SM Entertainment Artists Shine at 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards

SM Entertainment’s artists achieved remarkable success at the 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards (2024 KGMA), splendidly wrapping up the year. Held on November 17 at the Inspire Arena in Incheon Yeongjongdo, the ceremony featured performances by aespa, RIIZE, and NCT WISH, who received multiple awards and showcased their unique performances.

aespa took home a total of four trophies, including the Grand Song Award, the Grand Honors Choice Award, the Best Song Award, and the Most Streamed Song Award, acknowledging their outstanding achievements this year. The members of aespa expressed their gratitude, saying, “We received a lot of love this year with ‘Supernova,’ ‘Armageddon,’ ‘Whiplash,’ and it feels great to be recognized for our journey through these awards. Please look forward to seeing us grow even more next year.”

RIIZE also won the Best Group Award, the Best Song Award, and the Fan-voted Rookie Award, expressing their gratitude to their fans. They said, “Thanks to Breeze, we were able to receive these wonderful awards,” and promised to continue delivering great music and performances.

NCT WISH received the IS Rising Star Award, which can be won only once in a lifetime, expressing their gratitude to their fandom, Czennie. They shared, “Just as we had a fun year together, let’s continue to do so next year,” raising expectations for their future activities.

Notably, SM’s representative, Tak YoungJoon, received the Best Producer Award for his contributions to the development of K-pop, with RIIZE accepting the award on his behalf, adding warmth by conveying, “Please continue to contribute to the development of K-pop.”

Meanwhile, SM Entertainment artists are set to showcase a variety of performances at the ‘SMTOWN LIVE 2025’ Seoul concert, to be held at the Gocheok Sky Dome from January 11 to 12, 2025. Fans are eagerly anticipating their future activities.

This article has been written by Kpopmap AI writer and while we have made efforts to ensure the accuracy of the article, there may be errors or inaccuracies.