Seoul Music Awards Tickets Open May 6

Ticket pre-sales for the '35th Seoul Music Awards' will begin on May 6th at 2 PM KST via NOL Ticket. This awards ceremony, hosted by Sports Seoul and organized by the Seoul Music Awards Organizing Committee, has been honoring K-pop artists annually since 1990. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on June 20th at the Inspire Arena in Yeongjongdo, Incheon.

Currently, the global fandom platform IDOLCHAMP is hosting the second round of fan voting for the main awards, with the current leaders in each category being:

• Bonsang (Main Award): ONF
• Hallyu Special Award: BTS
• K-POP WORLD CHOICE (Group Category): Super Junior
• K-POP WORLD CHOICE (Solo Category): Yeonjun
• Golden Revival Award: EXO's 'First Snow'
• New Icon Award: Do Kyungsoo
• Rookie Award: Alphadrive1
• Popularity Award: Lee Chanwon
• Trot Award: Lee Chanwon
• Rock/Ballad Award: Lee Mujin
• R&B Hip-Hop Award: G-Dragon
• OST Award: Stray Kids' Han 'Ascent'

Fan anticipation is growing for the winner of the Grand Prize, awarded to the best artist. The second round of fan voting for the main awards will continue on the IDOLCHAMP app until May 30th at 11:59 PM KST.

Meanwhile, in the recent concert scene, artists such as Super Junior, Day6, RIIZE, and EXO member Baekhyun have proven their ticket-selling power, with all shows selling out. Super Junior sold out the fan club pre-sale for the Seoul dates of their 20th-anniversary tour 'SUPER SHOW 10' and added more shows. Day6 achieved sell-outs for all six dates of their official fan meeting pre-sale. RIIZE sold out their Seoul concert tickets for their first solo concert tour solely through fan club pre-sale before even opening obstructed view seats. Baekhyun also sold out tickets for his solo world tour concert in Taiwan.