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Starting this year Mnet's annual music event MKMF has been changed to Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA).

This new music awards ceremony was revealed during a live program that took place on October 23 in Seoul Tower. Previously on 16th October, the note “This year there will be no MKMF" was posted on Mnet’s official homepage. The change of the music ceremony was to give it a new transformation as mentioned by Mnet.

About MAMA

* Event: 2009 MAMA
* Date: November 21
* Time: 7pm
* Place: Seoul Jamsil Stadium
* Airing: Via Channel V and will be broadcasted simultaneously in Japan, China, HongKong, Thailand, and other SEA countries.
* Specialty: Participation by overseas artistes

Judging:

* 29 Total categories
* Singer category: 7
* Genre category: 7
* MV category: 2
* Criteria: Album sales and album charts from 15th October 2008 till 22nd October 2009

Nominee List for 2009 MAMA:

* Newcomer (Male) – BEAST, Supreme Team, MBLAQ, ChungRim, TaeGoon
* Newcomer (Female) - 2NE1, After School, T-ara, 4Minute, f(x)
* Male singer – Drunken Tiger, Rain, Lee Seung Chul, GDragon, MC Mong
* Female singer – Bada, Baek Ji Young, Son DamBi, YoonHa, ChaeYeon
* Male Group – 2PM, Big Bang, Super Junior, SG Wannabe, SS501
* Female Group - Davichi, Brown Eyed Girls, So Nyeo Shi Dae, Jewelry, KARA
* Mixed Group – Roo’Ra, 8eight, Koyote, Cool, Clazziquai

* Rock Music Award – BuHwal (생각이나), Seo Taiji (Juliet), Jang GiHa and the Faces (Living with no special things), Cherry Filter (Pianissimo), FT Island (I Hope)
* Hip hop group award – Dynamic Duo (Dead Guy), Drunken Tiger (Monster), LeeSsang (헤어지지 못하는 여자, 떠나가지 못하는 남자), Outsider (Alone), Epik High (Wannabe)
* Ballad/R&B music award – Kim Jong Kook (Today More Than Yesterday), Kim TaeWoo (Love Rain), Bobby Kim (Love, the guy), Park Hyo Shin (After Love), Baek Ji Young (Like being Hit)
* Dance music award – 2NE1 (I Don’t Care), 2PM (Again & Again), So Nyeo Shi Dae (Gee), Super Junior (Sorry), KARA (Honey)
* House& Electronic music award – Brown Eyed Girls (Abracadabra), Son DamBi (Saturday Night), Clazziquai (Love Again), 4Minute (Muzik), GDragon (Heartbreaker)
* Trot Music Award - Gyeon Miri (Happy Woman), Park Hyun Bin (Brilliant Life), Seong JinYoo (딱이야), Joo HyunMi and SeoHyun (JjaRaJaJjan), Hong JinYeong (Love’s Battery)
* O.S.T Award – Baek Ji Young (Don’t Forget – IRIS), Lee Seung Chul (No more love like this – Blue Love Story), T-Max (Paradize – Boys Over Flowers), Tiffany (I’m Along – JaMyungGo), SS501 (Because I’m Stupid – Boys Over Flowers)
* Best MV – 2NE1 (Fire), LeeSsang (헤어지지 못하는 여자, 떠나가지 못하는 남자), Bada (Mad), Seo Taiji (Juliet), D.N.G (Step 2 Me)
* MV Director - Seo HyunSeung, Jang JaeHyuk, Jo SooHyun, Joo HeeSeon, Hong WonKi

* Nominees: 35
* Song awards: 30



Performance:

Seo In Gook & Baek Ji Young - Don_t Forget Me (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009-11-21).avi (77.8 MB)

Shim Soo Bong & Seo In Young & Kim Tae Woo & Epik High - 1 Million Roses & Love Is All I Know (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009).avi.001 (50.3 MB)

Shim Soo Bong & Seo In Young & Kim Tae Woo & Epik High - 1 Million Roses & Love Is All I Know (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009).avi.002 (50.3 MB)

TaeGoon - Perfect Man (MNET Asia Music Awards 2009).avi (28.7 MB)

TaeYang - Wedding Dress & Where U At (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009).avi (70.2 MB)

Tiger JK - Intro & Monster (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009).avi (52.8 MB)

2ne1 - 21st Street Musical (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009).avi.001 (68.7 MB)

2ne1 - 21st Street Musical (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009).avi.002 (68.7 MB)

2PM – Heartbeat & Again&Again (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009-11-21).avi (88.5 MB)

4minute – Muzik (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009).avi (16.4 MB)

BEAST - Lies (MNET Asia Music Awards 2009-11-21).avi (41 MB)

Brown Eyed Girls - SIGN (Orchestra vers.) (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009-11-21).avi (33.8 MB)

Brown Eyed Girls & Kara - Abracadabra & Mister (Mash-up Remix) (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009).avi (24.1 MB)

G-Dragon - Heartbreaker (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009).avi (56.3 MB)

G-Dragon & TaeYang - Korean Dream (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009-11-21).avi (35.7 MB)

Ivy & Nichkhun (2PM) - World of Temptation (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009).avi (74.2 MB)

Kara - Honey (Rock Version) (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009-11-21).avi (32 MB)

MBLAQ - Bad Guy (MNET Asia Music Awards 2009).avi (30.9 MB)

Miryo & Hyun Ah&JiYoon (4minute) & Baby J & Tasha - Lip Gloss & Pay Day (MNET Asia Music Awards 2009).avi (91.6 MB)

Seo In Gook - Boom Boom Pow & Calling (Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009-11-21).avi (50.9 MB)

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And The Winner Are:

* Newcomer (Male) – Supreme Team
* Newcomer (Female) - 2NE1
* Trot Music Award - Hong JinYeong (Love’s Battery)
* Dance music award – KARA (Honey)
* Mixed Group – 8eight
* Hip hop group award – LeeSsang (헤어지지 못하는 여자, 떠나가지 못하는 남자)
* Rock Music Award – BuHwal (생각이나)
* Asian Recommend Award – Japanese group AKB48
* House& Electronic music award – Brown Eyed Girls (Abracadabra)
* Ballad/RnB music award – Kim TaeWoo (Love Rain)
* Best Asian Star - Dong Bang Shin Ki
* Male singer – Drunken Tiger
* Female singer – Baek Ji Young
* Best Asian composer - Park JinYoung
* Music Portal Mnet Award - 2NE1
* Best MV – 2NE1 (Fire)
* Female Group - Brown Eyed Girls
* Male Group – 2PM
* Album of the Year – GDragon with ‘Heartbreaker’
* Song of the Year – 2NE1 with ‘I Don’t Care’
* Artiste of The Year – 2PM