^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
"Shy Boy" earned the group's first win in Mnet's M! Countdown and SBS's Inkigayo. The song was their first Triple Crown in KBS's Music Bank and garnered them multiple awards and nominations. The song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Dance Performance by a Female Group at the 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards. The song won a Bonsang award at the 21st Seoul Music Awards and at the 3rd Melon Music Awards. The song also won the Songs of the Year Award at the 1st Gaon Chart Awards for the month of January. Following the success of "Shy Boy", Secret released Starlight Moonlight in June 2011. The song earned them their second win in Inkigayo and won them a Digital Bonsang award at the 26th Golden Disk Award. In 2012, "Starlight Moonlight" won the Songs of the Year Award in the 1st Gaon Chart Awards for the month of June.
Major awards
Asia Model Awards
The Asia Model Awards is an award show that honors people who have excelled in the entertainment industry such as in music, modelling, movies and dramas.[1] In 2011, Secret won the "Popular Singer Award" at the 2011 Asia Model Awards.[2]
Year
Category
Recipient
Result
2011
Popular Singer Award
Secret
Won
Gaon Chart Awards
The Gaon Chart Awards is a major music award show that is held annually in South Korea by the music portal Gaon Chart.[3] The award show is reported to differentiate themselves from other music awards in that it will focus more on songs and albums rather than musicians. Secret has won two awards.[4][5][6]
The Golden Disk Awards is an award show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea. It is dubbed as the Korean Grammy Awards.[7] Secret has been nominated four times and has won two awards.[8][9][10][11]
Note: In South Korea, a bonsang award is given to the top 10 best performing artists, albums or singles during that year.
Korean Culture Entertainment Awards
The Korean Culture Entertainment Awards was first held in 1992 with the purpose of improving the quality of Korean culture and art, as well as promoting and developing local cultural content. Secret won the "New Generation Popular Teen Singer Award" in 2010.[12]
Year
Category
Recipient
Result
2010
New Generation Popular Teen Singer Award
Secret
Won
Melon Music Awards
The Melon Music Awards is a major music award show that is held annually in South Korea. It is known for only calculating digital sales and online votes to judge winners. Secret has been nominated three times and has won one award.[13][14]
Note: In South Korea, a bonsang award is given to the top 10 best performing artists, albums or singles during that year.
Mnet Asian Music Awards
The Mnet Asian Music Awards is a major music award show that is held by Mnet Media annually in South Korea, involving the participation of some of the most well-known actors and singers. Secret has been nominated three times.[15][16]
The Seoul Music Awards is an award show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.[21] Secret has won three awards.[22][23]