The K-pop stars were out in full force for the 2015 MelOn Music Awards, but one act in particular outshined the others.
Held at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium in Seoul, many major K-pop stars attended the event on Saturday, Nov. 7 as nominees and as performers.
The big winners of the night were YG Entertainment powerhouses Big Bang, who managed to win in four categories including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for "Bang Bang Bang."
The other major award, Album of the Year went to EXO for their Exodus album.
In the rookie categories, Big Bang label mates iKON nabber Best New Male Artist while the six-member Source Music group G-Friend took home the trophy in the female category.
The MelOn Music Awards is one of the four major music industry awards ceremonies in South Korea and is organized by LOEN Entertainment. Winners are determined by the public voters.
Check out the full list of winners below.
Winners From The 2015 MelOn Music Awards
- Best New Male Artist: iKON
- Best New Female Artist: G-FRIEND
- Top 10 Award: Girls' Generation, A Pink, SISTAR, San E, SHINee, Big Bang, Zion.T, EXO, TOY, Hyukoh
- Best Trot Artist: Hong Jin Young
- Best Rap & HipHop Artist: Mad Clown; Single: "Fire"
- Best Rock Artist: Kim Sung Kyu; Single: "The Answer"
- Best Ballad Artist: Baek Ah Yeon; Single: "Shouldn't Have"
- MBC Music Star Award: EXID
- 1TheK Performance Award: MONSTA X
- Netizen Popularity Award: Big Bang
- Best Male Dance Group: BTS
- Best Female Dance Group: Red Velvet
- Hot Trend Award: 2015 Infinity Challenge Music Festival
- Album of the Year: EXO; EXODUS
- Song of the Year: Big Bang; Single: "Bang Bang Bang"
- Artist of the Year: Big Bang
