Younghi Pagh-Paan was recently awarded with the Paiknam Prize of her home country South Korea. The prize money of the lifetime achievement award amounts to 5.0000.000 Won (35.000 Euro).

The award ceremony took place in Seoul on 16 October 2013 and featured the world premiere of Younghi Pagh-Paan's composition Lotosblumen - in memoriam Heo Chohui.