The MAMA Awards 2024 grand prize (daesang) winners were revealed by a star-studded lineup of celebrities at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan, on Saturday (November 23) through a worldwide live telecast. The glam event began with the red carpet arrivals on the third day, followed by the main award ceremony.
Aespa topped the list with six nods, followed by SEVENTEEN with five awards. The first set of winners were announced at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday (November 21). The next set of winners were revealed at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan, on Friday (November 22). TWS bagged the Best New Male Artist award. ILLIT won the Best New Female Artist award. IVE received Global Performance award and Favorite Global Performer Female award.
BTS member bagged the Fans' Choice of the Year award. The top 10 winners in Fans' Choice Male category are ENHYPEN, BTS members Jimin, Jungkook, RM, and V, ZEROBASEONE, TXT, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, and NCT DREAM. The top 10 winners in Fans' Choice Female category are Aespa, BABYMONSTER, (G)I-DLE, IU, IVE, Lee Young Ji, NewJeans, Jennie, TWICE, and UNIS.
The concept for this year's ceremony was BIG BLUR: What is Real?, exploring the question of what is truly real in the era of AI, as the lines between culture, music, and individual tastes are becoming increasingly blurred.
Presenters were Byeon Woo Seok, Seo In Guk, Ahn Jae Hyun, Choi Hyun Wook, Gong Myung, Lee Ji Ah, Seol In Ah, Kim Min Ha, Kwak Dong Yeon, Jo Yu Ri, Na Young Suk, Hong Jin Kyung, Park Seo Joon, 2PM member Lee Junho, Im Siwan, Jung Ho Yeon, Ma Dong Seok, Moon Sang Min, Dex, Kim Hye Joon, Lee Joo Bin, Na Young Suk, and Oh Sanguk.
K-pop fans and music lovers from various parts of the globe, including the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Peru, Denmark, Europe, France, South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Indonesia, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Turkey, and the UK, watch the annual award ceremony live online for free on the official page of Mnet. The annual award ceremony streamed live exclusively on Samsung TV Plus in multiple locations.
MAMA Awards 2024 Winners
The criteria for the final winners include Artist of the Year and Artist Category Awards, Song of the Year and Genre Category Awards, Album of the Year, Best Music Video, Best Choreography, Fans' Choice Male/Female, and Fans' Choice of the Year. The Artist of the Year and Artist Category Awards winners will be determined based on 40% physical album sales, 40% downloads and streaming (25% Korea and 15% global), and 20% judging evaluation.
The Song of the Year and Genre Category Awards winners will be chosen based on 60% downloads or streaming (40% Korea and 20% global) and 40% judging evaluation. The Album of the Year category winners will be determined based on 60% physical album sales and 40% judging evaluation. The winners in the Best Music Video and Best Choreography categories will be chosen based on judging evaluation.
The winners in the Fans' Choice Male/Female and Fans' Choice of the Year categories will be determined based on 90% Mnet Plus votes and 10% X votes. An additional 10% of Mnet real-time votes will be considered in determining the winners in these categories.
MAMA Awards 2024 Winners:
Best New Male Artist
- 82MAJOR
- ALL(H)OURS
- AMPERS&ONE
- NCT WISH
- NOWADAYS
- TWS - WINNER
Best New Female Artist
- BABYMONSTER
- ILLIT - WINNER
- MEOVV
- QWER
- UNIS
- YOUNG POSSE
Global Performance
- IVE - WINNER
Favorite Global Performer Male
- RIIZE - WINNER
Favorite Global Performer Female
- IVE - WINNER
Favorite Global Trending Music
- Byeon Woo Seok - WINNER
Inspiring Achievement
- J.Y. Park - WINNER
Worldwide KCONER's Choice
- ZEROBASEONE - WINNER
Olive Young K-Beauty Star in Music
- Lee Young Ji - WINNER
PontaPass Global Favorite Artist
- Tomorrow X Together - WINNER
Global Sensation
- Rose and Bruno Mars - WINNERS
CJ Global Performance
- IVE - WINNER
- ZEROBASEONE - WINNER
Super Stage
- Seventeen - WINNER
Favorite Asian Artist
- INI - WINNER
Favorite New Asian Artist
- Me:I - WINNER
Favorite Rising Artist
- Meovv - WINNER
Favorite Dance Performance - Male Group
- BoyNextDoor - WINNER
Favorite Male Group
- Treasure - WINNER
Best Male Group
- ENHYPEN
- NCT DREAM
- SEVENTEEN - WINNER
- Stray Kids
- TXT
- ZEROBASEONE
Best Female Group
- aespa - WINNER
- (G)I-DLE
- IVE
- LE SSERAFIM
- NewJeans
- TWICE
Best Male Artist
- Baekhyun
- Jungkook - WINNER
- Jimin
- Lim Young Woong
- Taemin
Best Female Artist
- IU - WINNER
- Jennie
- Nayeon
- Taeyeon
- Yuqi
Best Dance Performance Male Solo
- Jimin for Who
- Jungkook for Standing Next to You - WINNER
- Key for Pleasure Shop
- Taemin for Guilty
- Taeyong for TAP
Best Dance Performance Female Solo
- Hwasa for NA
- Jennie for You & Me - WINNER
- Nayeon for ABCD
- Sunmi for Balloon in Love
- Yuqi for FREAK
Best Dance Performance Male Group
- ENHYPEN for Sweet Venom
- NCT 127 for Fact Check
- RIIZE for Love 119
- SEVENTEEN for God of Music
- Stray Kids for LALALALA
- TWS for Plot twist - WINNER
Best Dance Performance Female Group
- aespa for Supernova - WINNER
- (G)I-DLE for Super Lady
- ILLIT for Magnetic
- IVE for Baddie
- LE SSERAFIM for EASY
- NewJeans for How Sweet
Best Vocal Performance Solo
- BIBI for Bam Yang Gang - WINNER
- IU for Love wins all
- Lee Mu Jin for Episode
- Lim Young Woong for Warmth
- Taeyeon for To. X
Best Vocal Performance Group
- AKMU for Hero
- Davichi for A very personal story
- (G)I-DLE for Fate - WINNER
- PLAVE for WAY 4 LUV
- Red Velvet for Cosmic
Best Band Performance
- DAY6 for Welcome to the Show
- LUCY for The knight who can't die and the silk cradle
- N.Flying for Into You"l
- Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster for Young Man
- QWER for T.B.H - WINNER
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
- DEAN for DIE 4 YOU
- Leellamarz for Boys Like Girls (Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca)
- Lee Young Ji for Small Girl (Feat. D.O.)
- RM for LOST!
- Zico for SPOT! (Feat. Jennie) - WINNER
Best Collaboration
- GroovyRoom for Yes or No (Feat. Huh Yunjin, Crush)
- Jay Park for Taxi Blurr (Feat. Natty)
- Lee Young Ji for Small Girl (Feat. D.O.)
- Sung Si Kyung, Naul for Even for a moment
- Zico for SPOT! (Feat. Jennie) - WINNER
Best OST
- Roy Kim for Whenever, Wherever (My Demon OST)
- Lee Chang Sub for Heavenly fate (A Not So Fairy Tale OST)
- ECLIPSE for Sudden Shower (Lovely Runner OST)
- Taeyeon for Dream (Welcome to Samdalri OST)
- Crush for Love You With All My Heart (Queen of Tears OST) - WINNER
Best Music Video
- aespa for Armageddon - WINNER
- K.will for No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoon Sang)
- IU for Love wins all
- IVE for HEYA
- SEVENTEEN for MAESTRO
Best Choreography
- aespa for Supernova - WINNER
- ILLIT for Magnetic
- LE SSERAFIM for CRAZY
- NewJeans for Supernatural
- RIIZE for Impossible
- Taemin for Guilty
Artist of the Year
- 82MAJOR
- aespa
- ALL(H)OURS
- AMPERS&ONE
- BABYMONSTER
- Baekhyun
- ENHYPEN
- (G)I-DLE
- ILLIT
- IU
- IVE
- Jennie
- Jimin
- Jungkook
- LE SSERAFIM
- Lim Young Woong
- MEOVV
- Nayeon
- NCT DREAM
- NCT WISH
- NewJeans
- NOWADAYS
- QWER
- SEVENTEEN - WINNER
- Stray Kids
- Taemin
- Taeyeon
- TWICE
- TWS
- TXT
- UNIS
- YOUNG POSSE
- Yuqi
- ZEROBASEONE
Song of the Year
- aespa for Armageddon
- aespa for Supernova - WINNER
- AKMU for Hero
- BIBI for Bam Yang Gang
- Crush for Love You With All My Heart (Queen of Tears OST)
- Davichi for A very personal story
- DAY6 for Welcome to the Show
- DEAN for DIE 4 YOU
- ECLIPSE for Sudden Shower (Lovely Runner OST)
- ENHYPEN for Sweet Venom
- (G)I-DLE for Fate
- (G)I-DLE for Super Lady
- GroovyRoom for Yes or No (Feat. Huh Yunjin, Crush)
- Hwasa for NA
- Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster for Young Man
- ILLIT for Magnetic
- IU for Love wins all
- IVE for Baddie
- IVE for HEYA
- Jay Park for Taxi Blurr (Feat. Natty)
- Jennie for You & Me
- Jimin for Who
- Jungkook for Standing Next to You
- K.will for No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoon Sang)
- Key for Pleasure Shop
- LE SSERAFIM for CRAZY
- LE SSERAFIM for EASY
- Lee Chang Sub for Heavenly fate (A Not So Fairy Tale OST)
- Lee Mu Jin for Episode
- Lee Young Ji for Small Girl (Feat. D.O.)
- Leellamarz for Boys Like Girls (Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca)
- Lim Young Woong for Warmth
- LUCY for The knight who can't die and the silk cradle
- N.Flying for Into You
- Nayeon for ABCD
- NCT 127 for Fact Check
- NewJeans for How Sweet
- NewJeans for Supernatural
- PLAVE for WAY 4 LUV
- QWER for T.B.H
- Red Velvet for Cosmic
- RIIZE for Impossible
- RIIZE for Love 119
- RM for LOST!
- Roy Kim for Whenever, Wherever (My Demon OST)
- SEVENTEEN for God of Music
- SEVENTEEN for MAESTRO
- Stray Kids for LALALALA
- Sung Si Kyung, Naul for Even for a moment
- Sunmi for Balloon in Love
- Taemin for Guilty
- Taeyeon for Dream (Welcome to Samdalri OST)
- Taeyeon for To. X
- Taeyong for TAP
- TWS for Plot twist
- Yuqi for FREAK
- Zico for SPOT! (Feat. Jennie)
Album of the Year
- aespa for Armageddon
- ATEEZ for THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL
- Baekhyun for Hello, World
- ENHYPEN for ROMANCE : UNTOLD
- (G)I-DLE for 2
- IVE for I'VE MINE
- Jungkook for GOLDEN
- LE SSERAFIM for EASY
- NCT 127 for Fact Check
- NCT DREAM for DREAM()SCAPE
- RIIZE for RIIZING
- SEVENTEEN for SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN - WINNER
- Stray Kids for 樂-STAR (ROCK-STAR)
- TWICE for With YOU-th
- TXT for The Name Chapter: FREEFALL
- ZEROBASEONE for MELTING POINT
Fans' Choice of the Year
- Jimin - WINNER
- (G)I-dle
- Aespa
- Babymonster
- Enhypen
- Ive
- IU
- Jennie
- Jimin
- Jungkook
- Lee Young-ji
- NCT Dream
- NewJeans
- RM
- Seventeen
- Stray Kids
- Tomorrow X Together
- Twice
- Unis
- V
- Zerobaseone
Fans' Choice Male
- 8TURN
- AB6IX
- ASTRO
- ATBO
- ATEEZ
- B1A4
- Baekhyun
- BamBam
- B.D.U
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- CRAVITY
- DAY6
- D.O.
- ENHYPEN - WINNER
- EPEX
- EVNNE
- FTISLAND
- Hui
- j-hope
- Jimin - WINNER
- Jungkook - WINNER
- JUST B
- Key
- NCT 127
- NCT DREAM - WINNER
- NCT WISH
- ONEUS
- P1Harmony
- PLAVE
- RIIZE
- RM - WINNER
- SEVENTEEN - WINNER
- Stray Kids - WINNER
- Super Junior
- Taemin
- TEMPEST
- THE BOYZ
- THE NEW SIX
- TIOT
- TREASURE
- TWS
- TXT - WINNER
- V - WINNER
- WayV
- WOODZ
- Xdinary Heroes
- xikers
- YOUNITE
- ZEROBASEONE - WINNER
- Zi co
Fans' Choice Female
- aespa - WINNER
- ARTMS
- BABYMONSTER - WINNER
- BADVILLAIN
- BIBI
- Billlie
- Blackswan
- BoA
- Choi Ye Na
- Chungha
- CLASS:y
- CRAXY
- Dreamcatcher
- EVERGLOW
- FIFTY FIFTY
- fromis_9
- (G)I-DLE - WINNER
- H1-KEY
- Hwasa
- HyunA
- ILLIT
- ITZY
- IU - WINNER
- IVE - WINNER
- Jennie - WINNER
- Jeon Somi
- Kep1er
- KISS OF LIFE
- Kwon Eun Bi
- LE SSERAFIM
- Lee Young Ji - WINNER
- LIGHTSUM
- MEOVV
- Moonbyul
- NewJeans - WINNER
- NMIXX
- OH MY GIRL
- QWER
- Red Velvet
- STAYC
- Sunmi
- Taeyeon
- tripleS
- TWICE - WINNER
- UNIS - WINNER
- VIVIZ
- Weeekly
- Wheein
- WOOAH
- Young Posse