(MelOn)

The 2016 MelOn Music Awards took place at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Saturday.

The awards were based on the success of digital sales and the public‘s votes. The top 10 artists were chosen from a total of 30 artists who had the highest Melon chart scores as well as fan votes.

Artist Awards

Artist of the Year -- EXO



Album of the Year -- “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever” -- BTS


Song of the Year -- “Cheer Up” -- Twice



Best New Artist Award -- Black Pink


Best Music Video -- Red Velvet



Top 10 Artists -- Akdong Musician, BewhY, BTS, EXO, GFriend, Mamamoo, Red Velvet, Taeyeon, Twice, Zico

Genre Awards

Rap & Hip Hop -- Zico
Ballad -- Apink Eunji
Dance -- GFriend, EXO
Rock -- Ha Hyun-woo
OST -- Yoon Mi-rae
Trot -- Hong Jin-young
Pop -- Justin Bieber
Indie -- Bolbbalgan4

Popularity Awards

Netizen Choice Award -- EXO
Hot Trend Award -- Zico

Special Awards

Best Songwriter -- Bang Si-hyuk
MBC Music Star Award -- Seventeen
QQ Music Asia Star Award -- iKON
Kakao Hot Star Award -- EXO
Hall of Fame Award -- Sechs Kies

By Lee Sang-won (sangdoze@heraldcorpcom)

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