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
- 1999: The "Mnet Km Music Festival" (MKMF) was established and launched. The daesang awards include the "Music Video of the Year" and "Most Popular Music Video".[1]
- 2006: The former daesang (or grand prize) award categories "Music Video of the Year" and "Best Popular Music Video" were changed to "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year" and "Artist of the Year".[1]
- 2009: The former name was changed to "M.net Asian Music Awards" (MAMA).
- 2010: The event ceremony did not take place in South Korea for the first time, but in Macao, China.
- 2012: The event marked the most awards given in one night. 19 Competitive awards and 18 Special awards (37 in total) were presented.[4]
Former name
- Mnet Video Music Awards (Mnet 영상음악대상, 1999)
- Mnet Music Video Festival (MMF, 2000–03)
- Mnet Km Music Video Festival (MKMF, 2004–05)
- Mnet Km Music Festival (MKMF, 2006–08)
- Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA, 2009–present)
Controversies
- In 2007, M and Shin Hye Sung, both members of Shinhwa left the MKMF event right before broadcasting.[5]
- In 2009, S.M. Entertainment and Inwoo Production boycotted the 2009 MAMA event on November 21, hence none of their artists attended the event. Inwoo Production, representing trot singers Jang Yun-jeong and Park Hyun-bin, announced the boycott and questioned the fairness of the awards ceremony. Meanwhile, through a press release, S.M. Entertainment stated that they have reservation regarding the standard of fairness and criteria used in their selections, citing that Girls' Generation had topped a music chart for nine consecutive weeks but was never placed first place on their show and only debut on their charts a month after the album was released. They also asked that their artists be removed from a mobile poll which requires participants to pay a fee in order to vote saying they "do not want to see fans suffer any damage from the poll which has commercial intentions".[6]
- 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]
- In 2010, Rain, MBLAQ, 2AM, Beast, T-ara, Davichi[9] 4Minute, Kara, Super Junior, Girls' Generation,[10] Wheesung, BoA, After School, Son Dam-bi,[11] Lee Hyori, CNBLUE,[12] G.NA, and Rainbow who were all nominated did not attend the 2010 MAMA event in Macau, the first time it was held overseas. Many cited scheduling conflicts and that the live broadcast of MAMA on November 28 clashed with the live weekly broadcast of SBS's music show Inkigayo. Core Contents Media stated that T-ara and Davichi will not be attending due to scheduling conflicts. FNC announced that CN Blue will not attend due to individual activities despite being nominated for "Rookie of the Year", "Best Band Performance" and the "Shilla Duty Free Asian Wave" award. Jung Yong-hwa of CN Blue is also one of the three MCs for Inkigayo and member Kang Min Hyuk will be taking part in a SBS upcoming drama.[13] J. Tune Entertainment and Pledis Entertainment also stated that their artists would not be attending.
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] | ||
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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
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Special awardsMain article: Mnet Asian Music Awards in the Special Awards Category
These awards are given once or occasionally.
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Discontinued awards
- Music Video of the Year: 1999-2005
- (former daesang award and currently Best Music Video: since 2006)
- Best Popular Music Video: 1999-2005
(former daesang award) - Best Music Video Performance Award: 2005-2007
- Best Music Video Director: 1999-2006
- Best Mixed Group: 2000-2009
- Best Ballad Performance: 1999-2009
- Best R&B Performance: 2000-2007
- Best Indie Performance: 1999-2002
- Best House & Electronic Performance: 2007-2009
- Best Trot Performance: only in 2009
- Best Digital Single: only in 2010
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 Set | First year awarded | Recent year awarded* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIGBANG | 5 | 2007 | 2015 |
| EXO | 4 | 2013 | 2015 |
| 2NE1 | 2009 | 2011 | |
| Super Junior | 3 | 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 Set | First year awarded | Recent 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
- 1 2 3 4 "MKMF goes into history" Asiae. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-17
- 1 2 "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) Nominees has been Announced...Let the Voting Begin!". Kpopstarz. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ↑ Seung Gyun, Han. (2010-11-29). "MAMA "보아-女가수상, 씨엔블루-男신인상 등 추후 전달"". TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ↑ Eun, Elizabeth (30 November 2012). "Big Bang, Super Junior and Psy Win Big at 2012 MAMA". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kim, Jessica (3 November 2009). "SM singers boycott Mnet music award". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ Park, Kun-ouc (4 November 2009). "DSP plays down MAMA boycott rumor". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ Lynn, Kim (9 November 2009). "Son Dambi, After School also not attending Mnet awards". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ji-hyun, Kim. (2010-11-15). "비, 스케줄로 '2010 MAMA' 불참 '정말 반쪽 시상식?'". Nate News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Status post, 2010-11-14. CUBEENTOFFICIAL. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ↑ "International Live Broadcasting Time Notice". 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Mnet Media Corp. November 12, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ↑ "MAMA History". 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Mnet Media Group. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ↑ Ji-Eun, Choi (25 November 2009). "2009 MAMA: Mama, where is my other half?". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ Wee, Geun-woo (November 29, 2010). "2010 Mnet Asia Music Awards (MAMA): Live in Macao". 10Asia. 10Asia. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ↑ Oh, MiJung "Mnet Asian Music Awards Heads to Singapore" Mnet News. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-01
- ↑ "′2012 MAMA′ to Take Place in Hong Kong on November 30". Mwave. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "′The '2013 MAMA' to be held in Hong Kong for the 2nd consecutive year". Allkpop. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) Sets 2014 Date, Location". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ↑ "2015 MAMA to Return to Hong Kong on December 2". Mwave. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
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