The main award of KGMA 'Music Day'. Selected according to KGMA's judging criteria, this award is given to the 10 artists who released the most influential songs during the evaluation period.

This award is given to vocalists (individuals or groups) who captivated the public's eyes, ears, and hearts with outstanding vocals and music during KGMA's evaluation period. This award is presented considering their contribution to expanding the scope of K-POP beyond just 'visual K-POP' to 'auditory K-POP' and contributing to genre diversity.

This award is given to solo artists who left a strong impression domestically and internationally with good music and outstanding performances during KGMA's evaluation period, elevating the status of K-POP. This award evaluates solo activities (not group activities) where artists received great love across various aspects such as dance, singing, and fashion, raising the potential of solo artists.

This award is given to solo artists who left a strong impression domestically and internationally with good music and outstanding performances during KGMA's evaluation period, elevating the status of K-POP. This award evaluates solo activities (not group activities) where artists received great love across various aspects such as dance, singing, and fashion, raising the potential of solo artists.

In accordance with KGMA's judging criteria, this award is given to band artists who showed outstanding results during the evaluation period.

In accordance with KGMA's judging criteria, this award is given to artists who showed outstanding stage activities and results in the Trot field during the evaluation period.

In accordance with KGMA's judging criteria, this award is given to group or solo artists who achieved outstanding results in dance performance during the evaluation period.

In accordance with KGMA's judging criteria, this award is given to virtual artists who showed outstanding results during the evaluation period.

Based on IS Media Points, this award is given to artists who have strengthened K-POP's position worldwide.

This award is given to the artist with the highest album sales recorded during the evaluation period.

This award is given to the artist with the highest music streaming count recorded during the evaluation period.

In accordance with KGMA's judging criteria, this award is given to artists who showed outstanding performances during the evaluation period and are expected to achieve greater growth in the future.

This award is given to K-POP rookie idol groups that debuted during KGMA's evaluation period, who showed excellent results not only in music and album sales but also in stage performance and popularity across various aspects, exceeding expectations and demonstrating the potential to become the next generation of K-POP.

This award is given to artists who have shined in the K-POP scene with their own unique style while being at the center of music industry trends.

This award is given to overseas artists based on K-POP who are receiving attention worldwide.

A global popularity award selected by BIGC for confirmed KGMA performers.

This award is given to the most popular K-POP artist selected by Hulu Japan among confirmed KGMA performers.

This award is given to the most popular K-POP artist selected by ENA among confirmed KGMA performers.

This award is given to the artist who received the most fan votes, including real-time on-site voting, among participating artists in KGMA 'Music Day'.

This award is given to artists selected by global fan voting among artists who gained much popularity during the evaluation period.

This award is given to artists selected by global fan voting among artists who gained much popularity during the evaluation period.

This award is given to artists judged to have led this year's trends in the four K-POP categories (K-POP groups, K-POP solo, rookies, Trot) selected through monthly and final global fan voting.

This award is given to artists selected by global fan voting through the music chart service jointly planned by Ilgan Sports and fancast.