1999 Mnet Video Music Awards
The 1999 Mnet Video Music Awards aired on November 27, 1999. The inaugural ceremony recognised the best music videos released in South Korea between December 1998 and November 1999. It was presented by the television music channel Mnet at the Little Angels Arts Center in Seoul, and was hosted by Choi Hal-li. The show, which later became known as the MAMA Awards, was the first of its kind to be held in South Korea. Boy band H.O.T. and soloist Lee Seung-hwan were the show's most-awarded artists with three nominations each. H.O.T., Lee Seung-hwan and Lee Jung-hyun had the most wins, receiving two awards each.
Background
In March 1999, television music channel Mnet announced that they were planning to host the first annual music video awards ceremony in South Korea. Cho Yong-ho, an executive director at Mnet, indicated that they created the ceremony "to promote music videos as the vanguard of the cultural industry and to revitalise the music market." The ceremony was held on November 27, 1999, at the Little Angels Arts Center in Seoul and was presented by Choi Hal-li.Winners and nominees
Selection process
Music videos released between December 1998 and November 1999 were eligible to be nominated. The candidates were shortlisted by Mnet's selection committee and public votes. Five nominees were then selected in each category by fifty voting agents representing viewers and fifty broadcasting industry professionals, based on criteria such as planning, artistry, filming and editing, originality, and popularity. The winners were chosen by ten voting agents and a panel of fifteen experts, including film director Kim Sung-su, pop music critic Lim Jin-mo, and culture critic Ha Jae-bong.Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.
| H.O.T. – "I Yah!" | Lee Seung-hwan – "A Request" |
| Lee Jung-hyun – "Come" | |
| Uhm Jung-hwa – "I Don't Know" | Lee Seung-hwan – "A Request" |
| H.O.T. – "I Yah!" | Jaurim – "Fall" |
| Honey Family – "Man's Story – My Way" | No Brain – "Youth 98" |
| Lee Jung-hyun – "Come" | Jo Sungmo – "For Your Soul" |
| Hong Jong-ho – "I Yah!" by H.O.T. | Ricky Martin – "Livin' La Vida Loca" |
Special award
- Planning Award – '''Lee Chae-hyung'''
Multiple nominations and awards
| Awards | Artist |
| 2 | H.O.T. |
| 2 | Lee Seung-hwan |
| 2 | Lee Jung-hyun |
| Awards | Artist |
| 3 | H.O.T. |
| 3 | Lee Seung-hwan |
| 2 | g.o.d |
| 2 | Jo Sungmo |
| 2 | Cho PD |
| 2 | Lee Jung-hyun |
| 2 | Uhm Jung-hwa |