29th Golden Disc Awards
# 29th Golden Disc Awards

The 29th Golden Disc Awards ceremony was held on January 14–15, 2015, at the MasterCard Center in Beijing, China. It was the third time the event had been hosted outside South Korea, following ceremonies in Japan in 2012 and Malaysia in 2013. Kim Sung-joo, Kim Jong-kook and Fei served as hosts on the first day, with Jun Hyun-moo, Leeteuk and Tiffany on the second.

## Winners and nominees

### Main awards

Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.

| Digital Daesang (Song of the Year) | Disc Daesang (Album of the Year) |
| - | - |
| Taeyang – "Eyes, Nose, Lips" Ailee – "Don't Touch Me" AOA – "Miniskirt" Beast – "Good Luck" Epik High – "Happen Ending" Girl's Day – "Something" Hyuna – "Red" K.Will – "Day 1" Sistar – "Touch My Body" Soyou & Junggigo – "Some" | Exo – Overdose Apink – Pink Blossom B1A4 – Who Am I BTS – Dark & Wild CNBLUE – Can't Stop Girls' Generation – Mr.Mr Girls' Generation-TTS – Holler Infinite – Season 2 Super Junior – Mamacita Taemin – Ace VIXX – Eternity |
| Digital Song Bonsang | Album Bonsang |
| Ailee – "Don't Touch Me" AOA – "Miniskirt" Beast – "Good Luck" Epik High – "Happen Ending" Girl's Day – "Something" Hyuna – "Red" K.Will – "Day 1" Sistar – "Touch My Body" Soyou & Junggigo – "Some" Taeyang – "Eyes, Nose, Lips" 2NE1 – "Come Back Home" AKMU – "200%" Apink – "Mr. Chu" Block B – "H.E.R" CNBLUE – "Can't Stop" Exo – "Overdose" Gary – "Your Scent" (feat. Jungin) Girls' Generation – "Mr.Mr." g.o.d – "The Lone Duckling" High4 – "Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms" (feat. IU) IU – "My Old Story" Kim Dong-ryul – "How I Am" Park Bo-ram – "Beautiful" Park Hyo-shin – "Wild Flower" Red Velvet – "Happiness" San E – "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" (feat. Raina) Seo Taiji – "Sogyeokdong" Winner – "Empty" | Apink – Pink Blossom B1A4 – Who Am I BTS – Dark & Wild CNBLUE – Can't Stop Exo – Overdose Girls' Generation – Mr.Mr Girls' Generation-TTS – Holler Infinite – Season 2 Super Junior – Mamacita Taemin – Ace VIXX – Eternity 2NE1 – Crush 2PM – Go Crazy AKMU – Play B.A.P – First Sensibility Block B – H.E.R Beast – Good Luck Epik High – Shoebox f(x) – Red Light g.o.d – Chapter 8 Got7 – Got Love Seo Taiji – Quiet Night Taeyang – Rise Teen Top – Éxito Toheart – 1st Mini Album Winner – 2014 S/S |
| Rookie Artist of the Year | Popularity Award |
| Got7 Red Velvet Winner AKMU Bernard Park Eddy Kim High4 Park Bo-ram | Beast (digital) Girls' Generation (digital) Taemin (album) Toheart (album) |

### Special awards

| Award | Winner |
| - | - |
| Best Trot Award | Hong Jin-young |
| Best Hip-Hop Award | Epik High |
| Best Male Performance | Beast |
| Best Female Performance | Apink |
| Next Generation Award (Digital) | Tasty |
| Next Generation Award (Album) | Bestie |
| Ceci Asia Icon Award | CNBLUE |
| China Goodwill Star Award (Digital) | Got7 |
| China Goodwill Star Award (Album) | CNBLUE |
| iQiyi Popularity Award | CNBLUE |
| Trend of the Year | Soyou & Junggigo |

## Controversy

Due to visa issues, several artists were unable to perform onstage during the ceremony, including members of Beast, Got7 and BTS. The organisers apologised for the error afterwards. The show also drew criticism for not being broadcast live in South Korea, with only a recorded version available on JTBC; the sole livestream was hosted on Chinese video platform iQiyi.

