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| network = SBS MTV}}The Soribada Best K-Music Awards (previously abbreviated as SOKA and currently abbreviated as SOBA) is an awards ceremony presented by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases.NEWS, '소리바다 K뮤직 어워드' 오는 9월20일 개최 확정, 국내 최대 규모 '기대',weblink TV Daily, February 20, 2017, December 28, 2020, ko, March 18, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170318010727weblink">weblink live, The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded music released between September 2016 and August 2017.This is the first-ever awards ceremony hosted by Soribada, established in 2000 as Korea's first digital music service.NEWS, 소리바다 음악시상식 ‘SOBA’, 9월20일 개최 확정 [공식입장],weblink Sports Donga, July 3, 2017, December 28, 2020, ko, August 9, 2019,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20190809223756weblink">weblink live,

List of ceremonies {| class"wikitable"

!Edition! width="200" |Date! width="200" |Venue! width="150" |City! Ref. 1st September 20, 2017 Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea HTTP://OSEN.MT.CO.KR/ARTICLE/G1110735943>TITLE='소리바다' 엑소, 韓최초 5년연속 대상..트와이스는 음원퀸[종합]ACCESS-DATE=SEPTEMBER 20, 2017WEBSITE=OSENARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180814213252/HTTP://OSEN.MT.CO.KR/ARTICLE/G1110735943, live, 2nd August 30, 2018 Olympic Gymnastics Arena HTTPS://WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/ARTICLES/COLUMNS/K-TOWN/8473067/BTS-TWICE-2018-SORIBADA-BEST-K-MUSIC-AWARDS>TITLE=BTS, TWICE WIN BIG AT 2018 SORIBADA BEST K-MUSIC AWARDSWEBSITE=BILLBOARDLANGUAGE=ENARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180831102658/HTTPS://WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/ARTICLES/COLUMNS/K-TOWN/8473067/BTS-TWICE-2018-SORIBADA-BEST-K-MUSIC-AWARDS, live, 3rd August 22–23, 2019 '2019 SOBA' 시상자 1차 라인업 전격 공개…진정한 ★들의 잔치 [공식입장]>URL=HTTPS://ENTERTAIN.NAVER.COM/READ?OID=311&AID=0001009077DATE=JUNE 24, 2019LANGUAGE=KOARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20190625232959/HTTPS://ENTERTAIN.NAVER.COM/READ?OID=311&AID=0001009077, live, 4th August 13, 2020 Online Ceremony [종합] '2020 소리바다 어워즈' 방탄소년단, 불참에도 대상…트와이스·강다니엘, 3관왕 쾌거>URL=HTTPS://ENTERTAIN.NAVER.COM/READ?OID=117&AID=0003397368DATE=AUGUST 13, 2020LANGUAGE=KOARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20201031022128/HTTPS://ENTERTAIN.NAVER.COM/READ?OID=117&AID=0003397368, live,

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.NEWS, '소리바다' 엑소, 韓최초 5년연속 대상..트와이스는 음원퀸[종합],weblink Osen, September 20, 2017, September 20, 2017, ko, August 14, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180814213252weblink">weblink live, NEWS, [소리바다어워즈]엑소·트와이스 대상·워너원 2관왕…K팝 축제 (종합),weblink Herald Pop, September 20, 2017, September 20, 2017, ko, September 20, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170920195852weblink">weblink live,

Grand Prize (Daesang) {| class"wikitable" style"text-align: center"

!width="50"|Ed.!width="50"|Year!colspan="4"|Winner(s)| 1st| 2017Exo (group){{efn>name=daesangTwice{{efn|name=daesang}} style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 2nd| 2018BTS{{efn|name=daesang}}| 3rd| 2019BTS{{efn>name=daesang2Twice{{efn>name=daesang2}}Red Velvet (group){{efn>name=daesang2}}Mamamoo{{efn|name=daesang2}} style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 4th| 2020BTS

Main Prize (Bonsang) {| class"wikitable" style"text-align: center"

!Ed. !Year !colspan="13"|Winner(s)| 1st| 2017B.A.P (South Korean band)>B.A.P BtoB (band)>Exo (group)>EXO GFriend Hwang Chi-yeul Mamamoo Monsta X Red Velvet (group)>T-ara>Twice>VIXX>| – style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 2nd| 2018AOA (group)>AOA Bolbbalgan4 BTS Mamamoo Momoland Monsta X NCT 127 NU'EST W Red Velvet (group)>Twice>Wanna One>| – | 3rd| 2019AB6IX>BTS>Chungha>Ha Sung-woon>Kim Jae-hwan (singer)>Kim Jae-hwan Mamamoo Momoland Monsta X NCT 127 Twice Red Velvet (group)>Park Ji-hoon>| – style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 4th| 2020AB6IX>Astro (South Korean band)>Astro BTS GFriend Iz*One Kang Daniel Lim Young-woong Mamamoo NCT Dream Twice Oh My Girl Red Velvet (group)>| Victon

Rookie Award {| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50" rowspan="2"|Ed. !width="50" rowspan="2"|Year! colspan="3" width="250" |Winner(s)! Group !! Band !! Trot1st2017Wanna One rowspan="2" —Pentagon (South Korean band)>Pentagon style="background:#f0f8ff;"2nd2018The Boyz (South Korean band)>The Boyz rowspan="3" IZ (band)>IZ Kangnam style="background:#f0f8ff;"Nature (group)>NatureSeol Ha-yoon style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Stray Kids3rd2019ITZY — |Song Ga-in|Hong JaTXT|Kim Soo Chan|Jung Mi Ae style="background:#f0f8ff;"4th2020Cravity > — rowspan="3" | — style="background:#f0f8ff;"|MCND style="background:#f0f8ff;"TO1>TOO

Popularity Award {| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50" rowspan="2"|Ed. !width="50" rowspan="2"|Year!width="250" colspan="2"|Winner(s)! Male !! Female|1st|2017Exo (group)>Exo — style="background:#f0f8ff;"|2nd|2018Wanna One >| Mamamoo|3rd|2019 BTS rowspan="2"| Twicestyle="background:#f0f8ff;"|4th|2020

Genre Awards

Trot Grand Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align: center"

!width="50"|Ed.!width="50"|Year! colspan="3" width="300" |Winner(s)| Hong Jin-young

Trot Artist Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align: center"

!width="50"|Ed.!width="50"|Year! colspan="3" width="300" |Winner(s)Tae Jin-ah >| Hong Jin-young style="background:#f0f8ff;"Tae Jin-ah >| Hong Jin-young|3rd|2019Tae Jin-ah

Rising Trot Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year! colspan="2" width="250" |Winner(s)|4th|2020Kim Shin-young>Second Aunt Kim Da-vi

Hip Hop Artist Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year!width="300"|Winner| 2ndMino (rapper)>Mino

R&B Artist Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year!width="300" colspan="2"|Winner(s)Crush style="background:#f0f8ff;"Park Bom >| Yang Da-il

Rock Band Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year!width="300"|WinnerYB (band)>YB

Best OST Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year!width="200"|Winner!width="250"|Song!width="300"|DramaAilee >I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" >(Guardian: The Lonely and Great God>Goblin) style="background:#f0f8ff;"Jeong Se-woon >| What's Wrong with Secretary KimGaho >| Itaewon Class

Music Video Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year!width="250"|Winner| Zanybros style="background:#f0f8ff;"| Zanybros

Music Producer Awards

Producer Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year!width="250"|Winner|1st|2017|Iggy, Yongbae style="background:#f0f8ff;"|2nd|2018|Kim Do-hoon |3rd|2019|Rhymer style="background:#f0f8ff;"|4th |2020|Kim Do-hoon

Songwriter Award {| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

! width="50" |Ed.! width="50" |Year! width="250" colspan="2"|Winner(s)|4th|2020| Turns Out Comatose

Best Hip Hop Maker Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year!width="250" colspan="2" |Winner(s)|3rd|2019Groovy Room >| dress

Special Hallyu Awards

Artist of the Year Award{{efn|Formerly a grand award category, it has been demoted off its grand award category status to a grand award final nominee consolation award category since 2020.|namesoba}} {| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

! width="50" |Ed.! width="50" |Year! width="250" colspan="2"|Winner| Twice

Music of the Year Award{{efn|namesoba}} {| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

! width="50" |Ed.! width="50" |Year! width="250" colspan="2"|WinnerRed Velvet (group)>Red Velvet

Stage of the Year Award{{efn|namesoba}} {| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

! width="50" |Ed.! width="50" |Year! width="250" colspan="2"|Winner| Kang Daniel

Artist Award {| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year! Colspan="2" width="250" |Winner(s)|1st|2017BTS style="background:#f0f8ff;"|2nd|2018Monsta X >Red Velvet (group)>Red Velvet |3rd|2019Cosmic Girls > WJSN Lovelyzstyle="background:#f0f8ff;"|4th|2020Tomorrow X Together>TXTITZY

Performance Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year! colspan="2" width="250" |Winner(s)|1st|2017NCT 127 >| Gugudan style="background:#f0f8ff;"|2nd|2018Samuel (singer)> Samuel DIA|3rd|2019Ateez >| Loona style="background:#f0f8ff;"|4th|2020The Boyz (South Korean band)>The Boyz(G)I-dle

Rising Hot Star Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year!colspan="3"|Winner(s)| 1st| 2017Cosmic Girls>WJSN Wanna One — style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 2nd| 2018Hyeongseop X Euiwoong >| —| 3rd| 2019N.Flying >Stray Kids >The Boyz (South Korean band)>The Boyz style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 4th| 2020Nature (group)>Nature Loona GWSN

Icon Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year!width="250" colspan="2"|Winner(s)|1st|2017 Red Velvet style="background:#f0f8ff;"|2nd|2018 NU'EST W |3rd|2019Oh My Girl>|Park Ji-hoon style="background:#f0f8ff;"|4th|2020Oneus>|WJSN

Voice Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year! colspan="3" width="250" |Winner(s)|1st|2017Han Dong-geun style="background:#f0f8ff;"|2nd|2018Wheesung >| Seo J (Social) |3rd|2019Jeong Se-woon >Lee Chang-min (singer)>Lee Chang-min Lee Woo (Social) style="background:#f0f8ff;"|4th|2020Kim Jae-hwan (singer)>Kim Jae-hwanKim Woo-seok (singer)>|Ha Sung-woon

Music Star Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year! colspan="2" width="250" |Winner(s)|1st|2017Sonamoo >KNK (band)>KNK style="background:#f0f8ff;"|2nd|2018Chungha >UNB (group)>UNB|3rd|2019CLC (group)>CLC Nature

Global Entertainer Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year! colspan="2" width="250" |Winner(s)|2nd|20187Senses style="background:#f0f8ff;"|3rd|2019| SNH48

Social Artist Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year! colspan="2" width="250" |Winner(s)|2nd|2018BTS style="background:#f0f8ff;"|3rd|2019Hwasa >| NCT 127

Global Hot Trend Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year! colspan="2" width="250" |Winner(s)|3rd|2019ASTRO style="background:#f0f8ff;"|4th|2020Stray Kids>|Iz*One

Next Artist Award{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!width="50"|Ed. !width="50"|Year! colspan="3" width="250" |Winner(s)|3rd|2019Oneus >Newkidd >A.C.E (South Korean band)>A.C.E style="background:#f0f8ff;"|4th|2020DKB (band)>DKB| AleXa| —

Other Awards{| class"wikitable" style"text-align: center; width: 60%;"

! Edition ! Year ! Award! colspan="2" | Winner(s) 1st 2017 | Photogenic Award DIA| Global Career Achievement Award Eru style="background:#f0f8ff;" 2nd 2018| Trend Queen Award Seo In-youngstyle="background:#f0f8ff;"| People's Choice Award Exo 3rd 2019 | New Wave AwardMonsta X >| (G)I-dle| Art-tainer AwardNam Woo-hyun >| Weki Meki style="background:#f0f8ff;" 4th 2020 Kang Danielstyle="background:#f0f8ff;" Astro

Most Wins

The following artists received five or more awards:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col" | Rank ! width="250" | Artist(s)! scope="col" | Awards 1| Twice 10| BTSstyle="background:#f0f8ff;" || 2Red Velvet (group)>Red Velvet| 8| 3| Mamamoo| 6style="background:#f0f8ff;" || 4| Monsta X| 5

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}{{South Korean Music Award Shows}}{{Music industry}}