Nominated for BonSang:

* So Nyeo Shi Dae
* Super Junior
* GDragon
* 2PM
* Baek Ji Young
* Brown Eyed Girls
* MC Mong
* Kim TaeWoo
* KARA
* SS501
* Davichi
* SHINee
* Son DamBi
* LeeSsang
* Outsider
* Lee Seung Gi
* Epik High
* Park HyoShin
* SG Wannabe
* Bobby Kim
* Lee SeungChul
* FT Island
* Ivy
* WheeSung
* 8eight
* K Will
* Im ChangJung
* 2AM
* UKiss
* Epik High

Nominated for Newcomer award:

* 4Minute
* T-ara
* After School
* f(x)
* MBLAQ
* BEAST
* TaeGoon
* Rainbow
* Secret
* 2NE1

Nominated for High1 Popularity award:

* Combined list of singers from nominee list of BonSang and Newcomer award
* Background info: Seoul Music Awards joined hands with High1 resort in 2008 to further promote the event when Hallyu wave was growing stronger.

Additional information (Thanks to BeBe):

* Daesang : One Daesang artist chosen from the 10 Bonsang artists
* Bonsang : Top 10 artists are chosen. Voting(20%) Digital/Album sales(50%) Research(10%) Judges(20%)
* Rookie : 3 chosen
* Mobile Popularity(determined by fan voting) : 1 or 2
* Plus Digital Music, Best Album, Hallyu Special, Performance, R&B, Hip Hop, Trot Awards-

Voting:

* Voting will start from 26th December all the way till 1st February 2010
* Voting method is by using mobile phone and entering voting key
* High1 Popularity award: Based 100% on mobile votes
* For Bonsang, Daesang and Newcomer award: Based 20% on mobile votes

DaeSang winner history for the past 9 years:

* 2009: WonderGirls
* 2008: Big Bang
* 2006: Dong Bang Shin Ki
* 2004: ShinHwa
* 2003: Lee Hyori
* 2002: BoA
* 2001: Kim GunMo
* 2000: Jo SungMo

Source: Seoul Music Awards official site sookyeong.wordpress.com
Credit:sapphirepearls

newcomers, i like rainbow and f(x) ;D

and i bet one of these 4 will win
Nominated for BonSang:
* So Nyeo Shi Dae
* Super Junior
* GDragon
* 2PM

i wanna gossip girl....LOL~haha
for newcomer i like f(x),BEAST,MBLAQ,t-ara(bo peep bo peep?)hehe

and for daesang!!!gosh~really tough one...
SJ,SNSD,GD and 2pm??very tough competitor!
lets vote...LOL~hhee

thanks for sharing~

Bonsang definitely either SNSD, 2PM, GD or SJ

for Newcomer i want either f(x), T-ara, Beast, MBLAQ
but i bet 2NE1's gonna get one of them for sure..
tsk...

SJ SJ fighting!!

i saw DONG BANG eoppa's group name..
Haha, though it's past 2006, i'm still happy for them~

Hope Suju will win..
They've worked hard enough.. ^^