30th Seoul Music Awards

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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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]

Background

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

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

Category Online voting Panelist Music sales Album sales
Main Prize (Bonsang) 30% 40% 30%
Rookie of the Year
Popularity Award 100% (Korea Only) N/A
K-wave Popularity Award 100% (Overseas Only)
Trot Award 30% 40% 30%
Ballad Award
OST Award
R&B Hiphop Award
Best Performance N/A 100% N/A
Band Award
Discovery of the Year

Winners and nominees

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 Award Best Album Award
Rookie of the Year Best Performance
Popularity Award K-wave Popularity Award
List of nominated artists
List of nominated artists
Trot Award Ballad Award
OST Award R&B Hiphop Award
Band Award Discovery of the Year
  • Leenalchi
Fan PD Artist Award WhosFandom Award

Presenters and performers

Presenters

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

Performers

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

References

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  12. ^ Various artists – "Once In A Lifetime" by Shinhwa @ 30th High 1 Seoul Music Awards. January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  13. ^ Stray Kids – Back Door @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  14. ^ Jessi – STAR + NUNU NANA @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  15. ^ THE BOYZ – The Stealer @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  16. ^ ITZY – WANNABE + Not Shy @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  17. ^ Aespa – Black Mamba @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  18. ^ ENHYPEN – Given-Taken @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  19. ^ TREASURE – SLOWMOTION + MY TREASURE @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  20. ^ Kang Daniel – 2U + Who U Are @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  21. ^ IZ*ONE – Really Like You + Panorama + Slow Journey @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  22. ^ (G)I-DLE – HWAA @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  23. ^ ATEEZ – Utopia + Inception @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  24. ^ TXT – We Lost The Summer + Blue Hour @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. January 31, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  25. ^ Oh My Girl – Secret Garden + Remember Me + Dolphin + Nonstop @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. January 31, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  26. ^ NU'EST – I'm in Trouble + Moon Dance + DRIVE @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. January 31, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  27. ^ Monsta X – Last Carnival + Night View + Gasoline + Love Killa @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  28. ^ Twice – More & More + I Can't Stop Me @ 30th Seoul Music Awards. January 31, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  29. ^ Seventeen – Fallin' Flower + All My Love + Home;Run @ 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.