The 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the ninth of the annual music awards in

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that took place on November 17, 2007, at the

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. Boy band

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, trio

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, and solo artist

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lead the nominees with five nominations each. By the end of the ceremony,

received two awards including Song of the Year daesang award. In addition,

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and

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both received 2 wins as well with the former receiving the Album of the Year daesang award and the latter winning both of their nominations.

Background

The award ceremony was held for the ninth consecutive time."Mnet's MKMF goes into history"
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for the first time with Shin Dong-yup as a returning host for the fifth time and

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as his co-host."2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1"
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performed on the stage for the second time since the sixth ceremony, while co-host

performed "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" kor. version during the middle of the show.

Controversy

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(M) and Shin Hye Sung, both members of

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left the event right before broadcasting.

Criteria

Yangpa at the 2007 Cyworld Digital Music Awards (2)

The following criteria for winners include:

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. ; Special awards * Auction Netizen Popularity Award:

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– "

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" * Foreign Viewers' Choice Award:

– "Once In A Lifetime" * Mnet.com Award:

F.T. Island F.T. Island ( ko, 에프티 아일랜드, or FT아일랜드, short for Five Treasure Island), is a South Korean rock band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2007. The band currently consists of main vocalist Lee Hong-gi, bassist Lee Jae-jin, and ...

* Mobile Popularity Award:

– "

" * MKMF Tribute Award:

Insooni Kim In-soon ( ko, 김인순; born April 5, 1957), known professionally as Insooni ( ko, 인순이), is a South Korean singer who made her debut in 1978 as a member of Hee Sisters ( ko, 희자매). Since then, she has recorded a total of 19 alb ...

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."2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part3"
. ''MAMA''. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

Performers

Presenters

References

External links

Mnet Asian Music Awards
official website {{Mnet Asian Music Awards MAMA Awards ceremonies Mnet Km Music Festival Mnet Km Music Festival Mnet Km Music Festival Mnet Music Video Festival, 2007