The Fact Music Awards 2023 have been announced by a star-studded lineup of celebrities at the Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon on Tuesday (October 10). People from countries, including the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Singapore, enjoyed the show live online from the comfort of their homes through streaming platforms.
SEVENTEEN bagged the Grand Prize (Daesang), NewJeans, NMIXX, aespa, TREASURE, IVE, ITZY, ATEEZ, Lim Young Woong, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN won the Artist of the Year, aespa received the Worldwide Icon Award, BTS bagged Fan N Star Most Voted Award, and the Best Music Award this year.
The other winners include STRAY KIDS received the Fan N Star Four Star Award, ZEROBASEONE and RIIZE got the Nex Leader Award, BOYNEXTDOOR and xikers bagged Global Hottest Award, BTS member Jimin received Popularity Award, and Lim Young Woong won Fan N Star Best Ads Award.
The nomination categories include Grand Prize, Listener's Choice, Worldwide Icon, Best Performer, Artist of the Year, Hottest Artist, Next Leader, Hot Stage of the Year, and Idol Plus Popularity Award under the judge criteria.
The Fan N Star award categories were Most Votes for Singer/Individual/Trot, Fan N Star Choice Award Singer/Individual, Favorite Trot Music Award, Fan N Star Best Ads Award (Favorite Artist Award), Four Star Award, Global Fan N Star, and Angle N Star.
The Fact Music Awards 2023 Complete Winners List:
- Grand Prize (Daesang) - SEVENTEEN (WINNER)
- Artist of the Year (Bonsang) - NewJeans, NMIXX, aespa, TREASURE, IVE, ITZY, ATEEZ, Lim Young Woong, Stray Kids,SEVENTEEN (WINNER)
- Worldwide Icon Award - aespa (WINNER)
- World Best Performer - IVE (WINNER)
- Best Band Performer Award - JANNABI (WINNER)
- Best Solo Performer Award - Kwon Eunbi (WINNER)
- Popularity Award - Jimin (WINNER)
- Next Leader Award - ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE (WINNER)
- Global Hottest Award - BOYNEXTDOOR, xikers (WINNER)
- Best Music Award - BTS (WINNER)
- Listener's Choice Award - NewJeans (WINNER)
- Fan N Star Choice Award for Artist - BTS (WINNER)
- Fan N Star Best Ads. Award - Lim Young Woong (WINNER)
- Fan N Star Choice Award for Individual - Lim Young Woong (WINNER)
- Fan N Star Most Voted Award - BTS (WINNER)
- Fan N Star Most Voted Award for Individual - Lim Young Woong (WINNER)
- Fan N Star Four N Star Award - STRAY KIDS (WINNER)
- Best Music Spring - Lee Chanwon (WINNER)
- Best Music Summer - BTS (WINNER)
- Best Music Fall - BTS member V (WINNER)
- Best Music Winter - Lim Young Woong (WINNER)
The star-studded event were attended by SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, aespa, IVE, NewJeans, ATEEZ, TREASURE, ITZY, NMIXX, ZEROBASEONE, xikers, BOYNEXTDOOR, Kwon Eun Bi, and Jannabi.
The star-studded lineup of presenters for The Fact Music Awards this year include Kim Nam Gil, Park Hae Jin, Lim Ji Yeon, Kim So Hyun, Park Shin Hye, Park Hyung Sik, Kim Nam Hee, and Kim Gun Woo.