CJ ENM has unveiled the nominations for the “2023 MAMA Awards.” The much-anticipated K-Pop extravaganza is set to dazzle fans on November 28 and 29, with Tokyo Dome in Japan as the grand stage. The excitement will be beamed live to audiences worldwide through various global platforms, including Mnet, CJ ENM’s music channel.
To qualify for consideration, albums and songs must have been released between October 22, 2022, and September 30, 2023. The evaluation of these works and the artists is based on a comprehensive analysis of global music data and the input of a panel of experts.
In the category of Worldwide Fans’ Choice, the winners will be decided by the votes of global fans. The first round of nomination votes is scheduled from October 19 to October 30, followed by the second round from November 6 to November 20. Fans can cast their votes on the K-Culture platform Mnet Plus and the popular audio streaming service Spotify, which is also a sponsor of the “2023 MAMA Awards.”
In a bid to ensure transparency and fairness in the voting process and results, the vote count and procedure will be verified by Samil PwC, mirroring the procedure used in the previous year.
Wondering which artists are bidding for which awards? Without further ado, here are all the nominees of the “2023 MAMA Awards”
Artist of the Year
(G)I-DLE
ADYA
aespa
BOYNEXTDOOR
Choi YeNa
EL7Z UP
EVNNE
EXO
MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
IVE
Jeon SoMi
TWICE’s JiHyo
BTS’ JiMin
BLACKPINK’s JiSoo
BTS’ JungKook
KISS OF LIFE
LE SSERAFIM
Lee ChaeYeon
Lim YoungWoong
LIMELIGHT
NCT DREAM
NewJeans
Parc JaeJung
RIIZE
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
BIGBANG’s TaeYang
TREASURE
tripleS
TWICE
TXT
BTS’ V
xikers
ZEROBASEONE
Song of the Year
(G)I-DLE – ‘Queencard’
aespa – ‘Spicy’
BTS’ Agust D (Suga) – ‘People Pt.2 (Feat. IU)’
AKMU – ‘Love Lee’
Anne-Marie, (G)I-DLE’s Minnie – ‘Expectations’
ASH ISLAND – ‘Goodbye (Feat. Paul Blanco)’
BIG Naughty – ‘Hopeless Romantic (Feat. AKMU’s Lee SuHyun)’
BIG Naughty – ‘With me’ (“The Interest of Love” OST)
BSS (SEVENTEEN) – ‘Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji)’
BTOB – ‘Wind And Wish’
BTS – ‘Take Two’
BTS – ‘The Planet’ (“BASTIONS” OST)
DAWN – ‘Dear My Light’
MAMAMOO’s HwaSa – ‘I Love My Body’
IVE – ‘I AM’
BTS’ j-hope – ‘on the street (with J.Cole)’
Jay Park – ‘Candy (Feat. Zion.T)’
Jeon SoMi – ‘Fast Forward’
TWICE’s JiHyo – ‘Killin’ Me Good’
BTS’ JiMin – ‘Like Crazy’
BLACKPINK’s JiSoo – ‘FLOWER’
BTS’ JungKook – ‘Seven (Feat. Latto)’
EXO’s Kai – ‘Rover’
LE SSERAFIM – ‘UNFORGIVEN (Feat. Nile Rodgers)’
Lee ChaeYeon – ‘KNOCK’
Lee MuJin – ‘Ordinary Confession’
Lim JaeHyun – ‘Heaven (2023)’ (“It Was Spring” OST)
Lim YoungWoong – ‘London Boy’
M.C the MAX – ‘Eternity’
MeloMance – ‘A Shining Day’
NCT 127 – ‘Ay-Yo’
NCT DREAM – ‘Candy’
NewJeans – ‘Ditto’
Parc JaeJung – ‘Let’s Say Goodbye’
Paul Kim – ‘You Remember’ (“The Glory” OST)
SEVENTEEN – ‘Super’
STAYC – ‘Teddy Bear’
Stray Kids – ‘S-Class’
BIGBANG’s TaeYang – ‘VIBE (Feat. Jimin)’
NCT’s TaeYong – ‘SHALALA’
TXT – ‘Goodbye Now’ (“Love Revolution” OST)
TXT – ‘Sugar Rush Ride’
V – ‘Love Me Again’
ZEROBASEONE – ‘In Bloom’
Zior Park – ‘CHRISTIAN’
Album Of The Year
(G)I-DLE – “I feel”
aespa – “MY WORLD”
BTS’ Agust D (Suga) – “D-DAY”
BIG Naughty – “Hopeless Romantic”
BTOB – “Wind And Wish”
EL7Z UP – “7+UP”
EVNNE – “Target: ME”
EXO – “EXIST”
IVE – “I’ve VE”
Jeon SoMi – “Game Plan”
TWICE’s JiHyo – “ZONE”
BTS’ JiMin – “FACE”
EXO’s Kai – “ROVER”
KISS OF LIFE – “KISS OF LIFE”
LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN”
Lee ChaeYeon – “Over The Moon”
LIMELIGHT – “LOVE & HAPPINESS”
NCT DREAM – “ISTJ”
NewJeans – “Get Up”
Parc JaeJung – “Alone”
SEVENTEEN – “FML”
STAYC – “TEENFRESH”
Stray Kids – “5-STAR”
BIGBANG’s TaeYang – “Down To Earth”
NCT’s TaeYong – “Shalala”
TXT – “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION”
TREASURE – “REBOOT”
tripleS – “ASSEMBLE”
TWICE – “READY TO BE”
BTS’ V – “Layover”
xikers – “HOUSE OF TRICKY: HOW TO PLAY”
ZEROBASEONE – “YOUTH IN THE SHADE”
Worldwide Fans’ Choice
(G)I-DLE
aespa
AKMU
ATEEZ
BOYNEXTDOOR
BTOB
BTS
CIX
CRAVITY
ENHYPEN
EVNNE
EXO
fromis_9
H1-KEY
Highlight
ITZY
IVE
BLACKPINK’s JiSoo
Jeon SoMi
Kep1er
LE SSERAFIM
Lee ChaeYeon
Lee MuJin
Lim YoungWoong
MONSTA X
n.SSign
NCT 127
NCT DREAM
NewJeans
NMIXX
ONEUS
P1Harmony
Parc JaeJung
Red Velvet
RIIZE
SEVENTEEN
SHINee
STAYC
Stray Kids
SUPER JUNIOR
BIGBANG’s TaeYang
TEMPEST
THE BOYZ
TREASURE
TWICE
TXT
Xdinary Heroes
xikers
ZEROBASEONE
Zior Park
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
BTS’ JiMin
BTS’ JungKook
Lim YoungWoong
Parc JaeJung
BIGBANG’s TaeYang
BTS’ V
Best Female Artist
MAMAMOO’s HwaSa
Jeon SoMi
TWICE’s JiHyo
BLACKPINK’s JiSoo
Lee ChaeYeon
Choi YeNa
Best New Male Artist
BOYNEXTDOOR
EVNNE
RIIZE
xikers
ZEROBASEONE
Best New Female Artist
ADYA
EL7Z UP
KISS OF LIFE
LIMELIGHT
tripleS
Best Dance Performance (Male Solo)
BTS’ JiMin – ‘Like Crazy’
BTS’ JungKook – ‘Seven (feat. Latto)’ – Clean Ver.
EXO’s Kai – ‘Rover’
BIGBANG’s TaeYang – ‘VIBE (feat. Jimin of BTS)’
NCT’s TaeYong – ‘SHALALA’
Best Dance Performance (Female Solo)
MAMAMOO’s HwaSa – ‘I Love My Body’
Jeon SoMi – ‘Fast Forward’
TWICE’s JiHyo – ‘Killin’ Me Good’
BLACKPINK’s JiSoo – ‘FLOWER’
Lee ChaeYeon – ‘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 MuJin – ‘Ordinary Confession’
Lim YoungWoong – ‘London Boy’
Parc JaeJung – ‘Let’s Say Goodbye’
BTS’ 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
BTS’ Agust D (Suga) – ‘People Pt.2 (feat. IU)’
ASH ISLAND – ‘Goodbye (Feat. Paul Blanco)’
BTS’ j-hope – ‘on the street (with J. Cole)’
Jay Park – ‘Candy (Feat. Zion.T)’
Zior Park – ‘CHRISTIAN’
Best Collaboration
Anne-Marie, (G)I-DLE’ Minnie – ‘Expectations’
BIG Naughty – ‘Hopeless Romantic (Feat. AKMU’s Lee SuHyun)’
BSS (SEVENTEEN) – ‘Fighting (Feat. Lee YoungJi)’
BTS’ Jung Kook – ‘Seven (feat. Latto)’ – Clean Ver.
BIGBANG’s 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)
TXT – ‘Goodbye Now’ (“Love Revolution” OST)
Best Music Video
(G)I-DLE – ‘Queencard’
IVE – ‘I AM’
BLACKPINK’s JiSoo – ‘FLOWER’
BTS’ JungKook – ‘Seven (feat. Latto)’ – Clean Ver.
SEVENTEEN – ‘Super’
Stray Kids – ‘S-Class’
Which artists are you rooting for this year? Let us know at the comments!