Big Bang, IU and JYP will claim the popularity vote awards at the Korean Music Awards to be held next Monday, February 29 at the Guro Arts Valley Theatre in Seoul.
YG Entertainment boy band Big Bang, solo female singer IU and veteran artist-producer Park Jin Young also known as JYP earned the Best Musician of the Year awards in their respective categories through an online voting poll.
Out of the more than 20,000 votes cast by the online public, Big Bang secured more than 25% or 5,321 votes, IU with 3,654 votes and JYP with 1,425 votes, reports The Korea Herald.
Big Bang emerged as the Best K-Pop Group of the Year, while IU beat out her competitors to become the Best Female Musician of the Year, and lastly, JYP proved that he still continues to command tremendous popularity with the Best Male Musician Of the Year award.
The Korean Music Awards is one of the biggest music show awards in South Korea and has been held since 2004.
Aside from these popularity vote awards, fans can look forward to watching the ceremony live to see which acts will win the prestigious Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Musician of the Year awards, which are decided by a judge panel composed of music industry professionals.
Last year, Loro's W.A.N.D.Y album won Album of the Year, SISTAR's Soyou & Jung Gigo's duet song "Some" won Song of the Year, and veteran rocker-songwriter Lee Seung Hwan won Musician of the Year.
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