2023 Hanteo Music Awards: A complete nominations list, how to vote, & all you need to know as BTS’ Jimin, V, EXO, & more bag nods

On Wednesday, January 3, 2024, the nominations for the upcoming 2023 Hanteo Music Awards were revealed, exciting fans with the extensive categories. Several K-pop and Korea-based artists have found themselves on the award show's list of nominees for their impressive and commendable performances in 2023.

While the dates and other schedules of the 2023 Hanteo Music Awards are yet to be unveiled, fans have already been thrilled about the nominations. As they continue to congratulate the several artists who bagged nods from the honorable award show, they've also been enthusiastically preparing for voting to support their favorite artists.

As per the latest information, the winners of the Hanteo Music Awards will be chosen by netizens through online public voting, which is open between January 4 and January 17.

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All you need to know about the upcoming 2023 Hanteo Music Awards: Nominees, voting period, and more

The 2023 Hanteo Music Awards is an upcoming award ceremony organized by Hanteo Global Music and Bepctangent Creative in partnership with Hanteo News, Whos Fan, and more. The annual award show is a much-awaited event not only for its vote-based award distribution but also for its extensive and diverse nominations.

Here's the list of categories and nominees for the 2023 Hanteo Music Awards:

Global Artist Award

BTS' Jungkook
ENHYPEN
CIX
ITZY
RIIZE
THE BOYZ
PLAVE
SEVENTEEN
EPEX
TWICE
(G)I-DLE
aespa
LE SSERAFIM
STAYC
IVE
Billlie
Red Velvet
TWICE's Jihyo
SHINee's Taemin
NCT DOJAEJUNG
EXO's D.O.
TVXQ!
SEVENTEEN's BSS
CRAVITY
OH MY GIRL
NewJeans
iKON
WayV
TAEYANG
Xdinary Heroes
KISS OF LIFE
Crush
tripleS
fromis_9
Taeyeon
JEON SOMI
NCT
AKMU
H1-KEY
YENA
APINK
ATEEZ
BOYNEXTDOOR
DREAMCATCHER
ENHYPEN
EXO
BTS' Jimin
BLACKPINK's Jisoo
BTS' Jungkook
Kep1er
NCT 127
NCT DREAM
NMIXX
P1Harmony
SHINee
MONSTA X's SHOWNU X HYUNGWON
Stray Kids
SHINee's TAEMIN
TEMPEST
TREASURE
TXT
BTS' V
ZEROBASEONE

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Artist Of The Year (Main Prize)

(G)I-DLE
aespa
AKMU
ATEEZ
BOL4
BOYNEXTDOOR
SEVENTEEN's BSS
CIX
CRAVITY
EXO's D.O.
DREAMCATCHER
ENHYPEN
EPEX
EXO
ITZY
IVE
BTS' j-hope
JEON SOMI
TWICE's Jihyo
BTS' Jimin
BLACKPINK's Jisoo
BTS' Jungkook
Kep1er
LE SSERAFIM
Lee Chan-won
NCT
NCT 127
NCT DREAM
NCT DOJAEJUNG
NewJeans
NMIXX
P1Harmony
Red Velvet
RIIZE
SEVENTEEN
SHINee
STAYC
Stray Kids
SHINee's Taemin
TAEYANG
Taeyeon
THE BOYZ
TREASURE
TWICE
TXT
BTS' V
Xdinary Heroes
YOUNGTAK
ZEROBASEONE
MONSTA X

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Post Generation Award

AB6IX
CIX
CRAVITY
JEON SOMI
Jeong Dong-won
Lee Chan-won
LUCY
P1Harmony
STAYC
TREASURE
VANNER
VERIVERY
Weeekly
WEi

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Emerging Artist Award

ATBO
B.I
Billlie
EPEX
Kep1er
Kwon Eun-bi
LUN8
TEMPEST
THE NEW SIX (TNX)
VIVIZ
Xdinary Heroes
YOUNITE

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Rookie Of The Year (Female)

ODD EYE CIRCLE (LOONA)
tripleS
YOUNG POSSE
Loossemble
KISS OF LIFE
LIMELIGHT

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Rookie Of The Year (Male)

ZEROBASEONE
xikers
RIIZE
PLAVE
n.SSign
Fantasy Boys
EVNNE
BOYNEXTDOOR
AMPERS&ONE
8TURN

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Special Award: Visual Artist

ISEGYE IDOL
MAVE:
PLAVE
SUPERKIND

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Special Award: Trot

Hwang Young-woong
Jang Min-ho
Jeong Dong-won
Lee Chan-won
Park Seo-jin
YOUNGTAK

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Special Award: Hip-Hop

B.I
BIG Naughty
Crush
EPIK HIGH
GIRIBOY
Jessi
Loco
Sik-K

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Special Award: Ballad

BOL4
EXO's D.O.
Kim Jae-hwan
Kim Sejong
Lee Seok-hoon
Naul
Park Jae-jung
Taeyeon
YOUNHA

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Special Award: Band

FTISLAND
Jung Yong-hwa
LUCY
NELL
Nerd Connection
ONEWE
THORNAPPLE
Xdinary Heroes
Young K

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Additionally, fans can also vote for the additional category, Whos Fandom, which aims to determine the most dedicated fandom. The scores and nominees for the category change on a daily basis. However, some of the nominees include BTS' ARMY, ENHYPEN's ENGENE, Lim Young-woong's Hero Generation, BOYNEXTDOOR's ONEDOOR, and more.

How to vote for the 2023 Hanteo Music Awards & judging criteria

Fans can vote for their favorite artists by downloading the Whos Fan application from the Google Play Store or Apple Store. After the initial login, there's an assigned tab for the 2023 Hanteo Music Awards voting.

One requires tickets to vote for their artists, and they can gain the same through a daily login, which automatically provides one with tickets. However, fans who wish to vote more can earn more tickets by playing the recommended games, watching advertisements, etc.

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Here are the judging criteria for each of the award categories:

Best Artist (Grand Prize): Hanteo Global Score 50% + Global Voting Score 20% + Judging Score 30%
Best Album (Grand Prize): Hanteo Global Score 50% + Global Voting Score 20% + Judging Score 30%
Best Song (Grand Prize): Hanteo Global Score 50% + Global Voting Score 20% + Judging Score 30%
Best Performance (Grand Prize): Hanteo Global Score 50% + Global Voting Score 20% + Judging Score 30%
Artist of the Year (Main Prize): Hanteo Global Score 40% + Global Voting Score 30% + Judging Score 30%
Global Artist Award: Hanteo Global Score 50% + Global Voting Score 50%
Post Generation Award: Hanteo Global Score 40% + Global Voting Score 30% + Judging Score 30%
Emerging Artist Award: Hanteo Global Score 40% + Global Voting Score 30% + Judging Score 30%
Rookie of the Year Award: Hanteo Global Score 40% + Global Voting Score 30% + Judging Score 30%
WhosFandom Award: Global Voting Score 100%
Special Award: Hanteo Global Score 30% + Global Voting Score 40% + Judging Score 30%
Best Producer Award: Hanteo Global Score 50% + Judging Score 50%

The voting for the first four categories of the 2023 Hanteo Music Awards will not be conducted separately, but the votes for the artists through the Artist of the Year Award will be distributed through these categories.

As fans continue to enthusiastically vote for the same, they've also been eagerly looking forward to more details about the upcoming award show, the 2023 Hanteo Music Awards.

Edited by Babylona Bora