Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Asian Artist

Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Asian Artist
Awarded for Best artist in a country
Country South Korea
Presented by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
Official website Mnet Asian Music Awards

The Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Asian Artist is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet).

It was first awarded at the 6th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2004; three artists from Japan and Taiwan received the awards, and it is given in honor of artist(s) with the best performance in the music industry in their respective countries.[1]

Best Asian Artist Award

Year[I] Country Winners
2010
(12th)		  China Jason Zhang
2011
(13th)		  China Jane Zhang
2012
(14th)		  Taiwan Leehom Wang[Note 1]
 Vietnam My Tam
 Japan AKB48
 SingaporeTaufik Batisah
 ChinaLi Yuchun
 Philippines Sarah Geronimo
 IndonesiaAgnez Mo
2013
(15th)		  SingaporeDerrick Hoh
 JapanKyary Pamyu Pamyu
 Hong Kong Aaron Kwok
 VietnamThu Minh
 ThailandToR+ Saksit
 IndonesiaSM*SH
2014
(16th)
[Note 2]		  Vietnam Ho Quynh Huong
 Singapore JJ Lin
 Thailand Thaitanium
 Japan Leo Ieiri
 Indonesia Raisa Andriana
2015
(17th)[2]		  Taiwan Jolin Tsai
 Thailand Potato
 Indonesia RAN
 Singapore Stefanie Sun
 Japan AKB48
 Vietnam Dong Nhi

Best New Asian Artist

Year[I] Country Winners
2008
(10th)		  Hong KongKhalil Fong
2010
(13th)		  China i Me
2011
(13th)		  ChinaVision Wei
 USAAziatix
2012
(14th)		  ChinaExo-M
 ThailandNatthew
 China TimeZ

Genre-Specific

Year[I] Country Winners Genre
2004
(6th)		  TaiwanF4 Pop
 JapanGackt Rock
 JapanM-Flo Hip Hop
2006
(8th)		  JapanW-inds Rock
2010
(12th)		  Japan Perfume Pop
 Japan Chemistry R&B

Others

Year[I] Category Country Winners
2009
(11th)		 Asia Recommended Award (Japan)  Japan AKB48
Asia Recommended Award (China)  Taiwan Lollipop
2011
(13th)		 Hottest Asian Artist Japan Koda Kumi

Notes

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.

  1. ↑ Wang received the "Overall Best Asian Artist" award.
  2. ↑ Titled "Artist of the Year" by country.
Sources
  1. ↑ "2004 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  2. ↑ 2015 WINNERS

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