


“What Is Love” debuted at no.1 on the Gaon’s Digital Chart and Billboard Korea’s Hot 100 chart, and was TWICE’s third consecutive song to receive Platinum Certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). In 2018, TWICE released their “What Is Love” album, and the also released the title track of the same name.

With this award, TWICE maintained their SOTY legacy for 2 years! 1 on Gaon’s Digital Chart for two consecutive weeks, and debuted at no. In 2017, TWICE won another SOTY Daesang for their song, “Signal”, from the EP of the same name. The music video went viral almost instantly, with 400,000 views a mere 30 minutes of its release! When the year-end award shows rolled around, TWICE managed to snag their first SOTY award as rookies! “Cheer Up”, released as the group’s first comeback album, Page Two, was an instant success. The album itself was a part of a four-album series, MADE, and achieved critical success, having the highest first-week of sales by a group in 2015! It proceeded to win many awards throughout the year, including the much-coveted SOTY award!įrom 2016, with “Cheer Up”, began TWICE‘s SOTY Daesang legacy. The song was a commercial success and received universal acclaim, and unanimous applause when it snagged the SOTY award in 2014!īIGBANG‘s “BANG BANG BANG” was released as their title track from their second single album A. Taeyang‘s “Eyes, Nose, Lips”, was the second single and titular track of his second studio album, Rise. Of the two, it was “Bounce” that took home the SOTY award in 2013! PSY‘s “Gangnam Style”, released on July 15, 2012, soon became one of K-Pop’s most well-known songs, and became the first MV to hit 1 billion views on YouTube! In 2012, it won the SOTY award, and rightfully so!Ĭho Yong Pil, considered to be one of Korea’s most influential musicians, has a long-standing career that’s spanned 50 years! In 2013, he released his 19th album titled Hello, and released two singles, “Hello” and “Bounce”. At the 2011 MAMA, it took home the well-deserved SOTY award! 1, and became the group’s 4th single to top the Gaon chart. 4 on the Gaon chart, within the week it rose to no. When Miss A‘s “Bad Girl Good Girl” was released on July 1, 2010, it was an instant hit, topping the Gaon chart, and immediately put Miss A on the map! As one of the strongest rookies that year, it came as no surprise when it took home the “Song of the Year” award!ĢNE1, known as one of the strongest girl groups of the second generation, continued to deliver bops with the release of “I Am The Best”. With the end of the decade looming new, here are all the songs that received this award, from 2010-2019! 1) Miss A- “Bad Girl Good Girl” 2010 On Augan English version of "Bad Boy" was released as a bonus track of their next EP Summer Magic.The “Song Of The Year” (SOTY) award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) is one of the most prestigious Daesang a group could get. Mexican news site Milenio called the song's melody a mix of R&B and hip hop and stated that its lyrics tell the story of the beginning of the couple's relationship. The song was composed by The Stereotypes, Maxx Song and Whitney Philips with Korean lyrics by Yoo Young-jin detailing the attraction and emotions between a 'bad boy' and a cold woman. "Bad Boy" is described as a hip hop-based R&B song with a synth melody and a heavy bass sound.
