South Jakarta – Penggemar musik K-Pop pasti tidak melewatkan kabar yang satu ini. Ajang penghargaan tahunan Korean Music Awards kembali akan digelar di tahun 2021 ini. Memasuki penyelenggaraan yang ke-18, daftar nominasi untuk tahun ini baru saja diumumkan. Pengumuman pemenang Korean Music Awards akan diumumkan pada 28 Februari 2021 pukul 6 sore KST atau pukul 16.00 WIB dan disiarkan langsung secara online. Acara ini akan dilangsungkan di Nodeulseom di Seoul, Korea Selatan.
Korean Music Awards yang pertama kali digelar pada tahun 2004 silam, lebih mementingkan album dan lagu daripada artisnya. Alih-alih penjualan, pencapaian musik adalah kriteria utama dalam pemilihan pemenang. Tidak seperti penghargaan musik besar Korea Selatan lainnya, yang sebagian besar mengandalkan penjualan rekaman untuk menentukan pemenang, Korean Music Awards menentukan penerima penghargaan berdasarkan rekomendasi dari panel juri yang terdiri dari kritikus musik, produser acara radio, akademisi, dan profesional lain dalam industri tersebut. Upacara penghargaan ini bertujuan untuk membantu kemajuan musik Korea tanpa menetapkan batasan antara musik mainstream dan non-mainstream.
Berikut adalah daftar lengkap nominasi Korean Music Awards yang ke-18
Album of the Year
BTS – “Map of the Soul: 7”
Baek Yerin – “Every letter I sent you.”
Sunwoo JungA – “Serenade”
LEENALCHI – “SUGUNGGA”
Jeongmilla – “CheongPa Sonata”
Jo Dongik – “Blue Pillow”
Song of the Year
BTS – “Dynamite”
Baek Yerin – “Square (2017)”
Sunwoo JungA – “Run With Me”
LEENALCHI – “Tiger is Coming”
Zico – “Any Song”
Artist of the Year
BTS
Baek Yerin
Sunwoo JungA
LEENALCHI
Jeongmilla
Rookie of the Year
Meaningful Stone
DUOXINI
DeVita
Seo Bo-Kyung
Squash Vines
Best Pop Album
The BLANK Shop – “Tailor”
BTS – “Map of the Soul: 7”
Baek Yerin – “Every letter I sent you.”
EXO’s Baekhyun – “Delight”
Yukika – “SOUL LADY”
Best Pop Song
BTS – “Dynamite”
Baek Yerin – “Square (2017)”
IU – “eight”
Oh My Girl – “Dolphin”
Yukika – “SOUL LADY”
Zico – “Any Song”
Best Rock Album
ABTB – “Daydream”
BADLAMB – “Frightful Waves”
Squash Vines – “New World”
Organic Beer – “Trans-Continental Railway”
JuliaDream – “Life and Death”
Best Rock Song
ABTB – “Daydream (feat. YoonChul Shin)”
BADLAMB – “Frightful Waves”
H a lot – “We are”
JuliaDream – “El nuevo mundo”
cotoba – “reyn”
Best Modern Rock Album
Gong Joong Geu Neul – “Love Song”
SE SO NEON – “Nonadaptation”
Shin Hae Gyeong – “In Dreams, In Dreams”
Jo Dongik – “Blue Pillow”
Hyukoh – “through love”
Best Modern Rock Song
Gong Joong Geu Neul – “Season”
Meaningful Stone – “Bweep Bwoop-Bweep Bwoop”
SE SO NEON – “NAN CHUN”
Shin Hae Gyeong – “Colors of You”
LEENALCHI – “Tiger is Coming”
Hyukoh – “New Born”
Best Metal and Hardcore Album
Remnants Of The Fallen – “All The Wounded And Broken”
Loss of infection – “Dark dimension”
Messgram – “Cheers For The Failures”
METHKAMEL – “20th Century”
COMBATIVE POST – “Whiteout”
Best Dance and Electronic Album
Lofibaby – “Art Museum”
Mogwaa – “Open Mind”
swimrabbit – “POND”
UZA & SHANE – “Classy”
Two Tone Shape – “Fantastic Machines”
Best Dance and Electronic Song
Mogwaa – “Reflex”
Aseul – “Bye Bye Summer”
IDIOTAPE – “Too Old to Die Young”
Jang Myung Sun – “Remiel”
Two Tone Shape – “The Prophet”
Best Rap and Hip Hop Album
Nucksal – “1Q87”
Deepflow – “FOUNDER”
B-Free – “FREE THE BEAST”
BILL STAX – “DETOX”
Khundi Panda – “GAROSAWK”
Best Rap and Hip Hop Song
Nucksal – “AKIRA”
MUSHVENOM – “Nice Head”
BILL STAX – “Lonely Stoner”
Swervy – “Mama Lisa”
Khundi Panda – “Nevercomanie”
Best R&B and Soul Album
Cadejo – “FREEBODY”
Samuel Seo – “UNITY II”
Sunwoo JungA – “Serenade”
A.TRAIN – “PAINGREEN”
Chudahye Chagis – “Underneath the Dangsan Tree Tonight”
Best R&B and Soul Song
DAMYE – “I’m not your son”
DeVita – “EVITA!”
Sunwoo JungA – “Run With Me”
A.TRAIN – “HURT”
Chudahye Chagis – “Ritual Dance”
Best Folk Album
Kim Sawol – “Heaven”
Kim Jae Hyung – “Flex”
Bae Young Gyoung – “Travel Record”
Jeongmilla – “CheongPa Sonata”
Jo Donghee – “Sadness is the shadow of beauty”
Best Folk Song
Kim Sawol – “Key”
Kim Jae Hyung – “Failure Story”
Kim Chang Wan – “Old Man’s Bench”
Jeongmilla – “The Square”
Jeongmilla – “Departing from Seoul Station”
Best Jazz Album
Sukyung Kim – “Lilac Hill”
MALO – “Song Changsik Song Book”
Seo Bo-Kyung – “INNER MOVIE”
Soojin Suh – “Colorist”
Jung Sumin – “Sense of Agony”
Cho Yoonseung & Kim Sungwon – “Stellive Vol.5 – Blues in the Night”
Best Crossover Album
Gonia – “A Tension”
Gray By Silver – “Eternal Gray”
GaYoung Bae – “Sepia Painting”
LEENALCHI – “SUGUNGGA”
Ji Park – “VRI String Quartet ‘Save The Planet’”
Best Jazz and Crossover Performance
KoHeean Trio – “Live at Jazz First”
Soojin Suh – “Colorist”
Sunjae Lee & Eunyoung Kim & Dayeon Seok – “Pulse Theory”
Jehee – “On The Wind”
Charlie Jung – “Sein’s Blues”
Winner of Special Achievement Award: Deulgukhwa
