The Golden K-Pop Album Award is an esteemed annual honor bestowed by the Pop Golden Awards to recognize the most outstanding and impactful K-pop studio album released in the past 12 months, excluding compilation or anthology albums.
To be nominated and win, the album must have achieved popularity and acclaim both domestically in Korea and internationally for its superior craftsmanship in music, performance, and artistic presentation. The nominated albums represent the pinnacle of creative excellence in K-pop.
The winner is determined by a combination of evaluations from the Pop Golden Awards’ panel of K-pop experts and fan voting. The judges assess each album for production, songwriting, performance, and commercial success. Fan voting gauges mass listener preferences.
The Golden K-Pop Album Award celebrates the genre’s most complete body of work that attained global resonance. It honors phenomenal K-pop artistry and cohesion delivered in album format. The award cements the winning album’s place in K-pop history for making the biggest widespread impact through its music, visuals, and cultural influence.
THE 2023 NOMINEES ARE:
The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION by TXT
EXIST by EXO
FACE by Jimin
5-STAR by Stray Kids
FML by SEVENTEEN
D-Day by Agust D
BORN PINK by BLACKPINK
MAXIDENT by Stray Kids
Indigo by RM
Get Up by NewJeans
