TheMelon Music Award for Album of the Year is an award presented by South Korean entertainment companyKakao M at the annualMelon Music Awards, with its inaugural online ceremony in 2005. Award winners are based on data collected from theMelon music platform and honors artists who have had exceptional performance during the recording year.[1] Since2009, it has comprised one of thedaesang (grand prize) awards given at the event, alongside Song of the Year, Artist of the Year, and later Record of the Year—the latter of which was introduced during the 2018 ceremony.[2]
From 2005 to 2008, award winners were announced online, although there was no album accolade given in 2007 or 2008. The ceremony was officially held offline inSeoul starting with the 2009 awards, with Album of the Year becoming one of the ceremony's grand prizes.[3] The ceremony has been held at various venues throughout Seoul. As of 2021, the criteria for the Album of the Year accolade currently consist of a breakdown of 60% digital sales andstreaming figures, 20% evaluation from a panel of judges, and 20% online voting.[4]
BTS is the most awarded artist in the category, having won four times in2016,2018,2019 and2020. Other artists who have won the award more than once include2NE1,Busker Busker andIU. BTS and IU are the most nominated artists in the category, having been nominated six times.
2006 recipientKim Jong-kook2009 award recipientG-DragonTwo-time award winner2NE1 (2010–11)Two-time recipientBusker Busker (2012–13)2015 recipientExoFour-time award winnerBTS, winning in 2016 and 2018–20Two-time award winnerIU (2017, 2021)2023 award winnerIve2024 award winnerAespa
From 2005 to 2008, the Melon Music Award winners were announced online and were based entirely on online voting.[5] In 2007 and 2008, there was no album accolade announced by the event committee.
The Melon Music Awards were held in a traditional live format for the first time since 2009, with Album of the Year consisting of one the threedaesang prizes, alongsideArtist of the Year andSong of the Year. Because of this, the 2009 event is regarded as the first "official" ceremony in the show's history.[10]
List ofdaesang award winners and nominees (2009–present)
^Lee, Soo-hyun (November 19, 2009).음원 이용자가 뽑는 멜론뮤직어워드 등장 [Melon Music Awards chosen by music users appears].Star News (in Korean).Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^"음악사이트 멜론, 첫 디지털 음원 연말 시상식 개최!" [Music site Melon hosts the first digital music year-end awards ceremony!].Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Naver. November 9, 2009. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2022.
^Kim, Hyun-woo (December 16, 2009).빅뱅 지드래곤 불참불구 MMA 대상 올해의 앨범상 수상 기염 [Big Bang's G-Dragon wins the MMA Award for Album of the Year despite his absence].Newsen (in Korean).Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2022.
^'멜론뮤직어워드' 버스커버스커 대상 2연패 성공 [Busker Busker wins Grand Prize for 2 consecutive years at the 'Melon Music Awards'].Newsen (in Korean). November 14, 2013.Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. RetrievedNovember 28, 2021.
^Jeon, Yoon-hee (November 13, 2014).'2014 멜론뮤직어워드' 올해의 앨범상 god "큰상 오랜만" '울컥' [G.o.d wins '2014 Melon Music Awards' Album of the Year: "Big award after a long time," 'crying'].Korea Economic TV (in Korean).Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. RetrievedNovember 28, 2021 – viaNaver.
^Hwang, Hye-jin (December 2, 2017).[멜론뮤직어워드]아이유, 올해의 앨범상 수상 '상 욕심 없는데 타고싶었다' [[Melon Music Awards] IU wins Album of the Year Award].Newsen (in Korean).Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. RetrievedNovember 28, 2021.
^Yang, Su-bok (November 30, 2019).[2019 MMA] 방탄소년단, 올해의 앨범-아티스트상 싹쓸이 "아미 사랑해요" [[2019 MMA] BTS sweeps away Album of the Year – Artist Award: "I love you Army"].Single List (in Korean).Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. RetrievedNovember 28, 2021.
^임영웅, 올해의 앨범→BTS, 올해의 레코드 수상[MMA2022] [Lim Young-woong, Album of the Year → BTS, Record of the Year Award [MMA2022]].MK Sports (in Korean). Naver. November 26, 2022. RetrievedDecember 29, 2022.
^"에스파, 대상 3개 싹쓸이 '7관왕'…(여자)아이들, 대상 소감 중 "재계약 완료" 발표 [MMA 2024](종합)" [Espa, sweeping 3 grand prizes, '7 crowns'... (G)I-dle, "Contract renewal completed" announced during grand prize acceptance speech [MMA 2024] (Comprehensive)].My Daily. November 30, 2024.Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. RetrievedNovember 30, 2024.
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