39th Golden Disc Awards
| 39th Golden Disc Awards | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Date | January 4–5, 2025 (Ceremony) January 6–7, 2025 (Broadcast) |
| Location | Mizuho PayPay Dome, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Country | South Korea |
| Hosted by | Sung Si-kyung Cha Eun-woo Moon Ga-young |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | JTBC |
The 39th Golden Disc Awards (Korean: 제39회 골든디스크어워즈; RR: 39th Goldeun diseuk eueowojeu) is an upcoming award ceremony to be held on January 4–5, 2025, at the Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan. It will honour the best in South Korean music released between early-November 2023 and early-November 2024. The event will be hosted by Sung Si-kyung, Cha Eun-woo, and Moon Ga-young.[1]
In the aftermath of the crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216, the live broadcast of the ceremony was postponed.[2] The in-person ceremony will proceed as scheduled and will be recorded for broadcast on January 6–7, 2025, while the red carpet photo event has been canceled entirely.[3]
Criteria
[edit]| Category | Online voting | Panelist[A] | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Daesang (Song of the Year) | N/A | 40% | 60% | |
| Disc Daesang (Album of the Year) | ||||
| Digital Song Bonsang | ||||
| Album Bonsang | ||||
| Rookie Artist of the Year[B] | ||||
| Most Popular Artist | 100% | N/A | ||
| Data Sources: Circle Chart (Digital chart, Album chart); FandomChart, Mubeat, and My1P1ck (Voting Data) | ||||
Performers
[edit]The first line-up of performers were announced on December 3.[5] The second line-up were announced on December 9.[6]
Day 1 (January 5)
[edit]| Artist(s) | Song(s) Performed |
|---|---|
| Kiss of Life | "Intro" "Sticky" (Corpse Bride version) |
| Close Your Eyes | "Time After Time" |
| Illit | "Intro" "Cherish (My Love)" (Moonlight remix) "Magnetic" |
| TWS | "Last Festival" "If I'm S, Can You Be My N?" "Plot Twist" |
| NewJeans | "Intro" "Supernatural" (Attention mix) "How Sweet" |
| Bibi | "Bam Yang Gang" "Sugar Rush" |
| Crush | "Love You with All My Heart" "Rush Hour" |
| Le Sserafim | "Intro" "Pierrot" "Crazy" (EBM remix) |
| Aespa | "Intro" "Set the Tone" "Supernova" |
| (G)I-dle | "Intro" "Super Lady" "Fate |
| Day6 | "Monster" "Happy" "Welcome to the Show" |
Day 2 (January 6)
[edit]| Artist(s) | Song(s) Performed |
|---|---|
| Enhypen | |
| GFriend | |
| Ive | All night |
| Izna | |
| NCT Wish | |
| Nowadays | |
| Seventeen | |
| Tomorrow X Together | |
| Yuqi | |
| Zerobaseone |
Presenters
[edit]The first line-up of presenters were announced on December 6.[7]
Day 1 (January 4)
[edit]- Park Eun-bin – presented Digital Song of the Year (Daesang)
Day 2 (January 5)
[edit]Winners and nominees
[edit]Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.[8][9]
Main awards
[edit]Nominations for Digital Song Bonsang, Album Bonsang, and Rookie of the Year were announced on December 2, 2024.[10][11][12][13]
Popularity awards
[edit]The categories for the popularity awards were announced on December 5, and voting began on the same day, running until December 30. Voting is being conducted through three apps: FandomChart, Mubeat, and My1P1ck.[14]
| Most Popular Artist – Female | Most Popular Artist – Male |
|---|---|
Special awards
[edit]| Best Band | Best Group |
|---|---|
| Best OST | Best Solo |
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| Cosmopolitan Artist of the Year | Fans' Choice |
| Global K-pop Artist | Golden Honorable Choice |
| Next Generation | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Panelist consisted of professionals such as industry officials, K-pop reporters, music program producers, pop culture critics, major distribution officials, and Golden Disc Awards evaluation committee.[4]
- ^ Applies to all digital singles, extended plays/single albums with 6 or less songs, and studio albums.
References
[edit]- ^ Oh, Seo-rin (November 4, 2024). '‘제39회 골든디스크 어워즈’, 성시경-차은우-문가영 MC 라인업 공개 ["The 39th Golden Disc Awards" revealed the MC lineup of Sung Si-kyung, Cha Eun-woo, and Moon Ga-young]. Top Star News. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoon, Seung-jin (December 31, 2024). "Golden Disc Awards live broadcast canceled, recording to be aired at later date". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Oh, Seung-hyun (January 3, 2025). [단독] '생방송 취소' 골든디스크어워즈, 6일·7일 만난다…JTBC 새벽 편성 [[Exclusive] "Cancel Live Broadcast" Golden Disc Awards will meet on the 6th and 7th...JTBC's early morning programming]. Xsport News. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ "About GDA Awards". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Kim, Na-yul (December 3, 2024). '골든디스크' 뉴진스·르세라핌→(여자)아이들, 1차 라인업 공개 ['Golden Disc' NewJeans and Le Sserafim→ (G)I-DLE Reveals First Lineup] (in Korean). Herald POP. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-suk (December 9, 2024). 세븐틴·에스파·아이브...골든디스크어워즈, 2차 라인업 합류 [SEVENTEEN, AESPA, IVE...Golden Disc Awards Joins 2nd Lineup] (in Korean). MHN Sports. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Myung-jo (December 6, 2024). 박은빈X박보검, 日 간다...'골든디스크' 시상자 출연 [Park Eun-bin X Park Bo-gum is going daily... Appearing as the presenter of the 'Golden Disc'] (in Korean). Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Jeong-seon (January 5, 2025). "[39회 골든] 초신성이 된 에스파, 음원 부문 대상 영예…축제 앞서 애도의 시간" [[39th Golden] aespa, who became a supernova, honored with the grand prize in the music category… Time of mourning before the festival]. JTBC News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ Lee Tae-soo (January 5, 2025). "에스파, 골든디스크어워즈 음원 부문 대상 등 2관왕" [aespa Wins 2 Awards including Grand Prize in the Music Category at the Golden Disc Awards]. Yonhap News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
신인상에 아일릿·투어스…골든 오너러블 초이스에 故 신해철
[Illit and TWS win the Rookie of the Year Award… The late Shin Hae-chul wins the Golden Honorable Choice Award] - ^ Yoon, So-yeon (December 2, 2024). "Here are the nominees for the 38th Golden Disc Awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "39th Golden Disc Awards Nominees – Digital Song Division". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "39th Golden Disc Awards Nominees – Album Division". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "39th Golden Disc Awards Nominees – Rookie Artist of the Year". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Jang, Do-min (December 5, 2024). 마이원픽, 골든디스크어워즈 인기상 2개 부문 뽑는다 [My One Pick, Golden Disc Awards Popularity Award 2 categories] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Naver.