BTS’ Jimin, Kim Tae- hyung, ZEROBASEONE and more lead the 33rd Seoul Music Awards: Complete nomination list, how to vote & all you need to know

The 33rd Seoul Music Awards have finally unveiled the list of nominations with BTS' Jimin, Kim Tae-hyung, Jungkook, j-hope, ZEROBASEONE, and others. Organized by the South Korean media outlet Sports Seoul since 1990, the Seoul Music Awards recognizes the substantial and outstanding achievements of talented K-pop singers and artists all over the country.

The eligibility to be nominated for the 33rd Seoul Music Awards has been declared by Y Global Music which states that albums and songs released between January and December 2023 are eligible.

The Seoul Music Awards is slated to take place on January 2, 2023, at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok per the details provided by Y Global Music's official website.

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Everything to know about the 33rd Seoul Music Awards

As the 33rd Seoul Music Awards will take place in January, the K-pop community is abuzz with the singers nominated for the below-given categories and how to vote for their favorite artists.

In this article, we will explore the list of nominees, and how to vote and get tickets for the upcoming event.

Nominees, how to vote, and where to get tickets

While Kim Tae-hyung has been nominated for four categories including, Main Award (BONSANG), Popularity Award, and Korean, other members of the group, Jungkook, Jimin, and J-hope have also ruled the nomination charts. Even the rookie group ZEROBASEONE has secured nominations for the 33rd Seoul Music Awards.

Check out the list of nominations for the 33rd Seoul Music Awards as provided on the official site of SMA:

Main Prize for Seoul Music Awards

1. Yeongtak for FORM
2. BTOB for Wind and Wish
3. Kang Daniel for REALIZE
4. ZEROBASEONE for YOUTH IN THE SHADE
5. Lee Chan-won for ONE
6. NCT DREAM for ISTJ
7. NCT 127 for Fact Check
8. Stray Kids for 5-STAR
9. rise for Talk Saxy
10. NMIX for A Midsummer NMIXX's Dream
11. Jimin for FACE
12. Kim Tae-hyung / V for Layover
13. Jungkook for Golden
14. Young Woong-lim for Do or Die
15. Jisoo for ME
16. (G) I-dle for I feel
17. Seventeen for Seventeenth Heaven
18. The Boyz for PHANTASY: Pt.1 Christmas in August
19. Enhypen for Dark Blood
20. LE SSERAFIM for UNFORGIVEN
21. Bam Bam for Sour & Sweet
22. ATEEZ for THE WORLD EP.2: OUTLAW
23. Kai for Rover
24. Kim Ho-jung for Myeonggok Factory Episode 8
25. ITZY for Yes
26. TWICE for READY TO BE
27. STAY C for TEENFRESH
28. j-hope for JACK IN THE BOX
29. NCT Do Jae-jung for PERFUME
30. Sunmi for Stranger
31. Get Up for NewJeans
32. EXO for EXIST
33. MONSTA X for Reason
34. Chae Yeon-lee for The Move: Street
35. Yena Choi for HATE XX
36. Jihyo for ZONE
37. AKMU for Love Lee
38. aespa for DRAMA
39. BSS for Second Wind
40. IVE for I'Ve
41. Taeyong for Shalala
42. H1-KEY for Seoul Dreaming
43. Jeon Somi for Game Plan
44. D.O. for Expectation
45. FIFTY FIFTY for The Beginning: Cupid
46. TXT for Chapter of the name: Freefall
47. Shownu and Hyunwon for The Unseen
48. ONF for Love Effect
49. NCT for Golden Age
50. Kepler for Magic Hour
51. U-Know Yunho for Reality Show
52. Key for Good & Great
53. Shiny for Hard
54. Taeyang for Down to Earth
55. Treasure for REBOOT

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Rookie for Seoul Music Awards

1. Plave for Asterum: The hope of things to come
2. ZEROBASEONE for YOUTH IN THE SHADE
3. RIIZE for Talk Saxy
4. The Wind for Ready: Summer Vacation
5. Boy Next Door for Why
6. EVNNE for Target: ME
7. n.SSign for BIRTH OF COSMO
8. KISS OF LIFE for Kiss of Life
9. Fantasy Boys for New Tomorrow
10. 8TURN for UNCHARTED DRIFT
11. TIOT for Frame the Blueprint: Prelude to Possibilities
12. Pow for Favorite
13. EL7Z UP for 7+UP
14. YOUNG POSSE for Macaroni Cheese
15. Jang Ye-eun for The Beginning
16. Xikers for How to Play

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Korean for Seoul Music Awards

1. Yeongtak for FORM
2. Kepler for Magic Hour
3. Kim Tae-hyung/V for Layover
4. Jimin for FACE
5. ZEROBASEONE for YOUTH IN THE SHADE
6. RIIZE for Talk Saxy
7. JIHYO for ZONE
8. Jungkook for GOLDEN
9. NEWJEANS For Get Up
10. Bam Bam for Sweet & Sour
11. j-hope for the JACK IN THE BOX
12. EXO's D.O. for Expectation
13. 5-Star for Stray Kids
14. BTOB for Wind and Wish
15. TWICE for READY TO BE
16. NCT 127 for Fact Check
17. MONSTA X for REASON
18. TXT for Chapter of the name: FREEFALL
19. Shownu and Hyungwon for THE UNSEEN
20. ONF for LOVE EFFECT
21. ATEEZ for THE WORLD EP2. OUTLAW
22. (G)I-DLE for I feel
23. Taeyong for SHALALA
24. NMIX for A Midsummer NMIXX's Dream
25. The Boyz for PHANTASY: PT.1 Christmas in August
26. SEVENTEEN for Seventeenth Heaven
27. NCT for Golden Age
28. Kang Daniel for Realize
29. Kai for Rover
30. AKMU for Love Lee
31. U-know Yunho for Reality Show
32. H1-KEY for Seoul Dreaming
33. NCT' Do Jae-jung for PERFUME
34. Key for Good & Great
35. aespa for Drama
36. Sunmi for Stranger
37. Jisoo for ME
38. Jeon Somi for Game Plan
39. Chaeyeon Lee for The Move: Street
40. Stay C for TEENFRESH
41. SHINhee for Hard
42. NCT DREAM for ISTJ
43. EXO FOR EXIST
44. LE SSERAFIM for UNFORGIVEN
45. BSS for SECOND WIND
46. ITZY for Kill My Doubt
47. Taeyang for Down to Earth
48. Treasure for Reboot
49. IVE for I'VE
50. Yena Choi for HATE XX
51. FIFTY FIFTY for The Beginning: Cupid
52. Enhypen for Dark Blood

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Trot Award for Seoul Music Awards

1. Lee Chan-won for ONE
2. Kim Ho-jung for Myeonggok Factory Episode 8
3. Park Seo-jin for Spring Dream
4. Yeongtak for FORM
5. Jeong Dong-won for Collection of Props Vol. 1
6. Lim Young-woong for Do or Die
7. Jinseong for Let's sell that
8. Song Ga-in for The Texture is right
9. Ha Noon-ah for Dawn (SIX STORIES)
10. Namjin
11. Hyeonsuk for Love is sweet
12. Minho Jang for Life Diary
13. Tae Jin-ah for I will go with you

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Ballad Award for Seoul Music Awards

1. Young K for Letter with Notes
2. Park Jae-jung for Alone
3. Miyeon's (G)I-DLE) for Lover OST
4. Sung Si-kyung for Siot
5. The Cross for Don't cry
6. Heogak for Ofcourse
7. Roy Kim
8. Zie for It Just Happened that way
9. Choi Yuri for Travel
10. Casey
11. Lim Han-byeon
12. Tophyeon
13. Woody for Like flowers bloooming in the desert
14. Dk for Heart

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OST Award for Seoul Music Awards

1. Seunghwan Jeong for King The Land
2. Baek Hyeon for Romantic Doctor Teacher 3
3. Hayoung Lim for Lovely Liar
4. ITZY for Strong Girl Nam Soon
5. Kim Min-seok for Drunken Confession
6. Miyeon for My Dearest
7. Melomance for The Good Bad Mom
8. Cravity for The Uncanny Counter 2
9. Donghyun Seo for Iduna
10. Jaehyun Lim for My Dearest
11. Rossi for Doctor Cha
12. Ha Hyun-woo for The Perfect Stranger
13. Ha Hyun-woo for Rookie 2
14. Yeji Kim for Delightfully Deceitful
15. Colde for See You In My 19th Life
16. Jeon Woong for The First Responders 2
17. Hip for Behind Your Touch

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Popularity for Seoul Music Awards

1. Yeongtak for FORM
2. BTOB for Wind and Wish
3. Kang Daniel for REALIZE
4. ZEROBASEONE for YOUTH IN THE SHADE
5. Lee Chan-won for ONE
6. NCT DREAM for ISTJ
7. NCT 127 for Fact Check
8. Stray Kids for 5-STAR
9. rise for Talk Saxy
10. NMIX for A Midsummer NMIXX's Dream
11. Jimin for FACE
12. Kim Tae-hyung / V for Layover
13. Jungkook for Golden
14. Young Woong-lim for Do or Die
15. Jisoo for ME
16. (G) I-dle for I feel
17. Seventeen for Seventeenth Heaven
18. The Boyz for PHANTASY: Pt.1 Christmas in August
19. Enhypen for Dark Blood
20. LE SSERAFIM for UNFORGIVEN
21. Bam Bam for Sour & Sweet
22. ATEEZ for THE WORLD EP.2: OUTLAW
23. Kai for Rover
24. Kim Ho-jung for Myeonggok Factory Episode 8
25. ITZY for Yes
26. TWICE for READY TO BE
27. STAY C for TEENFRESH
28. j-hope for JACK IN THE BOX
29. NCT Do Jae-jung for PERFUME
30. Sunmi for Stranger
31. NewJeans for Get Up
32. EXO for EXIST
33. MONSTA X for Reason
34. Chae Yeon-lee for The Move: Street
35. Yena Choi for HATE XX
36. Jihyo for ZONE
37. AKMU for Love Lee
38. aespa for DRAMA
39. BSS for Second Wind
40. IVE for I'Ve
41. Taeyong for Shalala
42. H1-KEY for Seoul Dreaming
43. Jeon Somi for Game Plan
44. D.O. for Expectation
45. FIFTY FIFTY for The Beginning for Cupid
46. TXT for Chapter of the name: Freefall
47. Shownu and Hyunwon for The Unseen
48. ONF for Love Effect
49. NCT for Golden Age
50. Kepler for Magic Hour
51. U-Know Yunho for Reality Show
52. Key for Good & Great
53. Shiny for Hard
54. Taeyang for Down to Earth
55. Treasure for REBOOT

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How to vote?

The winners for the 33rd Seoul Music Awards will selected by calculating 25% worldwide mobile voting, 50% professional judges, and organizing committee in two sets of screening and 25% sales of their released albums and songs released between January and December 23. The voting period for the Seoul Music Awards begins from November 5, 2023, to November 24, 2023.

Fans can vote for their desired artists and make the winner of the specific categories in the following steps at the Seoul Music Awards:

1. Firstly, Sign up at K-pop Seoul, either on an application available for Android users or using the official website.
2. Secondly, the fans can create an account using Line, Kakao, or Email.
3. Thirdly, fans can collect boosters that will be used as votes by doing missions available on the application or website or by watching advertisements. Fans can also collect boosters by tapping on the Store icon and completing the offers available to collect boosters.
4. Lastly, after securing a minimum of 10 boosters fans can finally cast votes for the specific category they want to. It is worth noting that 150 boosters are equal to one vote.

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How to get tickets for the 33rd Seoul Music Awards

The tickets for the 33rd Seoul Music Awards can be purchased at Y Global Music's official website at the price of 6800/6400/ and 5800 THB, and at Ticketmelon's official website, they can be purchased at price of 4800/4500/3800/2800/1800 THB.

The sale of tickets will begin on October 29, 2023, and fans can purchase the same from the aforementioned websites to attend the Seoul Music Awards.

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The K-pop community is currently engaged in voting for their favorite artists so that they can take home the awards they have been nominated for at the Seoul Music Awards 2023.