2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards

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2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards
MAMA 2012 logo.png
DateNovember 30, 2012 (2012-11-30)
Venue Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Hosted by Song Joong-ki
Most awards Psy (4)
Most nominations Psy (6)
Television/radio coverage
Networks
Runtimearound 240 minutes

The 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place on November 30, 2012, at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. The ceremony was the third consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea. It was reported by international news agencies such as Agence France-Presse, [1] ITN, [2] and was also broadcast in 85 countries around the world. [3]

Contents

Leading the nominees was Psy with six nominations. By the end of the ceremony, Psy had won four awards, the most of any of the nominees, followed by boybands Big Bang and Busker Busker with two each, excluding the special awards.

Background

The event marked the fourteenth of the annual music awards. [4] Using its slogan "Music Makes One" for the second consecutive time, MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as in the US and Canada.

During the Red Carpet, artists B.A.P, Davichi, Mike Izon and Block B performed their songs "No Mercy", "Crash", "I'll Think of You", "Don't Say Goodbye", "Set Fire to the Rain" and "Nillili Mambo" respectively. International artists were seen with their greetings on screen during the main event including Dr. Dre and Jackie Chan [5] [6]

Performers

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers at the ceremony. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Name(s)PerformedNotes
Song Joong-ki, Jung Jae II, G-Dragon, Ailee, Pia & Bang Yong Guk "Really", Freestyle rapping, "A Better Tomorrow""This Is The Moment" (Opening Act)
Ga-in, Sistar, Trouble Maker "Bloom", "Alone", "Trouble Maker""Lady Mamalady"
Wang Leehom "The Things You Never Knew", "Beautiful""Picture Your Song"
Epik High ft. Lee Hi "It's Cold", "Don't Hate Me""HATE Mental Hospital"
Wooyoung, Park Jin-young (JYP) "Sexy Lady", "DJ Got Me Goin' Crazy", "You're the One", "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)""The Memorial Of JYP"
Roy Kim "Passing By", "누구를 위한 삶인가""My Way"
Adam Lambert "Whataya Want from Me", "Trespassing""Time For Miracle"
EXO and SHINee "Mama", "Warrior's Descendant", "Mirotic", "Lucifer", "Sherlock""Time Loop 2012"
Super Junior "Spy", "Mr. Simple", "Sexy, Free & Single""Super Junior Never Die"
Li Yuchun, Natthew, TimeZ"Hello Baby", "She's Bad", "Idol Hooray"(Asian Acts)
Gaeko of Dynamic Duo, Zico, Double K, Loco, Davichi and ChuijaVarious freestyle rapping"Beats Rock The World"
Big Bang "Crayon", "Fantastic Baby""Monster In Me"
Seo In-young, B.o.B, and K.Will "Anymore", "Airplanes", "Nothin' on You""The Tie Between Hong Kong"
Psy ft. Hyuna "Gangnam Style""The Worldwide Phenomenon"

Presenters

Winners and nominees

Psy, Song of the Year and more Psy performing Gangnam Style at the Future Music Festival 2013.jpg
Psy, Song of the Year and more
Big Bang, Artist of the Year and more Big Bang 2012.jpg
Big Bang, Artist of the Year and more
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Super Junior, Album of the Year and more
G-Dragon, Best Male Artist G-Dragon 2012 2.jpg
G-Dragon, Best Male Artist
IU, Best Female Artist IU (Korean singer) from acrofan.jpg
IU, Best Female Artist
Sistar, Best Female Group Sistar at the Cyworld Festival2.jpg
Sistar, Best Female Group
Best Dance Performers
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Shinee
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f(x)
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Davichi, Best Vocal Performer – Group
K.Will, Best Vocal Performer - Solo K.Will on May 14, 2013.jpg
K.Will, Best Vocal Performer – Solo
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Epik High, Best Rap Performers
Busker Busker, New Male Artist and Band Performers Busker Busker from acrofan - cropped.jpg
Busker Busker, New Male Artist and Band Performers
Wang Leehom, Overall Best Asian Artist Leehom Wang at Harbin Film Festival.jpg
Wang Leehom, Overall Best Asian Artist
Best Asian Artist
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AKB48
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Sarah Geronimo
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Taufik Batisah
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Agnez Mo
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Li Yuchun

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [11] [12] [13] [14]

Song of the Year
(daesang)		 Artist of the Year
(daesang)
Album of the Year
(daesang)		 Best Music Video
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best Dance Performance – Male Group Best Dance Performance – Female Group
Best Dance Performance – Solo Best Band Performance
Best Vocal Performance – Group Best Vocal Performance – Solo
  • Davichi – "Will Think Of You"
    • 2AM – "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me"
    • Noel – "I Miss You"
    • Urban Zakapa – "I Hate You"
    • 4MEN – "The Man, The Woman"
Best OST Best Rap Performance
Best New Male Artist Best New Female Artist
International Favorite Artist Best Collaboration Performance
Best Global Group – FemaleBest Global Group – Male
Special Awards
AKB48
Sarah Geronimo
My Tam
Taufik Batisah
Agnes Monica
Chris Lee (Li Yuchun)
  • Best New Asian Group:
EXO
TimeZ
Natthew

Multiple awards

Artist(s) with multiple wins

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

AwardsArtist(s)
4 Psy
2 Big Bang
Busker Busker
Super Junior

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

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

NominationsArtist(s)
6 Psy
Super Junior
5 Busker Busker
Big Bang
4 Sistar
3 Ga-in [note 1]
Park Jin-young (JYP) [note 1]
Huh Gak [note 1]
IU
TVXQ
Beast
2 G-Dragon
Infinite
K.Will
John Park
Davichi [note 1]
T-ara [note 1]
KARA
2NE1
f(x)
Girls' Generation-TTS
CN Blue

Broadcast

NetworkCountry
Mnet South Korea
tvN
CJ E&M channels
Mnet Japan Japan
TVB Hong Kong
MyTV-CambodiaOther countries around the world
KM
Mnet America
Channel M
Myx Philippines
Studio 23 now ABS-CBN Sports and Action ( PHILIPPINES )
And all other channels that carried Mnet Asian Music Awards in Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Europe.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Including collaborations.

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