2023 MAMA Awards
The 2023 MAMA Awards is an upcoming awards ceremony scheduled to be held on November 28 and 29, 2023 through Mnet. Organized by CJ E&M, the ceremony will be held at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.
| 2023 MAMA Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | November 28–29, 2023 |
| Venue | Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan |
| Most nominations | Jungkook (4) |
| Website | Official website |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Mnet, across CJ E&M channels, and other international networks |
Background
On September 21, 2023, CJ E&M announced the event would be held in Japan at the Tokyo Dome. It was also announced that the theme for this edition would be titled "One I Born" carrying the meaning of "'I' and 'MAMA', the only beings in the world with infinite possibilities, meeting and becoming a perfect 'One' through positive energy".[1]
Criteria
All songs that have been released from October 22, 2022, to September 30, 2023, are eligible to be nominated.[2]
| Division | Judges Panel Evaluation | Digital sales
(Song Downloads + Streaming) |
Record sales | Global music video view counts | Online voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist of the Year | 20% | 40%
(25% Korea + 15% Global) |
40% | – | – |
| Categories by Artist[lower-alpha 1] | |||||
| Song of the Year | 20% | 80%
(50% Korea + 30% Global) |
– | – | – |
| Categories by Genre[lower-alpha 2] | |||||
| Album of the Year[lower-alpha 3] | 20% | – | 80% | – | – |
| Worldwide Icon of the Year[lower-alpha 4] | – | – | – | – | 100%
(70% Mnet Plus + 30% Spotify) |
| Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10[lower-alpha 4] | |||||
| Best Music Video | 20% | – | – | 80% | – |
Data Sources: Circle Chart, Spotify, YouTube
Nominees
The nominees lists would be announced at 18:00 (KST) on October 19, 2023, with voting also beginning at the same period.[3]
Main awards
Broadcast
The ceremony of the 2023 MAMA Awards will be broadcast live worldwide from Mnet in South Korea, to simulcast across CJ E&M channels (where available); other international networks, and online via Mnet K-pop, Mnet TV, M2, and KCON's YouTube account. The red carpet will be broadcast live 2 hours before the main ceremony.
| Country | Network |
|---|---|
| Worldwide[lower-alpha 5] | YouTube (Mnet K-Pop, Mnet TV, M2 and KCON Official) |
| South Korea | Mnet, TVING |
| Japan | Mnet Japan, Mnet Smart+ |
| Singapore | tvN Asia |
| Taiwan | |
| Malaysia | |
| Vietnam | |
| Philippines | |
| Hong Kong | |
| Indonesia | |
| Thailand | |
| Myanmar | |
| Maldives | |
| Macau | |
| Sri Lanka |
Notes
- Best New Male/Female Artist, Best Male/Female Artist, Best Male/Female Group.
- Best Dance Performance (Solo/Male/Female Group), Best Vocal Performance (Solo/Group), Best Rap & Hip Hop Music, Best Collaboration, Best OST.
- Only albums with 5 new songs or more.
- Pre-voting is open from October 19 to October 30, 2023. Main voting period will be held from November 6 to November 20, 2023.
- Restricted access in some countries due to broadcasting rights. See below this table.
References
- Jeon, Hyo-jin (September 21, 2023). "'2023 MAMA AWARDS' 11월 도쿄돔 입성 [공식]" ['2023 MAMA AWARDS' to enter Tokyo Dome in November [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Naver.
- "[#2023MAMA] 'Worldwide Fans' Choice Category' PRE VOTE opens today at 6PM(KST)". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- "World's No.1 K-Pop Awards, 2023 MAMA Awards". MAMA Awards. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023.