The 31st Seoul Music Awards were held on January 23 at the Gocheok Sky Dome, including MCs Kim Sung Joo, Boom, and AOA's Seolhyun.
Like the previous year, The 31st Seoul Music Awards presented a single Daesang (Grand Prize) as well as separate Best Album and Best Song Awards. NCT 127 took home the Daesang, while NCT DREAM and IU took home the Best Album and Best Song Awards, respectively. BTS took home the World Best Artist Award, the U+ Idol Live Best Artist Award, and the Bonsang Best Artist Award (Main Award). With the OST Award, Trot Award, Popularity Award (Korea), and a Bonsang, Trot vocalist Lim Young Woong has the most cumulative victories of any artist.
See the complete list of winners below!
Daesang (Grand Prize): NCT 127
Best Album Award: NCT DREAM
Best Song Award: IU
World Best Artist Award: BTS
Bonsang (Main Award): ENHYPEN, Heize, Brave Girls, Oh My Girl, Kang Daniel, aespa, ATEEZ, NCT 127, THE BOYZ, Lim Young Woong, BTS, SEVENTEEN, IU
Best Performance Award: STAYC, ENHYPEN
OST Award: Lim Young Woong
Trot Award: Lim Young Woong
Ballad Award: Red Velvet’s Wendy
RB/Hip Hop Award: HyunA
Discovery of the Year: Lang Lee
Popularity Award (Korea): Lim Young Woong
K-Wave Award (outside of Korea): EXO
U+ Idol Live Best Artist Award: BTS
Special Jury Award: Jung Dong Ha
Rookie of the Year: Lee Mujin, OMEGA X, EPEX
Congratulations to all the winners!