The much-awaited 2023 Melon Music Awards is fast approaching! The nominees for this year’s awards and an incredible lineup of talented performers have been revealed. Explore the exciting details for the upcoming 15th Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2023, including date, venue, nominees, performer lineup, and how to watch Melon Music Award live stream.
15th Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2023: Date, Venue, Nominees, Performer Lineup, and How to Watch
Date and Venue of MMA 2023
The 2023 Melon Music Awards (MMA) will be held at the new INSPIRE Arena in Yeongjongdo, Incheon, on December 2. The INSPIRE Arena is a brand-new venue that is designed specifically for K-pop events. It is exhilarating because it will be the first arena solely dedicated to K-pop, with a seating capacity of 15,000 people. So, there will be plenty of space for fans to come and enjoy their favorite artists’ performances.
This year’s MMA slogan is “K-Pop Changes the World.” The slogan carries a powerful message about the impact and influence of K-pop music, as music has the power to unite people and spread positivity. The Melon Music Awards 2023 aims to showcase the strength and transformative power of K-pop music and how it can break down barriers and connect people from all around the world. It’s a celebration of the global phenomenon that K-pop has become, showcasing its ability to bring joy to millions of fans worldwide.
Voting
Melon has introduced a new awards category called the Millions Top 10 Awards. These awards will be given to albums that achieve more than 1 million streams on Melon within the first 24 hours of their release. The winners will be determined using a combination of Melon download and streaming counts (80%) and votes (20%).
In addition to the Millions Top 10 awards, Melon has also opened voting for various other categories, such as Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Song of the Year. The determination process for these awards will be based on a formula consisting of Melon download and streaming counts (60%), judges’ evaluations (20%), and votes (20%).
There are also exceptions to the usual formula for specific awards. The Best Music Style award will be determined based on Melon download and streaming counts (20%), judges’ evaluations (60%), and votes (20%). Similarly, the Kakao Bank Favorite Star Award will be assessed based on judges’ evaluations (20%) and votes (80%).
However, some awards, like Record of the Year and Music Video of the Year, will not include online voting. Instead, these awards will be determined entirely based on judges’ evaluations.
The voting period for Melon users with verified accounts will be available until December 1. The announcement of the winners will take place at the Melon Music Awards on December 2 at 5 p.m. KST.
Here are the complete nominees for the Melon Music Awards 2023.
Nominees of MMA 2023
Album of the Year
- (G)I-DLE – “I Feel”
- aespa – “My World”
- IVE – “I’ve IVE”
- Jimin – “Face”
- LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN”
- NCT DREAM – “ISTJ”
- NewJeans – “Get Up”
- Parc Jae Jung – “Alone”
- Seventeen – “FML”
- TOMORROW x TOGETHER – “The Name Chapter: Temptation”
Song of the Year
- (G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
- aespa – “Spicy”
- IVE – “I AM”
- Jisoo – “Flower”
- LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN” (feat. Nile Rodgers)
- NCT Dream – “Candy”
- NewJeans – “Ditto”
- Parc Jae Jung – “Let’s Say Goodbye”
- STAYC – “Teddy Bear”
- Seventeen BSS – “Fighting” (Feat. Lee Young Ji)
Rookie of the Year
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- KISS OF LIFE
- PLAVE
- RIIZE
- ZEROBASEONE
Best Female Solo
- Jisoo
- Lee Young Ji
- Shin Ye Young
- Ha Ye Song
- ZIA
Best Male Solo
- BIG Naughty
- DK
- Jungkook
- Lim Young Woong
- Woody
Best Female Group
- (G)I-DLE
- aespa
- IVE
- LE SSERAFIM
- NewJeans
Best Male Group
- BTS
- NCT DREAM
- Seventeen
- Seventeen BSS
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Best OST
- (G)I-DLE Miyeon – “The Painted On The Moonlight”
- BIG Naughty – “With Me”
- Lim Jae Hyun – “Heaven (2023)”
- Paul Kim – “You Remember”
- Younha – “Letter”
Best Pop Artist
- Charlie Puth
- Ed Sheeran
- Post Malone
- Sia
- SZA
Kakao Bank Favorite Star
- aespa
- BTS
- ENHYPEN
- IVE
- Lim Young Woong
- NCT DREAM
- NewJeans
- RIIZE
- Seventeen
- ZEROBASEONE
Millions Top 10
- aespa – “MY WORLD”
- Agust D (BTS’ Suga)– “D-DAY”
- THE BOYZ– “BE AWAKE”
- BSS (SEVENTEEN) – “SECOND WIND”
- BTOB – “WIND AND WISH”
- D.O. (EXO) – “Expectation”
- EXO – “EXIST”
- (G)I-DLE – “I feel”
- ISEGYE IDOL – “KIDDING”
- IVE – “I’ve IVE”
- Jimin (BTS) – “FACE”
- Jungkook (BTS) – “Seven” (featuring Latto)
- LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN”
- Lee Chan Won – “ONE”
- Lee Seung Yoon – “Shelter of Dreams”
- Lim Young Woong – “Do or Die”
- MONSTA X – “REASON”
- NCT 127 – “Ay-Yo”
- NCT DOJAEJUNG – “Perfume”
- NCT DREAM – “ISTJ”
- NewJeans – “Get Up”
- PLAVE – “ASTERUM : The Shape of Things to Come”
- SEVENTEEN – “FML”
- SHINee – “HARD”
- Shownu X Hyungwon (MONSTA X) – “THE UNSEEN”
- Stray Kids – “★★★★★ (5-STAR)”
- TXT – “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION”
- V (BTS) – “Layover”
- Young Tak – “FORM”
- ZEROBASEONE – “YOUTH IN THE SHADE”
Best Music Style
- bongjeingan – “GAEKKUM”
- Carina Nebula – “Good Match”
- Cloud’s Block – “The Lake”
- Dabda – “Flower Tail”
- Jclef – “jonny’s sofa”
- Lee Hyungju – “A day my body lifted up”
- O’Domar – “Don’t think about elephants”
- Parannoul – “Polaris”
- Silica Gel – “Tik Tak Tok” (featuring So!YoON!)
- youra – “The Cherry Trees”
MELON TOP 10
The Melon Music Awards has announced the Top 10 awards for artists who released music between November 4, 2022, and November 1, 2023. The selection process is based on 80% on Melon download and streaming counts and 20% on votes. Votes count towards the Top 10 awards as well as the Artist of the Year award. Voting was open to Melon users with verified accounts from November 2 to November 16.
According to the voting results from November 2-16, the ‘Melon Top 10’ artists for this year are:
- (G)I-dle
- aespa
- BTS
- IVE
- Jungkook
- Le Sserafim
- Lim Young Woong
- NCT Dream
- NewJeans
- Seventeen
Melon Music Awards 2023 Performer Lineup
1st Lineup
- NCT DREAM
2nd Lineup
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- ZEROBASEONE
- RIIZE
3rd Lineup
- aespa
- IVE
- NewJeans
- STAYC
- KISS OF LIFE
How to Watch Melon Music Award
The Melon Music Awards 2023 is scheduled for December 2 at 5 PM KST at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon, Yeongjong-do. For those unable to attend the event in person, there is no need to worry as you can still watch it via live stream. The Melon Music Awards 2023 ceremony will be available to watch through various platforms such as Melon, Wavve, ABEMA TV (Japan), and Beyond LIVE (excluding South Korea and Japan). Therefore, fans from all over the world can enjoy and be part of the excitement of the awards ceremony. So make sure to mark your calendars and get ready to tune in to see your favorite artists and discover new talents on this special day!
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