Korean Music Awards 2013 – Predictions Outcome
Yesterday the winners of the 10th Korean Music Awards were announced. Leading up to the event, Sangha, Chris and Anna all shared their predictions and during a few weeks Korean Indie readers were invited to do the same. It seems this year was a bit more predictable than the last:
| Category | Winner | Sangha’s predictions | Chris’ predictions | Anna’s predictions | Readers’ predictions |
| Album of the Year | 3rd Line Butterfly | 3rd Line Butterfly | 3rd Line Butterfly/ Lowdown 30 | 3rd Line Butterfly | 3rd Line Butterfly/ Primary |
| Song of the Year | Psy | Psy | Psy | Psy | Psy |
| Artist of the Year | Psy | Psy | Psy | Psy | Psy |
| Rookie of the Year | 404 | Busker Busker | Busker Busker | Busker Busker | Busker Busker |
| Rock Album | Jeong Cha Sik | Lowdown 30 | - | Lowdown 30 | Lowdown 30 |
| Rock Song | Jeong Cha Sik | Kim Dae Jung | Kim Dae Jung | Kim Dae Jung | Gate Flowers/ Yellow Monsters/ Jeong Cha Sik |
| Modern Rock Album | 3rd Line Butterfly | 3rd Line Butterfly | 3rd Line Butterfly/ Smacksoft | 3rd Line Butterfly | 3rd Line Butterfly |
| Modern Rock Song | 3rd Line Butterfly | 3rd Line Butterfly | 3rd Line Butterfly | 3rd Line Butterfly | The Electric Eels |
| Pop Album | Busker Busker | Choi Baek Ho | - | Yoon Young Bae | Busker Busker |
| Pop Song | Busker Busker (“여수 밤바다”) | Busker Busker (“여수 밤바다”) | Busker Busker | Busker Busker (“여수 밤바다”) | Busker Busker (“벚꽃엔딩”) |
| Dance/ Electronica Album | Glen Check | f(x) | G-Dragon | f(x) | Glen Check |
| Dance/ Electronica Song | f(x) (“Electric Shock”) | Psy | Psy | Psy | Psy |
| Rap/Hip Hop Album | Soriheda | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Rap/Hip Hop Song | G-Dragon | Primary/G-Dragon | Primary | G-Dragon | Primary |
| R&B/Soul Album | Naul | Naul | Jay Park/ Junggigo | Naul/Junggigo | Urban Zakapa |
| R&B/Soul Song | Naul | Naul | Lee Hi/Primary | Junggigo | Naul |
| Jazz Album | Wonsool Lee | Francesca Han | - | Kang Tae Hwan | Kang Tae Hwan |
| Crossover Album | Jambinai | Jung Jaeil | - | Jung Jaeil | Jambinai |
| Jazz/Crossover Performance | Kang Tae Hwan | Jambinai | Jambinai | Jambinai | Jambinai |
| Film/TV Music | Nameless Gangster | Nameless Gangster | - | The Heaven is Only Open to the Single ! | Forest of Time |
| Correct guesses: | 9.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.83 |
The reader with the most correct guesses was RL White who got 13/20, closely followed by Sovandi with 12/20 guesses right. Average number of correct guesses among readers were 6.25. With a total of 48 readers trying their luck, the most collectively successful guess was Busker Busker for Best Pop Album where 37 readers got it right. The most surprising win of the awards appears to have been 404 that won Rookie of the Year – correctly guessed only by Lillie, who was the reader that succeeded the best with the guesses last year.
As it turns out the 10th KMA Nominees CD we were hoping for is not actually for sale, first price will instead be a US$20 gift certificate at YesAsia.
