| MAMA Award for Best New Artist | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Top newcomer artist(s) of the year |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) |
| First award | 1999 |
| Currently held by | (2024) |
| Website | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
TheMAMA Award for Best New Male / Female Artist (Korean: 남자 신인상 / 여자 신인상) is an award presented byCJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) at the annualMAMA Awards. Mnet is also the one who chooses which group or individual will win this category as well as other categories in MAMA. Since 2008, nominees for this category include both groups and soloists.
The accolade was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; winnersLee Jung-hyun and Team received the titles "Best New Solo Artist" and "Best New Group" for their songs "Come" and "Farewell", respectively. The award is given in honor for new artist(s) with the most achievements in themusic industry during the course of the year.
| Year(s) | Best New Solo | Best New Group | Best New Artist (Solo or Group) | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Combined | Male | Female | Combined | Male | Female | Combined | ||
| 1999 |  Y | Y | Titled "Best New Solo Artist" and "Best New Group" | |||||||
| 2000–2004 | Y | Y | Y | Titled "Best New Male/Female Artist" and "Best New Group" | ||||||
| 2005–2006 | Y | Y | Titled "Best New Solo Artist" and "Best New Group" | |||||||
| 2007 | Y | Y | Y | Titled "Best New Solo Artist" and "Best New Female/Male Group" | ||||||
| 2008–2013 | Y | Y | Titled "Best New Female/Male Artist" | |||||||
| 2014 | Y | Titled "Best New Artist" | ||||||||
| 2015–present | Y | Y | Titled "Best New Female/Male Artist" | |||||||
| Year[I] | Recipients | Work | Nominated artists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Lee Jung-hyun | "Come" | Nominees
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| Team | "Farewell" |
| Year[I] | Recipients | Work | Nominated artists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Choi Jin-young | "Forever" | Nominees
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| BoA | "ID; Peace B" | Nominees
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| Chakra | "Hate" | Nominees
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| 2001 | Sung Si-kyung | "Like the First Time" | Nominees
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| Wax | "Oppa" | ||
| Brown Eyes | "Already One Year" | Nominees
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| 2002 | Rain | "Bad Guy" | Nominees
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| Youme | "Love Is Always Thirsty" | Nominees
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| Black Beat | "In The Sky" | ||
| 2003 | Seven | "Come Back to Me" | Nominees
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| Maya | "Azalea" | ||
| Big Mama | "Break Away" | ||
| 2004 | Lee Seung-gi[A] | "Because You're My Girl" | |
| Chunja[B] | "Women with Beautiful Mind" | Nominees
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| TVXQ[C] | "Hug" | Nominees
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| 2005 | Lim Jeong-hee | "Music is My Life" | Nominees
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| SS501 | "Warning" | ||
| 2006 | Zhang Liyin[D] | "Timeless" (ft.Xiah Junsu) | Nominees
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| Super Junior[E] | "U" | Nominees
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| 2007 | Younha | "Password 486" | Nominees
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| F.T. Island | "Love Sick" | ||
| Wonder Girls | "Irony" | Nominees
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| 2008 | Shinee | "Replay" | Nominees
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| Davichi | "I Love You Even Though I Hate You" | Nominees
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| 2009 | Supreme Team | "Supermagic" | |
| 2NE1 | "I Don't Care" | Nominees
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| Year[I] | Recipients | Work | Nominated artists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | CNBLUE | "I'm a Loner" | Nominees
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| Miss A | "Bad Girl Good Girl " | ||
| 2011 | Huh Gak | "Hello" | Nominees
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| Apink | "I Don't Know" | Nominees
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| 2012 | Ailee | "Heaven" | Nominees
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| Busker Busker | "Cherry Blossom Ending" | ||
| 2013 | Roy Kim | "Love Love Love" | Nominees
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| Crayon Pop | "Bar Bar Bar" | Nominees
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| 2014 | Winner | "Empty" | Nominees
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| 2015 | iKon | "Rhythm Ta" | |
| Twice | "Like Ooh-Ahh" | Nominees
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| 2016 | NCT 127 | "Fire Truck" | |
| I.O.I | "Dream Girls" | Nominees
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| 2017 | Wanna One | "Energetic" | Nominees
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| Pristin | "Wee Woo" | Nominees
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| 2018 | Stray Kids | "District 9" | Nominees
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| Iz*One | "La Vie En Rose" | ||
| 2019 | Tomorrow X Together | "Crown" | Nominees
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| Itzy | "Dalla Dalla" | Nominees
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| Year[I] | Recipients | Work | Nominated artists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Treasure | "Boy" | |
| Weeekly | "Tag Me" | Nominees
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| 2021 | Enhypen | "Given-Taken" | |
| Aespa | "Black Mamba" | Nominees
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| 2022 | Xdinary Heroes | "Happy Death Day" | |
| Ive | "Eleven" | Nominees
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| 2023 | Zerobaseone | "In Bloom" | Nominees
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| TripleS | "Rising" | Nominees
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| 2024 | TWS | "Plot Twist" | Nominees
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| Illit | "Magnetic" | Nominees
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.
^[I] As members ofI.O.I in 2016 and thenPristin the following year, Im Nayoung and Zhou Jieqiong have received the award twice.
^[I] As members ofIZ*ONE in 2018 and thenIVE in 2021, An Yu-jin and Jang Won-young have received the award twice.
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