K-World Dream Awards

The K-World Dream Awards, formerly known as the Soribada Best K-Music Awards (abbreviated as SOKA or SOBA), is an awards ceremony presented by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop releases. The first awards ceremony was held in September 2017 and awarded music released between September 2016 and August 2017.

This is the first-ever awards ceremony hosted by Soribada, established in 2000 as Korea's first digital music service. In 2024, the awards ceremony was renamed to the K-World Dream Awards.

Judging criteria
Winners are determined through Soribada's internal data, online and mobile votes from fans across the world, as well as ratings from professional adjudicators and critics.

Special Hallyu Awards
=== Artist of the Year Award ===

Most Wins
The following artists received five or more awards: