Stars walk the red carpet for the ’26th Golden Disk Awards’ (Part 2)

On January 12th, stars gathered at the ‘26th Golden Disk Awards‘ for the second day at the Osaka Kyocera Dome in Japan.

Since it’s the first time for the awards show to take its ceremony overseas, a plethora of popular artists lined up to walk the red carpet in front of hundreds of reporters and fans.

For those unfamiliar with the format of the show, the ceremony has been split into two days. The first day focused on physical album achievements, while the second day (the 12th) will focus on digital music achievements.

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Stars walk the red carpet for the ’26th Golden Disk Awards’

On January 11th, the ‘26th Golden Disk Awards‘ finally kicked off at the Osaka Kyocera Dome in Japan.

Since it’s the first time for the awards show to take its ceremony overseas, a plethora of popular artists lined up to walk the red carpet in front of hundreds of reporters and fans.

For those unfamiliar with the format of the show, the ceremony has been split into two days. The first day will focus on physical album achievements, while the second day (the 12th) will focus on digital music achievements.

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Winners from the 26th Golden Disk Awards (Part 1)

On January 11th, many of Korea’s top musicians and pop stars gathered at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka for the 26th Golden Disk Awards.

This year, the show was divided into two parts: the first part (held on January 11th) honors the winners of the physical album categories, while the second party (held on January 12th) will do the same for digital albums. KARA‘s Park Gyuri and Super Junior‘s Leeteuk acted as MCs for this year’s awards.

The first ‘Golden Disk Awards’ began in 1986, and since then, it’s become Korea’s most prestigious awards ceremony for music. Nicknamed the ‘Korean Grammy Awards,’ the ceremony is reputed for its fair standards, as the committee utilizes figures from album and digital music sales only.

Below are the list of winners from this year’s show!

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▲ Disk Daesang
- Super Junior

▲ Disk Bonsang
- f(x)
- INFINITE
- MBLAQ
- Jay Park
- KARA
- CNBLUE
- B2ST
- Super Junior

▲ Rookie Award
- B1A4
- Dal Shabet
- A Pink

▲ Popularity Award
- Super Junior

▲ Hallyu Icon Award
- INFINITE
- Rainbow

▲ Best Hallyu Star Award
- KARA

▲ MSN Japan Award- Super Junior

▲ CeCi Award
- B2ST

▲ Golden Disk Producer Award
- Hong Seung Sung (Cube Entertainment)

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Congratulations to all of the winners!

What did you think of the results of the Golden Disk Awards this year? Tell us your thoughts in the comment box below!

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Idols departing for ’26th Golden Disk Awards’

The scene at Gimpo International Airport was rife with screams from K-Pop fans, all trying to catch a glimpse of their favorite idols as they made their way to their respective flights.

The idols were on their way to Osaka, Japan, which is where the ‘26th Golden Disk Awards‘ will be held this year. The awards show will be divided into two parts: the first part will be held on January 11th for the ‘Physical Album’ winners, while the second part will honor winners of the ‘Digital Album’ categories on the 12th.

Photographers managed to snag shots of f(x), B2ST, A Pink and SNSD en route to their flights. Check out their airport fashion below!

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Nominees announced for the ’26th Golden Disk Awards’

The Golden Disk Awards (better known as the Korean equivalent of the Grammys) will soon be entering its 26th year, and organizers have just announced its list of nominees.

Separated into ‘Digital’ and ‘Album’ awards, the Golden Disk is known for selecting winners based on sales figures over the year. For this year’s nominees, the committee considered albums released from January 1st, 2011 to November 30th, 2011.

The 26th Golden Disk Awards will be held in Osaka, Japan on January 11th and 12, 2012 at the Kyocera Dome.

Check out the categories and nominees below:

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< Album Award >
[ Presented to the most popular artist based on album sales figures for the year and ratings from judges ]

- 2PM (Hands Up)
- 4minute (4MINUTES Left)
- Leessang (Asura Balbalta)
- Jay Park (Take a Deeper Look)
- Brown Eyed Girls (Sixth Sense)
- Sung Si Kyung (The First)
- Super Junior (Mr. Simple)
- SNSD (The Boys)
- Wonder Girls (Wonder World)
- After School (Virgin)
- Lee Seung Gi (Tonight)
- Jang Gi Ha and the Faces (Jang Gi Ha and the Faces)
- B2ST (Fiction & Fact)
- CNBLUE (First Step)
- F.T. Island (Return)
- f(x) (Pinocchio)
- INFINITE (Over the Top)
- KARA (Step)
- MBLAQ (BLAQ Style)
- miss A (A Class)

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< Digital Album Award >
[ Presented to the most popular artist based on online (BGM/downloads) and mobile ringback sales figures and statistics]

- 2NE1 (Lonely)
- 2PM (Hands Up)
- 4men (Live at Least Once)
- 4minute (Mirror Mirror)
- Park Bom (Don’t Cry)
- SNSD (The Boys)
- IU (The Story I Didn’t Know)
- Wonder Girls (Be My Baby)
- Lee Seung Gi (Time for Love)
- Wheesung (Heartaching Story)
- B2ST (On Rainy Days)
- CNBLUE (Intuition)
- F.T. Island (Hello Hello)
- f(x) (Pinocchio)
- G.NA (Black & White)
- K.Will (My Heart is Beating)
- MBLAQ (Mona Lisa)
- miss A (Goodbye Baby)
- SECRET (Starlight Moonlight)
- SISTAR (How Dare You)

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< Most Popular Artist Award >

[Presented to the most popular artist after tallying results from popularity vote and ratings from judges]

- 2NE1 (Lonely)
- 2PM (Hands Up)
- 4men (Once in Your Life)
- 4minute (Mirror Mirror)
- Leessang (You’re the Answer to a Guy Like Me)
- Park Bom (Don’t Cry)
- Brown Eyed Girls (Sixth Sense)
- Sung Si Kyung (I Like It)
- Super Junior (Mr. Simple)
- SNSD (The Boys)
- IU (The Story I Didn’t Know)
- Wonder Girls (Be My Baby)
- After School (Virgin)
- Lee Seung Gi (Tonight)
- Jang Gi Ha and the Faces (Just Another Relationship)
- Wheesung (Heart-aching Story)
- B2ST (Fiction)
- CNBLUE (Intuition)
- F.T. Island (Hello Hello)
- f(x) (Pinocchio)
- G.NA (Black & White)
- INFINITE (Be Mine)
- KARA (Step)
- K.Will (Be Mine)
- MBLAQ (Stay)
- miss A (Goodbye Baby)
- SECRET (Starlight Moonlight)
- SISTAR (How Dare You)

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