The nominees for the 17th annual Korean Music Awards were announced today at 11am, KST. The nominated albums and songs have been selected from albums and songs released between December 1st 2019 and November 30th 2019 The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of… Continue reading
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KMA2019: Nominees for 16th Korean Music Awards
The nominees for the 16th annual Korean Music Awards were announced today at 11am, KST. The nominated albums and songs have been selected from albums and songs released between December 1st 2017 and November 30th 20178 The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of… Continue reading
KMA2018: 15th Korean Music Awards Winners
Today, February 28th, the winners of the 15th Korean Music Awards were announced. Album of the Year: Kang Taegu – bleu Song of the Year: Hyukoh – “Tomboy” Artist of the Year: BTS Rookie of the Year: Se So Neon Best Rock Album: Lowdown 30 – B Best Rock Song: Se So Neon – “파도… Continue reading
KMA2018: Anna’s Predictions
The 15th Korean Music Awards are closing in and time has come for me to follow Cessa and Jung in offering my predictions for who the winners will be. This is always a fun exercise to me, especially so this year when I’ve been extra clueless about what goes on outside of my usual rock… Continue reading
KMA2018: Mini-Interview with KMA President Kim Chang Nam
February is my favorite time for blogging as I can’t help but get excited over the Korean Music Awards. To me, one of the strengths of the KMAs is how it recognizes a majority of the many kinds of music that Korea has to offer while continuously adapting to changes. I greatly appreciate how it… Continue reading
KMA2018: Artist of the Year
The winners of the 15th Korean Music Awards will be announced at a ceremony next week. In preparation, I’ve been looking into the nominees for the main categories starting with Album and Song of the Year respectively. Today it’s time to learn more about the nominees for Artist of the Year. Kim Mokin Kim Mokin… Continue reading
Mini-Interview with Night Riding
I already went over how much I like Night Riding when listing my 2017 top finds. I’ve wanted to reach out for an interview since the release of his second single in August, but somehow the timing was never right. With his fist full-length album 꿈의도시 (Dream City) released on February 14th, a month earlier… Continue reading
KMA2018: Song of the Year
The nominees for the 15th Korean Music Awards were announced last week. Yesterday I had a closer look at the albums nominated for Album of the Year. Today it’s time for an introduction to all songs nominated for Song of the Year. Red Velvet – 빨간 맛 (Red Flavor) Girl group Red Velvet released summer… Continue reading
KMA2018: Album of the Year
The nominees for the 15th Korean Music Awards were announced last week. Here’s an introduction to all albums nominated for Album of the Year. Kang Taegu – bleu Folk musician Kang Taegu has been active since 2011 and put out his first release–a split album with Arles–in 2013. Although Kang Taegu’s name remained unknown to… Continue reading
KMA2018: Nominees for 15th Korean Music Awards
The nominees for the 15th annual Korean Music Awards were announced today at 11am, KST. The nominated albums and songs have been selected from albums and songs released between December 1st 2016 and November 30th 2017. The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of… Continue reading