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
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
