2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place on November 22, 2013, at AsiaWorld-Arena in Hong Kong. The ceremony was the fourth consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea.
Nominations were announced on October 23, 2013. Leading the nominees were Cho Yong-pil with six, followed by Psy, G-Dragon, and Girls' Generation with five nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, G-Dragon received the most wins with four awards, which includes the daesang award "Mnet Asian [Music Award for Artist of the Year|Artist of the Year].
Background
This event marked the fifteenth Mnet Asian Music Awards. Using its slogan "Music Makes One" for the third consecutive time, MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as around the world.This is the first time that the three daesang awards were presented separately. The first daesang, the song of the year award, was given at the end of the first block, the second daesang, the artist of the year award, was given at the end of the second block, and the third daesang, the album of the year award was given at the finale. After the last daesang award was given, Stevie Wonder performed. More than 10,000 people attended the ceremony.
Performers
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers.| Name | Performed | Notes | Ref. |
| Jaurim, Lee Ha-Neul, Jay Park | "Icarus", Enter The Dragon | "Enter The MAMA" | |
| Trouble Maker, Infinite | "Now", "Before The Dawn", "Destiny" | "Gangs Of Hong Kong" | |
| Aaron Kwok | "Yi Ge Hui Wu" | "비망록 " | |
| 2NE1, Icona Pop | "Lonely", "Missing You", "All Night", "I Love It" | "4 Love" | |
| Dancing 9 | — | "Trophy Disappeared" | |
| Ylvis and Crayon Pop | "What Does the Fox Say?", "Bar Bar Bar" | "The Fox Says 'Bar Bar Bar'" | |
| Parc Jae-jung and Zhu Jia Jia | "Annie", "We Are Young " | "We Are Super Stars" | |
| Lee Seung-gi | "Return" Orchestra ver. | "애상곡 " | |
| EXO | Intro, "Growl", "Wolf" | "Ein süßer Traum " | |
| Rain | "How To Avoid The Sun", "It's Raining", "Hip Song" | "Man of The Moment" | |
| Big Bang | "Doom Dada", "Ringa Linga", "Strong Baby" & "Let's Talk About Love", "Sober / Crooked", "Fantastic Baby" | "The Human" | |
| Stevie Wonder, Hyolyn, Aaron Kwok | "I Just Called to [Say I Love You]", "Lately", "Isn't She Lovely", "Superstition" | "He's A Wonder" | |
| Paris Hilton | DJ |
Presenters
- Lee Seung-gi – Main host
- Sung Joon and Kim So-yeon – Presenters of Best Dance Performance Award - Female Solo
- Ryan Seacrest – Introduced the nominees for Best Dance Performance Award - Female Group
- Sung Joon and Kim So-yeon – Presenters of Best Dance Performance Award - Female Group
- Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo – Presenters of NISSAN JUKE Best Music Video
- Lee Seung-chul – Presenter of the special award for Special Awards Category|Discovery of the Year]
- Lee Soo-hyuk and Hong Jong-hyun – Presenters of Mnet Asian Music Award for [Best New Artist (Solo or Group)|Best New Female Artist]
- Lee Seo-jin – Introduced the recipients of Best Asian Artist Awards
- Paris Hilton – Presenter of the award for Best Male Artist
- Lee Bo-young and Jang Hyuk – Presenters of BC UnionPay Song of the Year
- Dancing 9 – Presenters of Best Dance Performance Award - Male Solo
- Yoo Se-yoon and Miriam Yeung – Best Vocal Performance - Female
- Cha Ye-ryun – Presenter of the special award for Style in Music
- Jung Woo and Go Ara – Presenters of the special award for Next Generation Global Star Female, Sony MDR Worldwide Performer
- Jay Park – Presenter of the award for International Favorite Artist
- Aaron Kwok and Han Chae-young – Presenters of BC UnionPay Artist of the Year
- Kim Yoon-ah of Jaurim – Introduced performer Lee Seung-gi and presenter of the award for Best Vocal Performance - Male
- Lee Ha-neul – Presenter of the award for Best Rap Performance
- Lee Ha-neul and Dynamic Duo – Presenters of Best Band Performance
- G-Dragon, Seungri, and Taeyang of Big Bang – Presenters of Music Makes One Global Ambassador Award
- Lee Dong-wook and Sung Yu-ri – Presenters of Best Female Group, Best Male Group
- Song Ji-hyo – Introduced performers Big Bang
- Go Joon-hee – Presenter of the special award for Best Concert Performer
- Kim Ji-hoon and Han Ji-hye – Presenters of Best Female Artist
- Go Soo – Presenter for the award for BC UnionPay Album of the Year
- Lee Seung-gi – Introduced performer Stevie Wonder
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.Special Awards
- Discovery of the Year: Baechigi
- Best Asian Artist: Derrick Hoh; Thu Minh; Tor Saksit; SM*SH; Kyary Pamyu Pamyu; Aaron Kwok
- Style in Music: Sistar
- Next Generation Global Star : Apink
- Sony MDR Worldwide Performer: Infinite
- Best Concert Performer: Lee Seung-chul
- Music Makes One Global Ambassador Award: Stevie Wonder
- Red Carpet Special Prize: '''Lee Jung-hyun'''
Multiple awards
Artist(s) with multiple wins
The following artist received two or more wins :| Awards | Artist |
| 4 | G-Dragon |
Artist(s) with multiple nominations
The following artist received three or more nominations :| Awards | Artist |
| 6 | Cho Yong-pil |
| 5 | G-Dragon |
| 5 | Girls' Generation |
| 5 | Psy |
| 4 | EXO |
| 3 | Shinee |
| 3 | Crayon Pop |
| 3 | Lee Seung-chul |
| 3 | Busker Busker |