The nominees for the upcoming Circle Chart Music Awards 2023 have been announced.

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Circle Chart Music Awards 2023 Unveils Nominees for Highly Anticipated Year-End Award Show

On December 14, the nominees for the Circle Chart Music Awards 2023 were announced on its official website.

The year 2023 is indeed full of surprises, but it isn't done yet due to its unexpected twists. For the first time, the organizers decided that the Artist of the Year trophies would be awarded in four separate categories, which includes Album, Digital, Streaming (Unique Listeners), and Global Streaming.

Circle will also analyze the results by reviewing the commercial performance of songs and albums on the chart. According to Circle, the reorganized nominee list for Artist of the Year was full of well-loved hits and releases from popular K-pop acts.

See the full list of nominees below:

Artist of the Year (Album)

• "ISTJ" by NCT DREAM
• "MY WORLD" by aespa
• "The Name Chapter: FREEFALL" by TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT)
• "I've Mine" by IVE
• "★★★★★ (5-STAR)" by Stray Kids
• "ORANGE BLOOD" by ENHYPEN
• "GOLDEN" by BTS Jungkook
• "Layover" by BTS V
• "SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN" by SEVENTEEN
• "Youth in the Shade" by ZEROBASEONE

Artist of the Year (Digital)

• "Queencard" by (G)I-DLE
• "I AM" by IVE
• "Spicy" by aespa
• "FLOWER" by BLACKPINK Jisoo
• "Seven" by Jungkook (feat. Latto)
• "UNFORGIVEN" by LE SSERAFIM (feat. Nile Rodgers)
• "Super" by SEVENTEEN
• "Candy" by NCT DREAM
• "Grain of Sand" by Lim Young Woong
• "Ditto" by NewJeans

Artist of the Year (Streaming) (Unique Listeners)

• "Super" by SEVENTEEN
• "Queencard" by (G)I-DLE
• "FLOWER" by BLACKPINK Jisoo
• "Love Lee" by AKMU
• "I AM" by IVE
• "Ditto" by NewJeans
• "Seven" (feat. Latto)
• "Spicy" by aespa
• "UNFORGIVEN" by LE SSERAFIM
• "Candy" by NCT DREAM

Artist of the Year (Global Streaming)

• "Take Two" by BTS
• "Spicy" by aespa
• "Super Shy" by NewJeans
• "I AM" by IVE
• "Queencard" by (G)I-DLE
• "Seven" by BTS Jungkook (feat. Latto)
• "UNFORGIVEN" by LE SSERAFIM
• "Like Crazy" by BTS Jimin
• "Super" by SEVENTEEN
• "FLOWER" by BLACKPINK Jisoo

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On December 15, the Korea Music Content Industry Association confirmed the performing artist lineup, which will create more anticipation across K-pop fandoms.

See the full lineup below:

• AKMU
• MAMAMOO Hwasa
• Imase
• KISS OF LIFE
• KyoungSeo
• Lee Chan Won
• NCT DREAM
• NiziU
• Parc Jae Jung
• RIIZE
• STAYC
• TXT
• ZEROBASEONE

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The Circle Chart Music Awards 2023 will be held on January 10, 2024, at Busan's BEXCO.

On January 18, the Circle Chart Music Awards 2022 was held at the KSPO Dome, in Seoul, Korea. See the full list of winners here!

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Written by Riely Miller