| 31st Seoul Music Awards | |
| Venue: | Gocheok Sky Dome |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Previous: | 30th |
| Main: | Seoul Music Awards |
| Next: | 32nd |
The 31st Seoul Music Awards is a award ceremony held on January 23, 2022.[1] [2] It was organized by Sports Seoul and broadcast through KBS Joy, U+Idol Live, U+Mobile TV, and Hello Live. The ceremony was hosted by Kim Sung-joo, Boom, and Kim Seol-hyun.[3]
All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from January to December 2021.[4]
| Category | Online voting | Panelist | Music sales | Album sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Prize (Bonsang) | 30% | 40% | 30% | |
| Rookie of the Year | ||||
| Popularity Award | 100% (Korea Only) | rowspan="2" colspan="3" | ||
| K-wave Popularity Award | 100% (Overseas Only) | |||
| Trot Award | 30% | 40% | 30% | |
| Ballad Award | ||||
| OST Award | ||||
| R&B Hiphop Award | ||||
| Best Performance | 100% | rowspan="4" colspan="2" | ||
| Band Award | ||||
| Discovery of the Year | ||||
| Special Judge Award | ||||
Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners will be listed first and emphasized in bold.[5]
The list of nominees for:
The voting for:
| Grand Award (Daesang) | Main Award (Bonsang) | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Song Award | Best Album Award | |
| Rookie of the Year | Best Performance | |
| Popularity Award | K-wave Popularity Award | |
| Trot Award | Ballad Award | |
|---|---|---|
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| OST Award | R&B Hiphop Award | |
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| World Best Artist Award | Special Judge Award | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery of the Year | U+Idol Live Best Artist Award | ||
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The following artist(s) received three or more awards:
| Awards | Artist(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lim Young-woong | |
| 3 | BTS |
The list of presenters was announced on January 18, 2022.[8]
| Artist(s) | Presented | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kang Hoon, and Han Ji-hyun | Rookie of the Year | |
| 2 | Lim Hyung-guk, and Park Seon-joo | Trot Award + Ballad Award + OST Award | |
| 3 | Park Ji-hyun | Main Award (Bonsang) | |
| 4 | Kim Ho-young, and Moon Ye-won | Discovery of the Year + Best Performance | |
| 5 | Chae Jong-hyeop | Main Award (Bonsang) | |
| 6 | Rozy AI | ||
| 7 | Danny Ahn | ||
| 8 | Kang Baek-ho, Kang A-rang, and Kim Hye-seong | Popularity Award + K-wave Popularity Award + U+Idol Live Best Artist Award | |
| 9 | Rozy AI | Main Award (Bonsang) | |
| 10 | High1 Resort's Lee Sam-kul, and Won Jin-ah | Best Song Award + Best Album Award + World Best Artist Award | |
| 11 | Sports CEO's Lee Jang-hyuk, and Seoul Music Awards chairman's Kim Soo-chul | Grand Award (Daesang) |
| Artist(s) | Song performed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omega X | "What's goin' on" | ||
| 2 | Lee Mu-jin | "The Assignment Song" + "Traffic Light" | ||
| 3 | Lang Lee | "There is A Wolf" | ||
| 4 | STAYC | "So Bad" (Tak Remix) + "ASAP" | ||
| 5 | Jung Dong-ha | "I Still Love You" | ||
| 6 | Enhypen | "Blessed-Cursed" + "Tamed-Dashed" | ||
| 7 | Hyuna | "I'm Not Cool" | ||
| 8 | Brave Girls | "Fever" (Remix) + "Chi Mat Ba Ram" | ||
| 9 | Kang Daniel | "Antidote" (Acoustic) + "Paranoia" | ||
| 10 | Wendy | "Like Water" | ||
| 11 | Hyuna & Dawn | "Ping Pong" | ||
| 12 | The Boyz | "Russian Roulette" + "Maverick" | ||
| 13 | Oh My Girl's Seunghee and Jiho | "Dear You" | ||
| 14 | Oh My Girl's Mimi, YooA, and Arin | "The Fifth Season" | ||
| 15 | Oh My Girl's Yubin and Hyojung | "Bungee" | ||
| 16 | Oh My Girl | "Dun Dun Dance" | ||
| 17 | Lim Young-woong | "Love Always Run Away" | ||
| 18 | NCT Dream | "Hello Future" + "Hot Sauce" | ||
| 19 | NCT 127 | "Favorite (Vampire)" + "Lemonade" + "Sticker" |
| Region | Network/Platform | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | [9] | ||
| Various | Hello Live | [10] |