2000 Mnet Music Video Festival


The 2000 Mnet Music Video Festival took place on November 24, 2000 at Little Angels Arts Center in Seoul, South Korea. The ceremony was hosted by actor-singer Cha Tae-hyun and actress Kim Hyun-joo. The show's most nominated artists were boy band H.O.T. and soloist Jo Sung-mo with three each. Jo had the most wins with two including Music Video of the Year while H.O.T. won Best Popular Music Video.

Background

The award-giving body continued to be named as M.net Korean Music Festival for the second time. During this time, four more categories were added including Best R&B Performance. Best New Artist and Best Group were given to two recipients each since the awards for male and female recipients were separated. In addition, Best Group branched out further to give a separate award for Best Mixed Group. In addition, the event also featured Westlife, the first international artist to perform live in the show. The Grand Prize were the Best Popular Music Video Award and Music Video of the Year.

Presenters

NameRole
Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Hyun-jooMain hosts of the show
Kim Sun-a and Kim Jong-un Presenters of the award for Best New Male Artist
Joo Young-hoon and Kwon Min-jung Presenters of the award for Best New Female Artist
g.o.dPresenters of the award for Best New Group
JaurimPresenters of the award for Best Rock Performance
Yeom Kyung-wan, Lee Je-ni, Ji Sang-ryeolPresenters of the award for Best Dance Performance
Han Chae-young and 이경섭Presenters of the award for Best Ballad Performance
Lee Seung-hwan and Cha Eun-taek Presenters of the award for Best Female Group
SobangchaPresenters of the award for Best Male Group
Yang Joon-hyuk and Uhm Jung-hwaPresenters of the award for Best Mixed Group
Oh Ji-ho and Chae Si-ahPresenters of the award for Best Hip Hop Performance
Park Yong-jin and Kim Sang-kyungPresenters of the award for Best Indie Performance
Jo Sung-mo and Shin Dong-yupPresenters of the award for Best R&B Performance
Interviewer in the crowd
Presenters of the award for Best Male Artist
Shin Seung-hun and –Presenters of the award for Best Female Artist
Kim Hyung-suk and –Presenters of the award for Best Music Video Director

Winners and nominees

Selection process

The Nominee Selection Committee had an initial screening to choose for the nominees who released songs or albums from November 1999 to October 2000. The official website was then opened on November 2 for voting. In addition, professional judges have also chosen from the nominees based on its criteria: planning, song quality, artistry, and popularity.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in '''boldface.'''

Special awards

Multiple nominations and awards

Artist(s) with multiple wins

The following artist received two or more wins :
AwardsArtist
2Jo Sung-mo

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

The following artist received two or more nominations:
AwardsArtist
3Jo Sung-mo
3H.O.T.
2-
2Fly to the Sky
2Lee Seung-hwan
2Fin.K.L
2DJ DOC
2Clon
2Park Ji-yoon
2Shin Seung-hun
2Seo Taiji
2g.o.d