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The Fact Music Awards 
Summary
The Fact Music Awards (Korean: 더팩트 뮤직 어워즈; abbreviated as TMA) is an awards ceremony hosted by The Fact and organized by Fan N Star that recognizes major contributors to the Hallyu wave.[1] Established in 2019, The Fact Music Awards determines its winners through objective data from Gaon, a panel of judges, and the support and participation scores of fans at home and abroad.[2]
| The Fact Music Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster for the 2023 award ceremony | |
| Awarded for | Contributions to the Hallyu wave |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | The Fact and Fan N Star |
| First awarded | April 24, 2019 |
| Website | TMA |
The awards ceremony broadcasts across Asia through multiple channels including both V Live and ABS-CBN.[3]
The December 2020 ceremony was replaced by an online ceremony for awards in all categories in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent further spread of the virus and to ensure the safety of both fans and artists.[4]
Ceremonies edit
| Edition | Date | Venue | City | Host(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | April 24, 2019 | Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon | Incheon, South Korea | Jun Hyun-moo and Seohyun | [5][6] |
| 2nd | March 16, 2020 | Online Announcement | [7][8] | ||
| 3rd | December 12, 2020 | Online Ceremony (On-tact) | Jun Hyun-moo and Seohyun | [9][10] | |
| 4th | October 2, 2021 | Seohyun, Shin Dong-yup, and Boom | [11][12] | ||
| 5th | October 8, 2022 | KSPO Dome | Seoul, South Korea | Jun Hyun-moo and Seohyun | [13][14] |
| 6th | October 10, 2023 | Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon | Incheon, South Korea | [15][16] | |
Grand Prize (Daesang) edit
| Edition | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2018 | BTS |
| 2nd | 2019 | |
| 3rd | 2020 | |
| 4th | 2021 | |
| 5th | 2022 | |
| 6th | 2023 | Seventeen |
Artist of the Year (Bonsang) edit
| Edition | Year | Winner(s) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2018 | BTS | NU'EST | Mamamoo | Monsta X | Twice | Red Velvet | Chungha | iKon | GFriend | Momoland | — | — | — |
| 2nd | 2019 | BTS | NU'EST | Mamamoo | Monsta X | Twice | Red Velvet | Chungha | Super Junior | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | 2020 | BTS | NU'EST | Mamamoo | Monsta X | Twice | Seventeen | Kang Daniel | Super Junior | Iz*One | Hwasa | Got7 | — | — |
| 4th | 2021 | BTS | Stray Kids | Ateez | Itzy | Brave Girls | Seventeen | Kang Daniel | Super Junior | Oh My Girl | The Boyz | TXT | Astro | Enhypen |
| 5th | 2022 | BTS | Stray Kids | Ateez | Itzy | Lim Young-woong | Psy | Kang Daniel | Treasure | Ive | The Boyz | TXT | NCT Dream | (G)I-dle |
| 6th | 2023 | NewJeans | Stray Kids | Ateez | Itzy | Lim Young-woong | Seventeen | Nmixx | Treasure | Ive | Aespa | — | — | — |
Best Performer Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2018 | Mamamoo | Monsta X | — |
| 2nd | 2019 | (G)I-dle | Stray Kids | The Boyz |
| 3rd | 2020 | Itzy | Jessi | TXT |
| 4th | 2021 | Seventeen | — | — |
| 5th | 2022 | Ateez | NCT Dream | — |
| 6th | 2023 | Kwon Eun-bi | IVE | Jannabi |
Next Leader Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2018 | (G)I-dle | Stray Kids | The Boyz |
| 2nd | 2019 | Itzy | TXT | — |
| 3rd | 2020 | Cravity | Enhypen | Weeekly[17] |
| 4th | 2021 | STAYC | — | — |
| 5th | 2022 | Ive | Le Sserafim | NewJeans |
| 6th | 2023 | Zerobaseone | Riize | — |
Worldwide Icon Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2018 | Red Velvet | Twice |
| 2nd | 2019 | Super Junior | — |
| 3rd | 2020 | BTS | Seventeen |
| 4th | 2021 | Super Junior | — |
| 5th | 2022 | NCT Dream | — |
| 6th | 2023 | aespa | — |
Popularity Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2018 | BTS |
| 2nd | 2019 | |
| 3rd | 2020 | Super Junior |
| 4th | 2021 | BTS |
| 5th | 2022 | |
| 6th | 2023 | Jimin |
Listener's Choice Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2019 | BTS |
| 3rd | 2020 | |
| 4th | 2021 | |
| 5th | 2022 | NCT Dream |
| 6th | 2023 | NewJeans |
Global Hottest Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2020 | Ateez | (G)I-dle | Stray Kids | The Boyz |
| 4th | 2021 | Cravity | Weeekly | — | — |
| 5th | 2022 | TNX | Kep1er | — | — |
| 6th | 2023 | BoyNextDoor | Xikers | — | — |
Best Music edit
| Edition | Year | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 2023 | Lee Chan-won | BTS | V | Lim Young-woong |
Other Awards edit
| Edition | Year | Award | Winner(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2018 | Best Album | BTS's Love Yourself: Answer | |||
| Best Song | iKon's "Love Scenario" | |||||
| Fan Rising Star | A.C.E | |||||
| 2nd | 2019 | Band Performer of the Year | IZ | N.Flying | ||
| 5th | 2022 | Hot Stage of the Year | Psy | |||
Fan N Star Awards edit
(Determined through fan votes)
Fan N Star Angel N Star Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 2022 | Kim Ho-joong | Lim Young-woong | Young Tak |
Fan N Star Choice Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Individual | ||
| 1st | 2018 | Super Junior | Kang Daniel |
| 2nd | 2019 | ||
| 3rd | 2020 | Hwang Chi-yeul | |
| 4th | 2021 | ||
| 5th | 2022 | BTS | Jin |
| 6th | 2023 | Lim Young-woong | |
Fan N Star Four N Star Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | 2022 | Stray Kids |
| 6th | 2023 |
Fan N Star Global Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | 2022 | BTS |
Fan N Star Most Votes Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Individual | |||
| 1st | 2018 | Super Junior | — | Kang Daniel |
| 2nd | 2019 | |||
| 3rd | 2020 | Hwang Chi-yeul | ||
| 4th | 2021 | BTS | Lim Young-woong | |
| 5th | 2022 | |||
| 6th | 2023 | — | ||
Fan N Star Trot Popularity Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2020 | Lim Young-woong |
| 4th | 2021 | |
| 5th | 2022 |
Fan N Star Best Ads. Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2020 | Lim Young-woong |
| 4th | 2021 | |
| 5th | 2022 | |
| 6th | 2023 |
Fan N Star Hall of Fame Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Individual | |||||||
| 1st | 2018 | Super Junior | Eunhyuk | |||||
| NU'EST | JR | |||||||
| Aron | ||||||||
| — | Kang Daniel | |||||||
| — | Kim Jae-joong | |||||||
| 4th | 2021 | Super Junior | — | |||||
Fan N Star Special Award edit
| Edition | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2019 | Yang Joon-il |
Most Wins edit
| Rank | Artist(s) | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTS | 26 |
| 2 | Lim Young-woong | 15 |
| Super Junior | ||
| 3 | Kang Daniel | 8 |
| Stray Kids | ||
| 4 | Seventeen | 6 |
| 5 | Hwang Chi-yeul | 5 |
| The Boyz | ||
| Itzy | ||
| Ateez |
General references edit
References edit
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