2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards
2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards | |
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Date | December 2, 2016 |
Location | AsiaWorld–Expo, Hong Kong |
Hosted by | Lee Byung-hun |
Most awards | Exo (3) |
Website | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | South Korea: Mnet (see complete list) |
Runtime | 120 minutes (Red Carpet) 240 minutes (Main event) |
The 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony, organized by CJ E&M through its music channel Mnet, took place at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. The ceremony was the seventh consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to be hosted outside of South Korea and the 18th ceremony in the show's history.
Nominees were announced on October 28, 2016, through the 2016 MAMA Nomination Special Live Broadcast aired on Mnet streamed nationally and globally.[1] Leading the awards was Exo with 3.
Background[]
MAMA 2016 was the eighteenth edition of the Mnet Asian Music Awards. It was simultaneously broadcast live in South Korea, Japan, the United States and Southeast Asia. In Sri Lanka and Thailand, it was made available to stream on Iflix 24 hours after its broadcast in South Korea.[2][3] This marked the fifth consecutive time the event would take place in the same country and the fourth consecutive time to be held in the same venue.[4]
However, MAMA 2016 has the lowest TV ratings since 2009 edition.[citation needed]
Performers and presenters[]
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[5][6]
Performers[]
Name(s) | Performed | Notes | |
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NCT Dream | "Chewing Gum" | Pre-show performers | |
SF9 | "Fanfare" | ||
I.O.I | "Dream Girls" | ||
Lee Tae Kyung, Park Hye-ji, Park In-soo & J-Black | Intro | "We Are All Connected" (Opening Act) | |
NCT | DANCE CONNECTION + "Black On Black" | ||
Taemin | "Goodbye", "Soldier", "Guess Who" | ||
GFriend | "Rough", "Navillera", "VERY NICE" | "Memories Of Springtime" | |
Seventeen | "Boom Boom", "Adore U Musical ver.", "Very Nice" | ||
Gallant | "Weight in Gold" | "Soul Wave" | |
Baekhyun & Suzy | "Dream" | "Dream A Little Dream" | |
Dean | "D" (Half Moon) | "Bermuda: Last In Soul" | |
Crush | "Don't Forget" | ||
Zico | "Eureka", "Boys and Girls" | ||
Zico, Dean and Crush | "Bermuda Triangle" | ||
NCT 127 | "Firetruck" | "Who's The Winner?" | |
Lee Joo-heon and Taeyong | Rap Battle | ||
Monsta X | "Fighter" | ||
Got7 | "Hard Carry" | ||
Lee Juck and Ko Sang Ji | "Don't Worry" | "Don't Worry" | |
I.O.I | "Pick Me", "Very Very Very" | "Happy Music Factory" | |
Twice | "Cheer Up", "TT" | ||
Timbaland and Eric Nam | "Body" | "Time For Connection" | |
BTS | "Boy Meets Evil", "Blood Sweat & Tears", "Fire" | "Boy Meets Evil" | |
BewhY and Prepix | "Forever" | "Hello Universe" | |
Yiruma | "River Flows In You" | ||
Yoo Ah In, BewhY and Yiruma | "Day Day" | ||
Taeyeon | "Rain" | "About Farewell" | |
IU | "You&I", Lost Child, Boo(Remix ver.) | "old song 2016 ver" | |
Wiz Khalifa | "Young, Wild & Free", "See You Again"1[7] | "Hiphop Wizdom" | |
Exo | "Transformer", "Monster" | "The Sacrifice" |
- ^Note 1 Taeyeon was supposed to perform “See You Again” with Wiz Khalifa, but the performance was cancelled due to technical issue.
Presenters[]
Name(s) | Notes |
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Moon Hee-joon, Shin A-young, Z.Hera | Red Carpet Hosts |
Best Of Next Artist Award during the Red Carpet | |
Lee Byung-hun | Main host of the 17th annual M.net Asian Music Awards (MAMA) |
Twice | Presenter for Best New Artist (Female) |
Gong Myung | Presenters for Best New Artist (Male) |
Park Ha-sun | |
Wang Tang Lu | Introduced 'Memories of Springtime' performance |
Park Ki-woong | Presenters for Best Asian Style |
Choo Ja-hyun | |
John H. Lee | Presenters for Worldwide Favorite Artist |
Lee Ji-ah | |
Kwon Hyuk-soo | Presenter for Best OST |
Lee Soo-hyuk | Presenters for Best Female Artist and Best Dance Performance (Male) |
Kang Seung-hyun | |
Wang Ta Lu | Presenters for Worldwide Performer Award |
Park Min-young | |
Han Ji-min | Introduced 'Girls Education' campaign |
Ahn Jae-hyun | Presenters for Best Vocal Performance (Male) and Best Vocal Performance (Female) |
Shin Hye-sun | |
Seo Kang-joon | Presenters for Best Dance Performance (Solo) and Best Vocal Performance (Group) |
Emma Wu | |
Park Seo-joon | Presenters for Best Male Group and Best Female Group |
Han Hyo-joo | |
Jang Hyuk | Presenters for Best Collaboration and Best Rap Performance |
Hwang Jung-eum | |
Park Bo-gum | Presenters for Best Male Artist and Best Dance Performance (Female) |
Kim Yoo-jung | |
Quincy Jones | Speech about MAMA's theme: Connection |
Cha Seung-won | Presenter for Song of the Year |
Ha Ji-won | Presenter for Artist of the Year |
Leon Lai | Presenter for Album of the Year |
Lee Byung-hun | Closing remarks |
Judging criteria[]
Eligible nominees included songs and/or albums released from October 31, 2015, until October 27 the next year. Winners would be selected based on six categories including online voting and evaluation from MAMA professional panel.[n 1][8]
Division | Online Voting | Research | MAMA Professional Panel (Local + Foreign) |
Music Sales | Record Sales | MAMA Selection Committee |
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Artist of the Year Award Category by Artist* | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
Song of the Year Award Category by Genre** | 10% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 10% |
Album of the Year | — | — | 30% | — | 50% | 20% |
Special Prize*** | 30% | — | 50% | — | — | 20% |
*UnionPay Artist of the Year, Best New (M)ale/(F)emale Artist, Best M/F Artist, Best M/F Group (6 total) **UnionPay Song of the Year, Best Dance Performance (Solo/M/F Group), Best Vocal Performance (M/F/Group), Best Rap Performance, Best Band Performance, Best Collaboration (10 total) ***Best Music Video, Best OST (2 total) |
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[9][10]
Following the announcement of the nominees on October 28, online voting opened on the official MAMA website via PC and mobile web. The voting ended on December 1, 2016.[1]
Special Awards[]
- World Performer Award: Seventeen
- iQIYI Worldwide Favourite Artist: Got7
- Best of Next Male Artist Award: Monsta X
- Best of Next Female Artist Award: Blackpink
- Best Producer: Black Eyed Pilseung
- Best Visual & Art Director: Min Hee Jin
- Best Choreographer: J.Da Apissara Phetruengrong
- Best Promoter: Masahiro Hikada
- Best Executive Producer: Bang Si Hyuk
- Best International Producer: Timbaland
- Best Engineer: Tanaka Hironobu
- Inspired Achievement: Quincy Jones
- Best Asian Style: Exo
- Best Asian Artist: Getsunova; Noo Phuoc Thinh; Isyana Sarasvati; JJ Lin; Sekai no Owari; Hua Chenyu
Multiple nominations[]
The following artist(s) received two or more nominations (excluding the special awards):
Nominations | Artist(s) |
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6 | |
Exo | |
BTS | |
5 | |
Twice | |
4 | GFriend |
Taeyeon | |
Zico | |
2 | Ailee |
Baek A-yeon | |
Blackpink | |
Crush | |
Davichi | |
Dean | |
Eric Nam | |
Im Chang-jung | |
Jang Beom June | |
Jung Eun-ji | |
Mamamoo | |
Red Velvet | |
Wonder Girls |
Network[]
Country | Network |
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South Korea | Mnet, OnStyle, O'live, XTM |
Japan | Mnet Japan, Mnet Smart, Yahoo Gyao |
United States | Mnet America, Kcon.tv |
Southeast Asia | tvN Asia |
Taiwan | tvN Asia, MTV Mandarin, KKTV |
Thailand | Iflix |
Sri Lanka | |
Malaysia | Tonton |
France | Dramapassion |
Indonesia | Indosiar, Vidio |
Philippines | Myx |
Cambodia | MyTV |
Hong Kong | tvN Asia, ViuTV |
Notes[]
- ^ Overseas categories and Professional categories have different criteria.
References[]
- ^ a b "2016 MAMA Voting to Open Today (10/28) Following Live Nomination Broadcast on Mwave". Mwave. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Iflix Sri Lanka". Facebook. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Iflix Thailand". Facebook. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2016: Lee Byung Hun, Cha Seung Won, Ha Ji Won And More Confirmed For First Lineup Of Presentors". Malaysian Digest. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "[Program] Mnet Asian Music Awards". mwave. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "8 Can't-Miss Performances From the Mnet Asian Music Awards". billboard.com. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ Lee, Sang-won. "Taeyeon and Wiz Khalifa tussle over MAMA performance". The Jararta Post. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "JUDGING CRITERIA". mama.mwave. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Nominees for MAMA 2016 named". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2016: Complete winners list". ibtimes.com. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
External links[]
- Mnet Asian Music Awards Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine official website
- 2016 in South Korean music
- 2016 music awards
- Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremonies
- 2016 in Hong Kong