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K-World Dream Awards

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K-World Dream Awards
Current: 2026 K-World Dream Awards
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the music industry
LocationSeoul
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byTV Daily
Formerly called
  • Soribada Best K-Music Awards (2017–2020)
  • K-Global Heart Dream Awards (2022–2023)
First awardSeptember 20, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-09-20)
Television/radio coverage
Networkhellolive

The K-World Dream Awards (Korean: 케이 월드 드림 어워즈) is an annual music award show in South Korea. The award ceremony was first known the Soribada Best K-Music Awards (소리바다 베스트 케이뮤직 어워즈) in 2017 until discontinued due to the host Soribada delisting possibility in 2021. The award ceremony revived in 2022 with different host and rebranded as the K-Global Heart Dream Awards (케이 글로벌 하트 드림 어워즈) then renamed again in 2024 to the current name.

History

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Soribada Best K-Music Awards was hosted by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases.[1] The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded to the musics released between September 2016 and August 2017.[2] In 2021, the organizing company changed and the award ceremony was revived as the K-Global Heart Dream Awards after the bankruptcy of Soribada.[3][4] In 2024, the awards ceremony was renamed to the K-World Dream Awards.[5]

Judging criteria

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Winners are determined through Soribada's internal data, online and mobile votes from fans across the world, as well as ratings from professional adjudicators and critics.[6][7]

List of ceremonies

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Edition Award ceremony Date Venue City Ref.
1st 2017 Soribada Best K-Music Awards September 20, 2017 Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea [8]
2nd 2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards August 30, 2018 Olympic Gymnastics Arena [9]
3rd 2019 Soribada Best K-Music Awards August 22–23, 2019 [10]
4th 2020 Soribada Best K-Music Awards August 13, 2020 Online Ceremony [11]
5th 2022 K-Global Heart Dream Awards August 25, 2022 Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea [12]
6th 2023 K-Global Heart Dream Awards August 10, 2023 KSPO Dome [13]
7th 2024 K-World Dream Awards August 22, 2024 Jamsil Arena [5]
8th 2025 K-World Dream Awards August 21, 2025 [14]
9th 2026 K-World Dream Awards August 27, 2026 KINTEX Goyang, South Korea [15]

Grand Prize (Daesang)

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 Exo[a]Twice[a]
2nd 2018 BTS[a]
3rd 2019 BTS[b]Twice[b]Red Velvet[b]Mamamoo[b]
4th 2020 BTS
5th 2022 NCT Dream
6th 2023 Stray Kids
7th 2024 NCT 127 Aespa
8th 2025 Stray Kids IVE

Main Prize (Bonsang)

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 B.A.PBtoBExoGFriendHwang Chi-yeulMamamooMonsta XRed VelvetT-araTwiceVIXX––
2nd 2018 AOABolbbalgan4BTSMamamooMomolandMonsta XNCT 127NU'EST WRed VelvetTwiceWanna One––
3rd 2019 AB6IXBTSChunghaHa Sung-woonKim Jae-hwanMamamooMomolandMonsta XNCT 127TwiceRed VelvetPark Ji-hoon–
4th 2020 AB6IXAstroBTSGFriendIz*OneKang DanielLim Young-woongMamamooNCT DreamTwiceOh My GirlRed VelvetVicton
5th 2022 HeizeItzyIveKang DanielNCT DreamOh My GirlPsyThe BoyzTomorrow X Together————
6th 2023 AteezEnhypenItzySeventeenSeulgiSTAYCStray KidsTaeyongThe BoyzZerobaseone———
7th 2024 AespaBibiItzyKiss of LifeLee Mu-jinNCT 127PlaveQWERTomorrow X TogetherZerobaseone———
8th 2025 IllitIveLe SserafimNCT WishQWERStray KidsTomorrow X TogetherTripleSXdinary Heroes————

Rookie Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
GroupBandTrot
1st 2017 Wanna One ——
Pentagon
2nd 2018 The Boyz IZKangnam
Nature Seol Ha-yoon
Stray Kids
3rd 2019 Itzy — Song Ga-in
Hong Ja
TXT Kim Soo Chan
Jung Mi Ae
4th 2020 Cravity ——
MCND
TOO
5th 2022 Ive ——
Kep1er
Le Sserafim
6th 2023 BoyNextDoor ——
Xikers
Zerobaseone
7th 2024 NCT Wish ——
TWS
8th 2025 AHOF Dragon Pony —
Hearts2Hearts
KickFlip
KiiiKiii

Popularity Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
MaleFemale
1st 2017 Exo —
2nd 2018 Wanna OneMamamoo
3rd 2019 BTSTwice
4th 2020
5th 2022 BTS Kang Daniel Twice IU
6th 2023 BTSTwice
7th 2024 ExoKim Jae-joong UnisJeon Yu-jin
8th 2025 Stray KidsPark Ji-hyeon UnisJang Won-young

Genre Awards

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Trot Grand Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
3rd2019Jin SungHong Jin-young

Trot Artist Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st2017Tae Jin-ahHong Jin-young
2nd2018Tae Jin-ahHong Jin-young
3rd 2019 Tae Jin-ah
8th2025Park Seo-jinPark Ji-hyeon

Rising Trot Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
4th 2020 Kim Soo-chanSecond Aunt Kim Da-vi

Hip Hop Artist Award

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Ed. Year Winner
2nd2018Mino
5th2022Be'O
6th2023Zico

R&B Artist Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
2nd2018Crush
3rd2019Park BomYang Da-il

Rock Band Award

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Ed. Year Winner
3rd2019YB

Best OST Award

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Ed. Year Winner Song Drama
1st2017Ailee"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow"Goblin
2nd2018Jeong Se-woon"It’s You"What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
4th2020Gaho"Start Over"Itaewon Class
5th2022Heize"The Last"Our Blues
6th2023Paul Kim"You Remember"The Glory
7th2024Crush"Love You With All My Heart"Queen of Tears
8th2025Huntrix[16]"Golden"KPop Demon Hunters

Music Video Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st2017Zanybros
2nd2018Zanybros
5th2022DreamCatcherGolden ChildSF9Le Sserafim
6th2023Fromis 9The Boyz
7th2024AespaYoung Posse
8th2025IllitTripleS

Music Producer Awards

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Producer Award

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Ed. Year Winner
1stStray kids
2nd2018bangchan
3rd2019Rhymer
4th2020Kim Do-hoon
5th2022Psy
6th2023Yoon Young-ro
7th2024Shinsadong Tiger
8th2025Seo Hyun-joo

Songwriter Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
4th 2020 Lee Han-gilTurns Out Comatose
5th 2022 Turns Out Comatose

Best Hip Hop Maker Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
3rd 2019 Groovy Roomdress

Special Hallyu Awards

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Artist of the Year Award[c]

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Ed. Year Winner
4th2020Twice

Music of the Year Award[c]

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Ed. Year Winner
4th2020Red Velvet

Stage of the Year Award[c]

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Ed. Year Winner
4th2020Kang Daniel

Artist Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 BTS
2nd 2018 Monsta XRed Velvet
3rd 2019 WJSNLovelyz
4th 2020 TXTItzy

Performance Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 NCT 127Gugudan
2nd 2018 SamuelDIA
3rd 2019 AteezLoona
4th 2020 The Boyz(G)I-dle

Rising Hot Star Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 WJSNWanna One—
2nd 2018 Hyeongseop X EuiwoongYDPP—
3rd 2019 N.FlyingStray KidsThe Boyz
4th 2020 NatureLoonaGWSN
6th 2022 AleXaBlitzersThe New Six

Icon Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 Red Velvet
2nd 2018 NU'EST W
3rd 2019 Oh My GirlPark Ji-hoon
4th 2020 OneusWJSN

Voice Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 Han Dong-geun
2nd 2018 WheesungGB9 (Social)Seo J (Social)
3rd 2019 Jeong Se-woonLee Chang-minLee Woo (Social)
4th 2020 Kim Jae-hwanKim Woo-seokHa Sung-woon

Music Star Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
1st 2017 SonamooKNK
2nd 2018 ChunghaUNB
3rd 2019 CLCNature

Global Entertainer Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
2nd 2018 7Senses
3rd 2019 Zero 9SNH48

Social Artist Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
2nd 2018 BTS
3rd 2019 HwasaNCT 127

Global Hot Trend Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
3rd 2019 ASTRO
4th 2020 Stray KidsIz*One

Next Artist Award

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Ed. Year Winner(s)
3rd 2019 OneusNewkiddA.C.E
4th 2020 DKB AleXa —

Other Awards

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Edition Year Award Winner(s)
1st 2017 Photogenic Award DIA
Global Career Achievement Award Eru
2nd 2018 Trend Queen Award Seo In-young
People's Choice Award Exo
3rd 2019 New Wave Award Monsta X(G)I-dle
Art-tainer Award Nam Woo-hyunWeki Meki
4th 2020 New K-Wave Real Fan AwardKang Daniel
Global Artist AwardAstro
9th 2025
Global Artist AwardTomorrow X Together

Most Wins

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The following artists received five or more awards:

Rank Artist(s) Awards
1 Twice 10
BTS
Stray Kids
4 Red Velvet 8
5 Mamamoo 6
Ive
Tomorrow X Together
8 Monsta X 5

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 Two were given for the Grand Award & Digital Grand Award categories, respectively.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Four were given for the Artist of the Year, Music of the Year, Stage of the Year, and Live Performance of the Year categories, respectively.
  3. 1 2 3 Formerly a grand award category, it has been demoted off its grand award category status to a grand award final nominee consolation award category since 2020.

References

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  1. ↑ "'소리바다 K뮤직 어워드' 오는 9월20일 개최 확정, 국내 최대 규모 '기대'". TV Daily (in Korean). February 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ "소리바다 음악시상식 'SOBA', 9월20일 개최 확정 [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). July 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Choi, Du-seon (May 19, 2021). 소리바다 등 상장폐지 사유 발생 기업 잇따라 [Companies with reasons for delisting, including Soribada, continue to appear]. Financial News (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ '재정난' 소리바다, 자회사 임직원 급여 미지급 "생존권 위협" ['Financial crisis' Soribada subsidiary employees' salary not paid "Threat to survival rights"]. Xports News (in Korean). March 5, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Naver News.
  5. 1 2 "QWER·영파씨·NCT 위시·아일릿·유니스·배드빌런, '2024 케이 월드 드림 어워즈' 출격" (in Korean). July 12, 2024. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ "'소리바다' 엑소, 韓최초 5년연속 대상..트와이스는 음원퀸[종합]". Osen (in Korean). September 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ "[소리바다어워즈]엑소·트와이스 대상·워너원 2관왕…K팝 축제 (종합)". Herald Pop (in Korean). September 20, 2017. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ "'소리바다' 엑소, 韓최초 5년연속 대상..트와이스는 음원퀸[종합]". Osen (in Korean). September 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ "BTS, TWICE Win Big at 2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards". Billboard. August 30, 2018. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  10. ↑ "'2019 SOBA' 시상자 1차 라인업 전격 공개…진정한 ★들의 잔치 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). June 24, 2019. Archived from the original on June 25, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  11. ↑ "[종합] '2020 소리바다 어워즈' 방탄소년단, 불참에도 대상…트와이스·강다니엘, 3관왕 쾌거". My Daily (in Korean). August 13, 2020. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  12. ↑ An, Byeong-gil (August 26, 2022). "'하트드림 어워즈' 강다니엘 3관왕-임영웅 트롯 인기상" ['Heart Dream Awards' Kang Daniel Triple Corm-Lim Youngwoong Trot Popularity Awards]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  13. ↑ Seo, Ji-hyeon (August 10, 2023). "'3관왕' 스키즈→제베원·태용·윤하가 수놓은 케이팝 축제 ['2023 K 글로벌 하트 드림 어워즈' 종합]" ['Triple Crown' SKZ→ K-Pop Festival embroidered by ZB1·Taeyong·Younha ['2023 K Global Heart Dream Awards' Comprehensive]]. Sports Today (in Korean). Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  14. ↑ Oh, Ji-won (May 27, 2025). '2025 케이 드림 어워즈' 8월 개최...스타 애장품 경매 진행 ['2025 K-World Dream Awards' to be held in August...Stars' Favorite Auction in Progress]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ Jang, Woo-young (July 24, 2026). 갓세븐 제이비·성리·에반·박지현 뜬다…'2026 케이 월드 드림 어워즈' 라인업 완성 [GOT7's JB, Seongri, Evan, and Park Ji-hyun to rise... '2026 K-World Dream Awards' lineup completes]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 18, 2026. Retrieved August 18, 2026 – via The Chosun Ilbo.
  16. ↑ Grover, Ashima (August 21, 2025). "2025 K-World Dream Awards winners: Stray Kids, IVE's Wonyoung on popularity high; aespa, Seventeen snag Best Album". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
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