On December 2, the Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2023—an annual award ceremony held by Korea’s No. 1 music platform Melon—took place at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon.
NewJeans took home two Daesangs (Grand Prizes), snagging both Artist of the Year and Best Song of the Year (for their smash hit “Ditto”). The girl group won five awards in total at this year’s ceremony: in addition to their two Daesangs, NewJeans also won Best Group (Female), Top 10 Artist, and Millions Top 10.
NCT DREAM won a total of four awards, including one Daesang: Record of the Year. The group also took home Best Group (Male), Top 10 Artist, and Millions Top 10.
IVE, who won Best Song of the Year at last year’s Melon Music Awards, took home another Daesang this year. The group won Album of the Year for their record-breaking first full-length album “I’ve IVE,” snagging three awards in total (including Top 10 Artist and Millions Top 10).
Watch all of this year’s performances here, and check out the full list of winners below!
Artist of the Year (Daesang): NewJeans
Album of the Year (Daesang): IVE’s “I’ve IVE”
Record of the Year (Daesang): NCT DREAM
Best Song of the Year (Daesang): NewJeans’ “Ditto”
New Artist of the Year: RIIZE, ZEROBASEONE
Top 10 Artists (Bonsang): aespa, BTS, (G)I-DLE, IVE, Jungkook (BTS), LE SSERAFIM, Lim Young Woong, NCT DREAM, NewJeans, SEVENTEEN
Millions Top 10: BSS (SEVENTEEN), aespa, (G)I-DLE, IVE, Jungkook (BTS), LE SSERAFIM, Lim Young Woong, NCT DREAM, NewJeans, SEVENTEEN
Best Group (Male): NCT DREAM
Best Group (Female): NewJeans
Best Solo Artist (Male): Jungkook (BTS)
Best Solo Artist (Female): Lee Young Ji
Best Performance (Male): SEVENTEEN
Best Performance (Female): aespa
Stage of the Year: SHINee
Music Video of the Year: STAYC’s “Bubble”
Hot Trend Award: Jungkook (BTS)
KakaoBank Favorite Artist: BTS
Global Artist: aespa
Global Rising Artist: BOYNEXTDOOR
1theK Global Icon: KISS OF LIFE
Best OST: Lim Jae Hyun’s “Heaven (2023)” (from “It Was Spring”)
Best Songwriter: Ryan Jhun
Best Producer: Han Sung Soo
Best Music Style: Silica Gel
Best Pop Artist: Charlie Puth
J-Pop Favorite Artist: imase
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
cr: Soompi