The upcoming annual award ceremony, the 34th Seoul Music Awards, is expected to be held on June 21 at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. The award ceremony is one of the most-look-forward-to events in the industry, and as recently announced, it will be gathering an interesting lineup of presenters and performers.
Some performers are NCT's Doyoung, BTOB, TXT, P1Harmony, and many more. The presenters of the 34th Seoul Music Awards are Byeon Woo-seok, Jang Gu-ri, Jung Eun-chae, and other South Korean actors.
Korean viewers can catch the live streaming through Naver TV's Seoul Music Awards official channel and Chzzk Entertainment channel. International viewers can watch the livestream by BICC on June 21 at 6:30 KST.
The following article will unveil more details about the much-awaited annual award ceremony, the Seoul Music Awards.
All you need to know about the 34th Seoul Music Awards
The 34th Seoul Music Awards is an annual award ceremony that is organized by Y Global Music and Sports Seoul to honor and recognize the musical accomplishments of the past year. This year, the show will be hosted by the three K-pop idols, Kang Seung-yoon, I-DLE's Miyeon, and TXT's Soobin.
Here's the complete list of performers for the event:
- QWER
- Wave to Earth
- KiiiKiii
- TXT
- P1Harmony
- Fifty Fifty
- BtoB
- Say My Name
- I-DLE
- Young Tak
- Hearts2Hearts
- KickFlip
- NCT's Doyoung
- Cravity
- Zerobaseone
- Hwang Karam
- Illit
- NCT Wish
- VVUP
On the other hand, here's the list of presenters of the event:
- Byeon Woo-seok
- Ong Seong-wu
- Nam Gyu-ri
- Park Ju-hyun
- Jung Eun-chae
- Jang Gyu-ri
- Kang You-seok
- Kim Sung-cheol
- Shin Si-ah
- Chang Ryul
In regard to the nominations of the 34th Seoul Music Awards, only certain categories that were open to fan voting were revealed to the netizens. The voting for the categories is shared on three bases: the fan voting online, the panelists' choices, and the chart performances.
For the Grand Prize, Rookie Award, and other Genre Awards, 30% of the votes are from fan voting, 40% of the panelists' decisions, and 30% depends on the sales of the music. On the other hand, the Popularity Award is completely decided by fan votes, while the Special Award is decided entirely by the panelists. Here's the list of the revealed categories and their respective nominees:
34th Seoul Music Awards Rising Star Award
- 82Major
- Evnne
- Fantasy Boys
- Lun8
- One Pact
- Pow
- Tempest
- TNX
- Younite
Trot Award
- Ahn Sung-hoon
- Bae A-hyun
- Cheon Lok-dam
- Choi Jae-myung
- Choi Soo-ho
- Chun-gil
- Enoch
- Eun Ga-eun
- Hong Ja
- Hong Ji-yun
- Hong Jin-young
- Hyukjin
- Jang Minho
- JD1
- Jeon Yu-jin
- Jin Hye-sung
- Jin Sung
- Jinuk
- Jung Mi-ae
- Jung Min-ko
- Jung Seo-joo
- Kang Hye-yeon
- Kang Jin
- Kang Moon-kyung
- Kim Da-hyun
- Kim Hee-jae
- Kim Jun-su
- Kim Soo-chan
- Kim So-yeon
- Kim Tae-yeon
- Kim Yang
- Kim Yong-bin
- Kim Yong-im
- Kim Yon-ja
- Lee Chan-won
- Lim Young-woong
- Ma Ij-in
- Maria
- Min Soo-hyun
- Miss Kim
- Na Tae-koo
- Na Ye-ong
- Nam Jin
- Nam Seung-min
- Oh Yu-jin
- Park Hye-sin
- Park Ji-hyeon
- Park Min-su
- Park Seo-jin
- Shin Se-ong
- Shin Seung-tae
- Shin Yu
- Son Bin-ah
- Son Tae-jin
- Song Ga-in
- Tae Jin-ah
- Yang Ji-eun
- Young Tak
- Yoyomi
34th Seoul Music Awards OST Award
- #Annyeong – So Sick (Reunion Counseling)
- 10cm – Spring Snow ( Lovely Runner)
- 90TAN – A-Yo (Undercover High School)
- An Yu-jin – Dreaming (The Great)
- Baek A – Our Days (Better Days)
- Byun Hee-sang – Eternity Reprise (Eternity)
- Crush – Love You with All My Heart (Queen of Tears)
- SEVENTEEN's DK – Eternity (The Last 10 Years)
- Eclipse – Sudden Shower (Lovely Runner)
- Elaine – Stand by Me (Buried Hearts)
- F.T. Island – The Rose of Verasilles (The Siren: Becoming the Villain's Family)
- Ha Sung-woon – In Love with You (My Dearest Nemesis)
- Haewon – Maru is A Puppy (Maru is A Puppy)
- BTS' Jin – Close to You (When the Stars Gossip)
- Jo Yu-ri – Spring Day Pass (Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born)
- Jongho – A Day (Lovely Runner)
- Jung Seung-hwan – Ask Out (Motel California)
- Kang Seung-yoon – She Woke Me Up (For Eagle Brothers)
- Kim Feel – All Our Days (Family by Choice)
- Lee Chang-sub – Heavenly Fate (A Not So Fairytale)
- Lee Hi – Our Timeless Moments (Dear Hyeri)
- Lee Jean – Like that Time When I Sent You with Smile (A Virtuous Business)
- Lee Mu-jin – In Our Lives (Iron Family)
- MeloMance – Tomorrow (Brewing Love)
- Minnie – Like A Dream (Lovely Runner)
- Mr. Choi from Yanbian – Like the Wind Didn't Blow (Like the Wind Didn't Blow)
- N.Flying – Star (Lovely Runner)
- Onaye – Such a Day (A Virtous Business)
- Paul Kim – Always Be With You (Love Scout)
- Plave – We Don't Stop (The Fiery Priest)
- Roy Kim – Whenever Wherever (My Demon)
- Sam Kim – Playing Pretend (Love in the Big City)
- Seok Matthew & Park Gun-wook – Back Packer (Study Group)
- Seungmin – My Destiny (The Potato Lab)
- Sohyang – One Day (The Queen Who Crowns)
- Son Tae-jin – I'll Take You in My Arms (Desperate Mrs. Seonju)
- TXT – Can't Stop (Brewing Love)
- Winter – The First Moment (Heartsping: Teenieping of Love)
- Yoo Hwe-seung – I Think I Did (Lovely Runner)
- Yoo Yeon-seok – Say My Name (When the Phone Rings)
- Young Tak – Unpredictable Life (For Eagle Brothers)
34th Seoul Music Awards R&B / Hip Hop Award
- B.I – Tasty
- Be'O – Criminal (feat. MC Mong)
- Bibi – Bluebird
- Bobby – Harmless (feat. Chanmina)
- Daniel Jikal – Fresh
- G-Dragon – Too Bad (feat. Anderson .Paak)
- Heize – Fallin'
- Hoony – My Type
- I.M – Off the Beat
- Jay Park – The One You Wanted
- J-Hope – Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)
- Lee Hi – My Beloved
- Lee Young-ji – Small Girl (feat. D.O.)
- RM – Lost!
- Zico – Spot! (feat. Jennie)
34th Seoul Music Awards Ballad Award
- 10cm – Spring Snow
- Bibi – Bam Yang Gang
- Crush – Love You with All My Heart
- Huh Gak, Kim Hee-jae, Lee Jin-sung, Lee Mu-jin, Onestar & #Annyeong – Old Song
- IU – Love Wins All
- Jennie – Handlebars (feat. Dua Lipa)
- Kiss of Life – Igloo
- Lee Chang-sub – Heavenly Fate
- Lee Mu-jin – Coming of Age Story
- Lim Young-woong – Warmth
- Plave – From
- Rosé – Number One Girl
- Roy Kim – If You Ask Me What Love Is
- Seventeen – Candy
- Yoo Hwe-seung – I Think I Did
Rookie of the Year
- 3Piece
- ARrC
- Blingone
- Dignity
- Hearts2Hearts
- Izna
- KickFlip
- KiiiKiii
- Loveone
- Madein
- Meovv
- Newbeat
- Nouera
- Odd Youth
Additionally, the three award categories of the 34th Seoul Music Awards, the Grand Prize, the Popularity Award, and the K-Special Award, hold the same set of nominees. Here's the list of the nominees for all three categories:
- (G)I-dle
- Aespa
- Ateez
- Babymonster
- Baekhyun
- Bibi
- BoyNextDoor
- BSS
- BtoB
- BTS
- Crush
- D.O.
- Day6
- Doyoung
- Eclipse
- Enhypen
- Fifty Fifty
- G-Dragon
- Got7
- Hwang Garam
- Illit
- Itzy
- IU
- Ive
- Izna
- JD1
- Jennie
- Jimin
- Jin
- Jisoo
- Jungkook
- JxW
- Kang Daniel
- Kep1er
- Kiss of Life
- Le Sserafim
- Lee Chang-sub
- Lee Chan-won
- Lee Mu-jin
- Lee Young-ji
- Lim Young-woong
- Meovv
- Minnie
- Nayeon
- NCT 127
- NCT Dream
- NCT Wish
- NewJeans
- Nmixx
- One Pact
- P1Harmony
- Park Ji-hyeon
- Plave
- QWER
- Riize
- RM
- Rosé
- Seventeen
- Stray Kids
- Taeyeon
- The Boyz
- Tomorrow X Together
- Treasure
- TripleS
- Twice
- TWS
- Unis
- Wendy
- Xikers
- Young Tak
- Yuqi
- Zerobaseone
- Zico
Therefore, fans and netizens have been excitedly looking forward to the upcoming annual award ceremony, the 34th Seoul Music Awards.