List of awards and nominations received by Highlight explained

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This is the list of awards and nominations received by South Korean boy band Highlight, formerly known as Beast.

Their major accolades includes "Artist of the Year" awards at the 2011 and 2012 Melon Music Awards,[1] "Song of the Year" award at the 2011 KBS Music Festival for "Fiction" from their 2011 album Fiction and Fact,[2] [3] as well as "Record of the Year" at the 2015 Seoul Music Awards for their 2014 album Time.[4]

Awards and nominations

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YearCategoryNominee / workResult
Asia Artist Awards2021Male Idol Group Popularity AwardHighlight [5]
Asia Model Awards2012Popular Male GroupBeast[6]
Asia Song Festival2010Asia Influential Artist[7]
Cyworld Digital Music Awards2009Rookie of the Month – December"Mystery"[8]
Gaon Chart Music Awards2011Album of the Year – 2nd QuarterFiction and Fact[9]
2012Album of the YearMidnight Sun[10]
2013Popularity AwardBeast[11]
2014Album of the YearGood Luck[12]
Popularity AwardBeast[13]
2016Song of the Year – July"Ribbon"[14]
2017Album of the Year – 1st QuarterCan You Feel It?[15]
Song of the Year – March"Plz Don't Be Sad"[16]
Golden Disc Awards2010Rookie Award"Shock"[17]
2012Album BonsangFiction and Fact[18]
CeCi K-pop Icon AwardBeast[19]
MSN International Award[20]
2013Album BonsangMidnight Sun[21]
JTBC Best Artist Award
2014Album BonsangHard to Love, How to Love[22]
Popularity Award
2015Digital Bonsang"Good Luck"[23]
Popularity Award
Best Male Performance"12:30"
2016Album BonsangOrdinary[24]
2018Digital Daesang"Plz Don't Be Sad"[25]
Popularity AwardHighlight
Japan Gold Disc Award2012Best 3 New Artist (Asia)Beast[26]
KBS Song Festival2011Song of the Year (Daesang)"Fiction"[27]
Korea Visual Arts Festival2010Photogenic AwardBeast[28]
Melon Music Awards2011Artist of the Year (Daesang)[29]
Top 10 (Bonsang)
Album of the Year (Daesang)Fiction and Fact
Song of the Year (Daesang)"On Rainy Days"
2012Artist of the Year (Daesang)Beast[30]
Top 10 (Bonsang)[31]
Netizen Choice Award
Global Artist Award
2013Top 10 (Bonsang)[32]
Netizen Choice Award
Artist of the Year (Daesang)
Best Music Video"Shadow"[33]
Song of the Year (Daesang)
2014Top 10 (Bonsang)Beast
Netizen Popularity Award
Artist of the Year (Daesang)
2015Top 10 (Bonsang)
Netizen Choice Award
2016Top 10 (Bonsang)
Netizen Choice Award
2017Top 10 (Bonsang)Highlight
Netizen Popularity Award
Best Dance Track Award"Plz Don’t Be Sad"
Mnet Asian Music Awards2009Best New Male Artist"Bad Girl"
2010Best Male Group"Shock"[34]
Best Male Dance Performance
2011Best Male Dance Performance"Fiction"[35]
Artist of the Year (Daesang)Beast
Song of the Year (Daesang)"Fiction"
Best Male Group
2012Best Male Dance Performance"Beautiful Night"[36]
Best Global Male Group
2013Best Male Dance Performance"Shadow"
2014Album of the Year (Daesang)Good Luck
Best Male Group"Good Luck"
2016Best Group Vocal Performance"Ribbon"[37]
2017"Calling You"[38]
Mnet 20's Choice Awards2010Cool Star AwardBeast
2011Hot Performance Star[39]
MTV Europe Music Awards2014Best Korean Act
2017Highlight
Myx Music Awards2011Favorite K-pop Video"Beautiful"[40]
Nickelodeon Korea Kids' Choice Awards2012Favorite Male SingerBeast[41]
SBS Gayo Daejeon2014Top Ten Artist[42]
Seoul Music Awards2010Best New Artist[43]
Bonsang Award
2011Bonsang Award
2013Bonsang Award[44]
2014Record of the YearTime[45]
Bonsang AwardBeast
2015Bonsang Award
2017Bonsang AwardHighlight
Popularity Award
Hallyu Special Award
Singapore Entertainment Awards2012Most Popular Korean ArtistBeast[46]
2013[47]
Most Popular K-pop Music Video"Beautiful Night"[48]
Weibo Night2015Asia Popularity AwardBeast[49]

Other accolades

State honors

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YearHonor
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism2009Rookie of the Month – December[50]
South Korea2011Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation[51]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
PublisherYearListiclePlacement
Forbes2011Korea Power Celebrity40th[52]
20129th
201329th[53]
201520th[54]

Notes and References

  1. News: Choi. EunHwa. Psy, B2ST Take Home the Big Awards at the 2012 Melon Music Awards. 13 May 2016. enewsWorld. CJ E&M. 15 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602061508/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/24052/psy-b2st-busker-busker-win-at-melon-music-awards. June 2, 2016. dead.
  2. News: Lee. Nancy. B2ST Wins 'Song of the Year' Award at KBS Music Festival. 13 May 2016. enewsWorld. CJ E&M. 31 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602063450/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/2490/b2st-wins-song-of-the-year-award-at-kbs-music-festival. June 2, 2016. dead.
  3. News: Joo. Kyung-don. After a Beast of a year, one last award. 13 May 2016. Joogang Daily. 2 January 2012.
  4. News: Lee. Min Ji. SM Sweeps ′Seoul Music Awards′ Taking Rookie and Daesang Awards. 16 May 2016. enewsWorld. CJ E&M. 23 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064731/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/85821/sm-sweeps-seoul-music-awards-taking-rookie-and-daesang-awards. March 4, 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: Asia Artist Awards - Male Idol Group Popularity Award Voting 2021. October 13, 2021. October 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019023019/https://aaa-ret.com/a/artists?filter=igm. dead.
  6. Web site: 2012-01-18. '아시아모델상' 비스트, 남자그룹 인기상 "모든 것은 팬들덕분". At Asia Model Awards, Beast wins Popular Male Group "all thanks to our fans". 2021-05-24. TV Daily. ko.
  7. Web site: 2010-10-06. 포미닛·비스트, 아송페 '亞유망아티스트상' 수상. 4Minute and Beast win Asia promising artist award. 2021-05-24. Star News. ko.
  8. Web site: 지난 시상식. Last awards. 5. Digital Music Awards. Cyworld. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20150701185316/http://music.cyworld.com/chart/chart_dma_last_award.asp?curPage=5. 2015-07-01. 2021-05-24.
  9. Web site: 2012-02-22. 비스트, 가온K팝어워드 올해의가수상..2분기음반 1위. Beast wins Artist of the Year at Gaon K-pop Awards...number one album of the 2nd quarter. live. 2021-05-11. Star News. ko. May 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210511120932/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2012022209490049786.
  10. Web site: 2nd 후보자 올해의 가수상 앨범. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016063826/http://www.kpopawards.co.kr/sub3_2.html. 2013-10-16. 2021-05-24. Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards 2012. ko.
  11. Web site: 3rd 후보자 팬 투표 인기상. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140626192316/http://kpopawards.co.kr/sub.php?sub=3&ti=4. 2014-06-26. 2021-05-24. Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards 2013. ko.
  12. Web site: 4th 후보자 올해의 가수상 앨범. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141209212528/http://kpopawards.co.kr/sub.php?sub=3&ti=2. 2014-12-09. 2021-05-24. Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards 2014. ko.
  13. Web site: 4th 후보자 인기상. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150201061104/http://www.kpopawards.co.kr/sub.php?sub=3&ti=4. 2015-02-01. 2021-05-24. Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards 2014. ko.
  14. Web site: 6th 후보자 올해의 가수상 음원. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109001049/http://kpopawards.co.kr:80/sub.php?sub=3&ti=1. 2017-01-09. 2021-05-24. Gaon Chart Music Awards 2016. ko.
  15. Web site: 7th 후보자 올해의 가수상 앨범. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216085120/http://www.kpopawards.co.kr/sub.php?sub=3&ti=2. 2018-02-16. 2021-05-24. Gaon Chart Music Awards 2017. ko.
  16. Web site: 7th 후보자 올해의 가수상 음원. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222052801/http://www.kpopawards.co.kr/sub.php?sub=3&ti=1. 2018-02-22. 2021-05-24. Gaon Chart Music Awards 2017. ko.
  17. Web site: 2010-12-09. 비스트·시크릿·씨스타 '골든디스크' 신인상 수상. Beast, Secret, Sistar are Golden Disc rookie award winners. 2021-05-09. Asia Business Daily. ko.
  18. Web site: 2012-01-13. [포토엔]비스트 '행복한 밤이에요~'(골든디스크 어워즈)]. Beast 'It's a happy night'. 2021-05-09. Newsen. ko.
  19. Web site: 2012-01-11. 비스트, 제26회 골든디스크 쎄씨 K-POP 아이콘상 수상. Beasts win CeCi K-pop Icon Award at 26th Golden Disc. 2021-05-09. JTBC News. ko.
  20. Web site: 2012-01-12. 비스트, 골든디스크 MSN 인터내셔널상 수상. Beast wins MSN International Award at Golden Disc. 2021-05-09. JoongAng Ilbo. ko.
  21. Web site: 2013-01-16. 비스트 씨엔블루 '골든디스크' 음반부문 2관왕. Beast and CNBLUE each win two awards at Golden Disc. 2021-05-09. TV Daily. ko.
  22. Web site: [골든디스크] '본상' 비스트-샤이니 "2013년에도 잘 달려왔다"]. [Golden Disc] Beast and Shinee win Bonsang Award - "We ran well in 2013". 2021-05-09. MBN Star. ko.
  23. Web site: 2015-01-15. 태양 대상, '최고의 영예' 주인공됐다...최다 수상은 비스트 '3관왕'. Taeyang wins grand prize...Beast is most awarded with 3 wins. 2021-05-09. Segye Ilbo. ko.
  24. Web site: 2016-01-21. '골든디스크' 본상 수상 비스트, 파워풀한 '예이' '굿 럭' 무대. Beast wins Golden Disc Bonsang, gives powerful performances of 'Yey' and 'Good Luck'. 2021-05-09. TV Daily. ko.
  25. Web site: Ilin. Mathew. 2017-12-15. Golden Disc Awards 2018: Host, nomination list and voting details of 32nd annual award show. 2021-05-09. International Business Times. en.
  26. Web site: 2012-01-30. 카라 '일본 골드 디스크 어워드' 5관왕. Kara wins five awards at Japan Gold Disc Awards. 2021-05-22. Busan Ilbo. ko.
  27. News: Joo. Kyung-don. January 2, 2012. After a Beast of a year, one last award. Korea JoogAng Daily. live. May 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160513190150/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2946448. May 13, 2016.
  28. Web site: 2010-12-01. 비스트 ·아이유 ·오렌지캬라멜, 카메라 감독이 뽑은 포토제닉상. Beast, IU, Orange Caramel selected for Photogenic Award selected by broadcast directors. 2021-05-25. No Cut News. ko.
  29. Web site: 2011-11-24. [멜론뮤직어워드] 비스트, 아티스트상 수상… 2011년을 빛낸 올해의 '★' 등극(종합)]. [Melon Music Awards] Beast wins 2011 Artist of the Year. 2021-05-22. News Inside. ko.
  30. Web site: 2012-12-14. [2012 MMA] 비스트, 올해의 아티스트상 수상 '2년 연속'…3관왕 달성]. [2012 Melon Music Awards] Beast wins Artist of the Year two years in a row…wins three awards overall. 2021-05-23. TV Report. ko.
  31. Web site: 2012-12-14. [2012 MMA] 비스트, 올해의 아티스트상 수상 '2년 연속'…3관왕 달성]. [2012 Melon Music Awards] Beast wins Artist of the Year two years in a row…wins three awards overall. 2021-05-23. TV Report. ko.
  32. Web site: 2013-11-14. [2013MMA] 비스트 TOP10 소감, 간결하게 "땡큐"]. [2013 Melon Music Awards] Beast wins Top 10, concise feelings: "Thank you". 2021-05-23. TV Report. ko.
  33. Web site: 2013-11-14. 비스트, 멜론어워드 뮤직비디오상 "출연 동물, 무용수 감사". Beast wins Best Music Video at Melon Music Awards, "Thank you to the animals and dancers". 2021-05-23. E Daily. ko.
  34. Web site: Hicap, Jonathan M.. October 29, 2010. Controversial Mnet Asian Music Awards bares nominees. dead. Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing. February 12, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101029175022/http://mb.com.ph/articles/284825/controversial-mnet-asian-music-awards-bares-nominees. October 29, 2010.
  35. Web site: 2011-11-29. 비스트, 'MAMA' 베스트 댄스 퍼포먼스 男그룹 수상 "감사". Beast: "Thank you" for winning Best Male Dance Performance at MAMA. 2021-05-22. OSEN. ko.
  36. Web site: October 23, 2012. [MAMA] Nominees for the 2012 MAMA Announced]. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121027111901/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=18521. October 27, 2012. 2012 Mnet Asian Music Award. Mnet Media Corp. October 25, 2012.
  37. Web site: Kaur. Gungeet. 2016-10-29. Mnet Asian Music Awards 2016: List of nominees for Mama revealed [FULL LIST]]. 2021-05-25. International Business Times Singapore. en.
  38. Herman. Tamar. 2017-10-20. 2017 MAMA Nominations: BTS, EXO, Heize, IU, Seventeen, TWICE, & Wanna One Receive Top Recognition. 2021-05-25. Billboard. en.
  39. Web site: 2011-07-07. '20's choice' 비스트, 차도남 춤으로 '핫 퍼포먼스 상' 수상 "더 열심히 할게요". Beast wins 20's Choice Hot Performance Award for dance. "We'll continue to work hard.". 2021-05-25. BNT News. ko.
  40. Web site: February 15, 2011. MYX Music Awards nominees named. 2021-05-25. Business World. en-US.
  41. Web site: 2012-04-12. 유재석, 어린이가 뽑은 최고 개그맨 5년연속 '1위'. Yoo Jae-suk, the best comedian chosen by children, ranked No. 1 for five consecutive years. 2021-05-25. Star News. ko.
  42. Web site: 2014-12-21. 'SBS 가요대전' 걸스데이·비스트·엑소·태양 등 톱10 선정 "더 열심히 하겠다". SBS Gay Daejeon Top 10 includes Girls Day, Beast, EXO, and Taeyang. 2021-05-25. Asia Today. ko.
  43. Web site: 2010-02-03. 티아라-애프터스쿨-비스트, 신인상 수상 '걸그룹 열풍 거세네'. T-ara, After School and Beast awarded best new artist, 'girl group craze is raging'. 2010-02-05. Newsen. ko.
  44. Web site: 2014-01-23. [서울가요대상] 비스트, 본상 자축…멤버들끼리 '건배']. [Seoul Music Awards] Beast's Bonsang celebration..."Cheers" among members. 2021-05-23. TV Report. ko.
  45. News: Lee. Min Ji. 23 January 2015. SM Sweeps ′Seoul Music Awards′ Taking Rookie and Daesang Awards. enewsWorld. CJ E&M. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064731/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/85821/sm-sweeps-seoul-music-awards-taking-rookie-and-daesang-awards. March 4, 2016. 16 May 2016.
  46. Web site: Most Popular Korean Artiste. dead. https://archive.today/20130418184532/http://sgeawards.omy.sg/2012/categories/%23korean. 2013-04-18. 2021-05-24. Singapore Entertainment Awards 2012.
  47. Web site: Most Popular Korean Singer. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109195931/http://sgeawards.omy.sg/2013/categories/kr-singer/. 2013-11-09. 2021-05-24. Singapore Entertainment Awards 2013.
  48. Web site: Most Popular Music Video (K-pop). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017090204/http://sgeawards.omy.sg/2013/categories/mv-kpop/. 2014-10-17. 2021-05-24. Singapore Entertainment Awards 2013.
  49. News: Kim. Soo-hyang. 8 January 2016. BEAST honored at Weibo Night. KPop Herald. Korean Herald. 16 May 2016.
  50. Web site: 2009-11-27. 비스트 12월 루키 뮤직 어워드 수상자 결정. Beast wins the December Rookie Music Award. 2009-12-23. Newsen. ko.
  51. Web site: 2011-11-21. 비스트, 대중문화예술상 문화부장관표창 영광!. Beast is honored with Minister of Culture's awards at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards. 2021-05-22. MK Sports. ko.
  52. Web site: Forbes Korea's Top 'Power Celebrity 40' ranking. February 28, 2012. Manila Bulletin. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130820214913/http://ph.news.yahoo.com/forbes-koreas-top-power-celebrity-40-ranking-035615921.html. August 20, 2013. May 23, 2021. Yahoo! News.
  53. PSY, Girls' Generation Top Forbes Korea's Celebrity List. Benjamin. Jeff. February 28, 2013. Billboard. May 23, 2021.
  54. Web site: https://jmagazine.joins.com/forbes/view/305259. ko:2015 KOREA POWER CELEBRITY 40 - 엑소, 한국 최고의 파워 셀러브리티. Choi. Eun-kyung. Lim. Chae-yeon. February 23, 2015. JoongAng Ilbo. ko. 2015 KOREA POWER CELEBRITY 40 - EXO, Korea's best power celebrity. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150305034803/https://jmagazine.joins.com/forbes/view/305259. March 5, 2015. May 22, 2021. Joins.