LIVE UPDATES | MAMA 2021: Full list of winners for year-end Mnet Asian Music Awards
As the year 2021 comes to an end, the entire K-pop industry gathered together to congratulate the merits of the many acts that celebrated successful releases in the year 2021. The most awaited night of the year finally arrived and the 2021 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) aired on a live broadcast on Mnet.
The red carpet event for the show had multiple K-pop acts with several trending fourth generation idols performing at MAMA 2021. This year's ceremony featured acts like aespa, NCT 127, NCT Dream, Jannabi, HAHA, ITZY, TXT, Stray Kids, Ateez as well as artists for special stages like the leaders of the eight dance crews from Mnet's 'Street Woman Fighter' and many more, who performed in front of a live audience. The most exciting performances like the 2021 fourth-gen collab stage was the ceremony's much-awaited stage and did not disappoint.
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List of Winners at MAMA 2021
As the MAMA 2021 honors outstanding achievements and international contributions of Asian musicians for their contribution to the industry in the year so far, the Mnet show saw a number of wins from popular fourth-generation K-pop groups. Read the full list of winners here.
Best New Female Artist
aespa (Winner)
Jo Yuri
Kwon Eunbi
LIGHTSUM
STAYC
Best New Male Artist
Drippin
Enhypen (Winner)
EPEX
Mirae
P1Harmony
First awards of the night!
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Congratulations to #aespa and #ENHYPEN for winning Best New Artist (Female and Male) Award at #2021MAMA#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/RxqlsDVtsT
KTO Breakout Artist - Brave Girls
Congratulations to #BraveGirls for winning KTO Breakout Artist Award at #2021MAMA#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/LYDSgdo0KQ
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Best Band Performance
10 CM - Sleepless in Seoul
CNBLUE - Then, Now and Forever
DAY6 - You Make Me
Jannabi - A Thought on an Autumn Night (Winner)
N.Flying - Moonshot
Congratulations to #Jannabi for winning Best Band Performance Award at #2021MAMA#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/gfrB5o0SXF
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Favorite Asian Artist - INI
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to INI for winning 'Favorite Asian Artist' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Asian Artist Japan - JO1
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to JO1 for winning 'Best Asian Artist Japan' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards! @official_jo1
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Hip-Hop & Urban Music
Ash Island - Melody (Winner)
Changmo - GJD
Jessi - What Type of X
Mino - Runaway
Yumdda - Gucci
Congratulations to #ASHISLAND for winning Best Hiphop and Urban Music Award at #2021MAMA#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/t1YwI8uZDf
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Best Dance Performance Group (Female)
aespa - Next Level (Winner)
Itzy - Mafia in the Morning
Oh My Girl - Dun Dun Dance
Red Velvet - Queendom
StayC - ASAP
Twice - Alcohol-Free
Congratulations to #aespa (Next Level) for winning Best Dance Performance - Female Group Award at #2021MAMA#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/3KGQQQTFM4
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Best Dance Performance Group (Male)
BTS - 'Butter' (Winner)
NCT 127 - βStickerβ
NCT Dream - βHot Sauceβ
Seventeen - βReady to Loveβ
SHINee - βDonβt Call Meβ
Stray Kids - βThunderousβ
And #BTS also revealed to have won Best Male Group and Best Dance Performance - Male Group awards at #2021MAMA tonight! Congratulations π#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/KbSOed1x1a
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
TikTok - Album of the Year
aespa - Savage
BTS - BE (Winner)
IU - Lilac
NCT 127 - Sticker
NCT Dream - Hot Sauce
Congratulations to #BTS for winning TikTok Album of the Year Daesang at #2021MAMA with [BE]π#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/OMZpMiL3Hv
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Best OST
10 CM - Borrow Your Night from Romance 101
Cho Jung-suk - I Like You from βHospital Playlist Season 2β (Winner)
Choi Yuree - Wish from βHometown Cha Cha Chaβ
Lee Mujin - Rain on Me from βHospital Playlist Season 2β
Yang Yo-seob & Jeong Eun-ji - Love Day from βRomance 101β
Congratulations to #ChoJungSeok for winning Best OST Award at #2021MAMA for 'I Like You' (#HospitalPlaylist2 OST)
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
π΅ https://t.co/6w4yE1ND9c#KoreanUpdates RZ
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
(Only fan-voted category)
Stray Kids
NCT Dream
NCT 127
Enhypen
TXT
BTS
Blackpink - Lisa
Seventeen
Treasure
Twice
Congratulations to #StrayKids and #NCTDREAM for winning Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Awards at #2021MAMA#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/AY2w5okqG5
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Congratulations to #NCT127 and #ENHYPEN for winning Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Award at #2021MAMA#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/86HVFNoFA2
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Congratulations to #TXT #BTS and #BLACKPINK #Lisa for winning Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Award at #2021MAMA#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/MMGnZivDVQ
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Congratulations to #SEVENTEEN #TREASURE and #TWICE for winning Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Award at #2021MAMA#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/cPGo9j1Nqp
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Favorite International Artist - Ed Sheeran
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Ed Sheeran for winning 'Favourite International Artiste' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards! @edsheeran
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Asian Artist (Mandarin) - ACCUSEFIVE
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to ACCUSEFIVE for winning 'Best Asian Artist (Mandarin)' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Asian Artist (Thailand) - Tilly Birds
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Tilly Birds for winning 'Best Asian Artist (Thailand)' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Asian Artist (Indonesia) - Anneth
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Anneth for winning 'Best Asian Artist (Indonesia)' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Asian Artist (Vietnam) - Quan A.P
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Quan A.P. for winning 'Best Asian Artist (Vietnam)' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best New Asian Artist (Japan) - Ado
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Ado for winning 'Best New Asian Artist (Japan)' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best New Asian Artist (Mandarin) - Anson Lo
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Anson Lo for winning 'Best New Asian Artist (Mandarin)' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best New Asian Artist (Thailand) - Sprite X Guygeegee
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Sprite X Guygeegee for winning 'Best New Asian Artist (Thailand)' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best New Asian Artist (Indonesia) - Lyodra
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Lyodra for winning 'Best New Asian Artist (Indonesia)' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best New Asian Artist (Vietnam) - Hoang Duyen
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Hoang Duyen for winning 'Best New Asian Artist (Vietnam)' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Worldwide Icon of the Year - BTS
Congratulations to #BTS for winning TikTok Worldwide Icon of the Year Award at #2021MAMA! #KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/vV19Qz6Ro1
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
TikTok - Favorite Moment - BTS
Congratulations to #BTS for winning TikTok Favorite Moment Award at #2021MAMA! #KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/2k822xCwKI
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Best Male Group
BTS (Winner)
NCT 127
NCT Dream
Seventeen
Stray Kids
TXT
And #BTS also revealed to have won Best Male Group and Best Dance Performance - Male Group awards at #2021MAMA tonight! Congratulations π#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/KbSOed1x1a
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Best Female Group
(G)I-DLE
Brave Girls
ITZY
Oh My Girl
Red Velvet
Twice (Winner)
Congratulations to #TWICE for winning Best Female Group Award at #2021MAMA π#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/wA3CC0aizd
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
Best Artist (Female) - IU
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to IU for winning 'Best Female Artiste' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards! @_IUofficial
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Vocal Performace - IU - Celebrity
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to IU - Celebrity for winning 'Best Vocal Performance' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards! @_IUofficial
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Artist (Male) - EXO Baekhyun
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Baekhyun for winning 'Best Male Artiste' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards! @weareoneEXO @B_hundred_Hyun
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Dance Performance (Solo) - Blackpink Rose - One the Ground
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Rose for winning 'Best Dance Performance Solo' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards! @BLACKPINK
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Collaboration of the Year - AKMU x IU - βNAKKAβ
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to AKMU x IU - NAKKA for winning 'Best Collaboration' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS LIST
Best Executive Producer of the Year - Bang Si-hyuk (BTS, TXT and Enhypen)
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Bang Si Hyuk for winning 'Best Executive Producer of the Year' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Producer of the Year - Teddy (Blackpink Lisa - βLalisaβ)
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Teddy for winning 'Best Producer of the Year' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Composer of the Year - Yoo Young-jin (Aespa - βNext Levelβ)
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Yoo Young Jin for winning 'Best Composer of the Year' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Engineer of the Year - Gu Jong Pil and Kwon Nam Woo (IU - βCelebrityβ)
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Gu Jong Pil and Kwon Nam Woo for winning 'Best Engineer of the Year' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Video Director - Lumpens (BTS - βButterβ)
Congratulations Lumpens for "Best Video Director of the Year"at the MAMA 2021β¨#MAMA #LUMPENS pic.twitter.com/nkmU5uIuLL
β alissa β· || JIN DAY π || (@yoongissleep_) December 11, 2021
Best Choreographer - Lee Lee-jung (Lisa - βMoneyβ)
π [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Leejung Lee for winning 'Best Choreographer of the Year' at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
β The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Art Director - Mu:E (BTS - 'Butter')
Congratulations for winning MU:E (MV, Butter by BTS) "Best Art Director Of The Year" at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards (MAMA) π₯³#BTS #λ°©νμλ λ¨ #2021MAMA pic.twitter.com/bphJ2DXRbI
β Nalishaπ (@OT7BTSLEGENDS) December 11, 2021
Grand Prize (Daesang)
TikTok Song of the Year
aespa - Next Level
BTS - Butter (Winner)
IU - Celebrity
Lee Mujin - Traffic Light
Oh My Girl - Dun Dun Dance
Congratulations to #BTS - Butter for winning TikTok Song of the Year Daesang at #2021MAMA π#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/5TyP2RLMN6
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021
TikTok Artist of the Year
aespa
BTS (Winner)
IU
NCT 127
Oh My Girl
Congratulations to #BTS for winning TikTok Artist of the Year Daesang at #2021MAMA! Wow, another Daesang sweep this year, congratulations!#KoreanUpdates RZ pic.twitter.com/Le7l98jao2
β KoreanUpdates! (@KoreanUpdates) December 11, 2021