The 36th Golden Disc Awards has officially announced the nominees for their major categories ahead of the live ceremony that will be taking place on January 8, 2022.
For the Digital Bonsang award, the following artists have been nominated:
Celebrity by IU
NAKKA by AKMU with IU
Next Level by aespa
HWAA by (G)I-DLE
Traffic Light by Lee Mu Jin
On That Day by Lee Ye Joon
ASAP by STAYC
DUMB DUMB by JEON SOMI
My Starry Love by Lim Young Woong
Dun Dun Dance by OH MY GIRL
One Day More by Big Mama
Butter by BTS
On the Ground by Rosé
MELODY by ASH ISLAND
If You Lovingly Call My Name by GyeongseoYeji, Gunho Jeon
Just Hug Me by DAVICHI
Chi Mat Ba Ram by Brave Girls
Lonely Night by BEN
Queendom by Red Velvet
If You Were Still Here by Sojeong
Don't Call Me by SHINee
I Still Love You by Jung Dong Ha
Hello by JOY
I'm Not Cool by HyunA
HAPPEN by Heize
Weekend by TAEYEON
Alcohol-Free by TWICE
Mafia In The Morning by ITZY
How Did We by Huh Gak
I Will Be Your Shining Stay by Song Yi Han
For the Album Bonsang category, the following artists have been nominated:
5th Album 'Lilac' by IU
BE by BTS
Savage - The 1st Mini Album by aespa
The Renaissance by SUPER JUNIOR
NOIR by U-KNOW
BLOOD MOON by ONEUS
CRAZY IN LOVE by ITZY
The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE by TOMORROW X TOGETHER
LOVE or TAKE by PENTAGON
Taste of Love by TWICE
ZERO: FEVER Part. 3 by ATEEZ
All Your by ASTRO
One Of A Kind by MONSTA X
9th Mini Album 'Attacca' by Seventeen
THRILL-ING by THE BOYZ
NOEASY by Stray Kids
BAD LOVE - The 1st Mini Album by KEY
HIDEOUT:BE OUR VOICE - Season 3 by CRAVITY
[] by LOONA
'Sticker' - The 3rd Album by NCT 127
NCT - The 2nd Album RESONANCE Pt. 2 by NCT
MUST by 2PM
I bum by (G)I-DLE
GAME CHANGER by Golden Child
The Classic Album I - My Favorite Arias by KIM HO JOONG
'Hot Sauce' - The 1st Album by NCT Dream
Breath of Love: Last Piece by GOT7
The 2nd Album 'Romanticize' by NU'EST
DIMENSION : DILEMMA by ENHYPHEN
Empathy - The 1st Mini Album by D.O.
As for the Rookie Artist of the Year , the following artists will be competing against one another:
aespa
OMEGA X
MIRAE
Kwon Eun Bi
Lee Chan Won
STAYC
Jo Yu Ri
EPEX
PURPLE KISS
The 36th Golden Disc Awards will take place on January 8 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea and will be broadcasted live via JTBC.