The 2005 Mnet KM Music Video Festival (MKMF) was the seventh of the annual music awards in

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, that took place on November 27, 2005, at the

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. Shin Dong-yup and

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hosted the 2005 edition of the awards ceremony. Boy band

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was the most nominated act of the night with three nominations, where they won the Most Popular Music Video daesang for " Rising Sun".

Background

The award ceremony was held for the seventh consecutive time, and the grand awards (or daesang) were still the Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year. For the first time, the event took place at the

with Shin Dong-yup as a returning host and

as his co-host."2005 MKMF part 1"
. ''Mwave''. Retrieved August 28, 2014. This marked was the last year that the two daesang awards were given, lasting up to seven years. The categories for Best New Male and Female Artist were joined as

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, while Music Video Acting award was added this year. A total of 11 Special Awards were handed, on the other hand, including the yearly Overseas Viewers' Award. There were other notable guests on the event besides the presenters and performers, including the silhouette dancer for

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's performance

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, who would later debut as a member of

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. Six Mnet characters 보, 쳇, 섭리, 병, 구, and 371 also made appearances. After BoA's performance of "Girls on Top", she appeared to have fainted while coming down from the stage and was immediately carried away on the back of her manager to her car. Her agency reported that she was just exhausted after the 9-minute dance and having practiced without rest the day before. She later returned without concern to accept her award for Best Female Artist.

Criteria

The following criteria for winners include:

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. TVXQ - Bonjour Paris

; Special awards * YEPP Digital Popularity Award:

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– "Invincible" *Overseas Viewers' Award:

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– "Mask" ::Technological Sector *Filming Award: Park Sung-il ("Splendor of Youth" by

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) *Editing Award: Song Geol ("It Must Have Been In Love" by YB) *Special Effects Award: FX NINE ("My Love Song" by Clon) *Judges' Choice Award:

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– "My Old Story" (나의 옛날 이야기) *Gmarket Netizen Popularity Award:

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– "A Small Village Called Memories" *Planning Award:

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– Anymotion commercial (with

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and

Eric Mun Eric Mun (born Mun Jung-hyuk on February 16, 1979) is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and actor. He is a member and leader of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. He is also well known for several dramas such as '' Phoenix'' (2004), ''Super R ...

) * Mnet Plus Mobile Popularity Award:

– "Rising Sun" * Mnet PD's Choice Award: S.E.S.

Multiple awards

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

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

Presenters and performers

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers."2005 MKMF part 3"
. ''Mwave''. Retrieved August 30, 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, 2005