The much-awaited 2023 Hanteo Music Awards has finally announced the winners.
Read more to learn which artists won trophies at the awards show!
31st Hanteo Music Awards Winners Announced: SEVENTEEN, IVE, More Take Grand Prizes Home!
The 2023 Hanteo Music Awards (31st HMAs) concluded its two-night event earlier on February 17 (Day 1) and February 18 (Day 2). The ceremony was held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, in Seoul, where various K-pop stars and fandoms attended.
On its first night, most of the awards given to artists were in the Bonsang category.
Day 1 (February 17, 2024)
Emerging Artist
- VIVIZ
- TEMPEST
Popular Performance Group: VIVIZ
Popular Global Group: Kep1er
Popular Solo Artist: Jeong Dong Won
Favorite Vocal Performance: Kim Jae Hwan
Favorite Crossover Group: Libelante
Favorite Band Performance: LUCY
WhosFandom Award: Hero Generation (Fandom of Lim Young Woong)
Blooming Star: JUST B
Post-Generation Award: Lee Chan Won
Special Award (Band): Xdinary Heroes
Special Award (Virtual Artist): PLAVE
Special Award (Trot): Young Tak
Hanteo Choice K-Pop Male Artist: VANNER
Hanteo Choice K-Pop Female Artist: Billlie
On February 18, the Day 2 of the 2023 Hanteo Music Awards concluded the ceremony. While the first night gave an energetic introduction, the second night offered a satisfying conclusion to the program.
Day 2 had audiences at the edge of their seats since this portion of the ceremony announced its Daesang (Grand Prize) winners. For the Daesang category, it included trophies for Best Artist, Best Song, Best Album, and Best Performance.
Read also: Hanteo Music Awards 2023 1st Artist Lineup Revealed: VIVIZ, PLAVE, More to Perform at Ceremony
On the other hand, it also included the Bonsang for Artist of the Year, which was awarded to a total of 16 K-pop artists. The second night also revealed the winners for the Global category, which specified artists who made waves in certain parts of the globe.
See the second list of winners below:
Day 2 (February 18, 2024)
Best Album (Daesang): SEVENTEEN
Best Song (Daesang): IVE
Best Artist (Daesang): NCT DREAM
Best Performance (Daesang): Stray Kids
Artist of the Year (Bonsang)
- (G)I-DLE
- SEVENTEEN
- NewJeans
- ATEEZ
- NCT 127
- NCT DREAM
- IVE
- LE SSERAFIM
- Stray Kids
- TXT
- ZEROBASEONE
- aespa
- ENHYPEN
- BTS Jungkook
- BTS V
- BTS Jimin
Rookie of the Year
- tripleS
- ZEROBASEONE
Next Worldwide Artist: RIIZE
Top Global Performer: ATEEZ
Blooming Performance Group: 8TURN
Global Artist (Asia & North America): TXT
Global Artist (South America & Oceania): BTS Jimin
Global Artist (Europe & Africa): BTS V
Global Rising Artist: KISS OF LIFE
Global Generation Icon: aespa
Global Outstanding Artist: NMIXX
Best Trend Leader: aespa
Legend Rock Icon: YB
Special Award (Ballad): Parc Jae Jung
Popular Band Artist: Daybreak
Congratulations to all the artists who took home awards!
In other news, the nominees of the 31st Hanteo Music Awards were announced in January 2024. The only artists who qualified for nominations were acts who released music from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023.
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