2023 Melon Music Awards

{{Infobox award

| name = 2023 Melon Music Awards

| image = 2023 Melon Music Awards.png

| image_upright = 1.15

| alt = Title card for 2023 Melon Music Awards

| caption = Title card

| date = {{Start date|2023|12|02}}

| venue = Inspire Arena

| country = South Korea

| hosts = An Yu-jin

| most_wins = NewJeans (5)

| most_nominations = {{Ubl|Aespa|Ive|NewJeans (7 each)}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.melon.com/mma/info.htm|melon.com/mma/info.htm}}

| network = {{Ubl|Melon|Wavve|Abema|Beyond Live}}

| previous = 2022

| main = Melon Music Awards

| next = 2024

}}

The 2023 Melon Music Awards ({{Korean|2023 멜론 뮤직어워드}}) was an awards ceremony held on December 2, 2023. It was organized by Melon, and Kakao Entertainment and broadcast through Melon, and Wavve in South Korea, Abema in Japan, and Beyond Live in selected regions.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:카카오엔터테인먼트, 'MMA2023(멜론뮤직어워드)' 12월 2일 개최|trans-title=Kakao Entertainment, 'MMA2023 (Melon Music Awards)' to be held on December 2nd|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000919799|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|last=Son|first=Bong-seok|date=October 19, 2023|access-date=November 3, 2023|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103160401/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000919799|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=K-pop music awards ready to honor artists in coming months|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-11-03/entertainment/kpop/Kpop-music-awards-ready-to-honor-artists-in-coming-months/1905316|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|last=Kim|first=Ji-hye|date=November 3, 2023|access-date=November 3, 2023|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103160400/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-11-03/entertainment/kpop/Kpop-music-awards-ready-to-honor-artists-in-coming-months/1905316|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=IVE, NCT Dream to lead highly anticipated 2023 MMA awards|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-12-01/entertainment/kpop/IVE-NCT-Dream-to-lead-highly-anticipated-2023-MMA-awards/1925927|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|last=Cho|first=Yong-jun|date=December 1, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023}} The ceremony was hosted by An Yu-jin,{{Cite web|script-title=ko:안유진 "K팝 스타에 환호하던 소녀→7년 후 아이브" 뭉클 오프닝[MMA2023]|trans-title=Ahn Yu-jin "The girl who cheered for a K-pop star → Ive 7 years later" Munchful opening [MMA2023]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000798930|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Ha-na|date=December 2, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023}} with pre-ceremony red carpet event hosted by Hitomi Honda, Nako Yabuki, and Ha Ji-young.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[포토] 히토미-하지영-나코, 'MMA2023 레드카펫 진행'|trans-title=[Photo] Hitomi-Ha Ji-young-Nako, 'MMA2023 red carpet progress'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000208161|via=Naver|publisher=MBC Entertainment News|language=ko|last=Jang|first=Ho-yeon|date=December 2, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023}}

NewJeans won five awards, with two Daesangs for Song of the Year and Artist of the Year. Ive won Album of the Year while Record of the Year went to NCT Dream.

Criteria

All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from November 4, 2022, to November 1, 2023.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:MMA2023 – 안내|trans-title=MMA2023 – Guide|url=https://www.melon.com/mma/info.htm|website=Melon Music Awards|language=ko|access-date=November 3, 2023|archive-date=November 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104190349/https://www.melon.com/mma/info.htm|url-status=live}}

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD82" \| Category ! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD82" \| Digital sales ! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD82" \| Online voting ! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD82" \| Panelist
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%"
scope="col" \| Top 10 Artist \| rowspan="2" \| 80% \| rowspan="2" \| 20% \| rowspan="2" {{N/A\|N/A}}
scope="col" \| Millions Top 10 Album{{Cite web\|url=https://www.melon.com/mma/info.htm\|title=Melon Music Awards- Guide\|website=Melon\|access-date=December 2, 2024\|archive-date=December 2, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202082041/https://www.melon.com/mma/info.htm\|url-status=live\|quote=밀리언스 TOP10: 발매 24시간 내 100만 스트리밍 이상 달성하여멜론의 전당에 오른 앨범\|trans-quote=Millions TOP10: Albums that achieved over 1 million streams within 24 hours of release and entered Melon's Hall of Fame}}
scope="col" \| Album of the Year \| rowspan="3" \| 60% \| rowspan="3" \| 20% \| rowspan="3" \| 20%
scope="col" \| Artist of the Year
scope="col" \| Song of the Year
scope="col" \| Record of the Year \| colspan="2" {{N/A\|N/A}} \| 100%
scope="col" \| Rookie of the Year \| rowspan="7" \| 60% \| rowspan="7" \| 20% \| rowspan="7" \| 20%
scope="col" \| Best Pop Artist
scope="col" \| Best Male Solo
scope="col" \| Best Female Solo
scope="col" \| Best Male Group
scope="col" \| Best Female Group
scope="col" \| Best OST
scope="col" \| Best Music Style \| 20% \| 20% \| 60%
scope="col" \| Hot Trend Award \| 70% \| {{N/A\|N/A}} \| 30%
scope="col" \| Favorite Star Award \| {{N/A\|N/A}} \| 80% \| 20%
scope="col" \| Stage of the Year \| rowspan="8" colspan="2" {{N/A\|N/A}} \| rowspan="8" \| 100%
scope="col" \| Music Video of the Year
scope="col" \| Songwriter Award
scope="col" \| J-pop Favorite Artist
scope="col" \| Best Male Performance
scope="col" \| Best Female Performance
scope="col" \| Global Artist
scope="col" \| Global Rising Artist

Winners and nominees

The list of nominees for Top 10 Artists was announced on November 2, 2023, through the official website. Voting took place from November 2 to 16.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:정국 지민 슈가→세븐틴 (여자)아이들, MMA2023 TOP10 후보 공개|trans-title=Jungkook, Jimin, Sugar → Seventeen (G)I-DLE, MMA2023 TOP 10 candidates revealed|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000788408|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Park|first=Soo-in|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=November 3, 2023|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103160401/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000788408|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ko:공지사항 – Top10 투표 시작|trans-title=Announcement – Top10 Voting Begins|url=https://www.melon.com/mma/notice.htm?seq=961|website=Melon Music Awards|language=ko|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=November 3, 2023|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103153913/https://www.melon.com/mma/notice.htm?seq=961|url-status=live}} The remaining categories, excluding Record of the Year and Hot Trend Award, were announced on November 17. Voting began that same day, and ended on December 1.{{Cite web|title=BTS Members Score High In MMA 2023 Nominations; Jungkook And BLACKPINK's Jisoo Nominated For Best Solo Artist|url=https://english.jagran.com/entertainment/bts-members-score-high-in-mma-2023-nominations-jungkook-and-blackpinks-jisoo-nominated-for-best-solo-artist-10114459|website=Dainik Jagran|last=Srivastav|first=Simran|date=November 17, 2023|access-date=November 17, 2023|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117123654/https://english.jagran.com/entertainment/bts-members-score-high-in-mma-2023-nominations-jungkook-and-blackpinks-jisoo-nominated-for-best-solo-artist-10114459|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ko:공지사항 – 부문별 투표 시작|trans-title=Announcement – Voting by Category Begins|url=https://www.melon.com/mma/notice.htm?seq=962|website=Melon Music Awards|language=ko|date=November 17, 2023|access-date=November 17, 2023}}

Winners and nominees are listed in alphanumerical order, with winners listed first and emphasized in bold.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[종합]뉴진스·NCT DREAM, 눈물의 4관왕+대상 영예..'MMA2023' 싹쓸이|trans-title=[Comprehensive] NewJeans and NCT DREAM, 4 tears + grand prize honors...sweeping 'MMA 2023'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003668109|via=Naver|publisher=Herald POP|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Na-yul|date=December 2, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023|archive-date=December 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202151947/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003668109|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/2023-melon-music-awards-nominations-winners-3552668|title=Here are all the winners from the 2023 Melon Music Awards|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|date=December 4, 2023|magazine=NME|access-date=December 21, 2023}}{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'MMA 2023' 뉴진스, 대상만 2개…아이브·엔시티 드림도 웃었다 [종합]|publisher=Hankook Ilbo|date=December 2, 2023|last=Jung|first=Han-byeol|url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2023120217020004502|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}

=Main awards=

class="wikitable" style="width:70%" \|+ {{Sronly\|List of winners and nominees for the main awards}} ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Album of the Year (Daesang) ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Artist of the Year (Daesang)
style="vertical-align:top" \| Ive – I've Ive (G)I-dle – I Feel Aespa – My World Le Sserafim – Unforgiven NewJeans – Get Up {{Hidden\|style=font-size:100%\|header=List of longlisted nominees\|content= Jimin – Face NCT Dream – ISTJ Parc Jae-jung – Alone Seventeen – FML Tomorrow X Together – The Name Chapter: Temptation }} \| style="vertical-align:top" \| NewJeans Aespa Ive Le Sserafim NCT Dream {{Hidden\|style=font-size:100%\|header=List of longlisted nominees\|content= (G)I-dle BTS Jungkook Lim Young-woong Seventeen }}
scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Song of the Year (Daesang) ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Record of the Year (Daesang)
style="vertical-align:top" \| NewJeans – "Ditto" (G)I-dle – "Queencard" Aespa – "Spicy" BSS – "Fighting" {{small\|(featuring Lee Young-ji)}} Ive – "I Am" {{Hidden\|style=font-size:100%\|header=List of longlisted nominees\|content= Jisoo – "Flower" Le Sserafim – "Unforgiven" {{small\|(featuring Nile Rodgers)}} NCT Dream – "Candy" Parc Jae-jung – "Let's Say Goodbye" STAYC – "Teddy Bear" }} \| style="vertical-align:top" \| NCT Dream
scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Top 10 Artist ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Millions Top 10 Album
style="vertical-align:top" \| (G)I-dle Aespa BTS Ive Jungkook Le Sserafim Lim Young-woong NCT Dream NewJeans Seventeen {{Hidden\|style=font-size:100%\|header=List of nominees\|content= {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} AKMU Big Naughty BSS DK Fifty Fifty Huh Gak Jimin Jisoo Lim Han-byul NCT 127 {{Col-2}} Nmixx Parc Jae-jung Sin Ye-young Song Ha-yea STAYC Suga Taeyang Tomorrow X Together Woody Zia {{Col-end}} }} \| style="vertical-align:top" \| (G)I-dle – I Feel Aespa – My World BSS – Second Wind Ive – I've Ive Jungkook – "Seven" {{small\|(featuring Latto)}} Le Sserafim – Unforgiven Lim Young-woong – "Do or Die" NCT Dream – ISTJ NewJeans – Get Up Seventeen – FML {{Hidden\|style=font-size:100%\|header=List of nominees\|content= Agust D – D-Day BtoB – Wind and Wish D.O. – Expectations Exo – Exist Isegye Idol – "Kidding" Jimin – Face Lee Chan-won – One Lee Seung-yoon – Shelter of Dreams Monsta X – Reason NCT 127 – Ay-Yo NCT DoJaeJung – Perfume Plave – Asterum: The Shape of Things to Come Shinee – Hard Shownu X Hyungwon – The Unseen Stray Kids – 5-Star The Boyz – Be Awake Tomorrow X Together – The Name Chapter: Temptation V – Layover Young Tak – Form Zerobaseone – Youth in the Shade }}
scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Rookie of the Year ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Best Pop Artist
style="vertical-align:top" \| Riize Zerobaseone BoyNextDoor Kiss of Life Plave \| style="vertical-align:top" \| Charlie Puth Ed Sheeran Post Malone Sia SZA
scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Best Male Solo ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Best Female Solo
style="vertical-align:top" \| Jungkook Big Naughty DK Lim Young-woong Woody \| style="vertical-align:top" \| Lee Young-ji Jisoo Sin Ye-young Song Ha-yea Zia
scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Best Male Group ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Best Female Group
style="vertical-align:top" \| NCT Dream BTS BSS Seventeen Tomorrow X Together \| style="vertical-align:top" \| NewJeans (G)I-dle Aespa Ive Le Sserafim
scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Best OST ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Best Music Style
style="vertical-align:top" \| Lim Jae-hyun – "Heaven (2023)" Big Naughty – "With Me" ({{lang\|ko\|손을 마주 잡고}}) Miyeon – "The Painted on the Moonlight" ({{lang\|ko\|달빛에 그려지는}}) Paul Kim – "You Remember" ({{lang\|ko\|너는 기억한다}}) Younha – "Letter" ({{lang\|ko\|편지}}) \| style="vertical-align:top" \| Silica Gel – "Tik Tak Tok" {{small\|(featuring So!Yoon!)}} Bongjeingan – "Gaekkum" Carina Nebula – "Good Match" Dabda – "Flower Tail" Youra – "The Cherry Trees" ({{lang\|ko\|수풀 연못 색 치마}}) {{Hidden\|style=font-size:100%\|header=List of longlisted nominees\|content= Cloud's Block – "The Lake" ({{lang\|ko\|호수}}) Jclef – "Jonny's Sofa" Lee Hyung-ju – "A Day My Body Lifted Pp" ({{lang\|ko\|내 몸이 들린 날}}) O'Domar – "Don't Think About Elephants" ({{lang\|ko\|코끼리는 생각하지 마}}) Parannoul – "Polaris" ({{lang\|ko\|북극성}}) }}
scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" \| Hot Trend Award ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85" \| Kakao Favorite Star Award
style="vertical-align:top" \| Jungkook BSS Jisoo NCT DoJaeJung \| style="vertical-align:top" \| BTS Aespa Enhypen Ive Lim Young-woong NCT Dream NewJeans Riize Seventeen Zerobaseone

class="wikitable" style="width:70%"

|+ {{Sronly|List of winners and nominees for the main awards}}

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Album of the Year
(Daesang)

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Artist of the Year
(Daesang)

style="vertical-align:top" |

{{Hidden|style=font-size:100%|header=List of longlisted nominees|content=

Jimin – Face
NCT Dream – ISTJ
Parc Jae-jung – Alone
Seventeen – FML
Tomorrow X Together – The Name Chapter: Temptation

}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

{{Hidden|style=font-size:100%|header=List of longlisted nominees|content=

}}

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Song of the Year
(Daesang)

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Record of the Year
(Daesang)

style="vertical-align:top" |

NewJeans – "Ditto"
(G)I-dle – "Queencard"
Aespa – "Spicy"
BSS – "Fighting" {{small|(featuring Lee Young-ji)}}
Ive – "I Am"

{{Hidden|style=font-size:100%|header=List of longlisted nominees|content=

Jisoo – "Flower"
Le Sserafim – "Unforgiven" {{small|(featuring Nile Rodgers)}}
NCT Dream – "Candy"
Parc Jae-jung – "Let's Say Goodbye"
STAYC – "Teddy Bear"

}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

NCT Dream

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Top 10 Artist

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Millions Top 10 Album

style="vertical-align:top" |

(G)I-dle
Aespa
BTS
Ive
Jungkook
Le Sserafim
Lim Young-woong
NCT Dream
NewJeans
Seventeen

{{Hidden|style=font-size:100%|header=List of nominees|content=

Nmixx
Parc Jae-jung
Sin Ye-young
Song Ha-yea
STAYC
Suga
Taeyang
Tomorrow X Together
Woody
Zia

}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |

(G)I-dle – I Feel
Aespa – My World
BSS – Second Wind
Ive – I've Ive
Jungkook – "Seven" {{small|(featuring Latto)}}
Le Sserafim – Unforgiven
Lim Young-woong – "Do or Die"
NCT Dream – ISTJ
NewJeans – Get Up
Seventeen – FML

{{Hidden|style=font-size:100%|header=List of nominees|content=

Agust D – D-Day
BtoB – Wind and Wish
D.O. – Expectations
Exo – Exist
Isegye Idol – "Kidding"
Jimin – Face
Lee Chan-won – One
Lee Seung-yoon – Shelter of Dreams
Monsta X – Reason
NCT 127 – Ay-Yo
NCT DoJaeJung – Perfume
Plave – Asterum: The Shape of Things to Come
Shinee – Hard
Shownu X Hyungwon – The Unseen
Stray Kids – 5-Star
The Boyz – Be Awake
Tomorrow X Together – The Name Chapter: Temptation
V – Layover
Young Tak – Form
Zerobaseone – Youth in the Shade

}}

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Rookie of the Year

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Best Pop Artist

style="vertical-align:top" |

| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Best Male Solo

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Best Female Solo

style="vertical-align:top" |

| style="vertical-align:top" |

Lee Young-ji
Jisoo
Sin Ye-young
Song Ha-yea
Zia

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Best Male Group

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Best Female Group

style="vertical-align:top" |

| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Best OST

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Best Music Style

style="vertical-align:top" |

Lim Jae-hyun – "Heaven (2023)"
Big Naughty – "With Me" ({{lang|ko|손을 마주 잡고}})
Miyeon – "The Painted on the Moonlight" ({{lang|ko|달빛에 그려지는}})
Paul Kim – "You Remember" ({{lang|ko|너는 기억한다}})
Younha – "Letter" ({{lang|ko|편지}})

| style="vertical-align:top" |

Silica Gel – "Tik Tak Tok" {{small|(featuring So!Yoon!)}}
Bongjeingan – "Gaekkum"
Carina Nebula – "Good Match"
Dabda – "Flower Tail"
Youra – "The Cherry Trees" ({{lang|ko|수풀 연못 색 치마}})

{{Hidden|style=font-size:100%|header=List of longlisted nominees|content=

Cloud's Block – "The Lake" ({{lang|ko|호수}})
Jclef – "Jonny's Sofa"
Lee Hyung-ju – "A Day My Body Lifted Pp" ({{lang|ko|내 몸이 들린 날}})
O'Domar – "Don't Think About Elephants" ({{lang|ko|코끼리는 생각하지 마}})
Parannoul – "Polaris" ({{lang|ko|북극성}})

}}

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:35%" | Hot Trend Award

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85" | Kakao Favorite Star Award

style="vertical-align:top" |

| style="vertical-align:top" |

=Special awards=

class="wikitable" style="width:70%" \|+ {{Sronly\|List of winners for the special awards}} ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" \| Stage of the Year ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" \| Music Video of the Year ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" \| Songwriter Award
style="vertical-align:top" \| Shinee – Shinee World VI: Perfect Illumination \| style="vertical-align:top" \| STAYC – "Bubble" \| style="vertical-align:top" \| Ryan S. Jhun
scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" \| J-pop Favorite Artist ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" \| Best Male Performance ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" \| Best Female Performance
style="vertical-align:top" \| imase \| style="vertical-align:top" \| Seventeen \| style="vertical-align:top" \| Aespa
scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" \| Global Artist ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" \| Global Rising Artist ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" \| 1theK Global Icon
style="vertical-align:top" \| Aespa \| style="vertical-align:top" \| BoyNextDoor \| style="vertical-align:top" \| Kiss of Life
scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85" colspan=3 \| Best Producer
style="vertical-align:top" colspan=3 \| Han Sung-su

class="wikitable" style="width:70%"

|+ {{Sronly|List of winners for the special awards}}

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" | Stage of the Year

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" | Music Video of the Year

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" | Songwriter Award

style="vertical-align:top" |

Shinee – Shinee World VI: Perfect Illumination

| style="vertical-align:top" |

STAYC – "Bubble"

| style="vertical-align:top" |

Ryan S. Jhun

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" | J-pop Favorite Artist

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" | Best Male Performance

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" | Best Female Performance

style="vertical-align:top" |

imase

| style="vertical-align:top" |

Seventeen

| style="vertical-align:top" |

Aespa

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" | Global Artist

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" | Global Rising Artist

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85; width:23.3%" | 1theK Global Icon

style="vertical-align:top" |

Aespa

| style="vertical-align:top" |

BoyNextDoor

| style="vertical-align:top" |

Kiss of Life

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85" colspan=3 | Best Producer

style="vertical-align:top" colspan=3 |

Han Sung-su

=Multiple awards=

The following artist(s) received three or more awards:

scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD82" \| Count ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD82" \| Artist(s)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
5 \| NewJeans
rowspan="3" \| 4 \| Aespa
Jungkook
NCT Dream
rowspan="2" \| 3 \| Ive
Seventeen

Performers

The list of performers were announced on November 8,{{Cite web|script-title=ko:NCT DREAM, 'MMA 2023' 출격..밀리언스 앨범 기록|trans-title=NCT DREAM appears at 'MMA 2023'..Millions album record|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003663206|via=Naver|publisher=Herald POP|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Na-yul|date=November 8, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115013431/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003663206|url-status=live}} November 13,{{Cite web|script-title=ko:보이넥스트도어-제로베이스원-라이즈, '멜론뮤직어워드' 라인업 합류|trans-title=BoyNextDoor-Zerobaseone-Riize join the 'Melon Music Awards' lineup|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=445&aid=0000159637|via=Naver|publisher=MHN Sports|language=ko|last=Jeong|first=Esther|date=November 13, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115013431/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=445&aid=0000159637|url-status=live}} November 15,{{Cite web|script-title=ko:에스파·아이브·뉴진스·스테이씨·키스오브라이프, 'MMA2023' 라인업 합류|trans-title=Aespa, Ive, NewJeans, STAYC, Kiss of Life join the 'MMA2023' lineup|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0007176339|via=Naver|publisher=News1|language=ko|last=Ahn|first=Tae-hyun|date=November 15, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115012759/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0007176339|url-status=live}} November 22,{{Cite web|script-title=ko:샤이니, MMA2023 10년 만 출격...15주년 발자취 담은 특별 무대|trans-title=Shinee to appear at MMA2023 after 10 years...A special stage marking the 15th anniversary|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0005218648|via=Naver|publisher=Maeil Business Newspaper|language=ko|last=Jin|first=Hyang-hee|date=November 22, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023}} and November 27, 2023.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'MMA 2023' 라이즈, 뉴진스, 그리고 이영지..라인업 완성[공식]|trans-title='MMA 2023' Riize, NewJeans, and Lee Young-ji...lineup complete [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003197768|via=Naver|publisher=MT Star News|language=ko|last=Han|first=Hae-seon|date=November 27, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:80%" \|+ {{Sronly\|List of performances}} ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85" \| Artist(s) ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85" \| Song(s) performed ! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85" \| Segment
scope="row" \| Silica Gel \| "Tik Tak Tok" + "No Pain" \| TheLive – Brand New Sound
scope="row" \| Kiss of Life \| "Bad News" \| Escape Ep. 1
scope="row" \| Lee Young-ji \| "I Am Lee Young-ji" + "Not Sorry" + "Fighting" + "Smoke" \| abcdefxxx
scope="row" \| STAYC \| "Bubble" + "Teddy Bear" \| On the String
scope="row" \| BoyNextDoor \| "Crying" + "But Sometimes" \| ALoHomora
scope="row" \| Riize \| "Get a Guitar" + "Talk Saxy" \| Rise & Realize
scope="row" \| NewJeans \| "New Jeans" + "Super Shy" + "ETA" + "Cool with You" + "Get Up" + "ASAP" \| [Track]: NewJeans
scope="row" \| Zerobaseone \| "In Bloom" + "Crush" \| My Most Radiant Now
scope="row" \| Aespa \| "Trick or Trick" + "Drama" \| Top-notch Scene
scope="row" \| imase \| "Night Dancer" \| With Me Again
scope="row" \| Ive \| "Baddie" + "Kitsch" + "Blue Blood" + "I Am" \| Sekhmet
scope="row" \| Shinee \| "Sherlock (Clue + Note)"{{efn\|Performed by Taemin}} + "View"{{efn\|Performed by Key}} + "Dream Girl"{{efn\|Performed by Minho}} + "Everybody + "Don't Call Me" + "Hard" \| Shinee's Selection
scope="row" \| NCT Dream \| "Broken Melodies" + "Poison" + "ISTJ" \| Re:reality

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|+ {{Sronly|List of performances}}

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85" | Artist(s)

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85" | Song(s) performed

! scope="col" style="background-color:#EEDD85" | Segment

scope="row" | Silica Gel

| "Tik Tak Tok" + "No Pain"

| TheLive – Brand New Sound

scope="row" | Kiss of Life

| "Bad News"

| Escape Ep. 1

scope="row" | Lee Young-ji

| "I Am Lee Young-ji" + "Not Sorry" + "Fighting" + "Smoke"

| abcdefxxx

scope="row" | STAYC

| "Bubble" + "Teddy Bear"

| On the String

scope="row" | BoyNextDoor

| "Crying" + "But Sometimes"

| ALoHomora

scope="row" | Riize

| "Get a Guitar" + "Talk Saxy"

| Rise & Realize

scope="row" | NewJeans

| "New Jeans" + "Super Shy" + "ETA" + "Cool with You" + "Get Up" + "ASAP"

| [Track]: NewJeans

scope="row" | Zerobaseone

| "In Bloom" + "Crush"

| My Most Radiant Now

scope="row" | Aespa

| "Trick or Trick" + "Drama"

| Top-notch Scene

scope="row" | imase

| "Night Dancer"

| With Me Again

scope="row" | Ive

| "Baddie" + "Kitsch" + "Blue Blood" + "I Am"

| Sekhmet

scope="row" | Shinee

| "Sherlock (Clue + Note)"{{efn|Performed by Taemin}} + "View"{{efn|Performed by Key}} + "Dream Girl"{{efn|Performed by Minho}} + "Everybody + "Don't Call Me" + "Hard"

| Shinee's Selection

scope="row" | NCT Dream

| "Broken Melodies" + "Poison" + "ISTJ"

| Re:reality

Presenters

The list of presenters were announced on November 28, 2023.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:곽튜브, 이서진·천우희·장기용과 나란히...MMA 시상자로 선정|trans-title=Kwak Tube, alongside Lee Seo-jin, Chun Woo-hee, and Jang Ki-yong...Selected as MMA award presenter|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000638557|via=Naver|publisher=Ten Asia|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Ji-won|date=November 28, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023}}

Lee Jun-young and Pyo Ye-jin – presented Top 10 Artist Award
Park Jenny – presented J-pop Favorite Artist and Hot Trend
Kim Jae-young – presented Top 10 Artist Award
RalRal and Kim Ah-young – presented 1theK Global Icon and Best Female Group
Choi Hyun-joon – presented Best Music Style and Best Female Performance
Choo Ga-yeoul – presented Best Songwriter
Lee Sang-yi – presented Stage of the Year
Lee Chae-min and Shin Eun-soo – presented Millions Top 10 Artist
Kwaktube – presented Best Female Solo and Best Male Group
Jo Se-ho and Hong Jin-kyung – presented Best Music Video and Rookie of the Year
Psick Univ – presented Global Artist and Global Rising Artist
Jang Ki-yong and Chun Woo-hee – presented Song of the Year and Album of the Year
Lee Seo-jin – presented Artist of the Year and Record of the Year

Notes

References

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Melon Music Awards 2023|2023 Melon Music Awards}}

2023

Melon

Category:December 2023 in South Korea