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| D Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current:1st D Awards | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in theK-Pop industry |
| Location | Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | |
| First award | February 22, 2025; 9 months ago (2025-02-22) |
| D Awards | |
| Hangul | 디 어워즈 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Di eowojeu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ti ŏwŏchŭ |
D Awards is an annual award ceremony established in 2025 bySports Dong-a (a sister brand of theDong-a Ilbo) for excellence inK-Pop music in South Korea.
D Awards was first announced in December 2024 as the award which was established to further promote and inspireK-Pop, believing that it was faithful to provide 'Dream' and 'Delights' as the reason why it was loved by people all over the world.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
The 1st D Awards was held on February 22, 2025 withGo Min-si andLee Jong-won as the presenters.[4]
| Edition | Year | Date | Venue | Location | Ref. |
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| 1st | 2025 | February 22, 2025 | Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium | Seoul, South Korea | [5] |
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| Edition | Year | Winner | Ref. | |||||||
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| 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 | |||
| 1st | 2025 | Seventeen | Aespa – "Supernova" | Enhypen –Romance: Untold | Zerobaseone –Cinema Paradise | Riize | QWER | NCT Wish,TWS | SM Entertainment | [6] |
The following artists (arranged in alphanumeric order) has received four or more awards.
| Awards | Artist |
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| 5 | Enhypen |
| 4 | Riize |
| TWS | |
| Zerobaseone |