The winners for the Circle Chart Music Awards 2022 have been announced. Read here to know which artists bagged trophies home!
Circle Chart Music Awards 2022 Winners Announced: BTS, Taeyeon, More!
On January 18, the Circle Chart Music Awards 2022 has commenced and revealed its victors. The much-anticipated event was held at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, Korea.
(Photo : Website: Circle Chart)
A hoard of fans participated in the awarding ceremony, in order to support their favorites in performances and award acceptance. The event featured numerous energetic performances from different artists.
The ceremony honored numerous artists with breakthroughs, such as TWICE’s Nayeon being the first ever artist to achieve “Female Solo Artist of the Year,” a new accolade from Circle Chart Music Awards. It also honored the “Retail Album of the Year” award to BTS’s album “Proof,” which marked their 4th consecutive win for this category.
Aside from our beloved artists,several staff and production team were also awarded for their creativity! The awards given for this field included “Record Production of the Year,” “Composer of the Year,” and many more!
See the winners of the Circle Chart Awards 2022 below:
New Icon of the Year Award
World K-POP Rookie Award – STAYC
Idolplus New Star Award – TEMPEST
Idolplus Global Artist – BTS
Social Hot Star – BTS
Retail Album of the Year – BTS’s “Proof”

(Photo : Twitter: @BIGHIT_MUSIC)
Male Solo Artist of the Year – Lim Young Woong
Female Solo Artist of the Year – TWICE Im Nayeon
MuBeat Global Choice Award (Female) – BLACKPINK
MuBeat Global Choice Award (Male) – Lim Young Woong
International Rising Star of the Year – GAYLE
Song of the Year in International Pop – Justin Beiber & The Kid LAROI
Best Visual Director – Park Min Hwi (BLACKPINK)
Performance Director Award – Kim Eunjoo & Kim Younghoo (NewJeans)
Performer of the Year
- (Musical Instrument Performance) – Choi Insung (ENHYPEN’S Bassist)
- (Chorus Award) – Bae Sujeong
Rookie of the Year (Digital Music) – NewJeans

(Photo : Twitter: @NewJeans_ADOR)
New Artist Of The Year (Physical Album) – IVE
World K-POP Star – TXT
Male Group of the Year – SEVENTEEN
Female Group of the Year – BLACKPINK
Lyricist of the Year – Seo Jieum
Composer of the Year – Ryan S Jhun
Hot Performance of the Year – ENHYPEN
Discovery of the Year
Artist of the Year (Digital Music)
- Kepler “WA DA DA” (January)
- Taeyeon “INVU” (February)

(Photo : Twitter: @GirlsGeneration)
- (G)I-DLE “TOMBOY” – (March)
- IVE – “LOVE DIVE” (April)
- LE SSERAFIM – “FEARLESS” (May)
- BTS – “Yet To Come” (June)
- aespa – “GIRLS” (July)

(Photo : Facebook: aespa)
- BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” (August)
- BLACKPINK – “Shut Down” (September)
- LE SSERAFIM – “ANTIFRAGILE” (October)
- ITZY’s “CHESHIRE” (November)
- IVE’s “ELEVEN” (December)
Artist of the Year – Physical Album
- NCT U – “Universe” (1st quarter)
- SEVENTEEN “Face the Sun” (2nd quarter)

(Photo : Twitter: @pledis_17)
- BTS – “Proof” (3rd quarter)
- Stray Kids “MAXIDENT” (4th quarter)

(Photo : Facebook: Stray Kids)
Record Production of the Year – (G)I-DLE’s “TOMBOY”
Congratulations to all artists!
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