2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards


The 2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards ceremony, organized by MBC Plus and Genie Music, took place on November 6, 2018 at Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea. This is the first MGA ceremony.
BTS, Wanna One, and Twice took home the grand prizes, also known as the "Daesang Awards".

Judging criteria

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Voting took place on the Genie Music website from October 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Artist of the Year
Song of the Year

  • BTS
  • *Blackpink
  • *BtoB
  • *Celeb Five
  • *Chungha
  • *Dean
  • *Fromis 9
  • *I-dle
  • *HAON
  • *Heize
  • *iKon
  • *Jang Deok Cheol
  • *Jung Seung Hwan
  • *KHAN
  • *Kim Dong Han
  • *Loona
  • *Mamamoo
  • *Momoland
  • *Pentagon
  • *Paul Kim
  • *Red Velvet
  • *Roy Kim
  • *Seventeen
  • *Seungri
  • *Stray Kids
  • *Sunmi
  • *Suzy
  • *Twice
  • *Taeyeon
  • *The Boyz
  • *VINXEN
  • *Wanna One
  • *Yong Jun-hyung
  • Wanna One – "Beautiful"
  • *BEN – "Can’t Go"
  • *BEN – "Love, ing"
  • *Blackpink – "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du"
  • *BtoB – "Missing You"
  • *BTS – "Fake Love"
  • *BTS – "Idol"
  • *Bolbbalgan4 – "Travel"
  • *Day6 – "Shoot Me"
  • *Davichi – "Days Without You"
  • *Epik High – "Love Story"
  • *F.T. Island – "Summer Night’s Dream"
  • *Hyukoh – "Love Ya!"
  • *Heize – "Jenga"
  • *iKon – "Love Scenario"
  • *ISU – "My Way"
  • *Jang Deok Cheol – "Good Old Days"
  • *Jaurim – "For Ever and Ever"
  • *Mamamoo – "Rainy Season"
  • *Mamamoo – "Starry Night"
  • *Momoland – "Bboom Bboom"
  • *MeloMance – "Deepen"
  • *MeloMance – "Tale"
  • *NELL, GroovyRoom – "Today"
  • *Pentagon – "Shine"
  • *Paul Kim – "Every Day, Every Moment"
  • *Red Velvet – "Power Up"
  • *Roy Kim – "Only Then"
  • *Seventeen – "Oh My!"
  • *Shinee – "Good Evening"
  • *Sondia – "Adult"
  • *Twice – "What is Love?"
  • *Winner – "Everyday"
  • *Wanna One – "Boomerang"
  • *Yong Jun-hyung – "Sudden Shower"
    • Best Selling Artist of the Year Digital Album of the Year

    • Twice
    • *Bolbbalgan4
    • *BTS
    • *MeloMance
    • *Red Velvet
  • BTS – "Love Yourself: Answer"
  • *Bolbbalgan4 – "Red Diary Page.2"
  • *Epik High – "We’ve Done Something Wonderful"
  • *iKon – "Return"
  • *Wanna One – "1-1=0 "
    • Best Male GroupBest Female Group
  • BTS
  • *BtoB
  • *iKon
  • *Seventeen
  • *Wanna One
  • Twice
  • *Red Velvet
  • *Mamamoo
  • *Momoland
  • *Blackpink
    • Best Male Solo ArtistBest Female Solo Artist
  • Jung Seung-hwan
  • *Dean
  • *Roy Kim
  • *Seungri
  • *Yong Jun-hyung
  • Chungha
  • *Heize
  • *Sunmi
  • *Suzy
  • *Taeyeon
    • Discovery of the YearRap/HipHop Music Award
  • Celeb Five
  • *Jang Deok Cheol
  • *Momoland
  • *Paul Kim
  • *Pentagon
  • iKon – "Love Scenario"
  • * BTS – "Fake Love"
  • *Epik High – "Love Story"
  • *Winner – "Everyday"
  • *Yong Jun-hyung – "Sudden Shower"
    • Best Band Performance AwardBest OST Award
  • Day6 – "Shoot Me"
  • *F.T. Island – "Summer Night’s Dream"
  • *Hyukoh – "Love Ya!"
  • *Jaurim – "For Ever and Ever"
  • *NELL, GroovyRoom – "Today"
  • Paul Kim – "Every Day, Every Moment"
  • *BEN – "Can’t Go"
  • *ISU – "My Way"
  • *MeloMance – "Deepen"
  • *Sondia – "Adult"
    • Best Male Dance PerformanceBest Female Dance Performance
  • BTS – "Idol"
  • * Pentagon – "Shine"
  • * Seventeen – "Oh My!"
  • * Shinee – "Good Evening"
  • * Wanna One – "Boomerang"
  • Momoland– "Bboom Bboom"
  • * Blackpink – "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du"
  • * Mamamoo – "Starry Night"
  • * Red Velvet – "Power Up"
  • * Twice – "What is Love?
    • Best Male Vocal PerformanceBest Female Vocal Performance
  • Wanna One – "Beautiful"
  • * BtoB – "Missing You"
  • * Jang Deok Cheol – "Good Old Days"
  • * MeloMance – "Tale"
  • * Roy Kim – "Only Then"
  • Heize – "Jenga"
  • * Ben – "Love, ing"
  • * Bolbbalgan4 – "Travel"
  • * Davichi – "Days Without You"
  • * Mamamoo – "Rainy Season"
    • Best Rap/Hip Hop AwardGenie Music Popularity Award
  • iKon – "Love Scenario"
  • * BTS – "Fake Love"
  • * Epik High – "Love Story"
  • * Winner – "Everyday"
  • * Yong Jun-hyung – "Sudden Shower"
  • BTS
  • * BEN
  • * Blackpink
  • * Bolbbalgan4
  • * BtoB
  • * Celeb Five
  • * Chungha
  • * Day6
  • * Davichi
  • * Dean
  • * Epik High
  • * fromis 9
  • * F.T. Island
  • * I-dle
  • * HAON
  • * Heize
  • * Hyukoh
  • * iKon
  • * ISU
  • * Jang Deok Cheol
  • * Jaurim
  • * Jung Seung Hwan
  • * KHAN
  • * Kim Dong Han
  • * Loona
  • * Mamamoo
  • * MeloMance
  • * Momoland
  • * NELL and GroovyRoom
  • * Pentagon
  • * Paul Kim
  • * Red Velvet
  • * Roy Kim
  • * Seventeen
  • * Seungri
  • * Shinee
  • * Sondia
  • * Stray Kids
  • * Sunmi
  • * Suzy
  • * Twice
  • * Taeyeon
  • * The Boyz
  • * VINXEN
  • * Wanna One
  • * Winner
  • * Yong Junhyung
    • Other Awards
    Jun Hyun-Moo hosted the show. Day6, Momoland, Chungha, Stray Kids, Heize, I-DLE, Jung Seung Hwan are among the attendees of the show and won.

    Presenters