2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards
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| 2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards | |
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| Date | November 6, 2018 |
| Location | Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea |
| Hosted by | Jun Hyun-moo |
| Most awards | BTS (5) |
| Website | event |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MBC Plus MBC Music MBC Every1 V Live |
| Runtime | 210 minutes |
The 2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards ceremony, organized by MBC Plus and Genie Music, took place on November 6, 2018, at Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea. This is the first MGA ceremony.[1]
BTS, Wanna One, and Twice took home the grand prizes, also known as the "Daesang Awards".[2]
Attendees, performers and presenters
[edit]Jun Hyun-moo hosted the show. Day6, Momoland, Chungha, Stray Kids, Heize, (G)I-DLE, Jung Seung-hwan are among the attendees of the show and won.
Performers
[edit]- Celeb Five and Akane Kikaku – "I Wanna Be a Celeb"
- Charlie Puth – "See You Again"
- BTS and Charlie Puth – "We Don't Talk Anymore" and "Fake Love"
- Vibe, Ben, and 4Men's Kim Won-joo – "I Can't". "Love, ing" and "Please Come Back Again"
- Twice – "Heart Shaker", "What Is Love", "Dance the Night Away", and "Yes or Yes"
- Wanna One – "To Be One", "Nothing Without You", "I'll Remember", "Light" and "Beautiful"
- BTS – "Save Me", "I'm Fine" and "Idol"
Presenters
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Judging criteria
[edit]| Division | Online Voting | Digital Sales | Judge Score | Social Media | |||
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| Artist of the Year | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | |||
| Song of the Year | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% | |||
| Best Selling Artist of the Year | 10% | 50% | 20% | 20% | |||
| Digital Album of the Year | 10% | 50% | 20% | 20% | |||
| Artist Category Awards* | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | |||
| Song Genre Awards** | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% | |||
| Special Awards*** | 100% | – | – | – | |||
| *Male Artist Award, Female Artist Award, Male Group Award, Female Group Award, Male Rookie Award, Female Rookie Award, Discovery of the Year **Dance Track (Male), Dance Track (Female), Vocal Track (Male), Vocal Track (Female), Rap/Hip Hop Music Award, Band Music Award, OST Award ***Genie Music Popularity Award, Idolchamp Global Popularity Award | |||||||
Winners and nominees
[edit]Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Voting took place on the Genie Music website from October 1, 2018, through October 31, 2018.
| Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Song of the Year (Daesang) | ||
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| Best Selling Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Digital Album of the Year (Daesang) | ||
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| Best Male Group | Best Female Group | ||
| Male Rookie Group | Female Rookie Group | ||
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| Best Male Solo Artist | Best Female Solo Artist | ||
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| Discovery of the Year | Rap/HipHop Music Award | ||
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| Best Band Performance Award | Best OST Award | ||
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| Best Male Dance Performance | Best Female Dance Performance | ||
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| Best Male Vocal Performance | Best Female Vocal Performance | ||
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| Best Rap/Hip Hop Award | Genie Music Popularity Award | ||
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List of nominated artists
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Other Awards
- MBC Plus Star Award – Wanna One
- Best Global Performance – Twice
- Best Producer – Bang Si-hyuk
- Best Pop Artist – Charlie Puth
- MGA Best Choreographer – Son Sung-deuk (BTS' Idol)
References
[edit]- ^ "방탄소년단·워너원·트와이스, '2018 MGA' 출격..초특급 라인업 [공식입장]". 미주중앙일보. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "[2018 MGA] 방탄소년단·워너원·트와이스, 대상 수상 (종합)". mydaily. November 6, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2019.