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This is a list of awards and nominations received by South Korean singer-songwriter and actress Lee Ji-eun, best known by her stage name IU.

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Nominations380
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IU giving a speech after winning at 2021 Melon Music Awards
IU at the 2021 Melon Music Awards
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Wins170
Nominations380
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    Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
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IU won Song of the Year at both the 3rd Melon Music Awards and the 9th Korean Music Awards for her single "Good Day". That same year, she won Record of the Year (Digital) at the 20th Seoul Music Awards and Best Solo Vocal Performance at the 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards. The single gathered a total of seven trophies on three music programs including Music Bank, Inkigayo and M Countdown. Her second Korean album Last Fantasy yielded one single, "You and I". Upon its release, Last Fantasy was a commercial success, selling almost seven million copies of digital tracks in its first week of release.[1] The total number of its digital sales surpassed the 10 million mark the following week.[2] The album sold over 117,000 copies, making it the 15th best-selling Korean album in 2011. The following year, she won Record of the Year (Album) and Best Female Artist at the 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards. She additionally earned ten trophies on music programs for her lead single "You & I".

In 2017, IU was one of the most nominated and awarded acts at the 9th Melon Music Awards, winning three out of six nominations, including Album of the Year, Top 10 Artists, and the Best Songwriter Award. At the 7th Gaon Chart Music Awards, she was nominated in seven categories winning five, including Lyricist of the Year and Producer of the Year for her third Korean album Palette. The singer also won Best Pop Album for Palette respectively at the 15th Korean Music Awards. At the 2018 Golden Disc Awards, she won two categories including Song of the Year for "Through the Night".[3] On January 9, 2021, IU won Song of the Year at the 35th Golden Disc Awards for "Blueming", becoming the first female soloist to win two grand prizes in the award show's history.[4]

She has been honored the Prime Minister's Commendation in 2015 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for her work as a musician and was recognized as a style icon by the Style Icon Awards in 2008 and 2011, respectively.[5][6] In 2012, IU was identified as one of the most influential people in South Korea by the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list, and has since been mentioned six times. IU has also won several awards for her work as an actress, earning the title of "Best New Actress" at the 2014 KBS Drama Awards for her performance in You're the Best!.[7] In 2025 she won the award for "Best Actress" at the 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards, and "Artist of the Year (Actor)" at the 10th Asia Artist Awards,[8] for her performance in the netflix television series When Life Gives You Tangerines.[9]

Awards and nominations

More information Award ceremony, Year ...
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, type of award, category of the award, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
APAN Music Awards 2020 Idol Champ Fan's Pick – Solo IU Won [10]
Idol Champ Global Pick – Solo Nominated [10]
APAN Star Awards 2015 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries The Producers Nominated [11]
2018 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries My Mister Won [12]
K-Star Award Nominated [13]
2025 Grand Prize (Daesang) When Life Gives You Tangerines Won [14]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
Asia Artist Awards 2018 Artist of the Year – Television / Film IU Won [15][16]
Asia Hot Artist – Television / Film Won
Best Actor Award Won
Popularity Award, Actress Won
Popularity Award, Singer Nominated [15]
2021 U+Idol Live Popularity Award – Singer Won [17]
Female Solo Singer Popularity Award Nominated [18]
2023 Popularity Award – Singer (Female) Nominated [19]
2025 Artist of the Year – Actor (Daesang) When Life Gives You Tangerines Won [8]
Best Artist – Actor IU Won
Hot Trend Won
Fabulous Award Won
Best Couple IU (with Park Bo-gum) for When Life Gives You Tangerines Won
AAA 10 Legendary Female Solo IU Won
Asian Film Awards 2022 Best Newcomer Broker Nominated [20]
Asia Model Awards 2012 Popular Artist Award IU Won [21]
Asian Pop Music Awards 2020 Best Lyricist (Overseas) Love Poem Won [22]
Outstanding Song of the Year "Eight" (with Suga) Won [23]
Best Female Singer (Overseas) Love Poem Nominated [24]
Best Producer (Overseas) Nominated
2021 Top 20 Albums of the Year (Overseas) Lilac Won [25]
Top 20 Songs of the Year (Overseas) "Lilac" Won
2022 Top 20 Albums of the Year (Overseas) Pieces Won [26][27]
People's Choice Awards (Overseas) IU Won
Song of the Year (Overseas) "Drama" Nominated
Best Lyricist (Overseas) "Winter Sleep" Nominated
2023 Best Collaboration (Overseas) "People Pt. 2" Nominated [28]
2024 Best Female Artist (Overseas) IU Nominated [29]
Best Lyricist (Overseas) "Love Wins All" Nominated
Best Music Video (Overseas) Nominated
Top 20 Songs of the Year (Overseas) Won
2025 Best OST "Midnight Walk" Won [30]
People's Choice Awards IU Nominated [31]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 Most Popular Actress (TV) My Mister Won [32][unreliable source?]
Best Actress – Television Nominated [33]
2020 Hotel del Luna Nominated [34][unreliable source?]
2023 Best New Actress – Film Broker Nominated [35]
Most Popular Actress Won [36]
2025 Best Actress – Television When Life Gives You Tangerines Nominated [37]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2022 Best New Actress Broker Nominated [38]
Popular Star Award Won [39]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2025 Best Actress When Life Gives You Tangerines Won [9]
Popular Star Award Won [9]
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 2021 Best Female Vocalist IU Won [40]
2022 Best Singer-songwriter Won [41]
Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Female CF Model Won [42]
Female Solo Artist Won
2023 Best Actress (Movie) Won [43]
2024 Female Solo Artist Won [44]
2025 Best OTT Actress Won [45]
Female Vocalist (Indonesia) Won
Best Actress (Vietnam) Won
2026 Female Vocalist (Indonesia) Won [46]
Best Actress – Drama (Vietnam) Won
Bugs Music Awards 2020 20th Anniversary – Most Loved Music "Through the Night" Won [47]
20th Anniversary – Most Loved Artists IU Won [48]
Buil Film Awards 2022 Best New Actress Broker Nominated [49]
Popular Star Award Won [50]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2022 Best New Actress Won [51]
Cyworld Digital Music Awards 2010 Song of the Month – June "Nagging" (feat. Lim Seul-ong) Won [52]
Song of the Month – December "Good Day" Won [53]
2011 Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Won [54]
Best Top Seller Artist Won
Song of the Month – December "You & I" Won
2012 Song of the Month – May "Peach" Won [55]
Fundex Awards 2025 Best Actress of OTT Original Drama When Life Gives You Tangerines Won [56]
Gaon Chart Music Awards 2012 Song of the Year – February "Only I Didn't Know" Won [57]
Song of the Year – December "You & I" Won
2014 Song of the Year – October "The Red Shoes" Won [58]
2015 Song of the Year – April "Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms" (High4 feat. IU) Nominated [citation needed]
Song of the Year – May "My Old Story" Nominated
2016 Song of the Year – June "Heart" Nominated [citation needed]
Song of the Year – October "Twenty-three" Nominated
2018 Lyricist and Producer of the Year IU Won [59]
Music Steady Seller of the Year "Through the Night" Won
Song of the Year – March Won
Song of the Year – April "Palette" (feat. G-Dragon) Won
"Can't Love You Anymore" (with Oh Hyuk) Nominated [60]
Song of the Year – September "Autumn Morning" Nominated
2019 Song of the Year – October "Bbibbi" Won [61]
2020 Song of the Year – November "Love Poem" Won [62]
"Blueming" Nominated [63]
2021 Song of the Year – May "Eight" Prod. & Feat.Suga Won [64]
Music Steady Seller of the Year "Blueming" Won
Lyricist of the Year IU Won
2022 Song of the Year – January "Celebrity" Won [65]
Song of the Year – March "Lilac" Won
Song of the Year – October "Strawberry Moon" Won
Lyricist of the year IU Won
Song of the Year – March "Coin" Nominated [66]
"Hi Spring Bye" Nominated
Mubeat Global Choice – Female IU Nominated [67]
Genie Music Awards 2019 The Female Solo Artist Nominated [68]
Genie Music Popularity Award Nominated
Global Popularity Award Nominated
The Top Artist Nominated
2022 Best Female Artist Nominated [69]
Singer of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year "Strawberry Moon" Nominated
Popularity Award IU Nominated
Golden Cinematography Awards 2022 Best New Actress Broker Won [70]
Golden Disc Awards 2010 Digital Bonsang "Nagging" (feat. Lim Seul-ong) Won [71]
Digital Daesang Nominated [citation needed]
Popularity Award IU Nominated
2012 Digital Daesang "Only I Didn't Know" Nominated [citation needed]
Popularity Award IU Nominated
2013 Digital Daesang "Every End of the Day" Nominated [citation needed]
Popularity Award IU Nominated
2014 Digital Daesang "The Red Shoes" Nominated [72]
Disc Daesang Modern Times Nominated
Popularity Award IU Nominated
2015 Digital Daesang "Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms" (High4 feat. IU) Nominated [73]
"My Old Story" Nominated
Popularity Award IU Nominated
2018 Digital Bonsang "Through the Night" Won [74][75]
Digital Daesang Won
Disc Daesang Palette Nominated [citation needed]
Global Popularity Award IU Nominated
2019 Digital Daesang "Bbibbi" Nominated [76]
NetEase Most Popular K-pop Star IU Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
2021 Digital Bonsang "Blueming" Won [77][78]
Digital Daesang Won
Curaprox Popularity Award IU Nominated [79]
QQ Music Popularity Award Nominated [80]
2022 Album Bonsang Lilac Won [81]
Digital Bonsang "Celebrity" Won
Digital Daesang Won
Seezn Most Popular Artist Award IU Nominated [82]
2023 Digital Song Bonsang "Drama" Nominated [83]
2025 Digital Song Bonsang "Love Wins All" Won [84]
Digital Song Daesang Nominated
Grand Bell Awards 2022 Best New Actress Broker Nominated [85]
iMBC Awards 2026 Best Korean Actress IU Won [86]
Hanteo Music Awards 2024 Artist of the Year (bonsang) IU Won [87]
Japan Gold Disc Award 2013 Best 3 New Artists (Asia) Won [88]
Joox Indonesia Music Awards 2021 Korean Artist of the Year Nominated [89]
Joox Hong Kong Top Music Awards 2020 Top 20 K-Pop Songs "Eight" (feat. Suga) Won [citation needed]
KBS Drama Awards 2011 Best Couple Award IU (with Jang Wooyoung)
Dream High		 Nominated [90]
Best New Actress Dream High Nominated [citation needed]
2013 Best Couple Award IU (with Jo Jung-suk)
You Are the Best!		 Won [91]
Best New Actress You Are the Best!, Bel Ami Won
Best Couple Award IU (with Jang Keun-suk)
Bel Ami		 Nominated [92]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama You Are the Best!, Bel Ami Nominated
2015 Best Couple Award IU (with Kim Soo-hyun)
The Producers		 Nominated [citation needed]
Popularity Award, Actress The Producers Nominated
KBS World Awards 2018 Best Solo IU Won [93]
Korea Advertising Association Awards 2011 Good Model Award Won [94]
2021 Advertisers' Choice-Great Model Award Won [95]
Korea Drama Awards 2015 Excellence Award, Actress The Producers Nominated [96]
Korea First Brand Awards 2019 Best Actress IU Won [97]
2020 Female CF Model of the Year Won [98]
2024 Best Singer-Songwriter (Vietnam) Won [99]
2026 Female Advertising Model Won [100]
Korea PD Awards 2012 Singer Award Won [101]
Korea Visual Arts Festival 2010 Photogenic Award Won [102]
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2022 Best New Actress Broker Won [103]
Korean Entertainment Awards in Japan 2013 Best Female Solo Singer IU Won [104]
Korean Music Awards 2012 Female Musician of the Year Netizen Vote Won [105]
Best Korean Pop Song "Good Day" Won
Song of the Year (Daesang) Won
2016 Netizens' Choice: Female Artist IU Won [106]
Best Pop Album Chat-Shire Nominated
Best Pop Song "Twenty-Three" Nominated
2018 Best Pop Album Palette Won [107]
Album of the Year (Daesang) Nominated [108][107]
Best Pop Song "Through the Night" Nominated
Musician of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Through the Night" Nominated
2022 Best Pop Album Lilac Won [109]
Album of the Year (Daesang) Nominated [110]
Musician of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated [111]
Best Pop Song "Lilac" Nominated [112]
2025 "Love Wins All" Nominated [113]
K-World Dream Awards 2025 Best Digital Music IU Won [114]
Melon Music Awards 2010 Top 10 Artist Won [115]
Artist of the Year (Daesang) Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Nagging" (feat. Lim Seul-ong) Nominated
2011 Song of the Year (Daesang) "Good Day" Won [116]
Top 10 Artist IU Won
Album of the Year (Daesang) Real Nominated
Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated
2012 Top 10 Artist Won [117]
Album of the Year (Daesang) Last Fantasy Nominated
Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated
Netizen Popularity Award Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "You & I" Nominated
2013 Top 10 Artist IU Won [118]
Album of the Year (Daesang) Modern Times Nominated
Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "The Red Shoes" Nominated
2014 Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Won [119]
Top 10 Artist Won [120]
Album of the Year (Daesang) A Flower Bookmark Nominated [citation needed]
Best Ballad Award "Friday" (feat. Jang Yi-jeong) Nominated
"Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms" (High4 feat. IU) Nominated
Hot Trend Award Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Friday" (feat. Jang Yi-jeong) Nominated
"Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms" (High4 feat. IU) Nominated
2015 Song of the Year (Daesang) "Heart" Nominated [121]
2017 Album of the Year (Daesang) Palette Won [122][123]
Best Songwriter IU Won
Top 10 Artist Won
Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated [citation needed]
Kakao Hot Star Award Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Through the Night" Nominated
2018 Best R&B/Soul Award "Bbibbi" Won [124]
2020 Best Rock Song "Eight" (with Suga) Won [125]
Top 10 Artist IU Won [126]
Artist of the Year (Daesang) Nominated [citation needed]
Best Ballad "First Winter" Nominated
Best OST "Give You My Heart" Nominated
Netizen Popularity Award IU Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Eight" (with Suga) Nominated
2021 Best Female Artist IU Won [127]
Top 10 Artist Won
Best Songwriter Award Won
Artist of the Year (Daesang) Won
Album of the Year (Daesang) Lilac Won
Netizen Popularity Award IU Nominated [128]
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Celebrity" Nominated
2022 Stage of the Year The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun Won [129]
Best Female Solo Artist IU Won
Top 10 Artist Won
Artist of the Year (Daesang) Nominated [130]
Album of the Year (Daesang) Pieces Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Ganadara" with Jay Park Nominated
2024 Top 10 Artist IU Won [131]
Artist of the Year (Daesang) Nominated [132]
Album of the Year (Daesang) The Winning Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Love Wins All" Nominated
Millions Top 10 The Winning Won [133]
Best Solo – Female IU Won
Stage of the Year HEREH World Tour Won [134]
2025 Millions Top 10 A Flower Bookmark 3 Won [135]
Album of the Year (Daesang) Nominated
Top 10 Artist IU Nominated
Best Solo – Female Nominated
Berriz Global Fans' Choice Nominated [136]
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award 2008 Excellent Rookie Record of the November Lost and Found Won [137]
Best Newcomer Album of the Month Won
Mnet 20's Choice Awards 2011 Hot CF Star IU Won [138]
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2010 Best Collaboration "Nagging" (feat. Lim Seul-ong) Nominated [139]
"It's You" (Sung Si-kyung feat. IU) Nominated
2011 Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated [140]
Best Female Artist Nominated
Best Vocal Performance – Solo "Good Day" Won
Song of the Year (Daesang) Nominated
Best OST "Someday" (Dream High OST) Nominated
Best Female Artist IU Won [141]
2012 Artist of the Year (Daesang) Nominated [142][143]
Song of the Year (Daesang) "You & I" Nominated
Best Vocal Performance – Solo Nominated
2013 Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated [144][145]
Best Female Artist Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "The Red Shoes" Nominated
Best Vocal Performance – Female Nominated
2014 Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated [146][147]
Best Female Artist Won
Most Popular Vocalist Won
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Friday" (feat. Jang Yi-jeong) Nominated
Best Vocal Performance – Female Nominated
2015 Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated [148][149]
Best Female Artist Nominated
2017 Best Female Artist Won [150][unreliable source?]
Artist of the Year (Daesang) Nominated [151][152]
Best Vocal Performance – Female "Through the Night" Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) Nominated
"Can't Love You Anymore" (with Oh Hyuk) Nominated
Best Collaboration Nominated
2018 Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated [153]
Best Female Artist Nominated
2020 Won [154]
Artist of the Year (Daesang) Nominated
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Nominated
Best Vocal Performance – Solo "Blueming" Won
Song of the Year (Daesang) Nominated
"Eight" (with Suga) Nominated
Best Collaboration Won
"First Winter" (with Sung Si Kyung) Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) Nominated
2021 Best Female Artist IU Won [155]
Artist of the Year (Daesang) Nominated [156]
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Celebrity" Nominated
Best Vocal Performance – Solo Won [155]
Best Collaboration "Nakka" (with AKMU) Won
2022 Best Female Artist IU Nominated [157]
Artist of the Year (Daesang) Nominated
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Nominated
Best Vocal Performance – Solo "Drama" Nominated
Song of the Year (Daesang) Nominated
"Ganadara" (with Jay Park) Nominated
Best Hip Hop & Urban Music Won
2024 Artist of the Year (Daesang) IU Nominated [158][159]
Song of the Year (Daesang) "Love Wins All" Nominated
Fans' Choice of the Year IU Nominated
Best Female Artist Won
Best Vocal Performance – Solo "Love Wins All" Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 IU Won
2025 Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Won [160]
Fans' Choice of the Year Nominated
MTV Millennial Awards 2021 K-Pop Dominion IU Nominated [161]
Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards 2025 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award Won [162]
Nickelodeon Korea Kids' Choice Awards 2011 Favorite Female Singer Won [citation needed]
2012 Won [163]
Philippine K-pop Awards 2017 Best Female Solo Artist Won [164]
Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts Awards 2010 New Generation Singer Award IU Won [165]
SBS Drama Awards 2016 Best Couple Award IU with Lee Joon-gi
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo		 Won [166]
Idol Academy Award, Heart-wrenching Award IU Won
Hallyu Star Award Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo Nominated [167]
SBS Entertainment Awards 2010 New Star Award Heroes Won [168]
Best Teamwork Award Won [169]
2011 Netizen Popularity Award Heroes and Kim Yuna's Kiss & Cry Nominated [170]
SBS MTV Best of the Best 2013 Album of the Year Modern Times Nominated [171]
Artist of the Year IU Nominated
Best Solo (Female) Won
2014 Artist of the Year Nominated [172]
Best Solo (Female) Won
Seoul International Drama Awards 2014 Outstanding Korean Actress Nominated [citation needed]
2025 Outstanding Korean Actress Won [173]
Seoul International Youth Film Festival 2014 Best Young Actress Nominated [citation needed]
Seoul Music Awards 2011 Record of the Year in Digital Release "Good Day" Won [174]
Daesang Award IU Nominated
Bonsang Award Won
Popularity Award Nominated
2012 Best Album Award Last Fantasy Won [175]
Bonsang Award IU Won
Daesang Award Nominated [176]
Popularity Award Nominated
2013 Bonsang Award Nominated [citation needed]
Popularity Award Nominated
2016 Bonsang Award Nominated [177]
Popularity Award Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated
2018 Best Album Award Palette Won [178]
Bonsang Award IU Nominated [179][180]
Popularity Award Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated
2019 Bonsang Award Nominated [181][unreliable source?]
Popularity Award Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated
2021 Bonsang Award Nominated [182]
Hallyu Special Award Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
QQ Music Most Popular K-Pop Artist Award Nominated
2022 Best Song Award "Lilac" Won [183]
Bonsang Award IU Won
K-wave Popularity Award Nominated [184]
Popularity Award Nominated
U+Idol Live Best Artist Award Nominated [185]
2026 The Best Award Nominated [186]
Popularity Award Nominated [187]
K-pop World Choice – Solo Nominated [188]
New Icon Award Nominated [189]
Singapore Entertainment Awards 2014 Most Popular Korean Singer Nominated [citation needed]
Sona Awards 2013 Best Artist (Female) Won [citation needed]
Soompi Awards 2014 Best Female Solo Nominated [190][unreliable source?]
2015 Won [191]
2017 Nominated [192][unreliable source?]
2018 Won [193]
2019 Won [194]
Soribada Best K-Music Awards 2018 Bonsang Award Nominated [195]
Style Icon Awards 2011 Top 10 Style Icons Won [196]
2014 Nominated [citation needed]
TVCF Awards 2011 Model of the Year Won [197]
Visionary Awards[a] 2023 2023 Visionary Won [199]
Weibo Music Awards 2025 Recommended Song of the Year "Never Ending Story" Nominated [200]
Recommended Person of the Year (Overseas Singer) IU Nominated
World Music Awards 2014 World's Best Female Artist Nominated [201]
World's Best Live Act Nominated
World's Best Entertainer of the Year Nominated
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Other accolades

Honors

More information Country or organization, Year ...
Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor or award
Country or organization Year Honor / Award Ref.
Financial Services Commission 2023 Presidential Citation [202]
Journalists Association of Korea 2018 Donation Angel Award [203]
Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards[b] 2015 Prime Minister's Commendation [204]
K-Star Awards 2023 A Proud Korean Who Makes Korea Honorable [205]
National Tax Service 2020 Presidential Commendation [206]
Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards[c] 2025 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award [208]
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Listicles

Key
‡ Indicates category selected by respondents in age group: 13–39
† Indicates category selected by respondents in age group: 40 and above
More information Publisher, Year ...
Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
APEC Summit 2025 Asia-Pacific Leaders Under 35 in 2025 Included [209]
Forbes Korea 2012 Korea Power Celebrity 3rd [210]
2013 8th [211][unreliable source?]
2014 10th [212]
2015 14th [213]
2016 9th [214]
2018 5th [215]
2019 14th [216]
Asia's Annual Heroes of Philanthropy Included [217]
2020 Korea Power Celebrity 19th [218]
2021 13th [219]
30 Under 30 – Asia Included [220]
2022 Korea Power Celebrity 11th [221]
2023 18th [222]
2024 30th [223]
2025 1st [224]
2025 K-Idol of the Year 30 19th [225]
Gallup Korea 2014 Korea's Favorite Singer 4th [226]
2019 4th [226][227]
2024 2nd [226]
2019 Television Actor of the Year 7th [228]
2025 2nd [229]
2011 Singer of the Year 5th [230]
2012 4th [231]
2013 6th [232]
2014 1st [233]
2015 2nd [234]
2017 1st [235]
2018 3rd [236]
2019 4th [237]
2020 ‡ Singer of the Year 2nd [238]
2021 2nd [239]
2022 2nd [240]
2023 4th [241]
2024 2nd [242]
2025 1st [243]
2024 † Singer of the Year 7th [242]
2025 6th [243]
Golden Disc Awards 2025 Golden Disc Powerhouse 40 Included [244]
IZM 2025 The 25 Greatest Musicians of the first 25 Years of the 21st Century Included [245]
Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation 2015 Advertising Model of the Year 10th [246]
2018 7th [247]
2019 10th [248]
2020 1st [249]
2022 1st [250]
2023 1st [251]
2025 1st [252]
Korea Newspaper Journalists Association 2026 K-Culture 100 Great Koreans Awards Included [253]
Rolling Stone 2023 The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time 135th [254]
Sisa Journal[d] 2021 Most Influential People in Broadcasting and Entertainment 9th [260]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Visionary Awards, which started in 2020, selects and awards people who lead roles in the Korean entertainment industry. It highlights the meaning and achievements of a person whose chosen trend keywords penetrated the entertainment industry, including broadcasting, movies, music, and performances, and presents the next vision of the cultural sector with outstanding achievements and influence.[198]
  2. [b]
    Honors from South Korean Government given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, organized by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
  3. [c]
    Co-sponsored by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, Korea Communications Commission, and Korea Creative Content Agency, it awards cultural icons and businesses that promote the sustainability of the Korean Wave and boost the industry's competitiveness.[207]
  4. [d]
    The Sisa Journal is one of the major weekly news magazines in Korea.[255] Established in 1989,[256] its annually conducted 'Who Moves Korea' survey determines the most influential figures in the country and highlights next-generation leaders of Korea.[257][258] The survey is conducted on a total of 1000 experts across 10 fields, including professors, journalists, politicians, businessmen, and cultural artists.[259]

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