The Melon Music Awards is one of the main music awards in South Korea
The Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2023 ceremony already has a date to take place! According to information from Soompi, the awards ceremony will be held at INSPIRE Arena in Yeongjongdo, Incheon, on December 2nd.
This is the first time that MMA has taken place in a large-scale Arena, as INSPIRE Arena, which is the first arena exclusively for K-pop, has 15 thousand seats to accommodate lovers of Korean pop music.
It is worth remembering that the award is one of the main music awards in South Korea. Organized by Melon, the event’s main selection criteria is the calculation of accumulated numbers between streamings and downloads made through its platform, in addition to online voting.
Last year’s edition had winners such as BTS, NewJeans, UI, TXT, (G)I-DLE, LE SSERAFIM, and many others. See the list!
Daesangs (Main prizes)
Artist of the Year: Lim Young Woong
Album of the Year: Lim Young Woong – IM HERO
Best Song of the Year: IVE – LOVE DIVE
Record of the Year: BTS – Proof
Bongsangs
Top 10:
BE’O
BTS
(G)I-DLE
UI
IVE
Lim Young Woon
MeloMance
NCT DREAM
NewJeans
SEVENTEEN
Best New Artists of the Year: IVE and NewJeans
Best Female Group: IVE
Best Male Group:BTS
Best Female Soloist: UI
Best Male Soloist: Lim Young Woong
Best Performance (Female): LE SSERAFIM
Best Performance (Male): TXT
Best Music Video of the Year: (G)I-DLE – TOMBOY
Best Show of the Year: IU – The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun
Popularity Award: Lim Young Woong
KakaoBank “All Star” Award: BTS
Trend Award: LE SSERAFIM
Global Artist: MONSTA X
Rising Global Artist: STAYC
1theK Global Icon: ENHYPEN
Best Composer: Jeon Soyeon ((G)I-DLE)
Best Musical Project: WSG Wannabe (from How Do You Play?)
Best Soundtrack: MeloMance – Love, Maybe (from A Business Proposal)
Best Collaboration: 10cm and BIG Naughty – Just 10 centimeters
Best Musical Style: BIG Naughty
Best Pop Artist: Charlie Puth
Best Performance Director: RyuD
Source: Recreio
