Soribada Best K-Music Awards
The Soribada Best K-Music Awards (previously abbreviated as SOKA and currently abbreviated as SOBA) is an awards ceremony presented by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases.[1] The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded music released between September 2016 and August 2017.
| Soribada Best K-Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the music industry |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | Soribada |
| First awarded | 2017 |
| Website | soribada.com |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | SBS MTV |
This is the first-ever awards ceremony hosted by Soribada, established in 2000 as Korea's first digital music service.[2]
List of ceremonies
| Edition | Date | Venue | City | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | September 20, 2017 | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium | Seoul, South Korea | [3] |
| 2nd | August 30, 2018 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | [4] | |
| 3rd | August 22–23, 2019 | [5] | ||
| 4th | August 13, 2020 | Online Ceremony | [6] | |
Judging criteria
Winners are determined through Soribada's internal data, online and mobile votes from fans across the world, as well as ratings from professional adjudicators and critics.[7][8]
Grand Prize (Daesang)
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | EXO[lower-alpha 1] | Twice[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 2nd | 2018 | BTS[lower-alpha 1] | |||
| 3rd | 2019 | BTS[lower-alpha 2] | Twice[lower-alpha 2] | Red Velvet[lower-alpha 2] | Mamamoo[lower-alpha 2] |
| 4th | 2020 | BTS | |||
Main Prize (Bonsang)
Rookie Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Band | Trot | ||
| 1st | 2017 | Wanna One | — | — |
| Pentagon | ||||
| 2nd | 2018 | The Boyz | IZ | Kangnam |
| Nature | Seol Ha-yoon | |||
| Stray Kids | ||||
| 3rd | 2019 | ITZY | — | Song Ga-in |
| Hong Ja | ||||
| TXT | Kim Soo Chan | |||
| Jung Mi Ae | ||||
| 4th | 2020 | Cravity | — | — |
| MCND | ||||
| TOO | ||||
Popularity Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||
| 1st | 2017 | Exo | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | Wanna One | Mamamoo |
| 3rd | 2019 | BTS | Twice |
| 4th | 2020 | ||
Genre Awards
Trot Grand Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | Jin Sung | Hong Jin-young | |
Trot Artist Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young | |
| 2nd | 2018 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Tae Jin-ah | ||
Rising Trot Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Soo-chan | Second Aunt Kim Da-vi |
Hip Hop Artist Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2018 | Mino |
R&B Artist Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2018 | Crush | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Park Bom | Yang Da-il |
Rock Band Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | YB |
Best OST Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner | Song | Drama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Ailee | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Goblin |
| 2nd | 2018 | Jeong Se-woon | "It’s You" | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim |
| 4th | 2020 | Gaho | "Start Over" | Itaewon Class |
Music Producer Awards
Producer Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Iggy, Yongbae |
| 2nd | 2018 | Kim Do-hoon |
| 3rd | 2019 | Rhymer |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Do-hoon |
Songwriter Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Lee Han-gil | Turns Out Comatose |
Best Hip Hop Maker Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | Groovy Room | dress |
Special Hallyu Awards
Artist of the Year Award[lower-alpha 3]
| Ed. | Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Twice | |
Music of the Year Award[lower-alpha 3]
| Ed. | Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Red Velvet | |
Stage of the Year Award[lower-alpha 3]
| Ed. | Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Kang Daniel | |
Artist Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | BTS | |
| 2nd | 2018 | Monsta X | Red Velvet |
| 3rd | 2019 | WJSN | Lovelyz |
| 4th | 2020 | TXT | ITZY |
Performance Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | NCT 127 | Gugudan |
| 2nd | 2018 | Samuel | DIA |
| 3rd | 2019 | Ateez | Loona |
| 4th | 2020 | The Boyz | (G)I-dle |
Rising Hot Star Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | WJSN | Wanna One | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | Hyeongseop X Euiwoong | YDPP | — |
| 3rd | 2019 | N.Flying | Stray Kids | The Boyz |
| 4th | 2020 | Nature | Loona | GWSN |
Icon Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Red Velvet | |
| 2nd | 2018 | NU'EST W | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Oh My Girl | Park Ji-hoon |
| 4th | 2020 | Oneus | WJSN |
Voice Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Han Dong-geun | ||
| 2nd | 2018 | Wheesung | GB9 (Social) | Seo J (Social) |
| 3rd | 2019 | Jeong Se-woon | Lee Chang-min | Lee Woo (Social) |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Jae-hwan | Kim Woo-seok | Ha Sung-woon |
Global Hot Trend Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | ASTRO | |
| 4th | 2020 | Stray Kids | Iz*One |
Other Awards
| Edition | Year | Award | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Photogenic Award | DIA | |
| Global Career Achievement Award | Eru | |||
| 2nd | 2018 | Trend Queen Award | Seo In-young | |
| People's Choice Award | Exo | |||
| 3rd | 2019 | New Wave Award | Monsta X | (G)I-dle |
| Art-tainer Award | Nam Woo-hyun | Weki Meki | ||
| 4th | 2020 | New K-Wave Real Fan Award | Kang Daniel | |
| Global Artist Award | Astro | |||
Most Wins
The following artists received five or more awards:
| Rank | Artist(s) | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twice | 10 |
| BTS | ||
| 2 | Red Velvet | 8 |
| 3 | Mamamoo | 6 |
| 4 | Monsta X | 5 |
Notes
- Two were given for the Grand Award & Digital Grand Award categories, respectively.
- Four were given for the Artist of the Year, Music of the Year, Stage of the Year, and Live Performance of the Year categories, respectively.
- Formerly a grand award category, it has been demoted off its grand award category status to a grand award final nominee consolation award category since 2020.
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