List of awards and nominations received by Kang Daniel

Kang Daniel is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, television host, and businessman. While promoting with South Korean boy group Wanna One, he received nine individual awards (including two variety rookie awards for his work on SBS's Master Key and MBC's It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets). He officially debuted as a solo artist in July 2019 with the extended play (EP), Color on Me. The EPs lead single "What Are You Up To" earned him the Best Music Video award at the 2019 Melon Music Awards. For his accomplishments the following year, Kang won four bonsang^[a] awards from the APAN Music Awards, the Soribada Best K-Music Awards, the Seoul Music Awards, and The Fact Music Awards. He also won Stage of the Year at the 2020 Soribada Best K-Music Awards which was previously a daesang^[b] award. After the release of his fourth EP, Kang won Song of the Year in April for its lead single "Antidote" as the only male soloist to do so at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards. Overall, Kang has won 63 awards from 100 nominations since the start of his career in 2017.

Kang Daniel awards and nominations

Kang Daniel at the 2017 Melon Music Awards
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations APAN Music Awards 5 5 APAN Star Awards 1 2 Asia Artist Awards 8 9 Asian Pop Music Awards 1 3 Blue Dragon Series Awards 1 2 Brand Customer Loyalty Award 3 3 Brand of the Year Awards 3 3 CJ E&M America Awards 1 1 Click! Star Wars Awards 2 2 Dong-A.com's Pick 2 2 Elle Style Awards 1 1 The Fact Music Awards 8 11 Fashionista Awards 1 1 Forbes Korea K-Pop Awards 2 2 Gaon Chart Music Awards 1 3 Golden Disc Awards 0 5 Hanteo Music Awards 1 2 K-Global Heart Dream Awards 3 3 Korea Best Brand Awards 1 1 Korea First Brand Awards 4 4 MAMA Awards 0 14 MBC Entertainment Awards 1 1 Melon Music Awards 1 2 MTN Broadcast Advertising Festival 2 2 Mubeat Awards 1 1 SBS Entertainment Awards 1 1 Seoul International Drama Awards 1 1 Seoul Music Awards 4 22 Soribada Best K-Music Awards 3 4
Totals[a]
Wins	63
Nominations	113
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

In other accolades, Kang has attained a Guinness World Record for gaining one million followers on Instagram in the shortest amount of time. In 2017, Naver reported that Kang was included on its list of 'Most Searched Keywords' as the only singer in the top six, placing right below the president of South Korea. According to the KBS News list of 'Most Mentioned Figures in TV and Entertainment for 2018', Kang was the only individual among groups in the top three. He was also the only individual among groups in the Forbes 2019 'Korea Power Celebrity' list to place in the top four.

Alongside his music career, Kang made his acting debut through the 2022 Disney+ Star original series, Rookie Cops. This role earned him multiple awards including Rookie of the Year in television or film at the Asia Artist Awards. In the same year, he was selected for the Seoul Mayor's Award for Culture due to his great contribution to the rise of Seoul's awareness by promoting Hallyu in various fields. Aside from the entertainment industry, Kang is also known for his involvement in philanthropic activities and received a plaque of recognition from The Snail of Love, a social welfare group for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award	Year	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
APAN Music Awards	2020	APAN Top 10 Bonsang	Kang Daniel	Won	[3]
		Best Performance		Won
		Best Male Solo – Korea		Won	[4]
		Best Male Solo – Global		Won
		KT Seezn Star Award		Won
APAN Star Awards	2022	Best Original Soundtrack	"Hush Hush (Korean Ver.)" – Rookie Cops	Nominated	[5]
	2024	Best Entertainer Award	Kang Daniel	Won	[6]
Asia Artist Awards	2019	Potential Award – Singer		Won	[7]
		Star15 Popularity Award		Won
		Best Emotive Award – Singer		Won
	2020	Asia Celebrity Award		Won	[8]
		Best Musician Award		Won	[9]
	2021	Male Solo Singer Popularity Award		Nominated	[10]
		Best Musician Award		Won	[11]
	2022	Potential Award – Actor	Rookie Cops	Won	[12]
		Rookie of the Year – Actor		Won	[13]
Asian Pop Music Awards[c]	2020	Best Male Artist – Overseas	Cyan	Nominated	[15]
	2021		Yellow	Nominated	[16]
		Top 20 Songs of the Year – Overseas	"Antidote"	Won	[17]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2022	Best New Actor	Rookie Cops	Nominated	[18]
		Popular Star Award		Won	[19]
Brand Customer Loyalty Award[d]	2020	Male Solo Singer	Kang Daniel	Won	[20]
	2021			Won	[21]
	2022			Won	[22]
Brand of the Year Awards[e]	2018	Male CF Model		Won	[23]
	2020	Male Solo Singer		Won	[24]
	2021			Won	[25]
CJ E&M America Awards	2017	Male Idol of the Year		Won	[26]
Click! Star Wars Awards[f]	2018	Popularity Award – Individual		Won	[27]
		Hall of Fame		Won	[28]
Dong-A.com's Pick	2019	Idol Pick Long-term Winner Award		Won	[29]
	2020	Idol Pick Soulmate Award		Won	[30]
Elle Style Awards	2018	Best Magazine Cover Award	July 2018 Issue – Log Out	Won	[31]
The Fact Music Awards	2018	Fan N Star Choice Award – Individual	Kang Daniel	Won	[32]
		Fan N Star Most Votes Award – Individual		Won
		Fan N Star Hall of Fame – Individual		Won
	2019	Fan N Star Choice Award – Individual		Won	[33]
		Fan N Star Most Votes Award – Individual		Won
	2020	Year's Artist Bonsang		Won	[34]
		Fan N Star Choice Award – Individual		Nominated	[35]
		TMA Popularity Award		Nominated	[36]
	2021	Fan N Star Choice Award – Individual		Nominated	[37]
		Artist of the Year – Bonsang		Won	[38]
	2022			Won	[39]
Fashionista Awards[g]	2017	Best Fashionista – Rising Star		Won	[40]
Forbes Korea K-Pop Awards	2021	Best K-Pop Idols Who Shined in 2021 – Male		Won	[41]
	2022	Best K-Pop Idols Who Shined in 2022 – Male		Won	[42]
Gaon Chart Music Awards	2020	Mubeat Global Choice Award – Male		Nominated	[43]
	2021	Song of the Year – February	"Paranoia"	Nominated	[44]
		Song of the Year – April	"Antidote"	Won	[45]
Golden Disc Awards	2020	Rookie of the Year	Kang Daniel	Nominated	[46]
		Popularity Award		Nominated
	2021	Album Bonsang	Magenta	Nominated	[47]
		Curaprox Popularity Award	Kang Daniel	Nominated
		QQ Music Popularity Award		Nominated	[48]
Hanteo Music Awards	2022	Artist of the Year – Bonsang		Won	[49]
		Post Generation Award		Nominated
K-Global Heart Dream Awards	2022	Main Award		Won	[50]
		Male Solo Popularity Award		Won
		Fandom Donation Award		Won
Korea Best Brand Awards[h]	2023	Best YouTube Content	Colorful Daniel	Won	[51]
Korea First Brand Awards[i]	2021	Male Solo Singer	Kang Daniel	Won	[52]
	2022			Won	[53]
	2023	Male Solo Artist		Won	[54]
		Male Idol Actor	Rookie Cops	Won
MAMA Awards	2019	Best New Male Artist	Kang Daniel	Nominated	[55]
		Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10		Nominated
		Artist of the Year		Nominated
	2020	Best Male Artist		Nominated	[56]
		Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10		Nominated
		Song of the Year	"Who U Are" (깨워)	Nominated
		Best Dance Performance – Solo		Nominated
		Artist of the Year	Kang Daniel	Nominated
	2021	Best Male Artist		Nominated	[57]
		Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10		Nominated
		Artist of the Year		Longlisted
	2022	Best Male Artist		Nominated	[58]
		Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10		Nominated
		Artist of the Year		Longlisted
MBC Entertainment Awards	2018	Rookie Award – Variety	It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets	Won	[59]
Melon Music Awards	2019	Best Music Video	"What Are You Up To" (뭐해)	Won	[60]
		Hot Trend	Kang Daniel	Nominated
MTN Broadcast Advertising Festival[j]	2018	Viewers' Grand Prize	Hite Extra Cold TVC – Ice Drum	Won	[61]
	2020		KT TVC – Galaxy Note 10 Aura Red	Won	[62]
Mubeat Awards[k]	2022	Best Performance	"Nirvana" featuring pH-1 and WDBZ	Won	[64]
SBS Entertainment Awards	2017	Rookie Award – Variety	Master Key	Won	[65]
Seoul International Drama Awards	2022	Outstanding K-Pop Idol	Rookie Cops	Won	[66]
Seoul Music Awards	2020	Bonsang Award	Color on Me	Nominated	[67]
		Dance Performance Award	"Touchin'"	Nominated
		Popularity Award	Color on Me	Nominated
		K-Wave Award		Nominated
	2021	Bonsang Award	Magenta	Won	[68]
		Daesang Award		Nominated	[69]
		Popularity Award	Kang Daniel	Nominated
		K-Wave Award		Nominated
		Fan PD Artist Award		Won	[70]
	2022	Bonsang Award	Yellow	Won	[71]
		Daesang Award		Nominated
		U+Idol Live Best Artist Award	Kang Daniel	Nominated
		Popularity Award		Nominated
		K-Wave Award		Nominated
	2023	Bonsang Award	The Story	Won	[72]
		Daesang Award		Nominated
		Popularity Award	Kang Daniel	Nominated
		Hallyu Special Award		Nominated
	2025	Main Prize (Bonsang)		Nominated	[73]
		Popularity Award		Nominated
		K-Wave Special Award		Nominated
		K-pop World Choice – Solo		Nominated
Soribada Best K-Music Awards	2020	New K-Wave Real Fan Award		Won	[74]
		Bonsang Award		Won
		Stage of the Year		Won
		Male Popularity Award		Nominated	[75]

Other accolades

Honors

Name of organization, year given, and the name of the honor

Organization	Year	Honor	Ref.
Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards[l]	2022	Seoul Mayor's Award for Culture	[77]
The Snail of Love[m]	2020	Soul–The Fan No.1	[79]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Forbes	2018	2030 Power Leaders in Entertainment	Placed	[80]
	2019	Korea Power Celebrity 40	4th	[81]
	2022		26th	[82]
	2023	30 Under 30	Placed	[83]
Gallup Korea	2017	Most Preferred Idols	2nd	[84]
	2018		5th	[85][unreliable source?]
	2019		13th	[86]
KBS	2018	Most Mentioned Figures in TV and Entertainment	3rd	[87]
Korea Economic Daily	2017	Best Rising Stars	1st	[88]
Naver	2017	Most Searched Keywords	6th	[89]
People	2022	Talented Emerging Artists Making Their Mark	7th	[90]
tvN	2017	Most Influential Celebrities in Korea	1st	[91]
Zoom	2021	Top Solo Artists of K-pop	Placed	[92]

World record

Key

†	Indicates a now former record holder[n]

Name of publication, year the record was awarded, name of the record, and the name of the record holder

Publication	Year	World record	Record holder	Ref.
Guinness World Records	2019	Fastest time to gain one million followers on Instagram	† Kang Daniel	[93]

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Wanna One
• Konnect Entertainment § Accolade

Notes

1. A bonsang (Korean: 본상), which translates to "main prize", is a major award given at a South Korean award ceremony.^[1]
2. A daesang (Korean: 대상), which translates to "grand prize", is the highest honor given at a South Korean award ceremony in recognition of the artist(s) with the greatest physical and digital achievements for the year.^[2]
3. Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on the "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened in September 2019.^[14]
4. Established in 2016, the Brand Customer Loyalty Award is an awards ceremony that recognizes brands with high consumer loyalty in various fields.^[20]
5. Established in 2003, the Brand of the Year Awards is an awards ceremony based on nationwide surveys hosted by the Korea Consumer Brand Committee and organized by the Korea Consumer Forum.^[23]
6. The Click! Star Wars Awards is an online awards ceremony hosted by The Fact which requires artists to win the top spot for 10 consecutive weeks to receive a trophy.^[27]
7. Hosted by fashion magazine Celeb's Pick and Naver Fashion Beauty, the Fashionista Awards is an online awards ceremony that selects the best style icons based on surveys conducted through Naver.^[40]
8. Hosted by The JoongAng and Forbes Korea, the Korea Best Brand Awards bases its winners on the best brands selected by the market and consumers.^[51]
9. Established in 2004, the Korea First Brand Awards is an annual awards ceremony hosted by the Korea Consumer Brand Committee and organized by the Korea Consumer Forum.^[52]
10. The MTN Broadcast Advertising Festival is an awards ceremony that showcases stars who have made contributions to the field of commercials and advertising. It is hosted by a South Korean business and economic news channel called Money Today Network.^[61]
11. The Mubeat Awards is an awards ceremony in which fans from across the globe vote directly on the global K-pop platform Mubeat for select categories.^[63]
12. Co-sponsored by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, Korea Communications Commission, and Korea Creative Content Agency, it awards cultural icons and businesses who have contributed greatly to Hallyu, the Korean wave.^[76]
13. The Snail of Love is a social welfare organization that provides support for the deaf and hard of hearing as well as education to improve public awareness.^[78]
14. Note that this does not indicate that Kang Daniel lost the record, only that the listed record holder was eventually surpassed.