2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards
DateNovember 22, 2013 (2013-11-22)
LocationAsiaWorld–Arena, Hong Kong
Hosted byLee Seung-gi
Most awardsG-Dragon (4)
Most nominationsCho Yong-pil (6)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSouth Korea: Mnet
Japan: Mnet Japan
Southeast Asia: Channel M
Thailand: Bang Channel
Cambodia: MyTV
Runtimearound 300 minutes
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The 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place on November 22, 2013, at AsiaWorld-Arena in Hong Kong.[1] The ceremony was the fourth consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea

Nominations were announced on October 23, 2013. Leading the nominees were Cho Yong-pil with six, followed by Psy, G-Dragon, and Girls' Generation with five nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, G-Dragon received the most wins with four awards, which includes the daesang (or grand prize) award "Artist of the Year

Background

This event marked the fifteenth Mnet Asian Music Awards.[2] Using its slogan "Music Makes One" for the third consecutive time, MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as around the world.

This is the first time that the three daesang awards were presented separately. The first daesang, the song of the year award, was given at the end of the first block, the second daesang, the artist of the year award, was given at the end of the second block, and the third daesang, the album of the year award was given at the finale. After the last daesang award was given, Stevie Wonder performed.[3] More than 10,000 people attended the ceremony.[4]

Performers

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers.[5][6][7]

Name(s) Performed Notes
Jaurim, Lee Ha-Neul, Jay Park "Icarus", Enter The Dragon "Enter The MAMA" (Opening Act)
Trouble Maker, Infinite "Now", "Before The Dawn", "Destiny" "Gangs Of Hong Kong"
Aaron Kwok "Yi Ge Hui Wu" "비망록 (Memorandum)"
2NE1, Icona Pop "Lonely", "Missing You", "All Night", "I Love It" "4 Love"
Dancing 9 — "Trophy Disappeared"
Ylvis and Crayon Pop "What Does the Fox Say?", "Bar Bar Bar" "The Fox Says 'Bar Bar Bar'"
Parc Jae-jung and Zhu Jia Jia "Annie", "We Are Young " "We Are Super Stars"
Lee Seung-gi "Return" Orchestra ver. "애상곡 (Love Song)"
Exo Intro, "Growl", "Wolf" "Ein süßer Traum (A Sweet Dream)"
Rain "How To Avoid The Sun", "It's Raining", "Hip Song" "Man of The Moment"
Big Bang "Doom Dada", "Ringa Linga", "Strong Baby" & "Let's Talk About Love", "Sober (G-Dragon verse) / Crooked", "Fantastic Baby" "The Human"
Stevie Wonder, Hyolyn, Aaron Kwok "I Just Called to Say I Love You", "Lately", "Isn't She Lovely", "Superstition" "He's A Wonder"
Paris Hilton DJ (Ending)

Presenters

Winners and nominees

G-Dragon, Received multiple awards including Artist of the Year
Cho Yong-pil, Song of the Year
Exo, Album of the Year
Lee Hyori, Best Female Artist
Infinite, Best Male Group
Girls' Generation, Best Female Group
Lee Seung-gi, Best Male Vocal Performance
Ailee, Best Female Vocal Performance
CL, Best Female Solo Dance Performance
Shinee, Best Male Group Dance Performance
Sistar, Best Female Group Dance Performance
Busker Busker, Best Band Performance
Best Asian Artist
SM*SH
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Aaron Kwok

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[8][9]

Album of the Year (Daesang) Artist of the Year (Daesang)
Song of the Year (Daesang) Nissan Juke Best Music Video
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best Dance Performance - Male Group Best Dance Performance - Female Group
Best Dance Performance - Male Solo Best Dance Performance - Female Solo
International Favorite Artist Best Band Performance
Best Vocal Performance - Male Best Vocal Performance - Female
Best OST Best Rap Performance
Best New Male Artist Best New Female Artist
Special Awards

Multiple awards

Artist(s) with multiple wins

The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):

Awards Artist(s)
4 G-Dragon

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

The following artist(s) received three or more nominations (excluding the special awards):

Awards Artist(s)
6 Cho Yong-pil
5 G-Dragon
Girls' Generation
Psy
4 EXO
3 Shinee
Crayon Pop
Lee Seung-chul
Busker Busker

Broadcasts

Network Country
Mnet South Korea
KM
tvN
OnStyle
O'Live
Story On
XTM
TVB Hong Kong
Myx (LIVE/Cable TV) Philippines
Studio 23 (now ABS-CBN Sports+Action) (Delayed/Free TV)
Mnet Japan Japan
Mnet America United States
Channel M (Southeast Asia) Hong Kong, Taiwan, South East Asia
Channel U (Singapore) Singapore
8TV (Malaysia) Malaysia
Astro Maya HD
Astro Quan Jia HD
Fox Finland
YOUKU China
Indosiar Indonesia

References

  1. ^ "′The '2013 MAMA' to be held in Hong Kong for the 2nd consecutive year". Allkpop. September 17, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "MKMF goes into history" Asiae. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012
  3. ^ Lee, Hyo-won. "Stevie Wonder, Ylvis, and Icona Pop to Headline Mnet Asian Music Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Jeong, Ji-won (November 23, 2013). "스티비원더, 단언컨대 2013 MAMA '신의 한수'(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (part 1)". Mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (part 2)". mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  7. ^ "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (part 3)". mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  8. ^ "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2013 Winners". Mnet Asian Music Awards. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  9. ^ Lee, Hyo-won. "K-Pop Star G-Dragon Wins Four at 2013 MAMAs". billboard.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 29, 2015.

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