[Special] 2023 KPOPREVIEWED Awards – WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

Welcome to the final and most important post for the 2023 KPOPREVIEWED Awards – the announcement of winners to each categories!

Just a bit of a recap of what has happened thus far, I announced the nominees back in November 2023, after which fan votes were gathered to help determine the winners of most categories for a 2 month period (up until mid-January 2024). I did go on a break after that, but since returning from the break, I have been working extremely hard to finalise the counts and prepare this post.

As there is a fair bit of categories to get through, I have split them over three pages under this post. You can find weblinks to the pages at the top or bottom of each page, or you can navigate to via the numbers at the bottom of each page.

So without further ado (as I feel like I am posting this quite late), I present to you the official winners of 2023 KPOPREVIEWED Awards – most of which are determined by you!

Page 1 – Artist Categories (including Best Overall Artist of 2023)
Page 2 – Performance, Visuals, Comeback & Blog-Related Categories
Page 3 – Song, Album, Popularity Categories (including Best Overall Song of 2023) (this page)

Song & Album Categories

Best Side Track

This award is not decided by fan votes.

Most Underrated Song Award

Most Underrated Song of 2023 Nominees: AURORA by cignature, HAZE by LUCY, KICK IT FOR NOW by The New Six, Like Me Like This by NMIXX, MACERENA by BLIZTERS, SHINING BRIGHT by CSR.

Best Song Cover Award

Best Song Cover of 2023 Nominees: Dry Flower (Orig. Yuuri) – JAY (ENHYPEN) & Yuuri, ghost town (Orig. JVKE) – YUQI ((G)I-DLE), INVU (Orig.: TAEYEON) – Hanbin (ZEROBASEONE), TOMBOY (Orig.: (G)I-DLE) – Xdinary Heroes, Shut Down (Orig.: BLACKPINK) – KARD, Wild Flower (Orig.: Park Hyo Shin) – Jongho (ATEEZ)

Best International Song by a Korean Artist Awards

Best International Song By a Korean Artist (Japanese) of 2023 Nominees: Best Friend Forever – NCT DREAM, Ima (Even If The World Ends Tomorrow) – SEVENTEEN, POPPY – STAYC, RINGO – ITZY, Social Path – Stray Kids ft. LiSA, The Sound – Stray Kids

Best International Song By A Korean Artist (Western) of 2023 Nominees: Do It Like This – TXT & the Jonas Brothers, Everyone Else Fades – Mark Tuan (GOT7), I Want That – (G)I-DLE, No More Sad Songs – Amber Liu, House on the Hill – Eric Nam, Seven – Jung Kook (BTS) ft. Latto

Best Collaboration Award

Best Collaboration of 2023 Nominees: Do It Like This – TXT & the Jonas Brothers, Fighting – BSS (SEVENTEEN) ft. Lee Young Ji, Hopeless Romantic – Big Naughty ft. Lee Suhyun (AKMU), Miracle – Wendy (Red Velvet) & MeloMance, People Pt. 2 – Agust D (SUGA – BTS) ft. IU, VIBE – TAEYANG (BIGBANG) ft. JIMIN (BTS)

Best Genre-Specific Awards

Best Ballad of 2023 Nominees: Abyss – WOODZ, Good Enough – Xdinary Heroes, Hopeless Romantic – Big Naughty ft. Lee Suhyun (AKMU), I’ll Hold You – AILEE, Last Scene – CHEN (EXO), Miracle – Wendy (Red Velvet) & MeloMance

Best Electronic Song of 2023 Nominees: BOUNCY (K-HOT CHILLI PEPPER) – ATEEZ, ISTJ – NCT DREAM, Killer – KEY (SHINee), MOVE – T5 (TREASURE), S-Class – Stray Kids, Spicy – aespa

Best Pop Song of 2023 Nominees: Broken Melodies – NCT DREAM, God of Music – SEVENTEEN, I AM – IVE, Queencard – (G)I-DLE, Super Shy – NewJeans, U – iKON

Best R&B Song of 2023 Nominees: Ditto – NewJeans, Heart – DAWN, Love War – YENA ft. BE’O, O (Circle) – ONEW (SHINee), Perfume – NCT DOJAEJUNG, Top or Cliff – KIM SEJEONG

Best Rap or Hip-Hop Song of 2023 Nominees: BIBI Vengence – BIBI, Haegeum – Agust D (SUGA – BTS), Metronome – pH-1 ft. Keita (EVNNE/Ciipher), on the street – j-hope (BTS) with J.Cole, Smoke – Dynamic Duo ft. Lee Young Ji, Wild Flower – RM (BTS) ft. youjeen

Best Rock Song of 2023 Nominees: Beautiful Liar – MONSTA X, BONVOYAGE – Dreamcatcher, Break The Brakes – Xdinary Heroes, let it be summer – YOUNG K (DAY6), ROCKSTAR – xikers, The One – DRIPPIN

Best Album Award

Best Album of 2023 Nominees: Door (1st Studio Album) – Kim Sejeong, FEVER (4th Mini Album) – LUCY, Indigo (1st Studio Album) – RM (BTS), THE WORLD (3rd Mini Album) – aespa, THE WORLD EP.2: OUTLAW – ATEEZ, ZONE (1st Mini Album) – JIHYO (TWICE)

Popularity Awards

Best Overall Song of 2023

Best Overall Song of 2023 (#2 – #25)

2. BOUNCY (K-HOT CHILLI PEPPERS) – ATEEZ
3. I AM – IVE
4. Super – SEVENTEEN
5. ROAR – THE BOYZ
6. Perfume – NCT DOJAEJUNG
7. Social Path – Stray Kids ft. LiSA
8. Queencard – (G)I-DLE
9. BITE ME – ENHYPEN
10. God of Music – SEVENTEEN
11. Sugar Rush Ride – TXT
12. Bubble – STAYC
13. Chasing That Feeling – TXT

14. ISTJ – NCT DREAM
15. Teddy Bear – STAYC
16. Kitsch – IVE
17. Ay-Yo – NCT 127
18. TROUBLE – EVNNE
19. BONVOYAGE – Dreamcatcher
20. Love Me Like This – NMIXX
21. Fact Check – NCT 127
22. Beautiful Liar – MONSTA X
23. SET ME FREE – TWICE
24. Ditto – NewJeans
25. Guilty – TAEMIN (SHINee)


Page 1 – Artist Categories (including Best Overall Artist of 2023)
Page 2 – Performance, Visuals, Comeback & Blog-Related Categories
Page 3 – Song, Album, Popularity Categories (including Best Overall Song of 2023) (this page)

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