Circle Chart Music Awards 2023 Announces Nominees For Artist Of The Year

The Circle Chart Music Awards (formerly known as the Gaon Chart Music Awards) has revealed this year’s nominees for Artist of the Year!

This year, for the first time, Artist of the Year awards will be given in four different categories: Album, Digital, Streaming (Unique Listeners), and Global Streaming.

As in past years, the awards will be primarily determined by the commercial performance of songs and albums based on the Circle charts. Starting last year, data from their newly launched global K-pop charts was included as well.

Check out the nominees for the newly reorganized Artist of the Year categories below!

Artist of the Year (Album)

• aespa – “MY WORLD”
• ENHYPEN – “ORANGE BLOOD”
• IVE – “I’VE MINE”
• Jungkook (BTS) – “GOLDEN”
• NCT DREAM – “ISTJ”
• SEVENTEEN – “SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN”
• Stray Kids – “★★★★★ (5-STAR)”
• TXT – “The Name Chapter: FREEFALL”
• V (BTS) – “Layover”
• ZEROBASEONE – “YOUTH IN THE SHADE”

Artist of the Year (Digital)

• aespa – “Spicy”
• (G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
• IVE – “I AM”
• Jisoo (BLACKPINK) – “FLOWER”
• Jungkook (BTS) – “Seven” (featuring Latto)
• LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN” (featuring Nile Rodgers)
• Lim Young Woong – “Grain of Sand”
• NCT DREAM – “Candy”
• NewJeans – “Ditto”
• SEVENTEEN – “Super”

Artist of the Year (Streaming – Unique Listeners)

• aespa – “Spicy”
• AKMU – “Love Lee”
• (G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
• IVE – “I AM”
• Jisoo (BLACKPINK) – “FLOWER”
• Jungkook (BTS) – “Seven” (featuring Latto)
• LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN” (featuring Nile Rodgers)
• NCT DREAM – “Candy”
• NewJeans – “Ditto”
• SEVENTEEN – “Super”

Artist of the Year (Global Streaming)

• aespa – “Spicy”
• BTS – “Take Two”
• (G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
• IVE – “I AM”
• Jimin (BTS) – “Like Crazy”
• Jisoo (BLACKPINK) – “FLOWER”
• Jungkook (BTS) – “Seven” (featuring Latto)
• LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN” (featuring Nile Rodgers)
• NewJeans – “Super Shy”
• SEVENTEEN – “Super”

The Circle Chart Music Awards 2023 will take place on January 10, 2024 at Busan’s BEXCO.

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