Take a Look at the 36th Golden Disc Award’s Winners

On January 8, the 36th annual Golden Disc Awards event in South Korea took place, with musicians being awarded based on a combination of panelist votes and sales figures. K-pop mainstays BTS and IU, as well as rookie girl group aespa, swept this year’s Golden Disc Awards, which nominated releases between November 2020 and November 2021.

The solo singer took home Digital Song of the Year for her popular single ‘Celebrity,’ while BTS took home Album of the Year for their November 2020 studio album ‘Be,’ earning them the night’s only two Daesang (grand prize) winners. With their breakout single ‘Next Level,’ aespa also won a Digital Song Bonsang (major prize), as well as Artist of the Year, the Cosmopolitan Artist Award, and Rookie Artist of the Year.

This is the latest in a long line of successes for the three acts, who have won the majority of prizes at recent award events such as the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) and Melon Music Awards (MMA).

Check out the winners for the 36th Golden Disc Awards:

Digital Song of the Year (Daesang)

‘Next Level’, aespa
‘Nakka’, AKMU ft. IU
‘Butter’, BTS
‘Happen’, Heize
‘Celebrity’, IU – winner
‘Traffic Light’, Lee Mu-jin
‘Dun Dun Dance’, OH MY GIRL
‘ASAP’, STAYC

Album of the Year (Daesang)

‘Be’, BTS – winner
‘Dimension: Dilemma’, ENHYPEN
‘Lilac’, IU
‘Sticker’, NCT 127
‘Hot Sauce’, NCT Dream
‘Attacca’, SEVENTEEN
‘Noeasy’, Stray Kids
‘The Chaos Chapter: Freeze’, Tomorrow X Together

Digital Song Bonsang winners

‘Next Level’, aespa
‘Nakka’, AKMU ft. IU
‘Butter’, BTS
‘Happen’, Heize
‘Celebrity’, IU
‘Traffic Light’, Lee Mu-jin
‘Dun Dun Dance’, OH MY GIRL
‘ASAP’, STAYC

Album Bonsang winners

‘Be’, BTS
‘Dimension: Dilemma’, ENHYPEN
‘Lilac’, IU
‘Sticker’, NCT 127
‘Hot Sauce’, NCT Dream
‘Attacca’, Seventeen
‘Noeasy’, Stray Kids
‘The Chaos Chapter: Freeze’, Tomorrow X Together

Rookie Artist of the Year
aespa – winner
Epex
Jo Yu-ri
Kwon Eun-bi
Lee Chan-won
Mirae
Omega X
Purple Kiss
STAYC – winner

Seezn Most Popular Artist Award
BTS – winner

Artist of the Year
aespa – winner

Best Performance
Jeon Somi
The Boyz

Cosmopolitan Artist Award
aespa
SEVENTEEN