2023 MAMA Awards

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2023 MAMA Awards
Title card
Title card
DateNovember 28–29, 2023
VenueTokyo Dome
CountryJapan
Presented bySamsung Galaxy
Hosted by
Most awardsSeventeen (5)
Website2023mama.com
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMnet
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The 2023 MAMA Awards was an awards ceremony held on November 28 and 29, 2023 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. It was organized by CJ ENM, and broadcast through its music channel Mnet.

Background[edit]

On September 21, 2023, CJ ENM announced that the event would be held in Japan at the Tokyo Dome. It was also announced that the theme for this edition would be titled "One I Born" carrying the meaning of "'I' and 'MAMA', the only beings in the world with infinite possibilities, meeting and becoming a perfect 'One' through positive energy".[1]

On November 2, Mnet announced that Jeon So-mi and Park Bo-gum will be returning to host on Day 1 and Day 2, respectively, similar with last year's event.[2]

Criteria[edit]

All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from October 22, 2022, to September 30, 2023.[3][4]

Nominees would be evaluated based on data provided by Circle Chart, Spotify, and YouTube with verification performed by PwC.[5]

Criteria for 2023 MAMA Awards nominations
Category Digital sales
(Download + Streaming)
Record sales Music video
view counts
Online voting Judges panel
evaluations
Artist of the Year 40%
(25% Korea + 15% Global)
40% N/A 20%
Categories by Artist[A]
Song of the Year 80%
(50% Korea + 30% Global)
N/A
Categories by Genre[B]
Album of the Year N/A 80% N/A
Best Music Video N/A 80% N/A
Worldwide Icon of the Year N/A 100%
(70% Mnet Plus + 30% Spotify)
N/A
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10

Winners and nominees[edit]

Seventeen won five awards, including the Album of the Year (Daesang), Best Male Group, Best Dance Performance – Male Group, Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 , and Culture and Style.
NewJeans won four awards, including the Artist of the Year (Daesang), Song of the Year (Daesang), Best Female Group, and Best Dance Performance – Female Group.
BTS won three awards, including the Worldwide Icon of the Year (Daesang), Best OST, and Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10.
Jisoo won three awards, including the Best Female Artist, Best Dance Performance – Female Solo, and Best Music Video.
Zerobaseone won three awards, including Best New Male Artist, Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10, and Favorite New Artist.

Winners and nominees are listed in alphanumerical order. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.[6][7]

The listing for nominees were announced on October 19, 2023, through the Mnet Plus mobile application, with voting for Worldwide Icon of the Year and Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 happening from October 19 to November 20.[4]

Main awards[edit]

Artist of the Year
(Daesang)
Song of the Year
(Daesang)
List of longlisted nominees
List of longlisted nominees
Album of the Year
(Daesang)
Worldwide Icon of the Year
(Daesang)
List of longlisted nominees
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best Dance Performance – Male Group Best Dance Performance – Female Group
Best Vocal Performance – Solo Best Vocal Performance – Group
Best Dance Performance – Male Solo Best Dance Performance – Female Solo
Best New Male Artist Best New Female Artist
Best OST Best Rap & HipHop Performance
Best Collaboration Best Music Video

Favorite awards[edit]

Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
Favorite New Artist Favorite Asian Male Group
Favorite International Artist Favourite Asian Female Group
Favorite Dance Performance – Male Group Favorite Dance Performance – Female Group
Favorite Global Performer – Male Group Favourite Global Performer – Female Group

Special awards[edit]

Inspiring Achievement Neo Flip Artist Award
Culture and Style

Multiple awards[edit]

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

Count Artist(s)
5 Seventeen
4 NewJeans
3 BTS
Jisoo
Zerobaseone

Performers[edit]

The list of performers were announced on October 24,[8] October 31,[9] and November 8.[10]

Day 1[edit]

Performances for Day 1
Artist(s) Song(s) performed Theme name
Lee Young-ji, Hong Eun-chae (Le Sserafim), Zhang Hao (Zerobaseone), Choi Hyun-suk (Treasure), Haruto (Treasure), and Yoshi (Treasure) Speech and Rap[C] + Dance performance[D] + "Here I Am" (String version)[E] + "G.O.A.T." (MAMA version)[F] "I Am Special" (Theme Stage)[G]
Just B "Medusa" (MAMA version) "Future In Our Hands"
&Team "War Cry" "Boys, Become Wolf"
Kep1er "Grand Prix" (MAMA version) "Kep Up The Speed"
Yoshiki, Huening Kai (Tomorrow X Together), Taehyun (Tomorrow X Together), Jaehyun (BoyNextDoor), Anton (Riize), Han Yu-jin (Zerobaseone) "Endless Rain" "Music Goes Infinity And Beyond" (Wonder Stage)[H]
Xikers "It's the Land" + "Xikey" + "In the Den" + "Do or Die" "Welcome To Xikey-Land"
JO1 and INI "Intro" + "Venus" + "Hana" + "Outro" "Coexist (共存)"
Jeon Somi "The Way" + "Fast Forward" "It's MI" (Mega Stage)[I]
Dynamic Duo, cast of Street Woman Fighter 2 "AEAO" + "Diamonds"[J] (Orig. Rihanna) + "Attitude"[K] (Orig. Hyuna) + "Whoopty"[L] (Orig. CJ) + "Mi Gente"[M] (Orig. J Balvin & Willy William (feat. Beyoncé)) + "Smoke" "Dream To Dream" (Exclusive Stage)
Enhypen "Bite Me" + "Sweet Venom" "From Eternity Into Mortality"
Tomorrow X Together "Sugar Rush Ride" + "Chasing That Feeling" "Where's Happy Ending?"
TVXQ, Riize "Down" + "Rising Sun" "Eternal Glory Moment"

Day 2[edit]

Performances for Day 2
Artist(s) Song(s) performed Theme name
Ateez and Ryu Seung-ryong "Ready or Not" + "Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)" + "Weeoo" + "Crazy Form" "Spiceez On The Move" (Cinematic Stage)[N]
El7z Up "Cheeky" (Intro) + "Snap" (MAMA version) "Master <Piece>"
BoyNextDoor "One and Only" + "But Sometimes" (MAMA version) "Knock On Your Heart"
Huh Yun-jin (Le Sserafim), Xiaoting (Kep1er), Bada Lee (Street Woman Fighter 2), Monika (Street Woman Fighter), Minnie ((G)I-dle) "The Great Mermaid" (MAMA version)[O] + "Snake" (MAMA version)[P] + "Chimera"[Q] + "Lion" (MAMA version)[R] + "Mago"[S] "Goddess Awakened" (Super Stage)[T]
Riize "Talk Saxy" + "Siren" "We All Rise"
NiziU "Heartris" "Start To Love"
Zerobaseone "In Bloom" (Intro) + "Take My Hand" + "Crush" "Because You Saved Me"
Le Sserafim "Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife" (MAMA version) "Revolution On The Street"
Treasure "Move"[U] + "Bona Bona" "I Need Your Love"
(G)I-dle "Queencard" (MAMA version) "This Is I-dle" (Mega Stage)[I]
Seventeen "God of Music" + "Super" "The Feast In Seventeenth Heaven" (Special Stage)[14]

Presenters[edit]

The list of presenters were announced on November 15, 2023.[15]

Day 1[edit]

Presenters for Day 1
Artist(s) Award(s) presented
Jung Chan Sung and Yun Sung-bin Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
Dynamic Duo and Uhm Jung-hwa
Lee Joon-hyuk and Munetaka Aoki
Kim So-hyun and Hwang Min-hyun Favorite New Artist
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
Ahn Jae-hong Favorite Asian Female Group
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
Go Min-si and RalRal
Cha Seung-won Favorite International Artist
Dynamic Duo and Lee Young-ji Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
Lee Jun-ho Favorite Asian Male Group
Worldwide Icon of the Year

Day 2[edit]

Presenters for Day 2
Artist(s) Award(s) presented
Byeon Woo-seok and Roh Yoon-seo Best New Male Artist
Best New Female Artist
Park Gyu-young Best Dance Performance – Male Group
Best Dance Performance – Female Solo
Jung Kyung-ho Favorite Dance Performance – Male Group
Yoo Yeon-seok Favorite Global Performance – Female Group
Best Vocal Performance – Group
Lee Je-hoon Best Male Group
Best Vocal Performance – Solo
Choi Soo-young Favorite Global Performer – Male Group
Best Female Artist
Park Eun-bin Song of the Year
Jung Kyung-ho and Yoo Yeon-seok Favorite Dance Performance – Female Group
Best Male Artist
Ryu Seung-ryong Artist of the Year
Uhm Jung-hwa Album of the Year

Broadcast[edit]

Region Network Ref.
Various[V] YouTube (Mnet K-Pop, Mnet TV, M2, and KCON Official) [16]
South Korea Mnet, tvN Show (awards show only), and TVING
Japan Mnet Japan, Mnet Smart+, and au Smart Pass
Malaysia tvN Asia[W]
Singapore tvN Asia, and meWatch [16][18]
Vietnam FPT Play [16]
Hong Kong tvN Asia
Indonesia
Maldives
Myanmar
Philippines
Taiwan

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Consists of Best New Male, Best New Female Artist, Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Male Group, and Best Female Group
  2. ^ Consists of Best Dance Performance – Solo, Best Dance Performance – Male Group, Best Dance Performance – Female Group, Best Vocal Performance – Solo, Best Dance Performance – Group, Best Rap & Hip Hop Music, Best Collaboration, and Best OST
  3. ^ Performed by Lee Young-ji.
  4. ^ Performed by Lee Young-ji and Hong Eun-chae.
  5. ^ Performed by Zhang Hao.
  6. ^ Performed by Choi Hyun-suk, Haruto and Yoshi.
  7. ^ Described as a "collaboration stage with various artists incorporating the theme of previous MAMA editions".[11]
  8. ^ Described as a "collaboration stage carriny the message of Music Makes One".[11]
  9. ^ a b Described as a "stage with overwhelming scale".[11][12]
  10. ^ Performed by Kirsten.
  11. ^ Performed by Bada & Funky-Y.
  12. ^ Performed by Akanen, Halo & Nob.
  13. ^ Performed by Lia Kim & Mina Myoung.
  14. ^ Described as a "collaboration stage that shows a different combination of K-pop and content elements in global scene".[13]
  15. ^ Performed by Huh Yun-jin.
  16. ^ Performed by Xiaoting.
  17. ^ Performed by Monika and Bada.
  18. ^ Performed by Minnie.
  19. ^ Song by Lim Kim.
  20. ^ Described as a "dream stage for K-pop artists".[11]
  21. ^ Performed and song by T5.
  22. ^ Broadcast is available worldwide (excluding South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Maldives) based on YouTube's service availability.[16]
  23. ^ Includes Tonton.[17]

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