The 2008

Mnet KM Music Festival The MAMA Awards (formerly Mnet Asian Music Awards) is a major music awards ceremony presented annually by entertainment company CJ E&M. First held in South Korea, the majority of prizes has been won by K-pop artists, although there are other As ...

(MKMF) was the tenth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 15, 2008, at the Seoul Sports Complex. Leading the nominees were boy groups

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and Epik High, and girl group

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with 5 nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, Wonder Girls won the most wins and became the first artist/performer to receive 3 wins, which included one daesang award. It was followed by

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and Lee Hyori with 2 each.

Background

The award ceremony was held for the tenth consecutive time,"Mnet's MKMF goes into history"
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for the second time. For the first time, however, singer-actor

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was the only one to host the event. The official slogan used was "My Dream, My Music, My Way, My MKMF"."2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1"
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member

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, the boy groups performed the debut singles of the past Best New Group winners including

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, SS501,

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, and

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. During its 10th anniversary, Clon made an appearance once again to say a little speech during their experiences. Additionally, the first on screen kiss between Lee Hyori and T.O.P happened during their performance that their skit made headlines later on.

Performers

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers at the ceremony.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface."2008 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"
. ''MAMA''. Retrieved December 14, 2014. ; Special awards * Auction Netizen Popularity Award –

– "

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" * Hallyu Singers by the Japanese Press –

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* Mnet PD's Choice Award – Shin Seung-hun * MKMF 10th Anniversary Commemorative –

(received by

) * Overseas Viewers' Award –

– "

" * Best New Asian Artist – Khalil Fong * Composer Award: Kim Jong-wan – "Time to walk memories" (기억을 걷는 시간) (

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) * Lyricist Award:

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– "Let's Start Again" * Arrangement Award:

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– "One" * Music Portal Mnet Award:

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 more than two nominations:

Presenters

– Main host of the show *

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and Yoon Ji-min – Presenters of the award for Best New Female Artist * Ryu Deok-hwan and

– Presenters of the award for Best New Male Artist * Baek Ji-young and Byeon Jin-seob (변진섭) – Presenters of the award for Best Ballad/R&B Award * 박주만 and Jae Young-jeon (전재영) – Presenters of the award for Auction Netizen Popularity Award * Kim Hyun-soo (김현수) and Hong Soo-ah (홍수아) – Presenters of the award for Best Dance Performance * Ahn Hye-Kyung and Sung Chun Hwang (황성철) – Presenters of the award for Best OST * 정민실 (Japan Radio DJ) – Presenter of the special award for Hallyu Singers by the Japanese Press *

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– Presenter of the award for Best House & Electronic * Leessang and Hong Seo-beom (홍서범) – Presenters of the award for Best Hip Hop Performance * Heocham (허참) and Joo – Presenters of the award for

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* Lee Jin-wook and

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– Presenters of the award for Best Male Artist *

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and

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– Presenters of the award for Best Female Artist *

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– Handed in the award for 10th Year Anniversary Remember Award * Sean (션) and his son No Harang (노하랑) – Introduced the next performers (My MKMF #5) * Go Eun-ah and

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– Go Eun-ah and

, Chae Yeon, and 주이 – Presenters of the award for Best New Asian Artist * Park Tae-hwan – Presenter of the award for Best Female Group * Yoon Jin-seo and

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– Presenters of the award for Best Male Group * (Lee Gisang (이기상) and Choe Halli (최할리)) Jin-hie Park and

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– Presenters of the award for

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– Presenters of the award for

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* Shin Seung-hun – Presenter of the award for

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* Kim Chang-wan – Presenter of the award for

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References

External links

Mnet Asian Music Awards
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Mnet Km Music Festival The MAMA Awards (formerly Mnet Asian Music Awards) is a major music awards ceremony presented annually by entertainment company CJ E&M. First held in South Korea, the majority of prizes has been won by K-pop artists, although there are other As ...