2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony, organized by CJ E&M through its music channel Mnet, took place from December 10 through December 14, 2018 (dubbed as "MAMA Week") in South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong. The ceremony was the first Mnet Asian Music Awards hosted in South Korea in nine years, the 20th ceremony in the show's history, and the second ceremony which took place in three locations.[1] This was also the first ceremony broadcast worldwide online via YouTube. The three days event generated over 50 million messages sent on Twitter.[2]
| 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | December 10–14, 2018 |
| Location | South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong |
| Hosted by | South Korea: Jung Hae-in Japan: Park Bo-gum Hong Kong: Song Joong-ki |
| Most awards | BTS (9) |
| Website | 2018mama |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Mnet, across CJ E&M channels and other international networks, YouTube, Vlive |
| Runtime | Korea: 150 minutes (Main event) Japan: 90 minutes (Red Carpet), 220 (Main event) Hong Kong: 90 minutes (Red Carpet), 280 (Main event) |
Four Grand Prizes (Daesangs) were given throughout the ceremonies; Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and the addition of Worldwide Icon of the Year.
Shows
| Event | Date | City | Country/Region | Host | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 MAMA Premiere in Korea | December 10, 2018 | Seoul | South Korea | Jung Hae-in | Dongdaemun Design Plaza | [3] |
| 2018 MAMA Fans' Choice in Japan | December 12, 2018 | Saitama | Japan | Park Bo-gum | Saitama Super Arena | [4] |
| 2018 MAMA in Hong Kong | December 14, 2018 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Song Joong-ki | AsiaWorld–Expo, Arena | [5] |
2018 MAMA Premiere in Korea celebrated and honored new artists in both South Korea and other parts of Asia.[6]
2018 MAMA Fans' Choice in Japan awarded artists in fan voted categories and also announced the first Worldwide Icon of the Year.
2018 MAMA in Hong Kong was the main event and the show's finale. The show gave awards to the artists that made great achievements in 2018.
Criteria
| Division | Online Voting | MAMA Professional Panel (Local + Foreign) | Music Sales | Record Sales | Social Media Voting | Global M/V View Counts | Live Social Media Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist of the Year Award Category by Artist* | 20% | 30% | 30% | 20% | — | — | — |
| Song of the Year Award Category by Genre** | 20% | 40% | 30% | 10% | — | — | — |
| Album of the Year | — | 40% | — | 60% | — | — | — |
| Special Prize*** | 30% | 70% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Worldwide Icon of the Year | 60% | — | — | — | 20% | 20% | +10% |
| Global Top 10 Fans' Choice | 60% | — | — | — | 20% | 20% | — |
| *Best New (M)ale/(F)emale Artist, Best M/F Artist, Best M/F Group **Best Dance Performance (Solo/M/F Group), Best Vocal Performance (M/F/Group), Best HipHop & Urban Music, Best Band Performance, Best Collaboration, Best OST ***Best Music Video | |||||||
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Online voting opened on the official MAMA website, Mwave app, Tiktok app and Twitter an hour after the announcement of nominees on November 1, 2018. Voting ended on December 9, 2018.
Main Award
Favorite Award
| Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | Mwave Global Fans' Choice |
|---|---|
| Favorite Music Video | Favorite Vocal Artist |
| Favorite Dance Artist (Male) | Favorite Dance Artist (Female) |
Special Awards
| Event | Category | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 MAMA Premiere in Korea | Best New Asian Artist | Japan |  |
| Indonesia |  | ||
| Mandarin |  | ||
| Vietnam |  | ||
| Thailand |  | ||
| Best Engineer of the Year | | ||
| Best Composer of the Year | Deanfluenza (Dean) | ||
| Best Producer of the Year | Pdogg (BTS) | ||
| Best Choreographer of the Year | Son Sung-deuk (BTS) | ||
| Best Art Director of the Year | MU:E (BTS) | ||
| Best Video Director of the Year |  | ||
| Best Executive Producer of the Year | Bang Si-hyuk (BTS) | ||
| Best of Next | (G)I-dle | ||
| 'DDP' Best Trend | Wanna One | ||
| 2018 MAMA Fans' Choice in Japan | 'Kiss Me' Style in Music | Monsta X | |
| Favorite Dance Artist (Japan) | | ||
| 2018 MAMA in Hong Kong | New Asian Artist | Iz*One | |
| Best Asian Artist | Japan | | |
| Indonesia | | ||
| Mandarin |  | ||
| Vietnam | | ||
| Thailand | | ||
| Best Asian Style | BTS | ||
| Discovery of the Year | Momoland | ||
| 'Tik Tok' Most Popular Artist | Got7 | ||
| Inspiration Award |  | ||
Multiple awards
The following artist(s) received three or more awards:
| Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 9 | BTS |
| 5 | Twice |
| 4 | Wanna One |
Multiple nominations
The following artist(s) received seven or more nominations (excluding the special awards):
| Nominations | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 11 | BTS |
| Wanna One | |
| 10 | Twice |
| 8 | Blackpink |
| Seventeen | |
| 7 | Got7 |
| Mamamoo |
Presenters and performers
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
MAMA Premiere in Korea
Presenters
| Name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|
| Jung Hae-in | Main host |
| Bae Yoon-young and Lee Ki-woo | Presenters for Best New Asian Artist (Thailand & Vietnam) |
| Jung Hae-in | Presenter for MAMA Professional Categories |
| Ji-soo and Jung Chae-yeon | Presenters for Best New Asian Artist (China, Indonesia & Japan) |
| Jung Hae-in | Presenter for New Challenger Performance |
| Kang Seung-hyun | Presenters for Best of Next Award |
| Kim Yu-ri and Hong Jong-hyun | Presenters for Best New Artists |
| Kim So-hyun | Presenter for DDP Best Trend Award |
Performances
| Name(s) | Performance(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sunwoo (The Boyz) & Soyeon ((G)I-dle) | "Supermagic" (orig. by Supreme Team) | "Rookie's Challenge" |
| Hyeongseop x Euiwoong | "I Don't Care" (orig. by 2NE1) | |
| Fromis 9 (Gyuri, Nagyung & Hayoung) | "My Type" (orig. by iKon) | |
| Stray Kids | "Like Ooh-Ahh" (orig. by Twice) | |
| Iz*One | "Energetic" (orig. by Wanna One) | |
| Loona 1/3 | "Love&Live" | "Run The World" |
| Loona Odd Eye Circle | "Girl Front" | |
| Loona yyxy | "love4eva" | |
| Loona | "Hi High" | |
| Hiragana Keyakizaka46 | "Kitaishiteinai Jibun (The Me That Doesn’t Expect)" | |
| Fromis 9 | "Love Bomb" | "Boys And Girls In Wonderland" |
| Hyeongseop x Euiwoong | "Love Tint" | |
| Fromis 9 & Hyeongseop x Euiwoong | "DKDK" | |
| "It Will Be Good" | ||
| Dean Ting | "I Miss You" | "Best New Asian Artist Performance" |
| Nature | "Allegro Cantabile" | "Girls' Revolution" |
| "SOME (You'll Be Mine)" | ||
| GWSN | "Puzzle Moon" | |
| Nature & GWSN | "Outro Performance" | |
| Marion Jola | "Jangan" | "Best New Asian Artist Performance" |
| Iz*One | "La Vie En Rose" | "Blossom Of Love" |
| Kim Dong Han | "Good Night Kiss" | "From Dusk 'Til Dawn" |
| (G)I-dle | "Hann (Alone)" | |
| "Latata" | ||
| The Toys | "ก่อนฤดูฝน (Before Rain)" | "Best New Asian Artist Performance" |
| Vinxen | "Yoo Jae Suk" | "Portrait: Vinxen" |
| "Barcode" | ||
| "U Don't Even Know" | ||
| Orange | "Người Lạ Ơi (Stranger Please)" | "Best New Asian Artist Performance" |
| The Boyz | "Boy" | "New Challenger" |
| "Right Here" | ||
| Stray Kids | "My Pace" | |
| Wanna One | "Hide And Seek" | "Eternal Moment" |
| "Spring Breeze" |
MAMA Fans’ Choice in Japan
Presenters
| Name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|
| Park Bo-gum | Main host and presenter for "Birth of a Hero" performance |
| Yoo Hyun-min and Lee Da-hee | Presenters for Worldwide Fan Choice Award |
| Minue | Presenter for Favorite Dance Artist (Japan) |
| Ha Seok-jin | Presenter for Favorite Music Video |
| Kwon Hyuk-soo | Reading famous tweets and presenter for "Crime And Punishment" Performance and Worldwide Fans Choice Award |
| Choi Tae-joon and Lee Sung-kyung | Presenters for Worldwide Fan Choice Award |
| Matsushige Yutaka and Shin Ah-young | Presenters for Favorite Vocal Artist |
| Yang Se-jong | Presenter for Favorite Male Dance Artist |
| Jung Il-woo and Jung So-min | Presenters for Worldwide Fans Choice Award |
| Ha Seok-jin and Choi Kang-hee | Presenters for Favorite Female Dance Artist and Worldwide Fans Choice Award |
| Jang Hyuk | Presenter for Worldwide Icon of the Year |
Performers
| Name(s) | Performance(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wanna One | "Heartbeat" (orig. by 2PM) | "Passion: MAMA's Great Moments" |
| Stray Kids | "Overdose" + "Growl" (orig. by Exo) | |
| Wanna One (Jaehwan & Sungwoon) Mamamoo (Solar & Wheein) Monsta X (Jooheon) |
"Eyes, Nose, Lips" (orig. by Taeyang) | |
| Iz*One | "The Boys" (orig. by Girls' Generation) | |
| Twice (Nayeon, Momo, Sana & Mina) | "Bad Girl Good Girl" (orig. by Miss A) | |
| Monsta X (Wonho, Kihyun, Minhyuk & IM) Got7 (JB, Yugyeom & Jinyoung) |
"Fantastic Baby" (orig. by Big Bang) | |
| Iz*One (Yena & Hitomi) Twice (Momo & Mina) Monsta X (Shownu & Hyungwon) Got7 (JB & Yugyeom) |
"Bounce" (orig. by Cho Yong-pil) | |
| Stray Kids | "P.A.C.E" | "The New Champion" |
| "Hellevator" | ||
| "District 9" | ||
| Bullet Train | "Need You" | "Japan's Most Representative Dance Group" |
| Monsta X | "Spark" (Jooheon) | "Crime And Punishment" |
| "Jealousy" | ||
| "Shoot Out" | ||
| Iz*One | "Dance Performance" | "Dear My Friends" |
| "Memory" | ||
| "La Vie En Rose" | ||
| "Rumor" | ||
| NU'EST W | "Where You At" | "Before The Dawn" |
| "Dejavu" | ||
| "Help Me" | ||
| "Shadow" | ||
| Twice | "Yes or Yes" | "The Greatest Twice Show" |
| "What Is Love?" | ||
| "Dance the Night Away" | ||
| Mamamoo | "Cleopatra" (Solar) | "Born to be Mamamoo" |
| "Easy" (Wheein) | ||
| "Selfish" (Moonbyul ft. Chaewon) | ||
| "Don't" (Hwasa) | ||
| "Egotistic" | ||
| "Starry Night" | ||
| Wanna One | "Light" | "Destiny" |
| "Boomerang" | ||
| "I.P.U [I Promise You]" | ||
| BTS | "Fake Love" | "Birth of a Hero" |
| "Anpanman" |
2018 MAMA in Hong Kong
Presenters
| Name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|
| Song Joong-ki | Main host |
| Kim Dong-wook and Kim Da-mi | Presenters for Best Unit |
| Lee Yi-kyung and Moon Ga-bi | Presenters for Best Vocal Performance Solo |
| Yoon Jong-bin and Lee Sun-bin | Presenters for Best OST |
| In Gyo-jin and So Yi-hyun | Presenters for New Asian Artist |
| Kwon Hyuk-soo and Bae Jung-nam | Presenters for Mwave Global Fan Choice |
| Lee Jun-hyung and Seo Eun-su | Presenters for Best Dance Performance – Female Group and TikTok Most Popular Artist |
| Park Sung-woong | Monologue for "Episode 17" Performance |
| Song Joong-ki, Jackson (Got7), Daehwi (Wanna One), and RM (BTS) | Presenters for Janet Jackson Inspiration Award |
| Park Sung-woong and Lee El | Presenters for Best Asian Style and Discovery of the Year |
| Ahn Jae-hyun and Kim Sa-rang | Presenters for Best Male Artist and Best Dance Performance – Solo |
| Lee Seung-chul and Lee Yo-won | Presenters for TikTok Best Music Video |
| Kim Jong-kook | Presenter for Best Asian Artist (Mandarin) |
| Seo Hyun-jin | Presenter for Best Female Group |
| Ahn Jae-hyun and Jung Rye-won | Presenter for Best Dance Performance – Male Group |
| Lee Jin-wook | Presenter for Best Female Artist |
| Kim Sung-ryung | Presenter for Best Male Group |
| Angelababy | Presenter for Album of the Year |
| Cha Seung-won | Presenter for Song of the Year |
| Hwang Jung-min | Presenter for Artist of the Year |
Performers
| Name(s) | Performance(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BTS (RM) | Opening speech | "Icarus" |
| Tiger JK & SVT (Vernon) | "Double Up" | "09:18" |
| Chungha | "I Want You (Dance Remix ver.)" | |
| Yoon Mi-rae & Tiger JK | "Timeless" + "For The People" + "Monster" | |
| Yoon Mi-rae, Tiger JK & Bizzy (MFBTY) | "Mantra" | |
| Cosmic Girls | "Save Me, Save You" | "Girl Gone Wild" |
| Oh My Girl | "Remember Me" | |
| Cosmic Girls and Oh My Girl | "Girls on Top (MAMA ver.)" (orig. by BoA) | |
| Roy Kim | "Only Then" | "A Lonely Goodbye" |
| "The Hardest Part" | ||
| Momoland | "BAAM" | "Codename: M&M" |
| "Bboom Bboom" | ||
| Mommy Son & Momoland | "Boy Jump" | |
| Seventeen | "Oh My!" | "Episode 17" |
| "Flower" | ||
| "Bring It" | ||
| "Getting Closer" | ||
| Heize | "Jenga" | "Winter Is Here" |
| "First Sight" | ||
| Chungha | "Roller Coaster" + "Love U" | |
| Sunmi | "Addict" | |
| "Siren" | ||
| Iz*One | "Colors" | "Colorize" |
| "La Vie en Rose" | ||
| Nafla x Swings | "Wu" + "Bulldozer" | "Real Recognize Real" |
| The Quiett x Paloalto | "Prime Time" + "Good Day" | |
| Changmo x BewhY | "Maestro" + "Forever" | |
| E SENS | "Got To Know" | |
| Got7 | "Lullaby (Ballad Ver.)" | "A Beautiful Nightmare" |
| Yugyeom | "Fine (Remix)" | |
| Jackson x BamBam x Mark | "Nightmare" | |
| Got7 | "Lullaby (Dark Ver.)" | |
| JJ Lin | "Little Big Us" | "Twilight" |
| "Twilight" | ||
| JJ Lin x Kim Jong-Kook | "Hate That Happiness Came" | |
| Wanna One | "Burn It Up" | "One Love" |
| Kang Daniel | Solo performance | |
| Wanna One | "Beautiful (MAMA Ver.)" | |
| "Spring Breeze" | ||
| "Energetic" | ||
| BTS | Intro + "Airplane Pt.2" | "Love Yourself +" |
| "O!RUL8,2? Love Yourself Remix" | ||
| "Idol" |
Broadcast
The red carpet and ceremonies of the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards were broadcast worldwide via Mnet, across CJ E&M channels and other international networks and online via Mnet K-pop's YouTube account, V Live, and Mnet's official website.
| Country | Network | |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Mnet, OnStyle, O'live, XTM | |
| Japan | Mnet Smart, Mnet Japan, VideoPass | |
| United States | Mnet America, Kcon.tv | |
| Hong Kong | ViuTV, ViuTVsix, tvN Asia | |
| Macau | ||
| Taiwan | ETTODAY, tvN Asia | |
| Indonesia | JOOX, tvN Asia | |
| Malaysia | ||
| Thailand | ||
| Philippines | Myx, KBO, tvN Asia | |
| Cambodia | tvN Asia | |
| Myanmar | ||
| Sri Lanka | ||
| Indonesia | Indosiar, Vidio, tvN Asia | |
| Singapore | Mediacorp Toggle, tvN Asia | |
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- "Annual Mnet music festival to open in S. Korea, Japan, Hong Kong". Yonhap News Agency. August 29, 2018.
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- "'2018 MAMA' 측 "정해인·박보검 韓日 호스트 참석 확정"". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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- "Song Joong Ki Confirmed As Host Of 2018 MAMA In Hong Kong". Soompi. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- "'2018 MAMA in 한국' 김소현부터 홍종현까지, 대세 셀럽 총출동". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-08.
External links
- Mnet Asian Music Awards official website (English
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