Melon Music Awards quiz: past Daesang winners

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1. 1. Which song won Song of the Year at the 2023 Melon Music Awards?

   • Ditto
   • Love Dive
   • Dynamite
   • Spring Day

   Fun fact: NewJeans won Song of the Year in 2023 with Ditto. IVE had won it a year earlier with Love Dive.

2. 2. Which album won Album of the Year at the 2024 Melon Music Awards?

   • Love Yourself: Tear
   • Lilac
   • Armageddon
   • I've IVE

   Fun fact: Armageddon by aespa took the 2024 Album of the Year, and aespa also won Song of the Year that year with Supernova.

3. 3. Which song won Song of the Year at the 2012 Melon Music Awards?

   • Gee
   • Growl
   • Bang Bang Bang
   • Gangnam Style

   Fun fact: Psy won Song of the Year in 2012 with Gangnam Style.

4. 4. Which artist has won Melon Music Awards Artist of the Year the most times?

   • EXO
   • IU
   • BTS
   • TVXQ

   Fun fact: BTS holds the record with three Artist of the Year wins, in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

5. 5. Who won Record of the Year at the 2025 Melon Music Awards?

   • G-Dragon
   • aespa
   • Jennie
   • IU

   Fun fact: Record of the Year is judged by a panel alone. In 2025 it went to Jennie.

6. 6. Where is MMA2026 held?

   • Kyocera Dome Osaka
   • KINTEX in Ilsan
   • Gocheok Sky Dome
   • Hanoi

   Fun fact: The 18th Melon Music Awards take place at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.

7. 7. MMA2026 is which edition of the Melon Music Awards, according to Kakao Entertainment?

   • The 15th
   • The 16th
   • The 17th
   • The 18th

   Fun fact: Kakao Entertainment calls MMA2026 the 18th Melon Music Awards, held on November 14 and 15, 2026.

8. 8. At what time in Seoul does the official Melon page list the MMA2026 shows as starting?

   • 4 pm
   • 5 pm
   • 6 pm
   • 7 pm

   Fun fact: The Melon page lists both nights, November 14 and 15, at 18:00 Korea time.

9. 9. Which Japanese service joined Melon and Tencent Music in the Global-K Chart that MMA2026 uses?

   • AWA
   • Recochoku
   • Rakuten Music
   • LINE MUSIC

   Fun fact: The Global-K Chart combines streaming and fandom activity from Melon, Tencent Music in China and LINE MUSIC in Japan.

10. 10. Which artist's Dear Name stage did Kakao Entertainment call an iconic Melon Music Awards moment from 2017?

    • Taeyeon
    • IU
    • Zico
    • Lim Young-woong

    Fun fact: Kakao Entertainment also cites BTS with a traditional Korean version of Idol in 2018 and Jennie in 2025.

Spoilers: the right answer to each question of this General K-pop quiz, with its explanation and source when we have one.

1. 1. Which song won Song of the Year at the 2023 Melon Music Awards?

   Answer: Ditto

   Fun fact: NewJeans won Song of the Year in 2023 with Ditto. IVE had won it a year earlier with Love Dive.

2. 2. Which album won Album of the Year at the 2024 Melon Music Awards?

   Answer: Armageddon

   Fun fact: Armageddon by aespa took the 2024 Album of the Year, and aespa also won Song of the Year that year with Supernova.

3. 3. Which song won Song of the Year at the 2012 Melon Music Awards?

   Answer: Gangnam Style

   Fun fact: Psy won Song of the Year in 2012 with Gangnam Style.

4. 4. Which artist has won Melon Music Awards Artist of the Year the most times?

   Answer: BTS

   Fun fact: BTS holds the record with three Artist of the Year wins, in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

5. 5. Who won Record of the Year at the 2025 Melon Music Awards?

   Answer: Jennie

   Fun fact: Record of the Year is judged by a panel alone. In 2025 it went to Jennie.

6. 6. Where is MMA2026 held?

   Answer: Gocheok Sky Dome

   Fun fact: The 18th Melon Music Awards take place at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.

7. 7. MMA2026 is which edition of the Melon Music Awards, according to Kakao Entertainment?

   Answer: The 18th

   Fun fact: Kakao Entertainment calls MMA2026 the 18th Melon Music Awards, held on November 14 and 15, 2026.

8. 8. At what time in Seoul does the official Melon page list the MMA2026 shows as starting?

   Answer: 6 pm

   Fun fact: The Melon page lists both nights, November 14 and 15, at 18:00 Korea time.

9. 9. Which Japanese service joined Melon and Tencent Music in the Global-K Chart that MMA2026 uses?

   Answer: LINE MUSIC

   Fun fact: The Global-K Chart combines streaming and fandom activity from Melon, Tencent Music in China and LINE MUSIC in Japan.

10. 10. Which artist's Dear Name stage did Kakao Entertainment call an iconic Melon Music Awards moment from 2017?

    Answer: IU

    Fun fact: Kakao Entertainment also cites BTS with a traditional Korean version of Idol in 2018 and Jennie in 2025.