2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards

The 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony, also known as 2021 MAMA, organized by CJ E&M and broadcast through its music channel Mnet, took place live on December 11, 2021. The ceremony was held at CJ ENM Contents World in Paju, South Korea. The theme for the ceremony was titled as "Make Some Noise". The ceremony was the 23rd in the show's history, and the last to be named as the "Mnet Asian Music Awards," as the show rebranded for the following edition.

2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards
Logo of 2021 MAMA
DateDecember 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)
VenueCJ ENM Contents World, Paju, South Korea
Hosted byLee Hyori
Most awardsBTS (10)
WebsiteOfficial website
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMnet, across CJ E&M channels, and other international networks
Runtime100 minutes (Red carpet)
285 minutes (Main ceremony)

Background

On July 20, 2021, it was reported by Ilgan Sports the ceremony is undergoing discussion to be held in Hong Kong despite the ongoing pandemic and travel restrictions.[1] On September 7, it was announced the ceremony would be held at CJ ENM Contents World in Paju, South Korea. This will be the second consecutive year, the ceremony will take place in South Korea only.[2]

On October 13, Mnet announced that Lee Hyori will be hosting the ceremony. She will be the first female host for Mnet Asian Music Awards. In addition, Mnet also announced that the theme of the ceremony titled as "Make Some Noise".[3] Mnet also announced that it will be airing a 7-episode special documentary titled "MAMA: The Original K-pop Awards" from October 28, to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Mnet Asian Music Awards.[4] According to video teaser posted on Mnet's Twitter, the documentary is expected to feature interviews from Psy, Park Jin-young, Exo's Kai, Twice's Nayeon, Sana, and Jihyo, Mamamoo's Hwasa, Stray Kids, Super Junior, Shinee, and 2NE1.[5]

On November 16, a global press conference was held. It was revealed that the awards ceremony will be an offline event with a limited audience in accordance with government disease prevention guidelines. South Korean-based company, Samil PwC, will be auditing the ceremony. Mnet also announced additional performers including British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, the 8 crews of Street Woman Fighter, a reunion stage of Wanna One, and a collaboration stage between members of top fourth-generation K-pop groups.[6]

On December 9, Mnet announced the 2021 MAMA Ambassadors. Rain, Song Joong-ki, Ed Sheeran and Han Ye-ri will deliver the key values that made K-content globally loved by global audiences.[7] On December 11, Mnet released a special album titled, "Do the dance", performed by Lee Hyori on music streaming platforms.[8]

Performers

Ed Sheeran, Street Woman Fighter, and Wanna One were announced as performers on November 16, 2021.[9] The rest of the performers were announced on November 25.[10] On December 5, Kep1er withdrew from the ceremony after a staff member from the group tested positive for COVID-19.[11] Some performances are pre-recorded.

List of performers at 2021 MAMA
Name(s) Song performed Stage theme Ref.
Heeseung (Enhypen), Hyunjin (Stray Kids),
Karina (Aespa), Wooyoung (Ateez),
Yeji (Itzy), Yeonjun (Tomorrow X Together)		 — "BlooM The Sound" [12]
Brave Girls "Rollin'" (Ballad ver.) + "Chi Mat Ba Ram" + "Rollin'" "Wind of Wish" [13]
INI "Rocketeer" "One Dream" [14]
Kimura Masaya (INI), Kawashiri Ren (JO1) —
JO1 "Bokura no Kisetsu" [15]
Itzy (featuring Heo Sung-tae) "Loco" (MAMA ver.) + "In the Morning" (MAMA ver.) "Mission: Be A Good Kitty" [16]
Jannabi "A Thought on an Autumn Night" +
"I Know Where The Rainbow has Fallen"		 "Sailing into the Autumn" [17]
Gwang-il Jo X Gaeko "Waterbomb" + "Garion" (MAMA ver.) "Shout Out If Hip Hop" [18]
Show Me the Money 10 "Resume" + "82" (MAMA ver.) [19]
NCT U "Universe (Let's Play Ball)" "Welcome to Universe" [20]
Ateez "Turbulence" + "The Real" (Heung ver.) "The Real Journey Begins" [21][22]
Tomorrow X Together "Frost" + "Loser=Lover" "Break All Myself" [23][24]
Stray Kids "Cheese" "Stray Kids World Domination" [25]
3Racha (Bang Chan, Changbin, Han) "Hey, Monster!" [26]
Stray Kids "Thunderous" (Hero ver.)
Ed Sheeran "Bad Habits" + "Shivers" "Permission to Challenge" [27]
NCT Dream "Hello Future" + "Hot Sauce" (MAMA ver.) "Dipping in a Dream" [28][29]
Wanna One "Spring Breeze" (MAMA ver.) + "Energetic" +
"Burn It Up" + "Beautiful" (Part III)		 "1 = 111 (I Miss You)" [30]
Aespa (featuring Haha) "Next Level" + "Savage" "Oh My Gosh! We Are On Another Level" [31][32]
Enhypen "Drunk-Dazed" + "Tamed-Dashed" (MAMA ver.) "Carnival to Dilemma" [33][34]
NCT 127 "Favorite (Vampire)" + "Sticker" (MAMA ver.) "Eternal Love" [35][36]
Lee Hyori X Street Woman Fighter (YGX, LACHICA,
WANT, WAYB, CocaNButter, PROWDMON, HolyBang, HOOK)		 "Do the Dance" "Make Some Noise" [37]

Presenters

The list of presenters was announced on December 7, 2021.[38] Choi Si-won was originally scheduled as a presenter but was diagnosed with COVID-19 a day before the ceremony.[39]

Criteria

K-pop categories

All songs that have been released from October 29, 2020, to October 31, 2021, are eligible to be nominated.[40]

Division MAMA professional panel
(Local and foreign)		 Digital sales Record sales Global music video view counts Global music platform
(Apple Music)		 Online voting
Artist of the Year 40% 20% 20% 10% 10% —
Categories by Artist[lower-alpha 1]
Song of the Year 40% 30% 10% 10% 10% —
Categories by Genre[lower-alpha 2]
Album of the Year[lower-alpha 3] 40% 10% 40% — 10% —
Best Music Video 70% — — 30% — —
Worldwide Icon of the Year[lower-alpha 4] — — — — —
  • 80% (MAMA website)
  • 10% (Twitter)
  • 10% (Apple Music Playlist Voting)
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10[lower-alpha 4]
  1. Best New Male/Female Artist, Best Male/Female Artist, Best Male/Female Group.
  2. Best Dance Performance (Solo/Male/Female Group), Best Vocal Performance (Male/Female/Group), Best Hip-hop & Urban Music, Best Band Performance, Best Collaboration, Best OST.
  3. Only albums with 5 new songs or more.
  4. Pre-voting will be held from November 4 to 22, 2021. Main voting period will be held from November 25 until the live broadcast of the show.

Asia Music categories

Artists from Japan, Greater China, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam who have worked on songs released from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.[40]

Professional categories

Music experts who participated in the production, creation, activities etc., of K-Pop's records and digital songs released from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.[40]

Winners and nominees
BTS won ten awards, including the Artist of the Year (Daesang), Song of the Year (Daesang), Album of the Year (Daesang), Worldwide Icon of the Year (Daesang), Best Male Group, Best Dance Performance, Best Music Video, Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10, TikTok Favorite Moment and 2021 Visionary.
IU won three awards, including Best Female Artist, Best Vocal Performance, and Best Collaboration.
Aespa, Best Dance Performance – Female Group and Best New Female Artist

Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners listed first and highlighted in bold.[41][42]

Online voting for Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 opened on the official website and Twitter on November 4, 2021. Online voting for Worldwide Icon of the Year opened on the official MAMA website and Twitter on November 25, 2021. Voting on the official website and Apple Music ended on December 9, 2021, while voting on Twitter ended during the live broadcast.[43]

Main Awards

The list of nominees for all categories excluding TikTok Album of the Year, TikTok Worldwide Icon of the Year, and Best Music Video, were announced on November 3, 2021, through the official website.[44]

TikTok Artist of the Year
(Daesang)		 TikTok Song of the Year
(Daesang)
TikTok Album of the Year
(Daesang)		 TikTok Worldwide Icon of the Year
(Daesang)
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best Dance Performance – Male Group Best Dance Performance – Female Group
Best Dance Performance – Solo Best Vocal Performance
Best OST Best Collaboration
Best New Male Artist Best New Female Artist
Best HipHop & Urban Music Best Band Performance
Best Music Video

Favorite Awards

The list of nominees for Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10, were announced on November 3, 2021, through the official website.[44]

Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
List of nominated artists
Favorite Asian Artist Favorite International Artist

Special Awards
Category Winner
Best Asian Artist Japan JO1
Mandarin Accusefive
Thailand Tilly Birds
Indonesia Anneth
Vietnam Quân A.P
Best New Asian Artist Japan Ado
Mandarin Anson Lo
Thailand Sprite X Guygeegee
Indonesia Lyodra
Vietnam Hoàng Duyên
TikTok Favorite Moment BTS
KTO Breakout Artist Brave Girls
2021 Visionary (CJ E&M)

Professional Categories
Category Winner Work
Best Executive Producer of the Year Bang Si-hyuk BTS
Best Producer of the Year Teddy Lalisa
Best Composer of the Year Yoo Young-jin "Savage"
Best Engineer of the Year Gu Jong-pil & Kwon Nam-woo "Celebrity"
Best Video Director of the Year Lumpens "Butter"
Best Choreographer of the Year Leejung Lee "Money"
Best Art Director of the Year MU:E "Butter"

Multiple Awards

The following artist(s) received three or more awards:

Awards Artist(s)
10 BTS
3 IU

Broadcast

The ceremony of the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards was broadcast live worldwide from Mnet in South Korea, to simulcast across CJ E&M channels; other international networks, and online via Mnet K-pop, Mnet TV, M2, and KCON's YouTube account.[45] The red carpet was broadcast live 2 hours before the main ceremony.

Country Network
Worldwide[lower-alpha 1] YouTube (Mnet K-Pop, Mnet TV, M2 & KCON Official)
United States KCON USA
South Korea Mnet, TVING, tvN STORY, tvN Show
Japan Mnet Smart, Mnet Japan, au Smart Pass
Hong Kong JOOX, ViuTV, ViuTVsix, viu.tv, NOW Drama tvN Asia
Macau ViuTV, ViuTVsix, viu.tv, NOW Drama
Taiwan FET Friday Video, FET Mobile Circle app (Far EasTone)
Philippines GigaPlay (Smart Communications)
Singapore MeWATCH
Indonesia Indosiar, Vidio, JOOX
Malaysia JOOX, TonTon
Thailand JOOX
Myanmar tvN Asia
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Vietnam FPT TV, FPT Play, Foxy
Sub-Saharan Africa tvN Asia (through DStv)

Notes
  1. Restricted access in some countries due to broadcasting rights.

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