D Awards

D Awards is an annual award ceremony established in 2025 by '' Sports Dong-a'' (a sister brand of the '' Dong-a Ilbo'') for excellence in K-Pop music in South Korea.

History

D Awards was first announced in December 2024 as the award which was established to further promote and inspire K-Pop, believing that it was faithful to provide 'Dream' and 'Delights' as the reason why it was loved by people all over the world. It was reported that D Awards will have special two categories: 'D Awards Delights' which was given to the outstanding K-Pop artist throughout the year and 'D Awards Dreamers' which was given to the aspiring new K-Pop artist who will lead the industry in the future. D Awards offers three varieties of trophies featuring hexahedron design, each in a distinct color derived from the awards' symbolic color: 'black' for the grand prizes, 'blue' for the main prizes and best sub-award categories, and 'silver' for the emerging K-Pop artists.

The 1st D Awards was held on February 22, 2025 with Go Min-si and Lee Jong-won as the presenters.

Ceremonies

Awards categories

* Black Label (Grand prizes)
** Artist of the Year
** Song of the Year
** Album of the Year
** Record of the Year
** Performance of the Year
** Trend of the Year
** Rookie of the Year
** D Awards Iconic

* Blue Label (Main prizes)
** Delights Blue Label
** D Awards Impact
** Best Band
** Best Choreography
** Best Group
** Best OST
** Best Stage
** Best Tour
** Best Video
** Best Solo Popularity Award (Boy / Girl)
** Best Group Popularity Award (Boy / Girl)
** UPICK Global Choice (Boy / Girl)

* Silver Label (Emerging artists)
** Dreams Silver Label
** D Awards Discovery of the Year
** D Awards Remark

Grand Prizes (Daesang)

Most awarded artists

The following artists (arranged in alphanumeric order) has received four or more awards.

References

{{South Korean Music Award Shows

South Korean music awards
Performing arts trophies
Awards established in 2025
2025 establishments in South Korea
Annual events in South Korea