The Soribada Best K-Music Awards (previously abbreviated as SOKA and currently abbreviated as SOBA) is an awards ceremony presented by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases.
The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded music released between September 2016 and August 2017.
This is the first-ever awards ceremony hosted by Soribada which was established in 2000 as the first digital music service in Korea.
List of ceremonies
Judging criteria
Winners are determined through Soribada's internal data, online and mobile votes from fans across the world, as well as ratings from professional adjudicators and critics.
Grand Prize (Daesang)
Main Prize (Bonsang)
Rookie Award
Popularity Award
Genre Awards
Trot Grand Award
Trot Artist Award
Rising Trot Award
Hip Hop Artist Award
R&B Artist Award
Rock Band Award
Best OST Award
Music Video Award
Music Producer Awards
Producer Award
Songwriter Award
Best Hip Hop Maker Award
Special Hallyu Awards
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Artist Award
Performance Award
Rising Hot Star Award
Icon Award
Voice Award
Music Star Award
Global Entertainer Award
Social Artist Award
Global Hot Trend Award
Next Artist Award
Other Awards
Most Wins
The following artists received five or more awards:
Notes
References
