The 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA), held on November 16 at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea, celebrated the best and brightest of the Korean music world.

Among the night’s biggest winners were NewJeans, (G)I-DLE, and ZEROBASEONE, who claimed the coveted Grand Prizes for their remarkable contributions to K-pop in 2024.

Checkout the full list of winners of day 1, 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards

K-pop Legendary Artist: TVXQ

Lullua x Fancast Best Popularity: SHINee’s Taemin

Best OST: Yoo Hwe Seung

Best Rock Ballad: Lee Mujin

Best Memory: Lee Mujin

IS Rising Star: JD1

Lotte Caliverse Transcendent Artist of the Year: Young Tak

Best Solo Artist: SHINee’s Taemin

Best R&B (Male): EXO’s DO aka Doh Kyung Soo

Best R&B (Female): BIBI

Best Hip Hop: Lee Young Ji

Best Band: QWER

Best Artist (Top 10): EXO’s DO, SHINee’s Taemin, Lee Young Ji, ZEROBASEONE, P1Harmony, Young Tak, STAYC, (G)I-DLE, NewJeans and Jeong Dong Won

Grand Honour’s Choice: ZEROBASEONE

2024 Grand Record: (G)I-DLE

2024 Grand Artist: NewJeans

Fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the happiness as their favourites bag the honors.

Twitter reactions on 2024 Korea Grand Music Award Winners

Hosted by actress Nam Ji Hyun and NewJeans’ Hanni on the first day, the event featured stellar performances by top artists, including EXO’s D.O, TVXQ, SHINee’s Taemin, (G)I-DLE, and many more.

The 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards Day 2 ceremony will be broadcast tomorrow, for more updates, keep checking this space.