Asia’s greatest music festival 2013 Mnet Asian Music Award (2013 MAMA), hosted by Asia’s No.1 Content Company CJ E&M, was held on November 22 at the AsiaWorld-Expo, Arena in Hong Kong. Packed to the brim with a sold-out crowd of 10,000, the event displayed the power of Asian music to the world. 2013 MAMA was simultaneously broadcast in 94 countries throughout Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, and Oceania reaching 2.4 billion people worldwide. 

The event’s second consecutive year in Hong Kong, tickets for 2013 MAMA were sold out in one hour, displaying the explosive popularity of the event. Fans flew in from across Asia including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan to support renowned artists from their home countries.

During the red carpet, famous international artists were glamorously presented with Korean top stars showing off the best of K-Fashion. Korean music groups such as Big Bang, EXO, SISTAR, and Girls Generation were introduced as well as top Korean actors and actresses including Soo Ko, Ara Go, Jung-woo, Chae-young Han, Bo-young Lee, Ji-hyo Song, and Ji-hye Han. Top international stars including Stevie Wonder, Ylvis, ICONA POP, Aaron Kwok, and Paris Hilton also appeared to the delight of viewers worldwide. 

Competitive Categories

*BC –UnionPay Song of the Year: Young-pil Cho “Bounce”

*BC –UnionPay Artist of the Year: G-Dragon

*BC –UnionPay Album of the Year: EXO

Best Dance Performance - Female Solo: CL from 2NE1 “The Baddest Female”

Best Dance Performance – Female Group: SISTAR “Give It To Me

NISSAN JUKE Best Music Video : G-Dragon “COUP D’ETAT (Director: Hyun-seung Seo)

Best New Female Artist : Crayon Pop

Best Male Artist : G-Dragon

Best Dance Performance - Male Solo: G-Dragon “CROOKED”

Best New Male Artist: Roy Kim

Best Original Soundtrack: Mi-rae Yoon “Touch Love” from drama“The Master’s Sun”

Best Dance Performance Male Group: SHINee

Best Vocal Performance – Male: Seung-gi Lee

Best Rap Performance: Dynamic Duo “BAAM”

Best Band Performance: Busker Busker “Love, at First”

Best Female Group: Girls Generation

Best Male Group: INFINITE

Best Female Artist: Hyori Lee

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Information form  CJ E&M