23rd Golden Disc Awards explained

23rd Golden Disc Awards
Location:	Olympic Hall, Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea
Previous:	2007
Main:	Golden Disc Awards
Next:	2009

The 23rd Golden Disc Awards were held on December 10, 2008. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Presenters

• Kim So-yeon
• Lee So-yeon
• So Yi-hyun
• Song Dae-kwan
• Jeong Si-ah
• Jin Bo-ra
• Kim Seong-eun
• Moon Chae-won
• Park Ye-jin
• Go Ara
• Seo Woo

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Winners^{[4] [5]} and nominees^{[6] [7]} are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.

Digital Daesang (Song of the Year)	Disc Daesang (Album of the Year)
Jewelry – "One More Time" Brown Eyed Girls – "L.O.V.E" MC Mong – "Circus" Wonder Girls – "Nobody"	TVXQ – Mirotic Brown Eyes – Two Things Needed for the Same Purpose and 5 Objects Kim Dong-ryul – Monologue Rain – Rainism SG Wannabe – My Friend Shinhwa – Volume 9
Digital Song Bonsang	Album Bonsang
Brown Eyed Girls – "L.O.V.E" Jewelry – "One More Time" MC Mong – "Circus" Wonder Girls – "Nobody" Big Bang – "Haru Haru" Big Bang – "Last Farewell" Brown Eyed Girls – "How Come" Crown J – "Too Much" (feat. Seo In-young) Davichi – "Love and War" Davichi – "Sad Promise" Epik High – "One" (feat. Jisun) Epik High – "Umbrella" (feat. Younha) Gummy – "I'm Sorry" (feat. T.O.P) Haha – "You Are My Destiny" Kim Dong-ryul – "Like a Child" Kim Jong-kook – "Today More Than Yesterday" Lee Hyori – "U-Go-Girl" (feat. Nassun) MC Mong – "Love You Even When I Die" (feat. Lena Park) Mighty Mouth – "I Love You" (feat. Yoon Eun-hye) Nell – "Time Walking on Memories" Park Ji-heon (V.O.S) – "Bogosipeun Naren.." Rain – "Love Story" Seo Taiji – "Bermuda [Triangle]" SG Wannabe – "Lalala" SG Wannabe & Kim Jong-wook – "Against Fate" Taeyang – "Only Look at Me" Taeyeon – "Can You Hear Me" TVXQ – "Mirotic" Wheesung – "Fading Star" Wonder Girls – "So Hot"	Brown Eyes – Two Things Needed for the Same Purpose and 5 Objects Kim Dong-ryul – Monologue Rain – Rainism SG Wannabe – My Friend Shinhwa – Volume 9 TVXQ – Mirotic Alex – My Vintage Romance Big Bang – Remember Dynamic Duo – Last Days Epik High – Pieces, Part One F.T. Island – Colorful Sensibility Gummy – Comfort Jaurim – Ruby Sapphire Diamond Jewelry – Kitchi Island KCM – Kingdom Kim Gun-mo – Soul Groove Kim Jong-kook – Here I Am Lee Hyori – It's Hyorish MC Mong – Show's Just Begun MC the Max – Via 6 Nell – Separation Anxiety Park Jin-young – Back to Stage SeeYa – Brilliant Change Shinee – The Shinee World Shin Hye-sung – Live and Let Live Son Ho-young – Returns Sung Si-kyung – Here, In My Heart Toy – Thank You V.O.S – Wonderful Things Younha – Someday
Best Trot Award	Best Rock Award
Jang Yoon-jeong – "Jang Yoon-jeong Twist" Park Hyun-bin – "Shabang Shabang" Wink – "Cheonsaengyeonbun"	Nell – "Time Walking On Memories" Jaurim – "Carnival Amour" Maya – "Even That Common Ring" Onnine Ibalgwan – "Beautiful Thing" Trans Fixion – "Radio"
Rookie of the Year (Digital Category)	Rookie of the Year (Album Category)
Davichi – "Love and War" 2PM – "10 Out of 10" Joo – ""Because of a Man" Mighty Mouth – "I Love You" (feat. Yoon Eun-hye) Shinee – "Replay"	Shinee – The Shinee World Davichi – Amaranth Ibadi – Story of Us Mighty Mouth – Energy Zia – Road Movie
Popularity Award
F.T. Island Son Ho-young Taeyeon TVXQ Alex Big Bang Brown Eyed Girls Brown Eyes Crown J Davichi Dynamic Duo Epik High Gummy Haha Jaurim Jewelry KCM Kim Dong-ryul Kim Gun-mo Kim Jong-kook Kim Jong-wook Lee Hyori MC Mong MC the Max Mighty Mouth Nell Park Ji-heon (V.O.S) Park Jin-young Rain SeeYa Seo Taiji SG Wannabe Shin Hye-sung Shinee Shinhwa Son Dam-bi Sung Si-kyung Taeyang Toy V.O.S Wheesung Wonder Girls Younha

Other awards

• New Trend Award: Kim Jong-wook
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Kim Chang-wan
• Record Producer of the Year: Lee Soo-man

Gallery

Award ceremony gallery

Notes and References

1. http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2008121021033611562 TVXQ and other winners at Golden Disc Awards 2008 (in Korean)
2. Web site: 2008-12-12. 장윤정, 4회 연속 골든디스크 트로트상 수상. 2022-01-21. Segye Ilbo. ko.
3. Web site: Sportsseoul.com - "수상남발·기획시상"…23년 골든디스크, 해묵은 논란들 (종합) . 2014-07-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318205717/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news2/entertain/hotentertain/2008/1211/20081211101040100000000_6342917269.html . 2012-03-18 .
4. Web site: December 11, 2008. 동방신기, 골든디스크 대상‥빅뱅-서태지는 본상에도 없어. live. January 21, 2022. Sports Kyunghyang. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121171527/https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=200812110906194&sec_id=540301 . 2022-01-21 .
5. Web site: 역대 수상. live. January 21, 2022. Golden Disc Awards. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206032559/http://www.goldendisc.co.kr/kr/history/ . 2019-12-06 .
6. Web site: December 10, 2008. [포토엔]트로트 퀸 장윤정, 블랙 퍼 더욱 우아하게~]. live. January 21, 2022. Newsen. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121171528/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200812101930301002 . 2022-01-21 .
7. Nominees for the 23rd Golden Disc Awards:
   • Web site: Album Bonsang. Golden Disc Awards. ko. May 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20081107113944/http://isplus.joins.com/goldendisk/nominate/2008golden_nominees01.html. November 7, 2008. dead.
   • Web site: Digital Song Bonsang. Golden Disc Awards. ko. May 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20081107113949/http://isplus.joins.com/goldendisk/nominate/2008golden_nominees02.html. November 7, 2008. dead.
   • Web site: Trot Award. Golden Disc Awards. ko. May 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20081108005632/http://isplus.joins.com/goldendisk/nominate/2008golden_nominees05.html. November 8, 2008. dead.
   • Web site: Rock Award. Golden Disc Awards. ko. May 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20081108005632/http://isplus.joins.com/goldendisk/nominate/2008golden_nominees06.html. November 8, 2008. dead.
   • Web site: Rookie of the Year. Golden Disc Awards. ko. May 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20081108005632/http://isplus.joins.com/goldendisk/nominate/2008golden_nominees03.html. November 8, 2008. dead.
   • Web site: Popularity Award. Golden Disc Awards. ko. May 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20081107113954/http://isplus.joins.com/goldendisk/nominate/2008golden_nominees04.html. November 7, 2008. dead.