On January 10, the 13th Circle Music Awards were held in Busan. It was a star-studded affair as many K-pop artists attended the ceremony.
No doubt about it, fans were treated to some incredible red carpet moments with their favorite celebrities. K-pop acts like TXT, ZEROBASEONE, NiziU, Hwasa, RIIZE, NCT DREAM, AKMU, STAYC, KISS OF LIFE, and more were all there, making the event even more exciting.
In addition, fans got to see some unforgettable performances from RIIZE, ZB1, Hwasa, TXT, and more. Importantly, many artists were awarded for their hard work and dedication.
Without further ado, here is a list of 13th Circle Chart Music Awards winners
New Artist of the Next Generation – KISS OF LIFE and NiziU
Rookie of the Year – Unique Listeners – RIIZE
Rookie of the Year – Physical Album – ZEROBASEONE
Rookie of the Year – Global Streaming – BABYMONSTER
Genre of the Year J-POP – imase
Genre of the Year – Trot – Lee Chan Won
Genre of the Year – Ballad – Parc Jae Jung
Busan is Good Award – AKMU, Kyoungseo
Mubeat Global Choice Award Male – Lim Young Woong
Mubeat Global Choice Award (Female) – NiziU
VIAJE Globale Popularity Award – Zhang Hao of ZEROBASEONE
World K-pop Star – NCT DREAM
Song of the Year (International Pop) – Dangerously by Charlie Puth
Social Hot Star – BLACKPINK
Retail Album of the Year – FML by SEVENTEEN
KIT-Album of the Year – SEVENTEEN
Music Steady Seller – NewJeans’ Hype Boy
Composer of the Year – #250 (Ditto, ETA)
Lyricist of the Year – Gigi (Slow Dancing, Love Me Again, OMG, ETA, New Jeans, Super Shy, Cool with You)
Artist of the Year Global Streaming – Queen Card by (G)I-DLE, I AM by IVE, Super Shy by NewJeans, Flower by Jisoo, and Seven by Jungkook (ft. Latto)
Artist of the Year Unique Listeners – Queencard by (G)IDLE, Spicy by aespa, I AM by IVE, UNFORGIVEN by LE SSERAFIM (ft. Nile Rodgers), and Ditto by NewJeans
New Icon of the Year – Hwasa, STAYC
V Coloring of the Year – AKMU
Performance Director of the Year – Park So Yeon (Eve, Psych & The Bluebeard’s Wife, Perfect Night)
Artist of the Year (Digital) – Queencard by (G)I-DLE, UNFORGIVEN by LE SSERAFIM, Ditto by NewJeans, Seven by Jungkook (ft. Latto), and I AM by IVE
Artist of the Year (Physical Album) – SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN by SEVENTEEN, 5-STAR by Stray Kids, Golden by Jungkook, ISTJ by NCT DREAM, and The Name Chapter: FREEFALL by TXT
Digital Album of the Year – ISTJ by NCT DREAM