2023 Melon Music Awards: BTS’ Jungkook, Jimin, Jisoo and other nominees
The 2023 Melon Music Awards will be held at Inspire Arena in Incheon on December 2. Ahead of the K-pop world’s big event, its nominees were announced, including fan-favourite idols like BTS stars Jungkook and Jimin.
Additionally, on November 17, this year’s Melon Top 10 artists were revealed. The selection for this category is based on 80 per cent Melon digital scores and 20 per cent user votes. The artists falling in this category get automatically nominated for Artist of the Year.
Who are the Melon Top 10 artists?
Through a voting from November 2 to November 16, this year’s top 10 artists were selected out of the 30 candidates for the category. Based on the user voting results, the top 10 artists are-
- BTS
- Seventeen
- Lim Young Woong
- Jungkook
- aespa
- IVE
- LE SSERAFIM
- NCT DREAM
- NewJeans
- (G)I-DLE
The nominations for 2023 Melon Music Awards
Here is the full list of nominations for the upcoming K-pop award show, which will be streamed live via Melon, Wavve, ABEMA TV, and Beyond LIVE on December 2, 5 p.m. KST.
Album of the Year
Jimin- Face
NCT Dream- ISTJ
Seventeen- FML
IVE- I’ve IVE
NewJeans- Get Up
aespa- My World
TOMORROW x TOGETHER- The Name Chapter: Temptation
LE SSERAFIM- UNFORGIVEN
(G)I-DLE- I Feel
Parc Jae Jung- Alone
Song of the Year
Seventeen BSS- Fighting ft. Lee Young Ji
NCT Dream- Candy
NewJeans- Ditto
IVE- I AM
aespa- Spicy
LE SSERAFIM- UNFORGIVEN ft. Nile Rodgers
(G)I-DLE- Queencard
Parc Jae Jung- Let’s Say Goodbye
STAYC- Teddy Bear
Jisoo- Flower
Rookie of the Year
ZEROBASEONE
PLAVE
RIIZE
BOYNEXTDOOR
KISS OF LIFE
Best Solo Artist (Female)
Lee Young Ji
Jisoo
Zia
Shin Ye Young
Song Haye
Best Solo Artist (Male)
Jungkook
Lim Young Woong
BIG Naughty
DK
Woody
Best Group (Female)
aespa
NewJeans
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
(G)I-DLE
Best Group (Male)
BTS
NCT Dream
Seventeen
TOMORROW x TOGETHER
Seventeen BSS
Best OST
(G)I-DLE Miyeon for The Painted On The Moonlight
Paul Kim for You Remember
Younha for Letter
Lim Jae Hyun for Heaven (2023)
BIG Naughty for With Me
Best Pop Artist
Charlie Puth
SZA
Ed Sheeran
Sia
Post Malone
Kakao Bank Favorite Star
BTS
Seventeen
Lim Young Woong
aespa
ENHYPEN
IVE
NCT Dream
NewJeans
RIIZE
ZEROBASEONE