The Fact Music Awards

The Fact Music Awards (abbreviated as TMA) is an awards ceremony hosted by The Fact and organized by Fan N Star that recognizes major contributors to the Hallyu wave.[1] Established in 2019, The Fact Music Awards determines its winners through objective data from Gaon, a panel of judges, and the support and participation scores of fans at home and abroad.[2]

The Fact Music Awards
Awarded for	Contributions to the Hallyu wave
Country	South Korea
Presented by	The Fact and Fan N Star
First awarded	2019
Website	www.tfmusicawards.com

The awards ceremony broadcasts across Asia through multiple channels including both V Live and ABS-CBN.[3]

Ceremonies

Edition	Date	Venue	City	Host(s)	Ref.
1st	April 24, 2019	Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon	Incheon, South Korea	Jun Hyun-moo and Seohyun (Girls' Generation)	[4][5]
2nd	March 16, 2020	Online Announcement			[6][7]
3rd	December 12, 2020	Online Ceremony		Jun Hyun-moo and Seohyun (Girls' Generation)	[8][9]

Grand Prize (Daesang)

Edition	Year	Winner
1st	2018	BTS
2nd	2019
3rd	2020

Artist of the Year (Bonsang)

Edition	Year	Winner(s)
1st	2018	BTS	Chungha	GFriend	iKon	Mamamoo	Momoland	Monsta X	NU'EST	Red Velvet	Twice	—
2nd	2019	BTS	Chungha	Mamamoo	Monsta X	NU'EST	Red Velvet	Super Junior	Twice	—	—	—
3rd	2020	BTS	Got7	Hwasa	Iz*One	Kang Daniel	Mamamoo	Monsta X	NU'EST	Seventeen	Super Junior	Twice

Best Performer Award

Edition	Year	Winner(s)
1st	2018	Monsta X	Mamamoo	—
2nd	2019	Stray Kids	The Boyz	(G)I-dle
3rd	2020	Jessi	TXT	Itzy

Listener's Choice Award

Edition	Year	Winner
2nd	2019	BTS
3rd	2020

Next Leader Award

Edition	Year	Winner(s)
1st	2018	The Boyz	Stray Kids	(G)I-dle
2nd	2019	TXT	Itzy	—
3rd	2020	Enhypen	Cravity	Weeekly

Worldwide Icon Award

Edition	Year	Winner(s)
1st	2018	Twice	Red Velvet
2nd	2019	Super Junior	—
3rd	2020	BTS	Seventeen

Popularity Award

Edition	Year	Winner
1st	2018	BTS
2nd	2019
3rd	2020	Super Junior

Other Awards

Edition	Year	Award	Winner(s)
1st	2018	Best Album	BTS's Love Yourself: Answer
		Best Song	iKon's Love Scenario
		Fan Rising Star	A.C.E
2nd	2019	Band Performer of the Year	N.Flying		IZ
3rd	2020	Global Hottest	Ateez	Stray Kids	The Boyz	(G)I-dle

Fan N Star Awards

(Determined through fan votes)

Fan N Star Choice Award

Edition	Year	Winner
		Artist	Individual
1st	2018	Super Junior	Kang Daniel
2nd	2019
3rd	2020		Hwang Chi-yeul

Fan N Star Most Votes Award

Edition	Year	Winner
		Artist	Individual
1st	2018	Super Junior	Kang Daniel
2nd	2019
3rd	2020		Hwang Chi-yeul

Fan N Star Hall of Fame Award

Edition	Year	Winner(s)
		Artist	Individual
1st	2018	Super Junior	Kang Daniel
		Eunhyuk	NU'EST's Aron
		NU'EST	NU'EST's JR
		—	JYJ's Kim Jae-joong

Fan N Star Special Award

Edition	Year	Winner
2nd	2019	Yang Joon-il

Fan N Star Trot Popularity Award

Edition	Year	Winner
3rd	2020	Lim Young-woong

Fan N Star Best Ads. Award

Edition	Year	Winner
3rd	2020	Lim Young-woong

Most Wins

Rank	Artist(s)	Awards
1	BTS	12
2	Super Junior	11
3	Kang Daniel	6

References

1. "All The Winners From The First U+5G The Fact Music Awards". Entertainment Online. April 25, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
2. "The Fact Music Awards: About Event". The Fact Music Awards. December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
3. "The Fact Music Awards [Fan:Tact]". The Fact Music Awards. December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
4. "전현무x서현, 더팩트 뮤직어워드 MC 확정..방탄소년단에 아이콘까지 [공식]". Osen (in Korean). April 4, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
5. "2018 U+5G The Fact Music Awards Winners". The Fact Music Awards. April 24, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
6. "방탄소년단, 음악 시상식 대상 추가…'더팩트 뮤직 어워즈' 4관왕". The Korea Times (in Korean). March 16, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
7. "2019 The Fact Music Awards Winners". The Fact Music Awards. March 16, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
8. "[TMA D-17] 전현무·서현, '2020 더팩트 뮤직 어워즈' MC 재회…온택트 시대 더 눈부실 케미". The Fact (in Korean). November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
9. "'2020 더팩트뮤직어워즈' 방탄소년단 3년 연속 대상 수상 [종합]". TV Daily (in Korean). December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.