READER-FRIENDLY VERSION OF NOMINATIONS LIST (Now showing the KPOPREVEWED Choices)

Also, due to the number of categories, I have elected to split this post into three pages.

• To view the ARTIST-RELATED categories (including Best Male and Female Soloists, and Best Male and Female Group, collectively the Artists of the Year categories), click here or click to the first page at the bottom of this post
• To view the CHOREOGRAPHIES, VISUALS and PERFORMANCE RELATED categories, click here or click the second page at the bottom of this post.
• To view the SONG-RELATED categories, stay on this page and keep on scrolling.

Best Comeback / Return Categories

Nominees for Best ‘Return To Industry’ of 2021
| Brave Girls | EXO | HIGHLIGHT | SHINee | Super Junior | 2PM |

Nominees for Best ‘Return To Industry’ of 2021
| ASAP – STAYC | Rollin’ – Brave Girls | Journey of Atlantis – Laboum | My House – 2PM |

Best Collaboration Category

Nominees for Best Collaboration of 2021
| ZERO: ATTITUDE – Soyou & IZ*ONE ft. ph-1 | 0X1 = LOVESONG (I Know I Love You) – TXT ft. Seori |
| Hurt – Baekhyun (EXO) & Seomoon Tak | Why Don’t We – Rain & CHUNG HA |
| My Universe – Coldplay & BTS | NAKKA – AKMU ft. IU |

Best International Song by a Korean Artist Categories

Nominees for Best International Song by a Korean Artist (Western) of 2021
| Butter – BTS | My Universe – Coldplay & BTS | Dream of You – CHUNG HA & R3HAB |
| LMLY – Jackson Wang | Magic – TXT | Bonnie & Clyde – Yuqi ((G)I-DLE) |

Nominees for Best International Song by a Korean Artist (Japanese) of 2021
| Not Alone – Baekhyun (EXO) | Hula Hoop – LOONA | Not Alone – SEVENTEEN |
| Perfect World – TWICE | Better – TWICE |

Song Genre Categories

Nominees for Best Ballad of 2021
| See You Again – Han Seung Woo (VICTON) | IYAH – Kang Seung Yoon (WINNER) |
| Moving On – Kyuhyun (Super Junior) | A Book in Memory – ONEWE |
| Good Night MY LOVE – Soyou | Like Water – Wendy (Red Velvet) |

Nominees for Best Electronic Song of 2021
| Celebrity – IU | BAD LOVE – Key (SHINee) | No Diggity – ONEUS |
| Atlantis – SHINee | Thunderous – Stray Kids | THRILL RIDE – The Boyz |

Nominees for Best Pop Song of 2021
| Loved You – BAE173 | Chi Mat Ba Ram – Brave Girls | Warning – Kim Sejeong |
| Hello Future – NCT Dream | Beautiful Beautiful – ONF | UNNATURAL – WJSN |

Nominees for Best Rock Song of 2021
| Odd Eye – Dream Catcher | HUSH – Kim Sung Kyu (Infinite) | Poison – PinkFantasy |
| Hurt – Baekhyun & Seomoon Tak | Rock With You – SEVENTEEN |
| 0X1 = LOVESONG (I Know I Love You) – TXT ft. Seori |

Nominees for Best Rap or Hip-Hop Song of 2021
| 13IVI – BM (KARD) | U MAD – Bobby (iKON) | Take Down – Do Hanse (VICTON) |
| God Damn – I.M (MONSTA X) | What Type of X – JESSI | Scared – P1HARMONY |

Nominees for Best R&B Song of 2021
| Bambi – Baekhyun (EXO) | When Dawn Comes Again – Colde ft. Baekhyun (EXO) |
| Happening – HEIZE | In The Dark – Jeong Sewoon |
| I’m Cold – Kim Sung Kyu (Infinite) | Bittersweet – Mingyu & Wonwoo (SVT) ft. Lee Hi |

Best Album and Song Categories

Nominees for Best Album of 2021
| ZERO: FEVER Part 2 (6th Mini Album) – ATEEZ |
| Dystopia: Road to Utopia (6th Mini Album) – Dream Catcher |
| YES (5th Mini Album) – Golden Child |
Breath of Love: Last Piece (5th Studio Album) – GOT7 |
| BAD LOVE (1st Mini Album) – Key (SHINee) |
| Won’t Forget You (1st Single Album) – Kim Sung Kyu (Infinite) |

Nominees for Best Song of 2021
| Chi Mat Ba Ram – Brave Girls | BAD LOVE – Key (SHINee) | Beautiful Beautiful – ONF |
| Scared – P1HARMONY | THRILL RIDE – THE BOYZ |
| 0X1 = LOVESONG (I Know I Love You) – TXT ft. Seori |

Page 1 – Artist Related Categories
Page 2 – Choreographies, Visuals, Performances Related Categories
Page 3 – Song Related Categories