The award show was awaited by many and did not disappoint. Kpopmap was invited to the ceremony attended by BTS, GOT7, SEVENTEEN, TWICE, NCT, Stray Kids, (G)I-DLE, TXT, Jo JungSuk, ENHYPEN, TREASURE, LA POEM, JYP, and Rain.If you are looking for the winners, make sure to check our post below.If you couldn’t tune in to the show, here is what you have missed in chronological order. 35th GOLDEN DISC AWARDS 2021 (GDA) Day 2: Winners KPOP STORIES|Jan 10, 2021 The group LA POEM opened the show with ‘Amigos Para Siempre’ with their amazing emotional voice.Sung SiKyung and Lee DaHee -the MCs for the ceremony- appeared and announced that the Rookie of the Year Award was given to ENHYPEN, TREASURE, and Kim HoJoong.ENHYPEN was the first rookies to take the stage with ‘Let Me In (20 Cube)’ in red suits jackets with aquarium set followed by ‘Given-Taken’ in a fancy background.The next rookies on stage were TREASURE who performed to ‘I Love You’, ‘BOY’, and ‘Going Crazy’ with sparkling black jackets.NCT and EXO were the first ones to received Bonsang for the best album.Next on stage was TXT for ‘Can’t You See Me’ in marines outfits and ‘PUMA’ in all black leather outfits with a special performance stage.NCT 127 received the Cosmopolitan Award, (G)I-DLE and Stray Kids received the Best Performance Award, and the best OST Award was won by Jo JungSuk.Stray Kids prepared a special performance version for their ‘God’s Menu’. They filled the stage with their energy and performed with huge fans for an elegant stage. They moved to the hype song ‘Back Door’.The girls of (G)I-DLE made a remarkable introduction before their stage for ‘Oh my god’ in black dresses.NCT 127 (without TaeYong) appeared from the skies and performed to ‘Next Round’ and ‘Punch’ in all white sparkling suits then ‘Enter the Dragon’ and ‘Kick it’ with an eye-catchy performance. They heated up the stage.EXO’s BaekHyun and TXT were the next ones to received the Bonsang for the best album.It was time to move to TWICE’s goddess-like stage for ‘CRY FOR ME’ and a fairy-like stage for ‘MORE & MORE’ with white/salmon pink and black outfits.EXO received the QQMUSIC FANS’ CHOICE K-POP Artist Awards. GOT7 and BLACKPINK were the next ones to received the Bonsang for the best album. GOT7 made a noticeable entrance to received their awards. GDA was their last official activity under JYP.— 체리 🍒 (@yugyeomstardust) January 10, 2021SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi made a beautiful entrance on stage playing the drum for the group’s performance on ‘Fearless’. THE8 was next for a stunning duo performance with a dancer before all the members appeared in red suits with black shirts for ‘Left & Right’.TWICE and SEVENTEEN were the next ones to received the Bonsang for the best album.GOT7 prepared a fantasy-like and sexy performance for ‘Not By The Moon’ in prince outfits with a gorgeous setting. They have changed the first half of the dance for a dance with a scarf/tissue. They finally performed to ‘Breath’.BTS received the CURAPOX GDA Most Popular Artist and NCT 127 and BTS were the last one to receive the Bonsang for the best album.JYP and Rain performed to ‘When We Disco’ (Tango version), ‘It’s Raining’, ‘Instead of Saying Goodbye’, and ‘Switch To Me’.BTS appeared on stage with V, JiMin, RM, and JungKook coming out from the sky on a winged platform for ‘Black Swan’. They performed ‘ON’ with high scale stage with dancers filling the stage. Next they moved to emotional ‘Life Goes On’ and bright ‘Dynamite’ for a Slow Jam Remix.Hong JungDo and Kim NamGil presented the Daesang, the biggest award of the year GOLDEN DISC to BTS. The group ended the show with an encore for ‘ON’. 35th GOLDEN DISC AWARDS 2021 (GDA) Day 2: Winners KPOP STORIES|Jan 10, 2021
