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Korean 2011 Golden Disk Awards release nominations

Fresh off the recently concluded Melon Music Awards (Link: http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/blogs/okpop/melon-awards-2011-honor-b2st-super-junior-other-095651180.html), the Korean awards show season continues to steamroll through the holiday season, this time with the release of the nominees for the 2011 Golden Disk Awards considered to be the "Grammys of Korea". To underscore the international success of South Korean music, this year's ceremony will be held at the Kyocera Dome in the Japanese city of Osaka on January 11 and 12, 2012.

Founded by the Music Industry Association of Korea, the Golden Disk Awards has recognized outstanding achievements of South Korean musical artists since 1986. Winners are selected from a prestigious roster of nominees whose works were released anytime from January 1st to November 30th of that particular year. While sales arguably plays the strongest role in deciding who goes home with the Golden Disk, the occasional unexpected win has occurred, making the Golden Disk Awards a truly exciting ceremony for those who manage to catch it live or on television.

The official website of the Golden Disk Awards (link: http://isplus.live.joinsmsn.com/award/26goldendisk/en/nominate.aspx?#main_menu) has released a list of nominees for whom fans may vote in the following categories:

Grand Prize Winner (Disk Daesang)

• 2PM (Hands Up)
• 4minute (4MINUTES Left)
• Leessang (Asura Balbalta)
• Jay Park (Take a Deeper Look)
• Brown Eyed Girls (Sixth Sense)
• Sung Si Kyung (The First)
• Super Junior (Mr. Simple)
• SNSD (The Boys)
• Wonder Girls (Wonder World)
• After School (Virgin)
• Lee Seung Gi (Tonight)
• Jang Gi Ha and the Faces (Jang Gi Ha and the Faces)
• B2ST (Fiction & Fact)
• CNBLUE (First Step)
• F.T. Island (Return)
• f(x) (Pinocchio)
• INFINITE (Over the Top)
• KARA (Step)
• MBLAQ (BLAQ Style)
• miss A (A Class)

Digital Album Award

• 2NE1 (Lonely)
• 2PM (Hands Up)
• 4men (Live at Least Once)
• 4minute (Mirror Mirror)
• Park Bom (Don't Cry)
• SNSD (The Boys)
• IU (The Story I Didn't Know)
• Wonder Girls (Be My Baby)
• Lee Seung Gi (Time for Love)
• Wheesung (Heartaching Story)
• B2ST (On Rainy Days)
• CNBLUE (Intuition)
• F.T. Island (Hello Hello)
• f(x) (Pinocchio)
• G.NA (Black & White)
• K.Will (My Heart is Beating)
• MBLAQ (Mona Lisa)
• miss A (Goodbye Baby)
• SECRET (Starlight Moonlight)
• SISTAR (So Cool)

Most Popular Artist Award

• 2NE1 (Lonely)
• 2PM (Hands Up)
• 4men (Once in Your Life)
• 4minute (Mirror Mirror)
• Leessang (You're the Answer to a Guy Like Me)
• Park Bom (Don't Cry)
• Brown Eyed Girls (Sixth Sense)
• Sung Si Kyung (I Like It)
• Super Junior (Mr. Simple)
• SNSD (The Boys)
• IU (The Story I Didn't Know)
• Wonder Girls (Be My Baby)
• After School (Virgin)
• Lee Seung Gi (Time For Love)
• Jang Gi Ha and the Faces (Just Another Relationship)
• Wheesung (Heart-aching Story)
• B2ST (Fiction)
• CNBLUE (Intuition)
• F.T. Island (Hello Hello)
• f(x) (Pinocchio)
• G.NA (Black & White)
• INFINITE (Be Mine)
• KARA (Step)
• K.Will (My Heart is Beating)
• MBLAQ (Stay)
• miss A (Goodbye Baby)
• SECRET (Starlight Moonlight)
• SISTAR (So Cool)

Who do you think will take home the grand prizes this year? Are your favorites nominated?

Catherine Deen blogs for Yahoo! Philippines OMG! She lives, eats and breathes Korean music, cuisine, telenovelas, and pop culture. Follow her on Twitter @cathsdeen.