39th Golden Disc Awards
| 39th Golden Disc Awards | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Date | January 4–5, 2025 (Ceremony) January 6–7, 2025 (Broadcast) |
| Location | Mizuho PayPay Dome, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Country | South Korea |
| Hosted by | Sung Si-kyung Cha Eun-woo Moon Ga-young |
| Most awards | Aespa Enhypen Ive (3) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | JTBC |
The 39th Golden Disc Awards (Korean: 제39회 골든디스크어워즈) is an award ceremony held on January 4–5, 2025, at the Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan. It honored the best in South Korean music released between early-November 2023 and early-November 2024. The event was hosted by Sung Si-kyung, Cha Eun-woo, and Moon Ga-young.[1]
In the aftermath of the crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216, the live broadcast of the ceremony was postponed.[2] The in-person ceremony proceeded as scheduled and will be recorded for broadcast on January 6–7, 2025, while the red carpet photo event has been canceled entirely.[3]
Criteria
[edit]| Category | Online voting | Panelist[A] | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Daesang (Song of the Year) | N/A | 40% | 60% |
| Disc Daesang (Album of the Year) | |||
| Digital Song Bonsang | |||
| Album Bonsang | |||
| Rookie Artist of the Year[B] | |||
| Most Popular Artist | 100% | N/A | |
| Special Awards | N/A | 100% | N/A |
| Data Sources: Circle Chart (Digital chart, Album chart); FandomChart, Mubeat, and My1P1ck (Voting Data) | |||
Performers
[edit]The first line-up of performers were announced on December 3.[5] The second line-up were announced on December 9.[6]
Day 1 (January 4)
[edit]| Artist(s) | Song(s) Performed |
|---|---|
| Kiss of Life | "Intro" "Sticky" (Corpse Bride version) |
| Close Your Eyes | "Time After Time" |
| Illit | "Intro" "Cherish (My Love)" (Moonlight remix) "Magnetic" |
| TWS | "Last Festival" "If I'm S, Can You Be My N?" "Plot Twist" |
| NewJeans | "Intro" "Supernatural" (Attention mix) "How Sweet" |
| Bibi | "Bam Yang Gang" "Sugar Rush" |
| Crush | "Love You with All My Heart" "Rush Hour" |
| Le Sserafim | "Intro" "Pierrot" "Crazy" (EBM remix) |
| Aespa | "Intro" "Set the Tone" "Supernova" |
| (G)I-dle | "Intro" "Super Lady" "Fate |
| Day6 | "Monster" "Happy" "Welcome to the Show" |
Day 2 (January 5)
[edit]| Artist(s) | Song(s) Performed |
|---|---|
| NCT Wish | "Wish" "Steady" |
| Izna | "Intro" "Izna" |
| Nowadays | "OoWee" |
| Zerobaseone | "Intro" "Good So Bad" "Feel the Pop" |
| Yuqi | "Intro" "Freak" "Radio (Dum Dum)" |
| Ive | "Intro" "Heya" "All Night" (Rock version) |
| Enhypen | "Intro" "XO (Only If You Say Yes)" "No Doubt" "Moonstruck" |
| GFriend | "Intro" "Rough" "Time for the Moon Night" "Season of Memories" |
| Tomorrow X Together | "Intro" "Over the Moon" "I’ll See You There Tomorrow" |
| Seventeen | "Water" (Hip-hop unit only) "Rain" (Performance unit only) "Cheers to Youth" (Vocal unit only) "Love, Money, Fame" "Very Nice" |
Presenters
[edit]The line-up of presenters were announced on December 6.[7]
Day 1 (January 4)
[edit]- Park Eun-bin – presented Digital Song of the Year (Daesang)
Day 2 (January 5)
[edit]- Dae-ho Lee – presented Global K-pop Artist
- Dae-ho Lee and Park Bo-gum – presented Album of the Year (Daesang)
Winners and nominees
[edit]Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.[8][9][10][11]
Main awards
[edit]Nominations for Digital Song Bonsang, Album Bonsang, and Rookie of the Year were announced on December 2, 2024.[12][13][14][15]
Popularity awards
[edit]The categories for the popularity awards were announced on December 5, and voting began on the same day, running until December 30. Voting is being conducted through three apps: FandomChart, Mubeat, and My1P1ck.[16]
| Most Popular Artist – Female | Most Popular Artist – Male |
|---|---|
Special awards
[edit]| Best Band | Best Group |
|---|---|
| Best OST | Best Producer |
|
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| Best Solo | Cosmopolitan Artist of the Year |
| Fans' Choice with Nongshim Shin Ramyun | Global K-pop Artist |
| Golden Honorable Choice | Next Generation |
Multiple awards
[edit]The following artist(s) received two or more awards:
| Count | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 3 | Aespa |
| Enhypen | |
| Ive | |
| 2 | (G)I-dle |
| Day6 | |
| Illit | |
| Le Sserafim | |
| NewJeans | |
| Seventeen | |
| TWS |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Panelist consisted of professionals such as industry officials, K-pop reporters, music program producers, pop culture critics, major distribution officials, and Golden Disc Awards evaluation committee.[4]
- ^ Applies to all digital singles, extended plays/single albums with 6 or less songs, and studio albums.
References
[edit]- ^ Oh, Seo-rin (November 4, 2024). '‘제39회 골든디스크 어워즈’, 성시경-차은우-문가영 MC 라인업 공개 ["The 39th Golden Disc Awards" revealed the MC lineup of Sung Si-kyung, Cha Eun-woo, and Moon Ga-young]. Top Star News. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoon, Seung-jin (December 31, 2024). "Golden Disc Awards live broadcast canceled, recording to be aired at later date". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Oh, Seung-hyun (January 3, 2025). [단독] '생방송 취소' 골든디스크어워즈, 6일·7일 만난다…JTBC 새벽 편성 [[Exclusive] "Cancel Live Broadcast" Golden Disc Awards will meet on the 6th and 7th...JTBC's early morning programming]. Xsport News. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ "About GDA Awards". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Kim, Na-yul (December 3, 2024). '골든디스크' 뉴진스·르세라핌→(여자)아이들, 1차 라인업 공개 ['Golden Disc' NewJeans and Le Sserafim→ (G)I-DLE Reveals First Lineup] (in Korean). Herald POP. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-suk (December 9, 2024). 세븐틴·에스파·아이브...골든디스크어워즈, 2차 라인업 합류 [SEVENTEEN, AESPA, IVE...Golden Disc Awards Joins 2nd Lineup] (in Korean). MHN Sports. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Myung-jo (December 6, 2024). 박은빈X박보검, 日 간다...'골든디스크' 시상자 출연 [Park Eun-bin X Park Bo-gum is going daily... Appearing as the presenter of the 'Golden Disc'] (in Korean). Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Jeong-seon (January 5, 2025). "[39회 골든] 초신성이 된 에스파, 음원 부문 대상 영예…축제 앞서 애도의 시간" [[39th Golden] aespa, who became a supernova, honored with the grand prize in the music category… Time of mourning before the festival]. JTBC News. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Lee Tae-soo (January 5, 2025). "에스파, 골든디스크어워즈 음원 부문 대상 등 2관왕" [aespa Wins 2 Awards including Grand Prize in the Music Category at the Golden Disc Awards]. Yonhap News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
신인상에 아일릿·투어스…골든 오너러블 초이스에 故 신해철
[Illit and TWS win the Rookie of the Year Award… The late Shin Hae-chul wins the Golden Honorable Choice Award] - ^ Jo Yeon-kyung (January 6, 2025). "세븐틴·에스파 영예의 대상…39회 골든디스크어워즈 성료" [Seventeen and aespa Win Grand Prizes… 39th Golden Disc Awards Completed]. JTBC News. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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- ^ "39th Golden Disc Awards Nominees – Digital Song Division". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "39th Golden Disc Awards Nominees – Album Division". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "39th Golden Disc Awards Nominees – Rookie Artist of the Year". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Jang, Do-min (December 5, 2024). 마이원픽, 골든디스크어워즈 인기상 2개 부문 뽑는다 [My One Pick, Golden Disc Awards Popularity Award 2 categories] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Naver.