Jung Kook is nominated in six categories at the 2023 MAMA Awards, whose nominations were announced Thursday (Oct. 19).
Jung Kook is nominated for artist of the year and best male artist, while his global hit “Seven” (featuring Latto), which entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 1 in July, is nominated in three categories: song of the year, best collaboration, best dance performance by a male and best music video. (Several of the nods for “Seven” specify the “Clean Version.” Jung Kook casually uses the F-word in the original version.)
In a sign of how impactful BTS have been on the K-pop scene, three members of the group are nominated for best male artist. BTS members Jung Kook, Jimin and V are competing in that category with Lim Young Woong, Parc Jae Jung and TAEYANG.
TWICE is nominated for best female group, while JIHYO, a member of that nine-member group, is nominated for best female artist.
While many Western awards shows are moving toward gender-neutral categories, fully half of the 20 categories here are gendered. There are separate male and female categories for best artist, best group, best new artist, best dance performance solo and best dance performance group.
The nominees for album of the year include two albums that topped the Billboard 200: Stray Kids‘ 5-STAR and NewJeans’ Get Up.
Latto isn’t the only major Western artist to land a nomination: J. Cole and Nile Rodgers are also on the list as featured artists on J-Hope’s “on the street” and LE SSERAFIM’s “UNFORGIVEN,” respectively. British singer Anne-Marie is listed as a co-lead artist with MINNIE of (G)I-DLE on “Expectations.”
The MAMA Awards, which bills itself as the biggest night in K-pop, will take place Nov. 28 and 29 at Tokyo Dome, Japan. The event will also air live on various global platforms, including CJ ENM’s music channel Mnet.
Awards will be presented in 20 categories. There are the usual five or six nominees in 16 of the categories, but in the big four categories – artist, song and album of the year and worldwide fans’ choice – there are dozens of entries. All artists who were nominated in one of the subordinate categories were automatically nominated there — an unusual approach for an award show to take.
In the worldwide fans’ choice category, winners are determined by global fan votes. The first round of nomination votes will take place from Thursday (Oct. 19) to Oct. 30. The second round will take place from Nov. 6 to Nov. 20. Fans can vote on the K-culture platform Mnet Plus and on Spotify, which is also one of the sponsors for this year’s awards.
The MAMA Awards, which bills itself as the world’s foremost K-pop awards, is presented by entertainment company CJ ENM. This year’s eligibility period ran from Oct. 22, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023. The vote count and process will be verified by Samil PwC.
Here’s the full list of nominations for the 2023 MAMA Awards.
Artist of the year
ADYA
aespa
BOYNEXTDOOR
Choi Ye Na
EL7Z UP
EVNNE
EXO
(G)I-DLE
Hwasa
IVE
Jeon Somi
Jihyo
Jimin
Jisoo
Jungkook
KISS OF LIFE
LE SSERAFIM
Lee Chae Yeon
Lim Young Woong
LIMELIGHT
NCT DREAM
NewJeans
Parc Jae Jung
RIIZE
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
Taeyang
TREASURE
tripleS
TWICE
TXT
V
xikers
ZEROBASEONE
Song of the year
aespa – “Spicy”
Agust D (Suga) – “People Pt.2” (Feat. IU)
AKMU – “Love Lee”
Anne-Marie, Minnie – “Expectations”
ASH ISLAND – “Goodbye” (Feat. Paul Blanco)
BIG Naughty – “Hopeless Romantic” (Feat. Lee Suhyun)
BIG Naughty – “With me” (The Interest of Love OST)
BSS (SEVENTEEN) – “Fighting” (Feat. Lee Young Ji)
BTOB – “Wind and Wish”
BTS – “Take Two”
BTS – “The Planet” (BASTIONS OST)
DAWN – “Dear My Light”
(G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
Hwasa – “I Love My Body”
IVE – “I AM”
J-Hope – “on the street” (with J. Cole)
Jay Park – “Candy” (Feat. Zion.T)
Jeon Somi – “Fast Forward”
Jihyo – “Killin’ Me Good”
Jimin – “Like Crazy”
Jisoo – “FLOWER”
Jungkook – “Seven” (Feat. Latto)
Kai – “Rover”
LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN” (Feat. Nile Rodgers)
Lee Chae Yeon – “KNOCK”
Lee Mujin – “Ordinary Confession”
Lim Jae Hyun – “Heaven (2023)” (It Was Spring OST)
Lim Young Woong – “London Boy”
M.C the MAX – “Eternity”
MeloMance – “A Shining Day”
NCT 127 – “Ay-Yo”
NCT DREAM – “Candy”
NewJeans – “Ditto”
Parc Jae Jung – “Let’s Say Goodbye”
Paul Kim – “You Remember” (The Glory OST)
SEVENTEEN – “Super”
STAYC – “Teddy Bear”
Stray Kids – “S-Class”
Taeyang – “VIBE” (Feat. Jimin)
Taeyong – “SHALALA”
TXT – “Goodbye Now” (Love Revolution OST)
TXT – “Sugar Rush Ride”
V – “Love Me Again”
ZEROBASEONE – “In Bloom”
Zior Park – “CHRISTIAN”
Album of the year
(G)I-DLE — I Feel
aespa — MY WORLD
Agust D — D-DAY
Big Naughty — Hopeless Romantic
BTOB — WIND AND WISH
EL7Z UP — 7+UP
EVNNE — Target: ME
EXO — EXIST
IVE — I’ve IVE
JEON SOMI — GAME PLAN
JIHYO — ZONE
JIMIN — FACE
KAI — Rover
KISS OF LIFE — KISS OF LIFE
LE SSERAFIM — UNFORGIVEN
Lee Chae Yeon — Over the Moon
LIMELIGHT — LOVE & HAPPINESS
NCT DREAM — ISTJ
NewJeans — Get Up
Parc Jae Jung — Alone
SEVENTEEN — FML
STAYC — TEENFRESH
Stray Kids — 5-STAR
TAEYANG — Down to Earth
TAEYONG — SHALALA
TXT — The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION
TREASURE — REBOOT
tripleS — ASSEMBLE
TWICE — READY TO BE
V — Layover
xikers — House of Tricky : How to Play
ZEROBASEONE — Youth in the Shade
Worldwide fans’ choice
aespa
AKMU
ATEEZ
BOYNEXTDOOR
BTOB
BTS
CIX
CRAVITY
ENHYPEN
EVNNE
EXO
fromis_9
(G)I-DLE
H1-KEY
Highlight
ITZY
IVE
Jisoo
Jeon Somi
Kep1er
LE SSERAFIM
Lee Chae Yeon
Lee Mujin
Lim Young Woong
MONSTA X
n.SSign
NCT 127
NCT DREAM
NewJeans
NMIXX
ONEUS
P1Harmony
Parc Jae Jung
Red Velvet
RIIZE
SEVENTEEN
SHINee
STAYC
Stray Kids
Super Junior
Taeyang
TEMPEST
THE BOYZ
TXT
TREASURE
TWICE
Xdinary Heroes
xikers
ZEROBASEONE
Zior Park
Best male artist
Jimin
Jung Kook
Lim Young Woong
Parc Jae Jung
TAEYANG
V
Best female artist
Hwa Sa
JEON SOMI
JIHYO (TWICE)
JISOO
LEE CHAE YEON
YENA
Best male group
EXO
NCT DREAM
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TREASURE
Best female group
(G)I-DLE
aespa
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
TWICE
Best new male artist
BOYNEXTDOOR
EVNNE
RIIZE
xikers
ZEROBASEONE
Best new female artist
ADYA
EL7Z UP
KISS OF LIFE
LIMELIGHT
tripleS
Best vocal performance solo
DAWN – “Dear My Light”
LEE MU JIN – “Ordinary Confession”
Lim Young Woong – “London Boy”
Parc Jae Jung – “Let’s Say Goodbye”
V – “Love Me Again”
Best vocal performance group
AKMU – “Love Lee”
BTOB – “Wind and Wish”
BTS – “Take Two”
M.C the MAX – “Eternity”
MeloMance – “A Shining Day”
Best collaboration
Anne-Marie, MINNIE ((G)I-DLE) – “Expectations”
BIG Naughty – “Hopeless Romantic” (Feat. LEE SUHYUN)
BSS (SEVENTEEN) – “Fighting” (Feat. Lee Young Ji)
Jung Kook – “Seven” (feat. Latto) – Clean Version
TAEYANG – “VIBE” (feat. Jimin of BTS)
Best dance performance male solo
Jimin – “Like Crazy”
Jung Kook – “Seven” (feat. Latto) – Clean Version
KAI – “Rover”
TAEYANG – “VIBE” (feat. Jimin of BTS)
TAEYONG – “SHALALA”
Best dance performance female solo
Hwa Sa – “I Love My Body”
JEON SOMI – “Fast Forward”
JIHYO (TWICE) – “Killin’ Me Good”
JISOO – “FLOWER”
LEE CHAE YEON – “KNOCK”
Best dance performance male group
NCT 127 – “Ay-Yo”
NCT DREAM – “Candy”
SEVENTEEN – “Super”
Stray Kids – “S-Class”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
ZEROBASEONE – “In Bloom”
Best dance performance female group
(G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
aespa – “Spicy”
IVE – “I AM”
LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN” (feat. Nile Rodgers)
NewJeans – “Ditto”
STAYC – “Teddy Bear”
Best rap & hip-hop performance
Agust D – “People Pt.2” (feat. IU)
ASH ISLAND – “Goodbye” (Feat. Paul Blanco)
j-hope – “on the street” (with J. Cole)
Jay Park – “Candy” (Feat. Zion.T)
Zior Park – “CHRISTIAN”
Best OST (original soundtrack)
BIG Naughty – With me (The Interest of Love OST)
BTS – The Planet (BASTIONS OST)
Lim Jae Hyun – Heaven (2023) (It Was Spring OST)
Paul Kim – You Remember (The Glory OST)
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Goodbye Now (Love Revolution OST)
Best music video
(G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
IVE – “I AM”
JISOO – “FLOWER”
Jung Kook – “Seven” (feat. Latto) – Clean Version
SEVENTEEN – “Super”
Stray Kids – “S-Class”
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