2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards Announces Nominees + Voting Begins

The nominees have been announced for the 2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards (hereafter 2018 MGA), which is the first year for this awards ceremony.

In order to be eligible, the music must have been released between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018. The nominations were chosen based on Genie Music’s chart data during this time period.

The criteria for the final winners are as follows:

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Artist of the Year – 30% votes, 30% Genie Music digital song scores, 20% judge panel, 20% social media

Song of the Year – 20% votes, 40% Genie Music digital song scores, 20% judge panel, 20% social media

Best Selling Artist of the Year – 10% votes, 50% Genie Music digital song scores, 20% judge panel, 20% social media

Digital Album of the Year – 10% votes, 50% Genie Music digital album scores, 20% judge panel, 20% social media

Special Award

Genie Music Popularity Award – 100% votes

Artist Category Awards

Male Artist Award, Female Artist Award, Male Group Award, Female Group Award, Male Rookie Award, Female Rookie Award, Discovery of the Year – 30% votes, 30% Genie usic digital song scores, 20% judge panel, 20% social media

Song Genre Awards

Dance Track (Male), Dance Track (Female), Vocal Track (Male), Vocal Track (Female), Rap/Hip Hop Music Award, Band Music Award, OST Award – 20% votes, 40% Genie Music digital song scores, 20% judge panel, 20% social media

Voting takes place on the Genie Music website from October 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018. Only verified Genie Music members can vote, with regular members allowed one vote per category per day and paid members allowed three votes per category per day.

The nominees are as follows:

Male Artist Award

DEAN
Jung Seung Hwan
Roy Kim
Seungri
Yong Junhyung

Female Artist Award

Chungha
Heize
Sunmi
Suzy
Taeyeon

Male Group Award

BTOB
BTS
iKON
SEVENTEEN
Wanna One

Female Group Award

BLACKPINK
MAMAMOO
MOMOLAND
Red Velvet
TWICE

Male Rookie Award

HAON
Kim Dong Han
Stray Kids
The Boyz
VINXEN

Female Rookie Award

Celeb Five
fromis_9
(G)I-DLE
KHAN
LOONA

Discovery of the Year

Celeb Five
Jang Deok Cheol
MOMOLAND
Paul Kim
PENTAGON

Dance Track (Male)

BTS – “IDOL”
PENTAGON – “Shine”
SEVENTEEN – “Oh My!”
SHINee – “Good Evening”
Wanna One – “Boomerang”

Dance Track (Female)

BLACKPINK – “DDU-DU DDU-DU”
MAMAMOO – “Starry Night”
MOMOLAND – “BBoom BBoom”
Red Velvet – “Power Up”
TWICE – “What is Love?

Vocal Track (Male)

BTOB – “Missing You”
Jang Deok Cheol – “Good Old Days”
MeloMance – “Tale”
Roy Kim – “Only Then”
Wanna One – “Beautiful”

Vocal Track (Female)

Ben – “Love, ing”
Bolbbalgan4 – “Travel”
Davichi – “Days Without You”
Heize – “Jenga” (Feat. Gaeko)
MAMAMOO – “Rainy Season”

Rap/Hip Hop Music Award

BTS – “Fake Love”
Epik High – “Love Story” (Feat. IU)
iKON – “Love Scenario”
WINNER – “EVERYDAY”
Yong Junhyung – “Sudden Shower” (Feat. 10cm)

Band Music Award

DAY6 – “Shoot Me”
FTISLAND – “Summer Night’s Dream”
Hyukoh – “Love Ya!”
Jaurim – “For Ever and Ever”
NELL, GroovyRoom – “Today”

OST Award

BEN – “Can’t Go”
ISU (M.C THE MAX) – “My Way”
MeloMance – “Deepen”
Paul Kim – “Every Day, Every Moment”
Sondia – “Adult”

Artist of the Year

(all artists nominated for the Male Artist Award, Female Artist Award, Male Group Award, Female Group Award, Male Rookie Award, Female Rookie Award, and Discovery of the Year categories)

BLACKPINK
BTOB
BTS
Celeb Five
Chungha
DEAN
fromis_9
(G)I-DLE
HAON
Heize
iKON
Jang Deok Cheol
Jung Seung Hwan
KHAN
Kim Dong Han
LOONA
MAMAMOO
MOMOLAND
PENTAGON
Paul Kim
Red Velvet
Roy Kim
SEVENTEEN
Seungri
Stray Kids
Sunmi
Suzy
TWICE
Taeyeon
The Boyz
VINXEN
Wanna One
Yong Junhyung

Song of the Year

(all songs nominated for the Dance Track (Male), Dance Track (Female), Vocal Track (Male), Vocal Track (Female), Rap/Hip Hop Music Award, Band Music Award, and OST Award categories)

BEN – “Can’t Go”
BEN – “Love, ing”
BLACKPINK – “DDU-DU DDU-DU”
BTOB – “Missing You”
BTS – “Fake Love”
BTS – “IDOL”
Bolbbalgan4 – “Travel”
DAY6 – “Shoot Me”
Davichi – “Days Without You”
Epik High – “Love Story” (Feat. IU)
FTISLAND – “Summer Night’s Dream”
Hyukoh – “Love Ya!”
Heize – “Jenga” (Feat. Gaeko)
iKON – “Love Scenario”
ISU (M.C THE MAX) – “My Way”
Jang Deok Cheol – “Good Old Days”
Jaurim – “For Ever and Ever”
MAMAMOO – “Rainy Season”
MAMAMOO – “Starry Night”
MOMOLAND – “BBoom BBoom”
MeloMance – “Deepen”
MeloMance – “Tale”
NELL, GroovyRoom – “Today”
PENTAGON – “Shine”
Paul Kim – “Every Day, Every Moment”
Red Velvet – “Power Up”
Roy Kim – “Only Then”
SEVENTEEN – “Oh My!”
SHINee – “Good Evening”
Sondia – “Adult”
TWICE – “What is Love?”
WINNER – “EVERYDAY”
Wanna One – “Beautiful”
Wanna One – “Boomerang”
Yong Junhyung – “Sudden Shower” (Feat. 10cm)

Best Selling Artist of the Year

Bolbbalgan4
BTS
MeloMance
Red Velvet
TWICE

Digital Album of the Year

Bolbbalgan4 – “Red Diary Page.2”
BTS – “Love Yourself: Answer”
Epik High – “We’ve Done Something Wonderful”
iKON – “Return”
Wanna One – “1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU)”

Genie Music Popularity Award

(all artists nominated for any category)

BEN
BLACKPINK
Bolbbalgan4
BTOB
BTS
Celeb Five
Chungha
DAY6
Davichi
DEAN
Epik High
fromis_9
FTISLAND
(G)I-DLE
HAON
Heize
Hyukoh
iKON
ISU (M.C THE MAX)
Jang Deok Cheol
Jaurim
Jung Seung Hwan
KHAN
Kim Dong Han
LOONA
MAMAMOO
MeloMance
MOMOLAND
NELL and GroovyRoom
PENTAGON
Paul Kim
Red Velvet
Roy Kim
SEVENTEEN
Seungri
SHINee
Sondia
Stray Kids
Sunmi
Suzy
TWICE
Taeyeon
The Boyz
VINXEN
Wanna One
WINNER
Yong Junhyung

The 2018 MGA will be held on November 6 at Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon.