Blackpink Jennie, BTS’ Jungkook and Jimin among stars nominated in 2024 MAMA Awards (VIDEO)
SEOUL, Oct 15 — The Mnet Asian Music Awards or MAMA Awards announced the nominees list yesterday ahead of the actual dual ceremonies in November.
This year’s theme is “BIG BLUR: What is Real?” and for the first time will be held in Hollywood California on November 21, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre for the first day.
The two subsequent days, November 22 and November 23, MAMA will instead be held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan.
Both sessions will be streamed on Mnet’s YouTube channel.
However, the event has already run into some controversy as the Album of the Year award’s criteria will no longer be limited to sales figures, but will look at other factors including artwork quality, music, visuals and the overall impact.
Fans have questioned the lack of transparency and how subjective the criteria of judging is.
MAMA is known for primarily revolving around K-pop with fans looking forward to exciting stages from participating acts.
Judging criteria detailed
For Album of the Year, the criteria will involve: 60 per cent physical album sales (albums must have sold at least 1 million copies), 40 per cent judging evaluation,
As for judging criteria it is as follows:
Artist of the Year as well as the Artist Category Awards: 20 per cent judging evaluation, 40 per cent streaming/downloads (25 per cent Korea and 15 per cent global), 40 per cent physical album sales
Song of the Year and Genre Category Awards: 60 per cent streaming/downloads (40 per cent Korea and 20 per cent global), 40 per cent judging evaluation
Best Music Video and Best Choreography – 100 per cent by judges’ evaluation
Fans’ Choice Male/Female Round 1: 90 per cent Mnet Plus votes, 10 per cent X votes Round 2: 90 per cent Mnet Plus votes, 10 per cent X votes
Fans’ Choice of the Year: 90 per cent Mnet Plus votes, 10 per cent X votes, along with an additional 10 per cent real-time Mnet Plus votes
Fans can vote for Fans’ Choice Nominees from October 25 from 11.59pm KST (10.59pm Malaysian time), with the 20 who qualify from each pre-vote to move to the second round from November 1 at 7pm KST to November 15 at 11.59pm KST.
To qualify, the artists’ release must be from October 1, 2023 and September 30,2024.
Best Female Artist
IU
Jennie
Nayeon
Tayeon
Yuqi
Best Male Artist
Baekhyun
Jimin
Jungkook
Lim Young Woong
Taemin
Best New Male Artist
82Major
All(H)ours
Ampers&One
NCT Wish
Nowadays
TWS
Best New Female Artist
Babymonster
Illit
Meowv
Qwer
Unis
Young Posse
Best Female Group
G-Idle
Aespa
Ive
Le Sserafim
Newjeans
Twice
Best Male Group
Enhypen
NCT Dream
Seventeen
Stray Kids
Tomorrow x Together
Zerobaseone
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)
G-Idle – Fate
AKMU – Hero
Davichi – A Very Personal Story
Plave – Way 4 Luv
Red Velvet – Cosmic
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
Dean – Die 4 U
Lee Young Ji (featuring D.O) – Small girl
Leellamarz (featuring Gist, Jayci yucca) — Boys Like Girls
RM — Lost!
Zico (featuring Jennie) — Spot!
Best Collaboration
GroovyRoom (featuring Crush, Huh Yunjin) — Yes or No
Jay Park (featuring Natty) — Taxi Blurr
Lee Young Ji (featuring D.O) – Small girl
Sung Si Kyung, Naul — Even for a Moment
Zico (featuring Jennie) — Spot!
Best OST
Crush — Love You with All My Heart (Queen of Tears)
Eclipse — Sudden Shower (Lovely Runner)
Lee Changsub — Heavenly Fate (A Not So Fairy Tale)
Roy Kim — Whenever, Wherever (My Demon)
Tayeon — Dream (Welcome to Samdal-ri)
Best Music Video
Aespa — Armageddon
IU – Love Wins All
IVE – Heya
K.Will — No Sad Song for my Broken Heart
Seventeen — Maestro
Best Band Performance
Day6 — Welcome to the Show
Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster — Young Man
Lucy — The Knight who can’t die and the silk cradle
N.Flying — Into You
QWER — TBH
Best Choreography
Aespa — Supernova
Illit — Magnetic
Le Sserafim — Crazy
New Jeans — Supernatural
Riize — Impossible
Taemin — Guilty
Best Dance Performance Female (Solo)
Hwasa — NA
Jennie — You and Me
Nayeon — ABCD
Sunmi — Balloon in Love
Yuqi — Freak
Best Dance Performance Male (Solo)
Jimin — Who
Jungkook — Standing Next to You
Key — Pleasure Shop
Taemin — Guilty
Taeyong — Tap
Best Dance Performance Female (Group)
G-Idle — Super Lady
Aespa — Supernova
Illit — Magnetic
IVE — Baddie
Le Sserafim — Easy
Newjeans — How Sweet
Best Dance Performance Male (Group)
NCT 127 — Fact Check
Riize — Love 119
Seventeen — God of Music
Stray Kids — Lalalala
Enhypen — Sweet Venom
TWS — Plot Twist
Artists nominated for the artist categories will be automatically nominated for the Artist of the Year category and that also goes for nominated songs in any category being entered for Song of the Year.
As for Album of the Year, only albums with sales of at least 1 million copies will qualify, namely:Aespa – ArmageddonAteez– The World Ep.Fin : WillBaekhyun – Hello, WorldEnhypen – Romance : UntoldG-Idle – 2IVE – I’ve MineJungkook – GoldenLe Sserafim – EasyNCT 127 – Fact CheckNCT Dream– Dream()ScapeRiize – RiizingSeventeen – Seventeenth HeavenStray Kids – 樂-Star (Rock-Star)Twice – With YOU-thTXT – The Name Chapter: FreefallZerobaseone – Melting Point
Watch the nomination playlist below: