The 2024 MelOn Music Awards finally announced the winners of its top 10 artists, but fans were frustrated that the awards show excluded Taeyeon despite her being a strong nominee.

On November 15, the 2024 MelOn Music Awards revealed the top 10 winners, drawn from the results of voting conducted from October 31 to November 15. The artists included in the list were determined based on downloads and streams (80%) and user votes (20%).

According to the results, the winners were K-pop artists aespa, DAY6, (G)I-DLE, IU, BTS Jungkook, NewJeans, PLAVE, RIIZE, SEVENTEEN and TWS. However, the list eventually caused a stir among Taeyeon’s fans.

On November 14, netizens gathered in an online thread, titled “Singers Confirmed to Win Top 10 at Melon Music Awards.”

The author uploaded a table listing which artists would get awards in the Top 10 category. Taeyeon was spotted in eighth place, but was skipped from the list.

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Fans were baffled as to why Taeyeon kept getting left out of the Top 10, as some said this wasn’t the first time the singer had been robbed of the category.

Read their comments below:

  • “This is so strange because, why remove Taeyeon? What is the reason for this?”
  • “Taeyeon has many successful releases and her physical sales are good. Why do they keep removing her?”
  • “She was also skipped in 2021 and 2022 despite making it to the Top 10. In 2023, she didn’t release anything during the eligibility period, but now, in 2024, Taeyeon has been skipped again.”