30th Seoul Music Awards

The 30th Seoul Music Awards, organized by Sports Seoul and broadcast through KBS N and Niconico, on January 31, 2021.[1] The ceremony was held with no on-site audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

30th Seoul Music Awards
DateJanuary 31, 2021 (2021-01-31)
VenueOlympic Gymnastics Arena
CountrySouth Korea
Hosted by
Most awardsBTS (6 awards)
Websiteseoulmusicawards.com
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Background

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On January 24, 2021, Shin Dong-yup, Kim Hee-chul and Choi Soo-young was announced as the host of the ceremony.[3][4]

Criteria

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All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from January to December 2020.[5]

CategoryOnline votingPanelistMusic salesAlbum sales
Main Prize (Bonsang)30%40%30%
Rookie of the Year
Popularity Award100% (Korea Only)N/A
K-wave Popularity Award100% (Overseas Only)
Trot Award30%40%30%
Ballad Award
OST Award
R&B Hiphop Award
Best PerformanceN/A100%N/A
Band Award
Discovery of the Year

Winners and nominees

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BTS won 6 awards, including the Grand Award (Daesang), Main Award (Bonsang), and Best Song/Album Award.
Kang Daniel won 2 awards, including the Main Award (Bonsang) and Fan PD Artist Award.

Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.[6][7]

The list of nominees for:

  • Fan PD Artist Award were announced on December 1, 2020, through the Idol Champ application.[8]
  • WhosFandom Award were announced on December 8, 2020, through the Whofans application.[9]
  • remaining categories were announced on December 9, 2020, through the official website.[citation needed]

The online voting for:

  • Fan PD Artist Award opened on the Idol Champ application on December 1, 2020, and closed on December 31, 2020.[8]
  • WhosFandom Award opened on the WhosFan application on December 15, 2020, and closed on December 18, 2020.[9]
  • remaining categories opened on the official website on December 11, 2020, and closed on January 24, 2021.[1][10]
Grand Award
(Daesang)
Main Award
(Bonsang)
List of nominated artists
Best Song AwardBest Album Award
Rookie of the YearBest Performance
Popularity AwardK-wave Popularity Award
Trot AwardBallad Award
OST AwardR&B Hiphop Award
Band AwardDiscovery of the Year
  • Leenalchi
Fan PD Artist AwardWhosFandom Award

Presenters and performers

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Presenters

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Name of the presenter and the award they presented
No.Name(s)Presented
1Yoo Yeon-seokMain Award (Bonsang)
2Kim Dong-wan (Shinhwa)
3Yoon Eun-hyeBest Song Award
Best Album Award
4Son Dam-biMain Award (Bonsang)

Performers

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Name of the performer and the song(s) they performed
No.Name(s)PerformedRef.
1Hyunjae (The Boyz), Eunbi (Iz*One), Jongho (Ateez), Lia (Itzy), Seunghee (Oh My Girl) & Seungmin (Stray Kids)"Once in a Lifetime" by Shinhwa[12]
2Stray Kids"Back Door"[13]
3Leenalchi"You Know Who I Am?"
4Jessi"Star"[14]
"Nunu Nana"
5The Boyz"The Stealer"[15]
6Itzy"Wannabe"[16]
"Not Shy"
7Aespa"Black Mamba"[17]
8Enhypen"Given-Taken"[18]
9Treasure"Slow Motion"[19]
"I Love You (Mellow Mood)"
"My Treasure"
10Kang Daniel"2U"[20]
"Who U Are"
11Iz*One"Really Like You"[21]
"Sequence"
"Panorama"
"Slow Journey"
12(G)I-dle"Hwaa"[22]
13Ateez"Utopia"[23]
"Inception"
14Tomorrow X Together"We Lost The Summer"[24]
"Blue Hour"
15Oh My Girl"Secret Garden"[25]
"Remember Me"
"Dolphin"
"Nonstop"
16Lim Young-woong"Trust in Me"
17NU'EST"I'm in Trouble"[26]
"Moon Dance"
"Drive"
18Monsta X"Last Carnival"[27]
"Night View"
"Gasoline"
"Love Killa"
19Twice"More & More"[28]
"I Can't Stop Me"
20Seventeen"Fallin' Flower"[29]
"All My Love"
"Home;Run"

References

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