Rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans emerged as the most nominated artist in the 2023 Korean Music Awards (KMA).
The KMA distinguishes itself as placing importance on musicality rather than popularity and album sales, and it includes mainstream and non-mainstream music. The selection committee is composed of professors, music critics, journalists and producers.
Singers who were active from Dec. 1, 2021 to Nov. 30, 2022 and released albums were eligible this year. The date of the KMA ceremony will be announced later.
NewJeans bagged six nominations, the most by an artist this year.
The group’s “NewJeans” is nominated for Album of the Year and Best K-pop Album while “Attention” is up for Song of the Year and Best K-pop Song.
They are also nominated for Musician of the Year and Rookie of the Year.
Meanwhile, girl group IVE got nominated for Best K-pop Song and Song of the Year for “Love Dive” and Rookie of the Year.
(G)-IDLE bagged nominations for Song of the Year and Best K-pop Song for “Tomboy,” and Best K-pop Album for “I Love” and “I Never Die.”
Here are some of the nominees:
Song of the Year
(G)I-DLE - Tomboy
Silica Gel - No Pain
Younha - Event Horizon
Chang Kiha - Envy None
IVE - Love Dive
NewJeans - Attention
Best K-pop Song
(G) I-DLE - Tomboy
IVE - Love Dive
Le Sserafim - Antifragile
NewJeans - Attention
Red Velvet - Feel My Rhythm
Best K-pop Album
(G) I-DLE - I Love
(G) I-DLE - I Never Die
Taeyeon - INVU
Le Sserafim - Antifragile
NewJeans - NewJeans
Best Pop Song
DAY6's Wonpil - A Journey
Younha - Event Horizon
Lee Chanhyuk - Panorama
Chang Kiha - Envy None
250 - It Was All A Dream'
Rookie of the Year
Hanroro
Sion
Kim Yujin
IVE
Le Sserafim
NewJeans