31st Golden Disc Awards


The 31st Golden Disc Awards ceremony was held on January 13–14, 2017. The JTBC network broadcast the show from the Korea International Exhibition Center in Ilsan. Hwang Chi-yeul, Seohyun and Jung Yong-hwa served as hosts on the first day, with Kang So-ra and Sung Si-kyung on the second.

Criteria

Albums and songs released between November 1, 2015, and November 30, 2016, were eligible to be nominated for the 31st Golden Disc Awards. The winners of the digital music, album and rookie categories were determined by music sales, a panel of music experts and online votes. Music sales were based on data from Gaon Music Chart and were counted until December 31, 2016. The Popularity Award was based entirely on online votes.

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.
Digital Daesang
Disc Daesang
Twice – "Cheer Up"
Exo – Ex'Act
  • * BTS – Wings
  • * Got7 – Flight Log: Turbulence
  • * Infinite – Infinite Only
  • * Monsta X – The Clan Pt. 1 Lost
  • * Seventeen – Love & Letter
  • * Shinee – 1 of 1
  • * Taemin – Press It
  • * VIXX – Chained Up
    • Digital Song BonsangAlbum Bonsang
    GFriend – "Rough"Im Chang-jung – "The Love I Committed"Lee Hi – "Breathe"Mamamoo – "You're the Best"Suzy & Baekhyun – "Dream"Taeyeon – "Rain"Twice – "Cheer Up"Urban Zakapa – "I Don't Love You"Zico – "I Am You, You Are Me"
  • * 10cm – "What the Spring?"
  • * Ailee – "If You"
  • * AKMU – "Re-Bye"
  • * Baek A-yeon – "So So"
  • * Blackpink – "Whistle"
  • * Crush – "Don't Forget"
  • * EXID – "L.I.E"
  • * Exo – "Monster"
  • * Gary – "Lonely Night"
  • * I.O.I – "Very Very Very"
  • * Jang Beom-june – "Fallen in Love"
  • * John Park – "Thought of You"
  • * Jung Eun-ji – "Hopefully Sky"
  • * MC the Max – "No Matter Where"
  • * Park Hyo-shin – "Breath"
  • * Park Kyung – "Inferiority Complex"
  • * Red Velvet – "Russian Roulette"
  • * Sistar – "I Like That"
  • * Sechs Kies – "Three Words"
  • * Standing Egg – "Summer Night You and I"
  • * Wonder Girls – "Why So Lonely"
    		• BTS – WingsExo – Ex'ActGot7 – Flight Log: TurbulenceInfinite – Infinite OnlyMonsta X – The Clan Pt. 1 LostSeventeen – Love & LetterShinee – 1 of 1Taemin – Press ItVIXX – Chained Up
  • * 2PM – Gentlemen's Game
  • * B1A4 – Good Timing
  • * B.A.P – Carnival
  • * GFriend – LOL
  • * Beast – Highlight
  • * BtoB – Remember That
  • * F.T. Island – Where's the Truth?
  • * I.O.I – Chrysalis
  • * Jessica – With Love, J
  • * Jonghyun – She Is
  • * Jun. K – Mr. No
  • * Kim Jae-joong – No.X
  • * Nam Woo-hyun – Write..
  • * NCT 127 – NCT #127
  • * Red Velvet – Russian Roulette
  • * Taeyeon – Why
  • * Teen Top – Red Point
  • * Tiffany – I Just Wanna Dance
  • * Twice – Twicecoaster: Lane 1
  • * Up10tion – Spotlight
  • * Yesung – Here I Am
    • Rookie Artist of the YearPopularity Award
    Blackpink Bolbbalgan4 I.O.I NCT 127
  • * Astro
  • * Gugudan
  • * Imfact
  • * Jung Seung-hwan
  • * KNK
  • * Pentagon
  • * Snuper
  • * WJSN
    		• Shinee