The 31st Golden Disc Awards ceremony was held on January 13–14, 2017. The
JTBC
JTBC (shortened from ''Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company'' (; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on 1 December 2011. JTB ...
network broadcast the show from the
Korea International Exhibition Center
Korea International Exhibition Center (, commonly known as KINTEX) is a convention and exhibition center located in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, approximately from Seoul, South Korea. It comprises two exhibition centers, one of whi ...
(KINTEX) in
Ilsan.
Hwang Chi-yeul
Hwang Chiyeul (; born 3 December 1982) is a South Korean singer. Outside his career as a solo artist, he has also hosted '' Immortal Songs 2'' and competed in the Chinese version of singing competition show ''I Am a Singer''. He made his offici ...
,
Seohyun
Seo Ju-hyun (; born June 28, 1991), known professionally as Seohyun, is a South Korean singer, actress and songwriter. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-TTS) in August 2007, which ...
and
Jung Yong-hwa
Jung Yong-hwa (; ; born June 22, 1989) is a South Korean singer, musician and actor. He is the leader, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band CNBLUE. Jung made his television debut in '' You're Beautiful'' (2009), and has since st ...
served as hosts on the first day, with
Kang So-ra
Kang So-ra (born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress.
Career
Kang made her acting debut in the 2009 thriller movie '' 4th Period Mystery'', but rose to fame when she starred in the 2011 blockbuster '' Sunny'', a coming-of-age film ab ...
and
Sung Si-kyung on the second.
Criteria
Albums and songs released between November 1, 2015, and November 30, 2016, were eligible to be nominated for the 31st Golden Disc Awards. The winners of the digital music, album and rookie categories were determined by music sales (70%), a panel of music experts (20%) and online votes (10%). Music sales were based on data from
Gaon Music Chart and were counted until December 31, 2016. The Popularity Award was based entirely on online votes.
Winners and nominees
Main awards
Winners and nominees
are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.
Special awards
Gallery
File:Exo on Golden Disk Red Carpet 2017.png, Exo
File:(TV10) 여자친구·트와이스·블랙핑크, 레드카펫 각양각색 패션 열전 (2017 골든디스크 레드카펫) 2m19s.jpg, Twice
File:BTS at the 31st Golden Disk Awards.jpg, BTS
File:(TV10) 여자친구·트와이스·블랙핑크, 레드카펫 각양각색 패션 열전 (2017 골든디스크 레드카펫) 1m6s.jpg, GFriend
File:(TV10) 여자친구·트와이스·블랙핑크, 레드카펫 각양각색 패션 열전 (2017 골든디스크 레드카펫) 25s.jpg, Blackpink
File:Kim Jaejoong at the Golden Disc Awards, 2017 (cropped).jpg, Kim Jae-joong
File:Park Ji-min at the 31st Golden Disk Awards red carpet 02.jpg, BTS's Jimin
File:Park Ji-min at the 31st Golden Disk Awards red carpet 03.jpg, BTS's Jimin
File:Jeon Jung-kook at the 31st Golden Disk Awards 01.jpg, BTS's Jungkook
File:J-Hope at the 31st Golden Disc Awards 01.jpg, BTS's J-Hope
File:170113 골든디스크 시상식 레드카펫 유주 (3).jpg, GFriend's Yuju
File:170114 골든디스크 세정 2.png, I.O.I's Kim Se-jeong
File:170114 골든디스크.png, Exo's Xiumin
References
{{Golden Disc Awards
2017 in South Korean music
2017 music awards
Golden Disc Awards ceremonies