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How to participate in Bugs x Celeb Confirmed fan vote event: step by step guide

Voting for the Most Popular Artist awards for the 38th Golden Disc Awards will end in less than two weeks, and some international fans have been asking how to use the Bugs app to vote on the Golden Disc Awards.

We have an easy step-by-step guide for you to access the voting app and get extra hearts to vote for your favorite by signing up to Celeb Confirmed!

Download the Bugs app from Apple's App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android)

The application is also available in app stores outside Korea.


This will be the first page that greets you when you open the Bugs app for the first time.

Click the Golden Disc Awards banner!

You will want to click the pink heart-shaped button on the top right-hand corner to check how many hearts you have and receive more hearts!

Heart is the currency used in Bugs Favorite service which handles voting for the 38th Golden Disc Awards' Most Popular Artist awards.

Click "로그인" to log in or sign up to Bugs.

If you already have a Bugs account, log in.

If you have to create a new account, press the "벅스 회원가입" button on the bottom left-hand corner.

Bugs application works differently for users living in Korea and abroad.

If you currently reside outside Korea, press "해외에 거주 중이신가요? 해외 회원가입" button.


Sign in and verify your email. This part of the application will be available in English.


After you sign up and log in, you will see that you have 100 hearts by default.

To double that, press the "미션 참여하고 하트 받기" button to join Celeb Confirmed's event that gives 100 extra hearts. (200 extra hearts for 48-hours until Dec. 17 11:59 a.m. KST)


Click the blue "100 하트" button to join the event!


Click the blue "참여하고 적립받기" button. Instructions are available in English.


You will then be redirected to the Apple or Google app store. Click "download" to install the Celeb Confirmed app!


This is how the Celeb Confirmed app will look like when you first open it. Click on the account button on the top right-hand corner to sign up!


Press "Sign up" to make a new account.

Note that existing Celeb Confirmed users will not be able to participate in the event. You must create a new account.

Once you return to the Bugs app, you will see you earned 100 hearts from participating in the event.

Now, it's time to vote for your favorite idol!