MAMA 2022 Vote: Nominations, Criteria (SOTY, AOTY, ROTY Poll)

One of the biggest and most-watched K-Pop music award shows, MAMA 2022 is set to be a star-studded event with artists across the Korean music industry nominated for awards including the coveted Daesang trophies for Song of the Year and Artist of the Year.

The 2022 MAMA Awards ceremony will be held on the 29th and 30th of November in Japan at the Osaka Kyocera Dome, and will be the first in-person MAMA show since the beginning of the COVID pandemic.

Performing Artists:

Award Criteria

The criteria for the final winners of the MAMA awards are as follows:

• Artist of the Year and Artist Category Awards
  • 40% judge panel evaluation
  • 30% song downloads/streaming (20% Korea + 10% global)
  • 30% physical album sales
• Song of the Year and Genre Category Awards
  • 40% judge panel evaluation
  • 60% song downloads/streaming (40% Korea + 20% global)
• Album of the Year
  • 40% judge panel evaluation
  • 60% physical album sales
• Worldwide Icon of the Year
  • 50% Mnet Plus vote
  • 30% Spotify votes
  • 10% Twitter votes
  • 10% music video score
  • (10% extra) live broadcast Twitter votes
• Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10
  • 50% Mnet Plus votes
  • 30% Spotify votes
  • 10% Twitter votes
  • 10% music video score

See Here for More Voting Information and eligibility: MAMA Voting

MAMA 2022 Nominations

The anticipated MAMA Awards Nominations list was released by Mnet on the 24th of October, which sent K-Pop fans around the world into a buzz of excitement.

Best New Female Artist

Best New Male Artist

Best Female Artist

Best Male Artist

Best Female Group

Best Male Group

Best Vocal Performance Solo

• IU – “Drama”
• Kim Min Seok – “Drunken Confession”
• Lee Mujin – “When it snows” (feat. Heize)
• Lim Young Woong – “Our Blues Our Life”Taeyeon – “INVU”

Best Vocal Performance Group

• BIGBANG – “Still Life”
• BTS – “Yet To Come”
• Davichi – “Fanfare”
• ENHYPEN – “Polaroid Love”
• WINNER – “I LOVE U”

Best Band Performance

• JANNABI – “GRIPPIN’THEGREEN”
• Jaurim – “STAY WITH ME”
• LUCY – “PLAY”
• The Black Skirts – “My Little Lambs”
• Xdinary Heroes – “Happy Death Day”

Best Dance Performance Solo

• Jessi – “ZOOM”
• Nayeon – “POP!”
• PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga)
• Sunmi – “Heart Burn”
• Yena – “SMILEY” (feat. BIBI)

Best Dance Performance Male Group

• NCT 127 – “2 Baddies”
• NCT DREAM – “Glitch Mode”
• SEVENTEEN – “HOT”
• Stray Kids – “MANIAC”
• TXT – “Good Boy Gone Bad”
• TREASURE – “JIKJIN”

Best Dance Performance Female Group

• (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
• IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
• LE SSERAFIM – “FEARLESS”
• NewJeans – “Attention”
• Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm”

Best OST

• 10CM – “Drawer” (“Our Beloved Summer” OST)
• Jimin, Ha Sung Woon – “With You” (“Our Blues” OST)
• MeloMance – “Love, Maybe” (“A Business Proposal” OST)
• V – “Christmas Tree” (“Our Beloved Summer” OST)
• Wonstein – “Your Existence” (“Twenty Five, Twenty One” OST)

Best Collaboration

• 10CM, BIG Naughty – “Just 10 centimeters”
• Crush – “Rush Hour” (feat. J-Hope)
• Loco, Hwasa – “Somebody!”
• PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga)
• Woo Won Jae, meenoi – “Ghosting” (prod. CODE KUNST)

Best Hip Hop & Urban Music

• BE’O – “Counting Stars” (feat. Beenzino)
• BIG Naughty – “Beyond Love” (feat. 10CM)
• J-Hope – “MORE”
• Jay Park – “GANADARA” (feat. IU)
• Zico – “Freak”

Song of The Year

• 10CM – “Drawer”
• 10CM, BIG Naughty – “Just 10 centimeters”
• BE’O – “Counting Stars” (feat. Beenzino)
• BIGBANG – “Still Life”
• BIG Naughty – “Beyond Love” (feat. 10CM)
• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
• BTS – “Yet To Come”
• Crush – “Rush Hour” (feat. J-Hope)
• Davichi – “Fanfare”
• ENHYPEN – “Polaroid Love”
• (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
• IU – “Drama”
• IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
• JANNABI – “GRIPPIN’THEGREEN”
• Jaurim – “STAY WITH ME”
• Jay Park – “GANADARA” (feat. IU)
• Jessi – “ZOOM”
• J-Hope – “MORE”
• Jimin, Ha Sung Woon – “With You”
• Kim Min Seok – “Drunken Confession”
• LE SSERAFIM – “FEARLESS”
• Lee Mujin – “When it snows” (feat. Heize)
• Lim Young Woong – “Our Blues Our Life”
• Loco, Hwasa – “Somebody!”
• LUCY – “PLAY”
• MeloMance – “Love, Maybe”
• Nayeon – “POP!”
• NCT 127 – “2 Baddies”
• NCT DREAM – “Glitch Mode”
• NewJeans – “Attention”
• PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga)
• Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm”
• SEVENTEEN – “HOT”
• Stray Kids – “MANIAC”
• Sunmi – “Heart Burn”
• Taeyeon – “INVU”
• The Black Skirts – “My Little Lambs”
• TREASURE – “JIKJIN”
• TXT – “Good Boy Gone Bad”
• V – “Christmas Tree”
• WINNER – “I LOVE U”
• Wonstein – “Your Existence”
• Woo Won Jae, meenoi – “Ghosting” (prod. CODE KUNST)
• Xdinary Heroes – “Happy Death Day”
• Yena – “SMILEY” (feat. BIBI)
• Zico – “Freak”

Artist of The Year

• aespa
• ATBO
• BLACKPINK
• BTS
• ENHYPEN
• (G)I-DLE
• ITZY
• IU
• IVE
• J-Hope
• Kang Daniel
• Kep1er
• LE SSERAFIM
• Lim Young Woong
• Miyeon
• Nayeon
• NCT DREAM
• NewJeans
• NMIXX
• PSY
• Red Velvet
• Seulgi
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• Taeyeon
• TEMPEST
• TNX
• TWICE
• TXT
• Xdinary Heroes
• Yena
• YOUNITE
• Zico

Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10

• aespa
• ASTRO
• ATEEZ
• BIGBANG
• Billlie
• BLACKPINK
• Brave Girls
• BTOB
• BTS
• Chungha
• Crush
• Dreamcatcher
• ENHYPEN
• EVERGLOW
• fromis_9
• (G)I-DLE
• Girls’ Generation
• GOT7
• ITZY
• IU
• IVE
• Jay Park
• Jessi
• Jo Yu Ri
• Kai
• Kang Daniel
• KARD
• Kep1er
• LE SSERAFIM
• LOONA
• MAMAMOO
• MONSTA X
• NCT 127
• NCT DREAM
• NewJeans
• NMIXX
• ONEUS
• PENTAGON
• PSY
• Red Velvet
• SEVENTEEN
• STAYC
• Stray Kids
• Sunmi
• THE BOYZ
• TREASURE
• TWICE
• TXT
• WINNER
• Yena

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