Find out who the MAMA 2023 nominees were, how voting will work and when the ceremony will take place
The MAMA Awards 2023 is already taking shape! This Thursday, the 19th, the nominees for the awards ceremony that will take place at the Tokyo Dome on the 28th and 29th of November were revealed. Check out the list!
Best New Male Artist
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- EVNNE
- RIIZE
- xikers
- ZEROBASEONE
Best New Female Artist
- ADYA
- EL7Z UP
- KISS OF LIFE
- LIMELIGHT
- tripleS
Best Male Group Best Male Group)
- EXO
- NCT DREAM
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- TREASURE
- TXT
Best Female Group
- aespa
- (G)I-DLE
- IVE
- LE SSERAFIM
- NewJeans
- TWICE
Best Male Artist
- Jimin
- Jungkook
- Lim Young Woong
- Park Jae Jung
- Taeyang
- V
Best Female Artist
- Choi Ye Na
- Hwasa
- Jeon Somi
- Jihyo
- Jisoo
- Lee Chae Yeon
Best Dance Performance Male Solo
- Jimin – “Like Crazy”
- Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
- Kai – “Rover”
- Taeyang – “VIBE (Feat. Jimin)”
- Taeyong – “SHALALA”
Best Dance Performance Female Solo
- Hwasa – “I Love My Body”
- Jeon Somi – “Fast Forward”
- Jihyo – “Killin’ Me Good”
- Jisoo – “FLOWER”
- Lee Chae Yeon – “KNOCK”
Best Dance Performance Male Group
- NCT 127 – “Ay-Yo”
- NCT DREAM – “Candy”
- SEVENTEEN – “Super”
- Stray Kids – “S-Class”
- TXT – “Sugar Rush Ride”
- ZEROBASEONE – “In Bloom”
Best Dance Performance Female Group
- aespa – “Spicy”
- (G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
- IVE – “I AM”
- LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN (Feat. Nile Rodgers)”
- NewJeans – “Ditto”
- STAYC – “Teddy Bear”
- Best Vocal Solo Performance
- DAWN – “Dear My Light”
- Lee Mujin – “Ordinary Confession”
- Lim Young Woong – “London Boy”
- Parc Jae Jung – “Let’s Say Goodbye”
- V – “Love Me Again”
Best Vocal Performance Group
- AKMU – “Love Lee”
- BTOB – “Wind And Wish”
- BTS – “Take Two”
- MC the MAX – “Eternity”
- MeloMance – “A Shining Day”
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
- Agust D (Suga) – “People Pt.2 (Feat. IU)”
- ASH ISLAND – “Goodbye (Feat. Paul Blanco)”
- J-Hope – “on the street (with J.Cole)”
- Jay Park – “Candy (Feat. Zion.T)”
- Zior Park – “CHRISTIAN”
Best Collaboration
- Anne-Marie, Minnie – “Expectations”
- BIG Naughty – “Hopeless Romantic (Feat. Lee Suhyun)”
- BSS (SEVENTEEN) – “Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji)”
- Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
- Taeyang – “VIBE (Feat. Jimin)”
- Best OST (Best soundtrack)
- BIG Naughty – “With me” (“The Interest of Love” OST)
- BTS – “The Planet” (“BASTIONS” OST)
- Lim Jae Hyun – “Heaven (2023)” (“It Was Spring” OST)
- Paul Kim – “You Remember” (“The Glory” OST)
- TXT – “Goodbye Now” (“Love Revolution” OST)
Best Music Video
- (G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
- IVE – “I AM”
- Jisoo – “FLOWER”
- Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
- SEVENTEEN – “Super”
- Stray Kids – “S-Class”
Song of the Year
(Nominees for music genre categories are automatically nominated)
- aespa – “Spicy”
- Agust D (Suga) – “People Pt.2 (Feat. IU)”
- AKMU – “Love Lee”
- Anne-Marie, Minnie – “Expectations”
- ASH ISLAND – “Goodbye (Feat. Paul Blanco)”
- BIG Naughty – “Hopeless Romantic (Feat. Lee Suhyun)”
- BIG Naughty – “With me” (“The Interest of Love” OST)
- BSS (SEVENTEEN) – “Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji)”
- BTOB – “Wind And Wish”
- BTS – “Take Two”
- BTS – “The Planet” (“BASTIONS” OST)
- DAWN – “Dear My Light”
- (G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
- Hwasa – “I Love My Body”
- IVE – “I AM
- J-Hope – “on the street (with J.Cole)”
- Jay Park – “Candy (Feat. Zion.T)”
- Jeon Somi – “Fast Forward”
- Jihyo – “Killin’ Me Good”
- Jimin – “Like Crazy”
- Jisoo – “FLOWER”
- Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
- Kai – “Rover”
- LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN (Feat. Nile Rodgers)”
- Lee Chae Yeon – “KNOCK”
- Lee Mujin – “Ordinary Confession”
- Lim Jae Hyun – “Heaven (2023)” (“It Was Spring” OST)
- Lim Young Woong – “London Boy”
- MC the MAX – “Eternity”
- MeloMance – “A Shining Day”
- NCT 127 – “Ay-Yo”
- NCT DREAM – “Candy”
- NewJeans – “Ditto”
- Parc Jae Jung – “Let’s Say Goodbye”
- Paul Kim – “You Remember” (“The Glory” OST)
- SEVENTEEN – “Super”
- STAYC – “Teddy Bear”
- Stray Kids – “S-Class”
- Taeyang – “VIBE (Feat. Jimin)”
- Taeyong – “SHALALA”
- TXT – “Goodbye Now” (“Love Revolution” OST)
- TXT – “Sugar Rush Ride”
- V – “Love Me Again”
- ZEROBASEONE – “In Bloom”
- Zior Park – “CHRISTIAN”
Artist of the Year
(Nominees for artist categories are automatically nominated.)
- ADYA
- aespa
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- Choi Ye Na
- EL7Z UP
- EVNNE
- EXO
- (G)I-DLE
- Hwasa
- IVE
- Jeon Somi
- Jihyo
- Jimin
- Jisoo
- Jungkook
- KISS OF LIFE
- LE SSERAFIM
- Lee Chae Yeon
- Lim Young Woong
- LIMELIGHT
- NCT DREAM
- NewJeans
- Park Jae Jung
- RIIZE
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- Taeyang
- TREASURE
- tripleS
- TWICE
- TXT
- V
- xikers
- ZEROBASEONE
Worldwide Fans’ Choice
- aespa
- AKMU
- ATEEZ
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- BTOB
- BTS
- CIX
- CRAVITY
- ENHYPEN
- EVNNE
- EXO
- fromis_9
- (G)I-DLE
- H1-KEY
- Highlight
- ITZY
- IVE
- Jisoo
- Jeon Somi
- Kep1er
- LE SSERAFIM
- Lee Chae Yeon
- Lee Mujin
- Lim Young Woong
- MONSTA X
- n.SSign
- NCT 127
- NCT DREAM
- NewJeans
- NMIXX
- ONEUS
- P1Harmony
- Park Jae Jung
- Red Velvet
- RIIZE
- SEVENTEEN
- SHINee
- STAYC
- Stray Kids
- Super Junior
- Taeyang
- TEMPEST
- THE BOYZ
- TXT
- TREASURE
- TWICE
- Xdinary Heroes
- xikers
- ZEROBASEONE
- Zior Park
In addition to the nominees, the criteria for choosing the winners of each MAMA Awards category were announced, which follow the following rules:
Artist of the Year and Artist Category Awards – 20% judging panel rating, 40% song downloads/streaming (25% Korea + 15% global), 40% of physical album sales
Song of the Year and Genre Category Awards – 20% judging panel rating, 80% song downloads/streaming (50% Korean + 30% global)
Album of the Year – 20% judging panel rating, 80% physical album sales
Worldwide Icon of the Year and Worldwide Fans’ Choice – 70% Mnet Plus votes, 30% Spotify votes
Best Music Video – 20% judging panel rating, 80% music video
It is worth remembering that the artists competing for awards at this year’s ceremony promoted new tracks between October 22, 2022 and September 30, 2023.
In addition, the Worldwide Fans’ Choice category will feature a pre-vote that ends on October 30th and will choose 20 artists who must participate in the final vote, which will have 14 days of voting, starting on November 6th and ending on November 20th. from November.
Source: Recreio
