Get ready for K-pop’s biggest night, the 2024 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), nominations for which were announced on October 14. Might we say the competition is fierce, with big names like IU, BTS’ Jungkook and Jimin, and Seventeen competing for the biggest awards. The theme for this year’s MAMA Awards is ‘BIG BLUR: What is Real?’ and the dual ceremonies are scheduled to take place in the third week of November.
The MAMA Awards are decided by a combination of factors, like judging evaluations, streaming data and album sales. Moreover, fans also play a key role, as they can vote for certain categories like the Fans’ Choice Male/Female and Fans’ Choice of the Year. In order to be eligible for the awards, the artist must have released their music between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024.
In another surprising turn of events, for the first time in MAMA’s history, the awards ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on November 21. Then, the ceremony will take place at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on November 22 and 23. Meanwhile, the 2024 MAMA Awards will also be broadcast through Mnet’s YouTube channel.
Here’s a list of the nominations for the 2024 MAMA Awards:
BEST NEW MALE ARTIST
82MAJOR
ALL(H)OURS
AMPERS&ONE
NCT WISH
NOWADAYS
TWS
BEST NEW FEMALE ARTIST
BABYMONSTER
ILLIT
MEOVV
QWER
UNIS
YOUNG POSSE
BEST MALE GROUP
ENHYPEN
NCT DREAM
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
TXT
ZEROBASEONE
BEST FEMALE GROUP
aespa
(G)I-DLE
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
TWICE
BEST MALE ARTIST
Baekhyun
Jungkook
Jimin
Lim Young Woong
Taemin
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
IU
Jennie
Nayeon
Taeyeon
Yuqi
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE MALE SOLO
Jimin – Who
Jungkook – Standing Next to You
Key – Pleasure Shop
Taemin – Guilty
Taeyong – TAP
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE FEMALE SOLO
Hwasa – NA
Jennie – You & Me
Nayeon – ABCD
Sunmi – Balloon in Love
Yuqi – FREAK
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE MALE GROUP
ENHYPEN – Sweet Venom
NCT 127 – Fact Check
RIIZE – Love 119
SEVENTEEN – God of Music
Stray Kids – LALALALA
TWS – plot twist
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE FEMALE GROUP
aespa – Supernova
(G)I-DLE – Super Lady
ILLIT – Magnetic
IVE – Baddie
LE SSERAFIM – EASY
NewJeans – How Sweet
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE SOLO
BIBI – Bam Yang Gang
IU – Love wins all
Lee Mu Jin – Episode
Lim Young Woong – Warmth
Taeyeon – To. X
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE GROUP
AKMU – Hero
Davichi – A very personal story
(G)I-DLE – Fate
PLAVE – WAY 4 LUV
Red Velvet – “Cosmic”
BEST BAND PERFORMANCE
DAY6 – Welcome to the Show
LUCY – The knight who can’t die and the silk cradle
N.Flying – Into You
Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – Young Man
QWER – T.B.H
BEST RAP & HIP HOP PERFORMANCE
DEAN – DIE 4 YOU
Leellamarz – Boys Like Girls (Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca)
Lee Young Ji – Small Girl (Feat. D.O.)
RM – LOST!
Zico – SPOT! (Feat. Jennie)
BEST COLLABORATION
GroovyRoom – Yes or No (Feat. Huh Yunjin, Crush)
Jay Park – Taxi Blurr (Feat. Natty)
Lee Young Ji – Small Girl (Feat. D.O.)
Sung Si Kyung, Naul – Even for a moment
Zico – SPOT! (Feat. Jennie)
BEST OST
Roy Kim – Whenever, Wherever (My Demon)
Lee Chang Sub – Heavenly Fate (A Not So Fairy Tale)
ECLIPSE – Sudden Shower (Lovely Runner)
Taeyeon – Dream (Welcome to Samdal-ri)
Crush – Love You With All My Heart (Queen of Tears)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
aespa – Armageddon
K.will – No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoon Sang)
IU – Love wins all
IVE – HEYA
SEVENTEEN – MAESTRO
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
aespa – Supernova
ILLIT – Magnetic
LE SSERAFIM – CRAZY
NewJeans – Supernatural
RIIZE – Impossible
Taemin – Guilty
There will be automatic nominations for the categories Artist of the Year and Song of the Year. For the Album of the Year nominations, only those albums that sold over 1 million copies are eligible. The nominations are:
aespa – Armageddon
ATEEZ – THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL
Baekhyun – Hello, World
ENHYPEN – ROMANCE : UNTOLD
(G)I-DLE – 2
IVE – I’VE MINE
Jungkook – GOLDEN
LE SSERAFIM – EASY
NCT 127 – Fact Check
NCT DREAM – DREAM()SCAPE
RIIZE – RIIZING
SEVENTEEN – SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN
Stray Kids – 樂-STAR (ROCK-STAR)
TWICE – With YOU-th
TXT – The Name Chapter: FREEFALL
ZEROBASEONE – MELTING POINT
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