BTS, EXO, TWICE and Red Velvet are just few of the announced winners at the recent 26th Seoul Music Awards last Jan.19. The prestigious Korean Music event is an annual gathering which recognizes Seoul's most outstanding performers, from solo to group performances in the music industry.
The night was filled with fun and excitement just like every year, hosted by Jeon So Mi, Tak Jae Hoon and Super Junior's Heechul. This year's Seoul Music Awards winners was chosen based on a collaborative voting system calculating the total votes from the fans (20 percent), Sports Seoul's popularity poll(10 percent), digital downloads and album sales (40 percent), and judge scores (30 percent), allkpop reported.
Soompi reported EXO's' Daesang' earning the Grand Prize and Wings of BTS as the Record of the Year, two of the top awards that everybody awaited.
Here's the full list of winner from this year's Seoul Music Award:
Daesang (Grand Prize) - EXO
Record of the Year - BTS - "Wings"
Bonsang (Main Prize) - BTS, EXO, GOT7, MAMAMOO, Red Velvet, SEVENTEEN, VIXX, Zico, G-Friend, Taeyeon, TWICE, Sech Kies
New Artist of the Year/Rookie of the Year - Black Pink, NCT 127, I.O.I
Performance Award - BTS
R&B/Ballad Award - Baek Ah Yeon
Hip-Hop/Rap Award - MOBB
OST Award - Gummy - "Descendants of the Sun"
Trot Award - Tae Jin Ah
Hallyu Special Award - ASTRO
Popularity Award - SHINee
Best Band - Jang Ki Ha & the Faces
Best Music Video - BTS
Best Male Dance Performance - BTS
Best Female Dance Performance - TWICE
EPK Discovery Award - Cosmic Girls, Han Dong Guen
Fandom School Award - EXO
Global Collaboration Award - Silento & Punch
Such a great night for all the winners as well as fans at the 26th Seoul Music Awards! Congratulations!
