| Sponsor | Curaprox |
|---|---|
| Date | January 9–10, 2021 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Hosts | |
| Award1 winner | Map of the Soul: 7 by BTS |
| Award2 winner | "Blueming" by IU |
| Network | JTBC, JTBC2, JTBC4, Vlive |
| Previous | 34th |
| Main | Golden Disc Awards |
| Next | 36th |
The 35th Golden Disc Awards ceremony was held from January 9–10, 2021. The show was aired on JTBC network from South Korea. It was held without a live audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Lee Seung-gi and Park So-dam served as hosts on the first day, Lee Da-hee and Sung Si-kyung on the second.[2][3]
Criteria
The first part of this two-day award ceremony highlighted the biggest digital releases in 2020. The second part, taking place on January 10, recognized achievements in the category of physical album releases. For judging the awards, music and albums released from November 2019 to November 2020 were considered. Those songs and albums which were excluded from the evaluation due to the judging count deadline in 34th awards were also included in this year's awards.[4]
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first in alphabetical order and emphasized in bold.
Listing adapted from Golden Disc Awards.[5][6]
Genre & Other Awards
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best R&B/Hip-Hop Award | Changmo |
| Best Solo Artist | Jessi |
| Best Trot Award | Lim Young-woong |
| Best Ballad Award | Lee Seung-gi |
| Curaprox Popularity Award | BTS |
| QQ Fans Choice K-Pop Star Award | Exo |
| Performance Award | Stray Kids |
| (G)I-dle | |
| Best OST | Jo Jung-suk |
| Best Group Award | Monsta X |
| Next Generation Award | Loona |
| The Boyz | |
| Cosmopolitan Artist Award | NCT 127 |
| Golden Choice | NU'EST |
| Trend of the Year | Zico |
References
- ^ Miji Kim. "'35회 골든디스크 어워즈', 내년 1월 9일·10일 개최 확정[공식입장]" ['35th Golden Disc Awards' confirmed to be held on January 9th and 10th next year [Official Admission]] (in Korean). X-Sports News. Naver. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ^ "BTS at 35th Golden Disc Awards Day 1: Suga gets 'hero' welcome; Jungkook leaves ARMY gasping with blonde hair". PINKVILLA
- ^ "35th Golden Disc Awards Day 2 Winners: BTS picks Daesang, EXO and BLACKPINK bag wins too". PINKVILLA
- ^ Cho, Seung-Hyun. "'골든디스크 어워즈' 내년 1월 9~10일 양일 개최···비대면 진행" ['Golden Disc Awards' held on both days of January 9-10 next year...non-face-to-face] (in Korean). Seoul Economic Daily. Naver. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Golden Disc Awards Nominees". Golden Disc. JTBC Plus. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ Jung, Byeong-geun (January 11, 2021). "[35회 골든디스크] 방탄소년단, 4년 연속 음반 대상…NCT·엑소 3관왕". The Fact. Retrieved February 1, 2021. – via Naver.