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| D Awards | |
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| Current: 1st D Awards | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the K-Pop industry |
| Location | Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
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| First award | February 22, 2025 |
D Awards is an annual award ceremony established in 2025 by Sports Dong-a (a sister brand of the Dong-a Ilbo) for excellence in K-Pop music in South Korea.
History
[edit]D Awards was first announced in December 2024 as the award which was established to further promote and inspire K-Pop, believing that it was faithful to provide 'Dream' and 'Delights' as the reason why it was loved by people all over the world.[1] It was reported that D Awards will have special two categories: 'D Awards Delights' which was given to the outstanding K-Pop artist throughout the year and 'D Awards Dreamers' which was given to the aspiring new K-Pop artist who will lead the industry in the future.[2] D Awards offers three varieties of trophies featuring hexahedron design, each in a distinct color derived from the awards' symbolic color: 'black' for the grand prizes, 'blue' for the main prizes and best sub-award categories, and 'silver' for the emerging K-Pop artists.[3]
The 1st D Awards was held on February 22, 2025 with Go Min-si and Lee Jong-won as the presenters.[4]
Ceremonies
[edit]| Edition | Year | Date | Venue | Location | Ref. |
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| 1st | 2025 | February 22, 2025 | Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium | Seoul, South Korea | [5] |
Awards categories
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Grand Prizes (Daesang)
[edit]| Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. | |||||||
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| Artist of the Year | Song of the Year | Album of the Year | Record of the Year | Performance of the Year | Trend of the Year | Rookie of the Year | D Awards Iconic | |||
| 1st | 2025 | Seventeen | Aespa – "Supernova" | Enhypen – Romance: Untold | Zerobaseone – Cinema Paradise | Riize | QWER | NCT Wish, TWS | SM Entertainment | [6] |
Most awarded artists
[edit]The following artists (arranged in alphanumeric order) has received four or more awards.
| Awards | Artist |
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| 5 | Enhypen |
| 4 | Riize |
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References
[edit]- ^ Heo, Min-nyeong (December 20, 2024). 스포츠동아 '디 어워즈' 내년 2월 22일 서울서 개최 [Sports Donga 'D Awards' will be held in Seoul on February 22 next year]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ Kim, Myeong-mi (December 26, 2025). K팝 시상식 '제1회 디 어워즈' 내년 2월22일 개최[공식] [K-Pop Award Ceremony 'The 1st D Awards' will be held on February 22 next year [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ Heo, Min-nyeong (February 13, 2025). 디 어워즈 빛낼 3색 트로피 '디 큐브' 주인공은 누가 될까 [Who will be the winner of D Awards' Shining 3-Color Trophy 'D Cube'?]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (January 20, 2025). '제1회 디 어워즈' 고민시·이종원 MC 확정 [공식] [Go Min-si and Lee Jong-won confirmed as MC of '1st D Awards' [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ Choi, Lee-jeong (February 22, 2025). 고민시X이종원 첫 MC 도전..제1회 '디 어워즈' 오늘(22일) 개최 [Go Min-si x Lee Jong-won First MC Challenge...The 1st D Awards held today (22nd)]. Osen (newspaper) (in Korean). Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (February 22, 2025). 엔하이픈 '디 어워즈' 대상 포함 5관왕, 라이즈·제로베이스원 4관왕 [Enhypen received 5 trophies at 'D Awards' including the grand prize, Riize and Zerobaseone received 4 trophies]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2025.