MAMA Awards

{{Infobox award

| name = MAMA Awards

| image = MAMAAwards.png

| image_size =

| current_awards = 2024 MAMA Awards

| awarded_for = Outstanding achievements in the K-pop and Asian music industry.

| presenter = CJ ENM Entertainment Division (Mnet)

| country = South Korea, Macau, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan and United States

| network = Mnet, across CJ ENM channels and other international networks

| year = {{Start date and age|1999|11|27}}

| website = {{official website|https://2023mama.com/}}

| previous = 2024

| main = MAMA

| next = 2025

}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Most recent MAMA Award winners

| election_date = 2024

| type = primary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2023 MAMA Awards

| previous_year = 2023

| 1blank = Award

| 2blank = Winner

| image1 = 128x160px

| 1data1 = Song of the Year

| 2data1 = Aespa
("Supernova")

| image2 = 128x160px

| 1data2 = Album of the Year

| 2data2 = Seventeen
(Seventeenth Heaven)

| image4 = 128x160px

| 1data4 = Artist of the Year

| 2data4 = Seventeen

| image5 = 128x160px

| 1data5 = Fans' Choice of the Year

| 2data5 = Jimin

| next_year = 2025

| next_election = 2025 MAMA Awards

}}

The MAMA Awards ({{langx|ko|마마 어워즈}}, formerly Mnet Asian Music Awards){{cite magazine|author=Jeff Benjamin|access-date=August 23, 2022|title=MAMA Awards Rebrands With New Name, Sets Dates & Location for 2022 Ceremony: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mama-awards-2022-date-location-rebrand-1235129969/|archive-date=September 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930054435/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mama-awards-2022-date-location-rebrand-1235129969/|url-status=live}} is a major music awards ceremony presented annually by entertainment company CJ ENM. First held in South Korea, the majority of prizes have been won by K-pop artists, although there are other Asian artists winning in various award categories, such as for Best Asian Artist and other professional-related awards.

The awards ceremony was first held in Seoul in 1999, being aired on Mnet.{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/12/04/568292038/this-three-country-four-night-asian-music-awards-show-is-a-k-pop-promotion-machi|title=This Three-Country, Four-Night Asian Music Awards Show Is A K-Pop Promotion Machine|last=St. Michel|first=Patrick|date=December 4, 2017|work=NPR|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=August 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809152931/https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/12/04/568292038/this-three-country-four-night-asian-music-awards-show-is-a-k-pop-promotion-machi|url-status=live}} MAMA has also been held in various Asian countries and cities outside of South Korea since 2010 and now airs internationally online beyond Asia.{{Cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2122547/mama-awards-hong-kong-rolls-red-carpet-k-pop-royalty-asias-biggest|title=Supergroup BTS clean up at Asia's biggest K-pop awards show|last=Reinfrank|first=Alkira|date=December 2, 2017|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207225429/http://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2122547/mama-awards-hong-kong-rolls-red-carpet-k-pop-royalty-asias-biggest|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mnet-asian-music-awards-2017-live-stream-where-watch-mama-online-complete-broadcast-channel-751417|title=Mnet Asian Music Awards 2017 live stream: Where to watch MAMA online and broadcast channel information|last=Mathew|first=Ilin|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180126/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mnet-asian-music-awards-2017-live-stream-where-watch-mama-online-complete-broadcast-channel-751417|url-status=live}}

History

= Ceremony =

The event was launched in 1999 as a music video awards ceremony, modeled after the MTV Video Music Awards, called the Mnet Music Video Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=1999|title=1999 Mnet Video Music Awards|website=Mnet Global|publisher=CJ E&M|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210003142/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=1999|url-status=live}} It merged with the KMTV Korean Music Awards in 2004 and was renamed the Mnet KM Music Video Festival.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0000813836|script-title=ko:m.net.KMTV 뮤직비디오 페스티벌 개최|trans-title=Mnet and KMTV will hold music festival|work=Yonhap News Agency|via=Naver|last=Hong|first=Je-sung|date=November 8, 2004|access-date=June 14, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614175024/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0000813836|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=111&aid=0000001865|script-title=ko:보아 'My Name', 올해 최고의 뮤직비디오|trans-title=BoA's 'My Name' is the best music video of the year|work=Joy News 24|via=Naver|last=Bae|first=Young-eun|date=December 5, 2004|access-date=June 14, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614175026/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=111&aid=0000001865|url-status=live}} By the mid-2000s, the awards ceremony had attracted some international interest due to the spread of Hallyu, and it aired in China and Japan in 2008.{{Cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/11/203_190865.html|title=Mnet Asian Music Awards: new global platform for K-pop stars|last=Kim|first=Jae-heun|date=November 12, 2015|work=The Korea Times|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062020/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/11/203_190865.html|url-status=live}}

In 2009, the event was renamed the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) to reflect its expansion outside of South Korea.{{Cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2017/11/30/3001000000AEN20171130000700315.html|title=TWICE wins Song of Year Award at 2017 MAMA with 'Signal'|date=November 30, 2017|work=Yonhap News Agency|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062117/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2017/11/30/3001000000AEN20171130000700315.html|url-status=live}} In 2010, MAMA was held in Macau, marking the first time it was held outside of South Korea. The following year, in 2011, MAMA was held in Singapore, and was then held in Hong Kong from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, the awards ceremony was expanded to four nights, and parts of the event were held in Vietnam and Japan, in addition to Hong Kong. In 2018, MAMA had three parts and was held in three countries; South Korea hosted the MAMA for the first time in nine years, together with Japan and Hong Kong. In 2020, MAMA was held online only and took place in South Korea only due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title='2020 MAMA', 국내서 개최하나?...CJ ENM "결정된 것 없어"[공식]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/009/0004654067|access-date=September 11, 2020|website=Naver News|language=ko|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117030658/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/009/0004654067|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=September 21, 2020|title=Mnet to hold online Asian music award event due to COVID-19 pandemic|url=http://www.ajudaily.com/view/20200921160807066|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=www.ajudaily.com|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117030629/http://www.ajudaily.com/view/20200921160807066|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=September 21, 2020|title=K-pop awards show MAMA to be held online due to COVID-19|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200921000862|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=The Korea Herald|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117030629/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200921000862|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=장 |first=동우|date=September 21, 2020|title=K-pop awards show MAMA to be held online due to COVID-19|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200921006100315|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117030708/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200921006100315|url-status=live}}

File:Mnet Asian Music Awards Logo.svg

On July 20, 2021, it was reported by Ilgan Sports that the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards was undergoing discussion for the event to be held in Hong Kong despite the ongoing pandemic and travel restrictions.{{Cite web|title=[단독] '2021 MAMA' 코로나 위기 속 홍콩 개최 논의 '솔솔'|trans-title=[Exclusive] Discussion about holding '2021 MAMA' in Hong Kong amid Corona crisis 'Solsol'|url=https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210720122834086|website=Daum|publisher=Ilgan Sports|language=ko|author=Hwang Ji-young|date=July 20, 2021|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720045343/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210720122834086|url-status=live}} On August 23, 2022, CJ E&M announced that the event would be rebranded as simply the "MAMA Awards" going forward.{{cite magazine |last1=Benjamin |first1=Jeff |title=MAMA Awards Rebrands With New Name, Sets Dates & Location for 2022 Ceremony: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mama-awards-2022-date-location-rebrand-1235129969/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=24 August 2022 |date=23 August 2022}}

=Event name=

Mnet Video Music Awards (1999)
Mnet Music Video Festival (2000–2003){{Cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2003|title=2003 Mnet Music Video Festival|website=Mnet Global|publisher=CJ E&M|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002927/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2003|url-status=live}}
Mnet KM Music Video Festival (2004–2005){{Cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2005|title=2005 Mnet KM Music Video Festival|website=Mnet Global|publisher=CJ E&M|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002531/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2005|url-status=live}}
Mnet KM Music Festival (2006–2008){{Cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2008|title=2008 Mnet KM Music Festival|website=Mnet Global|publisher=CJ E&M|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002951/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2008|url-status=live}}
Mnet Asian Music Awards (2009–2021)
MAMA Awards (2022–present)

Host venues

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:98%; text-align:center;" ! scope="col" \| Year{{efn\|Each year in the table links to the Wikipedia article about that year's awards ceremony.}} ! scope="col" \| Date{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list\|title=MAMA History\|website=Mnet Global\|publisher=CJ E&M\|language=en\|access-date=February 9, 2018\|archive-date=February 10, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210003056/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list\|url-status=live}} ! scope="col" \| City ! scope="col" \| Venue ! scope="col" \| Host(s){{Citation needed\|date=February 2018}}
colspan="5" \|Mnet Video Music Awards
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|1999 \|November 27 \|{{flagicon\|South Korea}} Seoul \|Universal Arts Center \|Choi Hal-li
colspan="5" \|Mnet Music Video Festival (MMF)
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2000 \|November 24 \|rowspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|South Korea}} Seoul \|rowspan="3"\|Universal Arts Center \|Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Hyun-joo
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2001 \|November 23 \|Cha Tae-hyun and Song Hye-kyo
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2002 \|November 29 \|Shin Dong-yup and Kim Jung-eun
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2003 \|November 27 \|Kyung Hee University \|Cha Tae-hyun and Sung Yu-ri
colspan="5" \|Mnet KM Music Video Festival (MKMF)
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2004 \|December 4 \|rowspan="2"\|{{flagicon\|South Korea}} Seoul \|Kyung Hee University \|Shin Dong-yup and Kim Jung-eun
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" \|2005 \|November 27 \|Olympic Gymnastics Arena \|Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ah-joong
colspan="5" \|Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF)
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2006 \|November 25 \|rowspan="3"\|{{flagicon\|South Korea}} Seoul \|Olympic Gymnastics Arena \|Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ok-bin
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2007 \|November 17 \|rowspan="2"\|Seoul Sports Complex \|Shin Dong-yup and Lee Da-hae
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2008 \|November 15 \|Rain
colspan="5" \|Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2009 \|November 21 \| {{flagicon\|South Korea}} Seoul \| Seoul Sports Complex \| Tiger JK
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2010 \|November 28 \| {{flag\|Macau}} \|Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao \| {{N/A\|None}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2011 \|November 29 \| {{flag\|Singapore}} \|Singapore Indoor Stadium \|Lee Byung-hun
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2012 \| November 30 \|rowspan="5"\|{{flag\|Hong Kong}} \|Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre \|Song Joong-ki
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2013 \| November 22 \|rowspan="4"\|AsiaWorld–Arena \|Lee Seung-gi
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2014 \| December 3 \|Song Seung-heon
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2015 \| December 2 \| Psy
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2016 \| December 2 \| Lee Byung-hun
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" \| 2017 \| November 25 \| {{flagicon\|Vietnam}} Ho Chi Minh City \| Hoa Binh Theatre \| Thu Minh
November 29 \| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Yokohama \| Yokohama Arena \| Park Bo-gum
November 30 \| rowspan="2"\|{{flag\|Hong Kong}} \| W Hong Kong \| {{N/A\|None}}
December 1 \| AsiaWorld–Arena \| Song Joong-ki
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" \| 2018 \| December 10 \| {{flagicon\|South Korea}} Seoul \| Dongdaemun Design Plaza \| Jung Hae-in{{cite web\|title=한국 정해인·일본 박보검·홍콩 송중기…'2018 MAMA' 호스트 확정\|trans-title=Korea's Jung Hae-in, Japan's Park Bo-gum, Hong Kong's Song Joong-ki ... Host confirmed for '2018 MAMA'\|url=http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/12/03/2018120311930.html\|website=The Chosun Ilbo\|language=ko\|author=Han Na-young\|date=December 3, 2018\|access-date=July 20, 2021\|archive-date=July 20, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720051649/http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/12/03/2018120311930.html\|url-status=live}}
December 12 \| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Saitama \| Saitama Super Arena \| Park Bo-gum
December 14 \| {{flag\|Hong Kong}} \| AsiaWorld-Arena \| Song Joong-ki
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2019 \| December 4 \| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Nagoya \| Nagoya Dome \| Park Bo-gum{{cite web\|title=박보검 측 "'2019 MAMA' 호스트 확정…문화 교류 위해" [공식입장]\|trans-title=Park Bo-gum's side "'2019 MAMA' host confirmed ... for cultural exchange" [Official position]\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001081954\|via=Naver\|work=Xports News\|language=ko\|author=Jeon Ah-ram\|date=December 2, 2019\|access-date=July 20, 2021\|archive-date=November 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105050700/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001081954\|url-status=live}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2020 \| December 6 \| rowspan="2"\|{{flagicon\|South Korea}} Paju \| rowspan="2"\|CJ E&M Contents World \| Song Joong-ki{{cite web\|title=송중기, '2020 MAMA' 호스트 낙점[공식]\|trans-title=Song Joong-ki, '2020 MAMA' Host Selection [Official]\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004701843\|via=Naver\|work=Maeil Business Newspaper\|language=ko\|author=Lee Da-gyeom\|date=November 24, 2020\|access-date=July 20, 2021\|archive-date=July 20, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720045350/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004701843\|url-status=live}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2021 \| December 11 \| Lee Hyori{{cite web\|title='레전드 아티스트' 이효리, 2021 MAMA 호스트로 나선다\|trans-title='Legend Artist' Hyori Lee to host 2021 MAMA\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0005653545\|via=Naver\|work=News1\|language=ko\|author=Kim Min-ji\|date=October 13, 2021\|access-date=October 13, 2021\|archive-date=October 13, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013013714/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0005653545\|url-status=live}}
colspan="5" \|MAMA Awards
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2022 \|November 29–30 \|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Osaka \|Kyocera Dome \| rowspan="2" \| Jeon Somi and Park Bo-gum{{cite web \|title='2022 MAMA' 전소미X박보검 호스트 나선다 [공식] \|trans-title=Jeon So-mi X Park Bo-gum to host '2022 MAMA' [Official] \|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000653789 \|work=Newsen \|via=Naver \|access-date=16 November 2022 \|language=ko \|date=16 November 2022 \|archive-date=November 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116043505/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000653789 \|url-status=live }}{{Cite web \|last=김 \|first=진석 \|title=박보검·전소미, 지난해 이어 2023 MAMA 어워즈 호스트 \|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=437&aid=0000365534 \|access-date=2023-11-02 \|website=entertain.naver.com \|language=ko}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2023 \|November 28–29 \|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Tokyo \|Tokyo Dome
rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2024 \|November 21 \|{{flagicon\|US}} Los Angeles \|Dolby Theatre \|Park Bo-gum{{Cite web \|last=곽현수 \|date=2024-10-29 \|title=[Y현장] 박보검·김태리, '2024 MAMA AWARDS' 호스트 낙점 \|url=https://star.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_202410291209195417 \|access-date=2024-10-29 \|website=YTN star \|language=ko}}
November 22 \| rowspan="2" \|{{flagicon\|Japan}} Osaka \| rowspan="2" \|Kyocera Dome \|Karina, Sung Han-bin, Rei, Yoshi
November 23 \|Kim Tae-ri

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:98%; text-align:center;"

! scope="col" | Year{{efn|Each year in the table links to the Wikipedia article about that year's awards ceremony.}}

! scope="col" | Date{{Cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list|title=MAMA History|website=Mnet Global|publisher=CJ E&M|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210003056/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list|url-status=live}}

! scope="col" | City

! scope="col" | Venue

! scope="col" | Host(s){{Citation needed|date=February 2018}}

colspan="5" |Mnet Video Music Awards

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |1999

|November 27

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Seoul

|Universal Arts Center

|Choi Hal-li

colspan="5" |Mnet Music Video Festival (MMF)

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2000

|November 24

|rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Seoul

|rowspan="3"|Universal Arts Center

|Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Hyun-joo

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2001

|November 23

|Cha Tae-hyun and Song Hye-kyo

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2002

|November 29

|Shin Dong-yup and Kim Jung-eun

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2003

|November 27

|Kyung Hee University

|Cha Tae-hyun and Sung Yu-ri

colspan="5" |Mnet KM Music Video Festival (MKMF)

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2004

|December 4

|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Seoul

|Kyung Hee University

|Shin Dong-yup and Kim Jung-eun

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" |2005

|November 27

|Olympic Gymnastics Arena

|Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ah-joong

colspan="5" |Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF)

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2006

|November 25

|rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Seoul

|Olympic Gymnastics Arena

|Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ok-bin

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2007

|November 17

|rowspan="2"|Seoul Sports Complex

|Shin Dong-yup and Lee Da-hae

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2008

|November 15

|Rain

colspan="5" |Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2009

|November 21

| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Seoul

| Seoul Sports Complex

| Tiger JK

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2010

|November 28

| {{flag|Macau}}

|Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao

| {{N/A|None}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2011

|November 29

| {{flag|Singapore}}

|Singapore Indoor Stadium

|Lee Byung-hun

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2012

| November 30

|rowspan="5"|{{flag|Hong Kong}}

|Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

|Song Joong-ki

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2013

| November 22

|rowspan="4"|AsiaWorld–Arena

|Lee Seung-gi

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2014

| December 3

|Song Seung-heon

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2015

| December 2

| Psy

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2016

| December 2

| Lee Byung-hun

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" | 2017

| November 25

| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Ho Chi Minh City

| Hoa Binh Theatre

| Thu Minh

November 29

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Yokohama

| Yokohama Arena

| Park Bo-gum

November 30

| rowspan="2"|{{flag|Hong Kong}}

| W Hong Kong

| {{N/A|None}}

December 1

| AsiaWorld–Arena

| Song Joong-ki

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 2018

| December 10

| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Seoul

| Dongdaemun Design Plaza

| Jung Hae-in{{cite web|title=한국 정해인·일본 박보검·홍콩 송중기…'2018 MAMA' 호스트 확정|trans-title=Korea's Jung Hae-in, Japan's Park Bo-gum, Hong Kong's Song Joong-ki ... Host confirmed for '2018 MAMA'|url=http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/12/03/2018120311930.html|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko|author=Han Na-young|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720051649/http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/12/03/2018120311930.html|url-status=live}}

December 12

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Saitama

| Saitama Super Arena

| Park Bo-gum

December 14

| {{flag|Hong Kong}}

| AsiaWorld-Arena

| Song Joong-ki

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2019

| December 4

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Nagoya

| Nagoya Dome

| Park Bo-gum{{cite web|title=박보검 측 "'2019 MAMA' 호스트 확정…문화 교류 위해" [공식입장]|trans-title=Park Bo-gum's side "'2019 MAMA' host confirmed ... for cultural exchange" [Official position]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001081954|via=Naver|work=Xports News|language=ko|author=Jeon Ah-ram|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105050700/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001081954|url-status=live}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2020

| December 6

| rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Paju

| rowspan="2"|CJ E&M Contents World

| Song Joong-ki{{cite web|title=송중기, '2020 MAMA' 호스트 낙점[공식]|trans-title=Song Joong-ki, '2020 MAMA' Host Selection [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004701843|via=Naver|work=Maeil Business Newspaper|language=ko|author=Lee Da-gyeom|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720045350/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004701843|url-status=live}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2021

| December 11

| Lee Hyori{{cite web|title='레전드 아티스트' 이효리, 2021 MAMA 호스트로 나선다|trans-title='Legend Artist' Hyori Lee to host 2021 MAMA|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0005653545|via=Naver|work=News1|language=ko|author=Kim Min-ji|date=October 13, 2021|access-date=October 13, 2021|archive-date=October 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013013714/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0005653545|url-status=live}}

colspan="5" |MAMA Awards

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2022

|November 29–30

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Osaka

|Kyocera Dome

| rowspan="2" | Jeon Somi and Park Bo-gum{{cite web |title='2022 MAMA' 전소미X박보검 호스트 나선다 [공식] |trans-title=Jeon So-mi X Park Bo-gum to host '2022 MAMA' [Official] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000653789 |work=Newsen |via=Naver |access-date=16 November 2022 |language=ko |date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116043505/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000653789 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=김 |first=진석 |title=박보검·전소미, 지난해 이어 2023 MAMA 어워즈 호스트 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=437&aid=0000365534 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=entertain.naver.com |language=ko}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2023

|November 28–29

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo

|Tokyo Dome

rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2024

|November 21

|{{flagicon|US}} Los Angeles

|Dolby Theatre

|Park Bo-gum{{Cite web |last=곽현수 |date=2024-10-29 |title=[Y현장] 박보검·김태리, '2024 MAMA AWARDS' 호스트 낙점 |url=https://star.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_202410291209195417 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=YTN star |language=ko}}

November 22

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|Japan}} Osaka

| rowspan="2" |Kyocera Dome

|Karina, Sung Han-bin, Rei, Yoshi

November 23

|Kim Tae-ri

Award categories

=Grand prizes=

The four grand prizes (known as daesang):

=Competitive awards=

Unless otherwise noted, each award category was introduced in 1999.

Best Male Artist
Best Female Artist
Best Male Group (since 2000, was known as Best Group in 1999)
Best Female Group (since 2000)
Best New Artist
Best Dance Performance
Best Band Performance
Best Rap Performance
Best Vocal Performance (since 2010)
Best Collaboration (2010, 2012, 2014–2017, 2019–present)
Best OST (2004–2006, 2008–2009, 2011–2014, 2016–present)
Best Music Video (since 2006)
Best Unit (2018)

=Special awards=

These awards have been given once or occasionally.

Best International Artist (1999–2006, 2009–2010, 2012–2014, 2019, 2021)
Best Asian Artist (since 2004)
Other special awards

=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 (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 (2009)
Best Digital Single (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, and Worldwide Icon of the Year)

scope="col" \| Record set ! scope="col" width="180" \| Artist(s) ! scope="col" width="90" \| First year awarded ! scope="col" width="90" \| Recent year awarded{{efn\|name="order"\|Artists with the most awards and the most recent year awarded are listed first.}}
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 21 \|BTS \|2016 \|2023
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 6 \|Exo\|\|2013\|\|2017
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 5 \|Big Bang\|\|2008\|\|2015
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 4 \|2NE1\|\|2009\|\|2011
scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="3" \|3 \|\|Super Junior\|\|2007\|\|2012
Twice	2016	2018
Seventeen	2023	2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="6" \|2 \|H.O.T.\|\|1999\|\|2000
BoA	2002	2004
SG Wannabe	2006	2006
TVXQ	2005	2008
G-Dragon	2009	2013
NewJeans	2023	2023

= Most awarded overall =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" \| Record set ! scope="col" width="180" \| Artist(s)
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 52 \|BTS
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 24 \|Seventeen
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 19 \|Twice
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 16 \|Exo
scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" \| 13 \|Big Bang
Super Junior
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 12 \|IU
rowspan="2" \|11 \|Blackpink
TVXQ
rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 10 \|2NE1
Psy
Shinhwa
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 9 \|Aespa
scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" \| 8 \|BoA
G-Dragon
scope="row" style="text-align:center" \| 7 \|Ive

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col" | Record set

! scope="col" width="180" | Artist(s)

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 52

|BTS

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 24

|Seventeen

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 19

|Twice

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 16

|Exo

scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | 13

|Big Bang

Super Junior

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 12

|IU

rowspan="2" |11

|Blackpink

TVXQ

rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 10

|2NE1

Psy

Shinhwa

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 9

|Aespa

scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | 8

|BoA

G-Dragon

scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 7

|Ive

Controversies

= Boycotting incidents =

In 2007, Lee Min-woo and Shin Hye-sung from the group Shinhwa canceled their appearance at the event one hour before the awards ceremony began. Shin later said they left because they did not trust the event to fairly select winners.{{cite web|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2007111718134228940|title=이민우-신혜성, MKMF 행사직전 "불참"(종합)|author=Kim|first=Yeon-ji|date=November 17, 2007|work=Star News|language=ko|trans-title=Lee Min Woo, Shin Hye Sung leave just before MKMF event|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071836/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2007111718134228940|url-status=live}}

In 2009, entertainment companies Inwoo Production and SM Entertainment boycotted the 2009 awards ceremony with none of their artists attending. Both companies said the reason for their boycott was that they questioned the fairness of the voting process. In particular, SM Entertainment said that Girls' Generation had held the #1 spot on a music chart for nine consecutive weeks, but the group never won first place on Mnet's weekly M Countdown music show. The company also criticized a mobile poll which required participants to pay money in order to vote.{{cite news|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009110321401713544|title=SM singers boycott Mnet music award|last=Kim|first=Jessica|date=November 3, 2009|newspaper=Asia Economy|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825203614/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009110321401713544|url-status=live}} In 2010, SM Entertainment artists also did not attend the year's awards ceremony.{{cite web|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20101117/32646576/5|title=소녀시대도, 효리도 No…'반쪽 MAMA'|author=김원겸|date=November 17, 2010|publisher=The Dong-a Ilbo|access-date=October 21, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021062159/https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20101117/32646576/5|url-status=live}}

= Voter fraud =

Prior to the 2017 awards ceremony, Mnet found that some fans had cast fraudulent votes through the use of bots. As a result, Mnet temporarily halted voting, then nullified all fraudulent votes, blocked relevant IP addresses, and deleted relevant user accounts.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8023123/mama-awards-2017-shut-down-voting-fraud|title=2017 MAMA Awards Shut Down Voting to Address Fraud Issues|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=November 3, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204210909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8023123/mama-awards-2017-shut-down-voting-fraud|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2017/11/03/0701000000AEN20171103003451315.html|title=Mnet takes action against ballot rigging in year-end K-pop awards|date=November 3, 2017|work=Yonhap News Agency|access-date=February 10, 2018|language=en|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720045358/https://en.yna.co.kr/|url-status=live}}

Broadcasting

The ceremony broadcasts live worldwide via Mnet, TVING, tvN Asia, Mnet Japan, Mnet Smart+, other CJ ENM channels, and YouTube through Mnet K-POP, Mnet TV, M2, and KCON channels.

Other broadcasters that also broadcast the event includes au Smart Pass, Far EasTone Mobile Circle app & friDay Video, MeWATCH, TonTon, FPT Play, JOOX, ViuTV, Smart Livestream, and Vidio.

Notes

References

External links

{{Sister project links |wikt=|commons=Mnet Asian Music Awards|commonscat=yes |d=Q483271 |n=no |q=no |s=no |b=no |v=no}}

{{Official website|https://www.mwave.me/en/mama}}

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Category:South Korean music awards

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