2023 MAMA Awards


The 2023 MAMA Awards took place on November 28 and 29, 2023 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. Presented by Samsung Galaxy, it was hosted by singer Jeon Somi and actor and singer Park Bo-gum.

Background

The event was organized by CJ ENM, and broadcast through its music channel Mnet. On September 21, 2023, CJ ENM announced that the event would be held in Japan at the Tokyo Dome. It was also announced that the theme for this edition would be titled "One I Born" carrying the meaning of "I" and "MAMA", the only beings in the world with infinite possibilities, meeting and becoming a perfect "One" "through positive energy". On November 2, Mnet announced that singer Jeon So-mi and actor and singer Park Bo-gum will be returning to host on Day 1 and Day 2, respectively, similar with last year's event.

Selection process

All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from October 22, 2022, to September 30, 2023. Nominees would be evaluated based on data provided by Circle Chart, Spotify, and YouTube with verification performed by PwC.

Performers

The list of performers were announced on October 24, October 31, and November 8.

Presenters

The list of presenters were announced on November 15, 2023.

Winners and nominees

The listing for nominees were announced on October 19, 2023, through the Mnet Plus mobile application, with voting for Worldwide Icon of the Year and Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 happening from October 19 to November 20. Winners and nominees are listed in alphanumerical order. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Main awards

Samsung Galaxy Artist of the Year
Samsung Galaxy Song of the Year
NewJeans
NewJeans – "Ditto"
Samsung Galaxy Album of the Year
Samsung Galaxy Worldwide Icon of the Year
Seventeen – FML
BTS
Best Male GroupBest Female Group
Seventeen
  • * Exo
  • * NCT Dream
  • * Stray Kids
  • * Tomorrow X Together
  • * Treasure
    		• NewJeans
  • * (G)I-dle
  • * Aespa
  • * Ive
  • * Le Sserafim
  • * Twice
    • Best Male ArtistBest Female Artist
    Jimin
  • * Jungkook
  • * Lim Young-woong
  • * Parc Jae-jung
  • * Taeyang
  • * V
    		• Jisoo
  • * Hwasa
  • * Jeon Somi
  • * Jihyo
  • * Lee Chae-yeon
  • * Choi Ye-na
    • Best Dance Performance – Male GroupBest Dance Performance – Female Group
    Seventeen – "Super"
  • * NCT 127 – "Ay-Yo"
  • * NCT Dream – "Candy"
  • * Stray Kids – "S-Class"
  • * Tomorrow X Together – "Sugar Rush Ride"
  • * Zerobaseone – "In Bloom"
    		• NewJeans – "Ditto"
  • * (G)I-dle – "Queencard"
  • * Aespa – "Spicy"
  • * Ive – "I Am"
  • * Le Sserafim – "Unforgiven"
  • * STAYC – "Teddy Bear"
    • Best Vocal Performance – SoloBest Vocal Performance – Group
    Parc Jae-jung – "Let's Break Up"
  • * Dawn – "Dear My Light"
  • * Lee Mu-jin – "Ordinary Confession"
  • * Lim Young-woong – "London Boy"
  • * V – "Love Me Again"
    		• AKMU – "Love Lee"
  • * BtoB – "Wind and Wish"
  • * BTS – "Take Two"
  • * MC the Max – "Eternity"
  • * MeloMance – "A Shining Day"
    • Best Dance Performance – Male SoloBest Dance Performance – Female Solo
    Jungkook – "Seven"
  • * Jimin – "Like Crazy"
  • * Kai – "Rover"
  • * Taeyang – "Vibe"
  • * Taeyong – "Shalala"
    		• Jisoo – "Flower"
  • * Hwasa – "I Love My Body"
  • * Jeon Somi – "Fast Forward"
  • * Jihyo – "Killin' Me Good"
  • * Lee Chae-yeon – "Knock"
    • Best New Male ArtistBest New Female Artist
    Zerobaseone
  • * BoyNextDoor
  • * Evnne
  • * Riize
  • * Xikers
    		• TripleS
  • * Adya
  • * El7z Up
  • * Kiss of Life
  • * LimeLight
    • Best OSTBest Rap & HipHop Performance
    BTS – "The Planet"
  • * Big Naughty – "With Me"
  • * Lim Jae-hyun – "Heaven "
  • * Paul Kim – "You Remember"
  • * Tomorrow X Together – "Goodbye Now"
    		• Agust D – "People Pt. 2"
  • * Ash Island – "Goodbye"
  • * J-Hope – "On the Street"
  • * Jay Park – "Candy"
  • * Zior Park – "Christian"
    • Best CollaborationBest Music Video
    Jungkook – "Seven"
  • * Anne Marie and Minnie – "Expectations"
  • * Big Naughty – "Hopeless Romantic"
  • * BSS – "Fighting"
  • * Taeyang – "Vibe"
    		• Jisoo – "Flower"
  • * (G)I-dle – "Queencard"
  • * Ive – "I Am"
  • * Jungkook – "Seven"
  • * Seventeen – "Super"
  • * Stray Kids – "S-Class"

    • Multiple awards

    The following artist received three or more awards:
    CountArtist
    5Seventeen
    4NewJeans
    3BTS
    3Jisoo
    3Zerobaseone