MAMA Awards 2023 winners have been announced at the Tokyo Dome during a two-day event. SEVENTEEN won the Album of the Year Award. NewJeans took home two Grand Prizes this year. The girl group received the Song of the Year and Artist of the Year Awards.
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 winners are Ateez, BTS, Enhypen, Lim Young Woong, NCT Dream, Stray Kids, Tomorrow X Together, Zerobaseone, Seventeen, and Twice. Meanwhile, ZEROBASEONE and RIIZE bagged the Favorite Artist Award. INI and Kep1er took home the Favorite Asian Group Awards. BTS received the Samsung Galaxy Worldwide Icon of the Year.
The Leaders of Street Women Fighters 2 bagged the Culture and Style Award. This award honors the artists who have made positive impact in the lives of several people by making their lives joyful with music and dance. Jung Chan Sung and Yun Sung Bin announced the first winner of this year. Tomorrow X Together bagged the first Worldwide Fans' Choice Award, followed by BTS.
HanHae and Lee Hye Sung presented the Favorite New Male Artist and the Favorite Asian Male Group. RIIZE won the Favorite New Male Artist Award and INI took home the Favorite Asian Male Group Award. Ko Min Si presented the Worldwide Fans' Choice Award winners to ZEROBASEONE. She presented the Galaxy Neo Flip Artist Award to Treasure. ZEROBASEONE bagged the Best New Artist Award.
Actor Hwang Min Hyun presented the Inspiring Achievement Award and the winner is TVXQ. They are the representative of the second generation K-pop artist celebrating their 20th year and the first Korean idol group to sell 10 million albums. TVXQ is known to be the legendary goup that dominated the Asian music industry.
Selection Process
The winners in Artist of the Year and Artist Category Awards will be chosen based on 40 percent physical album sales, 40 percent song downloads or streaming, which can be elaborated to 25 percent domestic data, 15 percent global data, and 20 percent evaluation by the judging panel.
Song of the Year and Genre Category Awards winners will be selected based on 20 percent judging panel evaluation and 80 percent song downloads or streaming (50 percent domestic data and 30 percent global data). Album of the Year winners will be determined based on 80 percent physical album sales and 20 percent judging panel evaluation.
Worldwide Icon of the Year and Worldwide Fans' Choice winners of the annual award ceremony will be chosen based on 30 percent Spotify votes and 70 percent Mnet Plus votes. The Best Music Video winners will be selected based on 80 percent music video performance and 20 percent judging panel evaluation.
MAMA Awards 2023 Winners:
Samsung Galaxy Worldwide Icon of the Year
- ATEEZ
- BTS - WINNER
- Enhypen
- Lim Young Woong
- NCT Dream
- Stray Kids
- Tomorrow X Together
- Zerobaseone
- Seventeen
- Twice
Best New Male Artist
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- EVNNE
- RIIZE
- xikers
- ZEROBASEONE - WINNER
Best New Female Artist
- ADYA
- EL7Z UP
- KISS OF LIFE
- LIMELIGHT
- tripleS - WINNER
Best Male Group
- EXO
- NCT DREAM
- SEVENTEEN - WINNER
- Stray Kids
- TREASURE
- TXT
Best Female Group
- aespa
- (G)I-DLE
- IVE
- LE SSERAFIM
- NewJeans - WINNER
- TWICE
Best Male Artist
- Jimin - WINNER
- Jungkook
- Lim Young Woong
- Parc Jae Jung
- Taeyang
- V
Best Female Artist
- Choi Ye Na
- Hwasa
- Jeon Somi
- Jihyo
- Jisoo - WINNER
- Lee Chae Yeon
Best Dance Performance Male Solo
- Jimin for Like Crazy
- Jungkook for Seven (Feat. Latto) - WINNER
- Kai for Rover
- Taeyang for VIBE (Feat. Jimin)
- Taeyong for SHALALA
Best Dance Performance Female Solo
- Hwasa for I Love My Body
- Jeon Somi for Fast Forward
- Jihyo for Killin' Me Good
- Jisoo for FLOWER - WINNER
- Lee Chae Yeon for KNOCK
Best Dance Performance Male Group
- NCT 127 for Ay-Yo
- NCT DREAM for Candy
- SEVENTEEN for Super - WINNER
- Stray Kids for S-Class
- TXT for Sugar Rush Ride
- ZEROBASEONE for In Bloom
Best Dance Performance Female Group
- aespa for Spicy
- (G)I-DLE for Queencard
- IVE for I AM
- LE SSERAFIM for UNFORGIVEN (Feat. Nile Rodgers)
- NewJeans for Ditto - WINNER
- STAYC for Teddy Bear
Best Vocal Performance Solo
- DAWN for Dear My Light
- Lee Mujin for Ordinary Confession
- Lim Young Woong for London Boy
- Parc Jae Jung for Let's Say Goodbye - WINNER
- V for Love Me Again
Best Vocal Performance Group
- AKMU for Love Lee - WINNER
- BTOB for Wind And Wish
- BTS for Take Two
- M.C the MAX for Eternity
- MeloMance for A Shining Day
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
- Agust D (Suga) for People Pt.2 (Feat. IU) - WINNER
- ASH ISLAND for Goodbye (Feat. Paul Blanco)
- J-Hope for on the street (with J.Cole)
- Jay Park for Candy (Feat. Zion.T)
- Zior Park for CHRISTIAN
Best Collaboration
- Anne-Marie, Minnie for Expectations
- BIG Naughty for Hopeless Romantic (Feat. Lee Suhyun)
- BSS (SEVENTEEN) for Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji)
- Jungkook for Seven (Feat. Latto) - WINNER
- Taeyang for VIBE (Feat. Jimin)
Best OST
- BIG Naughty for With me (The Interest of Love OST)
- BTS for The Planet (BASTIONS OST) - WINNER
- Lim Jae Hyun for Heaven (2023) (It Was Spring OST)
- Paul Kim for You Remember (The Glory OST)
- TXT for Goodbye Now (Love Revolution OST)
Best Music Video
- (G)I-DLE for Queencard
- IVE for I AM
- Jisoo for FLOWER - WINNER
- Jungkook for Seven (Feat. Latto)
- SEVENTEEN for Super
- Stray Kids for S-Class
Song of the Year
- aespa for Spicy
- Agust D (Suga) for People Pt.2 (Feat. IU)
- AKMU for Love Lee
- Anne-Marie, Minnie for Expectations
- ASH ISLAND for Goodbye (Feat. Paul Blanco)
- BIG Naughty for Hopeless Romantic (Feat. Lee Suhyun)
- BIG Naughty for With me (The Interest of Love OST)
- BSS (SEVENTEEN) for Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji)
- BTOB for Wind And Wish
- BTS for Take Two
- BTS for The Planet (BASTIONS OST)
- DAWN for Dear My Light
- (G)I-DLE for Queencard
- Hwasa for I Love My Body
- IVE for I AM
- J-Hope for on the street (with J.Cole)
- Jay Park for Candy (Feat. Zion.T)
- Jeon Somi for Fast Forward
- Jihyo for Killin' Me Good
- Jimin for Like Crazy
- Jisoo for FLOWER
- Jungkook for Seven (Feat. Latto)
- Kai for Rover
- LE SSERAFIM for UNFORGIVEN (Feat. Nile Rodgers)
- Lee Chae Yeon for KNOCK
- Lee Mujin for Ordinary Confession
- Lim Jae Hyun for Heaven (2023) (It Was Spring OST)
- Lim Young Woong for London Boy
- M.C the MAX for Eternity
- MeloMance for A Shining Day
- NCT 127 for Ay-Yo
- NCT DREAM for Candy
- NewJeans for Ditto - WINNER
- Parc Jae Jung for Let's Say Goodbye
- Paul Kim for You Remember (The Glory OST)
- SEVENTEEN for Super
- STAYC for Teddy Bear
- Stray Kids for S-Class
- Taeyang for VIBE (Feat. Jimin)
- Taeyong for SHALALA
- TXT for Goodbye Now (Love Revolution OST)
- TXT for Sugar Rush Ride
- V for Love Me Again
- ZEROBASEONE for In Bloom
- Zior Park for CHRISTIAN
Artist of the Year
- 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 - WINNER
- Parc Jae Jung
- RIIZE
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- Taeyang
- TREASURE
- tripleS
- TWICE
- TXT
- V
- xikers
- ZEROBASEONE
Worldwide Fans' Choice
- aespa
- AKMU
- ATEEZ - WINNER
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- BTOB
- BTS - WINNER
- CIX
- CRAVITY
- ENHYPEN - WINNER
- 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 - WINNER
- MONSTA X
- n.SSign
- NCT 127
- NCT DREAM - WINNER
- NewJeans
- NMIXX
- ONEUS
- P1Harmony
- Parc Jae Jung
- Red Velvet
- RIIZE
- SEVENTEEN - WINNER
- SHINee
- STAYC
- Stray Kids - WINNER
- Super Junior
- Taeyang
- TEMPEST
- THE BOYZ
- TXT - WINNER
- TREASURE
- TWICE - WINNER
- Xdinary Heroes
- xikers
- ZEROBASEONE - WINNER
- Zior Park
Album of the Year
- (G)I-dle for I Feel
- Aespa for My World
- Agust D for D-Day
- Big Naughty for Hopeless Romantic
- BtoB for Wind and Wish
- El7z Up for 7+Up
- Evnne for Target: Me
- Exo for Exist
- Ive for I've Ive
- Jeon Somi for Game Plan
- Jihyo for Zone
- Jimin for Face
- Kai for Rover
- Kiss Of Life for Kiss of Life
- Le Sserafim for Unforgiven
- Lee Chae-yeon for Over the Moon
- LimeLight for Love & Happiness
- NCT Dream for ISTJ
- NewJeans for Get Up
- Parc Jae Jung for Alone
- Seventeen for FML - WINNER
- STAYC for Teenfresh
- Stray Kids for 5-Star
- Taeyang for Down to Earth
- Taeyong for Shalala
- Tomorrow X Together for The Name Chapter: Temptation
- Treasure for Reboot
- TripleS for Assemble
- Twice for Ready to Be
- V for Layover
- Xikers for House of Tricky: How to Play
- Zerobaseone for Youth in the Shade
Culture and Style Award
- Seventeen - WINNER
- Street Women Fighters 2 Leaders - WINNER
Favorite International Artist
- Yoshiki - WINNER
Favorite New Artist
- ZEROBASEONE - WINNER
Favorite New Male Artist
- RIIZE - WINNER
Favorite Asian Male Group
- INI - WINNER
Favorite Asian Female Group
- Kep1er - WINNER
Favorite Dance Performance Male Group
- Treasure - WINNER
Favorite Dance Performance Female Group
- Le Sserafim - WINNER
Favorite Global Performer Male Group
- ATEEZ - WINNER
Favorite Global Performer Female Group
- (G)I-dle - WINNER
Inspiring Achievement Award
- TVXQ - WINNER
Galaxy Neo Flip Artist Award
- Treasure - WINNER
