The 31st Seoul Music Awards (Korean: 31st 서울가요대상; RR: 31st Seoul Gayo Daesang) is a award ceremony held on January 23, 2022.[1][2] It was organized by Sports Seoul and broadcast through KBS Joy, U+Idol Live, U+Mobile TV, and Hello Live. The ceremony was hosted by Kim Sung-joo, Boom, and Kim Seol-hyun.[3]
Criteria
All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from January to December 2021.[4]
Category
Online voting
Panelist
Music sales
Album sales
Main Prize (Bonsang)
30%
40%
30%
Rookie of the Year
Popularity Award
100% (Korea Only)
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K-wave Popularity Award
100% (Overseas Only)
Trot Award
30%
40%
30%
Ballad Award
OST Award
R&B Hiphop Award
Best Performance
—
100%
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Band Award
Discovery of the Year
Special Judge Award
Winners and nominees
Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners will be listed first and emphasized in bold.[5]
The list of nominees for:
U+Idol Live Best Artist Award were announced on December 6, 2021, through the Idol Live TV website.[6]
remaining categories were announced on December 4, 2021, through the official website.[7]
The voting for:
U+ Live Best Artist Award opened on Idol Live TV website on December 6, 2021, and closed on December 26, 2021.[6]
remaining categories opened on Seoul Music Awards mobile application on December 6, 2021, and closed on January 16, 2022.[2]
^ abJeong, Ha-eun (December 6, 2021). "'서울가요대상' 6일 투표 개시...인기상·한류특별상 주인공 누가 될까" [Voting for 'Seoul Music Awards' begins on the 6th...Who will be the main character of the Popularity Award and Hallyu Special Award?]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^"[하이원서울가요대상 D-6]MC 김성주X붐X설현, 특급 시너지 예고" [[High1 Seoul Music Awards D-6] MC Kim Seong-joo X Boom X Seolhyun, special synergy notice]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
^Choi, Eun-mi (January 23, 2022). "[제31회 서울가요대상]NCT 127, 첫 대상 "오래 꿈꿔 왔다"..임영웅 '4관왕'→트롯 대세 증명(종합)" [[31st Seoul Music Awards] NCT 127, first grand prize "I've been dreaming for a long time"..Lim Young-woong '4 crowns' → Trot trend proof (comprehensive)] (in Korean). Herald POP. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Naver.
^ ab"U+아이돌Live 베스트아티스트상 1차 투표" [1st vote for U+Idol Live Best Artist Award]. Idol Live TV (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^Kim, Seon-woo (January 18, 2022). "[하이원서울가요대상 D-5]박선주·원진아·강백호까지, 각 분야 ★ 시상자 뜬다" [[High1 Seoul Music Awards D-5] Park Seon-joo, Won Jin-ah, Kang Baek-ho, in each field]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^Jeong, Ha-eun (January 21, 2022). "[하이원서울가요대상 D-2]스타 향한 등용문, 신인상의 주인공은?" [[High1 Seoul Music Awards D-2] Rookie of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year for a Star?]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.