The 39th GOLDEN DISC AWARDS will be held at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka on January 4 and 5, 2025. Who will win the highest honors in the “BEST ALBUM” Category, “Digital SONG” Category, and “ROOKIE ARTIST” Category? This article introduces the list of nominees and performers of the awards ceremony.

What is “Golden Disc Awards (GDA)”?
It is one of the largest and most prestigious music award ceremonies in Korea, also known as “Korea’s Grammy Awards”, where popular music loved by music fans is selected and presented on stage during the year. The winners are determined based on the fairness and objectivity of the awards, which have earned it the reputation as “the award that K-pop fans around the world pay attention to” and “the award that singers most hope to win.

■Nominees for the 39th GDA
[Digital Song Division]

(G)I-DLE / aespa / BABYMONSTER / DAY6 / IVE / KISS OF LIFE / LE SSERAFIM / NewJeans / QWER / RIIZE / TWS / VIVIZ / BIBI / IU / ILLIT / LEE MU JIN / LEE YOUNG JI / Lim Jae Hyun / ZICO / TAEYEON (Alphabetical Order)

[Album Division]

(G)I-DLE / aespa / ATEEZ / BABYMONSTER / BOYNEXTDOOR / ENHYPEN / IVE / NCT 127 / NCT DREAM / NCT WISH / NMIXX / PLAVE / RIIZE / Stray Kids / TWICE / ZEROBASEONE / BAEKHYUN / SEVENTEEN / YUQI（(G)I-DLE） / TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Alphabetical Order)

[Rookie Artist of the Year]

ALL(H)OURS / BABYMONSTER / NCT WISH / NEXZ / NOWADAYS / ONE PACT / TWS / UNIS / ILLIT / AMPERS&ONE

■Performers on January 4

(G)I-DLE / aespa / ILLIT / KISS OF LIFE / LE SSERAFIM / NewJeans / BIBI / CRUSH / TWS / DAY6 /『PROJECT 7』DEBUT TEAM (Alphabetical Order)

■Performers on January 5

TOMORROW X TOGETHER / SEVENTEEN / ENHYPEN / ZEROBASEONE / GFRIEND / NCT WISH/ NOWADAYS / izna / YUQI（(G)I-DLE）(Alphabetical Order)

■39th GDA’s MC
Sung Sikyung
Cha Eunwoo (ASTRO)
Moon Gayoung