Melon Music Awards
The Melon Music Awards is a major music awards show that is held annually in South Korea and organized by kakao M (a kakao company) through its online music store, Melon.
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| Awarded for | Excellence in music |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | kakao M |
| First awarded | 2009 |
| Website | www |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | see list |
The 2019 edition was held on November 30, 2019 at the Gocheok Sky Dome.
Host venues
| Edition | Date | Venue | City | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | December 16, 2009 | Olympic Hall (Olympic Park) | Seoul | South Korea | [1] |
| 2nd | December 15, 2010 | Hall of Peace (Kyung Hee University) |
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| 3rd | November 24, 2011 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | [3] | ||
| 4th | December 14, 2012 | [4] | |||
| 5th | November 14, 2013 | [5] | |||
| 6th | November 13, 2014 | [6] | |||
| 7th | November 7, 2015 | ||||
| 8th | November 19, 2016 | Gocheok Sky Dome | [7] | ||
| 9th | December 2, 2017 | [8] | |||
| 10th | December 1, 2018 | ||||
| 11th | November 30, 2019 | [9] |
Judging criteria
| Division | Online Voting | Digital Sales | Judge Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand prizes, Main prizes, Best New Artist* | 20% | 60% | 20% | |||
| Genre Awards** | 30% | 40% | 30% | |||
| Popularity Awards*** | 60% | 40% | — | |||
| Special Awards**** | — | — | 100% | |||
| *Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Top 10 Artists, Best New Artist **Rap/Hip Hop, R&B/Ballad, Rock, OST, Trot, Pop, Dance, Folk/Blue, Indie, Electronic ***Netizen Popularity Award, Hot Trend Award ****Music Video Award, Song Writer Award, MBC Music Star Award, Performing Arts Award, Global Star Award, QQ Asia Artist Award, Hall of Fame Award, Kakao Hot Star Award | ||||||
Grand prizes
Artist of the Year Award
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Girls' Generation |
| 2010 | |
| 2011 | Beast[10] |
| 2012 | |
| 2013 | Shinee |
| 2014 | IU |
| 2015 | Big Bang |
| 2016 | Exo |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | BTS |
| 2019 |
Album of the Year Award
| Year | Winner | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | G-Dragon | Heartbreaker |
| 2010 | 2NE1 | To Anyone |
| 2011 | The 2nd Mini Album | |
| 2012 | Busker Busker | Busker Busker 1st Album |
| 2013 | Busker Busker 2nd Album | |
| 2014 | g.o.d | Chapter 8 |
| 2015 | Exo | Exodus |
| 2016 | BTS | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever |
| 2017 | IU | Palette |
| 2018 | BTS | Love Yourself: Tear |
| 2019 | Map of the Soul: Persona |
Song of the Year Award
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Girls' Generation | "Gee" |
| 2010 | 2AM | "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" |
| 2011 | IU | "Good Day" |
| 2012 | Psy | "Gangnam Style" |
| 2013 | Exo | "Growl" |
| 2014 | Taeyang | "Eyes, Nose, Lips" |
| 2015 | Big Bang | "Bang Bang Bang" |
| 2016 | Twice[11] | "Cheer Up" |
| 2017 | BTS | "Spring Day" |
| 2018 | iKon | "Love Scenario" |
| 2019 | BTS | "Boy with Luv" |
Record of the Year Award
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Wanna One |
| 2019 | BTS |
Main prizes
Top 10 Artists Award
| Year | Winners[12][13] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2PM | Girls' Generation | Kara | K.Will | G-Dragon | 8eight | Super Junior | 2NE1 | Brown Eyed Girls | Davichi |
| 2010 | 2PM | Girls' Generation | 2AM | IU | DJ DOC | CNBLUE | Lee Seung-gi | 2NE1 | T-ara | 4Men |
| 2011 | f(x) | Secret | Beast | IU | Big Bang | Sistar | Super Junior | 2NE1 | Leessang | Lena Park |
| 2012 | Psy | Busker Busker | Beast | IU | Big Bang | Sistar | Infinite | 2NE1 | T-ara | Huh Gak |
| 2013 | Shinee | Busker Busker | Beast | IU | G-Dragon | Sistar | Exo | Ailee | Dynamic Duo | Davichi |
| 2014 | g.o.d | Akdong Musician | Beast | IU | Taeyang | Sistar | Exo | 2NE1 | Girl's Day | Winner |
| 2015 | Shinee | Girls' Generation | Hyukoh | Toy | Big Bang | Sistar | Exo | San E | Zion.T | Apink |
| 2016 | BewhY | Akdong Musician | BTS | Zico | Mamamoo | GFriend | Exo | Twice | Red Velvet | Taeyeon |
| 2017 | Heize | Bolbbalgan4 | BTS | IU | Big Bang | Wanna One | Exo | Twice | Red Velvet | Winner |
| 2018 | iKON | Bolbbalgan4 | BTS | BtoB | Mamamoo | Wanna One | Exo | Twice | Blackpink | Apink |
| 2019 | Heize | Bolbbalgan4 | BTS | Chungha | Mamamoo | MC the Max | Exo | Jannabi | Jang Beom-june | Taeyeon |
Best New Artist Award
| Year | Winners | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | — | 2NE1 |
| 2010 | CNBLUE | — |
| 2011 | Huh Gak | — |
| 2012 | B.A.P | Ailee |
| 2013 | BTS | Lim Kim |
| 2014 | Winner | — |
| 2015 | iKon | GFriend |
| 2016 | — | Blackpink |
| 2017 | Wanna One | — |
| 2018 | The Boyz | (G)I-dle |
| 2019 | TXT | Itzy |
Genre Awards
Rap/Hip Hop
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Supreme Team | "Dang Dang Dang" |
| 2011 | GD & TOP | "Oh Yeah" (feat. Park Bom) |
| 2012 | Dynamic Duo | "Without You" |
| 2013 | Baechigi | "Shower of Tears" (feat. Ailee) |
| 2014 | San E & Raina | "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" |
| 2015 | Mad Clown | "Fire" (feat. Jinsil) |
| 2016 | Zico[11] | "Eureka" (feat. Zion.T) |
| 2017 | Dynamic Duo & Chen | "Nosedive" |
| 2018 | BTS | "Fake Love" |
| 2019 | Epik High | "Lovedrunk" (feat. Crush) |
Ballad
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gummy | "Because You’re A Man" |
| 2011 | Kim Bum-soo | "Please" |
| 2012 | K.Will | "Please Don't" |
| 2013 | Huh Gak | "Monodrama" (with Yoo Seung-woo) |
| K.Will | "Love Blossom" | |
| 2014 | M.C the Max | "Wind That Blows" |
| 2015 | Baek Ah Yeon | "Shouldn't Have" (feat. Young K) |
| 2016 | Jung Eun-ji | "Hopefully Sky" |
| Im Chang-jung | "The Love I Committed" | |
| 2017 | Yoon Jong-shin | "Like It" |
| 2018 | Roy Kim | "Only Then" |
| 2019 | Taeyeon | "Four Seasons" |
R&B
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fly to the Sky | "You You You" |
| 2015 | Naul | "Living in the Same Time" |
| 2016 | Baekhyun & Suzy | "Dream" |
| 2017 | Suran | "Wine" |
| 2018 | IU | "Bbibbi" |
| 2019 | Heize | "We Don't Talk Together" |
Rock
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hot Potato | "Confession" |
| 2011 | CNBLUE | "Intuition" |
| 2012 | Nell | "The Day Before" |
| 2013 | Cho Yong-pil | "Bounce" |
| 2014 | CNBLUE | "Can't Stop" |
| 2015 | Kim Sunggyu | "The Answer" |
| 2016 | Ha Hyun-woo | "Don't Cry" |
| 2017 | Kim Hee-chul & Min Kyung-hoon | "Sweet Dream" |
| 2018 | Kim Hee-chul & Min Kyung-hoon | "Falling Blossoms" |
| 2019 | N.Flying | "Rooftop" |
Trot
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jang Yoon-jeong | "Come On" |
| 2015 | Hong Jin Young | "Love Wifi" |
| 2016 | Hong Jin Young | "Thumbs Up" |
| 2017 | Hong Jin Young & Kim Young Chul | "Ring Ring (Composer ver.)" |
| 2018 | Hong Jin Young | "Goodbye" |
| 2019 | Hong Jin Young | "Love Tonight" |
Pop
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Maroon 5 | "Payphone" (feat. Wiz Khalifa) |
| 2013 | Bruno Mars | "Young Girls" |
| 2015 | Mark Ronson | "Uptown Funk" (feat. Bruno Mars) |
| 2016 | Justin Bieber | "Love Yourself" |
| 2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" |
| 2018 | Camila Cabello | "Havana" (feat. Young Thug) |
| 2019 | Billie Eilish | "Bad Guy" |
Dance
| Year | Winner[11] | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Male | Block B | "Her" |
| Female | Apink | "Mr. Chu" | |
| 2015 | Male | BTS | "I Need U" |
| Female | Red Velvet | "Ice Cream Cake" | |
| 2016 | Male | Exo | "Monster" |
| Female | GFRIEND | "Rough" | |
| 2017 | Male | Exo | "Ko Ko Bop" |
| Female | Twice | "Knock Knock" | |
| 2018 | Male | Wanna One | "Boomerang" |
| Female | Blackpink | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | |
| 2019 | Male | BTS | "Boy with Luv" |
| Female | Chungha | "Gotta Go" | |
Folk/Blues
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Akdong Musician | "200%" |
| 2015 | 10cm | "Sseudam Sseudam" |
| 2016 | 10cm[11] | "What The Spring??" |
| 2017 | Jung Eunji | "The Spring" |
| 2018 | Hong Jin-young | "Good Bye" |
Indie
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Standing Egg | "Lean on Me" (feat. Park Se-young) |
| 2015 | Standing Egg | "The Sunlight Hurts" (feat. Wheein & Obroject Yundak) |
| 2016 | Bolbbalgan4 | "Galaxy" |
| 2017 | MeloMance | "Gift" |
| 2018 | "Fairy Tale" | |
| 2019 | "You&I" |
OST Award
| Year | Winner | Song | Drama/Show TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Future Liger | "Let's Dance" | Infinite Challenge |
| 2010 | Lee Seung-gi | "Losing My Mind" | My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox |
| 2011 | Sunny Hill | "Pit-a-Pat" | The Greatest Love |
| 2012 | Seo In-guk & Jung Eun-ji | "All For You" | Reply 1997 |
| 2013 | Yoon Mi-rae | "Touch Love" | Master's Sun |
| 2014 | Lyn | "My Destiny" | My Love from the Star |
| 2015 | Loco & Yuju of GFriend | "Spring is Gone By Chance" | A Girl Who Sees Smells |
| 2016 | Yoon Mi-rae | "Always" | Descendants of the Sun |
| 2017 | Ailee | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Goblin |
| 2018 | Paul Kim | "Every Day, Every Moment" | Should We Kiss First? |
| 2019 | Gummy | "Remember Me" | Hotel del Luna |
Popularity awards
Netizen Popularity Award
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Super Junior | "Bonamana" |
| 2011 | Super Junior | "Mr.Simple" |
| 2012 | Beast | "Midnight" |
| 2013 | Exo | "Growl" |
| 2014 | Beast | "Good Luck" |
| 2015 | Big Bang | "Bang Bang Bang" |
| 2016 | Exo | "Monster" |
| 2017 | Exo | "Ko Ko Bop" |
| 2018 | BTS | "Idol" |
| 2019 | BTS | "Boy with Luv" |
Hot Trend Award
| Year | Winner | work | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Girls' Generation | "Hoot" | Music |
| 2011 | Infinite Challenge | "West Coast Expressway Music Festival" | Variety Series |
| 2012 | Trouble Maker | "Trouble Maker" | Music |
| 2013 | Crayon Pop | "Bar Bar Bar" | Music |
| Rose Motel | "Longtime Lovers" | Music | |
| 2014 | Soyou & Junggigo | "Some" | Music |
| 2015 | Infinite Challenge | "Yeongdong Expressway Music Festival" | Variety Series |
| 2016 | Zico | "I Am You, You Are Me" | Music |
| 2017 | Suran & Suga | "Wine" | Collaboration |
| 2018 | Loco & Hwasa | "Don't" | Collaboration |
| 2019 | AB6IX | — | Produce 101 Alumni |
Special awards
Music Video Award
| Year | Winner | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hwang Soo-ah | Ga-in's "Irreversible" |
| 2011 | Cha Eun-taek | T-ara's "Roly-Poly" |
| 2012 | Cho Soo-hyun | Psy's "Gangnam Style" |
| 2013 | Lee Gi-baek (Tiger Cave Studio) | Beast's "Shadow" |
| 2014 | Won Tae-yeon (LOEN Entertainment) | Melody Day's "Another Parting" |
| 2015 | Naive Creative Production | Park Jin-young's "Who's Your Mama?" (feat. Jessi) |
| 2016 | Shin Hee-won | Red Velvet's "Russian Roulette" |
| 2017 | Choi Yong-su (LUMPENS) | BTS' "DNA" |
| 2018 | Ko Yoo-jeong (LUMPENS) | GFriend's "Time for the Moon Night" |
| 2019 | Kang Daniel | Kang Daniel's “What Are You Up To" |
Song Writer Award
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hitman Bang | 8eight's "Without A Heart" & "Goodbye My Love" |
| 2010 | Lee Min-soo & Kim Eana | IU and Im Seulong's "Nagging" |
| 2011 | Jeon Hye-sung | Davichi’s "Don’t Say Goodbye", Baek Ji-young's "That Woman" |
| 2012 | Duble Sidekick | Sistar’s "Loving U", Baek Ji-young's "Voice", "Good Boy" |
| 2013 | Shinsadong Tiger | Ailee's "U&I", Apink's "NoNoNo", Trouble Maker's "Now" |
| 2014 | Kim Do-hoon | Soyou & Junggigo's "Some", Mad Clown's "Without You", Ailee's "Don't Touch Me" |
| 2015 | Teddy Park | Big Bang's "Loser", "Bae Bae", "Bang Bang Bang", "We Like 2 Party", "Sober", "Zutter" (GD & TOP), and "Let's Not Fall In Love" |
| 2016 | Hitman Bang | BTS's "Fire", "Save Me", and "Blood Sweat & Tears" |
| 2017 | IU | IU's "Through the Night", "Can't Love You Anymore", "Palette", and "Ending Scene" |
| 2018 | B.I | iKon's "Love Scenario", "Killing Me", and "Goodbye Road" Blackpink's "Whistle" |
| 2019 | Pdogg | BTS's "Boy with Luv" , "Dionysus" , "Mikrokosmos" & "Make It Right" & TXT "Crown" , "Cat & Dog" , "Angel & Devil" & "Run Away" |
MBC Music Star Award
| Year | Winner[11][11] |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Miss A |
| 2011 | Baek Ji-young |
| 2012 | Shindong & Kim Shin-young |
| 2013 | f(x) |
| 2014 | Ladies' Code |
| 2015 | EXID |
| 2016 | Seventeen |
| 2017 | Hyuna |
Global Artist
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Girls' Generation | "The Boys" |
| 2012 | Psy | "Gangnam Style" |
| 2013 | "Gentleman" | |
| 2017 | BTS | "DNA" |
| 2018 | "Fake Love" |
Stage of the Year
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Park Hyo Shin |
| 2018 | Lee Sun-hee |
| 2019 | Seventeen |
Other awards
2009
- Star: TVXQ
- Mania: TVXQ - "Mirotic"
- Current Stream: Kim Tae-woo – "Love Rain"
- Smart Radio: Girls' Generation
- Odyssey: Girls' Generation – "Gee"
- Mobile Music: Girls' Generation
- Sudden Rise: Leessang
- Y-STAR Live: Lee Seung-chul
2010
- Best Dressed Singer: Girls' Generation
- Best MBC Radio Singer: Jung Yeop – "Without You"
2016
- Hall of Fame Award: Sechs Kies
- Tencent-QQ Music Asia Star Award: iKon
Discontinued awards
Electronic
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2NE1 | "Come Back Home" |
Performing Arts Award
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Psy | "Right Now" |
| 2011 | Lee Seung-hwan | "Super Hero" |
| 2013 | Shin Seung-hun | — |
Most wins
Most grand prizes awarded
This list includes Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year Award.
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 8 | BTS |
| 4 | Exo |
| 3 | IU |
| Girls' Generation | |
| 2 | Busker Busker |
| Big Bang | |
| 2NE1 | |
| Beast |
Broadcasting
South Korea
- The 1st Melon Music Awards ceremony was broadcast through CU Media's y-star, Dramax and Comedy TV channels. Internet partners include Melon, Nate (then a sister brand), GOMTV and Afreeca TV (2009-2010).
- In 2010, LOEN Entertainment partnered with MBC Plus Media, and the latter transmitted the awards night through MBC every1, MBC Dramanet (from 2010-2011 and 2013), MBC Game (now defunct) and MBC Life (now defunct). When MBC Music was launched in 2012, it shared the honor of being the flagship station of MMA with MBC every1. MBC QueeN joined in 2013.
- Daum was the local internet partner in 2013. One year later, it merged with LOEN's incumbent parent company Kakao.
- In 2018, the awards show was broadcast on JTBC2, JTBC4, 1theK, and KakaoTV as part of their partnership with JTBC Plus Media.[14]
Worldwide
- Since 2011, Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube (specifically the 1theK (formerly LOEN MUSIC) channel) is the internet broadcast partner of Melon Music Awards. Microsoft's Zune was the first internet broadcast partner (2009).
Japan
- The Sony Music Japan-owned Music On! TV acquired the local broadcast rights in 2015, making Melon Music Awards the second Korean music awarding event that it broadcasts (the first being Mnet Asian Music Awards).[15]
Thailand
- Joox, another Tencent-owned music service, together with its sister property Sanook.com, brought Melon Music Awards to its users in Thailand in 2016 and 2017.
Taiwan
- Streaming rights is handled by Taiwan Mobile's MyMusic service.
References
- "Melon Music Awards 2009 Results". Soompi. December 16, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Winners from the 2010 Melon Music Awards". Allkpop. December 15, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Winners from the '2011 Melon Music Awards'". Allkpop. November 24, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Winners from the '2012 MelOn Music Awards'!". Allkpop. December 14, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Winners from the '2013 MelOn Music Awards'!". Allkpop. November 14, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Melon Music Awards - Last Awards". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Melon Music Awards 2016 Introduction". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- "2017 멜론뮤직어워드, 12월2일 고척돔서 개최[공식]". Naver. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- Ngọc Trang (October 2, 2019). "Lễ trao giải Melon Music Awards 2019 tổ chức 4 ngày sau Asia Artist Awards: Nghệ sĩ có đủ thời gian xuất hiện ở 2 nơi?". SaoStar.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- Choi, EunHwa (December 15, 2012). "Psy, B2ST Take Home the Big Awards at the 2012 Melon Music Awards". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- Jeong, G. (November 19, 2016). "The Winners Of The 2016 Melon Music Awards". Soompi. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- "2015 Melon Music Awards Awards categories TOP10". Melon. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- "Melon Music Awards". www.melon.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- [단독] 트와이스, 올해 멜론뮤직어워드서 못본다 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- "完全生中継！2016 MelOn MUSIC AWARDS (Complete and Live Broadcast! 2016 Melon Music Awards)". LOEN Entertainment, Inc. and M-ON Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Korean) (LOEN)
- Official website (in Korean) (MBC)
- Melon Music Awards' channel on YouTube
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