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2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards
| 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards |
|---|
| December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11) |
| CJ ENM Contents World, Paju, South Korea |
| TikTok |
| Lee Hyori |
| BTS (10) |
| 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards |
| Mnet, across CJ E&M channels, and other international networks |
| 100 minutes (Red carpet)285 minutes (Main ceremony) |
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.
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. 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.
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". 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. 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.
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.
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. On December 11, Mnet released a special album titled, "Do the dance", performed by Lee Hyori on music streaming platforms.
Ed Sheeran, Street Woman Fighter, and Wanna One were announced as performers on November 16, 2021. The rest of the performers were announced on November 25. On December 5, Kep1er withdrew from the ceremony after a staff member from the group tested positive for COVID-19. Some performances are pre-recorded.
| Name(s) | Song performed | Stage theme | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
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| "Rollin'" (Ballad ver.) + "Chi Mat Ba Ram" + "Rollin'" | "Wind of Wish" | ||
| "Rocketeer" | "One Dream" | ||
| —N/a | |||
| "Bokura no Kisetsu" | |||
| "Loco" (MAMA ver.) + "In the Morning" (MAMA ver.) | "Mission: Be A Good Kitty" | ||
| "A Thought on an Autumn Night" + "I Know Where The Rainbow has Fallen" | "Sailing into the Autumn" | ||
| "Waterbomb" + "Garion" (MAMA ver.) | "Shout Out If Hip Hop" | ||
| "Resume" + "82" (MAMA ver.) | |||
| "Universe (Let's Play Ball)" | "Welcome to Universe" | ||
| "Turbulence" + "The Real" (Heung ver.) | "The Real Journey Begins" | ||
| "Frost" + "Loser=Lover" | "Break All Myself" | ||
| "Cheese" | "Stray Kids World Domination" | ||
| "Hey, Monster!" | |||
| "Thunderous" (Hero ver.) | |||
| "Bad Habits" + "Shivers" | "Permission to Challenge" | ||
| "Hello Future" + "Hot Sauce" (MAMA ver.) | "Dipping in a Dream" | ||
| "Spring Breeze" (MAMA ver.) + "Energetic" + "Burn It Up" + "Beautiful" (Part III) | "1 = 111 (I Miss You)" | ||
| "Next Level" + "Savage" | "Oh My Gosh! We Are On Another Level" | ||
| "Drunk-Dazed" + "Tamed-Dashed" (MAMA ver.) | "Carnival to Dilemma" | ||
| "Favorite (Vampire)" + "Sticker" (MAMA ver.) | "Eternal Love" | ||
| "Do the Dance" | "Make Some Noise" |
The list of presenters was announced on December 7, 2021. Choi Si-won was originally scheduled as a presenter but was diagnosed with COVID-19 a day before the ceremony.
- Lee Hyun-yi & Ahn Hyun-mo – red carpet hosts
- Lee Sun-bin & Lee Do-hyun – Best New Artists (Male & Female)
- Haha, Monika, & Shin Ga-bee – KTO Breakout Artist
- Kim Seo-hyung – Best Band Performance
- Kim Young-dae & Kim Hye-yoon – Best HipHop & Urban Music
- Yeo Jin-goo – Best Dance Female Group
- Jo Jung-suk – Album of the Year
- Heo Sung-tae & Nam Yoon-su – Best OST
- Jo Bo-ah & Ahn Bo-hyun – Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
- Rain & Noh Hong-chul – Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
- Han Ye-ri – The value of being different segment
- Lee Jung-jae – Worldwide Icon of the Year
- Song Joong-ki – Breaking the Norm
- Kwon Yul – TikTok Favorite Moment
- Tiffany Young & Choi Soo-young – Best Female Group
- Song Joong-ki – Song of the Year
- Uhm Jung-hwa – Artist of the Year
All songs that have been released from October 29, 2020, to October 31, 2021, are eligible to be nominated.
| Division | MAMA professional panel(Local and foreign) | Digital sales | Record sales | Global music video view counts | Global music platform(Apple Music) | Online voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | — | |
| 40% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | — | |
| 40% | 10% | 40% | — | 10% | — | |
| 70% | — | — | 30% | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | 80% (MAMA website) | |
| 10% (Twitter) | ||||||
| 10% (Apple Music Playlist Voting) | ||||||
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Artists from Japan, Greater China, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam who have worked on songs released from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.
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.
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.
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.
The list of nominees for all categories excluding Album of the Year, Worldwide Icon of the Year, and Best Music Video, were announced on November 3, 2021, through the official website.
| Artist of the Year(Daesang) | Song of the Year(Daesang) |
|---|---|
| BTS | |
| Aespa | |
| IU | |
| NCT 127 | |
| Oh My Girl | BTS – "Butter" |
| Aespa – "Next Level | |
| IU – Celebrity | |
| Lee Mu-jin – "Traffic Light" | |
| Oh My Girl – "Dun Dun Dance" | |
| BTS – Be | |
| Aespa – Savage | |
| IU – Lilac | |
| NCT 127 – Sticker | |
| NCT Dream – Hot Sauce | BTS |
| Enhypen | |
| Lisa | |
| NCT 127 | |
| NCT Dream | |
| Seventeen | |
| Stray Kids | |
| Tomorrow X Together | |
| Treasure | |
| Twice | |
| BTS | |
| NCT 127 | |
| NCT Dream | |
| Seventeen | |
| Stray Kids | |
| Tomorrow X Together | Twice |
| (G)I-dle | |
| Brave Girls | |
| Itzy | |
| Oh My Girl | |
| Red Velvet | |
| Baekhyun | |
| D.O | |
| Kai | |
| Kang Daniel | |
| Lee Mu-jin | IU |
| Heize | |
| Lisa | |
| Rosé | |
| Taeyeon | |
| BTS – "Butter" | |
| NCT 127 – "Sticker" | |
| NCT Dream – "Hot Sauce" | |
| Seventeen – "Ready to Love" | |
| Shinee – "Don't Call Me" | |
| Stray Kids – "Thunderous" | Aespa – "Next Level" |
| Itzy – "In the Morning" | |
| Oh My Girl – "Dun Dun Dance" | |
| Red Velvet – "Queendom" | |
| STAYC – "ASAP" | |
| Twice – "Alcohol-Free" | |
| Rosé – "On The Ground" | |
| Baekhyun – "Bambi" | |
| Hyuna – "I'm Not Cool" | |
| Jeon Somi – "Dumb Dumb" | |
| Lisa – "Lalisa" | |
| Taeyeon – "Weekend" | IU – "Celebrity" |
| AKMU – "Nakka" (with IU) | |
| Davichi – "Just Hug Me" | |
| Heize – "Happen" | |
| Lee Mu-jin – "Traffic Light" | |
| Jo Jung-suk – "I Like You" (Hospital Playlist Season 2) | |
| 10cm – "Borrow Your Night" (Romance 101) | |
| Choi Yu-ree – "Wish" (Hometown Cha Cha) | |
| Lee Mu-jin – "Rain and You" (Hospital Playlist Season 2) | |
| Yang Yo-seob & Jung Eun-ji – "Love Day" (2021) (Romance 101) | AKMU & IU – "Nakka" |
| Coldplay & BTS – "My Universe" | |
| Gaeko & Kwon Jin-ah – "I Feel Like" | |
| Hyolyn & Dasom – "Summer or Summer" | |
| Rain & J.Y. Park – "Switch to Me" | |
| Enhypen | |
| Drippin | |
| Epex | |
| Mirae | |
| P1Harmony | Aespa |
| Jo Yu-ri | |
| Kwon Eun-bi | |
| Lightsum | |
| STAYC | |
| Ash Island – "Melody" | |
| Changmo – "GJD" | |
| Jessi – "What Type of X" | |
| Mino – "Run Away" | |
| Yumdda – "9ucci" | Jannabi – "A Thought on an Autumn Night" |
| 10cm – "Sleepless in Seoul" (feat. Lee Su-hyun) | |
| CNBLUE – "Then, Now and Forever" | |
| Day6 – "You Make Me" | |
| N.Flying – "Moonshot" | |
| BTS – "Butter" |
The list of nominees for Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10, were announced on November 3, 2021, through the official website.
| Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| BTS | ||
| Enhypen | ||
| Lisa | ||
| NCT 127 | ||
| NCT Dream | ||
| Seventeen | ||
| Stray Kids | ||
| Tomorrow X Together | ||
| Treasure | ||
| Twice |
(G)I-dle Aespa AKMU Ash Island Astro Ateez Brave Girls Chungha CL Davichi Exo Fromis 9 Heize Hyuna iKon Itzy IU Jannabi Jeon Somi Jessi
Kang Daniel Lee Mu-jin Lee Seung-gi Loona Mamamoo Mino Monsta X NU'EST Oh My Girl Rain Red Velvet Rosé SF9 Shinee STAYC Sunmi Super Junior Taeyeon The Boyz Weeekly | (G)I-dle Aespa AKMU Ash Island Astro Ateez Brave Girls Chungha CL Davichi Exo Fromis 9 Heize Hyuna iKon Itzy IU Jannabi Jeon Somi Jessi | Kang Daniel Lee Mu-jin Lee Seung-gi Loona Mamamoo Mino Monsta X NU'EST Oh My Girl Rain Red Velvet Rosé SF9 Shinee STAYC Sunmi Super Junior Taeyeon The Boyz Weeekly | | (G)I-dle Aespa AKMU Ash Island Astro Ateez Brave Girls Chungha CL Davichi Exo Fromis 9 Heize Hyuna iKon Itzy IU Jannabi Jeon Somi Jessi | Kang Daniel Lee Mu-jin Lee Seung-gi Loona Mamamoo Mino Monsta X NU'EST Oh My Girl Rain Red Velvet Rosé SF9 Shinee STAYC Sunmi Super Junior Taeyeon The Boyz Weeekly | | | INI | Ed Sheeran | |
| 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) | BTS | |
| Aespa | ||
| Yoo Jae-suk | ||
| Choi Jung-nam | ||
| Youn Yuh-jung | ||
| Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| 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" |
The following artist(s) received three or more awards:
| Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 10 | BTS |
| 3 | IU |
| Aespa |
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. The red carpet was broadcast live 2 hours before the main ceremony.
| Country | Network | |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 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) |
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