2008 Mnet KM Music Festival

The 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the tenth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 15, 2008, at the Seoul Sports Complex.

2008 Mnet KM Music Festival
DateNovember 15, 2008 (2008-11-15)
LocationSeoul Sports Complex, Seoul, South Korea
Hosted byRain
Most awardsWonder Girls (3)
Most nominationsTVXQ, Epik High, Wonder Girls (5)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSouth Korea: Mnet
Japan: Mnet Japan
Runtimearound 195 minutes
← 2007 · Mnet Asian Music Awards · 2009 →

Leading the nominees were boy groups TVXQ and Epik High, and girl group Wonder Girls with 5 nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, Wonder Girls won the most wins and became the first artist/performer to receive 3 wins, which included one daesang award.[1] It was followed by Big Bang and Lee Hyori with 2 each.

Background

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The award ceremony was held for the tenth consecutive time,[2] which was held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium for the second time. For the first time, however, singer-actor Rain was the only one to host the event. The official slogan used was "My Dream, My Music, My Way, My MKMF".[3]

Before revealing the Best New Male Artist winner, an intermission number from the boy group nominees was performed, resembling the performance by the then new girl group nominees during the ninth ceremony held last year. Together with ex-H.O.T. member Moon Hee-joon, the boy groups performed the debut singles of the past Best New Group winners including Super Junior, SS501, TVXQ, g.o.d, and Shinhwa.

During its 10th anniversary, Clon made an appearance once again to say a little speech during their experiences. Additionally, the first on screen kiss between Lee Hyori and T.O.P happened during their performance that their skit made headlines later on.[4][5]

Performers

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The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers at the ceremony.[3][6][7]

Name(s) Performed Notes
Lee Min-ki "My Way" My MKMF #1: My Way
2PM, U-Kiss, Shinee, 2AM, Mighty Mouth, Moon Hee-joon "U", "Warning", "Rising Sun", "Lie", "Brand New", "Warrior's Descendant" Rock ver. and "The Fighting Sprit" My MKMF #3: Something HOT
Brown Eyed Girls, Jewelry, Jaurim "How Come", "One More Time", "Magic Carpet Ride" My MKMF #3: Girl's Got Reloaded
SG Wannabe, Shin Seung-hun "La La La", "Even After A Long While" Intermission number after the former received the 'Hallyu Singers by the Japanese Press' recognition and before the latter received the 'Mnet PD's Choice Award'
Wonder Girls ft. 2PM "Nobody" Tango ver. and disco ver. My MKMF #4: Secret Party
Big Bang ft. Lee Hyori "Look At Me Only", "Lie", "Haru Haru", "U Go-Girl" remix, "Look At Me Hyori", "10 Minutes" My MKMF #5: Scandalous
Hong Hyun (홍현아), Epik High, Kim Chang-wan band "Redemption", "One", "Right Dudu Dada", "Naughty Boy" My MKMF #6: Rescue
Khalil Fong and Chae Yeon "Lover" Chinese ver.
TVXQ "The Way U Are", "Rising Sun", "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap.", "Purple Line", "Hug", "Wrong Number", "Mirotic" My MKMF #7: My Addiction
Rain "My Way", "It's Raining", "Only You", "Don't Stop", "Rainism" My MKMF #8: 2098 Still Raining

Winners and nominees

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TVXQ, Album of the Year
 
Wonder Girls, Song of the Year, Best Music Video, and Best Female Group
 
Shinee, Best New Male Artist
 
Davichi, Best New Female Artist
 
Lee Hyori, Best Dance Performance
 
Nell, Best Rock Performance
 
Epik High, Best Hip Hop Performance
 
Shin Seung-hun, Mnet PD's Choice Awardee
 
Khalil Fong, Best New Asian Artist

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[8]

Album of the Year
(daesang)
Artist of the Year
(daesang)
Song of the Year
(daesang)
Best Music Video
Best New Male Artist Best New Female Artist
  • Davichi – "I Love You Even Though I Hate You"
    • Moon Ji-eun – "The Fox Song"
    • Sunha – "Chantey Chantey"
    • Lee Hyun-ji – "Kiss Me Kiss Me"
    • Joo – "Because Of A Man"
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best House & Electronic Best Dance Performance
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best Ballad/R&B Performance Best Rock Performance
  • Brown Eyes – "Don't Go Don't Go"
    • Kim Dong-ryool – "Let's Start Again"
    • Park Ji-Hyun – During The Days I Want To See You"
    • Taeyang – "Look At Me Only"
    • V.O.S – "Beautiful Life"
Best Hip Hop Performance Best OST
Special awards

Multiple awards

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Artist(s) with multiple wins

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The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):

Awards Artist(s)
3 Wonder Girls
2 Big Bang
Lee Hyori

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

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

Nominations Artist(s)
5 TVXQ
Epik High
Wonder Girls
4 Big Bang
Lee Hyori
3 Kim Dong-ryool
Seo Taiji
Uhm Jung-hwa
Taeyang

Presenters

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References

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  1. ^ Kim, Shi-eun (November 16, 2008). ‘MKMF 3관왕’ 원더걸스 “변치 않는 원더걸스 되겠다” [MKMF Triple Winner Wonder Girls "Will Never Change"]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  2. ^ "Mnet's MKMF goes into history" Asiae. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012
  3. ^ a b "2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "[Star of the Week] The Men Who Have Gotten Caught in ‘Bad Girl’ Lee Hyori's Web" Archived December 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Big Bang's T.O.P talks about his kiss with Lee Hyori on 'Go Show'". Allkpop. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "2008 Mnet KM Music Festival 2nd Part" Archived October 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "2008 Mnet KM Music Festival 3rd Part" Archived October 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "2008 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived December 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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