The K-World Dream Awards () is an annual music award show in South Korea. The award ceremony was first known the Soribada Best K-Music Awards () in 2017 until discontinued due to the host Soribada delisting possibility in 2021. The award ceremony revived in 2022 with different host and rebranded as the K-Global Heart Dream Awards () then renamed again in 2024 to the current name.

History Soribada Best K-Music Awards was hosted by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases. The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded to the musics released between September 2016 and August 2017. In 2021, the organizing company changed and the award ceremony was revived as the K-Global Heart Dream Awards after the bankruptcy of Soribada. In 2024, the awards ceremony was renamed to the K-World Dream Awards.

Judging criteria Winners are determined through Soribada's internal data, online and mobile votes from fans across the world, as well as ratings from professional adjudicators and critics.

List of ceremonies EditionAward ceremonyDateVenueCity Ref. 1st 2017 Soribada Best K-Music Awards September 20, 2017 Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea 2nd 2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards August 30, 2018 Olympic Gymnastics Arena 3rd 2019 Soribada Best K-Music Awards August 22–23, 2019 4th 2020 Soribada Best K-Music Awards August 13, 2020 Online Ceremony 5th 2022 K-Global Heart Dream Awards August 25, 2022 Jamsil Students' GymnasiumSeoul, South Korea 6th 2023 K-Global Heart Dream Awards August 10, 2023 KSPO Dome 7th 2024 K-World Dream Awards August 22, 2024 Jamsil Arena 8th 2025 K-World Dream Awards August 21, 2025 9th 2026 K-World Dream Awards August 27, 2026 KINTEX Goyang, South Korea

Grand Prize (Daesang) Ed.YearWinner(s) 1st 2017ExoTwice 2nd 2018BTS 3rd 2019 BTSTwiceRed VelvetMamamoo 4th 2020BTS 5th 2022NCT Dream 6th 2023Stray Kids 7th 2024NCT 127Aespa 8th 2025Stray KidsIVE

Main Prize (Bonsang) Ed. Year Winner(s) 1st 2017 B.A.P BtoB Exo GFriend Hwang Chi-yeul Mamamoo Monsta X Red Velvet T-ara Twice VIXX – 2nd 2018 AOA Bolbbalgan4 BTS Mamamoo Momoland Monsta X NCT 127 NU'EST W Red Velvet Wanna One 3rd 2019 AB6IX BTS Chungha Ha Sung-woon Kim Jae-hwan Mamamoo Momoland Monsta X NCT 127 Red VelvetPark Ji-hoon – 4th 2020 AB6IX Astro BTS GFriend Iz*One Kang Daniel Lim Young-woong Mamamoo NCT Dream Oh My Girl Red Velvet Victon 5th 2022 HeizeItzy Ive Kang Daniel NCT Dream Oh My Girl Psy The Boyz Tomorrow X Together — — 6th 2023 Ateez Enhypen Itzy Seventeen Seulgi STAYC Stray Kids Taeyong The Boyz Zerobaseone 7th 2024 Aespa Bibi Kiss of Life Lee Mu-jin NCT 127 Plave QWER Tomorrow X Together 8th 2025 Illit Ive Le Sserafim NCT Wish QWER Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together TripleS Xdinary Heroes —

Rookie Award Ed. YearWinner(s) Group Band Trot 1st 2017Wanna One — —Pentagon2nd2018 The Boyz IZ Kangnam Nature Seol Ha-yoon Stray Kids 3rd 2019 Itzy — Song Ga-in Hong JaTXT Kim Soo Chan Jung Mi Ae 4th 2020 Cravity — — MCND TOO 5th 2022 Ive — — Kep1er Le Sserafim 6th 2023 BoyNextDoor — — Xikers Zerobaseone 7th 2024 NCT Wish — — TWS 8th 2025 AHOF Dragon Pony — Hearts2Hearts KickFlip KiiiKiii

Popularity Award Ed. Year Winner(s) Male Female 1st 2017 Exo — 2nd 2018 Wanna One Mamamoo 3rd 2019 BTS Twice 4th 2020 5th 2022 BTS Kang Daniel Twice IU 6th 2023 BTS Twice 7th 2024 Exo Kim Jae-joong Unis Jeon Yu-jin 8th 2025 Stray Kids Park Ji-hyeon Unis Jang Won-young

Genre Awards Trot Grand Award Ed.YearWinner(s)3rd 2019 Jin Sung Hong Jin-young

Trot Artist Award Ed.YearWinner(s) 1st 2017 Tae Jin-ah Hong Jin-young 2nd 2018 Tae Jin-ah Hong Jin-young 3rd 2019Tae Jin-ah 8th 2025 Park Seo-jin Park Ji-hyeon

Rising Trot Award Ed. YearWinner(s)4th2020Kim Soo-chan Second Aunt Kim Da-vi

Hip Hop Artist Award Ed. YearWinner 2nd 2018 Mino 5th 2022 Be'O 6th 2023 Zico

R&B Artist Award Ed. YearWinner(s) 2nd 2018 Crush 3rd 2019 Park Bom Yang Da-il

Rock Band Award Ed. YearWinner 3rd 2019 YB

Best OST Award Ed. YearWinnerSongDrama 1st 2017 Ailee "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" Goblin 2nd 2018 Jeong Se-woon "It’s You" What's Wrong with Secretary Kim 4th 2020 Gaho "Start Over" Itaewon Class 5th 2022 Heize "The Last" Our Blues 6th 2023 Paul Kim "You Remember" The Glory 7th 2024 Crush "Love You With All My Heart" Queen of Tears 8th 2025 Huntrix "Golden" KPop Demon Hunters

Music Video Award Ed. Year Winner(s) 1st 2017 Zanybros 2nd 2018 Zanybros 5th 2022 DreamCatcher Golden Child SF9 Le Sserafim 6th 2023 Fromis 9 The Boyz 7th 2024 Aespa Young Posse 8th 2025 Illit TripleS

Music Producer Awards Producer Award Ed. Year Winner 1st Stray kids 2nd 2018 bangchan 3rd 2019 Rhymer 4th 2020 Kim Do-hoon 5th 2022 Psy 6th 2023 Yoon Young-ro 7th 2024 Shinsadong Tiger 8th 2025 Seo Hyun-joo

Songwriter Award Ed. Year Winner(s) 4th 2020 Lee Han-gil Turns Out Comatose 5th 2022 Turns Out Comatose

Best Hip Hop Maker Award Ed. Year Winner(s) 3rd 2019 Groovy Room dress

Special Hallyu Awards Artist of the Year Award Ed.YearWinner 4th 2020 Twice

Music of the Year Award Ed.YearWinner 4th 2020 Red Velvet

Stage of the Year Award Ed.YearWinner 4th 2020 Kang Daniel

Artist Award Ed. YearWinner(s)1st2017BTS2nd2018 Monsta X Red Velvet 3rd2019 WJSN Lovelyz4th2020TXTItzy

Performance Award Ed. YearWinner(s)1st2017 NCT 127 Gugudan2nd2018 Samuel DIA3rd2019Ateez Loona4th2020The Boyz(G)I-dle

Rising Hot Star Award Ed. YearWinner(s) 1st 2017 WJSN Wanna One — 2nd 2018Hyeongseop X Euiwoong YDPP — 3rd 2019N.Flying Stray Kids The Boyz 4th 2020 Nature Loona GWSN 6th 2022 AleXa Blitzers The New Six

Icon Award Ed. YearWinner(s)1st2017 Red Velvet 2nd2018 NU'EST W 3rd2019Oh My GirlPark Ji-hoon4th2020OneusWJSN

Voice Award Ed. YearWinner(s)1st2017Han Dong-geun2nd2018Wheesung GB9 (Social) Seo J (Social)3rd2019Jeong Se-woon Lee Chang-min Lee Woo (Social)4th2020Kim Jae-hwanKim Woo-seokHa Sung-woon

Music Star Award Ed. YearWinner(s)1st2017 Sonamoo KNK2nd2018Chungha UNB3rd2019CLC Nature

Global Entertainer Award Ed. YearWinner(s)2nd20187Senses3rd2019 Zero 9 SNH48

Social Artist Award Ed. YearWinner(s)2nd2018BTS3rd2019 Hwasa NCT 127

Global Hot Trend Award Ed. YearWinner(s)3rd2019ASTRO4th2020 Stray KidsIz*One

Next Artist Award Ed. YearWinner(s)3rd2019Oneus Newkidd A.C.E4th2020 DKB AleXa —

Other Awards Edition Year Award Winner(s) 1st 2017 Photogenic Award DIA Global Career Achievement Award Eru 2nd 2018 Trend Queen Award Seo In-young People's Choice Award Exo 3rd 2019 New Wave Award Monsta X (G)I-dle Art-tainer Award Nam Woo-hyun Weki Meki 4th 2020 New K-Wave Real Fan Award Kang Daniel Global Artist Award Astro 9th 2025 Global Artist Award Tomorrow X Together

Most Wins The following artists received five or more awards: Rank Artist(s) Awards 1 Twice 10 BTS Stray Kids 4 Red Velvet 85 Mamamoo6 Ive Tomorrow X Together 8 Monsta X 5

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