Nominees for the 30th Seoul Music Awards (SMA) for each category have been unveiled.
On Dec. 10, the Seoul Music Awards has updated its website and listed the candidates for the eight categories: Main Award, Rookie Award, OST Award, R&B/Hip Hop Award, Ballad Award, Trot Award, Popularity Award, and K-Wave Award. Besides these, this year s awards ceremony will have special recognitions such as Legend Grand Prize and Legend Rookie Prize.
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The criteria for the final winners of Main, Rookie, OST, Trot, and R&B/Hip Hop Awards will be based on the votes of the judging panel and SMA organizing committee (40%), album and song sales (30% - according to Hanteo Chart) and mobile votes (30%).
The 30th Seoul Music Awards (hereafter SMA) has announced nominees!
This year, voting will be available for the Main Award, Rookie Award, Trot Award, Ballad Award, R&B/Hip Hop Award, OST Award, Popularity Award, and K-Wave Award along with the special 30th anniversary categories Legend Grand Prize and Legend Rookie Prize.
The criteria for the final winners are as follows:
Main, Rookie, Trot Ballad, R&B/Hip Hop, and OST Awards – 40% judge panel and SMA organizing committee, 30% album and song sales (according to Hanteo Chart), 30% mobile votes
Popularity Award – 100% Korean votes
K-Wave Popularity Award – 100% votes from outside of Korea