No Cortis or KickFlip for Best New Artist is gonna be controversial given their good sales numbers.
But I got to admit, Zo Zazz is an inspired nomination.
friedriceforbrunch on
not a single nomination for illit?
LSFRM’s Hot also outperformed at least one SOTY nominee on the Melon chart, yet it’s excluded. I see you, Kakao.
Venesstion on
NMIXX honestly robbed – their 2025 discography was equally as good as Aespa’s 2024 year (in my opinion).
IzodCenter on
I want Zo Zazz to win just to shock everyone, he’s awesome
gotfangirl6 on
Boynextdoor *ate* this year. Such great performance on melon
solojones1138 on
This really shows how different international taste (MAMA) is to pure Korean streaming as a basis (MMA). Interesting
PotatoFrosty3149 on
Nmixx and lsfrm were robbeddddd
YejiBear2 on
I’m disappointed to not see ITZY there. They ruled 2025, and no one can change my mind.
burnoutbrighter on
Unless I’m missing something, are JYP groups just excluded? No NMIXX, Stray Kids, Itzy, or Twice??? Also no idle??
biaswrecker on
Y’all it explains the criteria in the article. They use data from the Melon music streaming platform
“Only music released between October 31, 2024 and November 19, 2025 was eligible for this year’s awards.
With the exception of the Millions Top 10 awards and the Track Zero Choice award, all of the following awards will be determined 60 percent by download and streaming counts, 20 percent by judges’ evaluations, and 20 percent by votes.
The Millions Top 10 awards, which are given to 10 albums that surpassed 1 million streams on Melon within the first 24 hours of their release, will be determined 80 percent by download and streaming counts and 20 percent by votes.”
They’re not looking at physicals or numbers on other streaming platforms. If certain artists weren’t nominated, it’s likely because their music came out too late in the eligibility period and it didn’t have enough time to accrue streams or it didn’t chart well on Melon.
BlueMisto on
Why is woodz not nominated for any SOTY awards despite having the biggest or second biggest song of the year? That’s kinda wild.
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No Cortis or KickFlip for Best New Artist is gonna be controversial given their good sales numbers.
But I got to admit, Zo Zazz is an inspired nomination.
not a single nomination for illit?
LSFRM’s Hot also outperformed at least one SOTY nominee on the Melon chart, yet it’s excluded. I see you, Kakao.
NMIXX honestly robbed – their 2025 discography was equally as good as Aespa’s 2024 year (in my opinion).
I want Zo Zazz to win just to shock everyone, he’s awesome
Boynextdoor *ate* this year. Such great performance on melon
This really shows how different international taste (MAMA) is to pure Korean streaming as a basis (MMA). Interesting
Nmixx and lsfrm were robbeddddd
I’m disappointed to not see ITZY there. They ruled 2025, and no one can change my mind.
Unless I’m missing something, are JYP groups just excluded? No NMIXX, Stray Kids, Itzy, or Twice??? Also no idle??
Y’all it explains the criteria in the article. They use data from the Melon music streaming platform
“Only music released between October 31, 2024 and November 19, 2025 was eligible for this year’s awards.
With the exception of the Millions Top 10 awards and the Track Zero Choice award, all of the following awards will be determined 60 percent by download and streaming counts, 20 percent by judges’ evaluations, and 20 percent by votes.
The Millions Top 10 awards, which are given to 10 albums that surpassed 1 million streams on Melon within the first 24 hours of their release, will be determined 80 percent by download and streaming counts and 20 percent by votes.”
They’re not looking at physicals or numbers on other streaming platforms. If certain artists weren’t nominated, it’s likely because their music came out too late in the eligibility period and it didn’t have enough time to accrue streams or it didn’t chart well on Melon.
Why is woodz not nominated for any SOTY awards despite having the biggest or second biggest song of the year? That’s kinda wild.