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NCT Dream, BTS, IVE win at 32nd Seoul Music Awards

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NCT Dream, BTS, IVE win at 32nd Seoul Music Awards

By Jonathan Hicap

The 32nd Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 19 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul.

K-pop boy band NCT Dream emerged as the biggest winner by taking home the “daesang” or grand prize.

(Clockwise from top right) NCT Dream, IVE and BTS (Twitter, Big Hit Music)

This was the first time for NCT Dream to win the grand prize at SMA. Last year, NCT 127 won the grand prize.

BTS, who won the grand prize from 2017 to 2020, won the best album award for “Proof” while rookie girl group IVE won best song award for “Love Dive.”

A total of 16 artists won the “bonsang” (main prize). They are BTS, BLACKPINK, Seventeen, Lim Young-woong, Stray Kids, Kim Hojoong, NCT DREAM, (G)I-DLE, Psy, Got the Beat , Zico, Kang Daniel, IVE, Red Velvet, Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and Aespa.

The rookie award went to NewJeans, Le Sserafim and TNX.

Here are the winners at the 32nd Seoul Music Awards (SMA):

Grand Prize (Daesang) - NCT Dream

Best Album Award - BTS, “Proof”

Best Song Award - IVE, “Love Dive”

Bonsang (Main Prize)

- BTS

- BLACKPINK

- Seventeen

- Lim Young-woong

- Stray Kids

- Kim Hojoong

- NCT DREAM

- (G)I-DLE

- Psy

- Got the Beat

- Zico

- Kang Daniel

- IVE

- Red Velvet

- Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon

- Aespa.

Rookie Award - NewJeans, Le Sserafim, TNX

Best Performance Award - (G)I-DLE

R&B Hip Hop Award - Be'O, Big Naughty

Ballad Award - Younha

Trot Award - Young Tak

OST Award - Melomance

Band Award - Jannabi

Discovery of the Year - Lee Seung-yoon

New Wave Star - Kep1er, TAN, Lapillus

K-pop Special Award - Kara

Popularity Award - Lim Young-woong

Hallyu Special Award - EXO's Suho

Legend Artist - BoA

Idol Plus New Star Award - Tempest

Idol Plus Best Star Award - BTS

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