aespa and Lee Seung Yoon emerged as the biggest winners at the 22nd Korean Music Awards, each taking home three trophies at the prestigious ceremony held in Seongdong-gu, Seoul on February 27th.
aespa claimed Song of the Year for their hit “Supernova,” completing their trio of wins with Best K-pop Album for their first full-length release Armageddon and Best K-pop Song, also for “Supernova.”
During their acceptance speech for Song of the Year, aespa expressed their gratitude: “We previously won an award for ‘Next Level,’ and we’re extremely honored to receive another award after three years. We’ll continue to work hard this year to repay the love that so many people have shown us, so please keep supporting us.”
Meanwhile, Lee Seung Yoon matched aespa’s achievement with three awards of his own: Musician of the Year, Best Rock Song for “Anthems of Defiance,” and Best Modern Rock Song for “Waterfall.”
The Korean Music Awards are known for prioritizing musical quality and artistic merit in their selection process, distinguishing them from more commercially focused award shows.
Below is the complete list of winners from the 22nd Korean Music Awards:
– General Categories
Album of the Year: Danpyunsun and the Sailors “Hail to the Music”
Song of the Year: aespa “Supernova,” NewJeans “Ditto”
Musician of the Year: Lee Seung Yoon
Rookie of the Year: Sanmanhan
– Genre Categories
Best Rock Album: Soumbalgwang “Fire & Light”
Best Rock Song: Lee Seung Yoon “Anthems of Defiance”
Best Modern Rock Album: Danpyunsun and the Sailors “Hail to the Music”
Best Modern Rock Song: Lee Seung Yoon “Waterfall”
Best Metal & Hardcore Album: Seaweed Mustache “2”
Best Rap & Hip-hop Album: B-FREE, Hukky Shibaseki “Free Hukky Shibaseki & the God Sun Symphony Group : Odyssey.1”
Best Rap & Hip-hop Song: G-Dragon “Power”
Best R&B & Soul Album: Sumin, Slom “Miniseries 2”
Best R&B & Soul Song: Jung In, Mild Beats “Blame”
Best Pop Album: John Park “PSST!”
Best Pop Song: BIBI “Bam Yang Gang”
Best K-pop Album: aespa “Armageddon”
Best K-pop Song: aespa “Supernova”
Best Electronic Album: NET GALA “GALAPAGGOT”
Best Electronic Song: Mount XLR “Oving”
Best Folk Album: Moher “Kaleidoscope”
Best Folk Song: Kang A Sol “Anyone But Me”
Best Jazz-Vocal Album: Nam Yeji “Old Songs, Tmmm”
Best Jazz-Instrumental Album: Jihye Lee Orchestra “Infinite Connections”
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