List of awards and nominations received by Highlight
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This is the list of awards and nominations received by South Korean boy band Highlight, formerly known as Beast.
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Wins41
Nominations90
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| Nominations | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Their major accolades includes "Artist of the Year" awards at the 2011 and 2012 Melon Music Awards,[1] "Song of the Year" award at the 2011 KBS Music Festival for "Fiction" from their 2011 album Fiction and Fact,[2][3] as well as "Record of the Year" at the 2015 Seoul Music Awards for their 2014 album Time.[4]
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Male Idol Group Popularity Award | Highlight | Nominated | [5] |
| Asia Model Awards | 2012 | Popular Male Group | Beast | Won | [6] |
| Asia Song Festival | 2010 | Asia Influential Artist | Won | [7] | |
| Cyworld Digital Music Awards | 2009 | Rookie of the Month – December | "Mystery" | Won | [8] |
| Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2011 | Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter | Fiction and Fact | Won | [9] |
| 2012 | Album of the Year | Midnight Sun | Nominated | [10] | |
| 2013 | Popularity Award | Beast | Nominated | [11] | |
| 2014 | Album of the Year | Good Luck | Nominated | [12] | |
| Popularity Award | Beast | Nominated | [13] | ||
| 2016 | Song of the Year – July | "Ribbon" | Nominated | [14] | |
| 2017 | Album of the Year – 1st Quarter | Can You Feel It? | Nominated | [15] | |
| Song of the Year – March | "Plz Don't Be Sad" | Nominated | [16] | ||
| Golden Disc Awards | 2010 | Rookie Award | "Shock" | Won | [17] |
| 2012 | Album Bonsang | Fiction and Fact | Won | [18] | |
| CeCi K-pop Icon Award | Beast | Won | [19] | ||
| MSN International Award | Won | [20] | |||
| 2013 | Album Bonsang | Midnight Sun | Won | [21] | |
| JTBC Best Artist Award | Won | [21] | |||
| 2014 | Album Bonsang | Hard to Love, How to Love | Won | [22] | |
| Popularity Award | Won | [22] | |||
| 2015 | Digital Bonsang | "Good Luck" | Won | [23] | |
| Popularity Award | Won | [23] | |||
| Best Male Performance | "12:30" | Won | [23] | ||
| 2016 | Album Bonsang | Ordinary | Won | [24] | |
| 2018 | Digital Daesang | "Plz Don't Be Sad" | Nominated | [25] | |
| Popularity Award | Highlight | Nominated | [25] | ||
| Japan Gold Disc Award | 2012 | Best 3 New Artist (Asia) | Beast | Won | [26] |
| KBS Entertainment Awards | 2025 | Digital Content Award[a] | Idol 1N2D | Won | [27] |
| KBS Song Festival | 2011 | Song of the Year (Daesang) | "Fiction" | Won | [28] |
| Korea Visual Arts Festival | 2010 | Photogenic Award | Beast | Won | [29] |
| Melon Music Awards | 2011 | Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Won | [30] | |
| Top 10 (Bonsang) | Won | [30] | |||
| Album of the Year (Daesang) | Fiction and Fact | Nominated | |||
| Song of the Year (Daesang) | "On Rainy Days" | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Beast | Won | [31] | |
| Top 10 (Bonsang) | Won | [32] | |||
| Netizen Choice Award | Won | ||||
| Global Artist Award | Nominated | ||||
| 2013 | Top 10 (Bonsang) | Won | [33] | ||
| Netizen Choice Award | Nominated | ||||
| Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music Video | "Shadow" | Won | [34] | ||
| Song of the Year (Daesang) | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | Top 10 (Bonsang) | Beast | Won | ||
| Netizen Popularity Award | Won | ||||
| Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Top 10 (Bonsang) | Nominated | |||
| Netizen Choice Award | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | Top 10 (Bonsang) | Nominated | |||
| Netizen Choice Award | Nominated | ||||
| 2017 | Top 10 (Bonsang) | Highlight | Nominated | ||
| Netizen Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
| Best Dance Track Award | "Plz Don’t Be Sad" | Nominated | |||
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2009 | Best New Male Artist | "Bad Girl" | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Best Male Group | "Shock" | Nominated | [35] | |
| Best Male Dance Performance | Nominated | [35] | |||
| 2011 | Best Male Dance Performance | "Fiction" | Won | [36] | |
| Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Beast | Nominated | |||
| Song of the Year (Daesang) | "Fiction" | Nominated | |||
| Best Male Group | Nominated | ||||
| 2012 | Best Male Dance Performance | "Beautiful Night" | Nominated | [37] | |
| Best Male Group | Nominated | [37] | |||
| Best Global Male Group | Nominated | [37] | |||
| 2013 | Best Male Dance Performance | "Shadow" | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Album of the Year (Daesang) | Good Luck | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Group | "Good Luck" | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Best Group Vocal Performance | "Ribbon" | Nominated | [38] | |
| 2017 | "Calling You" | Nominated | [39] | ||
| 2025 | "Endless Ending" | Nominated | [40] | ||
| Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 2010 | Cool Star Award | Beast | Won | |
| 2011 | Hot Performance Star | Won | [41] | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2014 | Best Korean Act | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Highlight | Nominated | |||
| Myx Music Awards | 2011 | Favorite K-pop Video | "Beautiful" | Nominated | [42] |
| Nickelodeon Korea Kids' Choice Awards | 2012 | Favorite Male Singer | Beast | Won | [43] |
| SBS Gayo Daejeon | 2014 | Top Ten Artist | Won | [44] | |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2010 | Best New Artist | Won | [45] | |
| Bonsang Award | Won | ||||
| 2011 | Bonsang Award | Won | |||
| 2013 | Bonsang Award | Won | [46] | ||
| 2014 | Record of the Year | Time | Won | [47] | |
| Bonsang Award | Beast | Won | [47] | ||
| 2015 | Bonsang Award | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | Bonsang Award | Highlight | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
| Hallyu Special Award | Nominated | ||||
| Singapore Entertainment Awards | 2012 | Most Popular Korean Artist | Beast | Nominated | [48] |
| 2013 | Nominated | [49] | |||
| Most Popular K-pop Music Video | "Beautiful Night" | Nominated | [50] | ||
| Weibo Night | 2015 | Asia Popularity Award | Beast | Won | [51] |
Other accolades
State honors
| Country or organization | Year | Honor | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism | 2009 | Rookie of the Month – December | [52] |
| South Korea[b] | 2011 | Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation | [56] |
Listicles
Notes
- Shared with the whole cast.
- Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[53][54] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.[55]