2024 Melon Music Awards Early Predictions: Lee Mu-jin and BTS' Jungkook reportedly face off for the Best Male Solo Award

The 2024 Melon Music Awards is expected to take place on November 30. As an early prediction of the upcoming ceremony, a list of the expected nominees landed on the internet. The list was released by X user @KoWatermelon. The account is known for releasing early predictions for major awards shows every year.

Their prediction list is made through calculations that include the criteria that award shows take into consideration for their nominees. Given that the 2024 Melon Music Awards would be based on the artists' performance on the Korea-based online music store, Melon, other South Korean music charts, and similar winning criteria, @KoWatermelon takes the same into consideration.

The Melon Music Awards is one of the major music awards in the South Korean music industry. It is conducted by Kakao Entertainment and held through its online music store, Melon. The awards were launched in 2005 as a completely fan-vote-based event which was held online.

This continued until 2008, when the Melon Music Awards held its first offline ceremony in 2009 in Seoul. Ever since, the award ceremony has expanded and has been an offline event. Additionally, the award ceremony was created to award and recognize exceptional digital performance in terms of both artists and their releases.

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All 2024 Melon Music Awards Early Predictions as Jungkook, IU, and more are expected to bag nominations

Here's the list of early predictions made by @KoWatermelon for the upcoming award ceremony, Melon Music Awards:

Top 10 Artists

• aespa
• (G)I-DLE
• IU
• Taeyeon
• NewJeans
• RIIZE
• TWS
• Lee Mu-jin
• PLAVE
• LE SSERAFIM
• ILLIT
• Jungkook
• Crush
• ECLIPSE
• IVE
• Lim Jae-hyun
• BIBI
• KISS OF LIFE
• DAY6
• SEVENTEEN
• QWER
• Lee Changsub
• ZICO
• Roy Kim
• BABYMONSTER
• VIVIZ
• BOL4
• Red Velvet
• Lee Young-ji
• Heize

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Millions Top 10 Albums

• The Winning
• 2
• Armageddon
• To. X
• ASTERUM:134-1
• How Sweet
• EASY
• GOLDEN
• IVE SWITCH
• Fourever
• RIIZING
• SPOT!
• Chill Kill
• Warmth
• minisode3: TOMORROW
• YOUTH
• DREAM()SCAPE
• 5-STAR
• HOW?
• BLOSSOM
• MELTING POINT
• WALK
• MUSE
• Bright
• [PHANTASY] pt. 2 - Sixth Sense
• TAP
• Right Place, Wrong Person
• THIS MAN
• J
• ETERNAL

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Artist of the Year

• aespa
• (G)I-DLE
• IU
• Taeyeon
• NewJeans
• RIIZE
• TWS
• Lee Mu-jin
• PLAVE
• LE SSERAFIM

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Best Album

• The Winning
• 2
• Armageddon
• To. X
• Sparkling Blue
• ASTERUM:134-1
• EASY
• SUPER REAL ME
• GOLDEN
• IVE SWITCH

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Best Song

• Plot Twist
• FATE
• To. X
• Rhapsody of Sadness
• Love Wins All
• Drama
• Magnetic
• Bam Yang Gang
• Episode
• T.B.H

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Best Male Solo

• Lee Mu-jin
• Jungkook
• Crush
• Lim Jae-hyun
• Lee Changsub

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Best Female Solo

• IU
• Taehyeon
• BIBI
• BOL4
• Lee Young-ji

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Best Male Group

• RIIZE
• TWS
• PLAVE
• DAY6
• SEVENTEEN

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Best Female Group

• aespa
• (G)I-DLE
• NewJeans
• LE SSERAFIM
• ILLIT

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Best New Artist

• TWS
• ILLIT
• BABYMONSTER
• UNIS
• BADVILLAIN

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Best OST

• Sudden Shower
• Love You Will All My Heart
• Dream
• Whenever, Whenever
• I Think I Did

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Following the release of the early predictions, fans have been thrilled and excited about the possibility of their favorite artists gaining nominations at the 2024 Melon Music Awards. However, these are just predictions, and the official nominations might differ.