The second day of the highly anticipated and first-ever Korea Grand Music Awards was held at the INSPIRE Arena, where fans gathered to witness their favorite K-pop artists rewarded for their breakthroughs in 2024.
On November 17, the 1st KGMA's "Song Day" featured a new lineup of well-loved K-pop acts, which gave the audience a great night with their acceptance speeches and energetic performances.
The second part of the event comes after the first winners were announced on the 16th. Household K-pop names were awarded in the newest award show's categories such as Best Artist, Grand Honor's Choice, Grand Record, Grand Artist, and many more.
KGMA also saw the return of Nam Ji Hyun, who hosted the awards show's first day with NewJeans Hanni. However, this time, the actress was accompanied by aespa Winter.
See the full list of KGMA's Day 2 winners below:
IS Rising Star Award
- NCT WISH
- FIFTY FIFTY
Best Song Award
- TREASURE
- ATEEZ
- aespa
- Lee Chan Won
- RIIZE
- DAY6
Most Streamed Song: "Supernova" by aespa
IS Rookie Award: NOWADAYS
Photogenic Award: CLASS:y
Trend of the Year Award:
- UNIS
- BTS V
Best Group Award: RIIZE
Best Solo Artist: (G)I-DLE Yuqi
Best Band: DAY6
Best K-pop Foreign Artist (Female): NiziU
Best K-pop Foreign Artist (Male): JO1
Best Adult Contemporary
- Song Ga In
- Lee Chan Won
Diggus Digging Artist: Lee Chan Won
Fan Vote Rookie Award: NiziU
Best Producer: Tak Youngjun (SM Entertainment)
Best Stage: TREASURE
Lullua x Fancast Popularity Award: Lee Chan Won
Grand Honor's Choice:
- ATEEZ
- aespa
Grand Performer: DAY6
Grand Song: aespa
