The Soribada Best K-Music Awards (previously abbreviated as SOKA and currently abbreviated as SOBA) is an awards ceremony presented by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases.[1] The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded music released between September 2016 and August 2017.
Soribada Best K-Music Awards | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the music industry |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | Soribada |
First awarded | 2017 |
Website | soribada.com |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | SBS MTV |
This is the first-ever awards ceremony hosted by Soribada, established in 2000 as Korea's first digital music service.[2]
Edition | Date | Venue | City | Ref. |
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1st | September 20, 2017 | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium | Seoul, South Korea | [3] |
2nd | August 30, 2018 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | [4] | |
3rd | August 22–23, 2019 | [5] | ||
4th | August 13, 2020 | Online Ceremony | [6] |
Winners are determined through Soribada's internal data, online and mobile votes from fans across the world, as well as ratings from professional adjudicators and critics.[7][8]
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |||
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1st | 2017 | EXO[a] | Twice[a] | ||
2nd | 2018 | BTS[a] | |||
3rd | 2019 | BTS[b] | Twice[b] | Red Velvet[b] | Mamamoo[b] |
4th | 2020 | BTS |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||||||||||||
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1st | 2017 | B.A.P | BtoB | EXO | GFriend | Hwang Chi-yeul | Mamamoo | Monsta X | Red Velvet | T-ara | Twice | VIXX | – | – |
2nd | 2018 | AOA | Bolbbalgan4 | BTS | Mamamoo | Momoland | Monsta X | NCT 127 | NU'EST W | Red Velvet | Twice | Wanna One | – | – |
3rd | 2019 | AB6IX | BTS | Chungha | Ha Sung-woon | Kim Jae-hwan | Mamamoo | Momoland | Monsta X | NCT 127 | Twice | Red Velvet | Park Ji-hoon | – |
4th | 2020 | AB6IX | Astro | BTS | GFriend | Iz*One | Kang Daniel | Lim Young-woong | Mamamoo | NCT Dream | Twice | Oh My Girl | Red Velvet | Victon |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
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Group | Band | Trot | ||
1st | 2017 | Wanna One | — | — |
Pentagon | ||||
2nd | 2018 | The Boyz | IZ | Kangnam |
Nature | Seol Ha-yoon | |||
Stray Kids | ||||
3rd | 2019 | ITZY | — | Song Ga-in |
Hong Ja | ||||
TXT | Kim Soo Chan | |||
Jung Mi Ae | ||||
4th | 2020 | Cravity | — | — |
MCND | ||||
TOO |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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Male | Female | ||
1st | 2017 | Exo | — |
2nd | 2018 | Wanna One | Mamamoo |
3rd | 2019 | BTS | Twice |
4th | 2020 |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
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3rd | 2019 | Jin Sung | Hong Jin-young |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
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1st | 2017 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young | |
2nd | 2018 | Tae Jin-ah | Hong Jin-young | |
3rd | 2019 | Tae Jin-ah |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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4th | 2020 | Kim Soo-chan | Second Aunt Kim Da-vi |
Ed. | Year | Winner |
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2nd | 2018 | Mino |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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2nd | 2018 | Crush | |
3rd | 2019 | Park Bom | Yang Da-il |
Ed. | Year | Winner |
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3rd | 2019 | YB |
Ed. | Year | Winner | Song | Drama |
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1st | 2017 | Ailee | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Goblin |
2nd | 2018 | Jeong Se-woon | "It’s You" | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim |
4th | 2020 | Gaho | "Start Over" | Itaewon Class |
Ed. | Year | Winner |
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1st | 2017 | Zanybros |
2nd | 2018 | Zanybros |
Ed. | Year | Winner |
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1st | 2017 | Iggy, Yongbae |
2nd | 2018 | Kim Do-hoon |
3rd | 2019 | Rhymer |
4th | 2020 | Kim Do-hoon |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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4th | 2020 | Lee Han-gil | Turns Out Comatose |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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3rd | 2019 | Groovy Room | dress |
Ed. | Year | Winner | |
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4th | 2020 | Twice |
Ed. | Year | Winner | |
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4th | 2020 | Red Velvet |
Ed. | Year | Winner | |
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4th | 2020 | Kang Daniel |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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1st | 2017 | BTS | |
2nd | 2018 | Monsta X | Red Velvet |
3rd | 2019 | WJSN | Lovelyz |
4th | 2020 | TXT | ITZY |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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1st | 2017 | NCT 127 | Gugudan |
2nd | 2018 | Samuel | DIA |
3rd | 2019 | Ateez | Loona |
4th | 2020 | The Boyz | (G)I-dle |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
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1st | 2017 | WJSN | Wanna One | — |
2nd | 2018 | Hyeongseop X Euiwoong | YDPP | — |
3rd | 2019 | N.Flying | Stray Kids | The Boyz |
4th | 2020 | Nature | Loona | GWSN |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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1st | 2017 | Red Velvet | |
2nd | 2018 | NU'EST W | |
3rd | 2019 | Oh My Girl | Park Ji-hoon |
4th | 2020 | Oneus | WJSN |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
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1st | 2017 | Han Dong-geun | ||
2nd | 2018 | Wheesung | GB9 (Social) | Seo J (Social) |
3rd | 2019 | Jeong Se-woon | Lee Chang-min | Lee Woo (Social) |
4th | 2020 | Kim Jae-hwan | Kim Woo-seok | Ha Sung-woon |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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1st | 2017 | Sonamoo | KNK |
2nd | 2018 | Chungha | UNB |
3rd | 2019 | CLC | Nature |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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2nd | 2018 | 7Senses | |
3rd | 2019 | Zero 9 | SNH48 |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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2nd | 2018 | BTS | |
3rd | 2019 | Hwasa | NCT 127 |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | |
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3rd | 2019 | ASTRO | |
4th | 2020 | Stray Kids | Iz*One |
Ed. | Year | Winner(s) | ||
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3rd | 2019 | Oneus | Newkidd | A.C.E |
4th | 2020 | DKB | AleXa | — |
Edition | Year | Award | Winner(s) | |
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1st | 2017 | Photogenic Award | DIA | |
Global Career Achievement Award | Eru | |||
2nd | 2018 | Trend Queen Award | Seo In-young | |
People's Choice Award | Exo | |||
3rd | 2019 | New Wave Award | Monsta X | (G)I-dle |
Art-tainer Award | Nam Woo-hyun | Weki Meki | ||
4th | 2020 | New K-Wave Real Fan Award | Kang Daniel | |
Global Artist Award | Astro |
The following artists received five or more awards:
Rank | Artist(s) | Awards |
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1 | Twice | 10 |
BTS | ||
2 | Red Velvet | 8 |
3 | Mamamoo | 6 |
4 | Monsta X | 5 |