From MAMA Awards to Hanteo Music Awards- A Guide to 2024 year-end Korean Award shows 

As the year comes to an end, several Korean Award shows storm in with their grandness, excitingly winning categories, performances, and more. The year-end awards shows often evaluate or take a look back at the releases of the K-pop industry throughout the year.

Around this time, K-pop idols and groups are often seen attending several Korean Award shows one after the other, while simultaneously bagging trophies and rolling out never-before-seen thrilling stages.

The following article will serve as a guide to all the year-end Korean Award shows that will be rolling out in the last two months of this year and the beginning months of 2025.

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All 2024 year-end Korean Award shows: MAMA, Hanteo Music Awards, and more

2024 Melon Music Awards

The first on the list of Korean Award shows is the 2024 Melon Music Awards. It's scheduled to take place at the INSPIRE ARENA in Yeongjongdo, Incheon, on November 30. The artist lineup for the same includes ATEEZ, PLAVE, BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, and TWS.

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Genie Music Awards

The Genie Music Awards is an annual award ceremony that is organized by Genie Music, a music streaming platform. The winners of various categories are selected based on the artists' performance on Genie Music, which is then accumulated with evaluation from judges and voting online in South Korea. The dates and venues for this year's event are yet to be announced.

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Hanteo Music Awards

The next on the list is the Hanteo Music Awards. This ceremony recognizes the best artists based on their performance and sales on the Hanteo Chart between the months of January and December.

Therefore, the event is usually held in January of the following year. Regardless, the dates and venue for the same are yet to be unveiled.

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Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)

MAMA or the 2024 Mnet Asian Music Awards is expected to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on November 21. This will be followed by a two-day event of the award ceremony at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. Some of the performers include G-DRAGON, BIBI, BOYNEXTDOOR, etc.

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Circle Chart Music Awards

The Circle Chart Music Awards is the next on the list of year-end Korean Award shows. It is based on the performances and sales of artists' songs and albums on the Circle Chart, otherwise known as the Gaon Chart.

While it ideally takes place in January of the following year, the exact dates and venues have not yet been announced.

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Golden Disc Awards

The Golden Disc Awards celebrates the several outstanding contributions and achievements of artists to the K-pop music industry. The dates and venue for this event have not yet been unveiled.

This ceremony concentrates on the music releases that took place between mid-November of the previous year to early November of the next year. It's also ideally held in January of the following year .

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Seoul Music Awards

The Seoul Music Awards is considered to be one of the biggest events and much-awaited year-end Korean awards shows. It features the best artists and singers in the Korean music industry every year. it's organized by Y Global Music and Sports Seoul. This year's date and venue are yet to be announced.

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Asia Artist Awards

The last on this list is the 2024 Asia Artist Awards. It's an annual ceremony organized by Money Today, a South Korean business newspaper company, in collaboration with its media brands, StarNews and MTN.

It's scheduled to take place on December 27, 2024. IVE’s Jang Won-young and ZEROBASEONE’s Sung Han-bin will be the hosts of the ceremony this year, along with the South Korean actor, Ryu Jun-yeol. The performance lineup, on the other hand, includes LE SSERAFIM, EXO's Suho, KISS OF LIFE, and more.

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As these exciting events of the K-pop industry begin to roll out, fans are excited to see what the artists and the Korean award shows have in store for them.