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
KTO Breakout Artist – Brave Girls
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
Favorite Asian Artist – INI
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to INI for winning ‘Favorite Asian Artist’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Asian Artist Japan – JO1
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to JO1 for winning ‘Best Asian Artist Japan’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards! @official_jo1
— 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
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
Best Dance Performance Group (Male)
BTS – ‘Butter’ (Winner)
NCT 127 – ‘Sticker’
NCT Dream – ‘Hot Sauce’
Seventeen – ‘Ready to Love’
SHINee – ‘Don’t Call Me’
Stray Kids – ‘Thunderous’
TikTok – Album of the Year
aespa – Savage
BTS – BE (Winner)
IU – Lilac
NCT 127 – Sticker
NCT Dream – Hot Sauce
Best OST
10 CM – Borrow Your Night from Romance 101
Cho Jung-suk – I Like You from ‘Hospital Playlist Season 2’ (Winner)
Choi Yuree – Wish from ‘Hometown Cha Cha Cha’
Lee Mujin – Rain on Me from ‘Hospital Playlist Season 2’
Yang Yo-seob & Jeong Eun-ji – Love Day from ‘Romance 101’
Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10
(Only fan-voted category)
Stray Kids
NCT Dream
NCT 127
Enhypen
TXT
BTS
Blackpink – Lisa
Seventeen
Treasure
Twice
Favorite International Artist – Ed Sheeran
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Ed Sheeran for winning ‘Favourite International Artiste’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards! @edsheeran
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Asian Artist (Mandarin) – ACCUSEFIVE
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to ACCUSEFIVE for winning ‘Best Asian Artist (Mandarin)’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Asian Artist (Thailand) – Tilly Birds
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Tilly Birds for winning ‘Best Asian Artist (Thailand)’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Asian Artist (Indonesia) – Anneth
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Anneth for winning ‘Best Asian Artist (Indonesia)’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Asian Artist (Vietnam) – Quan A.P
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Quan A.P. for winning ‘Best Asian Artist (Vietnam)’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best New Asian Artist (Japan) – Ado
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Ado for winning ‘Best New Asian Artist (Japan)’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best New Asian Artist (Mandarin) – Anson Lo
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Anson Lo for winning ‘Best New Asian Artist (Mandarin)’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best New Asian Artist (Thailand) – Sprite X Guygeegee
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Sprite X Guygeegee for winning ‘Best New Asian Artist (Thailand)’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best New Asian Artist (Indonesia) – Lyodra
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Lyodra for winning ‘Best New Asian Artist (Indonesia)’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best New Asian Artist (Vietnam) – Hoang Duyen
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Hoang Duyen for winning ‘Best New Asian Artist (Vietnam)’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Worldwide Icon of the Year – BTS
TikTok – Favorite Moment – BTS
Best Male Group
BTS (Winner)
NCT 127
NCT Dream
Seventeen
Stray Kids
TXT
Best Female Group
(G)I-DLE
Brave Girls
ITZY
Oh My Girl
Red Velvet
Twice (Winner)
Best Artist (Female) – IU
Best Vocal Performace – IU – Celebrity
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to IU – Celebrity for winning ‘Best Vocal Performance’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards! @_IUofficial
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Artist (Male) – EXO Baekhyun
Best Dance Performance (Solo) – Blackpink Rose – One the Ground
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Rose for winning ‘Best Dance Performance Solo’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards! @BLACKPINK
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Collaboration of the Year – AKMU x IU – ‘NAKKA’
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to AKMU x IU – NAKKA for winning ‘Best Collaboration’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS LIST
Best Executive Producer of the Year – Bang Si-hyuk (BTS, TXT and Enhypen)
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Bang Si Hyuk for winning ‘Best Executive Producer of the Year’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Producer of the Year – Teddy (Blackpink Lisa – ‘Lalisa’)
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Teddy for winning ‘Best Producer of the Year’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Composer of the Year – Yoo Young-jin (Aespa – ‘Next Level’)
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Yoo Young Jin for winning ‘Best Composer of the Year’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Engineer of the Year – Gu Jong Pil and Kwon Nam Woo (IU – ‘Celebrity’)
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Gu Jong Pil and Kwon Nam Woo for winning ‘Best Engineer of the Year’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Video Director – Lumpens (BTS – ‘Butter’)
Best Choreographer – Lee Lee-jung (Lisa – ‘Money’)
🏆 [#2021MAMA] Congratulations to Leejung Lee for winning ‘Best Choreographer of the Year’ at the 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards!
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) December 11, 2021
Best Art Director – Mu:E (BTS – ‘Butter’)
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
TikTok Artist of the Year
aespa
BTS (Winner)
IU
NCT 127
Oh My Girl
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