Secret is a four-member South Korean girl group formed by TS Entertainment in 2009. Secret debuted with the song "I Want You Back" on October 13, 2009. In 2010, the group released their hit single "Magic" which was nominated at the 12th Mnet Asian Music Awards for Best Dance Performance by a Female Group. The same year, the group released their number one hit single "Madonna" which won them a Bonsang award at the 20th Seoul Music Awards. With the success of "Magic" and "Madonna", the group received the "Newcomer award" at the 25th Golden Disk Awards.
"Shy Boy" earned the group's first win in Mnet's M! Countdown and SBS's Inkigayo. The song was their first Triple Crown in KBS's Music Bank and garnered them multiple awards and nominations. The song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Dance Performance by a Female Group at the 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards. The song won a Bonsang award at the 21st Seoul Music Awards and at the 3rd Melon Music Awards. The song also won the Songs of the Year Award at the 1st Gaon Chart Awards for the month of January. Following the success of "Shy Boy", Secret released Starlight Moonlight in June 2011. The song earned them their second win in Inkigayo and won them a Digital Bonsang award at the 26th Golden Disk Award. In 2012, "Starlight Moonlight" won the Songs of the Year Award in the 1st Gaon Chart Awards for the month of June.
Major awards
Asia Model Awards
The Asia Model Awards is an award show that honors people who have excelled in the entertainment industry such as in music, modelling, movies and dramas. In 2011, Secret won the "Popular Singer Award" at the 2011 Asia Model Awards.
Year Category Recipient Result 2011 Popular Singer Award Secret
Gaon Chart Awards
The Gaon Chart Awards is a major music award show that is held annually in South Korea by the music portal Gaon Chart. The award show is reported to differentiate themselves from other music awards in that it will focus more on songs and albums rather than musicians. Secret has won two awards.
Year Category Recipient Result 2012 Songs of the Year Award (January) Shy Boy Songs of the Year Award (June) Starlight Moonlight
Golden Disk Awards
The Golden Disk Awards is an award show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea. It is dubbed as the Korean Grammy Awards. Secret has been nominated four times and has won two awards.
Year Category Recipient Result 2010 Newcomer Award Secret Popularity Award 2011 Digital Bonsang "Starlight Moonlight" MSN Popularity Award Secret 2012 Digital Bonsang "Poison" 2013 Popularity Award Secret Disk Album Award "YooHoo"
Note: In South Korea, a bonsang award is given to the top 10 best performing artists, albums or singles during that year.
Korean Culture Entertainment Awards
The Korean Culture Entertainment Awards was first held in 1992 with the purpose of improving the quality of Korean culture and art, as well as promoting and developing local cultural content. Secret won the "New Generation Popular Teen Singer Award" in 2010.
Year Category Recipient Result 2010 New Generation Popular Teen Singer Award Secret
Melon Music Awards
The Melon Music Awards is a major music award show that is held annually in South Korea. It is known for only calculating digital sales and online votes to judge winners. Secret has been nominated three times and has won one award. Year Category Recipient Result 2010 Best Music Video "Madonna" Newcomer Award Secret 2011 Bonsang
Note: In South Korea, a bonsang award is given to the top 10 best performing artists, albums or singles during that year.
Mnet Asian Music Awards
The Mnet Asian Music Awards is a major music award show that is held by Mnet Media annually in South Korea, involving the participation of some of the most well-known actors and singers. Secret has been nominated three times.
Year Category Recipient Result2010 Best Dance Performance - Female Group "Magic" 2011 Best Dance Performance - Female Group "Shy Boy" Song Of The Year 2012 Best Dance Performance - Female Group "Poison" Song Of The Year
Seoul Music Awards
The Seoul Music Awards is an award show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea. Secret has won three awards.
Year Category Recipient Result 2010 Bonsang "Madonna" 2011 Bonsang "Shy Boy" 2012 Bonsang "Poison" 2013 Bonsang "YooHoo" Popularity Award Secret 2014 Bonsang "Secret Summer" Popularity Award Secret Hallyu Special Award Secret
Note: In South Korea, a bonsang award is given to the top 10 best performing artists, albums or singles during that year.
Other awards
SBS MTV Best of the Best Awards
Year Category Recipient Result 2011 Best Female Group Secret Global Star Award Best Live Girl Group Top Rival Award Secret and f(x) 2012 Best Female Group Secret Best Female Video "Poison" Top Rival Award Secret and Orange Caramel
See also Secret discography Secret videography List of songs by Secret
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