| 30th Golden Disc Awards | |
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| Date | January 20–21, 2016 |
| Location | Grand Peace Palace, Kyung Hee University, Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
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| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | QTV, JTBC, iQiyi |
The 30th Golden Disc Awards ceremony was held on January 20–21, 2016. It was initially scheduled to be held at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Shenzhen, China,[1] but was instead staged at Kyung Hee University's Grand Peace Palace in Seoul due to security concerns.[2] Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Jong-kook and Seohyun served as hosts on the first day, with Jun, Krystal and Leeteuk on the second.[3][4]
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- ^ Kim, Soo-hyang (January 20, 2016). "30th Golden Disc Awards to be star-studded event". Kpop Herald. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ Yoon, Seong-yeol (January 20, 2016). 빅뱅, 30회 골든디스크 음원 부문 대상..3관왕 쾌거(종합) [Big Bang won the grand prize at the Golden Disc Awards... three wins]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Dong-ju (January 21, 2016). '골든디스크' 엑소, 3년 연속 대상 수상...역대급 기록 달성 ['Golden Disc': Exo wins grand prize for third year in a row... Record-breaking achievement]. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Naver.