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Song of the Year

An award a music ceremony gives to the one song that defined the year.

Category: Awards

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Meaning

Song of the Year honors one track per ceremony, and some ceremonies count it among their daesang (grand prizes). Names differ: Song of the Year at MAMA AWARDS, Best Song of the Year (올해의 베스트송), the last daesang category, at the Melon Music Awards, and Digital Daesang at the Golden Disc Awards. MAMA gave it to NewJeans's "Ditto" in 2023, aespa's "Supernova" in 2024 and "APT." by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars in 2025. The Golden Disc Awards choose their digital prizes by 60% digital music usage (음원 이용량) and 40% expert judging.

Achievements

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Coverage 2023-09-01 – 2026-09-25

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40th Golden Disc AwardsG-DragonHOME SWEET HOME (feat. TAEYANG & DAESUNG)Digital Daesang (Song of the Year)event-api.hll.kr
MMA2025 (17th)G-DragonHome Sweet HomeSong of the Yearwww.xportsnews.com
2025 MAMA AWARDSROSÉBruno MarsVISA SONG OF THE YEARwww.cjenm.com
2nd Korea Grand Music AwardsIVEGrand Songkgma-is.com
39th Golden Disc AwardsaespaSupernovaDigital Daesang (Song of the Year)event-api.hll.kr
MMA2024 (16th)aespaSupernovaSong of the Yearwww.xportsnews.com
2024 MAMA AWARDSaespaSupernovaVISA SONG OF THE YEARwww.cjenm.com
1st Korea Grand Music AwardsaespaGrand Songkgma-is.com
38th Golden Disc AwardsNewJeansDittoDigital Daesang (Song of the Year)event-api.hll.kr
MMA2023 (15th)NewJeansDittoSong of the Yearwww.xportsnews.com
2023 MAMA AWARDSNewJeansDittoSong of the Yearwww.cjenm.com

Usage

Used for the song that defined the year. Keep the official credit, including co-billed artists.

Examples

  • Supernova — Won Visa Song of the Year at the 2024 MAMA AWARDS.
  • APT. (with Bruno Mars) — Won Visa Song of the Year at the 2025 MAMA AWARDS, credited to ROSÉ and Bruno Mars.

In context

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