2006 Mnet KM Music Festival

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2006 Mnet KM Music Festival
2006 MKMF logo.jpg
DateNovember 25, 2006 (2006-11-25)
Location Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea
Hosted by Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ok-vin
Most awards TVXQ, SG Wannabe (2)
Most nominations TVXQ, Rain, SG Wannabe (5)
Website Mnet Asian Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSouth Korea: Mnet
Japan: Mnet Japan
Runtimearound 210 minutes
  2005  · Mnet Asian Music Awards ·  2007  

The 2006 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the eighth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 25, 2006, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena.

Contents

Leading the nominees were boy bands TVXQ and SG Wannabe, and solo artist Rain with five nominations each. The boy bands secured two wins each by the end of the ceremony, while the latter received only one award out of 5 nominations.

Background

The award ceremony was held for the eighth consecutive time. [1] Starting this year, however, three grand prizes (or daesang) were introduced including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year awards. The event took place at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena once again with Shin Dong-yup as a returning host and Kim Ok-vin as his co-host. [2]

Criteria

The following criteria for winners include: [2]

Preference by Professional Research Organizations30%
Viewers' Vote via the Internet Mobile20%
Professional Jury Screening20%
Album Sales10%
Integrated Digital Sales Chart10%
Nominations Selection Committee Score10%
Total100%

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [3]

TVXQ, Artist of the Year, Best Group, and others TVXQ in Paris France cropped.JPG
TVXQ, Artist of the Year, Best Group, and others
Baek Ji-young, Best Female Artist Baek Ji-Young in 2009.jpg
Baek Ji-young, Best Female Artist
Rain, Best Male Artist RAIN 2011 Shankbone.JPG
Rain, Best Male Artist
Psy, Best Music Video Psy from acrofan.jpg
Psy, Best Music Video
Super Junior, New Group of the Year Super Junior at Kaohsiung Arena, Taiwan(2).jpg
Super Junior, New Group of the Year
SS501, Best Dance Performers SS501HKFM 2.jpg
SS501, Best Dance Performers
Lee Seung-gi, Best Ballad Performer LeeSeunggi4.jpg
Lee Seung-gi, Best Ballad Performer
Fly To The Sky, Best R&B Performers Fly to the Sky in 2008.jpg
Fly To The Sky, Best R&B Performers
Lee Joon-gi, Music Video Actor Lee Jun Ki 2009 JapanFM Press Conference.jpg
Lee Joon-gi, Music Video Actor
Kim Ji-soo, Music Video Actress Kim Ji-soo (born Yang Sung-yoon on October 24, 1972) from acrofan.jpg
Kim Ji-soo, Music Video Actress
The Pussycat Dolls, Best International Artist ThePussycatDolls.jpg
The Pussycat Dolls, Best International Artist
Shinhwa, Popularity and Viewer's Choice awards Shinhwa in 2012 in Singapore.jpg
Shinhwa, Popularity and Viewer's Choice awards
Artist of the Year
(daesang)
Song of the Year
(daesang)
Album of the Year
(daesang)
Best Music Video
  • Psy – "Entertainer" (Director: Cha Eun-taek)
    • Dynamic Duo – "Go Back" (Director: Min Bang-chaeng)
    • Vibe – "The Man The Woman" (Director: Park Myung-jin)
    • Rain – "I'm Coming" (Director: Jang Jae-hyeok)
    • YB – "Today" (Director: Hwang Bom-seon)
New Singer of the Year New Group of the Year
Best Group Best Dance Performance
  • TVXQ – "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap."
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best R&B Performance Best Rock Performance
Best Hip Hop Performance Best Ballad Performance
Music Video Acting Best Music Video Director
  • Cha Eun-taek – "Entertainer" by Psy & "Hard To Say" by Lee Seung-gi
    • Min Bang-chaeng -"Go Back" By Dynamic Duo
    • Park Myung-jin – "The Man The Woman" By Vibe
    • Jang Jae-hyeok – "I'm Coming" By Rain
    • Hwang Bom-seon – "Today" By YB
Best International Artist Best OST
  • SeeYa – "Crazy Love Song"
Special awards

Multiple awards

Artist(s) with multiple wins

The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):

AwardsArtist(s)
2 TVXQ
SG Wannabe

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

The following artist(s) received more than two nominations:

NominationsArtist(s)
5 TVXQ
Rain
SG Wannabe
4 Baek Ji-young
Buzz
Vibe
3 The SeeYa

Performers and presenters

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. [2] [4] [5]

Performers

Name(s)PerformedNotes
DJ Seo Jungeum, Harim ( Trans Fixion ) & Lee Sangwoo ( No Brain )"Mr. Brightside", "You're Falling in to Me"Performance #1: I Love Punk
SS501, 스키조(Schizo)"Unlock"Performance #2: Break Through
Uhm Jung-hwa, CocoBoys and DodoGirlsUhm Jung-Hwa House Mix, "Boogie Wonderland", "Friday Night"Performance #3: Return of the Queen
Super Junior "U", "Don't Go Away", "Miracle"Performance #4: Super Idol
Lee Seung-gi and Kim Ok-vin "Like I Love You", "Don't Cha", "Get Up"Performance #5: Crazy For U"
SG Wannabe, Kim Tae-woo, Kim Jo Han"My Reflection In My Heart", "Gloomy Letter", "Cause I Love You", "Old Days"Performance #6: Because I Love
Yen (Kinetic Music Group), Baek Ji-young "I Won't Love"Performance #7: Living Thing Like A Flower
TVXQ "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap."Performance #8: Five Star Story
W-inds "Boogie Woogie 66", "Four Seasons"Performance #9: Friend, Tomo
Brown Eyed Girls, Cho PD, SeeYa, Super Junior, SS501 "Free Music"Performance #10: Free Music Kills Musician
Westlife "You Raise Me Up"Background song: End credits

Presenters

Name(s)Role
Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ok-vin Main hosts of the show
Jang Keun-suk and Go Eun-ah Presenters for the award for New Singer of the Year
SS501 Presenters for the award for New Group of the Year
Park Si-yeon, Shin Yi (신이) and Jae Hee Presenters for the special award for Digital Popularity Award
Kim Cheol-min and Kim Mi-Ryeo with Son Jeong-hwan (손정환)Presenters for the special award for YEPP Netizen Popularity Award
Ha Seok-jin and Cha Ye-ryun Presenters for the award for Best R&B Performance
Kang Ho-dong and Kim Ah-joong Presenters for the award for Best Dance Performance
Daniel Henney Introduced the comeback of "The Queen of K-pop" Uhm Jung-hwa
Jung Jae-young Segment host
Oh Hyemi (나헤미) and Noh Hong-chul Presenters for the special award for Mnet.com Award
Denis Kang and Hye-kyungPresenters for the award for Best Rock Performance
Park Si-hoo and So Yoo-jin Presenters for the award for Best Group
Ryu Deok-hwan and Uhm Jung-hwa Presenters for the award for Music Video Acting
Lee So-yeon and Park Kwang-hyun (박광현)Presenters for the award for Best Music Video
Lee Beom-soo Presenter for the award for Album of the Year
Jisun of Loveholic Introduced the sixth performance
Namolla FamilyPresenters for the award for Best Hip Hop Performance
Ji Hyun-woo and Im Jung-eun Presenters for the award for Best Ballad Performance
Baek Sung-hyun, Ayumi, and Kim Ji-hoon Presenters for the Overseas Viewers' Award
On Joo-wan Introduced Performance #8
MC Mong and Kim Soo-mi Presenters for the Mnet Plus Mobile Popularity Award
Uhm Ji-won and Yoo Gun Presenters for the award for Best Female Artist
Jang Yoon-ju, 박둘선, and Kyung A-song (송경아)Presenters for the award for Best Male Artist
BoA Introduced Performance #9 and presenter for the award for Best Asia Pop Artist
Kim Jin-pyo Introduced Mnet KM's Selection Awards Committee – Radio Star (Lee Joon-ik)
Lee Dong-wook and Lee Da-hae Presenters for the award for Song of the Year
Kim Jung-eun Presenter for the award for Artist of the Year

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