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CJ ENM Reveals Nominations for 2023 MAMA AWARDS

10월. 19. 2023

Leading entertainment company CJ ENM revealed the nominations for 2023 MAMA AWARDS. The biggest night of K-POP will take place on November 28 and 29 at Tokyo Dome, Japan. The event will also air live on various global platforms, including CJ ENM’s music channel Mnet.

 

The album/song eligibility period runs from October 22, 2022 throughout September 30, 2023. The albums, songs and artists are assessed based on a holistic evaluation of global music data and a panel of specialists.

 

As for the Worldwide Fans’ Choice category, the winners are determined by global fan votes. The 1st round of nomination votes will take place from October 19 to October 30, after which the 2nd round will continue on from November 6 to November 20. Fans can vote on the K-culture platform Mnet Plus and the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service Spotify, which is also one of the sponsors for 2023 MAMA AWARDS.

 

Just like last year, the vote count and process will be verified by Samil PwC to ensure transparency and fairness of the voting process and results.

 

Find the nominations list for this year’s categories below. 

 

Artist of the Year

Song of the Year

Album of the Year

Worldwide Icon of the Year / Worldwide Fans' Choice

The complete list for the above categories can be found via the K-POP culture platform <Mnet Plus>.

 

Best New Male Artist

BOYNEXTDOOR

EVNNE

RIIZE

xikers

ZEROBASEONE

 

Best New Female Artist

ADYA 

EL7Z UP

KISS OF LIFE

LIMELIGHT

tripleS

 

Best Male Group

EXO

NCT DREAM

SEVENTEEN

Stray Kids

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

TREASURE

 

Best Female Group

(G)I-DLE

aespa

IVE

LE SSERAFIM

NewJeans

TWICE

 

Best Male Artist

Jimin

Jung Kook

Lim Young Woong

Parc Jae Jung

TAEYANG

V

 

Best Female Artist

Hwa Sa

JEON SOMI

JIHYO (TWICE)

JISOO

LEE CHAE YEON

YENA

 

Best Dance Performance Male Solo

Jimin - Like Crazy

Jung Kook - Seven (feat. Latto) - Clean Ver.

KAI - Rover

TAEYANG - VIBE (feat. Jimin of BTS)

TAEYONG - SHALALA

 

Best Dance Performance Female Solo

Hwa Sa - I Love My Body

JEON SOMI - Fast Forward

JIHYO (TWICE) - 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

TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Sugar Rush Ride

ZEROBASEONE - In Bloom

 

Best Dance Performance Female Group

(G)I-DLE - Queencard

aespa - Spicy

IVE - I AM

LE SSERAFIM - UNFORGIVEN (feat. Nile Rodgers)

NewJeans - Ditto

STAYC - Teddy Bear

 

Best Vocal Performance Solo

DAWN - Dear My Light

LEE MU JIN - 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

M.C the MAX - Eternity

MeloMance - A Shining Day

 

Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance

Agust D - 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 ((G)I-DLE) - Expectations

BIG Naughty - Hopeless Romantic (Feat. LEE SUHYUN)

BSS (SEVENTEEN) - Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji)

Jung Kook - Seven (feat. Latto) - Clean Ver.

TAEYANG - VIBE (feat. Jimin of BTS)

 

Best OST

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)

TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Goodbye Now (Love Revolution OST)

 

Best Music Video

(G)I-DLE - Queencard

IVE - I AM

JISOO - FLOWER

Jung Kook - Seven (feat. Latto) - Clean Ver.

SEVENTEEN - Super

Stray Kids - S-Class