The second day of the highly anticipated and first-ever Korea Grand Music Awards was held at INSPIRE Arena, where fans gathered to watch their favorite K-pop artists be honored for their achievements in 2024.
On November 17, KGMA’s first-ever “Song Day” featured a new lineup of beloved K-pop artists, who gave the audience a fantastic evening with their acceptance speeches and energetic performances.
The second part of the event comes after the announcement of the first winners on the 16th. The most popular K-pop names were honored in the award’s latest categories such as Best Artist, Grand Honor’s Choice, Grand Record, Grand Artist and many others.
KGMA also saw the return of Nam Ji Hyun, who hosted the first day of the awards show with NewJeans Hanni. However, this time the actress was accompanied by aespa Winter.
See the full list of KGMA Day 2 winners below:
IS Rising Star Award
Award for best song
- TREASURE
- the gates
- espa
- Lee Chan won
- RIIZE
- DAY6
Most listened to song: “Supernova” by aespa
IS Rookie Award: NOWADAYS
Photogenic Award: Classy
Trend of the Year Award:
Best group award: RIIZE
Best Solo Artist: (G)I-DLE Yuqi
Best group: DAY6
Best Foreign K-pop Artist (Female): NiziU
Best Foreign K-pop Artist (Male): JO1
Best Adult Contemporary
Diggus Excavation Artist: Lee Chan won
Fan Vote Rookie Award: NiziU
Best Producer: Tak Youngjun (SM Entertainment)
Best stage: TREASURE
Lullua x Fancast Popularity Award: Lee Chan won
Choice of the Great Honor:
Great Interpreter: DAY6
Great song: espa
