How to Vote for 2022 Seoul Music Awards? Winning Criteria & Nominations
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The final award show of the 2021-22 end-of-the-year award ceremony season, the Seoul Music Awards is an anticipated event across the Korean entertainment world.
2022 Seoul Music Awards Frequently Asked Questions
Idol Live TV. The Seoul Music Awards can be streamed through the Idol Live TV
The 2022 Seoul Music Awards will be held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea
The Seoul Music Awards are held on the 23rd of January 2022
2022 Seoul Music Awards Winning Criteria
The winning artist for the prizes awarded at the 2022 Seoul Music Awards event is calculated through the following criteria:
Main Prize (Bonsang):
Online Voting (30%)
Panelist (40%)
Music Sales + Album Sales (30%)
Rookie of the Year:
Online Voting (30%)
Panelist (40%)
Music Sales + Album Sales (30%)
Popularity Award:
Online Voting (100%) (Korea Only)
K-wave Popularity Award:
Online Voting (100%) (Global Only)
Trot Award:
Online Voting (30%)
Panelist (40%)
Music Sales + Album Sales (30%)
Ballad Award:
Online Voting (30%)
Panelist (40%)
Music Sales + Album Sales (30%)
OST Award:
Online Voting (30%)
Panelist (40%)
Music Sales + Album Sales (30%)
R&B Hiphop Award:
Online Voting (30%)
Panelist (40%)
Music Sales + Album Sales (30%)
Best Performance:
Panelist (100%)
Band Award:
Panelist (100%)
Discovery of the Year:
Panelist (100%)
2022 Seoul Music Awards Nominations:
R&B Hip-hop Award
SMA R&B Hip-Hop Award:
ASH ISLAND
Album/Track: Melody
BE’O
Album/Track: Bipolar
Jessi
Album/Track: Cold Blooded
Giriboy
Album/Track: avante
HyunA
Album/Track: I’m Not Cool
Epik High
Album/Track: Rain Song
BeWhy
Album/Track: 032 Funk
Joosiq
Album/Track: Think About You
Mommy Son
Album/Track: My Sadness
Homies
Album/Track: Siren Remix
OVEN
Album/Track: I Am Yours
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OST Award
SMA OST Award:
Lim Young-woong
Track: Love Always Runs
SANDEUL
Track: The Image of You (Remains in My Memory)
Yang Yo-seob / Jeong Eun-ji
Track: Love Day
Lee Mujin
Track: Rain and You
K.Will
Track: Back in Time
Younha
Track: Thirty Nights
Lee Hi
Track: That One Word
Heize
Track: On Rainy Days
10cm
Track: Borrow Your Night
Beom June Jang
Track: I Like You
HUH GAK
Track: Confession
Hae Ri Lee
Track: Love is Always Thirsty
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Ballad Award
SMA Ballad Award:
WENDY
Track/Album: Like Water
Chiyeul Hwang
Track/Album: Be My Reason
Jungdongha
Track/Album: I Still Love You
2AM
Track/Album: Ballad 21 F/W
Lee So Jung
Track/Album: If You Were Still Here
Paul Kim
Track/Album: Love Letter
Heize
Track/Album: HAPPEN
Gyeongseo Yeji / Kwon Ho Jeon
Track/Album: If you loving call my name
Yerin Baek
Track/Album: Love, Yerin
Car the garden
Track/Album: Closely Far Away
MeloMance
Track/Album: Go Back
SIN YE YOUNG
Track/Album: Not even a call
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Trot Award
SMA Trot Award:
Young Woong-Lim
Track/Album: My Starry Love
LEE CHAN WON
Track/Album: ..Gift
Young Tak
Track/Album: Comforter
JANG MINHO
Track/Album: That’s Life
KIM HEEJAE
Track/Album: Follow Me
MJ
Track/Album: Happy Virus
Jeong Dong Won
Track/Album: My Favorite
Kang Hye Yeon
Track/Album: Sunday
Yang Ji-eun
Track/Album: Taste of Life
Second Aunt KimDaVi
Track/Album: UP!
Jin Hae Sung
Track/Album: Star
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Popularity (K-Wave Popularity) Award
SMA Popularity Awards:
- EXO
- BTS
- Lim Young-woong
- Stray Kids
- ASTRO
- Seventeen
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
- LISA
- TWICE
- ENHYPEN
- SUPER JUNIOR
- ATEEZ
- ROSE
- TREASURE
- NCT DREAM
- NCT 127
- ITZY
- MONSTA X
- Golden Child
- D.O
- CRAVITY
- KANG DANIEL
- IU
- SHINee
- THE BOYZ
- aespa
- AB6IX
- ONF
- NU’EST
- Red Velvet
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Rookie of the Year
SMA Rookie of the Year Award:
OMEGA X
Track/Album: VAMOS
IVE
Track/Album: ELEVEN
Jo Yu-ri
Track/Album: GLASSY
KWON EUN-BI
Track/Album: OPEN
EPEX
Track/Album: Bipolar Pt.1 Prelude of Anxiety
MIRAE
Track/Album: KILLA
PURPLE KISS
Track/Album: Can We Talk Again
Lee Mujin
Track/Album: Traffic light
LIGHTSUM
Track/Album: Vanilla
T1419
Track/Album: BEFORE SUNRISE Part.1
TRI.BE
Track/Album: TRI.BE Da Loca
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Main Award (Bonsang)
Seoul Music Awards Main Award (Bonsang) Award:
- Young Woong-lim
- Stray Kids
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
- KANG DANIEL
- ATEEZ
- NCT DREAM
- ENHYPEN
- BTS
- ASTRO
- LISA
- ROSE
- Seventeen
- NCT 127
- TREASURE
- TWICE
- MONSTA X
- aespa
- BAEKHYUN
- ITZY
- SUPER JUNIOR
- NU’EST
- THE BOYZ
- D.O
- Golden Child
- SHINee
- Red Vevet
- AB6IX
- Brave Girls
- OH MY GIRLS
- TAEYEON
- CRAVITY
- EXO
- JOY
- IU
- ONF
- (G)I-DLE
- STAYC
- Lee Mujin
- Jungdongha
- MSG WANNABE
- AKMU
- JEON SOMI
- Bigmama
- Davichi
- Epik High
- Heize
- Kassy
- Gyeongseo Yeji / Keon Ho Jeon
- MeloMance
- Beom June Jang
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