The nominees for the 12th Korean Music Awards were announced last week. I always find it interesting to discover music new to me through the awards, so as I’ve done… Continue reading
KMA2015: Album of the Year
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KMA2015: Sangha’s Predictions
It’s that time of the year again! I love the KMA’s because they are always so interesting in their nominations. This year, I was pleasantly surprised to find that many… Continue reading
Nominees for 12th Korean Music Awards
The nominees for the 12th annual Korean Music Awards were announced today at 11am, KST. The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined… Continue reading
KMA Gender Distribution 2004-2014
Starting with a look at how the categories in the Korean Music Awards have changed over the years, followed by a look at which genres typically do better in the… Continue reading
KMA Genre Distribution 2004-2014, Part 2
This week I’ve had a look at the genre distribution for the general awards categories in the Korean Music Awards. It turned out to be so much data it was… Continue reading
KMA Genre Distribution 2004-2014, Part 1
A look at which genres have most commonly been represented among the nominations for Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Performance of the Year at the Korean Music Awards 2004-2014.
Continue readingKMA Categories 2004-2014
A look at the award categories for the Korean Music Awards (한국대중음악상). What has been added, what has disappeared and what has simply changed since the start in 2004.
Continue readingHello Rookie Final 2014
This year’s edition of rookie band competition Hello Rookie kicked off with the online auditions opening up in March. Monthly winners were chosen from May through September, and the grand… Continue reading
2014 Band Discovery Top 3
Following what used to be the SangSang Madang Band Incubating program, KT&G are now hosting the SangSang Madang Band Discovery competition offering 3 new bands an opportunity to play the… Continue reading
Hello Rookies of September 2014
With the first monday this August happening in the middle of Korea’s vacation season, the live audition for the September edition of Hello Rookie instead took place on August 11th…. Continue reading