The K M.E.A.L. Awards 2022

It’s that time of year again, everyone has their lists of favorites of the year. We didn’t want to miss out, so we’re back with our third run of The K M.E.A.L. Awards!

Debut of the year

IVE
Kep1er
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
NMIXX
CLASSy
Billlie

Winner: IVE

Rookie GC of the year

IVE
Kep1er
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
NMIXX
CLASSy
H1-KEY

Winner: NewJeans

Rookie BG of the year

YOUNITE
Trendz
TAN
Tempest
TNX

Winner: TAN

Best Song Of The Year

IVE – ‘Eleven’
BIG BANG – ‘Still Life’
(G)I-dle – ‘Tomboy’ 
B’EO – ‘Counting stars’ 
BTS – ‘Yet to Come’
Enhypen – ‘Polaroid Love’
Lesserafim – ‘Fearless’
Nayeon – ‘POP!’
NewJeans – ‘Attention’
Red Velvet – ‘Feel the Rhythm’

Winner: (G)I-DLE – ‘Tomboy

Beste Male Soloist

J-Hope
Kang Daniel
PSY
Zico
Baekho
BIG Naughty
10 CM

Winner: J-Hope

Best Female Soloist

IU
Miyeon
Nayeon
Seulgi
Taeyeon
ChungHa
Kwon Eun Bi
ADORA 
Lee Chaeyon 
Yena

Winner: Lee Chaeyeon

Best Girl group

(G)I-DLE
BLACKPINK
Red Velvet
TWICE
LOONA
IVE
Dreamcatcher
aespa
STAYC
NewJeans
Billlie
EXID 

Winner: (G)I-DLE

Best boy group

BTS
ENHYPEN
NCT DREAM
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
TXT
ONEUS
MONSTA X
TREASURE
NCT 127

Winner: SEVENTEEN

Best album of the year

(G)I-DLE – ‘I never die’
SEVENTEEN – ‘Sector 17’
NCT DREAM – ‘Glitch Mode’
Psy – ‘Psy 9th’
Taeyeon – ‘INVU’
girls’ generation – ‘Forever 1’
NCT 127 – ‘2 baddies’
WOODZ – ‘COLORFUL TRAUMA’
TXT – ‘Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child’
NewJeans – ‘New Jeans ‘
BlackPink – ‘Born Pink’
TREASURE – ‘The Second Step: Chapter Two’

Winner: (G)I-DLE – ‘I never die’

Best pop band

Xdinary Heroes
N.Flying
LUCY
The Rose

Winner: LUCY

Best collab

10CM, BIG Naughty – ‘Just 10 centimeters’
Crush – ‘Rush Hour’ (feat. J-Hope)
Loco, Hwasa – ‘Somebody!’
PSY – ‘That That’ (prod. & feat. Suga)
Woo Won Jae, meenoi – ‘Ghosting’ (prod. CODE KUNST)
Jay Park – ‘GANADARA’ (feat. IU)
SWJA ft Woo – ‘black coffee’
Kim Oki ft Lee Hi – ‘Bye
Taeyong X Wonstein – ‘Love Theory’ 

Winner: PSY – ‘That That’ featuring Suga

Best R&B Release of the year

KIMMUSEUM – ‘Blue Forest’
Rad Museum – ‘RAD’
Milena – ‘Riddle’
Dawn – ‘Lost’
DPR IAN – ‘MIITO’ 
JayB – ‘Be Yourself’
Jiselle – ‘Therapy Session’  
SOLE – ‘imagine club’
Leellamarz – ‘MaRz&B’

Winner: DPR IAN – ‘MIITO

Best Hip-Hop Release of the year

BE’O – ‘Counting stars’
Jay Park – ‘Ganadara’
ZICO – ‘Freak’ 
J Hope – ‘More’
K.vsh – ‘Sin City’
Epik High – ‘Epik High is Here 2’
GIRIBOY – ‘222522
BIG Naughty – ‘NANGMAN’ 
James An – ‘Small Talks & Sweet Truths’ 
JUSTHIS – ‘Do not go gentle into that good night II’  
pH-1 – ‘BUT FOR NOW LEAVE ME ALONE’

Winner: BIG Naughty – ‘NANGMAN’

Best indie release of the year

Kang Tygu – ‘O’
Western Kite – ‘Hi love’
Haepa – ‘Playing Dead’
PaperRiver – ‘where there was’
Lee Jun Hyung – ‘Utopia’
Kwon wol – ‘At silversand beach’
Wild Tunas – ‘Introvert’
Herhums – ‘Humming in chaos’

Winner: Herhums – ‘Humming in chaos

Best choreo of the year (Male)

NCT Dream – ‘Glitch Mode’
NCT 127 – ‘2 Baddies’
Seventeen – ‘HOT’
Stray Kids – ‘Maniac’
TXT – ‘Good Boy Gone Bad’
Treasure – ‘JikJin’

Winner: NCT DREAM – ‘GLITCH MODE’

Best choreo of the year (female)

(G)I-dle  – ‘Tomboy’
Red Velvet – ‘Feel My Rhythm’
NewJeans – ‘Attention’
IVE – ‘LOVE DIVE’
Lesserafim – ‘Fearless’
BlackPink – ‘Pink Venom’
Billlie – ‘GingaMingaYo’
Kep1er – ‘Go Up!’
NMIXX – ‘O.O’

Winner: Billlie – ‘GingaMingaYo

Producer of the year:

Steven – ‘A Youth in 1969’
Basecamp – ‘underground’ 
Devine Channel – ‘Unorthodox’
APRO – ‘Avenue’

Winner: Steven – ‘A youth in 1969’