Most recent ‘New Artist of the Year’ winners at the MelOn Music Awards:
2014: WINNER
2015: iKON, GFRIEND
2016: BLACKPINK
2017: Wanna One
2018: THE BOYZ, (G)I-DLE
2019: TXT, ITZY
2020: CRAVITY, Weeekly
2021: Lee Mujin, aespa
2022: IVE, NewJeans
2023: ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE
2024: ILLIT, TWS
2025: ALLDAY PROJECT, Hearts2Hearts
2026: LNGSHOT, ALPHA DRIVE ONE