K-World Dream Awards
Annual South Korean music awards
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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.
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the music industry
LocationSeoul
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byTV Daily
| K-World Dream Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 2025 K-World Dream Awards | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the music industry |
| Location | Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | TV Daily |
| Formerly called |
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| First award | September 20, 2017 |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | hellolive |
History
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
List of ceremonies
| 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] | ||
Grand Prize (Daesang)
Main Prize (Bonsang)
Rookie Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Band | Trot | ||
| 1st | 2017 | Wanna One | — | — |
| Pentagon | ||||
| 2nd | 2018 | The Boyz | IZ | Kangnam |
| 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
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||
| 1st | 2017 | Exo | — | ||
| 2nd | 2018 | Wanna One | Mamamoo | ||
| 3rd | 2019 | BTS | Twice | ||
| 4th | 2020 | ||||
| 5th | 2022 | BTS | Kang Daniel | Twice | IU |
| 6th | 2023 | BTS | Twice | ||
| 7th | 2024 | Exo | Kim Jae-joong | Unis | Jeon Yu-jin |
| 8th | 2025 | Stray Kids | Park Ji-hyeon | Unis | Jang Won-young |
Genre Awards
Trot Grand Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | Jin Sung | Hong Jin-young | |
Trot Artist Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young | |
| 2nd | 2018 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Tae Jin-ah | ||
| 8th | 2025 | Park Seo-jin | Park Ji-hyeon | |
Rising Trot Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Soo-chan | Second Aunt Kim Da-vi |
Hip Hop Artist Award
R&B Artist Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2018 | Crush | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Park Bom | Yang Da-il |
Rock Band Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | YB |
Best OST Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner | Song | Drama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Ailee | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Goblin |
| 2nd | 2018 | Jeong Se-woon | "It’s You" | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim |
| 4th | 2020 | Gaho | "Start Over" | Itaewon Class |
| 5th | 2022 | Heize | "The Last" | Our Blues |
| 6th | 2023 | Paul Kim | "You Remember" | The Glory |
| 7th | 2024 | Crush | "Love You With All My Heart" | Queen of Tears |
| 8th | 2025 | Huntrix[15] | "Golden" | KPop Demon Hunters |
Music Video Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Zanybros | |||
| 2nd | 2018 | Zanybros | |||
| 5th | 2022 | DreamCatcher | Golden Child | SF9 | Le Sserafim |
| 6th | 2023 | Fromis 9 | The Boyz | ||
| 7th | 2024 | Aespa | Young Posse | ||
| 8th | 2025 | Illit | TripleS | ||
Music Producer Awards
Producer Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stray kids | |
| 2nd | 2018 | bangchan |
| 3rd | 2019 | Rhymer |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Do-hoon |
| 5th | 2022 | Psy |
| 6th | 2023 | Yoon Young-ro |
| 7th | 2024 | Shinsadong Tiger |
| 8th | 2025 | Seo Hyun-joo |
Songwriter Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Lee Han-gil | Turns Out Comatose |
| 5th | 2022 | Turns Out Comatose | |
Best Hip Hop Maker Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | Groovy Room | dress |
Special Hallyu Awards
Artist of the Year Award[c]
| Ed. | Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Twice | |
Music of the Year Award[c]
| Ed. | Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Red Velvet | |
Stage of the Year Award[c]
| Ed. | Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2020 | Kang Daniel | |
Artist Award
Performance Award
Rising Hot Star Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | WJSN | Wanna One | — |
| 2nd | 2018 | Hyeongseop X Euiwoong | YDPP | — |
| 3rd | 2019 | N.Flying | Stray Kids | The Boyz |
| 4th | 2020 | Nature | Loona | GWSN |
| 6th | 2022 | AleXa | Blitzers | The New Six |
Icon Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Red Velvet | |
| 2nd | 2018 | NU'EST W | |
| 3rd | 2019 | Oh My Girl | Park Ji-hoon |
| 4th | 2020 | Oneus | WJSN |
Voice Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2017 | Han Dong-geun | ||
| 2nd | 2018 | Wheesung | GB9 (Social) | Seo J (Social) |
| 3rd | 2019 | Jeong Se-woon | Lee Chang-min | Lee Woo (Social) |
| 4th | 2020 | Kim Jae-hwan | Kim Woo-seok | Ha Sung-woon |
Music Star Award
Global Entertainer Award
Social Artist Award
Global Hot Trend Award
| Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2019 | ASTRO | |
| 4th | 2020 | Stray Kids | Iz*One |
Next Artist Award
Other Awards
| 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-hyun | Weki Meki | ||
| 4th | 2020 | New K-Wave Real Fan Award | Kang Daniel | |
| Global Artist Award | Astro | |||
| 9th | 2025 | |||
| Global Artist Award | Tomorrow X Together | |||
Most Wins
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
- Two were given for the Grand Award & Digital Grand Award categories, respectively.
- 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.
- 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.