The "2020 APAN Music Awards" and "2020 APAN Star Awards" have been scheduled to later dates due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
On Nov. 19, it was reported that this year's APAN Music Awards and APAN Star Awards were postponed. According to the organizing committee of the two awards ceremonies, the social distancing level was raised to 1.5 in Seoul and its surrounding areas. This means gatherings of over 100 people at concert halls, stadiums, and other events are prohibited.
The 2020 APAN Music Awards was initially set to take place on Nov. 28 and the 2020 APAN Star Awards on Nov. 29. But since the safety of artists and involved personnel are considered the top priority, the organizing committee of the two ceremonies will follow preventive and quarantine management guidelines. The committee then recently announced that the two APAN awards will be held on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 next year, respectively.
The "APAN Star Awards" is hosted by the Korea Entertainment Management Association and co-hosted by Wade Co. Ltd., while the APAN Music Awards is the first music award show that has been officially recognized by numerous organizations, particularly the Korea Entertainment Producers Association, Korean Management Federation, Recording Industry Association of Korea, and Federation of Popular Culture and Arts Industries.
Meanwhile, many of the winners of the two shows have already been decided. Under the popularity awards, many names have been honored. For the male and female artists category, Kang Daniel and IU were the winners, while the K-pop groups are BTS and IZ*ONE. Kang Daniel also won the "Global Male Solo," while MAMAMOO's Hwasa got the "Global Female Solo." The bands that took home the "Global Male Group" and "Global Female Group" are SEVENTEEN and BLACKPINK, respectively.
For the popular actor and actress categories, Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji - who were both cast members of "It's Okay to Not Be Okay" - are the winners. The "male entertainer" award went to Park Ji Hoon, while the "female entertainer" award was claimed by Chuu (a member of LOONA). The OST award went to BTS's V for singing "Sweet Night," which is the OST of "Itaewon Class."
Other than that, Son Ye Jin won the "KT Seezn Star Award" in the actor category, while Kang Daniel in the singer category. And as for the "2020 APAN Music Award Top 10," the winners are Kang Daniel, MONSTA X, SEVENTEEN, BTS, The Boyz, NCT 127, GOT7, TWICE, IZ*ONE, and Im Young Woong. The winners were determined through popularity vote, album, performances, and judges' fair evaluation.
The "Best Performance" went to Kang Daniel, "Best Icon Award" to NCT U, "Best Music Video" to BLACKPINK, and "Best All-Rounder" to GOT7's JB. Meanwhile, only the nominees for the "2020 APAN Star Awards" have been revealed, hence winners are yet to be announced.
The "2020 APAN Music Awards" and "2020 APAN Star Awards," which will take place on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 next year, respectively, will be broadcast live on Seezn and Olleh TV. Also, it will air in more than 200 countries around the world.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
