(From left) Seventeen, NewJeans. Images from their respective Instagram accounts
This year proved to be a historic one for Seventeen and NewJeans as they led the roster of winners at the 2023 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) as they bagged Album of the Year and Group of the Year, respectively, which was held at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Nov. 28 to 29.
Seventeen is closing its jampacked year on a high with their 10th mini album “FML” bringing one of the biggest awards of the night. The six-track EP includes the songs “F*ck My Life,” “Super,” “Fire” by Hiphop Team (S.Coups, Vernon, Wonwoo, Mingyu), “I Don’t Understand but I Luv U” by Performance Team (Hoshi, Jun, The8, Dino), “Dust” by Vocal Team (Woozi, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK, Seungkwan), and “April Shower.”
Meanwhile, NewJeans made history as the first girl group to bag the Artist of the Year award since Girls’ Generation in 2011. The five-piece act also brought home the Song of the Year award with their smash hit “Ditto.”
The nominees of the 2023 MAMA Awards include songs and albums that were released from Oct. 22, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023. The winners will be decided based on digital sales, record sales, music video view counts, online voting, and a panel of judges — based on the award that will be given out.
Here are the full list of winners:
Album of the Year: “FML” by Seventeen
Artist of the Year: NewJeans
Song of the Year: “Ditto” by NewJeans
Worldwide Icon of the Year: BTS
Best New Male Artist: ZEROBASEONE
Best New Female Artist: tripleS
Best Male Group: Seventeen
Best Female Group: NewJeans
Best Male Artist: Jimin of BTS
Best Female Artist: Jisoo of Blackpink
Best Dance Performance – Male group: “Super” by Seventeen
Best Dance Performance – Female group: “Ditto” by NewJeans
Best Vocal Performance – Solo: “Let’s Break Up” by Parc Jae-jung
Best Vocal Performance – Group: “Love Lee” by AKMU
Best Dance Performance – Male Solo: “Seven” by BTS’ Jungkook feat. Latto
Best Dance Performance – Female Solo: “Flower” by Blackpink’s Jisoo
Best OST: “The Planet” by BTS
Best Rap & HipHop Performance: “People Pt. 2” by Agust D or BTS’ Suga feat. IU
Best Collaboration: “Seven” by BTS’ Jungkook feat. Latto
Best Music Video: “Flower” by Blackpink’s Jisoo
Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10:
ATEEZ
BTS
Enhypen
Lim Young-woong
NCT Dream
Seventeen
Stray Kids
Tomorrow X Together
Twice
ZEROBASEONE
Favorite New Artist:
RIIZE
ZEROBASEONE
Favorite Asian Male Group: INI
Favorite International Artist: Yoshiki
Favorite Asian Female Group: Kep1er
Favorite Dance Performance – Male group: Treasure
Favorite Dance Performance – Female group: LE SSERAFIM
Favorite Global Performer – Male group: ATEEZ
Favorite Global Performer – Female group: (G)I-DLE
Inspiring Achievement Award: TVXQ!
Neo Flip Artist Award: Treasure
Culture and Style Award:
“Street Woman Fighter 2” cast
Seventeen