2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards | |
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Date | November 30, 2012 |
Venue | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong |
Hosted by | Song Joong-ki |
Most awards | Psy (4) |
Most nominations | Psy (6) |
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Networks | |
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Runtime | around 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]
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.
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]
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers at the ceremony. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Name(s) | Performed | Notes |
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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 Chuija | Various 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" |
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [11] [12] [13] [14]
The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):
Awards | Artist(s) |
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4 | Psy |
2 | Big Bang |
Busker Busker | |
Super Junior |
The following artist(s) received two or more nominations:
Nominations | Artist(s) |
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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 |
Network | Country |
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Mnet | South Korea |
tvN | |
CJ E&M channels | |
Mnet Japan | Japan |
TVB | Hong Kong |
MyTV-Cambodia | Other 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. |
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