAMA)
Best Rap and Hip Hop Album
Qim Isle – “some hearts are for two”
Nucksal, CADEJO – “Sincerely Yours”
Lee Hyun Jun – “Lost In Translation”
Paloalto – “Dirt”
C JAMM – “Ghenn”
Best Rap and Hip Hop Song
Nucksal, CADEJO – “Good Morning Seoul”
Lee Hyun Jun – “White Lighter”
Zico – “New Thing” (prod. by Zico, feat. Homies)
Paloalto – “PRICELESS” (feat. toigo)
lobonabeat! – “Birthday” (feat. BILL STAX)
Best Electronic Album
Two Tone Shape – “Every Minute”
250 – “PPONG”
Glen Check – “Bleach”
Pierre Blanche – “Ego”
Salamanda – “ashbalkum”
Best Electronic Song
250 – “Bang Bus”
Taeyeon – “INVU” (Moon Kyoo Remix)
Glen Check – “4ever”
KIRARA – “Stargaze”
Pierre Blanche – “Infinite Circle” (feat. Rondo Mo)
Best Folk Album
Kim Mok In – “Stored Images”
Lucid Fall – “Voice beside Guitar”
Bae Young Gyoung – “you my blue”
Summer of Thoughts – “Hands”
Line and Circle – “Night and Day”
Best Folk Song
Kim Mok In – “Walking in the City” (feat. Dajung)
Lucid Fall – “A Small Handful of Songs”
Bae Young Gyoung – “I love you” (feat. Sunnie)
Summer of Thoughts – “Rambler” (with Park Hyeli)
Line and Circle – “Night and Day”
Best Metal & Hardcore Album
Seaweed Mustache – “Bombora”
Visceral Explosion – “Human Meat Distribution Process”
Dog Last Page – “Drunken Dream”
Madmans Esprit – “I See Myself Through You Who See Us Through Me”
Nuclear Idiots – “NCLRIDTS”
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Kim Ju Hwan – “Candy: Memories of Nat King Cole Trio”
Youn Sun Nah – “WAKING WORLD”
Maria Kim – “Stellive Vol. 16 Two for the Road”
Song Yi Jeon & Vinicius Gomes – “Home”
Kim Yujin – “A Piece and the Whole”
Best Jazz Music Album
Hoo Kim Big Band – “Common Heritage of Humankind”
Kim Jung Sik – “Hangul, Improvisation”
Mandong – “Big Sun”
Song Young Joo – “Atmosphere”
Yu Tae Sung – “Michelangelo”
Best Global Contemporary Album
Park Jiha – “The Gleam”
BAUM SAE – “COMMUNICATION”
Jung Jae Il – “psalms”
Ji Park, BlankFor.ms, VRI String Quartet – “Syntropy”
Hwang Gina – “Short film”
SINNOI – “ILLUMINATION”
