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2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place on November 22, 2013, at AsiaWorld-Arena in Hong Kong. The ceremony was the fourth consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea.
| 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards |
|---|
| November 22, 2013 (2013-11-22) |
| AsiaWorld–Arena, Hong Kong |
| Lee Seung-gi |
| G-Dragon (4) |
| Cho Yong-pil (6) |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards |
| South Korea: MnetJapan: Mnet JapanSoutheast Asia: Channel MThailand: Bang ChannelCambodia: MyTV |
| around 300 minutes |
The 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place on November 22, 2013, at AsiaWorld-Arena in Hong Kong. The ceremony was the fourth consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea.
Nominations were announced on October 23, 2013. Leading the nominees were Cho Yong-pil with six, followed by Psy, G-Dragon, and Girls' Generation with five nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, G-Dragon received the most wins with four awards, which includes the daesang (or grand prize) award "Artist of the Year.
This event marked the fifteenth Mnet Asian Music Awards. Using its slogan "Music Makes One" for the third consecutive time, MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as around the world.
This is the first time that the three daesang awards were presented separately. The first daesang, the song of the year award, was given at the end of the first block, the second daesang, the artist of the year award, was given at the end of the second block, and the third daesang, the album of the year award was given at the finale. After the last daesang award was given, Stevie Wonder performed. More than 10,000 people attended the ceremony.
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers.
| Name(s) | Performed | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jaurim, Lee Ha-Neul, Jay Park | "Icarus", Enter The Dragon | "Enter The MAMA" (Opening Act) |
| Trouble Maker, Infinite | "Now", "Before The Dawn", "Destiny" | "Gangs Of Hong Kong" |
| Aaron Kwok | "Yi Ge Hui Wu" | "비망록 (Memorandum)" |
| 2NE1, Icona Pop | "Lonely", "Missing You", "All Night", "I Love It" | "4 Love" |
| Dancing 9 | — | "Trophy Disappeared" |
| Ylvis and Crayon Pop | "What Does the Fox Say?", "Bar Bar Bar" | "The Fox Says 'Bar Bar Bar'" |
| Parc Jae-jung and Zhu Jia Jia | "Annie", "We Are Young " | "We Are Super Stars" |
| Lee Seung-gi | "Return" Orchestra ver. | "애상곡 (Love Song)" |
| EXO | Intro, "Growl", "Wolf" | "Ein süßer Traum (A Sweet Dream)" |
| Rain | "How To Avoid The Sun", "It's Raining", "Hip Song" | "Man of The Moment" |
| Big Bang | "Doom Dada", "Ringa Linga", "Strong Baby" & "Let's Talk About Love", "Sober (G-Dragon verse) / Crooked", "Fantastic Baby" | "The Human" |
| Stevie Wonder, Hyolyn, Aaron Kwok | "I Just Called to Say I Love You", "Lately", "Isn't She Lovely", "Superstition" | "He's A Wonder" |
| Paris Hilton | DJ | (Ending) |
G-Dragon, Received multiple awards including Artist of the Year
Cho Yong-pil, Song of the Year
Exo, Album of the Year
Lee Hyori, Best Female Artist
Infinite, Best Male Group
Girls' Generation, Best Female Group
Lee Seung-gi, Best Male Vocal Performance
Ailee, Best Female Vocal Performance
CL, Best Female Solo Dance Performance
Shinee, Best Male Group Dance Performance
Sistar, Best Female Group Dance Performance
Busker Busker, Best Band Performance
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Album of the Year (Daesang) | Artist of the Year (Daesang) |
|---|---|
| Exo – XOXO | |
| G-Dragon – Coup D'Etat | |
| Cho Yong-pil – Hello | |
| Girls' Generation – I Got a Boy | |
| Shinee – Chapter 1. Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You | G-Dragon |
| Exo | |
| Girls' Generation | |
| Psy | |
| Cho Yong-pil | |
| Cho Yong-pil – "Bounce" | |
| Busker Busker – "First Love" | |
| Girls' Generation – "I Got a Boy" | |
| Psy – "Gentleman" | |
| Crayon Pop – "Bar Bar Bar" | G-Dragon – "Coup D'Etat" (Director: Seo Hyun-seung) |
| Busker Busker – "First Love" (Director: Yong Lee) | |
| Psy – "Gentleman" (Director: Jo Su-hyun) | |
| Lee Seung-chul – "My Love" (Director: Cha Eun-taek) | |
| Cho Yong-pil – "Hello" (Director: Koo Young-jun (Lumpens)) | |
| G-Dragon | |
| Psy | |
| Lee Seung-gi | |
| Lee Seung-chul | |
| Cho Yong-pil | Lee Hyori |
| Baek Ji-young | |
| Sunmi | |
| IU | |
| Ailee | |
| Infinite | |
| Exo | |
| Shinee | |
| Shinhwa | |
| Teen Top | Girls' Generation |
| 2NE1 | |
| Sistar | |
| f(x) | |
| 4Minute | |
| Exo – "Growl" | |
| B1A4 – "What's Going On" | |
| Beast – "Shadow" | |
| Shinee – "Dream Girl" | |
| Infinite – "Man In Love" | Sistar – "Give It to Me" |
| Girl's Day – "Expectation" | |
| Girls' Generation – "I Got a Boy" | |
| Crayon Pop – "Bar Bar Bar" | |
| 4Minute – "What's Your Name?" | |
| G-Dragon – "Crooked" | |
| Jay Park – "Joah" | |
| Seungri – "Gotta Talk To U" | |
| Psy – "Gentleman" | |
| Yang Yo-seob – "Caffeine" | CL – "The Baddest Female" |
| G.NA – "Oops!" | |
| Seo In-young – "Please Love Me" | |
| Sunmi – "24 Hours" | |
| Lee Hyori – "Bad Girls" | |
| Ylvis | Busker Busker – "First Love" |
| CN Blue – "I'm Sorry" | |
| Nell – "Ocean Of Light" | |
| DickPunks – "Viva Primavera" | |
| Jaurim – "Twenty Five, Twenty One" | |
| Lee Seung-gi – "Return" | |
| 2AM – "One Spring Day" | |
| Cho Yong-pil – "Bounce" | |
| K.Will – "Love Blossom" | |
| Lee Seung-chul – "My Love" | Ailee – "U&I" |
| Davichi – "Turtle" | |
| Lyn – "Breakable Heart" | |
| IU – "The Red Shoes" | |
| Lee Hi – "1,2,3,4" | |
| Yoon Mi-rae – "Touch Love" (Master's Sun) | |
| Davichi – "Don't You Know" (IRIS 2) | |
| Jungyup – "Why Did You Come Now?" (I Can Hear Your Voice) | |
| Suzy – "Don't Forget Me" (Gu Family Book) | |
| The One – "Winter Love" (That Winter, the Wind Blows) | Dynamic Duo – "BAAAM" |
| MFBTY – "Sweet Dream" | |
| Geeks – "Wash Away" | |
| Baechigi – "Shower of Tears" | |
| Verbal Jint – "If It Ain't Love" | |
| Roy Kim | |
| BTS | |
| Bumkey | |
| Jung Joon-young | |
| Yoo Seung-woo | Crayon Pop |
| Kim Ye-lim | |
| Ladies' Code | |
| Yoo Sung-eun | |
| Lee Hi |
Special Awards
- Discovery of the Year: Baechigi
- Best Asian Artist: Derrick Hoh; Thu Minh; Tor Saksit; SM*SH; Kyary Pamyu Pamyu; Aaron Kwok
- Style in Music: Sistar
- Next Generation Global Star (Female): Apink
- Sony MDR Worldwide Performer: Infinite
- Best Concert Performer: Lee Seung-chul
- Music Makes One Global Ambassador Award: Stevie Wonder
- Red Carpet Special Prize: Lee Jung-hyun
The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):
| Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 4 | G-Dragon |
The following artist(s) received three or more nominations (excluding the special awards):
| Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 6 | Cho Yong-pil |
| 5 | G-Dragon |
| Girls' Generation | |
| Psy | |
| 4 | EXO |
| 3 | Shinee |
| Crayon Pop | |
| Lee Seung-chul | |
| Busker Busker |
| Network | Country |
|---|---|
| Mnet | South Korea |
| KM | |
| tvN | |
| OnStyle | |
| O'Live | |
| Story On | |
| XTM | |
| TVB | Hong Kong |
| Myx (LIVE/Cable TV) | Philippines |
| Studio 23 (now ABS-CBN Sports+Action) (Delayed/Free TV) | |
| Mnet Japan | Japan |
| Mnet America | United States |
| Channel M (Southeast Asia) | Hong Kong, Taiwan, South East Asia |
| Channel U (Singapore) | Singapore |
| 8TV (Malaysia) | Malaysia |
| Astro Maya HD | |
| Astro Quan Jia HD | |
| Fox | Finland |
| YOUKU | China |
| Indosiar | Indonesia |
- Mnet Asian Music Awards Archived October 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine official website
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