The '9th Gaon Chart Music Awards' was held at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul, and Super Junior's Leeteuk and ITZY's Lia hosted the event for 2019 music releases.
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Songs of the Year | Monthly
December 2018 | Ben "180 Degree"
January | MC the Max "After You've Gone"
February | Hwa Sa "Twit"
March | Taeyeon "Four Seasons"
April | Bolbbalgan4 "Bom"
May | Davichi "Unspoken Words"
June | Yoon Min Soo & Jang Hye Jin "Drunk on Love"
July | Ben "Thank You for Goodbye"
August | Sunmi "Lalalay"
September | AKMU "How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love"
October | MC Mong "Fame"
November | IU "Love Poem"
Albums of the Year | Quarterly
First Quarter | Seventeen
Second Quarter | BTS
Third Quarter | Seventeen
Fourth Quarter | EXO
New Artist of the Year - Digital | ITZY
New Artist of the Year - Album | TXT
World Rookie Award | Stray Kids | (G)I-DLE
Record Production of the Year | Kim Chung Ha "Gotta Go"
World Hallyu Star Award | MONSTA X
Discovery of the Year - Ballad | Kassy "The Day Was Beautiful"
Discovery of the Year - Band | N.Flying "Rooftop"
Hot Performance Award | NCT Dream | Kim Chung Ha
Popular Singer Award | Lim Jae Hyun "If There Was Practice in Love"
Song of the Year - International Pop | Billie Eilish "Bad Guy"
Style of the Year - Stylist | Choi Hee Sun
Style of the Year - Choreography | Choi Ri An
Lyricist of the Year | Min Yeon Jae
Composer of the Year | Black Eye Pilseung
Performer of the Year - Musical Instrument Performance | Choi Hun
Performer of the Year - Chorus | Joo Chan Yang
Social Hot Star | BTS
Retail Album of the Year | BTS
Top-Kit Seller of the Year | EXO
Music Steady Seller of the Year | Paul Kim "Me After You"