MAMA Awards 2023 Nominees Revealed — Who Will Bring Home This Year's Daesang?

After the confirmation that MAMA Awards 2023 will return to Tokyo Dome this year, the list of nominated artists was also released!

2023 MAMA Awards Nominees: BTS, NewJeans, SEVENTEEN, IVE, More!

On October 19, the 2023 MAMA Awards officially took off the veil of this year's candidates for each award category on its official social media platforms!

Starting with the "Best Male Group," TREASURE, TXT, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, NCT Dream, and EXO were nominated, while TWICE, NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM, IVE, aespa, (G)I-DLE and tripleS will compete for the "Best Female Group."

For "Best Male Artist," BIGBANG Taeyang, BTS V, Parc Jae Jung, Lim Young Woong, BTS Jungkook, and Jimin were listed, whereas Choi Yena, Lee Chae Yeon, BLACKPINK Jisoo, TWICE Jihyo, Jeon Somi, and MAMAMOO Hwasa were selected for the female category.

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In the best rookie categories, "Best New Female Artist," Limelight, KISS OF LIFE, EL7Z UP and ADYA gained recognition, along with xikers, ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE, EVNNE, and BOYNEXTDOOR for "Best New Male Artist."

The rest of the competitive awards can be seen in the MAMA Awards official SNS below:

Best Dance Performance Male Solo

Jimin – “Like Crazy”
Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
Kai – “Rover”
Taeyang – “VIBE (Feat. Jimin)”
Taeyong – “SHALALA”

Best Dance Performance Female Solo

Hwasa – “I Love My Body”
Jeon Somi – “Fast Forward”
Jihyo – “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”
TXT – “Sugar Rush Ride”
ZEROBASEONE – “In Bloom”

Best Dance Performance Female Group

aespa – “Spicy”
(G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
IVE – “I AM”
LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN (Feat. Nile Rodgers)”
NewJeans – “Ditto”
STAYC – “Teddy Bear”

Best Vocal Performance Solo

DAWN – “Dear My Light”
Lee Mujin – “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 Rap & Hip Hop Performance

Agust D (Suga) – “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 Collaboration

Anne-Marie, Minnie – “Expectations”
BIG Naughty – “Hopeless Romantic (Feat. Lee Suhyun)”
BSS (SEVENTEEN) – “Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji)”
Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
Taeyang – “VIBE (Feat. Jimin)”

Best OST

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)
TXT – “Goodbye Now” (“Love Revolution” OST)

Best Music Video

(G)I-DLE – “Queencard”
IVE – “I AM”
Jisoo – “FLOWER”
Jungkook – “Seven (Feat. Latto)”
SEVENTEEN – “Super”
Stray Kids – “S-Class”

Here Are Nominees For MAMA Awards 2023 4 Daesangs (Grand Prizes)

Regarding the four grand prizes (also known as Daesang) including "Artist of the Year," "Album of the Year," "Song of the Year" and "Worldwide Icon of the Year," the competition is tough looking at the contenders.

Starting with MAMA Awards 2023 "ARTIST OF THE YEAR" nominees, (G)I-DLE, ADYA, aespa, BOYNEXTDOOR, EL7Z UP, EVNNE, EXO, 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, TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT), TREASURE, tripleS, TWICE, V, xikers, Choi Yena, and ZEROBASEONE were selected.

'Song of the Year' award nominees

(G)I-DLE - Queencard
aespa - Spicy
Agust D - People (ft. IU)
AKMU - Love Lee
Anne Marie, Minnie - EXPECTATIONS
Ash Island - Goobye (ft. Paul Blanco)
BIG Naughty - Hopeless Romantic (ft. Lee Suhyun)
BIG Naughty - With Me
BSS - Fighting (ft. Lee Youngji)
BTOB - Wind and Wish
BTS - Take Two
BTS - The Planet
Dawn - Dear My Light
Hwasa - I Love My Body
IVE - I AM
j-hope - on the street (with J. Cole)
Jay Park - Candy (ft. Zion.T)
Jeon Somi - Fast Forward
Jihyo - Killin' Me Good
Jimin - Like Crazy
Jisoo - Flower

Jungkook - Seven (ft. Latto) Clean Ver.
Kai - Rover
LE SSERAFIM - Unforgiven (ft. Nile Rogers)
Lee Chaeyeon - Knock
Lim Young Woong - London Boy
M.C the MAX - Eternity
MeloMance - A Shining Day
NCT 127 Ay-Yo
NCT Dream - Candy
NewJeans - Ditto
Park Jae Jung - Let's Say Goodbye
Paul Kim - You Remember
SEVENTEEN - Super
STAYC - Teddy Bear
Stray Kids - S-Class
Taeyang - Vibe (ft. Jimin)
Taeyong - Shalala
TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Goodbye Now
TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Sugar Rush Ride
V - Love Me Again
ZEROBASEONE - In Bloom
Zior Park - Christian

'Album of the Year' Award Nominees

(G)I-DLE - I Feel
aespa - MY WORLD
Agust d - D-DAY
BIG Naughty - Hopeless Romantic
BTOB - Wind and wish
ELZ UP - 7+UP
EVNNE - Targer: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 and 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
TOMORROW X TOGETHER - 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

The judging process for the winners of the aforementioned grand awards will be based on various indicators and professional judges. This includes the global voting data, evaluation of judges composed of global industry experts, global sound sources, records, music video data, and views.

On the flip side, the "Worldwide Icon of the Year" will be a 100 %-vote accolade and artists who led the K-pop trend were selected through fans participating in the voting event.

The 2023 MAMA Awards, hosted by CJ ENM since 1999, will be held at Tokyo Dome in Japan from the 28th to the 29th of November. It will be broadcast live around the world through major global digital channels including YouTube.

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Written by Eunice Dawson.