MAMA Award for Best Male Artist

Korean television award

MAMA Award
for Best Male Solo

Country| South Korea
Presented by| CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First award| 1999
Currently held by| Jungkook (2024)
Most awards| Baekhyun (3)
Most nominations| Psy (7)
Website| Mnet Asian Music Awards

The MAMA Award for Best Male Solo (남자 가수상) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet).

It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; Lee Seung-hwan won the award for his song "A Request", and it is given in honor of a male artist with the best performance in the music industry.[1]

## Winners and nominees

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Year[I] | Winner(s)  | Song  | Nominee(s)

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1999 | Lee Seung-hwan | "A Request"  |

* Park Jin-young – "Kiss Me"
* Yoo Seung-jun – "Passion"
* Jo Sung-mo – "For Your Soul"
* K2 – " To Her Lover"

2000 | Shin Seung-hun | "The Unwritten Legend"  |

* Seo Taiji – "Ultramania"
* Lee Seung-hwan – "Live A Long Long Time"
* Jo Sung-mo – "Do You Know"
* Hong Kyung-min – "Shaky Friendship"

2001 | Kangta | "Polaris"  |

* Moon Hee-joon – "Alone"
* Yoo Seung-jun – "Wow"
* Im Chang-jung – "Reason To Wait"
* Jo Sung-mo – "Goodbye My Love"

2002 | Sung Si-kyung | "We Make A Good Pair"  |

* Kangta – "Memories"
* Moon Hee-joon – "Generous"
* Shin Seung Hun – "If We Can Part Even Though We Love"
* Lee Seung-hwan – "Mistake"

2003 | Wheesung | "With Me"  |

* Kim Gun-mo – "Wedding Invitation"
* Rain – "Ways To Avoid The Sun"
* Lee Juck – "I Didn't Know That Time"
* Jo Sung-mo – "Piano"

2004 | Se7en[Note 1] | "Passion"  |

* Rain – "It's Raining"
* Seo Taiji – "Robot"
* MC Mong – "180°"
* Wheesung – "Incurable Disease"

2005 | Kim Jong-kook | "Standstill"  |

* MC Mong – "Invincible"
* YB – "It Must Have Been Love"
* Jo Sung-mo – "Mr. Flower"
* Wheesung – "Goodbye Luv"

2006 | Rain | "I'm Coming"  |

* Psy – "Entertainer"
* Seven – "I Know"
* Lee Seung-gi – "Hard to Say"
* Lee Seung-chul – "Scream"

2007 | Lee Seung-gi | "White Lie"  |

* Park Hyo-shin – "Memories Resembles Love"
* Shin Hye-sung – "The First Person"
* Eru – "Because We Are Two"
* Lee Juck – "It's Fortunate"

2008 | Seo Taiji | "Moai"  |

* Kim Dong-ryool – "Let's Start Again"
* Taeyang – "Look At Me Only"
* Toy – "Rockin' On Heaven's Door"
* MC Mong – "Disco"

2009 | Tiger JK | "Monster"  |

* Rain – "Rainism"
* Lee Seung-chul – "Broken Fingernails"
* G-Dragon – "Heartbreaker"
* MC Mong – "Indian Boy"

2010 | Taeyang | "I'll Be There"  |

* Psy – "Right Now"
* Rain – "Love Song"
* Seven – "Better Together"
* Wheesung – "I Thought to Marry"

2011 | Kim Hyun-joong | "Break Down"  |

* Kim Bum-soo – "Last Love"
* Kim Tae-woo – "Echo"
* Sung Si-kyung -"I Like"
* Wheesung – "Heartsore Story"

2012 | G-Dragon | "Crayon"  |

* K.Will – "I Need You"
* Park Jin-young (JYP) – "You're The One"
* Se7en – "When I Can't Sing"
* Psy – "Gangnam Style"

2013 | "Crooked"  |

* Psy – "Gentleman"
* Lee Seung-gi – "Return"
* Lee Seung-chul – "My Love"
* Cho Yong-pil – "Bounce"

2014 | Taeyang | "Eyes, Nose, Lips"  |

* Roy Kim – "Home"
* Rain – "30 Sexy"
* Seo Taiji – "Christmalo.win"
* Im Chang-jung – "Ordinary Song"

2015 | Park Jin-young | "Who's Your Mama?"  |

* Zion.T – "Eat"
* Kyuhyun – "At Gwanghwanmun"
* Jung Yong Hwa – "One Fine Day"
* Jonghyun – "Deja-Boo"

2016 | Zico | "I Am You, You Are Me"  |

* Park Hyo-shin – "Breath"
* Psy – "Daddy"
* Im Chang-jung – "Love Again"
* Crush – "Don't Forget (ft. Taeyeon)"

2017 | "Artist"  |

* Yoon Jong-shin – "Like It"
* G-Dragon – "Untitled, 2014"
* Zion.T – "This Song"
* Psy – "New Face"

2018 | Roy Kim | "Only Then"  |

* Dean – "Instagram"
* Park Hyo-shin – "Sound of Winter"
* Zico – "Seoulmate" (feat. IU)
* Hwang Chi Yeul – "The Only Star"

2019 | Baekhyun | "UN Village"  |

* Park Hyo-shin – "Goodbye"
* Mino – "Fiancé"
* Taemin – "Want"
* Paul Kim – "Empty"

2020 | "Candy"  |

* Kang Daniel – "Who U Are"
* Park Jin-young – "Fever"
* Taemin – "Criminal"
* Zico – "Any Song"

2021 | "Bambi"  |

* D.O – "Rose"
* Kai – "Mmmh"
* Kang Daniel – "Paranoia"
* Lee Mu-jin – "Traffic Light"

2022 | Lim Young-woong | "If We Ever Meet Again"  |

* J-Hope – "More"
* Kang Daniel – "Upside Down"
* Psy – "That That" (feat. Suga)
* Zico – "New Thing" (feat. Homies)

2023 | Jimin | "Set Me Free Pt. 2"  |

* Jungkook – "Seven" (feat. Latto)
* Lim Young-woong – "London Boy"
* Parc Jae-jung – Alone
* Taeyang – "Vibe" (feat. Jimin)
* V – "Love Me Again"

2024 | Jungkook | "Standing Next to You"  |

* Baekhyun
* Jimin
* Lim Young-woong
* Taemin

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.

## Multiple awards for Best Male Artist

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As of 2020, four male artists received two or more awards.

3 wins

* Baekhyun

2 wins

* G-Dragon
* Taeyang
* Zico

## Gallery

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* Lee Seung-hwan, (1999)

* Shin Seung-hun, (2000)

* Kangta, (2001)

* Sung Si-kyung, (2002)

* Wheesung, (2003)

* Se7en, (2004)

* Kim Jong-kook, (2005)

* Rain, (2006)

* Lee Seung-gi, (2007)

* Seo Taiji, (2008)

* Tiger JK, (2009)

* Kim Hyun-joong, (2011)

* G-Dragon, (2012-13)

* Taeyang, (2010, 14)

* Park Jin-young, (2015)

* Zico, (2016-17)

* Roy Kim, (2018)

* Baekhyun, (2019-21)

* Lim Young-woong, (2022)

* Jimin, (2023)

* Jungkook, 2024

## Notes

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1. ^ Titled as "Best Male Video" award.

1. ^ "1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

## References

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* "M.net Asian Music Awards Winners list by year". mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
* "M.net Asian Music Awards Broadcasts by year". mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
* "M.net Asian Music Awards Photos by year". mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-01-30.

## External links

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* Mnet Asian Music Awards official website

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Merit awards|

| Grand Prizes/Daesang|

* Album of the Year
* Artist of the Year
* Song of the Year
* Worldwide Icon of the Year

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Competitive Awards|

* Best Male Artist
* Best Female Artist
* Best Male Group
* Best Female Group
* Best New Artist
* Best Dance Performance
* Best Band Performance
* Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
* Best Vocal Performance
* Best Collaboration
* Best OST
* Best Music Video

Special Awards|

* Best International Artist
* Best Asian Artist
* Other Special Awards

Discontinued awards|

* Best Mixed Group
* Best Ballad/R&B Performance
* Other Discontinued Genre-Specific Awards
* Discontinued Music Video Awards

Ceremonies|

* 1999
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* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
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* 2008
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* 2011
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* 2017
* 2018
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* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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MAMA Award for Best Male Artist

1990s|

* Lee Seung-hwan (1999)

2000s|

* Shin Seung-hun (2000)
* Kangta (2001)
* Sung Si-kyung (2002)
* Wheesung (2003)
* Se7en (2004)
* Kim Jong-kook (2005)
* Rain (2006)
* Lee Seung-gi (2007)
* Seo Taiji (2008)
* Tiger JK (2009)

2010s|

* Taeyang (2010)
* Kim Hyun-joong (2011)
* G-Dragon (2012–2013)
* Taeyang (2014)
* Park Jin-young (2015)
* Zico (2016–2017)
* Roy Kim (2018)
* Baekhyun (2019)

2020s|

* Baekhyun (2020-2021)
* Lim Young-woong (2022)
* Jimin (2023)
* Jungkook (2024)

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