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Wins | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominations | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kang Daniel is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, television host, and businessman. While promoting with South Korean boy group Wanna One, he received nine individual awards (including two variety rookie awards for his work on SBS's Master Key and MBC's It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets ). He officially debuted as a solo artist in July 2019 with the extended play (EP), Color on Me . The EPs lead single "What Are You Up To" earned him the Best Music Video award at the 2019 Melon Music Awards. For his accomplishments the following year, Kang won four bonsang [a] awards from the APAN Music Awards, the Soribada Best K-Music Awards, the Seoul Music Awards, and The Fact Music Awards. He also won Stage of the Year at the 2020 Soribada Best K-Music Awards which was previously a daesang [b] award. After the release of his fourth EP, Kang won Song of the Year in April for its lead single "Antidote" as the only male soloist to do so at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards. Overall, Kang has won 63 awards from 100 nominations since the start of his career in 2017.
In other accolades, Kang has attained a Guinness World Record for gaining one million followers on Instagram in the shortest amount of time. In 2017, Naver reported that Kang was included on its list of 'Most Searched Keywords' as the only singer in the top six, placing right below the president of South Korea. According to the KBS News list of 'Most Mentioned Figures in TV and Entertainment for 2018', Kang was the only individual among groups in the top three. He was also the only individual among groups in the Forbes 2019 'Korea Power Celebrity' list to place in the top four.
Alongside his music career, Kang made his acting debut through the 2022 Disney+ Star original series, Rookie Cops . This role earned him multiple awards including Rookie of the Year in television or film at the Asia Artist Awards. In the same year, he was selected for the Seoul Mayor's Award for Culture due to his great contribution to the rise of Seoul's awareness by promoting Hallyu in various fields. Aside from the entertainment industry, Kang is also known for his involvement in philanthropic activities and received a plaque of recognition from The Snail of Love, a social welfare group for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Award | Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Music Awards | 2020 | APAN Top 10 Bonsang | Kang Daniel | Won | [3] |
Best Performance | Won | ||||
Best Male Solo – Korea | Won | [4] | |||
Best Male Solo – Global | Won | ||||
KT Seezn Star Award | Won | ||||
APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Original Soundtrack | "Hush Hush (Korean Ver.)" – Rookie Cops | Nominated | [5] |
2024 | Best Entertainer Award | Kang Daniel | Won | [6] | |
Asia Artist Awards | 2019 | Potential Award – Singer | Won | [7] | |
Star15 Popularity Award | Won | ||||
Best Emotive Award – Singer | Won | ||||
2020 | Asia Celebrity Award | Won | [8] | ||
Best Musician Award | Won | [9] | |||
2021 | Male Solo Singer Popularity Award | Nominated | [10] | ||
Best Musician Award | Won | [11] | |||
2022 | Potential Award – Actor | Rookie Cops | Won | [12] | |
Rookie of the Year – Actor | Won | [13] | |||
Asian Pop Music Awards [c] | 2020 | Best Male Artist – Overseas | Cyan | Nominated | [15] |
2021 | Yellow | Nominated | [16] | ||
Top 20 Songs of the Year – Overseas | "Antidote" | Won | [17] | ||
Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor | Rookie Cops | Nominated | [18] |
Popular Star Award | Won | [19] | |||
Brand Customer Loyalty Award [d] | 2020 | Male Solo Singer | Kang Daniel | Won | [20] |
2021 | Won | [21] | |||
2022 | Won | [22] | |||
Brand of the Year Awards [e] | 2018 | Male CF Model | Won | [23] | |
2020 | Male Solo Singer | Won | [24] | ||
2021 | Won | [25] | |||
CJ E&M America Awards | 2017 | Male Idol of the Year | Won | [26] | |
Click! Star Wars Awards [f] | 2018 | Popularity Award – Individual | Won | [27] | |
Hall of Fame | Won | [28] | |||
Dong-A.com's Pick | 2019 | Idol Pick Long-term Winner Award | Won | [29] | |
2020 | Idol Pick Soulmate Award | Won | [30] | ||
Elle Style Awards | 2018 | Best Magazine Cover Award | July 2018 Issue – Log Out | Won | [31] |
The Fact Music Awards | 2018 | Fan N Star Choice Award – Individual | Kang Daniel | Won | [32] |
Fan N Star Most Votes Award – Individual | Won | ||||
Fan N Star Hall of Fame – Individual | Won | ||||
2019 | Fan N Star Choice Award – Individual | Won | [33] | ||
Fan N Star Most Votes Award – Individual | Won | ||||
2020 | Year's Artist Bonsang | Won | [34] | ||
Fan N Star Choice Award – Individual | Nominated | [35] | |||
TMA Popularity Award | Nominated | [36] | |||
2021 | Fan N Star Choice Award – Individual | Nominated | [37] | ||
Artist of the Year – Bonsang | Won | [38] | |||
2022 | Won | [39] | |||
Fashionista Awards [g] | 2017 | Best Fashionista – Rising Star | Won | [40] | |
Forbes Korea K-Pop Awards | 2021 | Best K-Pop Idols Who Shined in 2021 – Male | Won | [41] | |
2022 | Best K-Pop Idols Who Shined in 2022 – Male | Won | [42] | ||
Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2020 | Mubeat Global Choice Award – Male | Nominated | [43] | |
2021 | Song of the Year – February | "Paranoia" | Nominated | [44] | |
Song of the Year – April | "Antidote" | Won | [45] | ||
Golden Disc Awards | 2020 | Rookie of the Year | Kang Daniel | Nominated | [46] |
Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Album Bonsang | Magenta | Nominated | [47] | |
Curaprox Popularity Award | Kang Daniel | Nominated | |||
QQ Music Popularity Award | Nominated | [48] | |||
Hanteo Music Awards | 2022 | Artist of the Year – Bonsang | Won | [49] | |
Post Generation Award | Nominated | ||||
K-Global Heart Dream Awards | 2022 | Main Award | Won | [50] | |
Male Solo Popularity Award | Won | ||||
Fandom Donation Award | Won | ||||
Korea Best Brand Awards [h] | 2023 | Best YouTube Content | Colorful Daniel | Won | [51] |
Korea First Brand Awards [i] | 2021 | Male Solo Singer | Kang Daniel | Won | [52] |
2022 | Won | [53] | |||
2023 | Male Solo Artist | Won | [54] | ||
Male Idol Actor | Rookie Cops | Won | |||
MAMA Awards | 2019 | Best New Male Artist | Kang Daniel | Nominated | [55] |
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | Nominated | ||||
Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2020 | Best Male Artist | Nominated | [56] | ||
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | Nominated | ||||
Song of the Year | "Who U Are" (깨워) | Nominated | |||
Best Dance Performance – Solo | Nominated | ||||
Artist of the Year | Kang Daniel | Nominated | |||
2021 | Best Male Artist | Nominated | [57] | ||
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | Nominated | ||||
Artist of the Year | Longlisted | ||||
2022 | Best Male Artist | Nominated | [58] | ||
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | Nominated | ||||
Artist of the Year | Longlisted | ||||
MBC Entertainment Awards | 2018 | Rookie Award – Variety | It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets | Won | [59] |
Melon Music Awards | 2019 | Best Music Video | "What Are You Up To" (뭐해) | Won | [60] |
Hot Trend | Kang Daniel | Nominated | |||
MTN Broadcast Advertising Festival [j] | 2018 | Viewers' Grand Prize | Hite Extra Cold TVC – Ice Drum | Won | [61] |
2020 | KT TVC – Galaxy Note 10 Aura Red | Won | [62] | ||
Mubeat Awards [k] | 2022 | Best Performance | "Nirvana" featuring pH-1 and WDBZ | Won | [64] |
SBS Entertainment Awards | 2017 | Rookie Award – Variety | Master Key | Won | [65] |
Seoul International Drama Awards | 2022 | Outstanding K-Pop Idol | Rookie Cops | Won | [66] |
Seoul Music Awards | 2020 | Bonsang Award | Color on Me | Nominated | [67] |
Dance Performance Award | "Touchin'" | Nominated | |||
Popularity Award | Color on Me | Nominated | |||
K-Wave Award | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Bonsang Award | Magenta | Won | [68] | |
Daesang Award | Nominated | [69] | |||
Popularity Award | Kang Daniel | Nominated | |||
K-Wave Award | Nominated | ||||
Fan PD Artist Award | Won | [70] | |||
2022 | Bonsang Award | Yellow | Won | [71] | |
Daesang Award | Nominated | ||||
U+Idol Live Best Artist Award | Kang Daniel | Nominated | |||
Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
K-Wave Award | Nominated | ||||
2023 | Bonsang Award | The Story | Won | [72] | |
Daesang Award | Nominated | ||||
Popularity Award | Kang Daniel | Nominated | |||
Hallyu Special Award | Nominated | ||||
2025 | Main Prize (Bonsang) | Nominated | [73] | ||
Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
K-Wave Special Award | Nominated | ||||
K-pop World Choice – Solo | Nominated | ||||
Soribada Best K-Music Awards | 2020 | New K-Wave Real Fan Award | Won | [74] | |
Bonsang Award | Won | ||||
Stage of the Year | Won | ||||
Male Popularity Award | Nominated | [75] |
Organization | Year | Honor | Ref. |
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Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards [l] | 2022 | Seoul Mayor's Award for Culture | [77] |
The Snail of Love [m] | 2020 | Soul–The Fan No.1 | [79] |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
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Forbes | 2018 | 2030 Power Leaders in Entertainment | Placed | [80] |
2019 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 4th | [81] | |
2022 | 26th | [82] | ||
2023 | 30 Under 30 | Placed | [83] | |
Gallup Korea | 2017 | Most Preferred Idols | 2nd | [84] |
2018 | 5th | [85] [ unreliable source? ] | ||
2019 | 13th | [86] | ||
KBS | 2018 | Most Mentioned Figures in TV and Entertainment | 3rd | [87] |
Korea Economic Daily | 2017 | Best Rising Stars | 1st | [88] |
Naver | 2017 | Most Searched Keywords | 6th | [89] |
People | 2022 | Talented Emerging Artists Making Their Mark | 7th | [90] |
tvN | 2017 | Most Influential Celebrities in Korea | 1st | [91] |
Zoom | 2021 | Top Solo Artists of K-pop | Placed | [92] |
† | Indicates a now former record holder [n] |
Publication | Year | World record | Record holder | Ref. |
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Guinness World Records | 2019 | Fastest time to gain one million followers on Instagram | † Kang Daniel | [93] |