Dari sekian banyak ajang penghargaan yang digelar pada akhir tahun, tak bisa disangkal Korean Music Awards 2019 merupakan salah satu yang ditunggu. Berbeda dengan penghargaan lain, Korean Music Awards memberikan penilaian objektif pada musik. Bukan berdasarkan dari pencapaian masing-masing artis dan group.
Korean Music Awards 2019 yang tahun ini menjadi edisi ke-16 akan kembali digelar. Seperti juga sebelumnya, ajang penghargaan ini tetap memberikan penilaian berdasarkan dari pencapaian secara musikalitas.
Ini tentunya berbeda dengan penghargaan lain sepanjang akhir serta awal tahun yang sering kali berdasarkan dari penjualan, chart dan juga popularitas yang ditentukan pada voting. Untuk itu tak heran bila nominasi Korean Music Awards pun sering kali didominasi oleh musisi dan artis non-mainstream di Korea Selatan.
Namun untuk Korean Music Awards ke-16 tahun ini, satu-satunya boy group idol yang masuk ke dalam nominasi adalah BTS. Sedangkan untuk girl group hanya ada Red Velvet.
BTS mendapatkan nominasi untuk 5 kategori berbeda di Korean Music Awards 2019. Sedangkan Red Velvet mendapatkan 1 nominasi untuk kategori Best Pop Song. Untuk soloist, ada Heize dan BoA yang juga mendapatkan 1 nominasi.
Daftar lengkap nominasi Korean Music Awards 2019 bisa ditemukan di bawah ini.
Album of the Year
Mid-Air Thief – “Crumbling”
Life and Time – “Age”
BTS – “Love Yourself: Answer”
Say Sue Me – “Where We Were Together”
Jang Pil Soon – “soony eight”
Huckleberry Finn – “Aurora People”
Song of the Year
Mommy Son – “Shonen Jump” (Feat. Bae Ki Sung)
BTS – “Fake Love”
BTS – “IDOL”
Say Sue Me – “Old Town”
Kiha & The Faces – “That’s Just What You Think”
HYUKOH – “LOVE YA!”
Artist of the Year
Kim Sawol
BTS
Say Sue Me
Sunji Lee
Jang Pil Soon
Rookie of the Year
HAON
Jclef
Mothervibes
Motte
AIRY
Wussami
Best Pop Album
BoA – “WOMAN”
BTS – “Love Yourself: Answer”
Uhm Jung Hwa – “The Cloud Dream of the Nine”
Lee Moon Sae – “BETWEEN US”
Lee Jin Ah – “Jinah Restaurant Full Course”
Jang Pil Soon – “soony eight”
Best Pop Song
ADOY – “Wonder”
Red Velvet – “Bad Boy”
BTS – “Fake Love”
BTS – “IDOL”
Heize – “Jenga” (Feat. Gaeko)
Best Rock Album
Life and Time – “Age”
SUPERSTRING – “Architecture”
Asian Chairshot – “IGNITE”
H a lot – “H a lot”
Plugged Classic – “Sabai”
Best Rock Song
Life and Time – “Jamsugyo”
Asian Chairshot – “Round and Round”
H a lot – “If You Ask Me”
H a lot – “Prom”
Hangsuk & Boogiemonster – “I’m Fat”
Best Modern Rock Album
ADOY – “LOVE”
DECADENT – “DECADENT”
Say Sue Me – “Where We Were Together”
Jaurim – “Jaurim”
Huckleberry Finn – “Aurora People”
Best Modern Rock Song
Night Off – “Review”
Say Sue Me – “Old Town”
Kiha & The Faces – “That’s Just What You Think”
Huckleberry Finn – “Who Is It”
HYUKOH – “LOVE YA!”
Best Metal and Hardcore Album
DARK MIRROR OV TRAGEDY – “THE LORD OV SHADOWS”
Day of Mourning – “This Too Will Pass”
Noeasy – “Triangle”
MEMNOCH – “COMMAND HALLUCINATION”
Best Dance and Electronic Album
Two Tone Shape – “Shapes”
Mid-Air Thief – “Crumbling”
Lofibaby – “N”
Byul.org – “Nobody’s Gold”
YESEO – “Damn Rules”
KIRARA – “Sarah”
Best Dance and Electronic Song
Pure 100% – “Apollo”
Two Tone Shape – “Color Penetration”
Aseul – “Seoul Girl”
YESEO – “Honey, Don’t Kill My Vibe”
KIRARA – “Worries”
Best Rap and Hip Hop Album
JUSTHIS & Paloalto – “4 the Youth”
XXX – “LANGUAGE”
Bassagong – “TANG-A”
ILLINIT – “Cosmos”
JaeDal – “Period”
Best Rap and Hip Hop Song
HAON – “Boong Boong” (Feat. Sik-K)
JUSTHIS & Paloalto – “Switch”
XXX – “Ganju Gok”
Mommy Son – “Shonen Jump” (Feat. Bae Ki Sung)
Hwaji – “Nappe”
Best R&B and Soul Album
Horim – “METROCITY”
Jclef – “flaw, flaw”
Naul – “Sound Doctrine”
SUMIN – “Your Home”
Hippy was Gipsy – “Language”
Best R&B and Soul Song
Jclef – “One Hour Before the Earth’s Destruction”
SUMIN – “Your Home” (Feat. Xin Seha)
George – “gohaegoback”
Hoody – “Sunshine” (Feat. Crush)
Hippy was Gipsy – “Bed”
Best Folk Album
Kang Asol – “The Day of Love”
Kim Dong San – “Seoul Suwon Story”
Kim Sawol – “Romance”
Kim Haewon – “Sea and Myself”
YUHA – “Young People”
Hwang Puha – “Self-Portrait”
Best Folk Song
Kang Asol – “Island”
Kim Sawol – “Someone”
YUHA – “The Worker”
Jang Pil Soon – “Night Sea”
Hwang Puha – “Self Portrait”
Best Jazz Album
Yoo Sun Nam – “Strange, But Beautiful You
Youngjoo Song – “Late Fall”
Bongwool Lee – “My Singing Fingers”
Sunji Lee – “SONG OF APRIL”
Sumin Jung – “Neo-liberalism”
Best Crossover Album
near east quartet – “near east quartet”
Kim Sora – “A Sign of Rain”
Park Ju Won – “The Last Rumba”
Park Jiha – “Philos”
Shin Hyunpil, Ko Heean – “Dear Chopin”
Best Jazz and Crossover Performance
near east quartet – “near east quartet”
Ko Heean Trio – “Dancing Without Moving”
SooJin Suh – “Strange Liberation”
Youngjoo Song – “Late Fall”
Jungsu Choi Tiny Orkester – “Tschuss Jazz Era”
Acara penghargaan Korean Music Awards akan digelar pada 26 Februari 2019 di Guro Arts Valley Theater, Seoul, Korea Selatan.
