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The Circle Chart Music Awards (Korean: 써클차트 뮤직 어워드), formerly known as the Gaon Chart Music Awards, is a major music awards ceremony that is presented annually in South Korea by the Korea Music Content Association primarily based on the commercial performance of the songs and albums based on the national music record chart Circle Chart.
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| Circle Chart Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 13th Circle Chart Music Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Commercial performance of songs and albums |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | Korea Music Content Association |
| First award | February 22, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-02-22) |
| Website | Official website |
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Since 2017, the awarding ceremony has been broadcast live worldwide via Mnet and V Live. In addition to the Gaon Chart being rebranded to the Circle Chart on July 7, 2022, it was announced the Gaon Chart Music Awards would be renamed to the Circle Chart Music Awards.[1]
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Host venues
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| Edition | Year | Date | Host city | Venue | Host | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2011 | February 22, 2012 | Seoul | Blue Square Samsung Card Hall | Taeyeon and Joo Young-hoon | |
| 2nd | 2012 | February 13, 2013 | Olympic Hall | Gain and Joo Young-hoon | ||
| 3rd | 2013 | February 12, 2014 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | Yuri and Oh Sang-jin | ||
| 4th | 2014 | January 28, 2015 | Leeteuk and Hyeri | |||
| 5th | 2015 | February 17, 2016 | Olympic Hall | Leeteuk and Yura | ||
| 6th | 2016 | February 22, 2017 | Jamsil Arena | Leeteuk and Solar | ||
| 7th | 2017 | February 14, 2018 | Leeteuk and Dahyun | |||
| 8th | 2018 | January 23, 2019 | Kim Jong-kook and Nancy | |||
| 9th | 2019 | January 8, 2020 | Leeteuk and Lia | |||
| 10th | 2020 | January 13, 2021 | CJ E&M Center | Leeteuk, Lia, Jaejae and Joo Young-hoon | ||
| 11th | 2021 | January 27, 2022 | Jamsil Arena | Jaejae, Doyoung and Sieun | ||
| 12th | 2022 | February 18, 2023 | KSPO Dome | Doyoung and Miyeon | [2] | |
| 13th | 2023 | January 10, 2024 | Busan | Busan Exhibition and Convention Center | Leeteuk, Sieun and Seok Matthew | [3] |
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Awards
Artist of the Year – Physical
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | |||
| 1st | 2011 | TVXQ | Beast | Super Junior | Girls' Generation | |
| 2nd | 2012 | BigBang | Girls' Generation-TTS | Super Junior | TVXQ | |
| 3rd | 2013 | Girls' Generation | Cho Yong-pil | Exo | ||
| 4th | 2014 | TVXQ | Exo | Super Junior | ||
| 5th | 2015 | Exo | Super Junior | Exo | ||
| 6th | 2016 | Got7 | Exo | BTS | ||
| 7th | 2017 | BTS | Seventeen | BTS | Wanna One | |
| 8th | 2018 | Wanna One | BTS | Exo | ||
| 9th | 2019 | Seventeen | BTS | Seventeen | ||
| 10th | 2020 | BTS | Baekhyun | BTS | ||
| 11th | 2021 | Iz*One | NCT Dream | BTS | NCT 127 | |
| 12th | 2022 | NCT | Seventeen | Stray Kids | [2] | |
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Artist of the Year – Digital Music
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | |||
| 9th | 2019 | Ben | MC the Max | Hwasa | Taeyeon | Bolbbalgan4 | Davichi | Jang Hye-jin & Yoon Min-soo | Ben | Sunmi | AKMU | MC Mong | IU | |
| 10th | 2020 | Red Velvet | Zico | BTS | MC the Max | Oh My Girl | IU | Blackpink | Zico | BTS | Chungha & Christopher | Blackpink | BTS | |
| 11th | 2021 | Taeyeon | IU | Shinee | IU | Kang Daniel | BTS | Brave Girls | BTS | Red Velvet | Coldplay & BTS | IU | Twice | |
| 12th | 2022 | Ive | Kep1er | Taeyeon | (G)I-dle | Ive | Le Sserafim | BTS | Aespa | Blackpink | Le Sserafim | Itzy | [2] | |
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New Artist of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Streaming | Streaming Unique Listeners | Album | |||
| 13th | 2023 | Babymonster | Riize | Zerobaseone | [4] |
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Previous format
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male Group | Female Group | Male Solo | Female Solo | |||
| 1st | 2011 | B1A4 | Apink | Huh Gak | Kim Bo kyung | |
| 2nd | 2012 | B.A.P | Hello Venus | John Park | Ailee | |
| 3rd | 2013 | BTS | Ladies' Code | Jung Joon-young | Lim Kim | |
| 4th | 2014 | Winner | Mamamoo | — | — | |
| 5th | 2015 | iKon | GFriend | — | — | |
| 6th | 2016 | NCT 127 | Blackpink | — | — | |
| 7th | 2017 | Wanna One | Weki Meki | Woo Won-jae | — | |
| 8th | 2018 | Stray Kids | (G)I-dle & Iz*One | Haon | — | |
| 9th | 2019 | TXT | Itzy | — | — | |
| 10th | 2020 | Enhypen | Aespa | — | — | |
| 11th | 2021 | — | — | Lee Mu-jin & Lee Chan-won | — | |
| 12th | 2022 | Tempest | NewJeans & Ive | — | — | [2] |
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Discovery of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winners (Category) | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip-Hop | Indie | R&B | Ballad | Trot | Group | J-Pop | |||
| 1st | 2011 | — | The Koxx | Noel | — | — | Girl's Day | — | |
| 2nd | 2012 | Double K | 3rd Line Butterfly | — | — | Apink | — | — | |
| 3rd | 2013 | — | Rose Motel | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th | 2014 | Epik High | — | Red Velvet | — | — | Lovelyz | — | |
| 5th | 2015 | Song Min-ho | Hyukoh | Zion.T | — | Lee Ae Ran | — | — | |
| 6th | 2016 | BewhY | Bolbbalgan4 | Dean | Han Dong-geun | — | — | — | |
| 7th | 2017 | Changmo | MeloMance | Heize | Hwang Chi-yeul | — | — | — | |
| 8th | 2018 | — | — | Punch | Ben | — | Stray Kids | — | |
| 9th | 2019 | — | — | — | Kassy | — | N.Flying | — | |
| 10th | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Young Tak | — | — | |
| 11th | 2021 | Homies | — | — | — | — | STAYC | — | |
| 12th | 2022 | Be'O | — | — | — | — | — | — | [2] |
| 13th | 2023 | — | — | — | Parc Jae-jung | Lee Chan-won | — | imase | [4] |
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Music Steady Seller of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winner | Song | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2013 | Girl's Day | "Expectation" | |
| 4th | 2014 | Soyou & Junggigo | "Some" | |
| 5th | 2015 | Naul | "You in The Same Time" | |
| 6th | 2016 | MC the Max | "No Matter Where" | |
| 7th | 2017 | IU | "Through the Night" | |
| 8th | 2018 | iKon | "Love Scenario" | |
| 9th | 2019 | Paul Kim | "Me After You" | |
| 10th | 2020 | IU | "Blueming" | |
| 11th | 2021 | BTS | "Dynamite" | |
| 12th | 2022 | Lim Young-woong | "Love Always Runs Away" | |
| 13th | 2023 | NewJeans | "Hype Boy" | [4] |
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Retail Album of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winner | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 2019 | BTS | Map of the Soul: Persona | |
| 10th | 2020 | Map of the Soul: 7 | ||
| 11th | 2021 | Butter | ||
| 12th | 2022 | Proof | [2] | |
| 13th | 2023 | Seventeen | FML | [4] |
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Top Kit Seller of the Year
Popular Singer of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winner | Song | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2013 | Roy Kim & Jung Joon-young | "Becoming Dust" | |
| 4th | 2014 | Im Chang-jung | "A Glass of Soju" | |
| 5th | 2015 | So Chan Whee | "Tears" | |
| 6th | 2016 | MC the Max | "No Matter Where" | |
| 7th | 2017 | Yoon Jong-shin | "Like It" | |
| 8th | 2018 | Jang Deok Cheol | "Good Old Days" | |
| 9th | 2019 | Lim Jae-hyun | "If There Was Practice in Love" | |
| 10th | 2020 | Hwang in-wook | "Phocha" | |
| 11th | 2021 | Standing Egg | "Old Song" |
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Overseas Music Awards
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| Edition | Year | Winner | Song | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2011 | Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera | "Moves like Jagger" | [5] |
| 2nd | 2012 | Maroon 5 | "Payphone" | |
| 3rd | 2013 | DJ Gollum | "The Bad Touch" | |
| 4th | 2014 | Maroon 5 | "Maps" | |
| 5th | 2015 | Adele | "Hello" | |
| 6th | 2016 | Maroon 5 | "Don't Wanna Know" | |
| 7th | 2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" | |
| 8th | 2018 | Camila Cabello | "Havana" | |
| 9th | 2019 | Anne-Marie | "2002" | |
| 11th | 2021 | Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon | "Peaches" | |
| 12th | 2022 | The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber | "Stay" | [2] |
| 13th | 2023 | Charlie Puth | "Dangerously" | [4] |
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Composer/Lyricist of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer | Lyricist | |||
| 1st | 2011 | Yoon Sang | Kim Eana | |
| 2nd | 2012 | Teddy | Kim Eana | |
| 3rd | 2013 | Duble Sidekick | Kim Eana | |
| 4th | 2014 | Min Yeon-jae | Kim Do-hoon | |
| 5th | 2015 | Black Eyed Pilseung | Kim Eana | |
| 6th | 2016 | Black Eyed Pilseung | Jo Yoon-kyung | |
| 7th | 2017 | Pdogg | IU | |
| 8th | 2018 | Teddy | Seo Ji-eum | |
| 9th | 2019 | Black Eyed Pilseung | Min Yeon-jae | |
| 10th | 2020 | Pop Time | IU | |
| 11th | 2021 | Ryan S. Jhun | IU | |
| 12th | 2022 | Ryan S. Jhun | Seo Ji-eum | [2] |
| 13th | 2023 | 250 | Gigi | [4] |
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Performers of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus | Musical Instrument | |||
| 1st | 2011 | Kim Hyun-a | Kang Soo-ho | |
| 2nd | 2012 | Kim Hyo-soo | Shin Hyun-kwon | |
| 3rd | 2013 | Gil Eun-kyung | Tommy Kim | |
| 4th | 2014 | Kang Tae-woo | Jang-hyeok | |
| 5th | 2015 | Lee Tae-yoon | Kang Sung-ho | |
| 6th | 2016 | Kim Ryeong | Lee Seong-yeol & Choi Tae-wan | |
| 7th | 2017 | Kang Tae-woo | Lee Seung-yeob | |
| 8th | 2018 | Jun Jae Hee | Kim Mi-jung & Shin Sang-won | |
| 9th | 2019 | Joo Chan Yang | Choi Hun | |
| 10th | 2020 | KREEZE | Jung Jae-pil (Young) | |
| 11th | 2021 | Kim Yeon Seo | Jung Jae-pil (Young) | |
| 12th | 2022 | Bae Soo-jung | Choi In-sung | [2] |
| 13th | 2023 | Perrie | Hareem | [4] |
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Style of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choreographer | Stylist | |||
| 1st | 2011 | Prepix | Seo Soo-kyung | |
| 2nd | 2012 | Lee Ju-sun | Song Jeong-ok | |
| 3rd | 2013 | Yama & Hot Chicks | Jung Bo-yoon | |
| 4th | 2014 | Choreography Team DQ | Park Seo-hyun, Choi Ji-hyang | |
| 5th | 2015 | Yama & Hot Chicks | Ji Eunie | |
| 6th | 2016 | Son Sung Deuk | Choi Hee Sun | |
| 7th | 2017 | Lia Kim | Kim Ye-jin, Choi Kyung-won | |
| 8th | 2018 | Son Sung Deuk | Ji Eunie | |
| 9th | 2019 | Choi Ri An | Choi Hee Sun | |
| 10th | 2020 | Son Sung Deuk | Kim Bal-ko & Park Min-hee | |
| 11th | 2021 | Son Sung Deuk | Kim Wook | |
| 12th | 2022 | Kim Eun-ju & Kim Young-hoo | Park Min-hee | [2] |
| 13th | 2023 | Park So-yeon | Kim Hye-soo | [4] |
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Record Production of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winner | Record | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 2017 | Fave Entertainment | IU – "Through the Night" | |
| 8th | 2018 | iKon | iKon – "Love Scenario" | |
| 9th | 2019 | MNH Entertainment | Chungha – "Gotta Go" | |
| 10th | 2020 | Ambition Musik | Changmo – "Meteor" | |
| 11th | 2021 | EDAM Entertainment | IU – "Lilac" | |
| 12th | 2022 | Cube Entertainment | (G)I-dle – I Never Die | [2] |
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Social Hot Star of the Year
Hot Performance of the Year
World K-pop Star
World K-Pop Rookie
International Rising Star of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 2016 | Charlie Puth | |
| 7th | 2017 | Shawn Mendes | |
| 9th | 2019 | Billie Eilish | |
| 10th | 2020 | Tones and I | |
| 11th | 2021 | Kid Laroi | |
| 12th | 2022 | Gayle | [2] |
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Mubeat Choice Award
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| 10th | 2020 | Lim Young-woong | Blackpink | |
| 11th | 2021 | BTS | Lisa | |
| 12th | 2022 | Lim Young-woong | Blackpink | [2] |
| 13th | 2023 | Lim Young-woong | NiziU | [4] |
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Mobile Vote Popularity Award
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Discontinued awards
K-pop Contribution Award / Lifetime Achievement Award
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| Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2011 | Lee Soo-man | |
| 2nd | 2012 | Hong Seung-sung | |
| 3rd | 2013 | Cho Yong-pil | |
| 4th | 2014 | Shin Hae-chul | |
| 6th | 2016 | Sechs Kies | |
| 7th | 2017 | Yoon Jong-shin | |
| 8th | 2018 | BTS | |
| 10th | 2020 | Lee Soo-man |
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Special Awards
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| Edition | Year | Awards | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2011 | Oricon Special Award | Girls' Generation | |
| 2nd | 2012 | Hallyu Special Award | CNBLUE | |
| 4th | 2014 | Weibo Kpop Star Award | Super Junior | |
| 5th | 2015 | Weibo Kpop Star Award | Sehun | |
| Most Influential Group of Asia | Big Bang | |||
| 6th | 2016 | V Live Global Popularity Award | BTS |
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Technical Award
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| Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2011 | Ko Seung-wook |
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Hot Trend Award
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2012 | Apink | — | |
| 3rd | 2013 | Crayon Pop | — | |
| 4th | 2014 | Block B | EXID | |
| 5th | 2015 | B.A.P | Baek A Yeon | |
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Producer of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2011 | Kim Kwang-soo (Core Contents Media) | |
| 2nd | 2012 | Yang Hyun-suk (YG Entertainment) | |
| 3rd | 2013 | Yang Hyun-suk (YG Entertainment) | |
| 4th | 2014 | Kim Shi-dae (Starship Entertainment) | |
| 5th | 2015 | Yang Hyun-suk (YG Entertainment) | |
| 6th | 2016 | Bang Si-hyuk (Big Hit Entertainment) |
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New Media Platform
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2011 | Daum | |
| YouTube | |||
| 3rd | 2013 | Bugs! | |
| 4th | 2014 | Kakao Music |
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Music Distribution
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Offline | |||
| 2nd | 2012 | LOEN Entertainment | KMP Holdings | |
| 3rd | 2013 | CJ E&M Music | ||
| 4th | 2014 | Universal Music | ||
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Sound Engineer of the Year
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| Edition | Year | Winners | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2011 | Ko Seung-wook | |
| 2nd | 2012 | Jeon Hoon | |
| 3rd | 2013 | Jo Joon-sung |
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Most awards
The following artists (arranged in alphanumeric order) has received three or more awards.
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Artist of the Year – Physical
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| Awards | Artist |
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| 10 | BTS |
| Exo | |
| 6 | Seventeen |
| 5 | Super Junior |
| 3 | TVXQ |
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Artist of the Year – Digital
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