10th Gaon Chart Music Awards

The 10th Gaon Chart Music Awards ceremony was held on January 13, 2021, via virtual livestream from studio without any performance and on-site audience due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. BTS was the most awarded act with 6 awards, followed by Blackpink with 4 and IU with 3.[1]

10th Gaon Chart Music Chart Awards
DateJanuary 13, 2021
Hosted byLeeteuk
Lia
Jaejae
Joo Young-hoon
Most awardsBTS (6)
Most nominationsBTS (10)
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Winners and nominees

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  • Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double-dagger (‡).[2]

Main awards

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Artist of the Year – Digital Music
December 2019 January 2020
February 2020 March 2020
  • BTS – "On"
    • BTS – "00:00 (Zero O'Clock)"
    • BTS – "Friends"
    • BTS – "Filter"
    • Iz*One – "Fiesta"
April 2020 May 2020
June 2020 July 2020
August 2020 September 2020
October 2020 November 2020
Artist of the Year – Physical Album
1st Quarter
(December 2019 – February 2020)
2nd Quarter
(March – May 2020)
3rd Quarter
(June – August 2020)
4th Quarter
(September – November 2020)
New Artist of the Year
Digital Music Physical Album

Special awards

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Category Winner
Lyricist of the Year IU
Music Steady Seller of the Year IU – "Blueming"
Retail Album of the Year BTSMap of the Soul: 7
World K-Pop Rookie Ateez
Itzy
Social Hot Star of the Year Blackpink
Mubeat Global Choice Blackpink
Lim Young-woong
Hot Performance of the Year Iz*One
Stray Kids
Top Kit Seller of the Year NCT
World Hallyu Star Award NCT
K-pop Contribution of the Year Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment
Composer of the Year Pop Time
Record Production of the Year Changmo
Ambition Musik
Discovery of the Year Young Tak
Performer of the Year Young (musical instrument)
Kriz (chorus)
Popular Singer of the Year Hwang In-wook
Style of the Year Son Sung-deuk (choreography)
Park Min-hee and Kim Bal-ko (stylist)
International Rising Star of the Year Tones and I

References

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  1. ^ "BTS wins 6 prizes at 2021 Gaon Chart Music Awards". The Korea Times. Yonhap News Agency. January 14, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Hicap, Jonathan (January 14, 2021). "Winners at 10th Gaon Chart Music Awards". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "10th Gaon Chart Music Awards: Artist of the Year – Digital Music Nominees". www.gaonmusicawards.com (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "10th Gaon Chart Music Awards: Artist of the Year – Physical Album Nominees". www.gaonmusicawards.com (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "10th Gaon Chart Music Awards: New Artist of the Year Nominees". www.gaonmusicawards.com (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.