Circle Chart Music Awards

The Circle Chart Music Awards (Korean: 써클차트 뮤직 어워드), formerly known as the Gaon Chart Music Awards, are a major music awards ceremony that is presented annually in South Korea by the Korea Music Content Association primarily based on the commercial performance of the songs and albums based on the national music record chart Circle Chart.

Circle Chart Music Awards
Current: 13th Circle Chart Music Awards
Official logo
Awarded forCommercial performance of songs and albums
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byKorea Music Content Association
First awardedFebruary 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)
WebsiteOfficial website

Since 2017, the awarding ceremony has been broadcast live worldwide via Mnet and V Live. In addition to the Gaon Chart being rebranded to the Circle Chart on July 7, 2022, it was announced the Gaon Chart Music Awards would be renamed to the Circle Chart Music Awards.[1]

Host venues
Edition Year Date Host city Venue Host Ref.
1st 2011 February 22, 2012 Seoul Blue Square Samsung Card Hall Taeyeon and Joo Young-hoon
2nd 2012 February 13, 2013 Olympic Hall Gain and Joo Young-hoon
3rd 2013 February 12, 2014 Olympic Gymnastics Arena Yuri and Oh Sang-jin
4th 2014 January 28, 2015 Leeteuk and Hyeri
5th 2015 February 17, 2016 Olympic Hall Leeteuk and Yura
6th 2016 February 22, 2017 Jamsil Arena Leeteuk and Solar
7th 2017 February 14, 2018 Leeteuk and Dahyun
8th 2018 January 23, 2019 Kim Jong-kook and Nancy
9th 2019 January 8, 2020 Leeteuk and Lia
10th 2020 January 13, 2021 CJ E&M Center Leeteuk, Lia, Jaejae and Joo Young-hoon
11th 2021 January 27, 2022 Jamsil Arena Jaejae, Doyoung and Sieun
12th 2022 February 18, 2023 KSPO Dome Doyoung and Miyeon [2]
13th 2023 January 10, 2024 Busan Busan Exhibition & Convention Center TBA [3]

Awards

Artist of the Year – Physical
Edition Year Winners Ref.
1st quarter2nd quarter3rd quarter4th quarter
1st2011TVXQBeastSuper JuniorGirls' Generation
2nd2012BigBangGirls' Generation-TTSSuper JuniorTVXQ
3rd2013Girls' GenerationCho Yong-pilExo
4th2014TVXQExoSuper Junior
5th2015ExoSuper JuniorExo
6th2016Got7ExoBTS
7th2017BTSSeventeenBTSWanna One
8th2018Wanna OneBTSExo
9th2019SeventeenBTSSeventeenExo
10th2020BTSBaekhyunSeventeenBTS
11th2021Iz*OneNCT DreamBTSNCT 127
12th2022NCTSeventeenBTSStray Kids [2]

Artist of the Year – Digital Music

Current format

List of winners (2019–present)
Edition Year Winners Ref.
December January February March April May June July August September October November
9th 2019 Ben MC the Max Hwasa Taeyeon Bolbbalgan4 Davichi Jang Hye-jin & Yoon Min-soo Ben Sunmi AKMU MC Mong IU
10th 2020 Red Velvet Zico BTS MC the Max Oh My Girl IU Blackpink Zico BTS Chungha & Christopher Blackpink BTS
11th 2021 Taeyeon IU Shinee IU Kang Daniel BTS Brave Girls BTS Red Velvet Coldplay & BTS IU Twice
12th 2022 Ive Kep1er Taeyeon (G)I-dle Ive Le Sserafim BTS Aespa Blackpink Le Sserafim Itzy [2]

Previous format

List of winners (2011–2018)
Edition Year Winners Ref.
January February March April May June July August September October November December
1st 2011 IU K.Will BigBang 2NE1 Secret T-ara Leessang Davichi Lee Seung-gi Wonder Girls IU Secret
2nd 2012 T-ara BigBang Busker Busker Girls' Generation-TTS Wonder Girls 2NE1 Psy Jung Eun-ji & Seo In-guk Gain Lee Hi Lee Seung-gi
3rd 2013 Girls' Generation Sistar19 Davichi Psy 4Minute Sistar Dynamic Duo San E Soyou & Mad Clown IU Miss A Seo In-guk & Zia
4th 2014 Girl's Day Soyou & Junggigo 2NE1 AKMU G.o.d Taeyang San E & Raina Park Bo-ram Sistar Kim Dong-ryool MC Mong Apink
5th 2015 Mad Clown Naul MC Mong Miss A BigBang iKon Taeyeon Zico Psy
6th 2016 GFriend Mamamoo Jang Beom-june Twice Urban Zakapa Sistar Wonder Girls Blackpink Im Chang-jung Twice Blackpink BigBang
7th 2017 AKMU Twice IU Psy G-Dragon Exo Sunmi Sechs Kies Epik High Wanna One Twice
8th 2018 iKon Roy Kim BigBang Twice Bolbbalgan4 Blackpink Twice Red Velvet Im Chang-jung IU Jennie N/A

New Artist of the Year
Edition Year Winners Ref.
Male GroupFemale GroupMale SoloFemale Solo
1st2011B1A4ApinkHuh GakKim Bo kyung
2nd2012B.A.PHello VenusJohn ParkAilee
3rd2013BTSLadies' CodeJung Joon-youngLim Kim
4th2014WinnerMamamoo——
5th2015iKonGFriend——
6th2016NCT 127Blackpink — —
7th2017Wanna One—Woo Won-jae—
8th2018Stray Kids(G)I-dle & Iz*OneHaon—
9th2019TXTItzy——
10th2020EnhypenAespa——
11th2021——Lee Mu-jin & Lee Chan-won—
12th2022—NewJeans & Ive—— [2]

Discovery of the Year
Edition Year Winners (Category) Ref.
Hip-HopIndieR&BBalladTrotGroup
1st2011—The KoxxNoel——Girl's Day
2nd2012Double K3rd Line Butterfly————
3rd2013—Rose Motel————
4th2014Epik High—————
5th2015Song Min-hoHyukohZion.T—Lee Ae Ran—
6th2016BewhYBolbbalgan4DeanHan Dong-geun——
7th2017ChangmoMeloManceHeizeHwang Chi-yeul——
8th2018——PunchBen——
9th2019———Kassy—N.Flying
10th2020————Young Tak—
11th2021Homies————STAYC
12th2022Be'O————— [2]

Music Steady Seller of the Year
Edition Year Winner Song Ref.
3rd2013Girl's Day"Expectation"
4th2014Soyou & Junggigo"Some"
5th2015Naul"You in The Same Time"
6th2016MC the Max"No Matter Where"
7th2017IU"Through the Night"
8th2018iKon"Love Scenario"
9th2019Paul Kim"Me After You"
10th2020IU"Blueming"
11th2021BTS"Dynamite"

Retail Album of the Year
Edition Year Winner Album Ref.
9th 2019 BTS Map of the Soul: Persona
10th 2020 Map of the Soul: 7
11th 2021 Butter
12th 2022 Proof [2]

Top Kit Seller of the Year
Edition Year Winner Album Ref.
9th2019ExoObsession
10th2020NCTNCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1
11th2021NCT DreamHot Sauce
12th2022NCTUniverse [2]
Edition Year Winner Song Ref.
3rd2013Roy Kim & Jung Joon-young"Becoming Dust"
4th2014Im Chang-jung"A Glass of Soju"
5th2015So Chan Whee"Tears"
6th2016MC the Max"No Matter Where"
7th2017Yoon Jong-shin"Like It"
8th2018Jang Deok Cheol"Good Old Days"
9th2019Lim Jae Hyun"If There Was Practice in Love"
10th2020Hwang in-wook"Phocha"
11th2021Standing Egg"Old Song"

International Song of the Year
Edition Year Winner Song Ref.
1st2011Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera"Moves like Jagger" [4]
2nd2012Maroon 5"Payphone"
3rd2013DJ Gollum"The Bad Touch"
4th2014Maroon 5"Maps"
5th2015Adele"Hello"
6th2016Maroon 5"Don't Wanna Know"
7th2017Ed Sheeran"Shape of You"
8th2018Camila Cabello "Havana"
9th2019Anne-Marie "2002"
11th2021Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon "Peaches"
12th2022The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber "Stay" [2]

Composer/Lyricist of the Year
Edition Year Winners Ref.
ComposerLyricist
1st2011Yoon Il-sangKim Eana
2nd2012TeddyKim Eana
3rd2013Duble SidekickKim Eana
4th2014Min Yeon-jaeKim Do-hoon
5th2015Black Eyed PilseungKim Eana
6th2016Black Eyed PilseungJo Yoon-kyung
7th2017PdoggIU
8th2018TeddySeo Ji-eum
9th2019Black Eyed PilseungMin Yeon-jae
10th2020Pop TimeIU
11th2021Ryan S. JhunIU
12th2022Ryan S. JhunSeo Ji-eum [2]

Performers of the Year
Edition Year Winners Ref.
ChorusMusical Instrument
1st2011Kim Hyun-aKang Soo-ho
2nd2012Kim Hyo-sooShin Hyun-kwon
3rd2013Gil Eun-kyungTommy Kim
4th2014Kang Tae-wooJang-hyeok
5th2015Lee Tae-yoonKang Sung-ho
6th2016Kim RyeongLee Seong-yeol & Choi Tae-wan
7th2017Kang Tae-wooLee Seung-yeob
8th2018Jun Jae HeeKim Mi-jung & Shin Sang-won
9th2019Joo Chan YangChoi Hun
10th2020KREEZEJung Jae-pil (Young)
11th2021Kim Yeon SeoJung Jae-pil (Young)
12th2022Bae Soo-jungChoi In-sung [2]

Style of the Year
Edition Year Winners Ref.
ChoreographerStylist
1st2011PrepixSeo Soo-kyung
2nd2012Lee Ju-sunSong Jeong-ok
3rd2013Yama & Hot ChicksJung Bo-yoon
4th2014Choreography Team DQPark Seo-hyun, Choi Ji-hyang
5th2015Yama & Hot ChicksJi Eunie
6th2016Son Sung DeukChoi Hee Sun
7th2017Lia KimKim Ye-jin, Choi Kyung-won
8th2018Son Sung DeukJi Eunie
9th2019Choi Ri AnChoi Hee Sun
10th2020Son Sung DeukKim Bal-ko & Park Min-hee
11th2021Son Sung DeukKim Wook
12th2022Kim Eun-ju & Kim Young-hooPark Min-hee [2]

Record Production of the Year
Edition Year Winner Record Ref.
7th2017Fave EntertainmentIU – "Through the Night"
8th2018iKoniKon – "Love Scenario"
9th2019MNH EntertainmentChungha – "Gotta Go"
10th2020Ambition MusikChangmo – "Meteor"
11th2021EDAM EntertainmentIU – "Lilac"
12th2022Cube Entertainment, (G)I-dle(G)I-dle – I Never Die [2]

Social Hot Star of the Year
Edition Year Winner Ref.
9th2019BTS
10th2020Blackpink
11th2021BTS
12th2022BTS [2]

Hot Performance of the Year
Edition Year Winner Ref.
3rd2013Apink
4th2014AOA
5th2015Red Velvet
VIXX
6th2016Seventeen
Infinite
7th2017NU'EST W
Got7
8th2018Seventeen
9th2019NCT Dream
Chungha
10th2020Iz*One
Stray Kids
11th2021Oh My Girl
The Boyz
12th2022Enhypen [2]

World K-pop Star
Edition Year Winner Ref.
3rd20132NE1
4th2014Kara
5th2015BTS
6th2016Shinee
7th2017Got7
8th2018Seventeen
9th2019Monsta X
10th2020NCT
11th2021Stray Kids
12th2022Tomorrow X Together [2]

World K-Pop Rookie
Edition Year Winners Ref.
3rd2013B.A.P—
4th2014BTS—
5th2015SeventeenAOA
7th2017—Blackpink
8th2018The BoyzMomoland
9th2019Stray Kids(G)I-dle
10th2020AteezItzy
11th2021EnhypenAespa
12th2022STAYC [2]

International Rising Star of the Year
Edition Year Winner Ref.
6th2016Charlie Puth
7th2017Shawn Mendes
9th2019Billie Eilish
10th2020Tones and I
11th2021Kid Laroi
12th2022Gayle [2]

Mubeat Choice Award
Edition Year Winners Ref.
MaleFemale
10th2020Lim Young-woongBlackpink
11th2021BTSLisa
12th2022Lim Young-woongBlackpink [2]

Discontinued awards

K-pop Contribution Award / Lifetime Achievement Award
Edition Year Winner Ref.
1st2011Lee Soo-man
2nd2012Hong Seung-sung
3rd2013Cho Yong-pil
4th2014Shin Hae-chul
6th2016Sechs Kies
7th2017Yoon Jong-shin
8th2018BTS
10th2020Lee Soo-man

Mobile Vote Popularity Award
Edition Year Winner Ref.
3rd2013Exo
4th2014Exo
5th2015Exo
6th2016Sehun
Exo
7th2017Taeyeon
Wanna One

Special Awards
Edition Year Awards Winner Ref.
1st2011Oricon Special AwardGirls' Generation
2nd2012Hallyu Special AwardCNBLUE
4th2014Weibo Kpop Star AwardSuper Junior
5th2015Weibo Kpop Star AwardSehun
Most Influential Group of AsiaBig Bang
6th2016V Live Global Popularity AwardBTS

Hot Trend Award
Edition Year Winners Ref.
2nd2012Apink—
3rd2013Crayon Pop—
4th2014Block BEXID
5th2015B.A.PBaek A Yeon

Producer of the Year
Edition Year Winner Ref.
1st2011Kim Kwang-soo (Core Contents Media)
2nd2012Yang Hyun-suk (YG Entertainment)
3rd2013Yang Hyun-suk (YG Entertainment)
4th2014Kim Shi-dae (Starship Entertainment)
5th2015Yang Hyun-suk (YG Entertainment)
6th2016Bang Si-hyuk (Big Hit Entertainment)

New Media Platform
Edition Year Winners Ref.
1st2011YouTube
Daum
3rd2013Bugs!
4th2014Kakao Music

Music Distribution
Edition Year Winners Ref.
OnlineOffline
2nd2012LOEN EntertainmentKMP Holdings
3rd2013CJ E&M Music
4th2014Universal Music

Sound Engineer of the Year
Edition Year Winners Ref.
1st2011Ko Seung-wook
2nd2012Jeon Hoon
3rd2013Jo Joon-sung

Most awards

The following artists (arranged in alphanumeric order) has received three or more awards.

Artist of the Year – Physical
Awards Artist
10 BTS
Exo
5 Seventeen
Super Junior
3 TVXQ

Artist of the Year – Digital
Awards Artist
11 IU
9 BigBang
7 Blackpink
BTS
Twice

See also

References
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  2. Park, Dong-sun (February 18, 2023). "'작지만 꽉 찬 K팝스탠다드' 2022 써클차트 어워즈...'BTS·임영웅 다관왕→도영 소신발언'" ['Small but full K-pop standard' 2022 Circle Chart Awards... 'BTS, Lim Young-woong's multi-crown → Do-young's conviction'] (in Korean). ET News. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023 – via Naver.
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