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Golden Disc Awards Daesang Winners: Every Grand Prize Since 1986

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The Golden Disc Awards have given 61 grand prizes: 40 Album Daesang since 1986, 20 Digital Daesang since 2006 and, from the 40th ceremony, an Artist Daesang. BTS lead with seven. The most recent winners are Stray Kids, G-Dragon and Jennie.

Data as of (through the 40th ceremony, January 10, 2026)

Thumbnail of the Stray Kids KARMA trailer: a neon city skyline with a glowing KARMA sign
Pictured: the thumbnail of the "KARMA" trailer, a neon skyline with a glowing KARMA sign, from JYP Entertainment's YouTube channel; Stray Kids' Karma won the 2025 Album Daesang.6
Every Golden Disc Awards grand prize (Album, Digital and Artist Daesang) winner through the 40th ceremony
Year Edition Prize Winner Work Source
202540thArtist of the YearJennie제니—451
202540thSong of the YearG-Dragon (feat. Taeyang, Daesung)지드래곤“Home Sweet Home”145
202540thAlbum of the YearStray Kids스트레이 키즈Karma145
202439thSong of the Yearaespa에스파“Supernova”1
202439thAlbum of the YearSEVENTEEN세븐틴Spill the Feels1
202338thSong of the YearNewJeans뉴진스“Ditto”1
202338thAlbum of the YearSEVENTEEN세븐틴FML1
202237thSong of the YearIVE아이브“Love Dive”1
202237thAlbum of the YearBTS방탄소년단Proof1
202136thSong of the YearIU아이유“Celebrity”1
202136thAlbum of the YearBTS방탄소년단Be1
202035thSong of the YearIU아이유“Blueming”1
202035thAlbum of the YearBTS방탄소년단Map of the Soul: 71
201934thSong of the YearBTS (feat. Halsey)방탄소년단“Boy with Luv”1
201934thAlbum of the YearBTS방탄소년단Map of the Soul: Persona1
201833rdSong of the YeariKon아이콘“Love Scenario”1
201833rdAlbum of the YearBTS방탄소년단Love Yourself: Answer1
201732ndSong of the YearIU아이유“Through the Night”1
201732ndAlbum of the YearBTS방탄소년단Love Yourself: Her1
201631stSong of the YearTWICE트와이스“Cheer Up”1
201631stAlbum of the YearEXO엑소Ex'Act1
201530thSong of the YearBIGBANG빅뱅“Loser”1
201530thAlbum of the YearEXO엑소Exodus1
201429thSong of the YearTaeyang태양“Eyes, Nose, Lips”1
201429thAlbum of the YearEXO엑소Overdose1
201328thSong of the YearPSY싸이“Gentleman”1
201328thAlbum of the YearEXO엑소XOXO1
201227thSong of the YearPSY싸이“Gangnam Style”1
201227thAlbum of the YearSuper Junior슈퍼주니어Sexy, Free & Single1
201126thSong of the YearGirls' Generation소녀시대“The Boys”1
201126thAlbum of the YearSuper Junior슈퍼주니어Mr. Simple1
201025thSong of the Year2AM투에이엠“Can't Let You Go Even If I Die”1
201025thAlbum of the YearGirls' Generation소녀시대Oh!1
200924thSong of the YearGirls' Generation소녀시대“Gee”1
200924thAlbum of the YearSuper Junior슈퍼주니어Sorry, Sorry1
200823rdSong of the YearJewelry쥬얼리“One More Time”1
200823rdAlbum of the YearTVXQ동방신기Mirotic1
200722ndSong of the YearIvy아이비“If You're Gonna Be Like This”1
200722ndAlbum of the YearSG WannabeSG워너비The Sentimental Chord1
200621stSong of the YearSG WannabeSG워너비“Partner for Life”1
200621stAlbum of the YearTVXQ동방신기"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.1
200520thAlbum of the YearSG WannabeSG워너비Saldaga1
200419thAlbum of the YearLee Soo-young이수영The Colors of My Life1
200318thAlbum of the YearJo Sung-mo조성모A Singer1
200217thAlbum of the YearCool쿨Truth1
200116thAlbum of the Yearg.o.d지오디Chapter 4: Road1
200015thAlbum of the YearJo Sung-mo조성모Let me love1
199914thAlbum of the YearJo Sung-mo조성모For Your Soul1
199813thAlbum of the YearKim Jong-hwan김종환For Love1
199712thAlbum of the YearH.O.T에이치오티Wolf and Sheep1
199611thAlbum of the YearKim Gun-mo김건모Exchange Kg. M41
199510thAlbum of the YearKim Gun-mo김건모Wrongful Meeting1
19949thAlbum of the YearKim Gun-mo김건모Excuses1
19938thAlbum of the YearShin Seung-hun신승훈Because I Love You1
19927thAlbum of the YearShin Seung-hun신승훈Invisible Love1
19916thAlbum of the YearKim Hyun-sik김현식Kim Hyun Sik Vol.61
19905thAlbum of the YearByeon Jin-seob변진섭Byeon Jin-Seob 21
19894thAlbum of the YearByeon Jin-seob변진섭Byeon Jin-Seob1
19883rdAlbum of the YearJoo Hyun-mi주현미Joo Hyun-Mi 21
19872ndAlbum of the YearLee Moon-sae이문세When Love Goes Away1
19861stAlbum of the YearCho Yong-pil조용필Empty Space1

The Golden Disc Awards (골든디스크어워즈) began in 1986; the Album Daesang (앨범 대상) has been given every year since, the Digital Daesang (음원 대상, "Song of the Year") since 2006, and the Artist Daesang (아티스트 대상) only at the 40th ceremony.15 "Year" is the award year, which the ceremony follows in January; "Edition" counts from the first ceremony in 1986 (the 40th was held in January 2026).3 Winners are as Wikipedia lists them, which it says it adapted from the Golden Disc Awards website; DabPop could not read the organiser's history page, which loads by script, but it checked the 2025 winners against two outlets' reports.1245 Titles are in English as Wikipedia gives them and winners' Korean names are DabPop's; wins by an act are DabPop's counts from this table.1

Highlights

2025

Three grand prizes at once

At the 40th Golden Disc Awards, held on January 10, 2026 at Taipei Dome, Stray Kids won the Album Daesang for Karma, G-Dragon the Digital Daesang for "Home Sweet Home" (featuring Taeyang and Daesung) and Jennie the Artist Daesang, a grand prize created for the 40th anniversary.45 Winners were decided 60% on music sales and digital usage through November 30, 2025 and 40% on expert reviews, and songs had to be released between early November 2024 and late October 2025.5 Videos: Stray Kids "KARMA" Trailer (JYP Entertainment); G-DRAGON - HOME SWEET HOME (Official Audio) (feat. TAEYANG & DAESUNG) (OfficialGDRAGON); JENNIE - like JENNIE (Official Video) (JENNIE).6

1986

The first Album Daesang

The Album Daesang goes back to the first ceremony in 1986, when Cho Yong-pil (조용필) won it for Empty Space. Shin Seung-hun won it in 1992 and 1993, Kim Gun-mo in 1994, 1995 and 1996, and H.O.T took it in 1997.1

2017–2022

BTS and six straight albums

BTS won the Album Daesang six years running, from Love Yourself: Her (2017) to Proof (2022), and the Digital Daesang for "Boy With Luv" (featuring Halsey) in 2019: seven grand prizes in all, the most of any act in the table (DabPop's count).1 Videos: BTS (방탄소년단) '작은 것들을 위한 시 (Boy With Luv) (feat. Halsey)' Official MV (HYBE LABELS).6

2013–2016

EXO's four in a row

EXO won the Album Daesang four years in a row: XOXO (2013), Overdose (2014), Exodus (2015) and Ex'Act (2016).1

2009–2012

Girls' Generation, Super Junior and PSY

Girls' Generation won the Digital Daesang for "Gee" (2009) and "The Boys" (2011) and the Album Daesang for Oh! (2010). Super Junior took the Album Daesang in 2009, 2011 and 2012, and PSY won the Digital Daesang for "Gangnam Style" (2012) and "Gentleman" (2013).1

2017–2021

IU's three digital prizes

IU won the Digital Daesang for "Through the Night" (2017), "Blueming" (2020) and "Celebrity" (2021), three of the 20 so far (DabPop's count).1

2023–2024

SEVENTEEN back to back

SEVENTEEN won the Album Daesang for FML (2023) and Spill the Feels (2024), and in 2024 aespa's "Supernova" took the Digital Daesang.1

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Golden Disc Awards ("Grand prizes" tables, which it adapts from the Golden Disc Awards website), retrieved 2026-11-10.
  2. Golden Disc Awards, history page (loads by script; its winners list could not be read), checked 2026-11-10.
  3. Wikipedia, Golden Disc Awards (ceremonies table and history), retrieved 2026-11-10.
  4. Tribune (Philippines), List: 2026 Golden Disc Awards winners (January 10, 2026), retrieved 2026-11-10.
  5. Outlook Respawn, Jennie, Stray Kids & G-Dragon Shine at 40th Golden Disc Awards (January 12, 2026; venue, scoring and the new Artist Daesang), retrieved 2026-11-10.
  6. YouTube, official uploads on the channels named in each entry (JYP Entertainment, OfficialGDRAGON, JENNIE, HYBE LABELS), oEmbed-verified, lead thumbnail checked, 2026-11-10.