K-pop groups from HYBE brought home a hefty haul from the 2023 MAMA Awards, held for two nights on 28-29 November.
The sensational 13-member group SEVENTEEN emerged as the top winner with five awards: Album of the Year for the critically acclaimed EP “FML,” Best Male Group, Best Dance Performance Male Group with “Super,” Worldwide Fans’ Choice and the “bibigo culture & style” award.
Meanwhile, girl group NewJeans bagged the prized Artist of the Year award and Song of the Year award with “Ditto.” It also won the Best Female Group and Best Dance Performance awards for a female group.
Twice is the only K-pop girl group to win the fan-voted accolade “Worldwide Icon of the Year” for 2023, joining previous winners such as SEVENTEEN, ATEEZ, Enhypen, Lim Young-woong, NCT Dream, Stray Kids, TXT and ZEROBASEONE.
Despite the phenomenal K-pop group BTS’ temporary break due to the members’ military enlistment, Jimin and Jungkook still made their marks as soloists. Jimin won Best Male Artist while Jungkook won Best Collaboration and Best Dane Performance (Male Solo) with the chart-topping hit “Seven (feat. Latto) – Clean Version.”
BTS remains the top artist with the most number of Daesangs (grand prizes) — 21 awards from 2016 until 2023.
The MAMA Awards is a major awards ceremony by entertainment company CJ E&M. Since its inception in 1999, it has annually recognized rising and top K-pop artists in the fiercely competitive industry.
Full list of winners of the 2023 MAMA Awards:
Artist of the year: NewJeans
Song of the year: NewJeans, “Ditto”
Album of the year: SEVENTEEN, “FML”
Worldwide fans’ choice: ATEEZ, BTS, ENHYPEN, Lim Young Woong, NCT DREAM, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, TXT, TWICE, ZEROBASEONE
Best male group: SEVENTEEN
Best female group: NewJeans
Best male artist: Jimin
Best female artist: JISOO
Best new male artist: ZEROBASEONE
Best new female artist: tripleS
Best dance performance male solo: Jung Kook, “Seven” (feat. Latto) – Clean Version
Best dance performance female solo: JISOO, “FLOWER”
Best dance performance male group: SEVENTEEN, “Super”
Best dance performance female group: NewJeans, “Ditto”
Best rap & hip-hop performance: Agust D, “People Pt.2” (feat. IU)
Best collaboration: Jung Kook, “Seven” (feat. Latto) – Clean Version
Best vocal performance solo: Parc Jae Jung, “Let’s Say Goodbye”
Best vocal performance group: AKMU, “Love Lee”
Best music video: JISOO, “FLOWER”
Best OST (original soundtrack): BTS, “The Planet (BASTIONS OST)”
Worldwide icon of the year: BTS
Inspiring achievement: TVXQ!
Favorite new artist: RIIZE, ZEROBASEONE
Favorite Asian male group: INI
Favorite Asian female group: Kep1er
Favorite dance performance male group: TREASURE
Favorite dance performance female group: LE SSERAFIM
Favorite global performer male group: ATEEZ
Favorite global performer female group: (G)I-DLE
Favorite international artist: Yoshiki
Galaxy Neo Flip artist: TREASURE
bibigo culture and Style: STREET WOMAN FIGHTER 2, SEVENTEEN