The 36th Golden Disc Awards revealed the K-pop acts nominated for the "Digital Song Main Award," "Album Main Award," and "Rookie of the Year"! Did your favorite idol and group make it on the list?
On December 8 at 10:00 a.m., the 36th Golden Disc Awards (GDA) launched its website and introduced candidates in major categories such as the "Digital Bonsang" (main prize), "Album Bonsang" (main prize) and the "Rookie of the Year" Award.
36th Golden Disc Awards Unveils Nominees for Digital and Album Bonsang, 'Rookie of the Year' Candidates
Candidates for GDA were selected by screening and quantitative evaluation for music and albums released from November 2020 to mid-November 2021.
In the 35th awards ceremony, music and albums excluded from the evaluation in line with the tally deadline were included in the screening for this year's ceremony.
Here are Nominees for Digital Song Main Award (Bonsang):
- (G)I-DLE
- AKMU
- Ash Island
- Gyeongseo Yeji,
- Jeon Gun Ho
- Davichi
- Red Velvet
- BLACKPINK's Rosé
- BTS Ben
- Brave Girls
- Big Mama
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- SHINee
- Sojung
- Song Yi Han
- STAYC
- IU
- aespa
- Oh My Girl
- Lee Mu Jin
- Lee Ye Jun
- Lim Young Woong
- ITZY
- Jeon So Mi
- Jung Dong Ha
- Red Velvet's Joy
- Taeyeon
- TWICE
- Huh Gak
- Heize
- HyunA
Here are Nominees for Album Main Award (Bonsang):
- 2PM
- ENHYPEN
- NCT
- NCT 127
- NCT Dream
- GOT7
- Golden Child
- Kim Ho Joong
- NU'EST
- The Boyz
- EXO's D.O
- MONSTA X
- BTS
- Seventeen
- Super Junior
- Stray Kids
- ASTRO
- IU
- aespa
- ATEEZ
- ONEUS
- TVXQ's Yunho
- LOONA
- (G)I-DLE
- ITZY
- CRAVITY
- SHINee's Key
- TOMORROW x TOGETHER
- TWICE
- Pentagon
Lastly, the candidate for the "Rookie of the Year" award, which can be only received once in an artists' music career was selected by adding up the amount of music used and album sales.
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As a result, here are the nominees for 'ROTY':
- Kwon Eun Bi
- MIRAE
- STAYC
- aespa
- OMEGA X
- Lee Chan Won
- EPEX
- Jo Yu Ri
- PURPLE K!SS
36th Golden Disc Awards Schedule and Venue
Along with this, the GDA ceremony was revealed to be held on January 8, 2022 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul.
It is confirmed that the ceremony will be broadcast live via JTBC channels; however, permission to have an offline audience is still pending.
According to the organizers, the offline audience will be decided in accordance with the COVID-19 situation prior to the schedule, to secure the safety of all artists, audiences, and staff.
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Written by Eunice Dawson
