BTS' Jungkook, RIIZE, aespa, SEVENTEEN, and more win big at the Melon Music Awards 2024: Complete winners list

On Saturday, November 30, the Melon Music Awards 2024 took place, and several K-pop groups and soloists snagged titles at the award ceremony. The event was held at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. South Korean actors Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Je-hoon, Ahn Jae-hyun, Jang Geun-seuk, and Moon Geun-young took turns as the event's MCs.

While most of the category winners were revealed at the Melon Music Awards 2024, the winners of the Top 10 awards were announced previously on November 15. This year's winners for the Top 10 artists were determined by compiling 80% of the downloads and streaming counts on Melon, the music streaming platform, with the remaining 20% coming from user votes.

The winners for this category:

• aespa
• DAY6
• (G)I-DLE
• IU
• Jungkook (BTS)
• NewJeans
• PLAVE
• RIIZE
• SEVENTEEN
• TWS

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Complete winners list of Melon Music Awards 2024: BTS' Jungkook, RIIZE, aespa, and more

The Melon Music Awards 2024 is the latest edition of the annual award show organized by Kakao Entertainment through its music division, Melon. Each year, the event follows a theme that influences the performance lineup, category winners, and more.

This year, the theme was "New Stream of K-pop." The award show aimed to recognize and highlight the latest visions and trends in the K-pop industry. Regardless, the complete list of winners of the award show, where BTS' Jungkook, aespa, IU, SEVENTEEN, and more took home trophies:

• Best OST: Sudden Shower by ECLIPSE (Lovely Runner)
• Best Solo Male: Jungkook
• Best Solo Female: IU
• Best Music Video: IVE for Heya
• Best Performance Male: BOYNEXTDOOR
• Best Performance Female: aespa
• J-Pop Favourite Artist: YOASOBI
• Global Rising Artist: RIIZE
• Best Group Female: aespa
• Best Group Male: RIIZE
• Best Song Writer: (G)I-DLE's Soyeon
• Best Producer: Seo Hyun Joo from Starship Entertainment
• Best Pop Artist: Benson Boone
• Hot Trend: QWER
• Stage of the Year: IU for 2024 HEREH World Tour Concert
• 1theK Global Icon: tripleS
• New Artist of the Year: TWS & ILLIT
• Best Music Style: Lee Youngji, BIBI
• KakakaoBank Everyone's Star: RIIZE
• Global Artist Male: ATEEZ
• Global Artist Female: IVE

Additionally, the list of winners for the Daesang Awards, otherwise known as the grand prize, at the Melon Music Awards:

• Song of the Year: Supernova by aespa
• Album of the Year: Armageddon by aespa
• Record of the Year: (G)I-DLE
• Artist of the Year: aespa

Several K-pop artists and soloists also rolled out special stages and collaborations at the Melon Music Awards 2024. The list of all the performances at the award show:

• QWER: My Name is Malgeum + T.B.H
• ATEEZ: Ice On My Teeth
• tripleS: Girls Never Die
• Lee Youngji: 16 (Intro) + My Cat + Small Girl + Trouble (feat. Christopher)
• BIBI: Bam Yang Gang + Derre
• BOYNEXTDOOR: Dangerous + Earth, Wind, and Fire
• TWS: plot twist + LINE SQUAD
• RIIZE: Combo
• IVE: Ice Queen
• aespa: Whiplash + Supernova + Armageddon

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Following the ceremony's conclusion, fans cheered the K-pop idols and groups' wins at the Melon Music Awards 2024 while expressing their excitement.