MelOn Music Awards 2023 Winners Announced: NewJeans, SHINee, NCT DREAM, More Bag Trophies Home!

The winners of the MelOn Music Awards have finally been announced.

Read more to see which artists took home trophies!

MelOn Music Awards 2023 Winners Announced: NewJeans, SHINee, NCT DREAM, More Win Trophies at Year-End Ceremony!

On December 2, at 5 p.m., KST, the highly anticipated MelOn Music Awards took place at the INSPIRE Arena, at Yeongjongdo, Incheon.

The slogan declared "K-pop Changes the World," and this theme was the ultimate core of the evening, as everyone united the world at the ceremony, becoming one through the strength of music.

Meanwhile, the event was also aired through the MelOn app, Wavve, and Japan's ABEMA TV, giving viewers worldwide to witness the year-end Hallyu occasion.

As mentioned by MelOn, the only artists who were eligible to win were the ones who released music from November 4, 2022, to November 1, 2023.

To conclude the final ruling, the download and streaming counts were required for 80 percent, while the remaining 20 percent will come from votes.

The artists received the rewards for the night, and this consisted of categories such as Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Millions Top 10, and many more.

See the full list of winners for the MelOn Music Awards 2023 below!

Song of the Year (Daesang): 'Ditto' by NewJeans

Album of the Year (Daesang): 'I've IVE' by IVE

Artist of the Year (Daesang): NewJeans

Record of the Year (Daesang): NCT DREAM

Top 10 Artist:

  • NewJeans
  • aespa
  • IVE
  • NCT DREAM
  • (G)I-DLE
  • LE SSERAFIM
  • BTS
  • SEVENTEEN
  • Lim Young Woong
  • BTS Jungkook

Millions Top 10

  • Lim Young Woong
  • SEVENTEEN
  • SEVENTEEN BSS
  • IVE
  • NCT DREAM
  • NewJeans
  • aespa
  • (G)I-DLE
  • LE SSERAFIM
  • BTS Jungkook

1theK Global Icon: KISS OF LIFE

Best Group (Female): NewJeans

Best Group (Male): NCT DREAM

Best Music Style: Silica Gel

Best Song Writer: Ryan Jhun

Stage of the Year: "SHINee WORLD VI [PERFECT ILLUMINATION]" by SHINee

Best Pop Artist: Charlie Puth

Best OST: "Heaven" (2023) by Lim Jae Hyun from "Beginning is the First Kiss"

J-pop Favorite Artist: imase

Best Solo (Male): BTS Jungkook

Best Solo (Female): Lee Young Ji

KakaoBank Favorite Artist: BTS

Best Music Video: "Bubble" by STAYC

New Artist of the Year:

  • ZEROBASEONE
  • RIIZE

Global Artist: aespa

Global Rising Artist: BOYNEXTDOOR

Best Performance (Female): aespa

Best Performance (Male): SEVENTEEN

Aside from seeing their favorite artists receiving their wins in person, fans were also delighted to see exciting stages from the performance lineup.

Performances

Silica Gel

KISS OF LIFE

Lee Youngji

STAYC

BOYNEXTDOOR

ZEROBASEONE

aespa

imase

RIIZE

IVE

SHINee

NCT DREAM

NewJeans

Congratulations to everyone who won at the awards show!

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Written by Riely Miller
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