This are the 30th Seoul Music Awards nominees!

In this new edition of the Seoul Music Awards, the votations are going to be available for the next categories:

• Main Prize
• Rookie Award
• Trot Award
• Ballad Award
• R&B / Hip Hop Award
• OST award
• Popularity Award
• K-Wave Award
• 30th Anniversary Grand Legend Award and Rookie Legend Award special categories.

Also, the criteria for selecting the winners are Principal, Rookie, Ballad, Trot, R&B / Hip Hop and OST Awards are 40% judging panel and SMA organizing committee, 30% album and song sales (according to Hanteo Chart), 30% mobile votes.

The award for popularity is 100% votes of korean people, and the popularity of K-wave is 100% votes of people outside Korea.

The band, Stage Culture, Discovery of the Year and Special Judge Awards is 100% Judging Panel and SMA Organizing Committee.

The voting is going to be in the page https://seoulmusicawards.com/vote.html . It will be available from December 11 at 12 pm KST to January 23, 2021. There is only 10 votes per preson every day.

However, the nominees are:

Main Prize

• AB6IX – “VIVID”
• Apink – “LOOK”
• APRIL – “Da Capo”
• ASTRO – “GATEWAY”
• ATEEZ – “ZERO : FEVER Part.1”
• Baekhyun – “Delight”
• Baek Ji Young – “I still love you a lot”
• BLACKPINK – “How You Like That”
• BOL4 – “Puberty Book Ⅱ Pum”
• BTS – “MAP OF THE SOUL : 7”
• Chungha – “PLAY”
• CIX – “Hello, Strange Time”
• DAY6 – “The Book of Us : The Demon”
• DreamCatcher – “Dystopia : The Tree of Language”
• EXO – “EXO PLANET #5 –EXplOration– Live Album
• GFRIEND – “回:LABYRINTH”
• (G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi”
• GOT7 – “DYE”
• Ha Sung Woon – “Twilight Zone”
• Hwasa – “María”
• ITZY – “IT’z ME”
• IU – “eight”
• IZ*ONE – “BLOOM*IZ”
• Jessi – “NUNA”
• Kang Daniel – “MAGENTA”
• LOONA – “[#]”
• MAMAMOO – “Dingga”
• MONSTA X – “FANTASIA X”
• NCT – “RESONANCE Pt.1”
• NCT 127 – “NCT #127 Neo Zone”
• NCT DREAM – “RELOAD”
• NU’EST – “The Nocturne”
• Oh My Girl – “NONSTOP”
• Park Ji Hoon – “The W”
• Park Jin Young – “When We Disco”
• Paul Kim – “Maum, Pt. 2”
• PENTAGON – “WE:TH”
• SEVENTEEN – “Heng:garæ”
• SF9 – “9loryUS”
• Stray Kids – “GO生 (GO LIVE)”
• Sunmi – “pporappippam”
• Super Junior-D&E – “BAD BLOOD”
• Super Junior-K.R.Y. – “When We Were Us”
• Taemin – “Never Gonna Dance Again : Act 1”
• Taeyeon – “Happy”
• The Boyz – “CHASE”
• TXT – “MINISODE 1 : BLUE HOUR”
• TWICE – “MORE & MORE”
• VICTON – “Mayday”
• Zico – “Any Song”

Rookie of the year

• aespa – “Black Mamba”
• CRAVITY – “HIDEOUT: REMEMBER WHO WE ARE – SEASON 1.”
• DRIPPIN – “Boyager”
• ENHYPEN – “BORDER : DAY ONE”
• GHOST9 – “PRE EPISODE 1 : DOOR”
• Natty – “NINETEEN”
• P1Harmony – “DISHARMONY : STAND OUT”
• SECRET NUMBER – “Who Dis?”
• STAYC – “Star To A Young Culture”
• TREASURE – “THE FIRST STEP : CHAPTER ONE”
• Weeekly – “We are”
• WEi – “IDENTITY : First Sight”

Trot Award

• Jang Minho – “Read and Ignored”
• Jang Yoon Jung – “To Destiny”
• Jo Myung Sup – “When the Flowers Bloom and the Bird Cry”
• Jung Dong Won – “Hit it off”
• Kim Ho Joong – “We Are Family”
• Kim Soo Chan – “Soo Chan Song Party”
• Lim Young Woong – “Trust in me”
• Na Hoon Ah – “Story of Nine”
• Na Tae Joo – “Train of Life”
• Ryu Ji Kwang – “Line 5 Woman”
• Song Ga In – “HwaRyuChoonMong”
• SUPERFIVE – “Hello”

Ballad Award

• Ailee – “I’m”
• Baek Ji Young – “I still love you a lot”
• Car, the garden – “All Night Long”
• Huh Gak – “Without you”
• Im Chang Jung – “Love should not be harsh on you”
• Jang Beom June – “Can’t Sleep”
• Jeon Sang Keun – “One Step : Trace”
• Kim Jae Hwan – “Goodbye”
• Kyuhyun – “The Moment My Heart”
• Noel – “Suddenly”
• Paul Kim – “Hangover”
• Sandeul – “Slightly Tipsy”

R&B/Hip Hop Award

• Baekhyun – “Delight”
• GIRIBOY – “Like a Film”
• Jessi – “NUNA”
• Lee Hi – “HOLO”
• LOCO – “SOME TIME”
• LUNCH – “I Don’t Need You”
• MAKTUB – “Red Moon : SUPERNOVA”
• OVAN – “I Need You”
• Paul Kim – “Maum, Pt. 2”
• Sik-K, pH-1, Jay Park, HAON – “GANG Official Remix”
• Zico – “Any song”

OST Award

• Baekhyun – “My Love” (Banda sonora de “Dr. Romantic 2”)
• Baek Yerin – “Here I Am Again” (Banda sonora de “Crash Landing On You”)
• Jo Jung Suk – “Aloha” (Banda sonora de “Hospital Playlist”)
• Gaho – “Start” (Banda sonora de “Itaewon Class”)
• Ha Hyun Woo – “Diamond” (Banda sonora de “Itaewon Class”)
• Heize and Punch – “Midnight” (Banda sonora de “Do You Like Brahms”)
• IU – “Give You My Heart” (Banda sonora de “Crash Landing On You”)
• Jeon Mi Do – “I Knew I Love” (Banda sonora de “Hospital Playlist”)
• Joy – “Introduce me a good person” (Banda sonora de “Hospital Playlist”)
• Kim Feel – “Someday, The Boy” (Banda sonora de “Itaewon Class”)
• Kyuhyun – “Confession Is Not Flashy” (Banda sonora de “Hospital Playlist”)
• Lee Suhyun – “In Your Time” (Banda sonora de “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay”)
• Taeyeon – “Kiss me” (Banda sonora de “Do You Like Brahms?”)
• Urban Zakapa – “Beautiful My Love” (Banda sonora de “Hospital Playlist”)
• Wheein – “With My Tears” (Banda sonora de “Hospital Playlist”)

Popularity Award (Korea Only) and K-Wave Award (Outside of Korea Only)

• AB6IX – “VIVID”
• aespa – “Black Mamba”
• Apink – “LOOK”
• APRIL – “Da Capo”
• ASTRO – “GATEWAY”
• ATEEZ – “ZERO : FEVER Part.1”
• Baekhyun – “Delight”
• Baek Ji Young – “I still love you a lot”
• BLACKPINK – “How You Like That”
• BOL4 – “Puberty Book Ⅱ Pum”
• BTS – “MAP OF THE SOUL : 7”
• Chungha – “PLAY”
• CIX – “Hello, Strange Time”
• CRAVITY – “HIDEOUT: REMEMBER WHO WE ARE – SEASON 1.”
• DAY6 – “The Book of Us : The Demon”
• DreamCatcher – “Dystopia : The Tree of Language”
• DRIPPIN – “Boyager”
• ENHYPEN – “BORDER : DAY ONE”
• EXO – “EXO PLANET #5 –EXplOration– Live Album
• GFRIEND – “回:LABYRINTH”
• GHOST9 – “PRE EPISODE 1 : DOOR”
• (G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi”
• GOT7 – “DYE”
• Ha Sung Woon – “Twilight Zone”
• Hwasa – “María”
• ITZY – “IT’z ME”
• IU – “eight”
• IZ*ONE – “BLOOM*IZ”
• Jessi – “NUNA”
• Kang Daniel – “MAGENTA”
• Kim Ho Joong – “We Are Family”
• Lim Young Woong – “Trust in me”
• LOONA – “[#]”
• MAMAMOO – “Dingga”
• MONSTA X – “FANTASIA X”
• Na Hoon Ah – “Story of Nine”
• Natty – “NINETEEN”
• NCT – “RESONANCE Pt.1”
• NCT 127 – “NCT #127 Neo Zone”
• NCT DREAM – “RELOAD”
• NU’EST – “The Nocturne”
• Oh My Girl – “NONSTOP”
• P1Harmony – “DISHARMONY : STAND OUT”
• Park Ji Hoon – “The W”
• Park Jin Young – “When We Disco”
• Paul Kim – “Maum, Pt. 2”
• PENTAGON – “WE:TH”
• SECRET NUMBER – “Who Dis?”
• SEVENTEEN – “Heng:garæ”
• SF9 – “9loryUS”
• STAYC – “Star To A Young Culture”
• Stray Kids – “GO生 (GO LIVE)”
• Sunmi – “pporappippam”
• Super Junior-D&E – “BAD BLOOD”
• Super Junior-K.R.Y. – “When We Were Us”
• Taemin – “Never Gonna Dance Again : Act 1”
• Taeyeon – “Happy”
• The Boyz – “CHASE”
• TREASURE – “THE FIRST STEP : CHAPTER ONE”
• TXT – “MINISODE 1 : BLUE HOUR”
• TWICE – “MORE & MORE”
• VICTON – “Mayday”
• Weeekly – “We are”
• WEi – “IDENTITY : First Sight”
• Young Tak – “Why are you coming out from there”
• Zico – “Any Song”

Gran premio leyenda

• BIGBANG (17º)
• BoA (1º)
• BTS (27º, 28º, 29º)
• Byun Jin Sub (1º)
• EXO (23rd, 24º, 25º, 26º)
• Clon (7º)
• Fin.K.L (10º)
• Girls’ Generation (19º, 20º)
• H.O.T. (8º, 9º)
• Jo Sung Mo (10º, 11º)
• Kim Gun Mo (5º, 12º)
• Lee Hyori (14º)
• PSY (22nd)
• Roo’ra (6º)
• SECHSKIES (9º)
• Seo Taiji and Boys (3rd, 4º)
• Shinhwa (15º)
• Super Junior (21º)
• Tae Jin Ah (2º)
• Taeyeon (29º)
• TVXQ (16º)

Legend Rookie Prize

This is a special category to celebrate the 30th AMA, and no actual prizes will be awarded. The nominees are the previous winners of the SMA Grand Prize.

• AB6IX (29th)
• After School (19th)
• Ailee (22nd)
• Apink (21st)
• B1A4 (21st)
• B.A.P (22nd)
• BEAST (19th)
• Big Mama (14th)
• BLACKPINK (26th)
• BOYFRIEND (21st)
• Brown Eyed Girls (16th)
• Brown Eyes (12th)
• BTS (23rd)
• Chae Jung An (10th)
• Choi Yeon Je (4th)
• Chungha (27th)
• CNBLUE (20th)
• Crayon Pop (23rd)
• Davichi (18th)
• D.G.N.A. (20th)
• Eddy Kim (24th)
• EXO-K (22nd)
• FTISLAND (17th)
• GFRIEND (25th)
• Girls’ Generation (17th)
• GOT7 (24th)
• Gu Bon Seung (5th)
• iKON (25th)
• I.O.I (26th)
• ITZY (29th)
• IZ*ONE (28th)
• J (11th)
• JADU (12th)
• Jo Sung Mo (9th)
• Kim Hyun Jung (9th)
• Kim Min Woo (1st)
• Koyote (10th)
• Lee Dukejean (3rd)
• Lee Hi (22nd)
• Lee Ji Hoon (8th)
• Lee Jung Hyun (10th)
• Lee Seung Gi (15th)
• Lim Kim (23rd)
• MAYA (14th)
• Mighty Mouth (18th)
• Morning Bond (12th)
• NCT 127 (26th)
• NRG (9th)
• Park Hwayobi (11th)
• PRISTIN (27th)
• Rain (13th)
• Red Velvet (24th)
• Rich (13th)
• S#arp (10th)
• SE7EN (14th)
• SeeYa (16th)
• Seong Jin Woo (6th)
• Seo Taiji and Boys (3rd, 4th)
• SEVENTEEN (25th)
• SG WANNABE (15th)
• Shim Shin (2nd)
• SHINee (18th)
• Shin Hae Chul (1st)
• Shin Seung Hoon (2nd)
• SISTAR (20th)
• Stray Kids (28th)
• Sung Si Kyung (12th)
• Super Junior (16th)
• T-ara (19th)
• Toya (12th)
• TVXQ (15th)
• TXT (29th)
• Wanna One (27th)
• Wheesung (13th)
• Wonder Girls (17th)
• Yangpa (8th)
• Yook Gak Soo (6th)
• YTC (7th)
• Yuri (9th)