The full artist lineup for the MelOn Music Awards 2023 has been announced.
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MelOn Music Awards 2023 Final Lineup: SHINee, NewJeans, More to Attend Highly Anticipated Year-End Show!
On November 27, the final performance lineup for the upcoming MelOn Music Awards (MMA) 2023 has been unveiled.
According to the new reveal, the full lineup consists of SHINee, NCT DREAM, BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE, aespa, IVE, NewJeans, STAYC, KISS OF LIFE, Lee Youngji, Imase, and Silica Gel.
Earlier on October 19, Korean news outlets reported that the MelOn Music Awards 2023 will be held on December 2, at the INSPIRE Arena, in Yeongjongdo, Incheon. The much-awaited awarding ceremony will be held at the first-ever venue exclusive for K-pop events.
Sources also stated the slogan for MMA 2023 is "K-pop Changes the World," which means becoming one with music's strength and uniting the world at the awards show.
Viewers who wouldn't be able to attend personally can also stream the event on the MelOn app, Wavve, and Japan's ABEMA TV. The excitement was fueled further when the awards show announced its nominees.
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The ones who qualified for the nominations were artists who released music from November 4, 2022, to November 1, 2023. The Top 10 was determined based on 80 percent download and streaming counts this 2023, while votes will make the 20 percent.
On November 17, MelOn Music Awards 2023 took off the veil on its final Top 10 artists. The first round of voting occurred from November 2 to 16. When finalized, the awards show revealed the Top 10.
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The finalists were aespa, BTS, (G)I-DLE, IVE, BTS Jungkook, LE SSERAFIM, Lim Young Woong, NCT DREAM, NewJeans, and SEVENTEEN.
Furthermore, the final winners will be announced soon in these categories:
- Album of the Year
- Best Song of the Year
- Millions Top 10
- New Artist of the Year
- Best Female Group
- Best Male Group
- Best Female Solo Artist
- Best Male Artist
- Best OST
- KakaoBank Favorite Star
- Best Pop Artist
- Best Music Style
Here's how netizens reacted to the final lineup:
- "The lineup is pretty small but also fully loaded."
- "It's kind of short?"
- "Good. Korean award shows need to stop letting everyone perform and accept fake awards on stage so the show stops being six hours long."
- "No LESSERAFIM? Well, that's boring. Looking forward to IVE, NewJeans, and Kiss of Life's performances."
- "Hoping that Lee Youngji can win some awards, this year she had several hits."
- "SHINee, NCT DREAM, aespa, RIIZE. I can't wait to see their performances and cute interactions!"
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