Mnet Asian Music Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards
2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the music industry
Country South Korea
Presented by CJ E&M (Mnet)
First awarded November 27, 1999
Official website Mnet Asian Music Awards
Television/Radio coverage
Network Mnet and other international networks

The Mnet Asian Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as MAMA) is one of the major K-pop music awarding ceremonies held annually by CJ E&M through its music channel Mnet, involving the participation of some of the most well-known actors and celebrities, not only in South Korea, but also in other countries such as China (including Taiwan and Hong Kong), Japan, Canada and United States as well.

History

The Awards began in 1999 under the name "Mnet Km Music Festival" (MKMF).[1] At that time, it was the first and only Korean music video awards ceremony.[2] After its 10th year anniversary in 2008, the award-giving body was renamed to "M.net Asian Music Awards" or simply "MAMA" in 2009. This marked a change in concept and the way they will handle how people may vote for which artists win the awards.[1] It started its broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through Channel V International.

In 2010, the event was held outside of South Korea for the first time. The 12th annual event was held at the Venetian Resort Macao in Macao, China and aired live in many countries. BoA, who won the "Best Female Solo Award", was not present in the ceremony due to her music agency's, S.M. Entertainment, controversies with Mnet Media. In addition, CNBLUE, 2AM, Jo Kwon, Ga-In who all won awards were not broadcast due to lack of attendance.[3]

Their slogans were changed from "Asian Wave" and "One Asia" in 2009 and 2010 respectively, until it becomes "Music Makes One" from 2011 until the present. Their slogans mean to spread their main objective to bring people together through music despite their different genre, origins, cultures, languages, or country.[2]

Milestones

Former name

Controversies

SS501 from DSP Media, Son Dam-bi and After School from Pledis Entertainment also did not attend the award ceremony but cited scheduling conflicts rather than boycott.[7][8]

Broadcasting

The show is broadcast live in thirteen countries across Asia. In South Korea and Japan, it is broadcast on Mnet. Other TV channels that have broadcast the show include STAR World, Channel M (Southeast Asia), Channel V, Music On! TV (Japan), 8TV (Malaysia), MediaCorp Channel U (Singapore), Indosiar (Indonesia), Myx (Philippines), MY TV (Cambodia), Mnet America (United States), NRK (Norway) and SBS (Australia). The show is also broadcast online from Mnet's website in South Korea, Sohu in China, YouTube Live and Allkpop for the rest of the world.[14]

Host venues

Year[I] Date City, Country Venue Host(s) Ref
Mnet Video Music Awards
1999
(1st)
Saturday, November 27 Seoul, South Korea Little Angels Arts Center Choi Hal-li [15]
Mnet Music Video Festival (MMF)
2000
(2nd)
Friday, November 24 Seoul, South Korea Little Angels Arts Center Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Hyun-joo
2001
(3rd)
Friday, November 23 Cha Tae-hyun and Song Hye-kyo
2002
(4th)
Friday, November 29 Shin Dong-yup and Kim Jung-eun
2003
(5th)
Thursday, November 27 Kyung Hee University Cha Tae-hyun and Sung Yu-ri
Mnet Km Music Video Festival (MKMF)
2004
(6th)
Saturday, December 4 Seoul, South Korea Kyung Hee University Shin Dong-yup and Kim Jung-eun
2005
(7th)
Sunday, November 27 Olympic Gymnastics Arena Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ah-joong
Mnet Km Music Festival (MKMF)
2006
(8th)
Saturday, November 25 Seoul, South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ok-bin
2007
(9th)
Saturday, November 17 Seoul Olympic Stadium Shin Dong-yup and Lee Da-hae
2008
(10th)
Saturday, November 15 Rain
Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)
2009
(11th)
Saturday, November 21 Seoul, South Korea Seoul Olympic Stadium Tiger JK [16]
2010
(12th)
Sunday, November 28 Macau, China CotaiArena, The Venetian Macao None [17]
2011
(13th)
Tuesday, November 29 Singapore, Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Lee Byung-hun [18]
2012
(14th)
Friday, November 30 Hong Kong, China Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Song Joong-ki [19]
2013
(15th)
Friday, November 22 AsiaWorld–Arena Lee Seung-gi [20]
2014
(16th)
Wednesday, December 3 Song Seung-heon [21]
2015
(17th)
Wednesday, December 2 Psy [22]
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.

Merit categories

Main awards

Grand Prizes (daesang)

The three main grand awards were first introduced in 2006. Originally, however, there were two daesang awards (Music Video of the Year, Best Popular Music Video) which started in 1999. A grand total of 21 winners were given these awards before the categories were discontinued after the 7th ceremony in 2005.

Other competitive awards

Singer awards

Genre-specific awards
Others

Special awards

These awards are given once or occasionally.

Discontinued awards

(former daesang award and currently Best Music Video: since 2006)

Most wins

Daesang awards

The following lists the artist(s) who received two or more daesang awards.
(Includes Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year)

Artist(s) Record SetFirst year awardedRecent year awarded*
BIGBANG52007 2015
EXO4 2013 2015
2NE1 2009 2011
Super Junior3 2007 2012
TVXQ 2005 2008
G-Dragon 2 2009 2013
SG Wannabe 2006 2006
BoA 2002 2004
H.O.T. 1999 2000
*Artists with the most number of awards and the most recent year awarded are listed first.

Competitive awards

The following lists the artists who received four or more competitive awards.

Artist(s) Record SetFirst year awardedRecent year awarded*
Big Bang 5 2007 2015
Epik High 2005 2014
2NE1 2009 2011
BoA 2000 2010
Shinhwa 2001 2007
2PM 4 2009 2014
G-Dragon 2012 2013
Lee Seung-gi 2004 2013
Psy 2005 2012
Baek Ji-young 2006 2011
Koyote 2001 2005
Jo Sungmo 1999 2004
*Artists with the most number of awards and the most recent year awarded are listed first.

References

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  4. Eun, Elizabeth (30 November 2012). "Big Bang, Super Junior and Psy Win Big at 2012 MAMA". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  5. Yeon-ji, Kim. (2007-11-17). "이민우-신혜성, MKMF 행사직전 "불참"(종합)" [Lee Min Woo-Shin Hye Sung, leaves MKMF event]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  6. Kim, Jessica (3 November 2009). "SM singers boycott Mnet music award". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  7. Park, Kun-ouc (4 November 2009). "DSP plays down MAMA boycott rumor". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  8. Lynn, Kim (9 November 2009). "Son Dambi, After School also not attending Mnet awards". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  9. Geon-wook, Park. (2010-11-16). "'MAMA' 연말시상식 맞아? 비·티아라·엠블랙·다비치도 불참" ['MAMA' year-end awards, right? Rain, T-ara, MBLAQ, Davichi will be absent]. Nate News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  10. Ji-hyun, Kim. (2010-11-15). "비, 스케줄로 '2010 MAMA' 불참 '정말 반쪽 시상식?'". Nate News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  11. Ji-hyun, Kim. (2010-10-28). "애프터스쿨-손담비 'MAMA' 불참 "일정 맞지 않아서"" [After School-Son Dambi absent from 'MAMA', "schedule did not allow"]. Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  12. Uhn-hyeok, Lee. (2010-11-12). "씨엔블루, 3개부문 후보 불구 2010 MAMA 불참" [CN Blue, nominated in 3 areas, will be absent at the 2010 MAMA]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  13. Status post, 2010-11-14. CUBEENTOFFICIAL. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  14. "International Live Broadcasting Time Notice". 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Mnet Media Corp. November 12, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  15. "MAMA History". 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Mnet Media Group. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  16. Ji-Eun, Choi (25 November 2009). "2009 MAMA: Mama, where is my other half?". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  17. Wee, Geun-woo (November 29, 2010). "2010 Mnet Asia Music Awards (MAMA): Live in Macao". 10Asia. 10Asia. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  18. Oh, MiJung "Mnet Asian Music Awards Heads to Singapore" Mnet News. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-01
  19. "′2012 MAMA′ to Take Place in Hong Kong on November 30". Mwave. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  20. "′The '2013 MAMA' to be held in Hong Kong for the 2nd consecutive year". Allkpop. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  21. "Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) Sets 2014 Date, Location". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  22. "2015 MAMA to Return to Hong Kong on December 2". Mwave. Retrieved 2015-09-22.

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