The 2023

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was an awards ceremony held on November 28 and 29, 2023 at the

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in Japan. It was organized by

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, and broadcast through its music channel

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Background

On September 21, 2023, CJ ENM announced that the event would be held in Japan at the

. It was also announced that the theme for this edition would be titled "One I Born" carrying the meaning of "'I' and 'MAMA', the only beings in the world with infinite possibilities, meeting and becoming a perfect 'One' through positive energy". On November 2, Mnet announced that

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and

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will be returning to host on Day 1 and Day 2, respectively, similar with last year's event.

Criteria

All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from October 22, 2022, to September 30, 2023. Nominees would be evaluated based on data provided by

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, and

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with verification performed by

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Winners and nominees

Winners and nominees are listed in alphanumerical order. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. The listing for nominees were announced on October 19, 2023, through the Mnet Plus mobile application, with voting for Worldwide Icon of the Year and Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 happening from October 19 to November 20.

Main awards

Favorite awards

Special awards

Multiple awards

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

Performers

The list of performers were announced on October 24, October 31, and November 8.

Day 1

Day 2

Presenters

The list of presenters were announced on November 15, 2023.

Day 1

Day 2

Broadcast

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:MAMA Awards 2023 in South Korean music 2023 music awards

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