Cianjurpedia.com - Ajang penghargaan Korean Music Awards 2023 telah mengumumkan nominasinya untuk tahun ini, pada Kamis 9 Februari 2023.
Agak berbeda dengan penghargaan musik lainnya di Korea Selatan, Korean Music Awards tidak menggunakan angka penjualan sebagai kriteria utama dalam menentukan pemenang.
Korean Music Awards berfokus pada pencapaian musik sebagai kriteria utamanya. Selain itu, penilaian juga lebih mementingkan kualitas dari lagu dan album itu sendiri. Untuk tahun ini, pendatang baru grup girl NewJeans secara mengejutkan masuk ke dalam enam nominasi.
Melansir dari Soompi pada Kamis, 9 Februari 2023, berikut daftar nominasi Korean Music Awards 2023:
Album of the Year
- 250 - PPONG
- The Black Skirts - TEEN TROUBLES
- Nucksal, CADEJO - Sincerely Yours
- Line and Circle - Night and Day
- Song Young Joo - Atmosphere
- NewJeans - New Jeans
Song of the Year
- (G)I-DLE - TOMBOY
- Silica Gel - NO PAIN
- Younha - Event Horizon
- Jang Ki Ha - Envy None
- IVE - LOVE DIVE
NewJeans - Attention
Artist of the Year
- 250
- Nucksal, CADEJO
- Younha
- Jang Ki Ha
- NewJeans
Rookie of the Year
- Kim Yujin
- Sion
- HANRORO
- IVE
- LE SSERAFIM
- NewJeans
Best K-Pop Album
- (G)I-DLE - I Love
- (G)I-DLE - I NEVER DIE
- Girls' Generation's Taeyeon - INVU
- LE SSERAFIM - ANTIFRAGILE
- NewJeans - New Jeans
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Best K-Pop Song
- (G)I-DLE - TOMBOY
- IVE - LOVE DIVE
- LE SSERAFIM - ANTIFRAGILE
- NewJeans - Attention
- Red Velvet - Feel My Rhythm
Best Pop Album
- Light & Salt - Here We Go
- AKMU's Lee Chan Hyuk - ERROR
- Lim Young Woong - IM HERO
- Jang Ki Ha - Levitation
- Choi Beck Ho - Moment
Best Pop Song
- 250 - It Was All a Dream
- DAY6's Wonpil - A Journey
- Younha - Event Horizon
- AKMU’s Lee Chan Hyuk - Panorama
- Jang Ki Ha - Envy None
Best Rock Album
- Lanalogue - Stereo Out!
- Concorde - Supersonic Airliner
- ABTB - iii
- BADLAMB - Universal Anxiety
- OVerdrive Philosophy - OVerdrive Philosophy
Best Rock Song
- BADLAMB - Love, Lies, Bleeding
- HarryBigButton - Thelma & Louise
- OVerdrive Philosophy - Painful Truth
- Jambinai - from the place been erased (feat. Sunwoojunga)
- Concorde - Rainbow flowers are blooming
Best Modern Rock Album
- TRPP - Here to stay
- The Black Skirts - TEEN TROUBLES
- The Bowls - Blast From The Past
- Say Sue Me - The Last Thing Left
- Huckleberryfinn - The Light Of Rain
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Best Modern Rock Song
- Say Sue Me - To Dream
- Silica Gel - NO PAIN
- Cho Yong Pil - Moment
- HANRORO - Let Me Love My Youth
- Huckleberryfinn - Tempest
Best R&B and Soul Album
- Slom - WEATHER REPORT
- A.TRAIN - PRIVATE PINK
- CHE - Kpop
- Joe Layne - Life O Life
- Rad Museum - RAD
- Soul delivery - FOODCOURT
Best R&B and Soul Song
- BIBI - JOTTO
- Sion - Braindead
- A.TRAIN - SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (feat. Meaningful Stone, Simun, Seo Bo Kyung)
- Slom - ANIRAGO (feat. Zion.T)
- Soul delivery - NUGS (with THAMA)
Best Rap and Hip Hop Album
- Qim Isle - some hearts are for two
- Nucksal, CADEJO - Sincerely Yours
- Lee Hyun Jun - Lost In Translation
- Paloalto - Dirt
- C JAMM - Ghenn
Best Rap and Hip Hop Song
- Nucksal, CADEJO - Good Morning Seoul
- Lee Hyun Jun - White Lighter
- Zico - New Thing (prod. Zico, feat. Homies)
- Paloalto - PRICELESS (feat. toigo)
- lobonabeat! - Birthday (feat. BILL STAX)
Best Electronic Album
- Two Tone Shape - Every Minute
- 250 - PPONG
- Glen Check - Bleach
- Pierre Blanche - Ego
- Salamanda - ashbalkum
Best Electronic Song
- 250 - Bang Bus
- Girls' Generation's Taeyeon - INVU (Moon Kyoo Remix)
- Glen Check - 4ever
- KIRARA - Stargaze
- Pierre Blanche - Infinite Circle (feat. Rondo Mo)
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Best Folk Album
- Kim Mok In - Stored Images
- Lucid Fall - Voice beside Guitar
- Bae Young Gyoung - you my blue
- Summer of Thoughts - Hands
- Line and Circle - Night and Day
Best Folk Song
- Kim Mok In - Walking in the City (feat. Dajung)
- Lucid Fall - A Small Handful of Songs
- Bae Young Gyoung - I love you (feat. Sunnie)
- Summer of Thoughts - Rambler (with Park Hyeli)
- Line and Circle - Night and Day
Best Metal & Hardcore Album
- Seaweed Mustache - Bombora
- Visceral Explosion - Human Meat Distribution Process
- Dog Last Page - Drunken Dream
- Madmans Esprit - I See Myself Through You Who See Us Through Me
- Nuclear Idiots - NCLRIDTS
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Kim Ju Hwan - Candy: Memories of Nat King Cole Trio
- Youn Sun Nah - WAKING WORLD
- Maria Kim - Stellive Vol. 16 Two for the Road
- Song Yi Jeon & Vinicius Gomes - Home
- Kim Yujin - A Piece and the Whole
Baca Juga: Rookie of the Year 2022 Menurut Para Ahli Didominasi Girl Grup, NewJeans, IVE, dan LE SSERAFIM
Best Jazz Music Album
- Hoo Kim Big Band - Common Heritage of Humankind
- Kim Jung Sik - Hangul, Improvisation
- Mandong - Big Sun
- Song Young Joo - Atmosphere
- Yu Tae Sung - Michelangelo
Best Global Contemporary Album
- Park Jiha - The Gleam
- BAUM SAE - COMMUNICATION
- Jung Jae Il - psalms
- Ji Park, BlankFor.ms, VRI String Quartet - Syntropy
- Hwang Gina - Short film
- SINNOI - ILLUMINATION.***