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| Current:2025 Melon Music Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Exceptional digital performance |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | Kakao Entertainment |
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| Website | www |
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TheMelon Music Awards (Korean:멜론 뮤직어워드) is a major music awards show that is held annually byKakao Entertainment (aKakao company) through itsonline music storeMelon. The event was initially a fan-voted award conducted entirely online from 2005 through 2008, and has been officially held offline inSeoul since 2009.[1]
The award show uses digital data from the Melon music platform, online voting and judges' evaluation—to base its awards on artists who have performed exceptional during the year.[2]
The awards show underwent a logo rebranding starting with the 2019 edition. The2020 Melon Music Awards was held for 4 days from December 2 to 5, dubbed as "MMA Week," and was broadcast online due to government restrictions imposed by the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic.[3]
| Year | Date | Venue | City | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | December 16, 2009 | Olympic Hall | Seoul | [4] |
| 2010 | December 15, 2010 | Kyung Hee University Hall of Peace | [5] | |
| 2011 | November 24, 2011 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | [6] | |
| 2012 | December 14, 2012 | [7] | ||
| 2013 | November 14, 2013 | [8] | ||
| 2014 | November 13, 2014 | [9] | ||
| 2015 | November 7, 2015 | [10] | ||
| 2016 | November 19, 2016 | Gocheok Sky Dome | [11] | |
| 2017 | December 2, 2017 | [12] | ||
| 2018 | December 1, 2018 | [13] | ||
| 2019 | November 30, 2019 | [14] | ||
| 2020 | December 2–5, 2020 | Virtual event | — | [15] |
| 2021 | December 4, 2021 | [16] | ||
| 2022 | November 26, 2022 | Gocheok Sky Dome | Seoul | [17] |
| 2023 | December 2, 2023 | Inspire Arena | Incheon | [18] |
| 2024 | November 30, 2024 | [19] | ||
| 2025 | December 20, 2025 | Gocheok Sky Dome | Seoul | [20] |
| Division | Online Voting | Digital Sales | Judge Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand prizes[a] | 20% | 60% | 20% |
| Best New Artist | |||
| Main prizes[b] | 20% | 80% | — |
| Genre Awards[c] | 30% | 40% | 30% |
| Popularity Awards[d] | 60% | 40% | — |
| Special Awards[e] | — | — | 100% |
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The four grand prizes (known asdaesangs):
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Wanna One |
| 2019 | BTS |
| 2021 | Aespa |
| 2022 | BTS |
| 2023 | NCT Dream |
| 2024 | (G)I-dle |
| Year | Winners[23] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | (G)I-dle –I Feel | Aespa –My World | BSS –Second Wind | Ive –I've Ive | Jungkook – "Seven"(feat.Latto) | Le Sserafim –Unforgiven | Lim Young-woong – "Do or Die" | NCT Dream –ISTJ | NewJeans –Get Up | Seventeen –FML |
| 2024 | Taeyeon –To. X | Aespa –Armageddon | Plave –Asterum 134-1 | Ive –Ive Switch | Jungkook –Golden | IU –The Winning | Lim Young-woong – "Warmth" | Riize –Riizing | NewJeans –How Sweet | Day6 –Band Aid |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Supreme Team | "Dang Dang Dang" |
| 2011 | GD & TOP | "Oh Yeah" (feat.Park Bom) |
| 2012 | Dynamic Duo | "Without You" |
| 2013 | Baechigi | "Shower of Tears" (feat.Ailee) |
| 2014 | San E &Raina | "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" |
| 2015 | Mad Clown | "Fire" (feat. Jinsil) |
| 2016 | Zico[24] | "Eureka" (feat.Zion.T) |
| 2017 | Dynamic Duo &Chen | "Nosedive" |
| 2018 | BTS | "Fake Love" |
| 2019 | Epik High | "Lovedrunk" (feat.Crush) |
| 2020 | Yumdda,Paloalto,The Quiett,Deepflow,Simon Dominic | "I'mma Do" (feat.Woo Won-jae, Keem Hyo-eun,Nucksal, Huckleberry P) |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gummy | "Because You're A Man" |
| 2011 | Kim Bum-soo | "Please" |
| 2012 | K.Will | "Please Don't" |
| 2013 | Huh Gak | "Monodrama" (withYoo Seung-woo) |
| K.Will | "Love Blossom" | |
| 2014 | M.C the Max | "Wind That Blows" |
| 2015 | Baek Ah Yeon | "Shouldn't Have" (feat.Young K) |
| 2016 | Jung Eun-ji | "Hopefully Sky" |
| Im Chang-jung | "The Love I Committed" | |
| 2017 | Yoon Jong-shin | "Like It" |
| 2018 | Roy Kim | "Only Then" |
| 2019 | Taeyeon | "Four Seasons" |
| 2020 | Davichi | "Dear" |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fly to the Sky | "You You You" |
| 2015 | Naul | "Living in the Same Time" |
| 2016 | Baekhyun &Suzy | "Dream" |
| 2017 | Suran | "Wine" |
| 2018 | IU | "Bbibbi" |
| 2019 | Heize | "We Don't Talk Together" |
| 2020 | Baek Ye-rin | "Square (2017)" |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hot Potato | "Confession" |
| 2011 | CNBLUE | "Intuition" |
| 2012 | Nell | "The Day Before" |
| 2013 | Cho Yong-pil | "Bounce" |
| 2014 | CNBLUE | "Can't Stop" |
| 2015 | Kim Sunggyu | "The Answer" |
| 2016 | Ha Hyun-woo | "Don't Cry" |
| 2017 | Kim Hee-chul &Min Kyung-hoon | "Sweet Dream" |
| 2018 | Kim Hee-chul &Min Kyung-hoon | "Falling Blossoms" |
| 2019 | N.Flying | "Rooftop" |
| 2020 | IU | "Eight" (feat.Suga) |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jang Yoon-jeong | "Come On" |
| 2015 | Hong Jin Young | "Love Wifi" |
| 2016 | Hong Jin Young | "Thumbs Up" |
| 2017 | Hong Jin Young &Kim Young Chul | "Ring Ring (Composer ver.)" |
| 2018 | Hong Jin Young | "Goodbye" |
| 2019 | Hong Jin Young | "Love Tonight" |
| 2020 | Lim Young-woong | "Trust in Me" |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Maroon 5 | "Payphone" (feat.Wiz Khalifa) |
| 2013 | Bruno Mars | "Young Girls" |
| 2015 | Mark Ronson | "Uptown Funk" (feat.Bruno Mars) |
| 2016 | Justin Bieber | "Love Yourself" |
| 2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" |
| 2018 | Camila Cabello | "Havana" (feat.Young Thug) |
| 2019 | Billie Eilish | "Bad Guy" |
| 2020 | Sam Smith | "To Die For" |
| 2022 | Charlie Puth | "That's Hilarious" |
| 2023 | Charlie Puth | "That's Not How This Works" (feat.Dan + Shay) |
| 2024 | Benson Boone | "Beautiful Things" |
| Year | Winner[24] | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Male | Block B | "Her" |
| Female | Apink | "Mr. Chu" | |
| 2015 | Male | BTS | "I Need U" |
| Female | Red Velvet | "Ice Cream Cake" | |
| 2016 | Male | Exo | "Monster" |
| Female | GFriend | "Rough" | |
| 2017 | Male | Exo | "Ko Ko Bop" |
| Female | Twice | "Knock Knock" | |
| 2018 | Male | Wanna One | "Boomerang" |
| Female | Blackpink | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | |
| 2019 | Male | BTS | "Boy with Luv" (feat.Halsey) |
| Female | Chungha | "Gotta Go" | |
| 2020 | Male | BTS | "Dynamite" |
| Female | Blackpink | "How You Like That" | |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Akdong Musician | "200%" |
| 2015 | 10cm | "Sseudam Sseudam" |
| 2016 | 10cm[24] | "What The Spring??" |
| 2017 | Jung Eun-ji | "The Spring" |
| 2018 | Hong Jin-young | "Good Bye" |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Standing Egg | "Lean on Me" (feat.Park Se-young) |
| 2015 | Standing Egg | "The Sunlight Hurts" (feat.Wheein & Obroject Yundak) |
| 2016 | Bolbbalgan4 | "Galaxy" |
| 2017 | MeloMance | "Gift" |
| 2018 | MeloMance | "Fairy Tale" |
| 2019 | MeloMance | "You&I" |
| 2020 | Bolbbalgan4 | "Leo" (feat.Baekhyun) |
| Year | Winner | Song | Drama/Show TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Future Liger | "Let's Dance" | Infinite Challenge |
| 2010 | Lee Seung-gi | "Losing My Mind" | My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox |
| 2011 | Sunny Hill | "Pit-a-Pat" | The Greatest Love |
| 2012 | Seo In-guk &Jung Eun-ji | "All For You" | Reply 1997 |
| 2013 | Yoon Mi-rae | "Touch Love" | Master's Sun |
| 2014 | Lyn | "My Destiny" | My Love from the Star |
| 2015 | Loco &Yuju ofGFriend | "Spring is Gone By Chance" | A Girl Who Sees Smells |
| 2016 | Yoon Mi-rae | "Always" | Descendants of the Sun |
| 2017 | Ailee | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Goblin |
| 2018 | Paul Kim | "Every Day, Every Moment" | Should We Kiss First? |
| 2019 | Gummy | "Remember Me" | Hotel del Luna |
| 2020 | Jo Jung-suk | "Aloha" | Hospital Playlist |
| 2021 | Lee Mu-jin | "Rain and You" | Hospital Playlist 2 |
| 2022 | MeloMance | "Love, Maybe" | Business Proposal |
| 2023 | Lim Jae-hyun | "Heaven" | It Was Spring |
| 2024 | Eclipse (Byeon Woo-Seok) | "Sudden Shower" | Lovely Runner |
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Male | Monsta X |
| 2021 | Male | The Boyz |
| 2022 | Male | Tomorrow X Together |
| Female | Le Sserafim | |
| 2023 | Male | Seventeen |
| Female | Aespa | |
| 2024 | Male | BoyNextDoor |
| Female | Aespa | |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Super Junior | "Bonamana" |
| 2011 | Super Junior | "Mr. Simple" |
| 2012 | Beast | "Midnight" |
| 2013 | Exo | "Growl" |
| 2014 | Beast | "Good Luck" |
| 2015 | Big Bang | "Bang Bang Bang" |
| 2016 | Exo | "Monster" |
| 2017 | Exo | "Ko Ko Bop" |
| 2018 | BTS | "Idol" |
| 2019 | BTS | "Boy with Luv" |
| 2020 | BTS | "Dynamite" |
| 2021 | BTS | "Butter" |
| 2022 | Lim Young-woong | "If We Ever Meet Again" |
| Year | Winner | Work | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Girls' Generation | "Hoot" | Music |
| 2011 | Infinite Challenge | "West Coast ExpresswayMusic Festival" | Variety Series |
| 2012 | Trouble Maker | "Trouble Maker" | Collaboration |
| 2013 | Crayon Pop | "Bar Bar Bar" | Music |
| Rose Motel | "Longtime Lovers" | Music | |
| 2014 | Soyou &Junggigo | "Some" | Collaboration |
| 2015 | Infinite Challenge | "Yeongdong Expressway Music Festival" | Variety Series |
| 2016 | Zico | "I Am You, You Are Me" | Radio Star |
| 2017 | Suran &Suga | "Wine" | Singer and Producer |
| 2018 | Loco &Hwasa | "Don't" | Collaboration |
| 2019 | AB6IX | — | Produce 101 Alumni |
| 2020 | Mr. Trot 6 | — | Reality Show |
| 2021 | Brave Girls | "Rollin'" | Music |
| 2022 | Le Sserafim | "Fearless" | Music |
| 2023 | Jungkook | "Seven" | Soloist & Unit |
| 2024 | QWER | — | Music |
| Year | Winner | Music Video |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hwang Soo-ah | Ga-in's "Irreversible" |
| 2011 | Cha Eun-taek | T-ara's "Roly-Poly" |
| 2012 | Cho Soo-hyun | Psy's "Gangnam Style" |
| 2013 | Lee Gi-baek(Tiger Cave Studio) | Beast's "Shadow" |
| 2014 | Won Tae-yeon(LOEN Entertainment) | Melody Day's "Another Parting" |
| 2015 | Naive Creative Production | Park Jin-young's "Who's Your Mama?" (feat.Jessi) |
| 2016 | Shin Hee-won | Red Velvet's "Russian Roulette" |
| 2017 | Choi Yong-su(Lumpens) | BTS' "DNA" |
| 2018 | Ko Yoo-jeong(Lumpens) | GFriend's "Time for the Moon Night" |
| 2019 | VM Project Architecture | Kang Daniel's "What Are You Up To" |
| 2021 | Yong Seok Choi, Guzza(Lumpens) | TXT's "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" (feat.Seori) |
| 2022 | Samson(Highqualityfish) | (G)I-dle's "Tomboy" |
| 2023 | Naive Creative Production | STAYC's "Bubble" |
| 2024 | Yoon Seung-rim, Jang Dong-ju(Rigend Film) | Ive's "Heya" |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hitman Bang | 8eight's "Without A Heart" & "Goodbye My Love" |
| 2010 | Lee Min-soo &Kim Eana | IU andIm Seulong's "Nagging" |
| 2011 | Jeon Hye-sung | Davichi's "Don't Say Goodbye",Baek Ji-young's "That Woman" |
| 2012 | Duble Sidekick | Sistar's "Loving U",Baek Ji-young's "Voice", "Good Boy" |
| 2013 | Shinsadong Tiger | Ailee's "U&I",Apink's "NoNoNo",Trouble Maker's "Now" |
| 2014 | Kim Do-hoon | Soyou & Junggigo's "Some",Mad Clown's "Without You",Ailee's "Don't Touch Me" |
| 2015 | Teddy Park | BigBang's "Loser", "Bae Bae", "Bang Bang Bang", "We Like 2 Party", "Sober", "Zutter" (GD & TOP), and "Let's Not Fall In Love" |
| 2016 | Hitman Bang | BTS' "Fire", "Save Me", and "Blood Sweat & Tears" |
| 2017 | IU | IU's "Through the Night", "Can't Love You Anymore", "Palette", and "Ending Scene" |
| 2018 | B.I | iKon's "Love Scenario", "Killing Me", and "Goodbye Road" |
| 2019 | Pdogg | BTS' "Boy with Luv","Dionysus", "Mikrokosmos", "Make It Right", andTXT's "Angel or Devil" |
| 2020 | Young Tak | Lee Daewon's "Champion",Jang Minho's "Read and Ignored", Jung Dongwon and Nam Seungmin's "Hit It Off", Young & Wild's "Thirsty", Ko Jaegeun's "Love Cowboy", Sungwonee's "Because of Money", and Han Leejae's "Knock Knock Knock" |
| 2021 | IU | IU's "Strawberry Moon", "Lilac", "Celebrity", "Coin", "My Sea" and "Hi Spring Bye" |
| 2022 | Jeon So-yeon | (G)I-dle's "Tomboy", "My Bag" and "Nxde" |
| 2023 | Ryan S. Jhun | Ive's "I Am", "Kitsch", "I Want", "Off the Record", "Baddie" & "Either Way",Monsta X's "Beautiful Liar",Hwang Min-hyun's "Hidden Side",Queendom Puzzle's "SNAP", "Bad Blood" & "I Do",Fromis_9's "#menow",Ren's "Ready to Move",Oh My Girl's "Summer Comes",Infinite's "New Emotion",Cignature's "Smooth Sailing",Weeekly's "Good Day (Special Daileee)",D.O's "I Do",Just B's "Medusa",Viviz's "Untie" &Enhypen's "Orange Flower (You Complete Me)" |
| 2024 | Jeon So-yeon | (G)I-dle's "Super Lady", "Fate", "Wife" and "Klaxon",QWER's "My Name Is Malgeum" |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Son Seung-duk |
| 2021 | Son Seung-duk |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Homies |
| 2022 | Big Naughty |
| 2023 | Silica Gel |
| 2024 | Bibi &Lee Young-ji |
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Male | Lim Young-woong |
| Female | IU | |
| 2022 | Male | Lim Young-woong |
| Female | IU | |
| 2023 | Male | Jungkook |
| Female | Lee Young-ji | |
| 2024 | Male | Jungkook |
| Female | IU | |
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Male | BTS |
| Female | Aespa | |
| 2022 | Male | BTS |
| Female | Ive | |
| 2023 | Male | NCT Dream |
| Female | NewJeans | |
| 2024 | Male | Riize |
| Female | aespa | |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Coldplay &BTS | "My Universe" |
| 2022 | 10cm &Big Naughty | "Beyond Love" |
| 2023 | Jung Kook &Latto | "Seven" |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Girls' Generation | "The Boys" |
| 2012 | Psy | "Gangnam Style" |
| 2013 | Psy | "Gentleman" |
| 2017 | BTS | "DNA" |
| 2018 | BTS | "Fake Love" |
| 2022 | Monsta X | "Love" |
| 2023 | aespa | — |
| 2024 | Ateez | — |
| Ive | — |
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Enhypen | "Drunk Dazed" |
| 2022 | STAYC | "Beautiful Monster" |
| 2023 | Boynextdoor | "But Sometimes"[25][unreliable source?] |
| 2024 | Riize | "Impossible" |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Exo[24] |
| 2017 | Wanna One |
| 2018 | BTS |
| 2019 | BTS |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Park Hyo Shin |
| 2018 | Lee Sun-hee |
| 2019 | Seventeen |
| 2022 | IU -The Golden Hour |
| 2023 | Shinee –Shinee World VI: Perfect Illumination |
| 2024 | IU –IU HEREH World Tour |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Monsta X |
| 2017 | GFriend |
| 2018 | Momoland |
| 2019 | The Boyz |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2020 | The Boyz |
| 2021 | STAYC |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Enhypen |
| 2023 | Kiss of Life |
| 2024 | TripleS |
Best Electronic
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2NE1 | "Come Back Home" |
MBC Music Star Award
| Year | Winner[24] |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Miss A |
| 2011 | Baek Ji-young |
| 2012 | Shindong &Kim Shin-young |
| 2013 | f(x) |
| 2014 | Ladies' Code |
| 2015 | EXID |
| 2016 | Seventeen |
| 2017 | Hyuna |
Performing Arts Award
| Year | Winner | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Psy | "Right Now" |
| 2011 | Lee Seung-hwan | "Super Hero" |
| 2013 | Shin Seung-hun | — |
This list includes Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year Award.
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 13 | BTS |
| 5 | IU |
| 4 | Exo |
| Aespa | |
| 3 | Girls' Generation |
| 2 | Big Bang |
| 2NE1 | |
| NewJeans | |
| Ive | |
| Busker Busker | |
| Beast | |
| Lim Young-woong |
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 40 | BTS |
| 25 | IU |
| 17 | Exo |
| 15 | Aespa |
| 12 | Girls' Generation |
| 11 | Lim Young-woong |
| 10 | Ive |
| 9 | 2NE1 |
| NewJeans | |
| Beast | |
| 7 | Big Bang |
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