27th Golden Disc Awards


The 27th Golden Disc Awards took place on January 15–16, 2013, at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It honored the best in South Korean music released from January 1, 2012, through December 2012. Nicole Jung, Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Da-som, Lee Hong-gi served as the hosts for the ceremony.

Criteria

The winners of the digital music and album categories were determined by music sales and a panel of music experts. The Rookie Artist of the Year award was based on album sales, a panel of music experts and online votes, while the Popularity Award was based on online votes and album sales.

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.
Digital Daesang
Disc Daesang
Psy – "Gangnam Style"
Super Junior – Sexy, Free & Single
  • * 4Minute – Volume Up
  • * B1A4 – Ignition
  • * Beast – Midnight Sun
  • * CNBLUE – Ear Fun
  • * F.T. Island – Grown-Up
  • * Infinite – Infinitize
  • * Kara – Pandora
  • * Shinee – Sherlock
    • Digital Song BonsangAlbum Bonsang
    2NE1 – "I Love You"Big Bang – "Fantastic Baby"f(x) – "Electric Shock"G-Dragon – "Crayon"Huh Gak – "The Person Who Once Loved Me"K.Will – "I Need You"Miss A – "Touch"Psy – "Gangnam Style"Secret – "Poison"Sistar – "Alone"T-ara – "Lovey-Dovey"
  • * 2AM – "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me"
  • * Ailee – "Heaven"
  • * Baek Ji-young – "Voice"
  • * Busker Busker – "Cherry Blossom Ending"
  • * Dynamic Duo – "Without You"
  • * F.T. Island – "Severely"
  • * Girls' Generation-TTS – "Twinkle"
  • * IU – "Every End of the Day"
  • * Juniel – "Illa Illa"
  • * Trouble Maker – "Trouble Maker"
  • * Wonder Girls – "Like This"
    		• 4Minute – Volume UpB1A4 – IgnitionBeast – Midnight SunCNBLUE – Ear FunF.T. Island – Grown-UpInfinite – InfinitizeKara – PandoraShinee – SherlockSuper Junior – Sexy, Free & Single
  • * Big Bang – Alive
  • * Busker Busker – Busker Busker 1st Album
  • * Exo – Mama
  • * f(x) – Electric Shock
  • * G-Dragon – One of A Kind
  • * Girls' Generation-TTS – Twinkle
  • * Jang Wooyoung – 23, Male, Single
  • * Jay Park – New Breed
  • * Kim Sung-kyu – Another Me
  • * MBLAQ – 100% Ver.
  • * Psy – Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1
  • * Shinhwa – The Return
  • * T-ara – Funky Town
  • * TVXQ – Catch Me
    • Rookie Artist of the YearPopularity Award
    Ailee
  • B.A.PExoJunielLee Hi
  • * Block B
  • * Busker Busker
  • * John Park
  • * NU'EST
  • * Ulala Session
    		• ShineeG-Dragon