The "2022 Genie Music Awards (GMA)" has revealed its 3rd lineup, which includes LIGHTSUM, PSY, Jaurim, NCT DREAM, and TNX.
First, PSY, who has created countless hits over the past 20 years since his debut in 2001, including "Champion," "Gangnam Style," "Gentleman," "DADDY," "NEW FACE," and "That That," will be visiting the "2022 Genie Music Awards." The title track "That That" from his 9th full-length album "Cheap 9," released in April, hit #1 on iTunes Top Song charts in 73 regions immediately after its release. Furthermore, he proved his status by entering the US Billboard main singles chart "Hot 100" and the UK Official Singles Chart "Top 100," as well as surpassing 350 million views on the music video.

The representative domestic mixed rock band Jaurim also added weight to the awards ceremony by joining the "2022 Genie Music Awards" lineup. Since their debut in 1997 with "Hey, Hey, Hey," the OST for the movie "Man Who Holds Flowers," Jaurim has produced numerous hits such as "Ha Ha Ha Song," "Magic Carpet Ride," "Waxen Angel," "Deviation," and "Shining." Jaurim, who released a special album in July, celebrated their 25th anniversary with a three-day solo concert at the Olympic Hall in Seoul Olympic Park.


NCT DREAM is a global idol group that made a comeback in March this year with their 2nd full-length album "Glitch Mode," selling a total of 3.61 million copies and becoming a "triple million seller" for the second time following their 1st full-length album. The title track of their repackage album, "Beatbox," topped domestic album and music charts, won 5 music show awards, hit #1 on the Japanese Line Music Album Top 100 chart, #1 on the Chinese QQ Music Digital Album Sales and Music Video charts (Korean category), and #1 on the KKBOX Korean Singles charts in Singapore and Malaysia. They proved their status as global artists by entering the Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium in Seoul for the first time in September and successfully holding their second solo concert.

Finally, LIGHTSUM, who proved they are 4th-generation hot rookies by placing their first mini-album in the top ranks of iTunes Top Album charts in 10 countries, and TNX, who have shown rapid growth since being formed through the SBS boy group audition program "LOUD," are also joining the "2022 Genie Music Awards" lineup.

With LIGHTSUM, PSY, Jaurim, NCT DREAM, and TNX, who are loved not only domestically but also in the overseas K-POP market, joining the "2022 Genie Music Awards" lineup, a more high-quality stage is being anticipated.

The "2022 Genie Music Awards" has previously revealed its 1st lineup (Red Velvet, IVE, (G)I-DLE) and 2nd lineup (THE BOYZ, BE'O, Taeyeon, DKZ), and now with the addition of LIGHTSUM, PSY, Jaurim, NCT DREAM, and TNX, the final lineup of 12 domestic artist teams has been revealed, raising fans' expectations. A "2022 Genie Music Awards" representative stated, "Not only will there be 12 top domestic artist teams, but global artists are also scheduled to join," adding to the curiosity.

Meanwhile, the "2022 Genie Music Awards" will be held on November 8th at the Incheon Namdong Gymnasium.

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.