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The K-World Dream Awards (Korean: 케이 월드 드림어워즈) is an annual music award show in South Korea. The award ceremony was first known the Soribada Best K-Music Awards (소리바다 베스트 케이뮤직 어워즈) in 2017 until discontinued due to the host Soribada delisting possibility in 2021. The award ceremony revived in 2022 with different host and rebranded as the K-Global Heart Dream Awards (케이 글로벌 하트 드림 어워즈) then renamed again in 2024 to the current name.
| K-World Dream Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 2024 K-World Dream Awards | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the music industry |
| Location | Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | TV Daily |
| Formerly called |
|
| First awarded | September 20, 2017 |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | hellolive |
History
editSoribada Best K-Music Awards was hosted by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases.[1] The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded to the musics released between September 2016 and August 2017.[2]
In 2021, the organizing company changed and the award ceremony was revived as the K-Global Heart Dream Awards.[citation needed]
In 2024, the awards ceremony was renamed to the K-World Dream Awards.[3]
Judging criteria
editWinners are determined through Soribada's internal data, online and mobile votes from fans across the world, as well as ratings from professional adjudicators and critics.[4][5]
List of ceremonies
edit| Edition | Award ceremony | Date | Venue | City | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 Soribada Best K-Music Awards | September 20, 2017 | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium | Seoul, South Korea | [6] |
| 2nd | 2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards | August 30, 2018 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | [7] | |
| 3rd | 2019 Soribada Best K-Music Awards | August 22–23, 2019 | [8] | ||
| 4th | 2020 Soribada Best K-Music Awards | August 13, 2020 | Online Ceremony | [9] | |
| 6th | 2022 K-Global Heart Dream Awards | August 25, 2022 | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium | Seoul, South Korea | [10] |
| 7th | 2023 K-Global Heart Dream Awards | August 10, 2023 | KSPO Dome | [11] | |
| 8th | 2024 K-World Dream Awards | August 22, 2024 | Jamsil Arena | [3] | |
Grand Prize (Daesang)
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Exo[a] | Twice[a] | ||
| 2nd | 2018 | BTS[a] | |||
| 3rd | 2019 | BTS[b] | Twice[b] | Red Velvet[b] | Mamamoo[b] |
| 4th | 2020 | BTS | |||
Main Prize (Bonsang)
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | B.A.P | BtoB | Exo | GFriend | Hwang Chi-yeul | Mamamoo | Monsta X | Red Velvet | T-ara | Twice | VIXX | – | – |
| 2nd | 2018 | AOA | Bolbbalgan4 | BTS | Mamamoo | Momoland | Monsta X | NCT 127 | NU'EST W | Red Velvet | Twice | Wanna One | – | – |
| 3rd | 2019 | AB6IX | BTS | Chungha | Ha Sung-woon | Kim Jae-hwan | Mamamoo | Momoland | Monsta X | NCT 127 | Twice | Red Velvet | Park Ji-hoon | – |
| 4th | 2020 | AB6IX | Astro | BTS | GFriend | Iz*One | Kang Daniel | Lim Young-woong | Mamamoo | NCT Dream | Twice | Oh My Girl | Red Velvet | Victon |
| 6th | 2022 | Heize | Itzy | Ive | Kang Daniel | NCT Dream | Oh My Girl | Psy | The Boyz | Tomorrow X Together | — | — | — | — |
| 7th | 2023 | Ateez | Enhypen | Itzy | Seventeen | Seulgi | STAYC | Stray Kids | Taeyong | The Boyz | Zerobaseone | — | — | — |
Rookie Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Band | Trot | ||
| 1st | 2017 | Wanna One | — | — |
| Pentagon | ||||
| 2nd | 2018 | The Boyz | IZ | Kangnam |
| Nature | Seol Ha-yoon | |||
| Stray Kids | ||||
| 3rd | 2019 | ITZY | — | Song Ga-in |
| Hong Ja | ||||
| TXT | Kim Soo Chan | |||
| Jung Mi Ae | ||||
| 4th | 2020 | Cravity | — | — |
| MCND | ||||
| TOO | ||||
Popularity Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||
| 1st | 2017 | Exo | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | Wanna One | Mamamoo |
| 3rd | 2019 | BTS | Twice |
| 4th | 2020 | ||
| 5th | 2024 | Exo[12] | UNIS |
Genre Awards
editTrot Grand Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | Jin Sung | Hong Jin-young | |
Trot Artist Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young | |
| 2nd | 2018 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Tae Jin-ah | ||
Rising Trot Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Soo-chan | Second Aunt Kim Da-vi |
Hip Hop Artist Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2018 | Mino |
R&B Artist Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2018 | Crush | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Park Bom | Yang Da-il |
Rock Band Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | YB |
Best OST Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner | Song | Drama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Ailee | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Goblin |
| 2nd | 2018 | Jeong Se-woon | "It’s You" | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim |
| 4th | 2020 | Gaho | "Start Over" | Itaewon Class |
Music Video Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Zanybros |
| 2nd | 2018 | Zanybros |
Music Producer Awards
editProducer Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Iggy, Yongbae |
| 2nd | 2018 | Kim Do-hoon |
| 3rd | 2019 | Rhymer |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Do-hoon |
Songwriter Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Lee Han-gil | Turns Out Comatose |
Best Hip Hop Maker Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | Groovy Room | dress |
Special Hallyu Awards
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Twice | |
| Ed. | Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Red Velvet | |
| Ed. | Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Kang Daniel | |
Artist Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | BTS | |
| 2nd | 2018 | Monsta X | Red Velvet |
| 3rd | 2019 | WJSN | Lovelyz |
| 4th | 2020 | TXT | ITZY |
Performance Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | NCT 127 | Gugudan |
| 2nd | 2018 | Samuel | DIA |
| 3rd | 2019 | Ateez | Loona |
| 4th | 2020 | The Boyz | (G)I-dle |
Rising Hot Star Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | WJSN | Wanna One | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | Hyeongseop X Euiwoong | YDPP | — |
| 3rd | 2019 | N.Flying | Stray Kids | The Boyz |
| 4th | 2020 | Nature | Loona | GWSN |
| 6th | 2022 | AleXa | Blitzers | The New Six |
Icon Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Red Velvet | |
| 2nd | 2018 | NU'EST W | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Oh My Girl | Park Ji-hoon |
| 4th | 2020 | Oneus | WJSN |
Voice Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Han Dong-geun | ||
| 2nd | 2018 | Wheesung | GB9 (Social) | Seo J (Social) |
| 3rd | 2019 | Jeong Se-woon | Lee Chang-min | Lee Woo (Social) |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Jae-hwan | Kim Woo-seok | Ha Sung-woon |
Music Star Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Sonamoo | KNK |
| 2nd | 2018 | Chungha | UNB |
| 3rd | 2019 | CLC | Nature |
Global Entertainer Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2018 | 7Senses | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Zero 9 | SNH48 |
Social Artist Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2018 | BTS | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Hwasa | NCT 127 |
Global Hot Trend Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | ASTRO | |
| 4th | 2020 | Stray Kids | Iz*One |
Next Artist Award
edit| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | Oneus | Newkidd | A.C.E |
| 4th | 2020 | DKB | AleXa | — |
Other Awards
edit| Edition | Year | Award | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Photogenic Award | DIA | |
| Global Career Achievement Award | Eru | |||
| 2nd | 2018 | Trend Queen Award | Seo In-young | |
| People's Choice Award | Exo | |||
| 3rd | 2019 | New Wave Award | Monsta X | (G)I-dle |
| Art-tainer Award | Nam Woo-hyun | Weki Meki | ||
| 4th | 2020 | New K-Wave Real Fan Award | Kang Daniel | |
| Global Artist Award | Astro | |||
Most Wins
editThe following artists received five or more awards:
| Rank | Artist(s) | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twice | 10 |
| BTS | ||
| 2 | Red Velvet | 8 |
| 3 | Mamamoo | 6 |
| 4 | Monsta X | 5 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Two were given for the Grand Award & Digital Grand Award categories, respectively.
- ^ a b c d Four were given for the Artist of the Year, Music of the Year, Stage of the Year, and Live Performance of the Year categories, respectively.
- ^ a b c Formerly a grand award category, it has been demoted off its grand award category status to a grand award final nominee consolation award category since 2020.
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