2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards Night

MAMA or the Mnet Asian Music Awards is one of the most important events in South Korean music industry. Since 1999, this music awarding ceremony being heldannually.

The '2012 MAMA' took place on November 30th in Hong Kong's HKCEC (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre) become a global event as it was live telecast in many countries including Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore and US. And I witnessed  it just when it was replayed last Monday Dec. 3 here in the Phils. I really enjoyed watching.

Many SKtop stars were attended including Jung Woo Sung, Song Seung Hun, Han Chae Young, Jung Il Woo, Kim Sung Soo, Kim Kang Woo, Jung Gyu Woon, Jo Yoon Hee, Go Joon Hee, Yoon Shi Yoon, Park Shin Hye, Han Ga-in and other actors that I admire so much. K-pop: PSY, Super Junior, Big Bang, Shinee, K Will, Song Joong Ki, Seo In Young, HyunA & Hyun Seung , Gain, Davichi, F(x), IU, Sistar, Kara, the 2012 Superstar K4 winner - Roy Kim  and many more. Other Asian stars were also present, name some like Jackie Chan, Wang Lee Hom, Chris Lee Yu Chun, Joey Yung, Angela Baby, Natthew and The season 8 AI finalist Adam Lambert (2009) and US singer/producer B.O.B.

List of Winners:

Best New Female Artist: Ailee - "Heaven"

 Best New Male Artist: Busker Busker - "Cherry Blossom Ending "

Best Band Performance: Busker Busker

Best Female Artist (Solo): IU -"You and I"

Best Male Artist (Solo): G-Dragon -"Crayon"

Best Collaboration Performance: HyunA & Hyun Seung - Trouble Maker

 

Best Dance Performance (Male Group): SHINee - Sherlock

Best Dance Performance (Female Group): FX - Electric Shock

Best Vocal Performance (Solo): K.Will - I Need You

Best Vocal Performance (Group): Davichi  - Will Think of You

Best OST: Seo In Guk & Jung Eun Ji - All For You from 'Reply 1997'

Best New Asian Group: EXO

 Best Style in Music: Gain of Brown Eyed Girls

Best Rap Performance: Epik High - "UP"

Best Female Group: Sistar - "Alone"

Best Female Global Group: Kara - "Pandora"

Best Male Group: Big Bang - "Fantastic Baby”

Guardian  Angel  Worldwide  Performer: Big Bang

Artist of the Year: Big Bang

Best LINE Award: Super Junior

Best Male Global Group:  Super Junior - "Sexy, Free & Single"

Album of the Year: Super Junior  - Sexy, Free & Single 

 Best Dance Performance (Solo): PSY

International Favorite Artist : PSY

Best Music Video: PSY (Gangnam Style)

Song of the Year: PSY (Gangnam Style)

Best New Asian Artist China- TimeZ

Best New Asian Artist Thailand - Natthew

 Best Asian Artist China- Chris Lee Yu Chun

Best Asian Artist Indonesia – Agnes Monica

 Best Asian Artist Japan – AKB48

Best Asian Artist Philippines – Sarah Geronimo

Best Asian Artist Singapore – Taufik Batisan

Best Asian Artist Taiwan -  Wang Lee Hom

Best Asian Artist Vietnam – My Tam

 Mnet PD Choice: B.A.P

VB's Choice: Joey Yung

The ff. were the Presenters of...

Best Male Artist Award - Bolin Chen

Best New Artist - Park Shin-hye and Yoon Shi-yoon

Best Collaboration Award - Jung Gyu Woon and Cha Ye Ryun

Best Dance Performance Solo - HK actor Simon Yam

Best Vocal Performance - Koh Joon Hee and Kim Sung Soo

 Style in music - Jung Seok Won and Jung Yoon Gi

Best OST award - Bai Baihe and Peng Yuyan (Eddie Peng)

Best Male Group Award - Han Ga in

 

 Best Rap Performance - Shin Bora and Ailee

Best Music Video - Han Chae-young

Guardian  Angel  Worldwide  Performer - HK actress Angela Baby

Best Line Award - Choi Ji-woo

International Favorite Artist Award - Kim Hyo Jin

Best Global Group Award - Song Seung-heon 

Artist of the Year - Jackie Chan & Han Ye seul

Album of the Year - Song Seung-heon & Han Ga-in

Song of the Year - Choi Ji-woo and Jung Woo-sung

The Super Junior now levels with the curent most title holder TVXQ (5 members) with 14 awards each one
Still Rain holds the 2nd rank with 13 Awards
Shinhwa, Big Bang, 2NE1 with 10 awards,
SS501 and PSY with 7 awards,
BoA and SG Wannabe with 6 awards.

The performances that night were great: