Melon Music Awards is one of the most coveted music award show in South Korea. It is organized by kakao M through it's music store, Melon.
The very first edition was held on Olympic Park on December 2009. The following year, the award show was held on the Hall of Peace. From 2011 to 2015, it was held annually at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena. And from 2016 to the present year, Gocheok Skydome became it's yearly home.
Melon Music Awards determine it's winners on digital sales and public votes. This year's winning names were chosen from a pool of artists with the highest Melon chart scores for the year by combining online fan votes, digital sales, and judge scores.
The main awards are decided by 20% online voting, 60% digital sales, and 20% judge scores; genre awards are decided by 30% online voting, 40% digital sales, and 30% judge score; popularity awards are decided by 60% online voting and 40% digital sales; and special awards are 100% decided by judges.
BEST ARTIST OF THE YEAR - BTS
BEST RECORD OF THE YEAR - BTS - "Map of the Soul: Persona"
BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR - BTS - "Map of the Soul: Persona"
BEST SONG OF THE YEAR - BTS - "Boy With Luv"
BEST NEW ARTIST (MALE) - TOMORROW X TOGETHER
BEST NEW ARTIST (FEMALE) - ITZY
HOT TREND AWARD - AB6IX
NETIZEN POPULARITY AWARD - BTS "Boy With Luv"
SONGWRITER AWARD - PDOGG
STAGE OF THE YEAR AWARD - SEVENTEEN
BEST DANCE AWARD (MALE) - BTS "Boy With Luv"
BEST DANCE AWARD (FEMALE) - CHUNGHA "Gotta Go"
BEST BALLAD - TAEYEON - "Four Seasons"
BEST RAP/HIP-HOP AWARD - EPIK HIGH - "Love Drunk" feat. CRUSH
BEST TROT AWARD - HONG JIN YOUNG - "Love Tonight"
BEST RNB/SOUL AWARD - HEIZE - "WE Don't Talk Together"
BEST INDIE AWARD - MELOMANCE - YOU&I
BEST ROCK AWARD - N.FLYING - "Rooftop"
BEST OST AWARD - GUMMY - "Remember Me" from Hotel Del Luna
BEST POP AWARD - BILLIE EILISH - "Bad Guy"
BEST MOVIE VIDEO AWARD - KANG DANIEL - "What Are You Up To?"
1THEK PERFORMANCE AWARD - THE BOYZ
KAKAO HOT STAR AWARD - BTS
TOP 10 AWARDS - HEIZE | BOLBBALGAN4 | BTS | KIM CHUNGHA | MAMAMOO | MC THE MAX | EXO | JANNABI | JANG BUM JOON | TAEYEON
Award Shows are incomplete without the amazing performance by artist. Take a look at the scene-stealing production numbers of MMA 2019.
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