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Awarded for | Excellence in music |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | Sports Seoul |
First awarded | 1990 |
Official website | seoulmusicawards |
Television/Radio coverage | |
Network | KBS N (2013-present) |
The Seoul Music Awards (Hangul: 서울가요대상; RR: Seoul Gayo Daesang) is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.
The winners are selected from singers who have released albums during the year, combined with 20 percent mobile votes, 10 percent Sports Seoul’s popularity poll, 40 percent digital downloads and album sales, and 30 percent judges' scores.
There are eight awards which are not restricted by genre, and three awards which are each in trot, hip hop, R&B.
The nominees for the Popularity Award come from the pool of artists that were nominated for Bonsang and Newcomer awards.