The 2013

Mnet Asian Music Awards 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 ...

took place on November 22, 2013, at AsiaWorld-Arena in Hong Kong. The ceremony was the fourth consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of

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Nominations were announced on October 23, 2013. Leading the nominees was

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with six, followed by

Psy Park Jae-sang (, ; born December 31, 1977), known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY) (; ; ), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage per ...

G-Dragon Kwon Ji-yong (; born August 18, 1988), also known by his stage name G-Dragon (지드래곤), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer, known as the " King of K-pop". G-Dragon is the recipi ...

, and

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

received the most wins with four awards, which includes the ''daesang'' (or grand prize) award "

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Background

This event marked the fifteenth Mnet Asian Music Awards."MKMF goes into history"
''Asiae''. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012 Using its slogan "Music Makes One" for the third consecutive time, MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as around the world. This is the first time that the three ''daesang'' awards were presented separately. The first daesang, the song of the year award, was given at the end of the first block, the second daesang, the artist of the year award, was given at the end of the second block, and the third daesang, the album of the year award was given at the finale. After the last daesang award was given,

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performed. More than 10,000 people attended the ceremony.

Performers

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

Presenters

Lee Seung-gi Lee Seung-gi (; born January 13, 1987) is a South Korean singer, actor, host, and entertainer. He has numerous hit songs as a singer such as "Because You're My Woman", "Will You Marry Me", "Return" and "The Ordinary Man". He has garnered furt ...

– Main host *

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and

Kim So-yeon Kim So-yeon (born November 2, 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in a number of well-known television dramas, notably ''All About Eve'' (2000), '' Iris'' (2009), ''Prosecutor Princess'' (2010), '' Happy Home'' ( ...

– Presenters of Best Dance Performance Award - Female Solo *

Ryan Seacrest Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American media personality and producer. He is the co-host of ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'', as well as the host of multiple media shows including ''American Idol'', ''American Top 40'', and '' ...

(via VTR) – Introduced the nominees for Best Dance Performance Award - Female Group *

and

– Presenters of Best Dance Performance Award - Female Group *

Kim Jong-kook Kim Jong-kook (; born April 25, 1976) is a South Korean singer, entertainer, and actor. Kim debuted as a member of South Korean duo Turbo in 1995. The duo was considered to be one of the most popular idols in that time and sold out millions of ...

and

Song Ji-hyo Cheon Soo-yeon (born Cheon Seong-im on 15 August 1981), professionally known by her stage name Song Ji-hyo, is a South Korean actress and model. Song is one of the regular cast members of the South Korean variety show '' Running Man'' since 201 ...

– Presenters of NISSAN JUKE Best Music Video *

Lee Seung-chul Lee Seung-chul (; born December 5, 1966) is a South Korean singer best known for the hit songs, "My Love", "Never Ending Story", and "Girls' Generation". Currently an artist of Kakao Entertainment's label Flex M, he debuted in 1985 as the vo ...

– Presenter of the special award for Discovery of the Year *

Lee Soo-hyuk Lee Soo-hyuk (; born Lee Hyuk-soo on May 31, 1988) is a South Korean model and actor. Life and career Born Lee Hyuk-soo, he debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook-jun's ''Lone Costume'' fashion show in 2006. He walked down the runways of th ...

and

Hong Jong-hyun Hong Jong-hyun (born February 2, 1990) is a South Korean actor and model. Career Hong began his entertainment career in 2007 as a professional model. He made his acting debut in 2008, and has appeared in the romantic comedy ''Oh! My Lady'' (201 ...

– Presenters of Best New Female Artist *

Lee Seo-jin Lee Seo-jin (born January 30, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the reality shows ''Three Meals a Day'' and '' Grandpa Over Flowers''. As an actor, he came to prominence with his leading roles in television series '' Damo'' (2 ...

– Introduced the recipients of Best Asian Artist Awards *

Paris Hilton Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American media personality, businesswoman, socialite, model, and entertainer. Born in New York City, and raised there and in Beverly Hills, California, she is a great-granddaughter of Conra ...

– Presenter of the award for Best Male Artist *

Lee Bo-young Lee Bo-young (; born January 12, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the television dramas '' My Daughter Seo-young'' (2012), ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013), '' Whisper'' (2017), ''Mother'' (2018), '' When My Lo ...

and

Jang Hyuk Jeong Yong-jun (born December 20, 1976), better known as Jang Hyuk, is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films ''Volcano High'' (2001) and ''Windstruck'' (2004), and the television dramas '' Successful Story of ...

– Presenters of BC UnionPay Song of the Year *

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– Presenters of Best Dance Performance Award - Male Solo *

Yoo Se-yoon Yoo Se-yoon (; born September 12, 1980) is a South Korean comedian and television comedy show host. He hosts and co-hosts a variety of shows, in addition to being a part of musical/comedic duo, UV. Yoo has been a part of shows such as South Kor ...

and

Miriam Yeung Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop diva. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards ...

– Best Vocal Performance - Female * Cha Ye-ryun – Presenter of the special award for Style in Music *

Jung Woo Jung Woo (born Kim Jung-guk on January 14, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the drama ''Reply 1994'' (2013) and ''You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin'' (2013). Career Jung Woo made his acting debut in 2006, and began ...

and

Go Ara Go Ara (; born February 11, 1990) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for starring in the television series ''Sharp'' (2003), ''Heading to the Ground'' (2009), ''Reply 1994'' (2013), ''You're All Surrounded'' (2014), '' Hwara ...

– Presenters of the special award for Next Generation Global Star Female, Sony MDR Worldwide Performer *

Jay Park Jay Park ( Korean name: Park Jae-beom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範); born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and entrepreneur of based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based ...

– Presenter of the award for International Favorite Artist *

Aaron Kwok Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. Active since the 1980s, Kwok is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. Dubbed the "God of Dance", Kwok's onstage dancing is influenc ...

and

Han Chae-young Kim Ji-young (born September 13, 1980), professionally known by the stage name Han Chae-young, is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition as the antagonist in the television series ''Autumn in My Heart'' (2000) before gaining wider ...

– Presenters of BC UnionPay Artist of the Year * Kim Yoon-ah of

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– Introduced performer

and presenter of the award for Best Vocal Performance - Male * Lee Ha-neul – Presenter of the award for

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* Lee Ha-neul and

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– Presenters of Best Band Performance *

Seungri Lee Seung-hyun (; born December 12, 1990), better known by his stage names Seungri (Hangul: ) and V.I (when performing in Japan), is a former South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, businessman and sex offender convicted of facilitating prost ...

, and

Taeyang Dong Young-bae (; born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage names Taeyang (meaning "sun" in Korean) and SOL (when performing in Japan), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Taey ...

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– Presenters of Music Makes One Global Ambassador Award *

Lee Dong-wook Lee Dong-wook (; born November 6, 1981 ) is a South Korean actor, host, model and entertainer. He is best known for his leading roles in the Korean drama, television dramas ''My Girl (2005 TV series), My Girl'' (2005), ''Scent of a Woman (TV ser ...

and Sung Yu-ri – Presenters of Best Female Group, Best Male Group *

– Introduced performers

* Go Joon-hee – Presenter of the special award for Best Concert Performer * Kim Ji-hoon and

Han Ji-hye Han Ji-hye (born Lee Ji-hye on June 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress. Background Born Lee Ji-hye, she used the stage name "Han Ji-hye" upon learning that her real name would cause confusion among fans since an older actress, Lena Lee, also ...

– Presenters of Best Female Artist *

Go Soo Go Soo (born October 4, 1978), also known as Ko Soo, is a South Korean actor. He has appeared in television series such as ''Piano'', ''Green Rose'' and ''Will It Snow for Christmas?'', as well as the films '' White Night'' and '' The Front Line' ...

– Presenter for the award for BC UnionPay Album of the Year *

– Introduced performer

Winners and nominees

Ailee (South Korean singer) on Oct 11, 2013 (2)

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. ; Special Awards * Discovery of the Year:

Baechigi Baechigi (Hangul: 배치기; stylized as BaeChiGi) is a South Korean hip hop duo formed by Sniper Sound in 2005. The duo moved to YMC Entertainment in 2012. They debuted on February 17, 2005, with the album ''Giant''. Members * Muwoong (Hangul: ...

* Best Asian Artist:

Derrick Hoh Derrick Hoh (何維健, He Weijian) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter in the Chinese Mando-pop scene. He gained nationwide recognition after emerging as the second runner up in Channel U's Project SuperStar in 2005. He started his career wi ...

; Thu Minh; Tor Saksit; SM*SH;

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Kiriko Takemura (Japanese: 竹村桐子, born January 29, 1993), known professionally as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Hiragana: きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ), is a Japanese tarento, singer, and model. Her public image is associated with Japan's ''kawai ...

;

* Style in Music:

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* Next Generation Global Star (Female):

Apink Apink ( ko, 에이핑크, ja, エーピンク) is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment, A Cube Entertainment, and Plan A Entertainment). The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play ...

* Sony MDR Worldwide Performer:

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* Best Concert Performer:

* Music Makes One Global Ambassador Award:

* Red Carpet Special Prize:

Lee Jung-hyun Lee Jung-hyun (born February 7, 1980), also known by her occasional stage name Ava, is a South Korean pop singer and actress. She was first recognized for her acting abilities with award-winning role in her first film and has been solidified as ...

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 three or more nominations (excluding the special awards):

Broadcasts

References

External links

Mnet Asian Music Awards
official website {{Mnet Asian Music Awards MAMA Awards ceremonies 2013 in South Korean music 2013 in Hong Kong 2013 music awards