The 2022 MAMA Awards ceremony, organized by

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and broadcast through its music channel

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, was broadcast live on November 29 and 30, 2022. The ceremony was held at the

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, Japan. The theme for the ceremony is titled "K-POP World Citizenship" with sub-themes per night, "The world we build together" for day 1, and "We are K-POP" for day 2. The ceremony is the first to carry the new rebranded name, the first to take place overseas during the

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, and the 24th in the show's history. This year's ceremony saw the addition of the MAMA Platinum award which will be given to artists who've won all 4 daesangs (Grand Prizes) for 3 consecutive years.

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was the first to receive the award.

Background

On August 23, 2022, CJ E&M announced that the "Mnet Asian Music Awards" would be rebranded as simply the "MAMA Awards" going forward. On October 26, 2022, Mnet announced the first line up of artists for the ceremony. On November 9, 2022, Mnet announced the second line up of artists for the ceremony. On November 16, 2022, Mnet announced the hosts of the ceremony,

Jeon Somi Ennik Somi Douma (born March 9, 2001), known professionally by her Korean name Jeon Somi (), is a Korean and Canadian singer, rapper and dancer signed under The Black Label. Jeon shot to domestic stardom as the first-place winner of the surv ...

will be hosting day 1 while

Park Bo-gum Park Bo-gum (; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his diverse range of roles in film and television, notably, a psychopathic lawyer in ''Hello Monster'' (2015), a genius Go player in ''Reply 1988'' (2015–2 ...

will host day 2. They also announced that

member,

J-hope Jung Ho-seok (; born February 18, 1994), better known by his stage name J-Hope (stylized as j-hope), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer. He made his debut as a member of South Korean boy band BTS in 201 ...

, will perform. Collaboration stages are also announced.

Performers

Day 1

Day 2

Presenters

Day 1

* Ahn Hyun-mo,

Nam Yoon-su Nam Yoon-su (born July 14, 1997) is a South Korean actor and model. He has appeared in Netflix's original drama series ''Extracurricular'' (2020), tvN's ''Birthcare Center'' (2020), JTBC's ''Beyond Evil'' (2021), and KBS's ''The King's Affectio ...

and Gabee – Red Carpet Hosts * Joo Jung-hyuk – Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 *

Kang Han-na Kang Han-na（ ko, 강한나; born January 30, 1989) is a South Korean actress. Kang played several lead roles in films and television series, including '' Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo'' (2016), '' Rain or Shine'' (2017), ''Familiar Wife'' (2 ...

– Favorite New Artist and Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 * Kwak Yoon-gy and Gabee – Yogibo Chill Artist Award * Nam Yoon-su and

Mio Imada is a Japanese actress and model from Fukuoka. Imada began her acting and modelling career in 2015 after being labelled “Prettiest Girl in Fukuoka” by a local advertising agency. Her acting big break was in 2018 when she was cast as Airi Maya ...

– Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 and Favorite New Artist * Park Sung-hoon – Favorite New Artist and Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 *

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– Favorite Asian Artist and Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 *

Lee Jae-wook Lee Jae-wook (; born May 10, 1998) is a South Korean actor and model. He made his acting debut in the science fiction thriller '' Memories of the Alhambra'' (2018–2019) and gained popularity after starring in the office romance '' Search: WWW' ...

– Favorite New Artist and Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 *

Seo Ji-hye Seo Ji-hye (; born August 24, 1984) is a South Korean actress. After first attracting attention in the horror film ''Voice'', Seo has since starred in numerous television dramas, notably ''Shin Don'' (2005), '' Over the Rainbow'' (2006), ''I L ...

– Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 *

– Yogibo Worldwide Icon of the Year

Day 2

* Ahn Hyun-mo, Nam Yoon-su and Aiki – Red Carpet Hosts *

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– Best New Male Artist *

Yeo Jin-goo Yeo Jin-goo (, born August 13, 1997) is a South Korean actor. Yeo began his career as a child actor, debuting in the film ''Sad Movie'' (2005). Nicknamed " Nation's Little Brother", he went on to play the younger characters of the lead roles in ...

– Inspiring Achievement *

Woo Do-hwan Woo Do-hwan (born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' Save Me'' (2017), ''Mad Dog'' (2017), '' Tempted'' (2018), '' My Country: The New Age'' (2019), and '' The King: Eternal Monarc ...

and

Han Sun-hwa Han Sun-hwa (born October 6, 1990), also known mononymously as Sunhwa, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Secret. She made her television debut in 2004 while participating in SBS' ''Supe ...

– Best Male Artist and Best Female Artist *

and Aiki – Global Music Trend Leader *

Moon Ga-young Moon Ga-young (; born July 10, 1996) is a German-born South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Heartstrings'' (2011), ''EXO Next Door'' (2015), '' Tempted'' (2018), ''Welcome to Waikiki 2'' (2019), ''Find Me in Your Memory'' ...

– Breakout Producer * Yeo Jin-goo and

Kim So-hyun Kim So-hyun (; born June 4, 1999) is a South Korean actress who began her career as a child in 2006, initially gaining public attention for playing pivotal roles in ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012) and '' Missing You'' (2013). She took on he ...

– Most Popular Male Artist * Kim Hae-joon and Lee Eun-ji – Best Dance Performance Female Group *

Hwang Min-hyun Hwang Min-hyun (; born August 9, 1995), known mononymously as Minhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He began his professional career in 2012 as a lead vocalist of the South Korean boy group NU'EST. In 2017, he participated in s ...

and

Ahn So-hee Ahn So-hee (born June 27, 1992), better known by the mononym Sohee, is a South Korean actress and singer. As a singer, she is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. As an actress, she is best known for her per ...

– Favorite Female Group and Best Dance Performance Male Group *

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– Yogibo Album of the Year *

Jung Woo-sung Jung Woo-sung (born March 20, 1973) is a South Korean actor and the first Korean UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Jung started his career as a fashion model, rising to stardom and teenage cult status with the gangster movie ''Beat'' (1997), for which ...

– Yogibo Song of the Year *

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– Yogibo Artist of the Year *

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– MAMA Platinum

Criteria

All songs that have been released from November 1, 2021, to October 21, 2022, are eligible to be nominated. On November 9, 2022, Mnet announced that due to the changes in Twitter which makes securing and collecting data impossible, they will remove all Twitter votes from the Worldwide Icon of the Year and Worldwide Fan's Choice category without making adjustments to the other sources.

Winners and nominees

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Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners listed first and highlighted in bold. The nominees were announced during the live announcement last October 24, 2022 at 6PM KST. Voting opened an hour after.

Main awards

Favorite awards

Special awards

Professional Categories

Multiple awards

The following artist(s) received three or more awards:

Broadcast

The ceremony of the 2022 MAMA Awards will be broadcast live worldwide from

in South Korea, to simulcast across

channels (where available); other international networks, and online via Mnet K-pop, Mnet TV, M2, and KCON's

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account. The red carpet will be broadcast live 2 hours before the main ceremony.

Background

Performers

Day 1

Day 2

Presenters

Day 1

Day 2

Criteria

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Favorite awards

Special awards

Professional Categories

Multiple awards

Broadcast

Notes

References

External links