2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards

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2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards
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Date December 2, 2015 (2015-12-02)
Location AsiaWorld–Expo, Hong Kong
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Host Psy
Red Carpet hosts: Moon Hee-joon, Shin A-young, Z.Hera
Most awards BIGBANG (3)
Most nominations BIGBANG (6)
Official website Mnet Asian Music Awards
Television/Radio coverage
Network South Korea: Mnet
Japan: Mnet Japan
Philippines: Myx
Runtime 120 minutes (Red Carpet)
240 minutes (Main event)

The 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place on December 2, 2015, at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. The ceremony was the sixth consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to be hosted outside of South Korea.

Nominees were announced on October 30, 2015.[1] Leading the nominees was BIGBANG with six. By the end of the ceremony the group received three wins out of six nominations, the most received awards of the night.

Background

This event marked the seventeenth Mnet Asian Music Awards.[2] It was simultaneously broadcast live in Korea, Japan, America, Southeast Asia through various channels as well as via online live streaming.

The event took place in the same country and the same venue for the third consecutive time. This year MAMA's theme/concept included "...fantastic stages through 'State of TechArt', a concept that combines cutting-edge technology and art."[3]

Judging Criteria

Eligible nominees included songs or albums released from October 26, 2014 until October 30 the next year. Winners will be selected based on six categories including online voting and evaluation from MAMA professional panel.[n 1][3]

Division Online Voting Research MAMA Professional Panel
(Local + Foreign)		 Music Sales Record Sales MAMA Selection Committee
Artist of the Year Award Category by Artist* 20% 20% 20% 20% 10% 10%
Song of the Year Award Category by Genre** 10% 20% 20% 30% 10% 10%
Album of the Year - - 30% - 50% 20%
Special Prize*** 30% - 50% - - 20%
*UnionPay Artist of the Year, Best New (M)ale/(F)emale Artist, Best M/F Artist, Best M/F Group (7 total)
**UnionPay Song of the Year, Best Dance Performance (Solo/M/F Group), Best Vocal Performance (M/F), Best Rap Performance, Best Band Performance, Best Collaboration (9 total)
***Best Music Video

Winners and nominees

BIGBANG, Received multiple awards including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year
EXO, received multiple awards including Album of the Year
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Park Jin Young, Best Male Artist and Best Producer
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Kim Tae-yeon, Best Female Artist
Girls' Generation, Best Female Group
SHINee, Best Dance Performance - Male Group
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Red Velvet, Best Dance Performance - Female Group
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Hyuna, Best Dance Performance - Solo
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Zion.T, Best Vocal Performance - Male and Best Collaboration and Unit
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Ailee, Best Vocal Performance - Female
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CNBLUE, Best Band Performance
San E, Best Rap Performance
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iKON, Best New Artist - Male
Twice, Best New Artist - Female
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Monsta X, Next Generation Asian Artist
Pet Shop Boys, Worldwide Inspiration Award
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BTS, Best Worldwide Performer
f(x), Sina Weibo Global Fan's Choice – Female
Best Asian Artist
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Jolin Tsai
AKB48
Stefanie Sun

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[4][5][6]

Artist of the Year
(daesang)		 Album of the Year
(daesang)
Song of the Year
(daesang)		 Best Music Video
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best Dance Performance - Male Group Best Dance Performance - Female Group
Best Dance Performance - Solo Best Collaboration and Unit
Best Vocal Performance - Male Best Vocal Performance - Female
Best Band Performance Best Rap Performance
Best New Artist - Male Best New Artist - Female
Special Awards

Multiple Awards

Artist(s) with multiple wins

The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):

Awards Artist(s)
3 BIGBANG
2 EXO
Zion.T[n 2]

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

The following artist(s) received two or more nominations (excluding the special awards):

Awards Artist(s)
6 BIGBANG
5 SHINee
EXO
Zion.T[n 2]
3 Park Jin Young
Taeyeon
Infinite[n 2]
2 Girls' Generation
BTS
AOA
SISTAR
Kyuhyun
VIXX[n 2]
Ailee
Super Junior
Wonder Girls
Hyuna

Presenters and performers

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[7]

Presenters

Name(s) Role
Moon Hee-joon, Shin A-young, Z.Hera Red Carpet Hosts
Presenters of the award for Best Asian Style and Next Generation Asian Artist during the Red Carpet
Psy Main host of the 17th annual M.net Asian Music Awards (MAMA)
Yeo Jin-goo and Kim So-hyun Presenters of the award for Best New Artist
Jung Suk-won and Hong Soo-ah Presenters of the award for HotelsCombined Best Music Video
Seo Kang-joon and Kim So-eun Presenters of the awards for Best Dance Performance - Solo and Best Rap Performance
Lee Kwang-soo and Park Bo-young Presenters of the awards for Best Female Artist and Best Male Artist
Park Shin-hye Introduced 'Girls' Education' campaign
Lee Ki-woo and Stephanie Lee Presenters of the award for iQiYi - Worldwide Favourite Artist
Kim Jong-kook Introduced performer and Best Asian Artist awardee Jolin Tsai
Ha Seok-jin and Han Chae-young Presenters of the awards for Sina Weibo Global Fan's Choice – Male and Female
Yoo Yeon-seok and Son Ho-jun Presenters of the award for Best Vocal Performance - Male and Female
Go Ah-sung Presenter of the awards for Best Producer, Best Engineer, and Best Live Entertainment (Professional Awards)
Kim Kang-woo and Uee Presenters of the award for Best Dance Performance - Male and Female Group
Park Jin Young Introduced Pet Shop Boys
Krystal Jung Presenter of Worldwide Inspiration Award
Han Suk-joon Introduced performer Exo
Kim Jong-kook and Park Shin-hye Presenters of the award for Best Collaboration & Unit
Claudia Kim and Elena Torres Presenters of the award for Best World Performer
Lee Sang-yoon and Choo Ja-hyun Presenters of the awards for Best Male Group and Best Female Group
Gong Hyo-jin Presenter of the award for Song of the Year
Lee Jung-jae and Han Hyo-joo Presenters of the award for Album of the Year
Chow Yun-fat Presenter of the award for Artist of the Year
Psy Closing Remarks

Performers

Name(s) Performed Notes
SEVENTEEN "Adore U" Pre-show performers
Monsta X "Trespass", "Hero"
Vivian Koo "Listen to the Sea"
GOT7 "Girls, Girls, Girls"
The KOXX "Trojan Horse" "TechArt" – Opening Performance
Echae Kang and Choi Soojin "Butterfly"
Taeyeon "I"
GOT7 "If You Do" "Virtual Boys"
BTS "Run"
Zion.T and Kim Seol-jin "Yanghwa BRDG" "Bridge of Memories"
iKON "Apology", "Anthem", "Rhythm Ta" "iKON is Coming"
Superstar K7's Kevin Oh "Fix You" "Brighter Future"
Basick, Lil Boi, Truedy, Yezi "Watch Your Mouth", "Picked", "Bandz Up", "GXNZI", "Don't Stop" "Show Me The Rapstar"
Jessi "SSENUNNI" "Tough Enough"
Hyuna "Roll Deep", "Red"
San E "Do It For Fun"
Jolin Tsai "Play" "Queen of the Night"
Monsta X and SEVENTEEN ft. Kim So-hyun "Trespass", "Mansae" "The Boys"
Park Jin Young "24 Hours", "Who's Your Mama?", "Honey" "Sense of Swings"
CL "The Baddest Female", "Hello Bitches" "The Baddest Female"
2NE1 , "Fire" , "I Am the Best"
EXO "Call Me Baby", "Lightsaber", "Drop That", "Love Me Right" "Light of Planet"
SHINee "Savior", "View" "Marvelous"
BIGBANG "Loser", "Bae Bae", "Bang Bang Bang" "Truth + Dare"
f(x) "4Walls" "Electric Harmony"
Pet Shop Boys "Vocal Intro", "Go West", "Always on My Mind"
f(x) and Pet Shop Boys "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", "Vocal"
Psy "Napal Baji", "Daddy", "Gangnam Style" "2015 Psy Returns"

Notes

  1. ↑ Overseas categories and Professional categories have different criteria.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Includes collaboration and/or subunits.

References

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  2. ↑ "2015 MAMA to Return to Hong Kong on December 2". Mwave. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
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