The Korea Music Awards takes as the main criterion the musical achievements of the contestants
Another award is on the way! This Thursday, the 9th, the Korean Music Awards announced the artists nominated for its 2023 edition. According to the Soompi portal, unlike other Korean awards, the KMA has as its main criterion the musical achievements of the competitors.
Check out all the nominees!
Best Kpop Album
- Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon – “INVU”
- NewJeans – “NewJeans”
- LE SSERAFIM – “ANTIFRAGILE”
- (G)I-DLE – “I Love”
- (G)I-DLE – “I NEVER DIE”
Best Pop Album
- Light & Salt – “Here We Go”
- Choi Beck Ho – “Moment”
- AKMU’s Lee Chan Hyuk – “ERROR”
- Jang Ki Ha – “Levitation”
- Lim Young Woong – “IM HERO”
Best Rock Album
- Lanalogue – “Stereo Out!”
- OVerdrive Philosophy – “OVerdrive Philosophy”
- Concorde – “Supersonic Airliner”
- BADLAMB – “Universal Anxiety”
- ABTB – “iii”
Best Modern Rock Album
- Huckleberryfinn – “The Light Of Rain”
- TRPP – “Here to stay”
- Say Sue Me – “The Last Thing Left”
- The Black Skirts – “TEEN TROUBLES”
- The Bowls – “Blast From The Past”
Best R&B and Soul Album
- Soul delivery – “FOODCOURT”
- Slom – “WEATHER REPORT”
- Rad Museum – “RAD”
- A.TRAIN – “PRIVATE PINK”
- Joe Layne – “Life O Life”
- CHE – “Kpop”
Best Hip Hop Album
- Qim Isle – “some hearts are for two”
- C JAMM – “Ghenn”
- Nucksal, CADEJO – “Sincerely Yours”
- Paloalto – “Dirt”
- Lee Hyun Jun – “Lost In Translation”
Best Electronic Album
- Two Tone Shape – “Every Minute”
- Salamanda – “ashbalkum”
- 250 – “PPONG”
- Pierre Blanche – “Ego”
- Glen Check – “Bleach”
Best Folk Album
- Kim Mok In – “Stored Images”
- Line and Circle – “Night and Day”
- Lucid Fall – “Voice beside Guitar”
- Summer of Thoughts – “Hands”
- Bae Young Gyoung – “you my blue”
Best Metal & Hardcore Album
- Nuclear Idiots – “NCLRIDTS”
- Seaweed Mustache – “Bombora”
- Madmans Esprit – “I See Myself Through You Who See Us Through Me”
- Visceral Explosion – “Human Meat Distribution Process”
- Dog Last Page – “Drunken Dream”
Best Jazz Album
- Hoo Kim Big Band – “Common Heritage of Humankind”
- Yu Tae Sung – “Michelangelo”
- Kim Jung Sik – “Hangul, Improvisation”
- Song Young Joo – “Atmosphere”
- Mandong – “Big Sun”
Best Global Contemporary Album
- Park Jiha – “The Gleam”
- SINNOI – “ILLUMINATION”
- BAUM SAE – “COMMUNICATION”
- Hwang Gina – “Short film”
- Jung Jae Il – “psalms”
- Ji Park, BlankFor.ms, VRI String Quartet – “Syntropy”
Best Kpop Song
- (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
- Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm”
- IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
- NewJeans – “Attention”
- LE SSERAFIM – “ANTIFRAGILE”
Best Pop Song
- 250 – “It Was All a Dream”
- Jang Ki Ha – “Envy None”
- DAY6’s Wonpil – “A Journey”
- AKMU’s Lee Chan Hyuk – “Panorama”
- Younha – “Event Horizon”
Best Rock Music
- Concorde – “Rainbow flowers are blooming”
- BADLAMB – “Love, Lies, Bleeding”
- Jambinai – “from the place been erased” (feat. Sunwoojunga)
- Harry BigButton – “Thelma & Louise”
- Overdrive Philosophy – “Painful Truth”
Best Modern Rock Song
- Huckleberryfinn – “Tempest”
- Say Sue Me – “To Dream”
- HANRORO – “Let Me Love My Youth”
- Silica Gel – “NO PAIN”
- Cho Yong Pil – “Moment”
Best R&B and Soul Song
- Soul delivery – “NUGS” (featuring THAMA)
- BIBI – “JOTTO”
- Slom – “ANIRAGO” (feat. Zion.T)
- Zion – “Braindead”
- A.TRAIN – “SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL” (feat. Meaningful Stone, Simun, Seo Bo Kyung)
Best Rap and Hip Hop Song
- lobonabeat! – “Birthday” (feat. BILL STAX)
- Nucksal, CADEJO – “Good Morning Seoul”
- Paloalto – “PRICELESS” (feat. toigo)
- Lee Hyun Jun – “White Lighter”
- Zico – “New Thing” (produced by Zico, feat. Homies)
Best Electronic Music
- Pierre Blanche – “Infinite Circle” (feat. Rondo Mo)
- 250 – “Bang Bus”
- KIRARA – “Stargaze”
- Girls’ Generation’s Teyeon – “INVU” (Moon Kyoo Remix)
- Glen Check – “4ever”
Best Folk Song
- Line and Circle – “Night and Day”
- Kim Mok In – “Walking in the City” (feat. Dajung)
- Summer of Thoughts – “Rambler” (with Park Hyeli)
- Lucid Fall – “A Small Handful of Songs”
- Bae Young Gyoung – “I love you” (feat. Sunnie)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Kim Yujin – “A Piece and the Whole”
- Kim Ju Hwan – “Candy: Memories of Nat King Cole Trio”
- Song Yi Jeon & Vinicius Gomes – “Home”
- Youn Sun Nah – “WAKING WORLD”
- Maria Kim – “Stellive Vol. 16 Two for the Road”
Rookie of the Year
- newjeans
- kim yujin
- LE SSERAPHIM
- sion
- IV
- HANRORO
Artist of the Year
- newjeans
- 250
- Nucksal, CADEJO
- Jang Ki Ha
- younha
Song of the Year
- NewJeans – “Attention”
- (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
- IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
- Silica Gel – “NO PAIN”
- Jang Ki Ha – “Envy None”
- Younha – “Event Horizon”
Album of the Year
- 250 – “PPONG”
- NewJeans – “New Jeans”
- The Black Skirts – “TEEN TROUBLES”
- Song Young Joo – “Atmosphere”
- Nucksal, CADEJO – “Sincerely Yours”
- Line and Circle – “Night and Day”
Source: Recreio
