The 1999 Mnet Video Music Awards was the first of the annual music awards in

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that took place on November 27, 1999, at Little Angels Arts Center. Leading the nominees were the boy-band group H.O.T. and solo artist

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with three each, followed by four artists including the new boy-band group

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with three. By the end of the ceremony, boy-band group H.O.T.,

and

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received the most wins with two awards.

Background

The award-giving body began in this year under the name "Mnet Km Music Festival" (MKMF)."MKMF goes into history"
''Asiae''. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012 During this time, it was the first and only Korean music video awards ceremony.
''Kpopstarz''. Retrieved June 16, 2014. It consists of 14 categories including the Best International Artist. The grand awards (or ''daesang'') were Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Jo Sungmo from acrofan

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Multiple awards

Artist(s) with multiple wins

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

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

The following artist(s) received two or more nominations:

Performers and presenters

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers."1999 Video Music Award part 1"
. ''MAMA''. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

Performers

Presenters

References

External links

Mnet Asian Music Awards
official website {{Mnet Asian Music Awards MAMA Awards ceremonies

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Mnet Music Video Festival, 1999