The 29th Golden Disc Awards ceremony was held on January 14–15, 2015, at the

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, China. It was the third time the event had been hosted outside South Korea, following ceremonies in Japan in 2012 and Malaysia in 2013. Kim Sung-joo,

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and Fei served as hosts on the first day, with Jun Hyun-moo,

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and Tiffany on the second.

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.

Special awards

Controversy

Due to visa issues, several artists were unable to perform onstage during the ceremony, including members of Beast, Got7 and

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. The organisers apologised for the error afterwards. The show also drew criticism for not being broadcast live in South Korea, with only a recorded version available on

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; the sole livestream was hosted on Chinese video platform iQiyi.

References

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