2024 Korean Grand Music Awards Day 1 Winners List: NewJeans, Exo's D.O., Zerobaseone Among Top Names

The 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA), held on November 16 at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea, celebrated the best and brightest of the Korean music world. Among the night's biggest winners were NewJeans, (G)I-DLE, and ZEROBASEONE, who claimed the coveted Grand Prizes for their remarkable contributions to K-pop in 2024.

Checkout the full list of winners of day 1, 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards K-pop Legendary Artist: TVXQ Lullua x Fancast Best Popularity: SHINee’s Taemin Best OST: Yoo Hwe Seung Best Rock Ballad: Lee Mujin Best Memory: Lee Mujin IS Rising Star: JD1 Lotte Caliverse Transcendent Artist of the Year: Young Tak Best Solo Artist: SHINee’s Taemin Best R&B (Male): EXO’s DO aka Doh Kyung Soo Best R&B (Female): BIBI Best Hip Hop: Lee Young Ji Best Band: QWER Best Artist (Top 10): EXO’s DO, SHINee’s Taemin, Lee Young Ji, ZEROBASEONE, P1Harmony, Young Tak, STAYC, (G)I-DLE, NewJeans and Jeong Dong Won Grand Honour's Choice: ZEROBASEONE 2024 Grand Record: (G)I-DLE 2024 Grand Artist: NewJeans Fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the happiness as their favourites bag the honors. Twitter reactions on 2024 Korea Grand Music Award Winners

kyungsoo winning his second award for best R&B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/drVPKG1XLa

— css give ksoo a (@solornbalbum) November 16, 2024

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JD1 : 241116
🩶웨이브 #2024코리아그랜드뮤직어워즈#JD1 #제이디원#JD1_photo pic.twitter.com/t1SX5HJK0v

— JD1 (@jd1_official) November 16, 2024

Congratulations QWER for winning “BEST BAND” at the 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards! 🏆

YOU GO, GIRLS! Well deserved! 🖤#KGMA2024 #QWER #CHODAN #MAGENTA #HINA #SIYEON pic.twitter.com/xoCITn4IUC

— FanWork with K-Pop ❤️ (@FanWork_fun) November 16, 2024

Congratulations QWER for winning “BEST BAND” at the 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards! 🏆

YOU GO, GIRLS! Well deserved! 🖤#KGMA2024 #QWER #CHODAN #MAGENTA #HINA #SIYEON pic.twitter.com/xoCITn4IUC

— FanWork with K-Pop ❤️ (@FanWork_fun) November 16, 2024

nam ji-hyun keeps on complimenting newjeans & hanni 😭😭 so adorable pic.twitter.com/IIyyoSmqd9

— ry🦊 (@dittoshooter) November 16, 2024

Hosted by actress Nam Ji Hyun and NewJeans' Hanni on the first day, the event featured stellar performances by top artists, including EXO’s D.O, TVXQ, SHINee’s Taemin, (G)I-DLE, and many more. The 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards Day 2 ceremony will be broadcast tomorrow, for more updates, keep checking this space.