Untuk pertama kalinya Seoul Music Awards digelar di luar Korea Selatan. Bertempat di Stadion Rajamangala Bangkok, Thailand, Selasa (2/1) malam WIB, the Seoul Music Awards sukses menyita perhatian khalayak.
Untuk tahun kedua berturut-turut, NCT DREAM memenangkan Daesang (Grand Prize). BLACKPINK menyabet gelar World Best Artist Award. Sedangkan BTS memenangkan penghargaan World Trend Artist Award.
Ini penghargaan ke-27 BTS sepanjang kiprahnya di dunia musik. Tidak hanya secara grup, beberapa anggota mereka juga menggondol gelar pribadi di ajang ini. Sementara itu NewJeans merebut meraih trofi Best Song Award.
Berikut daftar lengkap pemenang the Seoul Music Awards:
Daesang (Grand Prize): NCT DREAM
Best Album Award: SEVENTEEN
Best Song Award: NewJeans
Bonsang (Main Award): aespa, (G)I-DLE, IVE, Jimin (BTS), Jungkook (BTS), Kang Daniel, Lim Young Woong, NCT DREAM, NewJeans, NMIXX, RIIZE, SEVENTEEN, STAYC, Stray Kids, Sunmi, V (BTS), Young Tak, ZEROBASEONE
World Best Artist Award: BLACKPINK
World Trend Artist Award: BTS
Rookie of the Year: RIIZE, ZEROBASEONE
Best Performance Award: Billlie
Fan Choice of the Year: V BTS
OST Award: Baekhyun EXO (“Hello” from “Dr. Romantic 3”)
Ballad Award: Young K DAY6
Band Award: Xdinary Heroes
Trot Award: Young Tak
R&B/Hip Hop Award: Dynamic Duo
Discovery of the Year: FIFTY FIFTY
K-Pop Special Award: Sandara Park
Global Producer Award: Mark GOT7, Youngjae, and BamBam
New Wave Star Award: KISS OF LIFE, PLAVE, Yuju
Y Global Special Award: n.SSign
Popularity Award: Kim Ho Joong
Best Thai Artist: Fourth, Gemini, NuNew, Zee Pruk