Soribada Best K-Music Awards
# Soribada Best K-Music Awards

The Soribada Best K-Music Awards (previously abbreviated as SOKA and currently abbreviated as SOBA) is an awards ceremony presented by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases. The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded music released between September 2016 and August 2017.

This is the first-ever awards ceremony hosted by Soribada, established in 2000 as Korea's first digital music service.

## List of ceremonies

| Edition | Date | Venue | City |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | September 20, 2017 | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium | Seoul, South Korea |
| 2nd | August 30, 2018 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | Seoul, South Korea |
| 3rd | August 22–23, 2019 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | Seoul, South Korea |
| 4th | August 13, 2020 | Online Ceremony | Online Ceremony |

## Judging criteria

Winners are determined through Soribada's internal data, online and mobile votes from fans across the world, as well as ratings from professional adjudicators and critics.

## Grand Prize (Daesang)

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | EXO | EXO | Twice | Twice |
| 2nd | 2018 | BTS | BTS | | Twice | Twice |
| 3rd | 2019 | BTS | Twice | Red Velvet | Mamamoo |
| 4th | 2020 | BTS | BTS | BTS | BTS |

## Main Prize (Bonsang)

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | B.A.P | BtoB | EXO | GFriend | Hwang Chi-yeul | Mamamoo | Monsta X | Red Velvet | T-ara | Twice | VIXX | – | – |
| 2nd | 2018 | AOA | Bolbbalgan4 | BTS | Mamamoo | Momoland | Monsta X | NCT 127 | NU'EST W | Red Velvet | Twice | Wanna One | – | – |
| 3rd | 2019 | AB6IX | BTS | Chungha | Ha Sung-woon | Kim Jae-hwan | Mamamoo | Momoland | Monsta X | NCT 127 | Twice | Red Velvet | Park Ji-hoon | – |
| 4th | 2020 | AB6IX | Astro | BTS | GFriend | Iz*One | Kang Daniel | Lim Young-woong | Mamamoo | NCT Dream | Twice | Oh My Girl | Red Velvet | Victon |

## Rookie Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ed. | Year | Group | Band | Trot |
| 1st | 2017 | Wanna One | — | — |
| 1st | 2017 | Pentagon | — | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | The Boyz | IZ | Kangnam |
| 2nd | 2018 | Nature | IZ | Seol Ha-yoon |
| 2nd | 2018 | Stray Kids | IZ | Seol Ha-yoon |
| 3rd | 2019 | ITZY | — | Song Ga-in |
| 3rd | 2019 | ITZY | — | Hong Ja |
| 3rd | 2019 | TXT | — | Kim Soo Chan |
| 3rd | 2019 | TXT | — | Jung Mi Ae |
| 4th | 2020 | Cravity | — | — |
| 4th | 2020 | MCND | — | — |
| 4th | 2020 | TOO | — | — |

## Popularity Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ed. | Year | Male | Female |
| 1st | 2017 | Exo | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | Wanna One | Mamamoo |
| 3rd | 2019 | BTS | Twice |
| 4th | 2020 | BTS | Twice |

## Genre Awards

### Trot Grand Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 3rd | 2019 | Jin Sung | Hong Jin-young |

### Trot Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young |
| 2nd | 2018 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young |
| 3rd | 2019 | Tae Jin-ah | Tae Jin-ah |

### Rising Trot Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Soo-chan | Second Aunt Kim Da-vi |

### Hip Hop Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| 2nd | 2018 | Mino |

### R&B Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2nd | 2018 | Crush | Crush |
| 3rd | 2019 | Park Bom | Yang Da-il |

### Rock Band Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| 3rd | 2019 | YB |

## Best OST Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner | Song | Drama |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | Ailee | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Goblin |
| 2nd | 2018 | Jeong Se-woon | "It’s You" | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim |
| 4th | 2020 | Gaho | "Start Over" | Itaewon Class |

## Music Video Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | Zanybros |
| 2nd | 2018 | Zanybros |

## Music Producer Awards

### Producer Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | Iggy, Yongbae |
| 2nd | 2018 | Kim Do-hoon |
| 3rd | 2019 | Rhymer |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Do-hoon |

### Songwriter Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4th | 2020 | Lee Han-gil | Turns Out Comatose |

### Best Hip Hop Maker Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3rd | 2019 | Groovy Room | dress |

## Special Hallyu Awards

### Artist of the Year Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner | Winner |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4th | 2020 | Twice |

### Music of the Year Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner | Winner |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4th | 2020 | Red Velvet |

### Stage of the Year Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner | Winner |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4th | 2020 | Kang Daniel |

### Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | BTS | BTS |
| 2nd | 2018 | Monsta X | Red Velvet |
| 3rd | 2019 | WJSN | Lovelyz |
| 4th | 2020 | TXT | ITZY |

### Performance Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | NCT 127 | Gugudan |
| 2nd | 2018 | Samuel | DIA |
| 3rd | 2019 | Ateez | Loona |
| 4th | 2020 | The Boyz | (G)I-dle |

### Rising Hot Star Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | WJSN | Wanna One | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | Hyeongseop X Euiwoong | YDPP | — |
| 3rd | 2019 | N.Flying | Stray Kids | The Boyz |
| 4th | 2020 | Nature | Loona | GWSN |

### Icon Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | Red Velvet | Red Velvet |
| 2nd | 2018 | NU'EST W | NU'EST W |
| 3rd | 2019 | Oh My Girl | Park Ji-hoon |
| 4th | 2020 | Oneus | WJSN |

### Voice Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | Han Dong-geun | Han Dong-geun | Han Dong-geun |
| 2nd | 2018 | Wheesung | GB9 (Social) | Seo J (Social) |
| 3rd | 2019 | Jeong Se-woon | Lee Chang-min | Lee Woo (Social) |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Jae-hwan | Kim Woo-seok | Ha Sung-woon |

### Music Star Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | Sonamoo | KNK |
| 2nd | 2018 | Chungha | UNB |
| 3rd | 2019 | CLC | Nature |

### Global Entertainer Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2nd | 2018 | 7Senses | 7Senses |
| 3rd | 2019 | Zero 9 | SNH48 |

### Social Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2nd | 2018 | BTS | BTS |
| 3rd | 2019 | Hwasa | NCT 127 |

### Global Hot Trend Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3rd | 2019 | ASTRO | ASTRO |
| 4th | 2020 | Stray Kids | Iz*One |

### Next Artist Award

| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 3rd | 2019 | Oneus | Newkidd | A.C.E |
| 4th | 2020 | DKB | AleXa | — |

## Other Awards

| Edition | Year | Award | Winner(s) | Winner(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2017 | Photogenic Award | DIA | DIA |
| 1st | 2017 | Global Career Achievement Award | Eru | Eru |
| 2nd | 2018 | Trend Queen Award | Seo In-young | Seo In-young |
| 2nd | 2018 | People's Choice Award | Exo | Exo |
| 3rd | 2019 | New Wave Award | Monsta X | (G)I-dle |
| 3rd | 2019 | Art-tainer Award | Nam Woo-hyun | Weki Meki |
| 4th | 2020 | New K-Wave Real Fan Award | Kang Daniel | Kang Daniel |
| 4th | 2020 | Global Artist Award | Astro | Astro |

## Most Wins

The following artists received five or more awards:

| Rank | Artist(s) | Awards |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Twice | 10 |
| 1 | BTS | 10 |
| 2 | Red Velvet | 8 |
| 3 | Mamamoo | 6 |
| 4 | Monsta X | 5 |
