The group Seventeen and Aespa have embraced the Grand Prize at the Golden Disc Awards.
At the '39th Golden Disc Awards' held on January 4 and 5 at Fukuoka PayPay Dome in Japan under the theme 'Coexistence, Connection, and Expansion', the prestigious Grand Prize was awarded to Seventeen in the album category and Aespa in the digital music category. Both teams achieved a double crown by winning the main awards in their respective categories.
Seventeen, shining with '100% attendance' at the Golden Disc, won the Grand Prize in the album category for the second consecutive year with 'SPILL THE FEELS', marking a joyful start to their 10th anniversary. Aespa, which caused a 'Supernova' syndrome last year, reached the undeniable top position by winning the Grand Prize in the digital music category just four years after their debut.
The main award in the album category went to ten teams: Seventeen, Stray Kids, IVE, Aespa, ATEEZ, NCT Dream, ENHYPEN, ZEROBASEONE, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and (G)I-DLE. The main award in the digital music category was awarded to ten teams: NewJeans, DAY6, BIBI, IVE, IU, ILY:1, Aespa, Taeyeon, TO1, and (G)I-DLE.
The rookie award, which can only be received once in a lifetime, was awarded to ILY:1, TO1, Baby Monster, and NCT WISH, recognized as new growth icons leading the next generation of K-pop. The Next Generation award went to KISS OF LIFE.
DAY6, at the forefront of popularizing band music, was recognized for the past ten years of music and raised expectations for the next ten years by announcing the start of their 10th anniversary with the Best Band award. CRUSH won the Best OST trophy with 'I'm Sorry, I Hate You, I Love You', the OST for the tvN drama 'Queen of Tears', which was loved as much as the drama itself.
Additionally, LE SSERAFIM made a strong impact on stage and won the Best Group award. (G)I-DLE's Yuqi received the Best Solo Artist award, proving her shining presence.
The Golden Disc Popularity Award for men and women, determined by '100% voting', was awarded to PLAVE and LE SSERAFIM, who ranked first. The total accumulated votes for both genders reached a staggering 44 million, with PLAVE receiving 15,669,774 votes out of 39,561,956, and LE SSERAFIM receiving 1,781,032 votes out of 4,809,908.
Along with this, the Global K-pop Artist Award went to IVE and ENHYPEN, the Cosmopolitan Artist Award went to NewJeans, and the FANS CHOICE with Nongshim Shin Ramyeon went to ENHYPEN.
On the 10th anniversary of the late Shin Hae-chul, the Golden Honorable Choice was awarded, confirming the great legacy and power of music that still coexists with us.
Additionally, Seventeen, representing K-pop, and Pledis Entertainment's Han Sung-soo, the Master Professional (MP) who produced the representative rookie TO1 for 2024, received the first Golden Disc Producer Award.
The winners of the 39th Golden Disc Awards were selected based on evaluations from a panel of experts consisting of Golden Disc executive committee members, music reporters, music program PDs, popular music critics, and domestic distribution company representatives (40%), combined with Circle Chart's music usage and album sales data (60%). The evaluation period covered music and albums released from early November 2023 to early November 2024, with sales data collected until the end of November 2024.
[Ji Seung-hoon, Star Today Reporter]
