The 2022 AGGG Music Awards

It is time to award the best in K-Pop! Here are the winners of the 2022 AGGG Music Awards.

Best Debut by a Male Group

Nominees:

Happy Death Day by Xdinary Heroes
Bad News by Tempest
Du Du Du by TAN
Parallel Universe by NINE.i
Thumbs Up by Blank2y
Under the skin by &TEAM

And the winner is… Under the skin by &TEAM

Best Debut by a Female Group

Nominees:

Fearless by Le Sserafim
Eleven by IVE
WA DA DA by Kep1er
Tippy Toes by XG
Shut Down by CLASS:y
Wanna Know by Irris
Attention by NewJeans
Rose by Mimiirose
Higher by Fifty Fifty
O.O by NMIXX

And the winner is… Eleven by IVE

Best Debut by a Male Soloist

Nominees:

Voyager by Kihyun
The Astronaut by Jin
No Rules by Baekho
Ruby by Woozi

And the winner is… Voyager by Kihyun

Best Debut by a Female Soloist

Nominees:

28 Reasons by Seulgi
Drive by Miyeon
Pop! by Nayeon
SMILEY by Yena (ft. BIBI)

And the winner is… Pop! by Nayeon

Best Comeback by a Male Group

Nominees:

Do It Like This by P1Harmony
Feelin’ Like by Pentagon
Villain by Drippin
Maniac by Stray Kids
Adrenaline by Cravity
Dash by BAE173
Still Life by BigBang
Good Boy Gone Bad by TXT
HOT by Seventeen
Yet To Come by BT
Test Me by Xdinary Heroes
Guerrilla by Ateez
Same Scent by Oneus
Savior by AB6IX
X-Ray by GHOST9

And the winner is… Same Scent by Oneus

Best Comeback by a Female Group

Nominees:

Antifragile by Le Sserafim
Pirate by Everglow
Ven para by Weeekly
Tomboy by (G)I-DLE
memeM by Purple Kiss
Love Dive by IVE
Maison by Dreamcatcher
Villain by Pixy
Last Sequence by WJSN
Beautiful Monster by StayC
Kiss by TRI.BE
Flash by Rocket Punch
Ring Ma Bell by Billie
Gratata by Lapillus
Talk That Talk by Twice
Girls by aespa

And the winner is… Tomboy by (G)I-DLE

Best Comeback by a Male Soloist

Nominees:

Eye on You by Wonho
Arson by J-Hope
Chemical by from20
Gasoline by Key
Youth by Kihyun
Keep me up by B.I
Cruel by Jackson Wang

And the winner is… Gasoline by Key

Best Comeback by a Female Soloist

Nominees:

INVU by Taeyeon
Sharp Objects by Sorn
Zoom by Jessi
Honey by Solar
No Thanks by Hyolyn
Glitch by Kwon Eun Bi
Forgive Me by BoA

And the winner is… INVU by Taeyeon

Best Title Track

Nominees:

Antifragile by Le Sserafim
Tomboy by (G)I-DLE
Eleven by IVE
INVU by Taeyeon
HOT by Seventeen
Maniac by Stray Kids
Good Boy Gone Bad by TXT
Arson by J-Hope

And the winner is… Maniac by Stray Kids

Best B-Side

Nominees:

Run BTS by BTS
My Bag by (G)I-DLE
Venom by Stray Kids
Pretty Psycho by Purple Kiss
Hype Boy by NewJeans
Mvsk by Kep1er
Polaroid Love by Enhypen

And the winner is… Run BTS by BTS

Best Digital Single

For the sake of this award, a digital single is defined by an individually realeased track, with a music video, that is only accessible through digital platforms.

Nominees:

Illusion by aespa
Time Out by Stray Kids
Sweet by The Boyz
Mascara by XG
Vivid by Cravity
Sharp Objects by Sorn
WooAh Hip by MAMADOL
Birthday by Ten
Ghost by Taeyong
Wonderland by AleXa

And the winner is… Illusion by aespa

Best Original Soundtrack

For the sake of this award, an original soundtrack (OST) is defined as a song associated with another type of media or event.

Nominees:

Dreamers by Jungkook (BTS) from FIFA World Cup 2022
With you by Jimin (BTS) & Ha Sung Woon from “Our Blues (우리들의 블루스)”
Christmas Tree by V (BTS) from “Our Beloved Summer”
A Strange Day by Jihyo (Twice) from “Summer Strike”
Midnight Sun by AleXa from Webtoon “The Broken Ring : This Marriage Will Fail Anyway”
Stay Alive by Jungkook (BTS) from Webtoon “7Fates: Chakho”
Go! by Dokyeom Twenty-Five Twenty-One (스물다섯 스물하나)
Love, Maybe by MeloMance from “A Business Proposal”
Drawer by 10cm from “Our Beloved Summer”

And the winner is… With you by Jimin (BTS) & Ha Sung Woon from “Our Blues (우리들의 블루스)”

Best Music Video

Nominees:

Yet To Come by BTS
INVU by Taeyeon
The Astronaut by Jin
Case 143 by Stray Kids
Same Scent by Oneus
Creature by E’LAST
NXDE by (G)I-DLE
Ascension by Kingdom
Cruel by Jackson Wang

And the winner is… Cruel by Jackson Wang

Best Choreography

Nominees:

Run BTS by BTS
INVU by Taeyeon
Break My Heart Myself by Bebe Rexha ft. Yeji & Ryujin (Itzy)
Tippy Toes by XG
Under the skin by &TEAM
That That by Psy ft. Suga
Cruel by Jackson Wang

And the winner is… Under the skin by &TEAM

Best Collaboration

Nominees:

Love Theory by NCT Taeyong & Wonstein
That That by Psy ft. Suga
BTBT by B.I ft. Soulja Boy & DeVita
Break My Heart Myself by Bebe Rexha ft. Yeji & Ryujin (Itzy)
Bad Decisions by BTS, Benny Blanco, & Snoop Dogg
Sexy Nukim by Balming Tiger ft. RM (BTS)
Rush Hour by Crush ft. J-Hope (BTS)
Zoo by NCT & aespa
Nirvana by Kang Daniel ft. pH-1, WDBZ

And the winner is… That That by Psy ft. Suga

Best International Language Release

For the sake of this award, an international language is defined as a language other than the artist’s primary one for their music specifically.

Nominees:

Darl+ing by Seventeen (English)
Circus by Stray Kids (Japanese)
Celebrate by Twice (Japanese)
Wing Wing by Kep1er (Japanese)
Birthday by Ten (English)
Better by BOA & XIN (Chinese)
Wonderland by AleXa (English)
Paradigm by Ateez (Japanese)

And the winner is… Darl+ing by Seventeen

Best Subunit Release

For the sake of this award, a subunit must be derived from an existing group and contain a minimum of two members.

Nominees:

Who by Moonbin & Sanha (Astro)
Cheers by SVT Leaders (Seventeen)
Who Am I? by Envidia (MakaMaka)
Oasis by 1Chu (HeyGirls)
Copycat by Chobom(Apink)

And the winner is… Who by Moonbin & Sanha (Astro)

Best Underrated Release

For the sake of this award, underrated is defined as having under 5 million views on the official music video at the time of nomination.

Nominees:

Find you by BZ-Boys
Venom by BVNDIT
W.A.T.1 by MCND
Jaws by BAE173
Villain by Pixy
Chemical by from20
Lululu by mimiirose

And the winner is… Chemical by from20

Daesangs:

Song of the Year

Nominees:

Antifragile by Le Sserafim
Yet To Come by BTS
INVU by Taeyeon
Tomboy by (G)I-DLE
Pop! by Nayeon
Maniac by Stray Kids
Attention by NewJeans
That That by Psy ft. Suga

And the winner is… Antifragile by Le Sserafim

Album of the Year

Nominees:

I Never Die by (G)I-DLE
Oddinary by Stray Kids
Jack in the Box by J-Hope
Proof by BTS
Antifragile by Le Sserafim
New Jeans by NewJeans

And the winner is… I Never Die by (G)I-DLE

Rookie of the Year

For the sake of this award, a rookie is defined as an artist that has debuted within the eligibility period.

Nominees:

Le Sserafim
IVE
NewJeans
Tempest
Xdinary Heroes
NINE.i

And the winner is… Le Sserafim

Veteran of the Year

For the sake of this award, a veteran is defined as an artist that debuted prior to the eligibility period and made a comeback during the eligibility period.

Nominees: