The online awards ceremony presented by the former Miss Hong Kong 2013, Grace Chan, revealed the long list of 2023 Asian Pop Music Awards winners on December 27, 2023, at 8 PM (Hong Kong Time). This list unveiled both Chinese and Overseas award-holders from the Asian music scene. Adding on to the endless roster of year-end award shows, the APMA 2023 has made for yet another noteworthy celebration of musical art. Organised by VVV Entertainment Group, the Chinese-based event was introduced not long ago in the year 2020. The nominations for this year’s consideration were officially disclosed in the last week of November, and nearly a month later, we now have the names of the triumphant victors.
Check out the list of APMA 2023 winners below!
2023 Asian Pop Music Awards Winners List
Best Album of the Year
I Feel by (G)I-DLE
Record of the Year
Broken Melodies by NCT DREAM
Song of the Year
Flower by Jisoo
Best Collaboration
Fighting by BSS with Lee Youngji
Best Music Video
Let Me In by EXO
Best OST
You Remember (The Glory) by Paul Kim
Best Dance Performance
Super by SEVENTEEN
Best Male Artist
Jungkook for Golden
Best Female Artist
Jisoo for ME
Best Group
NewJeans for Get Up
Stray Kids for 5-STAR
Best New Artist
ZEROBASEONE for Youth In the Shade
Best Composer
Yoo Gun-hyung and An Shinae for I Love My Body by Hwasa
Best Lyricist
Ayumi Hamasaki for Remember You (Japanese)
Best Arranger
Ryan Tedder and Lindgren for The Girls (BLACKPINK The Game OST) by BLACKPINK
Best Producer
Jeon Soyeon for Queencard by (G)I-DLE
Top 20 Songs of the Year (Non-Nominated Awards)
aespa Better Things
NCT DREAM Broken Melodies
ITZY Cake
NCT 127 Fact Check
BSS and Lee Youngji Fighting
Doyoung Here With Me (See You In My 19th Life OST)
IVE I AM
Hwasa I Love My Body
Lee Chaeyeon Knock
Suzy Ordinary Days
(G)I-DLE Queencard
Stray Kids S-Class
TWICE Set Me Free
Jungkook ft Latto Seven
SEVENTEEN Super
NewJeans Super Shy
BLACKPINK The Girls (BLACKPINK The Game OST)
LE SSERAFIM Unforgiven ft Nile Rodgers
Yonezu Kenshi Spinning Globe (Japanese)
Top 20 Albums of the Year (Non-Nominated Awards)
milet 5am (JP)
ENHYPEN Dark Blood
EXO Exist
Jimin FACE
NCT 127 Fact Check
SEVENTEEN FML
NewJeans Get Up
Jungkook Golden
(G)I-DLE I Feel
IVE I’ve IVE
NCT DREAM ISTJ
V Layover
aespa MY WORLD
XG NEW DNA
Aimer Open a Door (JP)
Ayumi Hamasaki Remember You (JP)
Kai Rover
TOMORROW X TOGETHER The Name Chapter
Jihyo ZONE
Stray Kids 5-STAR
(+ WayV On My Youth honoured in the Chinese list)
APMA 2023 People’s Choice Awards (Non-Nominated Awards)
WayV for Phantom (in the Chinese list)
(G)I-DLE for I Feel
SEVENTEEN for FML
BSS for Second Wind
Jisoo for ME
Baekhyun for Hello
EXO for Exist
SEVENTEEN’s Vernon for Black Eye
aespa for MY WORLD
Kai for Rover
Yonezu Kenshi for Spinning Globe
Watch the Online APMA 2023 Ceremony
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