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.
| 2023 MAMA Awards | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Date | November 28–29, 2023 |
| Venue | Tokyo Dome |
| Country | Japan |
| Presented by | Samsung Galaxy |
| Hosted by |
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| Most awards | Seventeen (5) |
| Website | 2023mama |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Mnet |
Background
editOn 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
editAll 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]
| 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
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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
editFavorite awards
edit| Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | |
|---|---|
List of nominees | |
| 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
editThe following artist(s) received three or more awards:
| Count | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Seventeen |
| 4 | NewJeans |
| 3 | BTS |
| Jisoo | |
| Zerobaseone |
Performers
editThe list of performers were announced on October 24,[8] October 31,[9] and November 8.[10]
Day 1
edit| 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| 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 Yunjin (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
editThe list of presenters were announced on November 15, 2023.[15]
Day 1
edit| 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| 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- ^ Consists of Best New Male, Best New Female Artist, Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Male Group, and Best Female Group
- ^ 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
- ^ Performed by Lee Young-ji.
- ^ Performed by Lee Young-ji and Hong Eun-chae.
- ^ Performed by Zhang Hao.
- ^ Performed by Choi Hyun-suk, Haruto and Yoshi.
- ^ Described as a "collaboration stage with various artists incorporating the theme of previous MAMA editions".[11]
- ^ Described as a "collaboration stage carriny the message of Music Makes One".[11]
- ^ a b Described as a "stage with overwhelming scale".[11][12]
- ^ Performed by Kirsten.
- ^ Performed by Bada & Funky-Y.
- ^ Performed by Akanen, Halo & Nob.
- ^ Performed by Lia Kim & Mina Myoung.
- ^ Described as a "collaboration stage that shows a different combination of K-pop and content elements in global scene".[13]
- ^ Performed by Huh Yunjin.
- ^ Performed by Xiaoting.
- ^ Performed by Monika and Bada.
- ^ Performed by Minnie.
- ^ Song by Lim Kim.
- ^ Described as a "dream stage for K-pop artists".[11]
- ^ Performed and song by T5.
- ^ 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]
- ^ Includes Tonton.[17]
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