th Gaon Chart Music Awards have been unveiled! On Jan. 5, the Gaon Music Awards website was updated, and nominated K-pop groups, and solo artists for the four categories were revealed. There will be 12 winners for the "Artist of the Year (Digital Music)" and four winners for the "Artist of the Year (Physical Album)." Meanwhile, there can only be one winner for the digital music and physical album classifications for the "Rookie of the Year." (Photo : SM Entertainment Official Twitter Account) NCT 127 (Photo : STAYC Official Twitter Account) The 12 winners for the "Artist of the Year" will be determined by evaluating the songs released from December 2019 to November 2020, with only one K-pop act winning each month. As for the physical album, the four winners will be chosen by quarter (first to fourth).