The 27th Golden Disc Awards took place on January 15–16, 2013, at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It honored the best in South Korean music released from January 1, 2012, through December 2012. Nicole Jung, Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Da-som, Lee Hong-gi served as the hosts for the ceremony.
Criteria The winners of the digital music and album categories were determined by music sales (80%) and a panel of music experts (20%). The Rookie Artist of the Year award was based on album sales (80%), a panel of music experts (10%) and online votes (10%), while the Popularity Award was based on online votes (80%) and album sales (20%).
Winners and nominees
Main awards Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.
Digital Daesang (Song of the Year)Disc Daesang (Album of the Year) Psy – "Gangnam Style" 2NE1 – "I Love You" Big Bang – "Fantastic Baby" f(x) – "Electric Shock" G-Dragon – "Crayon" Huh Gak – "The Person Who Once Loved Me" K.Will – "I Need You" Miss A – "Touch" Secret – "Poison" Sistar – "Alone" T-ara – "Lovey-Dovey" Super Junior – Sexy, Free & Single 4Minute – Volume Up B1A4 – Ignition Beast – Midnight Sun CNBLUE – Ear Fun F.T. Island – Grown-Up Infinite – Infinitize Kara – Pandora Shinee – SherlockDigital Song BonsangAlbum Bonsang 2NE1 – "I Love You" Big Bang – "Fantastic Baby" f(x) – "Electric Shock" G-Dragon – "Crayon" Huh Gak – "The Person Who Once Loved Me" K.Will – "I Need You" Miss A – "Touch" Psy – "Gangnam Style" Secret – "Poison" Sistar – "Alone" T-ara – "Lovey-Dovey" 2AM – "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me" Ailee – "Heaven" Baek Ji-young – "Voice" Busker Busker – "Cherry Blossom Ending" Dynamic Duo – "Without You" F.T. Island – "Severely" Girls' Generation-TTS – "Twinkle" IU – "Every End of the Day" Juniel – "Illa Illa" Trouble Maker – "Trouble Maker" Wonder Girls – "Like This" 4Minute – Volume Up B1A4 – Ignition Beast – Midnight Sun CNBLUE – Ear Fun F.T. Island – Grown-Up Infinite – Infinitize Kara – Pandora Shinee – Sherlock Super Junior – Sexy, Free & Single Big Bang – Alive Busker Busker – Busker Busker 1st Album Exo – Mama f(x) – Electric Shock G-Dragon – One of A Kind Girls' Generation-TTS – Twinkle Jang Wooyoung – 23, Male, Single Jay Park – New Breed Kim Sung-kyu – Another Me MBLAQ – 100% Ver. Psy – Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 Shinhwa – The Return T-ara – Funky Town TVXQ – Catch MeRookie Artist of the YearPopularity Award Ailee B.A.P Exo Juniel Lee Hi Block B Busker Busker John Park NU'EST Ulala Session Shinee G-Dragon
Genre awards Best Hip-Hop AwardSingle Album Award Epik High – "Up" (feat. Park Bom) Dynamic Duo – "Without You" Leessang – "My Love" Verbal Jint – "You Deserve Better" Teen Top – It's After School – Flashback B.A.P – Warrior NU'EST – Face Ulala Session – Ulala SensationBest Dance PerformanceBest Group Performance Trouble Maker Infinite
Special awards AwardWinner(s)Malaysia's Favorite Star AwardMSN International AwardBig BangMSN Southeast Asia AwardSuper JuniorNext Generation AwardBtoBSamsung Galaxy Star AwardSistarInStyle Fashionista AwardHongkiJTBC Best Artist AwardBeastProducer AwardHan Sung-ho (FNC Entertainment)
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