The Korean Music Awards Selection Committee hosted the 20th Korean Music Awards ceremony. Winners are selected by the Korean Music Awards Selection Committee, made up of music producers, critics, and a host of other music industry professionals.
20th Korean Music Awards 2023: List of Nominees & Winners
(Winners are in bold.)
Album of the Year
250 – Ppong
The Black Skirts – Teen Troubles
Line and Circle – Night and Day
NewJeans – New Jeans
Nucksal, Cadejo – Sincerely Yours
Song Young-joo – Atmosphere
Song of the Year
Younha – “Event Horizon”
(G)I-dle – “Tomboy”
Ive – “Love Dive”
Jang Ki-ha – “Envy None”
NewJeans – “Attention”
Silica Gel – “No Pain”
Musician of the Year
250
Jang Ki-ha
NewJeans
Nucksal, Cadejo
Younha
Rookie of the Year
NewJeans
Hanroro
Ive
Le Sserafim
Kim Yu-jin
Sion
Best K-Pop Album
NewJeans – New Jeans
(G)I-dle – I Love
(G)I-dle – I Never Die
Le Sserafim – Antifragile
Taeyeon – INVU
Best K-Pop Song
NewJeans – “Attention”
(G)I-dle – “Tomboy”
Ive – “Love Dive”
Le Sserafim – “Antifragile”
Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm”
Best Pop Album
Lee Chan-hyuk – Error
Choi Beck-ho – Moment
Jang Ki-ha – Levitation
Light & Salt – Here We Go
Lim Young-woong – Im Hero
Best Pop Song
Younha – “Event Horizon”
250 – “It Was All a Dream”
Jang Ki-ha – “Envy None”
Lee Chan-hyuk – “Panorama”
Wonpil – “A Journey”
Best Rock Album
Concorde – Supersonic Airliner
ABTB – iii
BadLamb – Universal Anxiety
Lanalogue – Stereo Out!
OVerdrive Philosophy – OVerdrive Philosophy
Best Rock Song
Jambinai – “From the Place Been Erased” (feat. Sunwoo Jung-a)
BadLamb – “Love, Lies, Bleeding”
Concorde – “Rainbow Flowers Are Blooming”
HarryBigButton – “Thelma & Louise”
OVerdrive Philosophy – “Painful Truth”
Best Modern Rock Album
The Black Skirts – Teen Troubles
The Bowls – Blast From the Past
Huckleberryfinn – The Light of Rain
Say Sue Me – The Last Thing Left
TRPP – Here to Stay
Best Modern Rock Song
Silica Gel – “No Pain”
Cho Yong-pil – “Moment”
Hanroro – “Let Me Love My Youth”
Huckleberryfinn – “Tempest”
Say Sue Me – “To Dream”
Best Electronic Album
250 – Ppong
Glen Check – Bleach
Pierre Blanche – Ego
Salamanda – Ashbalkum
Two Tone Shape – Every Minute
Best Electronic Song
250 – “Bang Bus”
Glen Check – “4ever”
Kirara – “Stargaze”
Pierre Blanche – “Infinite Circle” (feat. Rondo Mo)
Taeyeon – “INVU” (Moon Kyoo Remix)
Best Rap & Hip-Hop Album
Nucksal, Cadejo – Sincerely Yours
C Jamm – Ghenn
Lee Hyun-jun – Lost in Translation
Paloalto – Dirt
Qim Isle – Some Hearts Are for Two
Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song
Nucksal, Cadejo – “Good Morning Seoul”
Lee Hyun-jun – “White Lighter”
Lobonabeat! – “Birthday” (feat. Bill Stax)
Paloalto – “Priceless” (feat. toigo)
Zico – “New Thing” (prod. by Zico, feat. Homies)
Best R&B & Soul Album
A.Train – Private Pink
Che – Kpop
Joe Layne – Life O Life
Rad Museum – Rad
Slom – Weather Report
Soul Delivery – FoodCourt
Best R&B & Soul Song
Bibi – “Jotto”
A.Train – “Something Beautiful” (feat. Meaningful Stone, Simun, Seo Bo-kyung)
Sion – “Braindead”
Slom – “Anirago” (feat. Zion.T)
Soul Delivery – “Nugs” (with Thama)
Best Folk Album
Line and Circle – Night and Day
Bae Young-gyoung – You My Blue
Kim Mok-in – Stored Images
Lucid Fall – Voice Beside Guitar
Summer of Thoughts – Hands
Best Folk Song
Line and Circle – “Night and Day”
Bae Young-gyoung – “I Love You” (feat. Sunnie)
Kim Mok-in – “Walking in the City” (feat. Dajung)
Lucid Fall – “A Small Handful of Songs”
Summer of Thoughts – “Rambler” (with Park Hye-li)
Best Jazz Album
Song Young-joo – Atmosphere
Hoo Kim Big Band – Common Heritage of Humankind
Kim Jung-sik – Hangul, Improvisation
Mandong – Big Sun
Yu Tae-sung – Michelangelo
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Kim Yu-jin – A Piece and the Whole
Kim Ju-hwan – Candy: Memories of Nat King Cole Trio
Maria Kim – Stellive Vol. 16 Two for the Road
Song Yi-jeon & Vinicius Gomes – Home
Youn Sun-nah – Waking World
Best Metal & Hardcore Album
Madmans Esprit – I See Myself Through You Who See Us Through Me
Dog Last Page – Drunken Dream
Nuclear Idiots – Nclridts
Seaweed Mustache – Bombora”
Visceral Explosion – Human Meat Distribution Process
Best Global Contemporary Album
Jung Jae-il – Psalms
Baum Sae – Communication
Hwang Gina – Short Film
Ji Park, BlankFor.ms, VRI String Quartet – Syntropy
Park Jiha – The Gleam
Sinnoi – Illumination
Special awards
Achievement Award – Love & Peace
