2007 Mnet KM Music Festival

The 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the ninth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 17, 2007, at the Seoul Sports Complex.

2007 Mnet KM Music Festival
DateNovember 17, 2007 (2007-11-17)
LocationSeoul Sports Complex, Seoul, South Korea
Hosted byShin Dong-yup and Lee Da-hae
Most awardsBig Bang, Epik High, Clazziquai (2)
Most nominationsBig Bang, Yangpa, SG Wannabe (5)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSouth Korea: Mnet
Japan: Mnet Japan
Runtimearound 210 minutes

Boy band Big Bang, trio SG Wannabe, and solo artist Yangpa lead the nominees with five nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, Big Bang received two awards including Song of the Year daesang award. In addition, Epik High and Clazziquai both received 2 wins as well with the former receiving the Album of the Year daesang award and the latter winning both of their nominations.

Background

The award ceremony was held for the ninth consecutive time.[1] The event took place at the Seoul Olympic Stadium for the first time with Shin Dong-yup as a returning host for the fifth time and Lee Da-hae as his co-host.[2]

Japanese artist Gackt performed on the stage for the second time since the sixth ceremony, while co-host Lee Da-hae performed "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" kor. version during the middle of the show.

Controversy

Lee Min Woo (M) and Shin Hye Sung, both members of Shinhwa left the event right before broadcasting.[3]

Criteria

Big Bang, Song of the Year and Best Male Group
Epik High, Album of the Year and Best Hip Hop Performers
Super Junior, Artist of the Year
Lee Seung-gi, Best Male Artist
Ivy, Best Female Artist
Younha, Best New Artist
Wonder Girls, Best New Female Group
FT Island, Best New Male Group
Clazziquai, Best House & Electronic and Best Mixed Group
Yangpa, Best Ballad Performer
The Grace, Best Dance Performers
Jung Il-woo, Best Music Video Actor (with Baek Sung-hyun)

The following criteria for winners include:[2]

Preference by Professional Research Organizations20%
Viewers' Vote via the Internet Mobile20%
Professional Jury Screening20%
Record Sales20%
Album Sales10%
Integrated Digital Sales Chart10%
Nominations Selection Committee Score10%
Total100%

Winners and nominees

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

Song of the Year
(daesang)
Artist of the Year
(daesang)
Album of the Year
(daesang)
Best New Artist
Best New Male Group Best New Female Group
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best House & Electronic Best Dance Performance
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best R&B Performance Best Rock Performance
Best Hip Hop Performance Best Ballad Performance
Music Video Acting Best Music Video
Best Mixed Group
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)
2 Big Bang
Epik High
Clazziquai

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

The following artist(s) received two or more nominations:

Nominations Artist(s)
5 Big Bang
Yangpa
SG Wannabe
4 Epik High
3 Ivy
Super Junior
Wonder Girls
Dynamic Duo
2 The Grace
Clazziquai
Shin Hye-sung
Cherry Filter
Leessang

Performers and presenters

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[2][7][8]

Performers

Name(s) Performed Notes
Wiretap In My Ear, Jang Keun-suk"Tear Me Down", "Wig In A Box", "Angry Inch"Act #1: Glamorous
Kara, Black Pearl, Girls' Generation, Wonder Girls, Kim Bum"Break It", "What Should I Do, I Like You", "Into the New World", "Irony"Act #2: Battle Of Princess
Drunken Tiger, Epik High, SG Wannabe, Kim Heechul, Xuren Ying, Supernova, Clazziquai, Seo In-young"8:45 Heaven", "Music Is Love"Act #3: Birth Death Choice
Seoul National Orchestra (SNUPO), Big Bang"Lies"Act #4: Symphonic Beat
Lee Da-hae"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" kor. versionAct #5: I Love Rock N Roll
Park Jin-young (JYP) ft. Wonder Girls"Don't Leave Me", "Honey", "Life Is Cool", "The House You Live In", "Kiss"Act #6: JYP is Back
Girls' Generation, The Grace, Super Junior"Girls' Generation", "One More Time, OK?", "A Man In Love"Act #7: Fantasia
F.T. Island, Younha and Insooni"That's What Friends Are For"Act #8: Friends
Gackt"Dispar", "Redemption"Act #9: Promises

Presenters

Name(s)Role
Shin Dong-yup and Lee Da-haeMain hosts of the show
Kim Kang-woo and Kim Min-seon (김민선)Presenters for the award for Best New Artist
Super JuniorPresenters for the award for Best New Male Group
Kim BumPresenter for the award for Best New Female Group
우리 and Min Hyo-rinPresenters for the award for Best House & Electronic
Yoo Se-yoon and Seung-min Woo(우승민)Presenters for the award for Best Rock Performance
Moon-Suk Choi (최문석) and Sol BiPresenters for the award for Auction Netizen Popularity Award
Jang Yoon-ju and HahaPresenters for the award for Best Ballad Performance
Na Hye Mi and Lou (루)Presenters for the award for Best Female Group
인혜경 and Joe ChengPresenters for the award for Foreign Viewers' Choice Award
Lee Gi-sang (이기상) and Iji (이지)Presenters for the award for Mnet.com Award
DJ DOCPresenters for the award for Best Hip Hop Performance
김옥삼 and 임재봉Presenters for the award for Best Music Video
Chang (창)Presenter for the award for Music Video Acting
Park Kyung-limPresenter for the award for Best Male Artist
Hyeonmi (현미)Presenter for the award for Album of the Year
내 인생에 내기 걸었네Presenters for the award for Mobile Popularity Award
Hong Rok-gi (홍록기) and Seo Danbi (서단비)Presenters for the award for Best Mixed Group
Song Kyung-ah and Han Sang-jinPresenters for the award for Best R&B Performance
Ji Hyun-woo and Kim Ok-binPresenters for the award for Best Dance Performance
Jang Keun-sukPresenter for the award for Best Female Artist
Choi Jung-won and Park Si-hooPresenters for the award for Best Male Group
Lee Beom-soo and Park Si-yeonPresenters for the award for Artist of the Year
박정희Presenter for the award for Song of the Year

References

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