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MAMA Award for Song of the Year

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MAMA Award
for Song of the Year
Awarded forTop track of the year
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byMnet
First awarded2006
Currently held byNewJeans – "Ditto" (2023)
Most awardsTwice, BTS (3)
Most nominationsIU, BTS (6)
WebsiteOfficial website

The MAMA Award for Song of the Year (Korean올해의 노래상; RROlhaeui noraesang) is an honor presented at the annual MAMA Awards, a South Korean awards ceremony presented by Mnet. One of the event's most prestigious daesang (or grand prize) awards,[1] it was first awarded during the ceremony's eighth edition in 2006—then titled the Mnet KM Music Festival. Having gone through various name changes since its inaugural ceremony in 1999,[2] it was renamed the Mnet Asian Music Awards from 2009 until it was rebranded as the MAMA Awards in 2022.[3]

Before 2021, the judging criteria for the award consisted a breakdown of 20% online voting, 40% expert evaluation, 30% digital sales, and 10% record sales.[4] However, prior to the announcement of the 2021 ceremony nominations, it was revealed that online fan voting would be removed from consideration.[5][6] As of 2022, the judging criteria for the award consists of 40% judges panel evaluation and 60% digital song downloads and streaming (40% from South Korea and 20% global).[7]

The Song of the Year award was first presented to vocal group SG Wannabe for "Partner for Life" in 2006, where they also won Album of the Year for the single's parent album The 3rd Masterpiece. Twice and BTS currently holds the distinction for the most awarded artists overall in the category, having both won the prize three times. Two artists have the second-most wins with two each: Big Bang (2007, 2015), and 2NE1 (2009, 2011). IU and BTS have the most shortlisted nominations in the category, with six each.

Winners and nominees

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Big Bang received the award twice, in 2007 for "Lies" and in 2015 for "Bang Bang Bang"
2008 winner for "Nobody", Wonder Girls
2010 winner for "Bad Girl Good Girl", Miss A
Two-time award winner 2NE1, winning in 2009 for "I Don't Care" and in 2011 for "I Am the Best"
2012 recipient Psy, winning for "Gangnam Style"
2013 winner for "Bounce", Cho Yong-pil
2014 winner for "Eyes, Nose, Lips", Taeyang
Three-time award winner Twice has received the highest number awards, winning in 2016, 2017 and 2018
Three-time award winner BTS, winning for "Boy with Luv" (2019), "Dynamite" (2020) and "Butter" (2021)
2022 winner for "Love Dive", Ive
2023 winner for "Ditto", NewJeans

2000s

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Year Winner(s) Winning song Nominee(s) Ref.
2006
(8th)
SG Wannabe "Partner for Life" [8]
[9]
2007
(9th)
Big Bang "Lies" [10]
[11]
2008
(10th)
Wonder Girls "Nobody" [12]
[13]
2009
(11th)
2NE1 "I Don't Care" No nominees announced [14]

2010s

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Year Winner(s) Winning song Nominee(s)[a] Ref.
2010
(12th)
Miss A "Bad Girl Good Girl" [15]
[16]
2011
(13th)
2NE1 "I Am the Best"
Initial nominees
[17]
[18]
2012
(14th)
Psy "Gangnam Style"
Initial nominees
[19]
[20]
2013
(15th)
Cho Yong-pil "Bounce"
Initial nominees
[21]
[22]
2014
(16th)
Taeyang "Eyes, Nose, Lips"
Initial nominees
[23]
[24]
2015
(17th)
Big Bang "Bang Bang Bang"
Initial nominees
[25]
[26]
2016
(18th)
Twice "Cheer Up"
Initial nominees
[27]
[28]
2017
(19th)
"Signal"
Initial nominees
[1]
[29]
2018
(20th)
"What Is Love?"
Initial nominees
[30]
[31]
2019
(21st)
BTS "Boy with Luv" (feat. Halsey)
Initial nominees
[32]
[33]

2020s

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Year Winner(s) Winning song Nominee(s)[a] Ref.
2020
(22nd)
BTS "Dynamite"
Initial nominees
[34]
[35]
2021
(23rd)
"Butter"
Initial nominees
[36]
2022
(24th)
Ive "Love Dive"
Initial nominees
[37]
2023
(25th)
NewJeans "Ditto"
Initial nominees
[38]

Artists with multiple wins

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3 wins
2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

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Note: Shortlisted nominations only

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Each year's song category nominees are automatically nominated.
  2. ^ Additionally, 2014 winner Taeyang is a member of Big Bang.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Twice wins Song of Year Award at 2017 MAMA with 'Signal'". Yonhap News. November 30, 2017. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018.
  2. ^ References for name changes of the ceremony since 1999:
  3. ^ Nam, Ahn-woo (October 23, 2009). 엠넷, MKMF 대신 '아시안 뮤직 어워드' 개최 [Mnet to hold 'Asian Music Awards' instead of MKMF]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via Naver.
  4. ^ "MAMA Judging Criteria - Understanding for Voting Systems". Mwave. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  5. ^ Herman, Tamar (November 17, 2021). "K-pop's MAMA 2021 show: Ed Sheeran, Lee Hyori, and Wanna One on the roster". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Lee, Min-ji (November 2, 2021). 2021 MAMA 레이스 본격 스타트 "3일 노미네이션 발표"(공식) [2021 MAMA 'Nominations will be announced on the 3rd' (Official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via Naver.
  7. ^ "MAMA Awards Judging Criteria". 2022 MAMA. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "2006 Mnet KM Music Festival Winners | 2006 MKMF". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  9. ^ 2006 MKMF Part 1 (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Mwave. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  10. ^ "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Winners | 2007 MKMF". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  11. ^ 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Mnet Asian Music Awards. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Winners | 2008 MKMF". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  13. ^ 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1 (Online broadcast). Mwave. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  14. ^ "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2009 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2010 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  16. ^ Park, Geon-wook (November 28, 2010). 미쓰에이 '베드걸 굿걸', '2010 MAMA' 올해의 노래상 수상 [Miss A's 'Bed Girl Good Girl' wins the Song of the Year award at '2010 MAMA']. Asia Business Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "Winners' list of 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards". MSN. September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "List of nominees announced for MNET Asian Music Awards in Singapore". SG Magazine. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020.
  19. ^ "2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2012 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  20. ^ "2012 MAMA Song of the Year Nominees". Mnet Asian Music Awards. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  21. ^ "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2013 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  22. ^ "BC - UnionPay Song of the Year Voting" (in Korean). BC Card. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  23. ^ "2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2014 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  24. ^ "Union Pay Song of the Year". UnionPay. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  25. ^ "2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2015 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  26. ^ 2015 MAMA [UnionPay Song of the Year Nominees] 151202 EP.1 (Online video). Mnet. November 11, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via YouTube.
  27. ^ "2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2016 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  28. ^ [2016 MAMA] HotelsCombined Song of the Year Nominees (Online video). Mnet. November 11, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via YouTube.
  29. ^ [2017 MAMA] Song of the Year Nominees (Online video). Mnet. November 14, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via YouTube.
  30. ^ "2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2018 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  31. ^ [2018 MAMA] Song of the Year Nominees (Online video). Mnet. November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via YouTube.
  32. ^ "2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2019 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  33. ^ Cabico, Katreena Gaea (October 25, 2019). "LIST: Official nominees for 2019 MAMA". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  34. ^ "2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2020 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  35. ^ Kim, Hye-mi (October 25, 2019). 2020 MAMA, 후보 공개…아이유 ‘올해의 노래’ 3곡→조정석 ‘아로하’ 등 [2020 MAMA, Nominees Revealed..."Song of the Year" IU's 3 songs→Cho Jung-seok's "Aloha" etc.]. News Inside (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  36. ^ "2021 MAMA Nominees". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  37. ^ Bowenbank, Starr (October 24, 2022). "BTS, J-Hope, Blackpink & More Nominated for 2022 MAMA Awards". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  38. ^ Jeong, Seong-min (November 29, 2023). "'불참' 뉴진스, 'Ditto'로 대상 챙겼다(MAMA 2023)" ['No-show' NewJeans wins Grand Prize with 'Ditto' (MAMA 2023)]. MHN Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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