The winners of Gaon Chart Music Awards 2018 have been announced. While IU aka Lee Ji Eun bagged five awards on February 14, BTS took home two.
Other popular K Pop bands and idols who were declared as the winners in various categories include EXO, TWICE, SEVENTEEN, Wanna One, PSY and G-Dragon.
Apart from Korean artists, English singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran and Canadian musician Shawn Mendes were also declared as the winners of the seventh annual award ceremony.
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Check out the complete winners' list of Gaon Chart Music Awards 2018:
Artist of the Year (Physical Album – Quarterly)
- 1st Quarter: BTS for You Never Walk Alone
- 2nd Quarter: SEVENTEEN for Al1
- 3rd Quarter: BTS for Love Yourself: Her
- 4th Quarter: Wanna One for 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You)
Artist of the Year (Digital Music – Monthly)
- January: Akdong Musician
- February: TWICE
- March: IU
- April: IU
- May: PSY
- June: G-Dragon
- July: EXO
- August: Sunmi
- September: SECHSKIES
- October: Epik High
- November: Wanna One
- December: TWICE
Album Producer Award: Fave Entertainment for IU's Palette
Indie Discovery of the Year Award: MeloMance
Hip-hop Discovery of the Year Award: Changmo
R&B Discovery of the Year Award: Heize
Ballad Discovery of the Year Award: Hwang Chi Yeol
Hot Performance of the Year Award: NU'EST W, GOT7
Long-Run Song of the Year Award: IU
Lyricist of the Year Award: IU
Composer of the Year Award: Pdogg
World Hallyu Star Award: GOT7
World New Artist Award: BLACKPINK
K-pop Contribution Of This Year & Popular Singer of This Year Award: Yoon Jong Shin
International Pop Song Award: Ed Sheeran for Shape of You
International Rising Star Award: Shawn Mendes
New Artist of the Year (Song category) Award: Woo Won Jae
New Artist of the Year (Album category) Award: Wanna One
Choreographer of the Year Award: Lia Kim
Stylist of the Year Award: Kim Ye Jin and Choi Kyung Won
Fan Vote Popularity Award (Female): Girls' Generation's Taeyeon
Fan Vote Popularity Award (Male): Wanna One
Performers of the Year Award (Chorus): Kang Tae Woo
Performer of the Year Award (Musical Instrument): Lee Seung Yeob
