The Hanteo Music Awards 2023 has officially announced its nominees.

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Hanteo Music Awards 2023 Nominees Announced: Numerous K-pop Artists Receive Nods from Highly Anticipated Ceremony!

The Hanteo Music Awards 2023 has officially announced its nominee list, which was full of star-studded candidates. The list included K-pop artists who made waves in Hanteo with their music releases, impact, and chart performances.

The ones who are only qualified in the nominations are artists who released music from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. Moreover, the Hanteo Music Awards 2023 will be held on February 17 and 18, at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, in Seoul.

See the full list of nominees below:

Artist of the Year

•  Girls' Generation Taeyeon
•  SEVENTEEN BSS
•  (G)I-DLE
•  aespa
•  CIX
•  EXO D.O
•  CRAVITY
•  BIGBANG Taeyang
•  Dreamcatcher
•  EPEX
•  AKMU
•  ITZY
•  STAYC
•  ENHYPEN
•  LE SSERAFIM
•  IVE
•  BOL4
•  BTS J-Hope
•  Jeon Somi
•  TWICE Jihyo
•  EXO
•  BTS Jimin
•  BOYNEXTDOOR
•  BLACKPINK Jisoo
•  BTS Jungkook
•  Kep1er
•  NCT
•  NCT DOJAEJUNG
•  NCT 127
•  NCT DREAM
•  NewJeans
•  BTS V
•  NMIXX
•  MONSTA X
•  Red Velvet
•  SHINee
•  TXT
•  Lee Chan Won
•  Stray Kids
•  SHINee Taemin
•  P1Harmony
•  ATEEZ
•  THE BOYZ
•  TREASURE
•  SEVENTEEN
•  RIIZE
•  TWICE
•  Xdinary Heroes
•  Young Tak
•  ZEROBASEONE

Rookie of the Year (Male)

•  RIIZE
•  ZEROBASEONE
•  BOYNEXTDOOR
•  xikers
•  PLAVE
•  FANTASY BOYS
•  8TURN
•  n.SSign
•  EVNNE
•  AMPERS&ONE

Rookie of the Year Award (Female)

•  KISS OF LIFE
•  ODD EYE CIRCLE
•  tripleS
•  Loossemble
•  LIMELIGHT
•  YOUNG POSSE

Emerging Artist Award

•  Kwon Eun Bi
•  VIVIZ
•  B.I
•  Kep1er
•  Billlie
•  TEMPEST
•  Xdinary Heroes
•  ATBO
•  EPEX
•  LUN8
•  YOUNITE
•  THE NEW SIX

Post Generation Award

•  Jeon Somi
•  STAYC
•  TREASURE
•  CRAVITY
•  Weeekly
•  AB6IX
•  WEi
•  CIX
•  VANNER
•  Jung Dong Won
•  LUCY
•  Lee Chan Won
•  P1Harmony
•  VERIVERY

Special Award (Virtual Artist)

•  MAVE:
•  PLAVE
•  ISEGYE IDOL
•  SUPERKIND

Special Award (Trot)

•  Young Tak
•  Lee Chan Won
•  Hwang Young Woong
•  Jang Min Ho
•  Park Seo Jin
•  Jung Dong Won

Special Award (Band)

•  FTISLAND
•  DAY6 Young K
•  Xdinary Heroes
•  ONEWE
•  LUCY
•  Jung Yong Hwa
•  Nerd Connection
•  NELL
•  THORNAPPLE

Special Award (Ballad)

•  Girls' Generation Taeyeon
•  BOL4
•  EXO D.O
•  Kim Sejeong
•  Younha
•  Parc Jae Jung
•  Kim Jae Hwan
•  Lee Seok Hoon
•  Naul

Special Award (Hip Hop)

•  B.I
•  Jessi
•  Crush
•  BIG Naughty
•  Epik High
•  Loco
•  Giriboy
•  Sik-K

As for the criteria, the final winners will be determined by the following:

(Daesang) Grand Prize

•  Best Artist
•  Best Album
•  Best Song
•  Best Performance

The grand prize will be derived from 50 percent of the Hanteo Global score, while 30 percent will come from judges, and Artist of the Year votes will make up 20 percent.

Artist of the Year (Main Prize)

•  This award will be determined by 40 percent of the Hanteo Global score, 30 percent from global voting, and 30 percent from judges.

Rookie of the Year

•  Emerging Artist Award
•  Post Generation Award

The assessment will be 40 percent Hanteo Global score, 30 percent global voting, and 30 percent judging score.

Special Awards

•  Virtual Artist
•  Trot
•  Band
•  Ballad
•  Hip Hop

Global voting (40 percent), Hanteo Global score (30 percent), Judges (30 percent)

Global Artist Award

•  Hanteo Global score (50 percent), Global voting (50 percent)

WhosFandom Award

•  The global score will make up the 100 percent for this category.

Best Producer Award

•  Hanteo Global score (50 percent), judges (50 percent)

Which K-pop artists on the list are you rooting for? Let us know in the comments below!

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Written by Riely Miller