2023 MAMA Awards, or Mnet Asian Music Awards, happened at Japan’s Tokyo Dome. The South Korean award ceremony was a two-day star-studded event that was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, i.e., on November 28 and 29, 2023. The red carpet for both days began at 4 p.m. KST / 2 a.m. ET / 12.30 p.m. IST / 7 a.m. GMT. The main event for both days started at 6 p.m. KST / 4 a.m. ET / 2.30 p.m. IST / 9 a.m. GMT.
Singer Jeon Somi was the host for the first day of the award ceremony, while K-drama actor Park Bo-gum was the host for the second day. K-pop stars like SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, (G)I-DLE, TVXQ, Yoshiki, Lee Young Ji, Kep1er, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) gave incredible performances during the award show.
This year, some of the fan-favorite K-pop idols, including Blackpink’s Jisoo, RIIZE, SEVENTEEN, BTS, TREASURE, NewJeans, (G)I-DLE, took home the MAMA trophies. But aside from them, who else won the awards? Here’s a look at the winners of the 2023 MAMA Award winners.
A complete list of the 2023 MAMA Awards Winners revealed
On Day 1 of the 2023 MAMA Awards, BTS won the honorary Worldwide Icon of the Year for the sixth consecutive time, while on Day 2, NewJeans received some of the biggest awards of the night, including Best Female Group, MAMA Song of the Year 2023 for “Ditto” and even Artist of the Year. The full list of all the winners from both Day 1 and Day 2 of the Mnet Asian Music Awards 2023 is given below.
- Worldwide Icon of the Year – BTS
- Best Female Artist – Jisoo
- Best Male Artist – Jimin
- MAMA Song of the Year 2023 – “Ditto” – NewJeans
- MAMA Album of the Year 2023 – “FML” – SEVENTEEN
- MAMA Artist of the Year 2023 – NewJeans
- Best Male Group – SEVENTEEN
- Best Female Group – NewJeans
- Best Music Video – “Flower” – Jisoo
- Best Dance Performance – Male Solo – Jungkook – “Seven”
- Best Collaboration – Jungkook and Latto – “Seven”
- Best Rap and Hip-Hop Performance – AgustD ft IU – “People Pt 2”
- Best Dance Performance – Female Solo – Jisoo – “Flower”
- Best Dance Performance – Male Group – SEVENTEEN
- Favourite Dance Performance – Female Group – (G)I-DLE
- Favourite Dance Performance – Male Group – TREASURE
- Best Dance Performance – Female Group – NewJeans – “Ditto”
- Favorite New Artist – ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE
- Best New Female Artist – tripleS
- Best New Male Artist – ZEROBASEONE
- Worldwide Fans’ Choice (Bonsang) – Lim Young Woong, BTS, ZEROBASEONE, TXT, NCT DREAM, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, TWICE, ATEEZ, ENHYPEN
- Galaxy Neo Flip Artist – TREASURE
- Inspiring Achievement – TVXQ
- Favorite Asian Boy Group – INI
- Favorite Asian Girl Group – Kep1er
- Favorite International Artist – Yoshiki
- 2023 MAMA Award for Culture & Style – SEVENTEEN
- Best Vocal Performance – Group – AKMU – “Love Lee”
- Best Vocal Performance – Solo – Parc Jae-Jung – “Let’s Break Up”
- Favourite Global Performer Male Group – ATEEZ
- Best OST – “The Planet” – BTS
- Best Dance Programme Female Group – (G)I-DLE – Queencard
All the winners of the 2023 MAMA Awards are representative of the musical talents across varied genres. They have made an indelible mark not only in the K-pop but also across the global music industry.
