MAMA Award for Best Male Group

Annual award presented by Mnet

MAMA Award for Best Male Group

Awarded for| Best male group of the year
Country| South Korea
Presented by| CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First awarded| 1999
Currently held by| Seventeen (2024)
Most awards| Shinhwa, BTS (4 each)
Most nominations| Shinhwa (9)
Website| Mnet Asian Music Awards

The MAMA Award for Best Male Group (남자 그룹상) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet). Mnet is also the one who choose which group will to this category as well as other categories in MAMA.

It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; the band H.O.T. won the award for their song "I Yah!", and it is given in honor for the male group with the most artistic achievement in the music industry.[1]

## Winners and nominees

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G.o.d, (2000) Shinhwa, (2001–04) TVXQ, (2006) 2PM, (2009–10) Super Junior, (2011) Infinite, (2013) Exo, (2014–16) Wanna One, (2017–18) BTS, (2019–22) Seventeen, (2023)

### 1990s

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Year  | Winner  | Work  | Nominees

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1999 | H.O.T.[Note 1] | "I Yah!"  |

* Shinhwa – T.O.P
* S.E.S.♀ – "I Love You" (너를 사랑해)
* Sechs Kies – "Ye Gam" (예감)
* Fin.K.L♀ – "Forever Love" (영원한 사랑)

### 2000s

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Year  | Winner  | Work  | Nominees

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2000 | g.o.d | "Love and Memory"  |

* DJ DOC – "Run To You"
* H.O.T. – "Outside Castle"
* Clones – "Choryeon" (초련)
* Turbo – "Tonight"

2001 | Shinhwa | "Wild Eyes"  |

* UN – "Pado" (파도)
* Jinusean\- "A-Yo"
* g.o.d – "Lies" (거짓말)
* Click-B – "Undefeatable" (백전무패)

2002 | "Perfect Man"  |

* J-Walk – "Suddenly"
* jtL – "A Better Day"
* g.o.d – "Road" (길)
* Click-B – "To Be Continued"

2003 | "Your Wedding"  |

* g.o.d – "Letter" (편지)
* S – "I Swear"
* N.R.G – "Hit Song"
* jtL – "Without Your Love"

2004 | "Angel"  |

* DJ DOC – "One Night"
* NRG – "Hurray For A Virile Son Of Korea" (대한건아만세)
* MC the Max – "Love Poem" (사랑의시)
* 1TYM – "Hot"

2005 | SG Wannabe | "Crime and Punishment"  |

* TVXQ – "Rising Sun"
* Buzz – "Coward" (겁쟁이)
* MC the Max – "Don't Be Happy" (행복하지 말아요)
* g.o.d – "An Ordinary Day" (보통날)

2006 | TVXQ[Note 1] | "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap."  |

* SS501 – "Snow Prince"
* Buzz – "You Don't Know Man"
* Shinhwa – "Once In A Lifetime"
* SG Wannabe – "Partner For Life"

2007 | Big Bang | "Lies"  |

* Super Junior – "Don't Don"
* Epik High – "Fan"
* SG Wannabe – "Arirang"
* SS501 – "4Chance"

2008 | "Haru Haru"  |

* TVXQ – "Mirotic"
* Epik High – "One" (ft. Ji Sun)
* F.T. Island – "After Love"
* SG Wannabe – "La La La"

2009 | 2PM | "Again & Again"  |

* Big Bang – "Sunset Glow"
* Super Junior – "Sorry, Sorry"
* SG Wannabe – "I Love You"
* SS501 – "UR Man"

### 2010s

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Year  | Winner  | Work  | Nominees

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2010 | 2PM | "I'll Be Back"  |

* 2AM – "Even If I Die, I Can't Let You Go"
* Beast – "Shock"
* MBLAQ – "Y"
* Super Junior – "Bonamana"

2011 | Super Junior | "Mr. Simple"  |

* 2PM – "Hands Up"
* Beast – "Fiction"
* Big Bang – "Tonight"
* TVXQ – "Keep Your Head Down"

2012 | Big Bang | "Fantastic Baby"  |

* TVXQ – "Catch Me"
* Beast – "Beautiful Night"
* Super Junior – "Sexy, Free & Single"
* Shinhwa – "Venus"

2013 | Infinite | "Man In Love"  |

* Exo – "Growl"
* Shinee – "Dream Girl"
* Shinhwa – "This Love"
* Teen Top – "Miss Right"

2014 | Exo | "Overdose"  |

* B1A4 – "Solo Day"
* Block B – "H.E.R."
* Beast – "Good Luck"
* Super Junior – "Mamacita"

2015 | "Call Me Baby"  |

* Big Bang – "Loser"
* BTS – "I Need U"
* Shinee – "View"
* Super Junior – "Devil"
* Shinhwa – "Sniper"

2016 | "Monster"  |

* BTS – "Fire"
* Block B – "Toy"
* Shinee – "1 of 1"
* Infinite – "The Eye"
* iKon – "WYD"

2017 | Wanna One | "Energetic"  |

* Exo – "Ko Ko Bop"
* BTS – "DNA"
* Seventeen – "Don't Wanna Cry"
* Got7 – "You Are"
* Nu'est W – "Where You At"

2018 | "Boomerang"  |

* BTS – "Fake Love"
* Seventeen – "Oh My!"
* Got7 – "Lullaby"
* NU'EST W – "Dejavu"
* NCT 127 – "Touch"

2019 | BTS | "Boy With Luv"  |

* Exo – "Love Shot"
* Got7 – "Eclipse"
* NCT 127 – "Superhuman"
* Monsta X – "Alligator"
* Seventeen – "Home"

### 2020s

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Year  | Winner  | Work  | Nominees

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2020 | BTS | "On"  |

* Exo – "Obsession"
* Got7 – "Not by the Moon"
* NCT – "Resonance"
* Monsta X – "Fantasia"
* Seventeen – "Left & Right"

2021 | "Permission to Dance"  |

* NCT 127 – "Favorite (Vampire)"
* NCT Dream – "Hello Future"
* Seventeen – "Rock with You"
* Stray Kids – "Thunderous"
* Tomorrow X Together – "0x1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)"

2022 | "Yet To Come"  |

* Enhypen – "Blessed-Cursed"
* NCT Dream – "Glitch Mode"
* Seventeen – "Hot"
* Stray Kids – "Maniac"
* Tomorrow X Together – "Good Boy Gone Bad"

2023 | Seventeen | "Super"  |

* Exo – "Cream Soda"
* NCT Dream – "Candy"
* Stray Kids – "S-Class"
* Tomorrow X Together – "Sugar Rush Ride"
* Treasure – "Bona Bona"

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

## Multiple awards

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4 wins

* BTS
* Shinhwa

3 wins

* Big Bang
* Exo

2 wins

* 2PM
* Wanna One

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Titled as "Best Group"

1. ^ "1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-13.

## References

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* "M.net Asian Music Awards Winners list by year". mwave. MAMA.
* "M.net Asian Music Awards Broadcasts by year". mwave. MAMA.
* "M.net Asian Music Awards Photos by year". mwave. MAMA.

## 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
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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1990s|

* H.O.T. (1999)

2000s|

* G.o.d (2000)
* Shinhwa (2001-2004)
* SG Wannabe (2005)
* TVXQ (2006)
* BigBang (2007–2008)
* 2PM (2009)

2010s|

* 2PM (2010)
* Super Junior (2011)
* BigBang (2012)
* Infinite (2013)
* Exo (2014–2016)
* Wanna One (2017–2018)
* BTS (2019)

2020s|

* BTS (2020–2022)
* Seventeen (2023)

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