2014 SBS Gayo Awards: EXO Wins Best Male Group, 2NE1 Receives Best Female Group, WINNER Selected As New Artist
The 2014 SBS Gayo Awards were held on December 21. The awards were held in place of the performance-only Gayo Daejun ceremony that SBS has aired since 2007. The top artist of the night was SM Entertainment’s EXO, who were the recipients of the Best Male Group award, Best Selfie award, and were included as one of the Top 10 Artists of 2014.
EXO followed the success of the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards by receiving top honors at the SBS Gayo Awards. The Best Selfie Award, which was also received by the group, was determined by fan votes.
2NE1 took the stage as a trio, minus Park Bom. The YG Entertainment girl group were the recipients of the Best Female Group award.
Big Bang’s Taeyang and Ailee took the top awards in the solo categories. Taeyang was the recipient of the Best Male Solo award for his album “Rise” while Ailee received the Best Female Solo award for her comeback album “Magazine.”
Fellow YG artists WINNER continued their award show streak by receiving the New Artist Award.
The Best Band Award went to CNBLUE, while the Global Star Award was awarded to JYP Entertainment’s 2PM.
The 2014 SBS Gayo Awards were a star-studded evening whose performances were as thriling as the award ceremony.
Here is a full list of the winners:
Best Male Group:EXO
Best Female Group:2NE1
Best Selfie Award: EXO
Best Male Solo:Taeyang
Best Female Solo: Ailee
Best Band Award:CNBLUE
Syrup Global Star Award: 2PM
New Artist Award: WINNER
Top 10 Artists: Girl’s Day, Ailee, Akdong Musician, BEAST, Taeyang, INFINIITE, A Pink, SISTAR, 2NE1, EXO