BTS’ Jimin, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, EXO’s Chanyeol, & more lead nominations at Asian Pop Music Awards 2024: Complete K-pop list

On December 2, 2024, the highly anticipated nominations for the Asian Pop Music Awards were revealed. The nominations showed the most prominent K-pop acts of the year. The Asian Pop Music Awards, a major event in the music industry, is jointly organized by Asia Sunway Entertainment Group and British Sunway Music Group.

The awards honor excellence in the music scene and are selected by an esteemed jury. This year, several K-pop idols and groups are in the running for prestigious categories, with BTS' Jimin, BLACKPINK's Lisa, and EXO's Chanyeol among the top nominees.

Several K-pop groups, including LE SSERAFIM, aespa, and Stray Kids, have earned nominations in the Record of the Year category. Meanwhile, in the Best Male and Female categories, solo artists such as IU, Hwasa, Wendy, Jimin, Baekhyun, and Chanyeol, among others, have secured their spots.

The People's Choice Award of the 2024 Asian Pop Music Awards will be decided through public voting, with details about the selection process shared on platforms like Weibo, WeChat, and Twitter. The results for all these categories will be revealed alongside the annual winners list but will not feature in the award announcement video.

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2024 Asian Pop Music Awards: complete list of all K-pop acts nominations

The complete list of K-pop nominations spans various categories, ranging from Song of the Year to Best OST. Here are the K-pop artists and groups that have earned nominations at the Asian Pop Music Awards 2024:

BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR (OVERSEAS):

1. 2 - (G)I-DLE
2. 17 IS RIGHT HERE - SEVENTEEN
3. Armageddon - aespa
4. ATE - Stray Kids
5. Black Out - EXO's Chanyeol
6. Cosmic - Red Velvet
7. DREAM( )SCAPE - NCT DREAM
8. DRIP - BABYMONSTER
9. EASY - LE SSERAFIM
10. GOLD - ITZY
11. minisode 3 - TOMORROW / TOMORROW X TOGETHER
12. MUSE - BTS' Jimin
13. ROMANCE: UNTOLD - ENHYPEN
14. YUQ1 - (G)I-DLE's Yuqi

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RECORD OF THE YEAR (OVERSEAS):

1. Armageddon – aespa
2. Chk Chk Boom – Stray Kids
3. DRIP – BABYMONSTER
4. EASY – LE SSERAFIM
5. Mantra – BLACKPINK's Jennie
6. TAP – NCT's Taeyong
7. Who – BTS' Jimin
8. WOKE UP – XG

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SONG OF THE YEAR in Asian Pop Music Awards (OVERSEAS):

• APT. – BLACKPINK's Rosé x Bruno Mars
• FOREVER – BABYMONSTER
• FREAK – (G)I-DLE's Yuqi
• How Sweet – NewJeans
• Mantra – BLACKPINK's Jennie
• POWER – G-DRAGON
• Rockstar – BLACKPINK's Lisa
• Supernova – aespa

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BEST COLLABORATION (OVRSEAS):

1. APT.- BLACKPINK's Rosé x Bruno Mars
2. Cheese (Feat. WENDY) - EXO's Suho x Red Velvet's Wendy
3. Feeling Lucky - BIBI x GOT7's Jackson Wang
4. New Woman (Ft. ROSALíA) - BLACKPINK's Lisa x ROSALíA
5. NOBODY - (G)I-DLE's Soyeon, aespa's Winter, and IVE's Liz
6. Small girl (Feat. D.O.) - Lee Young-ji x EXO's D.O.
7. SPOT! (Feat. JENNIE) - ZICO x BLACKPINK's Jennie
8. Time Machine (Feat. TAEYEON, MARK)- NCT's Doyoung, Mark Lee, and Taeyeon

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BEST MUSIC VIDEO (OVERSEAS):

1. Armageddon – aespa
2. HOWLING – XG
3. MAESTRO – SEVENTEEN
4. Mantra – BLACKPINK's Jennie
5. NA – HWASA
6. Pineapple Slice – EXO's Baekhyun
7. See that? – NMIXX

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BEST OST in Asian Pop Music Awards(OVERSEAS):

1. Count On Me of The Midnight Studio - aespa's Ningning
2. Crossroad of The Judge from Hell - SUNMI
3. Like A Dream of Lovely Runner - (G)I-DLE's Minnie
4. Our Night is more beautiful than your Day of My Demon - NewJeans
5. SLASH of Deadpool & Wolverine - Stray Kids
6. The Reasons of My Smile of Queen of Tears - SEVENTEEN's BSS
7. TRUE of My Demon - YOARI

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BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE (OVERSEAS):

1. Deja Vu – TOMORROW X TOGETHER
2. GGUM – TXT's Yeonjun
3. Magnetic – ILLIT
4. Mantra – BLACKPINK's Jennie
5. Supernatural – NewJeans
6. Supernova – aespa
7. Who – BTS' Jimin

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BEST MALE ARTIST (OVERSEAS):

1. EXO's Baekhyun – Hello, World
2. EXO's Chanyeol – Black Out
3. NCT's Doyoung – YOUTH
4. NCT's Jaehyun – J
5. BTS' Jimin – MUSE
6. NCT's Taeyong – TAP
7. TEN – TEN

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BEST FEMALE ARTIST (OVERSEAS):

1. Heize – FALLIN'
2. HWASA – O
3. IU – The Winning
4. BLACKPINK's Jennie – Mantra
5. TWICE's Naeon – NA
6. TAEYEON – To. X
7. Red Velvet's Wendy – Wish You Hell
8. (G)I-DLE's Yuqi – YUQ1

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BEST GROUP in Asian Pop Music Awards(OVERSEAS):

1. aespa – Armageddon
2. BABYMONSTER – DRIP
3. ENHYPEN – ROMANCE: UNTOLD
4. LE SSERAFIM – EASY
5. NCT DREAM – DREAM( )SCAPE
6. Red Velvet – Cosmic
7. SEVENTEEN – 17 IS RIGHT HERE
8. Stray Kids – ATE
9. TOMORROW X TOGETHER – minisode 3: TOMORROW
10. XG – AWE
11. ZEROBASEONE – CINEMA PARADISE
12. (G)I-DLE – 2

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BEST NEW ARTIST (OVERSEAS):

1. BABYMONSTER – DRIP
2. ILLIT – SUPER REAL ME
3. NCT WISH – Steady
4. NOWADAYS - NOWADAYS
5. SAY MY NAME - SAY MY NAME
6. TWS - Sparkling Blue
7. UNIS - WE UNIS

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BEST LYRICIST (OVERSEAS):

1. IU - Love Wins All by IU
2. KENZIE - Supernova by aespa
3. Mudd the student, Omega Sapien, WUTAN, JASMINE- See That? by NMIXX
4. WOOZ - What Kind of Future by WOOZI
5. (G)I-DLE's Yuqi, BOYTOY, s’oom (PLZ), Zun (PLZ), MUNA (PLZ)- Everytime (With MINNIE) by (G)I-DLE's Yuqi x Minnie

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BEST COMPOSER in Asian Pop Music Awards (OVERSEAS):

1. Choi Yu-ree, SEVENTEEN's Seungkwan- Dandelion (Seungkwan)
2. DEE.P, Jared Lee, Dan Whittemore- Stuck In The Middle (BABYMONSTER)
3. Jason Hahs, Colin Magalong, David Wilson, MZMC- Love 119 (RIIZE)
4. Jon Bellion, Pete Nappi, Jason Cornet, Pdogg, GHSTLOOP- Who (BTS' Jimin)
5. Mike Robinson, Sarah Troy, Thomas Daniel- All For Nothing (TAEYEON)
6. Park Woosang (LOGOS), HWASA- O (HWASA)
7. SUNMI, Lee Do-hee- Balloon in Love (SUNMI)

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BEST ARRANGER (OVERSEAS):

1. 250 - Supernatural (NewJeans)
2. BUMZU - LALALI (SEVENTEEN)
3. Chancellor, JAKOPS, Shintaro Yasuda - WOKE UP (XG)
4. Dem Jointz - Supernova (aespa)
5. dwilly - Impossible (RIIZE)
6. GroovyRoom - Attitude (HYUNA)
7. Rajan Muse- SWEAT (ZEROBASEONE)
8. Slow Rabbit, PXPILLON - UP (aespa's KARINA)

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BEST PRODUCER in Asian Pop Music Awards(OVERSEAS):

1. El Guincho, Jelli Dorman, Jumpa, Serban Ionut Cazan - Mantra (BLACKPINK's Jennie)
2. HAN SUNG-SOO -17 Is Right Here (SEVENTEEN)
3. JVKE, ZVC - XO (Only If You Say Yes) (ENHYPEN)
4. MIN HEE-JIN, 250 - How Sweet (NewJeans)
5. PSY - O (HWASA)
6. Ryan Tedder, Sam Homaee - Rockstar (BLACKPINK's Lisa)
7. Sean Turk, Cashae,13 - EASY (LE SSERAFIM)

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The 2024 Asian Pop Music Awards for Global Artist Award, Top 20 Albums of the Year, and Top 20 Songs of the Year will be determined by the production committee and judging panel, with results excluded from the award announcement video.