The Golden Disc Awards (GDA) is an annual awards show held in South Korea that recognizes achievement in the music industry. The awards are presented by the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK) and are divided into two categories: physical album sales and digital sales.
The awards ceremony has been held annually since 1986 and is one of the most prestigious music awards shows in South Korea. It is often referred to as the Korean Grammy Awards. The GDA is held at the end of the year and honors the previous year’s best-selling artists and albums.
The Golden Disc Awards just held their 37th edition in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Rookie Artist of the Year – NewJeans
- Rookie Artist of the Year – LE SSERAFIM
- Rookie Artist of the Year – IVE
- Best Digital Song Bonsang – NewJeans “Attention”
- Best Digital Song Bonsang – Lim Young Woong “Our Blues, Our Life”
- Best Best R&B/HipHop – BIG Naughty
- Best Group – TREASURE
- Thai K-Pop Artist – SEVENTEEN
- Best Solo Artist – Younha
- Best Solo Artist – BE’O
- Best Digital Song Bonsang – IVE “Love Dive”
- Best Digital Song Bonsang – Kim Min Seok “Drunken Confession”
- Best Album Bonsang – ENHYPEN Manifesto: Day 1
- Best Album Bonsang – NCT Dream Glitch Mode
- Thai Fans Support with BAOJI – J-Hope
- Best Performance – SEVENTEEN
- Best Album Bonsang – NCT 127 2 Baddies
- Best Album Bonsang – BLACKPINK Born Pink
- Best Producer – Seo Hyun Joo (Starship Entertainment)
- Best Album Bonsang – SEVENTEEN Face the Sun
- Best Album Bonsang – Stray Kids Maxident
- Best Digital Song Bonsang – (G)I-DLE “Tomboy”
- Best Digital Song Bonsang – Jay Park “Ganadara” (feat. IU)
- Best Album Bonsang – NCT Universe
- Best Album Bonsang – BTS Proof
- TikTok Golden Disc Popularity Award – BTS
- Best Digital Song Bonsang – PSY “That That” (feat. Suga)
- Best Digital Song Bonsang – BIGBANG “Still Life” (TREASURE accepted the award for BIGBANG)
- Most Popular Artist – Stray Kids
- Most Popular Artist – (G)I-DLE
- Artist of the Year – PSY
- Digital Daesang – IVE “Love Dive”
- Disc Daesang – BTS Proof